World Whale Day Feb 15, 2026

World Whale Day

World Whale Day, observed on the third Sunday of February, began in the 1980s in Hawaii, where communities celebrated the seasonal return of migrating humpback whales. The day gained wider recognition after the International Whaling Commission"s 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, which marked a major milestone in international whale conservation.

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Today in History

Feb 15, 2018The Feathers at Frenchman Coulee near Vantage, Washington
Feb 15, 2019Snow aglow in central Japan
Feb 15, 2020Whales in winter
Feb 15, 2021Presidents hear the echo of history
Feb 15, 2022Lantern Festival
Feb 15, 2023Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Feb 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan

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Feb 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
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Sep 5, 2023Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
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May 16, 2023American Wetlands Month
Jul 17, 2023Cloughoughter Castle, County Cavan, Ireland
Apr 24, 2019Cool water in the Quinault
Mar 12, 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
May 30, 2025Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
Jan 22, 2021Cold? What cold?
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Feb 22, 2025Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
Jun 19, 2023Juneteenth
Aug 27, 2021Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
Feb 19, 2025European river otter, Netherlands
Oct 14, 2021Happy birthday, Saguaro National Park
Feb 13, 2020Midwinter freeze
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May 3, 2019A night of art and culture
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Jul 25, 2023Laguna de Torrevieja, Spain
May 29, 2019A ‘circus of chaos’ for Stravinsky
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Jun 16, 2022Seonam Temple, South Korea
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May 26, 2019Racing toward history