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Today in History

8 Nov 2025Bandon Beach in Bandon, Oregon, United States
West of Windermere
A window to the Pacific
4 Jan 2026Kings Mountain, Chugach Mountains, Alaska, United States
19 Feb 2025European river otter
3 Aug 2024Three Natural Bridges, Wulong National Park, China
2 May 2025Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
21 Feb 2026Red fox, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States
22 Oct 2023Red grouse
4 Mar 2024Arenal Volcano, Costa Rica
22 Nov 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
5 Dec 2025Maya site of Copán
A world within a world
1 Apr 2025Tree frog
From victory to festivity
16 Oct 2024Jurassic Coast, Dorset, England
3 Feb 2026Emerald Bay and Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe, California, United States
Happy Yorkshire Day!
10 Jan 2024Mylopotamos, Thessaly, Greece
Snow glow
Masterpiece of acoustic engineering
4 Oct 2024World Space Week begins
2 Feb 2024Six Nations Championship
28 Dec 202350 years of the Endangered Species Act
Bewitched by the fairy flower
20 Dec 2025Christmas star lanterns, Germany
9 Mar 2025The Shard, London
17 Apr 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
25 Apr 2024World Penguin Day
26 May 2024Methow Valley, North Cascades, Washington, USA