Happy Spreadsheet Day! Be they a pivot table pro or an entry-level novice, spreadsheet users worldwide have one person to thank: Dan Bricklin released the first electronic spreadsheet program on this day in 1979. The day celebrates the sophisticated grids that have reshaped businesses from accounting and engineering to project management. But data handling did not begin in the digital age. Ancient civilizations had their own ways of recording and tracking the world around them, as seen in our homepage image.
Spreadsheet Day
Today in History
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Frankenstein Friday
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What happened to these clouds?
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Bask in the glow—It s World Turtle Day
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Time to count some birds
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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A prison fit for a count
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Beethoven s 250th
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International Sloth Day
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Loud waters
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Snow on the temple
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Star Wars Day
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Waitangi Day in New Zealand
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Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
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Old Rock Day
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Ring of fire
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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In praise of the pipes
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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A monastery in the mountain
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By the light of the fireflies
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Avatars of the Wolf Moon
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Marine Day in Japan
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Autumn equinox
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Yabba-Dabba-Doo!
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New Orleans for Mardi Gras
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