It"s Election Day, so if you"re eligible to vote but haven"t already voted, stop reading this and go cast your ballot. In 1845, Congress decided that general elections of federal public officials would be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Why a Tuesday? In the 1800s, most citizens worked as farmers and lived far from their polling places, so they needed a day or two to travel. Many Americans went to church on Sunday, and Wednesday was their day at the market. So, Tuesday was the most practical.
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Today in History
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International Day of Light
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Spring comes to the Diablo foothills
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Village of Saranac Lake, New York
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Celebrating Flag Day
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Least chipmunk, Kootenai National Forest, Montana
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The dog days of summer
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Preservation Hall in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Spotted Lake emerges
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Welcome to the Alien Egg Hatchery
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Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
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Let s run em up!
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Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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World Honey Bee Day
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Surf s up—Down Under
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Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
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Big wheels on a big mountain
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International Polar Bear Day
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Fresh water on the Silk Road
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An icy extravaganza
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All hail the king of shrubs
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Eurasian lynx
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The citadel in Bonifacio, Southern Corsica, France
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Yi Peng lantern festival, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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Reflecting on Black History Month
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Festivus
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Mountain goats
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