Have you ever wondered how canals changed the way cities developed? For thousands of years, people have built canals to transport goods, control water flow, and connect places. From ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to medieval Europe, they transformed cities like Venice and Bruges into trade hubs. The Netherlands took this even further—by the 17th century, they were designing waterways that shaped cities such as Amsterdam.
Spiegelgracht canal in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Today in History
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Venice s grand regatta
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World Whale Day
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National Bison Day
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Lake Peipus, Estonia
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Kendwa village, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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What does the fox dream?
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Who s wearing such cute hats?
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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Endangered Species Day
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America s Playground by Derrick Adams
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Party like it’s 5779
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Yosemite National Park anniversary
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Edinburgh festivals
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International Polar Bear Day
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Nature Photography Day
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What are we looking at?
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International Whale Shark Day
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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Seceda, Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Yellow-eyed penguins, Moeraki, New Zealand
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Southern gemsbok in the savannah, Botswana
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It s aboat time for the Barcolana
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All Rhodes lead to the beach
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