To mark International Day of Peace, we invite you to look closely at the colorful sail in today"s homepage photo. It"s a composite of 120 small panels painted by children from different ethnic and social backgrounds—each panel offers a message of hope for a better world. The Ship of Tolerance is part of an international outreach program created by the Kabakov Foundation that aims "to promote art as a medium for communication and cooperation between diverse cultures while nurturing the growth and development of young artists in all disciplines." Children are taught the importance of understanding others and making friends with those outside their own cultural experiences. You"re looking at an installation that was moored in Lake Zug, Switzerland.
A gentle wind fills this sail
Today in History
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China s colorful terraced pools
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Spring equinox
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Goats don t grow on trees
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Birds of a feather
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument anniversary
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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Happy Cousins Day!
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Bonsai Rock, Lake Tahoe, Nevada
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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World Population Day
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The village of Castelluccio above the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy
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This grizzly has Napping Day down
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Ceremony Hall at Sweden s Icehotel
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Where do those colors come from?
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Spring comes to Glacier National Park
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Keep shining
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A day of service for Dr. King
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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Children at play for International Day of Friendship
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National Public Lands Day
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Four little birds sitting in a tree…
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Opt outside today
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World Architecture Day
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Silbury Hill for International Archaeology Day
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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Looking for peace on the precipice
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