Today, a nation was born

Today, a nation was born

Chittorgarh Fort, India (© Anand Purohit/Getty Images)

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Today in History

A glowing square of squares
Aug. 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
Aug. 15, 2025The Canadian National Exhibition is here!
Aug 15, 2026Ah Shi Sle Pah Wilderness, New Mexico, United States

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Zion National Park turns 103
Mar. 19, 2025A black heron canopy hunting in Botswana
Feb. 4, 2024Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
Apr. 17, 2026International Bat Appreciation Day
Oct. 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Swinging over Munich
Mar. 21, 2025Happy International Day of Forests!
Who uses this grassy bridge?
Feb. 3, 2024Carnival of Venice
We can all just get along
Jun. 26, 2025Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 14, 2026Mallard duck
Ive got a lot of problems with you penguins!
Sep. 21, 2023International Day of Peace
Oct. 3, 2023Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Islands, Australia
Nov. 29, 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
Feb. 2, 2024Groundhog Day
Aug 6, 2026Edmonton Folk Festival
Jul. 20, 2025Moon Day
Mar. 14, 2025Celebrating Pi Day
Mar. 9, 2025Daylight saving time begins
Three petals and three leaves
Ride the wave
Babbling on and on
Jul. 14, 2025Shark Awareness Day
May 22, 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
Stretching to the sky
A bevy of buzzers
Dec. 7, 2024Lake Ontario, Toronto, during winter
Dec. 15, 2025Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands