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Today in History

Reflecting its stylish past today
Aug 10, 2025World Lion Day
Nov 21, 2024Lion cubs, South Africa
Sep 16, 2024Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
Jul 20, 2024International Moon Day
Mar 9, 2025Kedarkantha, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
One rare streak
Aug 30, 2023Celebrating sibling bonds
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
Aug 20, 2024Sunrise at Grand Teton National Park
Dec 20, 2024Santa Claus Village in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
Farewell, Ma’am
A grand view
Lighting the world
Dec 19, 2023Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
Amber waves of grain
Sep 9, 2025A female Eurasian red squirrel, Switzerland
Bring out the king cakes
When ice imitates art
Black sands in a tropical paradise
Sep 12, 2024World Dolphin Day
Oct 29, 2023Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, USA
Aug 2, 2025Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, United States
Nov 4, 2023American bison
Oct 12, 2024Mysore Dasara
Jan 23, 2024Maldives
Apr 17, 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
Dec 9, 2023India gate, New Delhi, India
Sep 15, 2023Udaipur, India
Apr 8, 2025Paro Tsechu Festival, Bhutan