Launching hopes and prayers

Launching hopes and prayers

Sky lanterns take flight during the Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand (© Suttipong Sutiratanachai/Getty Images)

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Today in History

Nov. 8, 2023West Indian manatees, Crystal River
Nov. 8, 2024Glacial rivers, Iceland
Nov. 8, 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States

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Feb. 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
A UNESCO World Heritage Site
Jan. 7, 2025Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand
Sep. 2, 2024Milky Way over the Elbow River in southern Alberta
Jan. 16, 2024Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Nov. 19, 2024Tasmans Arch, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Jul 2, 2026Ceiling of the Temple of Esna, Egypt
Where is this scenic view?
Jun. 17, 2024Pollinator Week
Dec. 2, 2025Whistler, British Columbia
Man-made, meandering Lake Powell
Sep. 24, 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
Aug. 31, 2023Saguaro cacti, Ironwood Forest National Monument, Arizona
May 4, 2025Star Wars Day
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Jun. 6, 202581st anniversary of D-Day
Nov. 23, 2025Fibonacci Day
Cascade in the City of Waterfalls
Platinum Jubilee celebrations
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
Jul 13, 2026International Rock Day
Feb. 4, 2025Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
Mar. 7, 2025Plum blossoms, China
This lake is no mirage
Jan. 17, 2024Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
The ‘Old Bridge,’ reborn
Mar. 8, 2025International Womens Day
American Red Cross pioneers
Little Island, Big Sea
Jun. 22, 2025World Rainforest Day