Shining like an incandescent Olympic torch, the Tokyo Tower is our cue to finally say, "Let the games begin!" Along with so much else, the 2020 Summer Olympics were postponed last year (as you probably heard). Despite the long delay, the Summer Olympic Games begin in Tokyo today, almost exactly one year after the games were originally due to start. But these Olympics will look a little different from past games. A recent spike in coronavirus cases has led to a state of emergency in Tokyo, so Olympic organizers have barred spectators from most events. Nevertheless, officials are determined that the Tokyo Olympics will be a demonstration of fortitude in the face of adversity.
Let the games (finally) begin!
Today in History
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
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International Day for Biodiversity
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Celebrating sea otters
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Celebrating Chile’s Independence Day
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Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Bidding summer adieu
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Gifford Pinchot National Forest
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All eyes on sustainability
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Panda Day
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World Meteorological Day
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Burchells zebras for International Zebra Day
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Wild and beautiful Alaska
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Fin whales: A success story
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Basking in the glow
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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Arromanches-les-Bains for the 81st anniversary of D-Day
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Rice processing in Bangladesh
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Aspens in the White River National Forest, Colorado
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Black-naped monarch
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Elbphilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, Germany
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Happy Mother s Day
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The meeting point of the winds
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The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
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Computer Science Education Week