It"s Election Day, so if you"re eligible to vote but haven"t already voted, stop reading this and go cast your ballot. In 1845, Congress decided that general elections of federal public officials would be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Why a Tuesday? In the 1800s, most citizens worked as farmers and lived far from their polling places, so they needed a day or two to travel. Many Americans went to church on Sunday, and Wednesday was their day at the market. So, Tuesday was the most practical.
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Today in History
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The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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World Giraffe Day
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All eyes on moths
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They’re grrrape!
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Arbor Day
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Dyavolski Most
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Village of Saranac Lake, New York
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Let s crack the code
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Fall comes to Pando
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Bidding summer adieu
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Jaguar in the Pantanal wetlands
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National Napping Day
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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World Octopus Day
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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International Tiger Day
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Womens History Month
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Field of Light at Sensorio by Bruce Munro
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World Wildlife Day
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Lake Louise, Banff National Park, Alberta
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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Languid life on the Lakes
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Here, fishy!
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Tokyo welcomes a futuristic new art museum
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Poppies in bloom
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