Welcome to 2024! Did you stay up late last night to ring in the new year? If so, we wouldn"t blame you for sleeping in like this red fox in Abruzzo, Italy. Whenever you wake up, New Year"s Day is a great opportunity for reflection, planning, and a sense of renewal for the year that stretches out before us. January 1 has been a big day since the Julian calendar was widely adopted in 45 BCE, and as its use spread across the world—eventually modified in 1582 by the Gregorian calendar to better calculate for leap years. Whether you"re taking the day to watch a parade, attend a sports game, take a chilly dip or write resolutions, we hope it"s the beginning of a great year to come.
Happy New Year!
Today in History
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Red Fort, Delhi
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Monarch butterflies
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Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
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Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
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Underwater underground
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A life-sized snow globe
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An underwater paradise to explore
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Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
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New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Urban planning never stops
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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The Painted Hills, Oregon
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Channel Country, Australia
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Happy New Year’s from down under
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Palolem beach, Goa, India
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A day for giving
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The other great barrier reef
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Hot enough to howl
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Allens Hummingbird
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Spiralling upward...
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World Elephant Day
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What are they celebrating?
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA
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When landscape met wilderness
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A 50-year balancing act
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This lesson is going swimmingly
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Porthcawl lighthouse, Wales, United Kingdom
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A bevy of buzzers
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Mysore Dasara