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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Holi festival
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Looking down upon Edinburgh
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Cordouan Lighthouse, France
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Welcome to the Year of the Pig
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Room at the top?
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Taking the forest to the cloud
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A black heron canopy feeding in Botswana
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A hero for the 21st century
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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Nature Photography Day
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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Village of Labro, Italy
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Sand dunes in the Sahara, Algeria
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Martinique
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Groundhog Day
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International Beaver Day
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World Water Day
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Celebrating World Olive Tree Day
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Feeling chic on Fashion Week
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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Gemsbok in Namibian sand dunes
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Twosday
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World Art Day
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World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
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Wildflower bloom, Central Valley, California
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Gardens by the Bay nature park, Singapore
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Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
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Polar bear capital of the world
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