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!

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May 1, 2024Lei Day
Blue as far as the eye can see
Apr. 2, 2024Beech trees and anemone wildflowers, Jutland, Denmark
Jun. 26, 2024Banggai cardinalfish with sea anemone
Where is this ethereal mountain?
Sep. 17, 2025A young bull moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Celebrating the Scottish bard
Oct. 19, 2024International Archaeology Day
Nov. 15, 2024Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Apr. 8, 2024Total solar eclipse
An old bridge in a new light
Good cold fun
Nov. 26, 2023Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
A starry night!
Oct. 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
Sequoias of the sea
Jan. 19, 2024Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Jan. 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Nov. 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
Butterfly, fly away
Spanning the soft sunlight
Oct. 27, 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
Dec. 27, 2024Lake Bled, Slovenia
Sep. 1, 2024River Thames, London, England
May 17, 2024Endangered Species Day
Sep. 1, 2025Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States
Jun. 16, 2024Happy Fathers Day!
Oct. 29, 2024Great horned owl
Oct. 12, 2025Village of Saranac Lake, New York, United States
May 15, 2024The Blue City of Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India