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Today in History

18 Aug 2025Avalanche Lake Trail at Adirondack High Peaks, New York, United States
A blue-tiful island
20 Sep 2024Ocracoke Lighthouse on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, USA
3 Dec 2023Advent Sunday
11 May 2024World Migratory Bird Day
6 Sep 2025Rufous hummingbird, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, United States
13 Feb 2024Pancake Day
2 Oct 2025National Poetry Day
The oldest way to fly
11 Nov 2023Val di Funes, Italy
A bevy of buzzers
24 Dec 2023Christmas Eve
19 Nov 2023Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
America’s backyard
29 Aug 2025Aerial view of Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain
17 Dec 2025Eurasian red squirrel in Northumberland, England
25 Oct 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
Wintry Swiss bliss
21 Oct 2025Happy Diwali!
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
24 Aug 2024Notting Hill Carnival
7 Mar 2024Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
22 Jan 2025Ad-Deir, Petra, Jordan
24 Sep 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
Frosty Finland
Sep 5, 2023Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
7 Aug 2025Sweetheart Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Where the humpback whale sings
23 Jun 2025Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
A light in the coastal darkness