Happy Spreadsheet Day! Be they a pivot table pro or an entry-level novice, spreadsheet users worldwide have one person to thank: Dan Bricklin released the first electronic spreadsheet program on this day in 1979. The day celebrates the sophisticated grids that have reshaped businesses from accounting and engineering to project management. But data handling did not begin in the digital age. Ancient civilizations had their own ways of recording and tracking the world around them, as seen in our homepage image.
Spreadsheet Day
Today in History
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Menton, France
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An enduring vision
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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Composite image of a lunar eclipse
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The ruins of a Maya superpower
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American bison, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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Spine-cheeked anemonefish in Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
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International Whale Shark Day
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Merry Christmas!
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Groundhog Day
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Dressed to impress
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Endangered Species Act
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Here, fishy!
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Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
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Hut, hut, hike!
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Anybody out there?
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Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
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The moai you know
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Colle Santa Lucia, Dolomites, Italy
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Take the plunge into 2021
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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European Day of Parks
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Happy World Laughter Day
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Maple and bamboo forests in Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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