You might recognize our homepage friend from the logo of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, an annual US competition since 1925. Why’s it called a spelling bee? Because another meaning of ‘bee’ is any kind of gathering or meeting for collective work or competition, like a quilting bee or, yes, a spelling bee. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is being held this week in National Harbor, Maryland, and savvy spellers from grade schools and middle schools around the world will compete for top honors.
Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
Today in History
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Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Goodbye, 2020!
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Festivus
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An island in the Highlands
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In memory of those lost
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International Whale Shark Day
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Manatees rebound
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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National Mushroom Month
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Beware the Ides of March
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Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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A glimpse of the Blue Forest
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Autumn in the Prosecco Hills
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Gone ‘lightseeing’ in Berlin
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New Year s Day
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Death Valley National Park, California
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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Black History Month
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Sedona, Arizona
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Black History Month
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What kind of bird laid these eggs?
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Bridge to infinity
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I am the walrus
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An historic forest
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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A silent witness to history