Let the games begin Jul 1, 2018

Let the games begin

Welcome to Seattle, Special Olympians! After today’s opening ceremonies, thousands of athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete in a variety of team and individual sports, including gymnastics, powerlifting, and even bocce ball. The games highlight the spirit of competition and ‘inclusion for all’ that lie at the heart of the Special Olympics mission. While you’re here, take a spin in the Great Wheel on Seattle’s waterfront to get a one-of-a-kind view of the Emerald City.

© Pete Saloutos/Image Source/Offset

palette

Today in History

Jul 1, 2019It’s Canada’s national day
Jul 1, 2020Canada s $20 view
Jul 1, 2021Celebrating migrations
Jul 1, 2022Tour de France
Jul 1, 2023The Tour de France begins
Jul 1, 2024Canada Day
Jul 1, 2025Happy Canada Day!
Jul 1, 2026Canada Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Aug 12, 2022World Elephant Day
Feb 13, 2021Four little birds sitting in a tree…
Jun 26, 2025Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
Dec 7, 2025Pearl Harbor Day
Nov 5, 2025Peña Roya beech forest, Moncayo Natural Park, Aragon, Spain
Jun 11, 2022Misool Island, Indonesia
Dec 13, 2024Christmas market, St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
Jan 27, 2023Guanahacabibes National Park, Cuba
May 11, 2018Celebrating Minnesota’s statehood
May 19, 2020Loud waters
Apr 20, 2022Mute swans
Jul 3, 2020Dog days of summer
Feb 8, 2021A hero for the 21st century
Apr 5, 2022Goðafoss waterfall, Iceland
May 21, 2023Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
Apr 13, 2019Feelin groovy on Record Store Day
Oct 24, 2022Diwali lights in Guwahati, India
Jan 14, 2018Sanday Island and the North Sea, Scotland
Mar 23, 2020A peak in the clouds
Jul 9, 2026Rice fields at Sapa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
May 16, 2025Endangered Species Day
Jul 9, 2021A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
May 1, 2019Purple flowers and Golden Week
Apr 12, 2026International Day of Human Space Flight
Aug 19, 2022National Aviation Day
Dec 16, 2023Guild houses of Grand-Place, Brussels, Belgium
Jul 22, 2018Travel Sunday: On the Ganges in Varanasi, India
Jan 1, 2019New Year’s Day in the land of the rising sun
Aug 25, 2025Yellowstone for the National Park Services birthday
Jul 5, 2018Does it swim in slow motion too?