Today marks the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere—the longest day of the year and, for most of us on this side of the globe, the first official day of summer. (Iceland, being Iceland, celebrates the first day of summer in April, an old Viking tradition.) What better way to celebrate this day of sun than with Reykjavik’s Sun Voyager. Though it looks a bit like a Viking ship or maybe a fish skeleton, sculptor Jón Gunnar Árnason created it to be a dream boat and an ode to the sun. Sounds good to us. Join us in celebrating the sun today.
Ode to the sun
Today in History
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National Dolphin Day
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World Bicycle Day
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Earthrise on Moon Day
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Art in the high desert
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Welcome to the Hoh
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Celebrating World Water Day
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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Naxos in the Cyclades Islands of Greece
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Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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We stand with Ukraine
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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Darwin s Arch
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Sea Slug Day
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A tower of light
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St. Barbaras Cathedral, Kutná Hora, Czechia
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Celebrating Labor Day
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Giving Tuesday
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Gateway to America
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Cumberland Island National Seashore
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Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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