Happy Spreadsheet Day! Be they a pivot table pro or an entry-level novice, spreadsheet users worldwide have one person to thank: Dan Bricklin released the first electronic spreadsheet program on this day in 1979. The day celebrates the sophisticated grids that have reshaped businesses from accounting and engineering to project management. But data handling did not begin in the digital age. Ancient civilizations had their own ways of recording and tracking the world around them, as seen in our homepage image.
Spreadsheet Day
Today in History
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World Rainforest Day
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Here s looking at you
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Mountain goats
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Guiding ships to safety
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Let the harvest begin
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A glittering diamond in the rough
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The Twin Cities celebrate Pride
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Maldives
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Lights, camera, Sundance
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A truly American monument
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah
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Rock formations at Sedona, Arizona
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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Duomo Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Corn maze in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
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Unbearable cuteness
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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Here s looking Atchafalaya
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Gamboa Crater, Mars
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The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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A swim in the sky
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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Azaleas blooming on Hwangmaesan Mountain, South Korea
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Books for children of all ages
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A perfect day to fly your flag
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