Today, on Memorial Day, many will no doubt stand before this fountain on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Dedicated 18 years ago as our national World War II Memorial, it"s become one of the most popular sites in the nation"s capital, and now receives more than 4 million visitors each year. To the west, toward the setting sun, is the Reflecting Pool and the Lincoln Memorial. To the east, unseen here, is the Washington Monument.
Memorial Day
Today in History
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‘The memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever’
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A day to celebrate the sun
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Meandering through Patagonia
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Who s hiding in the kelp?
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Playa del Amor, Marietas Islands, Mexico
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Everglades National Park marks 90 years
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Plains zebra foal in Etosha National Park, Namibia
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The frog prince?
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National Hummingbird Day
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Let s celebrate cephalopods
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World Jellyfish Day
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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A legend and a legendary home
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Canada s $20 view
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The power of the forest
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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An octagonal architectural treasure
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Male hooded merganser, Oregon
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Mute swan
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European beech forest, Belgium
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Star Wars Day
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A star blows a bubble
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A Eurasian lynx in Siberia
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World Donkey Day
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Chinese New Year
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At the gates of the ksar
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The Cordillera de la Sal in the Cordillera Domeyko Range of Chile
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Purple flowers and Golden Week
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World Art Day
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The dog days of summer
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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A splash by the sea
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It s only Wednesday
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