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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Quiver trees in Namibia
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A river runs through it
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Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
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A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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International Museum Day
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Visiting the Mamanuca Islands for Fiji Day
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A winter’s holiday ends
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Blooming sunflowers
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From garden to table?
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Nature Photography Day
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A night on the (ghost) town
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A monastery in the mountain
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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A river on the tundra
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African bush elephants in Namibia
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World Bee Day
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Joshua Tree National Park, California
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Point Reyes National Seashore, California
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The birthplace of a classic Christmas carol
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World Bicycle Day
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Wanderin Wawayanda
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By the light of the fireflies
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A winter light show
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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Wheels up in Beijing
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World Penguin Day
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World Philosophy Day
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Joan charges Riverside Park
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A desert arts pop-up, just popped up
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