Lighting the world

Lighting the world

Oil lamps on the occasion of Diwali (© Subodh Sathe/Alamy Stock Photo)

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Today in History

Oct 24, 2023Vijayadashami
Oct 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
Oct 24, 2025Night view of the RMS Queen Mary, Long Beach, California, United States

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Nov 8, 2023Crystal River, Three Sisters Spring, Florida, USA
Jul 20, 2024International Moon Day
Dec 19, 2024Sibiu Christmas Market, Romania
Nov 15, 2025Irohazaka Road in autumn, Nikko, Tochigi, Japan
A salty situation
Part science experiment, part public park
Oct 17, 2025Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States
Nov 21, 2023Grey seal pup
Sep 2, 2023Allens Hummingbird
Aug 4, 2025Great grey owls in their nest, Finland
Happy New Year’s from down under
Sep 5, 2023Mount Segla, Senja Island, Norway
Nov 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Oct 8, 2025World Octopus Day
Jan 9, 2025Sossusvlei sand dunes, Namib desert, Namibia
Oct 15, 2024Great wildebeest migration at Mara River, Kenya
Dec 30, 2025Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
Nov 16, 2023World Philosophy Day
Jan 27, 2026Dalmatian pelicans, Lake Kerkini, Greece
Sep 26, 2023Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
Sep 3, 2025Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
Jan 13, 2025Happy Welsh New Year!
May 27, 2024Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram, Tamil Nadu
Why is this cliffside ablaze?
Mar 28, 2024Cherry blossoms in Shanghai, China
The ‘eighth wonder’?
Oct 16, 2023Golden larches and Prusik Peak, Enchantments, Washington
A symbol of peace
Jun 24, 2024Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
A plant for all occasions