Happy International Day of Light! Held on May 16, it marks the anniversary of the invention of the laser by the American physicist and engineer Theodore Maiman in 1960. This pioneering creation helped revolutionize fields from communications to health care and lasers are now found in everything from printers and barcode scanners to surgical devices. Today"s event also celebrates light"s presence in every aspect of human existence, from art and culture to science and technology.
International Day of Light
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Arbor Day
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Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
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Welcome to my neck of the woods
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Lizard of mystery
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Landscape Architecture Month
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National Moon Day
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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
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Classical music takes center stage
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A house of grand scale(s)
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Okefenokee Swamp
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Floating temples in the Land of Smiles
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Hanging out on a limb
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Flowers by the sea
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Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
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A big birthday for Big Bend
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Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
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Heron lies the Salton Sea
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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A prison fit for a count
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Cetacean Saturday
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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A magnificent monolith
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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Happy Mother s Day!
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Talampaya National Park, Argentina
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