Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day Sep 27, 2025

When the calendar lines up just right, you get a rare double feature: National Public Lands Day and Astronomy Day. It"s a chance to explore the landscapes that ground us and the skies that inspire us—all within 24 hours.

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Today in History

Sep 27, 2018High seas commerce
Sep 27, 2019Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
Sep 27, 2020Take me to the river
Sep 27, 2021Sharp-dressed bug
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Sep 27, 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy

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Dec 17, 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
Mar 16, 2019Quilts as high art
Dec 7, 2020In memory of those lost
Mar 6, 2023Icelandic horses, Iceland
Sep 2, 2025Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Jun 29, 2024Tour de France 2024 begins
Jun 15, 2024International Surfing Day
Oct 18, 2025Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
Oct 12, 2023Farmers Day
Jun 7, 2020A hermitage with a view
Feb 22, 2025Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 2019Forward-thinking women of history
Dec 27, 2025Plate ice along Lake Superior, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Apr 10, 2020Brotherly cubs
Dec 5, 2024Tufa formations in Mono Lake, California
May 25, 2021An improbable tribute for Towel Day
Jul 4, 2024Independence Day
Jul 2, 2024The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
Jan 20, 2022Penguin Awareness Day
Dec 12, 2022Poinsettia Day
Mar 11, 2019You re feeling sleepy
Aug 29, 2022Baltic Sea, Estonia
Jul 18, 2020The moth wonderful time of the year
Nov 20, 2024World Childrens Day
Apr 21, 2018Celebrating National Park Week, April 21-29
Jun 30, 2022Asteroid Day
May 5, 2018Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Jun 18, 2018Here, fishy!
Sep 23, 2019Stepping into autumn
Nov 23, 2020Autumn comes to Old Town