May 23, 2021 marks the 110th anniversary of the opening of the New York Public Library"s Main Branch (now known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building). Back just before the turn of the 20th century, a group of New York City business leaders decided that if their hometown was ever going to compete with Paris and London as a center of urban culture, it needed a great library.
A palace for the public
Today in History
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Saksun, Faroe Islands, Denmark
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World Rivers Day
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Honoring the first American woman in space
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Teacher Appreciation Day
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Design for Each and All
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Homeward bound
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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Celebrating 78 years of Everglades National Park
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World Lion Day
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A wild and scenic scene
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A festival of lights in India
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The owl that loved football
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Bournemouth beach huts
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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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The parenting of a piping plover
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National Park Week continues
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A timeless view of the night sky
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Marine Day in Japan
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Burns Night
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It s Bermuda s big day
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Common clownfish in a sea anemone, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Salmon migration in full swing
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Bridge over the River Tara
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Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
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Mute swans
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Stari Most in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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