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Today in History

Nov 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Nov 15, 2023Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
The ‘eighth wonder’?
Apr 6, 2024Himeji Castle, Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
May 20, 2024World Bee Day
A 50-year balancing act
A salty situation
Sep 24, 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
Jun 10, 2025Everglades National Park, Florida, United States
Feb 14, 2024Vasant Panchmi
Jan 4, 2024Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
The buffet is open
Feb 25, 2024Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, Canada
Mar 27, 2024Amber Fort, Jaipur
Sep 26, 2024Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
Nov 22, 2023Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Sanctuary among the trees
Dec 26, 2024Boxing Day
Sep 20, 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
So close, yet so far
Meet an expert on the dog days of summer
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
This museum sets the prairie on fire
Jul 27, 2025Barracudas at Shark Reef, Ras Mohammed National Park, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
Aug 11, 2025Village of Santa Maddalena, Dolomites, Italy
Oct 28, 2023Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Aug 27, 2024Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
Sep 21, 2025Sea otters, Prince William Sound, Alaska, United States
Jan 12, 2025Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Pearl among the emeralds