It"s said that Erik the Red gave Greenland its deceptively pleasant name to draw unwitting settlers to the snowy subcontinent. The Viking leader wasn"t totally fibbing, though: Greenland can turn pretty darn green when the aurora borealis gives the glaciers a glow-up.
Tasiilaq, Greenland
Today in History
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It’s Canada’s national day
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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Celebrating Take Your Dog to Work Day
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Going head-to-head with winter
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Gateway to America
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The largest living organism on Earth
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National Trails Day
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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75 years of the United Nations
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First day of autumn
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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Prayer flags in Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan
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Kiteboarding and windsurfing in Croatia
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Giants of the avian world
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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Where the bearded reedling sings
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A day for the dolphins
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Aurora borealis
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Shark Awareness Day
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Autumn’s swan song
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In celebration of America’s national bird
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples