To Roswell, and beyond! Feb 12, 2019

To Roswell, and beyond!

Tourism in New Mexico is fueled in part by attractions such as the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell—seen here in our photo today. Recognizing the revenue potential in embracing popular interest in UFOs, in 2003 the New Mexico State Legislature declared the second Tuesday in February each year to be Extraterrestrial Culture Day. Why New Mexico? The answer lies in the city of Roswell in the southeastern corner of of the state.

© Walter Bibikow/Danita Delimont

palette

Today in History

Feb 12, 2018National Museum of African American History and Culture
Feb 12, 2020Wake up, it s Darwin Day
Feb 12, 2021The cycle begins anew
Feb 12, 2022Darwin s Arch
Feb 12, 2023Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
Feb 12, 2024Darwin Day
Feb 12, 2025Celebrating Charles Darwin
Feb 12, 2026Darwin Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 13, 2022Okavango Delta, Botswana
Oct 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
Oct 31, 2019Protect your neck
Nov 3, 2020Vote!
Apr 29, 2019New beginnings
Jan 6, 2026Nuuk, Greenland
Feb 5, 2022Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
Jun 7, 2019Holey moley–it’s National Doughnut Day!
Feb 22, 2024Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
Feb 6, 2024Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Jul 9, 2022Dolomites
Aug 22, 2018Summer’s in home stretch
Feb 18, 2022Great Backyard Bird Count
Jul 6, 2022Kissing Day
Apr 17, 2023International Haiku Poetry Day
Jan 20, 2020A march toward a dream
Apr 16, 2022National Park Week begins
Mar 16, 2023Panda Day
Sep 6, 2022National Mushroom Month
Mar 10, 2018Johnston Canyon in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada
Mar 18, 2022Holi festival
Sep 11, 2025Patriot Day
Jun 30, 2023Brown bears in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Dec 4, 2020Protecting wildlife today and tomorrow
Aug 14, 2023World Lizard Day
Jan 29, 2020Staircase of turquoise pools
Oct 3, 2019Love on ice
Apr 26, 2021Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
Nov 30, 2020A water loch-ed castle
Apr 30, 2021The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte