At its World Heritage Convention on November 16, 1972, UNESCO adopted an international treaty that for the first time linked the concepts of nature conservation and preservation of cultural properties. The World Heritage Sites program was sparked by Egypt"s plans to construct the Aswan High Dam. UNESCO helped save thousands of antiquities that would have been lost as a result of the dam, which flooded a large swath of the Nile Valley.
50 years of World Heritage Sites
Today in History
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Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands
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Arbor Day
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International Cheetah Day
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An historic forest
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Birds of a feather flocking together
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Iguazu Falls at the border of Argentina and Brazil
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Rays on parade
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European Day of Parks
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Greetings from Asbury Park
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Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
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A bird of beauty
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Cheetah mother and cub
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National Bison Day
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Fish River Canyon, Namibia
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Happy New Year!
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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World Elephant Day
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Winter in Old Nuuk
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Pamukkale, Turkey
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A grotesque scene
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Headed to the High Country
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Joshua Tree National Park
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Class, please take out a No. 2 pencil…
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Martin Luther King Day
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Nazca boobies, Wolf Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
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