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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The Sky Over Nine Columns in Venice, Italy
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Flag Day
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On the hunt
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Porcupine
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Celebrating a Paris landmark
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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Camel thorn trees, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
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Dragons Eye, Uttakleiv Beach, Norway
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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Summer winds down in the Southern Hemisphere
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Mute swan
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World Laughter Day
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Time to count some birds
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Patriot Day
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Sunburst at Angkor
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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World Lizard Day
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A cozy winter village
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It s Tolkien Reading Day
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Sunbeams across Tartu County, Estonia
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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World Art Day
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Whooper swans in Lake Kussharo, Japan
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Prague, Czech Republic
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Wander the ancient medina
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