World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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25 Sep 2024Sequoia National Park, California, USA
A puzzle for giants
22 Dec 2025The Nutcracker performed by the Turkish State Opera and Ballet in Ankara
16 Dec 2025Handmade gnomes at a Christmas market
18 Aug 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
3 Dec 2024Amber Fort, Amer, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
18 May 2024International Museum Day
8 Feb 2025Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
23 Nov 2025Fibonacci Day
The sun sets on British Summer Time
Happy St Andrews Day!
Stop and smell the Sakura
Rainbow around the Sun
5 Aug 2025Tide pools in La Jolla, California, United States
A chocolate lovers favourite fruit
On the edge
5 Apr 2024The Bahamas
27 Jun 2024Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy
11 Nov 2025Externsteine in the Teutoburg Forest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
25 Oct 2024Frankenstein Friday
A kiss and a sigh
19 Apr 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
17 Jul 2025Lavender fields in Plateau de Valensole, France
14 Jul 2024Burrowing owl chicks
Keep practising, little guy
Sunset on Santorini
30 Jun 2024Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
6 Feb 2024Lake Tahoe, USA
A beautiful labyrinth
Small but mighty