Lighting the world

Lighting the world

Oil lamps arranged on a rangoli to celebrate Diwali in Guwahati, India (© Biju Boro/Getty Images)

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Today in History

24 Oct 2023Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
24 Oct 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
24 Oct 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States

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29 Sep 2023Castell Coch, Wales
20 May 2025World Bee Day
26 Jan 2025European beech forest, Belgium
29 Dec 2023Happy Hogmanay!
12 May 2024Skiddaw, Lake District National Park
19 Nov 2024Tasmans Arch, Tasman National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Let the Great Backyard Bird Count begin!
27 Aug 2025World Lake Day
22 Mar 2025Happy World Water Day!
Don’t look down!
14 Dec 2025Royal Pavilion, Brighton, England
17 Feb 2025Jorvik Viking Festival
17 Mar 2025Happy St Patricks Day!
7 Oct 2024World Architecture Day
18 Apr 2024International Day for Monuments and Sites
Stretching to the sky
May the 4th be with you
25 Dec 2024Merry Christmas!
15 Jun 2024Trooping the Colour
14 Nov 2025Mother manatee and calf, Crystal River, Florida, United States
Remembering D-Day
Where Asia meets Europe
29 Jan 2025Porto, Portugal
10 Mar 2026Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
4 Oct 2024World Space Week begins
18 Sep 2024Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu Prefecture, Japan
13 Feb 2025Lake Tyrrell, Victoria, Australia
A seal of smiles
11 Sep 2025Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława river, Poland
What are these beautiful sandy waves?