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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50 years of the Endangered Species Act
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
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What s better than a smile?
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That bill s just not going to fit
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Humming along
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Mandarin duck, Richmond Park, London, England
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Giants of the avian world
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Black History Month
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You ve never seen anything like this
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World Environment Day
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Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
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It’s Siblings Day!
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Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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What a twist
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Unearthing a queen s lost tale
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Fall colors below Mount Sneffels near Ridgway, Colorado
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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A tree amid the Tetons
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It’s not a pinecone, it’s a pangolin
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Sutherland Falls in Fiordland National Park
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‘Fringe’ takes center stage as Edinburgh celebrates the arts
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Mexican giant cardon cactus
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A dramatic view of Sicily
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Hello, spring!
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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