Of all the camera-wielding luminaries who"ve snapped this eastward view of Yosemite Valley, few can hold a "candela" to Ansel Adams, born this day in 1902. The legendary photographer of Western landscapes was given his first camera here in Yosemite as a boy. The national park was his favorite place in the world, and he returned every year for the rest of his life.
An enduring vision
Today in History
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The Tour de France begins
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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World Reef Awareness Day
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National Park Week begins
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Smoking nights in Austria
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
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Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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International Rock Day
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Classical music takes center stage
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Christmas Eve
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Is that a buzzing sound?
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Roman theater of Cartagena, Spain
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Antarctica Day
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Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
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World Octopus Day
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Penn Station
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Starling murmuration over the ruins of Brightons West Pier, England
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Native American Heritage Day
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Happy Hobbit Day
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It s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Happy Fat Tuesday!
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