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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Diamond Beach, Iceland
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World Rainforest Day
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National Fossil Day
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Cinco de Mayo
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Thomas Edison s bright idea
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Pollinator Week
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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National Napping Day
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Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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A sleeping green giant
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‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Big-wave hunters watch Nazaré
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Digging the birds
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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It’s surströmming time
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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A bridge comes full circle
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Light show in the forest
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Apple Tree Day
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Hanging out on a limb
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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Into the woods
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Pretty, pretty…butterfly?
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Snowy egret preening, central Florida
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Salzburg, Austria
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Fossil Day
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