How will you celebrate International Literacy Day today? We’re highlighting this important observance with a photo of the Long Room of the Trinity College Library in Dublin, Ireland. Originally the Long Room was just one story tall, but in 1860, a second level was added to accommodate the growing collection. Literacy is considered one of the key pillars of success in the modern world. Programs to help those who want to learn how to read, or become better readers, are available in many cities—if there’s one near you, have you thought about volunteering there?
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Today in History
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Honoring those who served
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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Step into the dark
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Kagami-ike, Nagano, Japan
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Swimming with the sea cows
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Death Valley National Park, California
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Kissing Day
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Ruins of a royal temple
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Total solar eclipse
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Happy Halloween!
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Happy holidays!
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International Moon Day
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When an ideal microclimate gives you lemons…
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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Digging the birds
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Frozen fun in the Canadian cold
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Saint Andrews Day
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the institution s 175th anniversary
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Lunar eclipse
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Earth at Perihelion