Spring equinox Mar 19, 2024

Goodbye winter! Today marks the spring or vernal equinox, the official beginning of springtime in the Northern Hemisphere. Starting today, regions north of the equator will have longer days than nights.

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Today in History

Mar 19, 2018Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
Mar 19, 2019The smoke before the bonfire
Mar 19, 2020Sunburst at Angkor
Mar 19, 2021Life carries on, rising from a ship s skeleton
Mar 19, 2022Chicagohenge
Mar 19, 2023Barn owl, England
Mar 19, 2025A black heron canopy feeding in Botswana

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Feb 24, 2023Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Oct 7, 2023Fat Bear Week
Nov 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Jul 26, 2020A path to access
Jul 28, 2018Defying gravity on a swing ride
Oct 11, 2024Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
Jul 8, 2019Make your way up a picturesque passageway of Chefchaouen
Nov 1, 2025National Bison Day
May 27, 2022Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
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Apr 30, 2025International Jazz Day
Jun 24, 2025Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah
Jun 10, 2022Poppies in bloom
Jun 12, 2025Big Bend National Park in Texas turns 81
Oct 18, 2019Fall color sweeps across the West
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