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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Honoring those who served
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Gray days ahead in Monterey
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Silvereyes in South Korea
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Castellfollit de la Roca, Catalonia, Spain
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Flowers by the sea
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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A reflection of Europe s past
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An opulent backdrop for a historic event
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Rainbow Mountain
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
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The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
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National Cherry Blossom Festival
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International Zebra Day
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Reflecting on one of the world s strangest rivers
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The Easter Bunny’s story
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Merry Christmas!
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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International Day of Color
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A crested partridge
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Sandhill cranes, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
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Aura River in Turku, Finland
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Ponta da Piedade rock formations in Portugal
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Heavens Gate Cave, Tianmen Mountain National Park, China
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Papa was a flightless bird
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Tombeau du Géant in Bouillon, Belgium
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Basking in the glow
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