Today, a nation was born

Today, a nation was born

Chittorgarh Fort, India (© Anand Purohit/Getty Images)

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Today in History

A glowing square of squares
15 Aug 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
15 Aug 2025Spotted eagle rays
15 Aug 2026Ah‑Shi‑Sle‑Pah Wilderness, New Mexico, United States

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4 Feb 2024Devetashka Cave, Devetaki, Bulgaria
6 Apr 2026Castle Day Japan
13 Sep 2024Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
12 Mar 2025Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
Celebrating women
The world’s greatest oasis?
Time to make an impression
Good cold fun
8 Oct 2025World Octopus Day
Mists over the Amazon
Ludlow aglow
Heavenly hot springs
23 Feb 2025Mount Fuji Day
3 Mar 2026World Wildlife Day
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve
21 Apr 2025International Dark Sky Week
22 Jun 2026World Rainforest Day
30 Jun 2025Asteroid Day
26 Jul 2025International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
7 Sep 2025Great North Run
9 Aug 2026International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
30 Jan 2026St Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
14 Nov 2024Manarola, Cinque Terre National Park, Liguria, Italy
Stairway to heaven?
25 Nov 2024Maasai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
17 Jul 2024Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
17 Dec 2025Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
Our forgotten forests
All hail the mighty mangrove!
14 Jul 2026Shark Awareness Day