May 23, 2021 marks the 110th anniversary of the opening of the New York Public Library"s Main Branch (now known as the Stephen A. Schwarzman Building). Back just before the turn of the 20th century, a group of New York City business leaders decided that if their hometown was ever going to compete with Paris and London as a center of urban culture, it needed a great library.
A palace for the public
Today in History
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Christmas Eve
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Palazzo Zuccari, Rome
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Great cormorants
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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A holiday beacon of light
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Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
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Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
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Nighttime view over the Gulf Coast
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Celebrating 54 years of Capitol Reef National Park
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A snuggling ball of cute
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Celebrating the UN’s International Day of Families
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Indian Independence Day
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A cozy winter village
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Mona Vale Rockpool, Sydney, Australia
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Dashing through the snow
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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Groovy!
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European hedgehog in Sussex, England
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Happy International Day of Forests!
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Unbearable cuteness
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Why you should thank a nurse today
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Winter in England s Cotswolds
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Red-leaf hunting in Japan
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Get amped for Glastonbury
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