International Archaeology Day

International Archaeology Day

Naqsh-e Rustam archaeological site near Persepolis, Iran (© mshirani/Shutterstock)

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Today in History

Oct. 15, 2023European hedgehog
Oct. 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Oct. 15, 2025National Mushroom Day

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Aug. 24, 2025European fallow deer in England
Jun. 6, 202581st anniversary of D-Day
Sep. 3, 2023Skyscrapers in Manhattan
Feb. 13, 2024Mardi Gras
Hot enough to howl
Feb. 4, 2025Golden Bridge, Bà Nà Hills, Da Nang, Vietnam
Apr. 8, 2025Paro Tsechu Festival, Bhutan
Sep. 30, 2025Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
May 14, 2025Porto Flavia, Sulcis-Iglesiente, Sardinia, Italy
The only road to P.E.I.
Jul. 17, 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
Aug. 17, 2024International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend
Jan. 31, 2024International Zebra Day
Apr. 23, 2024World Book Day
Jul. 4, 2025Skipper butterfly on an Echinacea flower
Jan. 21, 2026Eurasian red squirrel
Dec. 13, 2024Christmas market, St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
Aug. 23, 2023Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland
Jul. 25, 2024Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee, USA
Oct. 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington
Dec. 23, 2023Festivus
Feb. 11, 2026Death Valley National Park, California, United States
Jan. 6, 2026Nuuk, Greenland
Jan. 7, 2026Old Rock Day
Nov. 3, 2023World Jellyfish Day
Feb. 22, 2025Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Nov. 11, 2024Banff National Park, Alberta
Sep. 18, 2025Dunquin Pier, County Kerry, Ireland
Let’s have a lek, see?
Jan. 5, 2026A herd of impalas, Londolozi Game Reserve, South Africa