Carved by the Colorado River, nearly 2 billion years of Earth"s history are exposed in the layers of the Grand Canyon. While geologists continue to debate parts of the formation story of the canyon, recent studies suggest the river carved its path through the region about 5 to 6 million years ago. Since then, the river has been deepening and widening the canyon while sculpting its dramatic geographic features.
Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Today in History
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A national icon
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
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Stop and see the flowers
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The Bahamas
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Preveli Gorge
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Let the Highland games begin
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Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
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Friendship Day in the City of Brotherly Love
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A shell of many colors
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Trevi Fountain, Rome, Italy
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Everybody loves World Turtle Day
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A yearly sign that spring has sprung
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Autumn in Alaska
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Through an artist s eyes
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The otherworldly red river
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The Matterhorn reflected in Lake Stellisee at sunrise, Zermatt, Switzerland
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Patriot Day
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Abraham Lake, Alberta, Canada
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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World Reef Awareness Day
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