On the second Saturday in May, the Dutch celebrate an iconic national structure—the windmill—like these historic ones at Zaanse Schans. With hundreds of windmills across the country, many sites use the day to demonstrate how windmills work and host art exhibits. But the concept of using wind power isn’t just a historical anecdote—this renewable energy is experiencing a boom, and by 2050 is predicted to provide one-third of the world"s electricity.
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Today in History
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Monet still makes an impression
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Let’s celebrate
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Hanging out on a limb
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The view will stop you in your tracks
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Once upon a midafternoon dreary…
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An uncommonly cool critter
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Taughannock Falls State Park
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A seabird gets schooled
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Illuminations on the Gulf of Poets
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Swimming into the season
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Leaves of Grass
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Rainbow Mountain
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World Whale Day
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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Mack Arch Rock
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Ready. Set. Snow.
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Cannes, France, in the spotlight
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An oceanic valentine
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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World Environment Day
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Bidding summer adieu
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Grand Canyon National Park turns 105
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Mother s Day
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Pride Month
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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Porcupine
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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It s National Mushroom Month!