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
Aug. 15, 2024Hang Sơn Đoòng, Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
Aug. 15, 2025The Canadian National Exhibition is here!

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Where history comes alive
Dec. 13, 2023Svolvaer, Lofoten Islands, Norway
Nov. 20, 2025World Childrens Day
Sep. 14, 2024Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
Wind-powered ice racing
The only island in Lake Tahoe
Mar. 31, 2025Ostuni, Apulia, Italy
40 years of recovery
Jan. 9, 2026Muir Woods National Monument, California, United States
A legend sprung from the ground
Jan. 31, 2024International Zebra Day
Feb. 28, 2026Oloupena Falls, island of Molokai, Hawaii, United States
Nov. 2, 2024American bison
Stop and smell the Sakura
Where the humpback whale sings
Oct. 26, 2024Gespensterwald, Nienhagen, Germany
Nature, art, and...math?
Oct. 25, 2023Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
What are they celebrating?
Jan. 23, 2025Sundance Film Festival
Jan. 18, 2024Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
Festive foliage in the garden
Aug. 12, 2024World Elephant Day
May 7, 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
Pick your paradise
One rare streak
Dare to delve into this dense swamp
Oct. 8, 2025World Octopus Day
Dec. 5, 2023Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles, Bavaria, Germany
Jun. 28, 2025Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising