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31 October 2021

  • 12:00, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
Women Who Fight sculpture
Women Who Fight sculpture
  • 00:00, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
Sèvres cup, 1798–1802
Sèvres cup, 1798–1802

30 October 2021

  • 12:00, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
Inglis Bridge, Monmouth
Inglis Bridge, Monmouth
  • 00:00, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
Nancy Pelosi speaking at the In America: Remember memorial
Nancy Pelosi speaking at the In America: Remember memorial

29 October 2021

  • 12:00, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Samuel C. Phillips
Samuel C. Phillips
  • 00:00, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Suzanne Stephens
Suzanne Stephens

28 October 2021

  • 12:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
George Fan
George Fan
  • 00:00, 28 October 2021 (UTC)
Sojourner
Sojourner

27 October 2021

  • 12:00, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
  • 00:00, 27 October 2021 (UTC)
Africae Tabula Nova
Africae Tabula Nova

26 October 2021

  • 12:00, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
The Salford tiger
The Salford tiger
  • 00:00, 26 October 2021 (UTC)
Depiction of LZ 37's destruction
Depiction of LZ 37's destruction

25 October 2021

  • 12:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
German cavalry with steel lances
German cavalry with steel lances
  • 00:00, 25 October 2021 (UTC)
IBM Palm Top PC 110
IBM Palm Top PC 110

24 October 2021

  • 12:00, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Cathy Berberian and Sylvano Bussotti
Cathy Berberian and Sylvano Bussotti
  • 00:00, 24 October 2021 (UTC)
Interior of the Jersey Maritime Museum
Interior of the Jersey Maritime Museum

23 October 2021

  • 12:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Cumbre Vieja erupting
Cumbre Vieja erupting
  • 00:00, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
Ed White during the Gemini 4 mission
Ed White during the Gemini 4 mission

22 October 2021

  • 12:00, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
John Lewis, wearing an Indian peace medal
John Lewis, wearing an Indian peace medal
  • 00:00, 22 October 2021 (UTC)
Hoodoo Mountain
Hoodoo Mountain

21 October 2021

  • 12:00, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Staircase at Polanco metro station
Staircase at Polanco metro station
  • 00:00, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Twin Pagodas of Suzhou
Twin Pagodas of Suzhou

20 October 2021

  • 00:00, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
Haukilahti water tower
Haukilahti water tower

19 October 2021

  • 00:00, 19 October 2021 (UTC)
Grand Jubilee pagoda
Grand Jubilee pagoda

18 October 2021

  • 00:00, 18 October 2021 (UTC)
Portrait of a Carthusian, with a musca depicta
Portrait of a Carthusian, with a musca depicta

17 October 2021

  • 00:00, 17 October 2021 (UTC)
Stephen Sondheim Theatre
Stephen Sondheim Theatre

16 October 2021

  • 00:00, 16 October 2021 (UTC)
Johann Adam von Questenberg
Johann Adam von Questenberg

15 October 2021

  • 00:00, 15 October 2021 (UTC)
Muang Thong Thani
Muang Thong Thani
  • ... that Muang Thong Thani (street pictured), intended as a satellite city of Bangkok, has been called "one of the greatest planning disasters of the 20th century"?
  • ... that as a result of David Albala's lobbying, Serbia became the first country to endorse the Balfour Declaration?
  • ... that when the Louisville National Medical College was founded, it was the only medical school in the city to accept Black students?
  • ... that an ancient Chinese medical text suggests that those of low social status will have many illnesses and die more easily?
  • ... that a flat on London's Cadogan Lane has been described as "one of the happiest turn-on centres there's ever been" due to experiments with LSD done there?
  • ... that the famous campaign slogan "I Like Ike" was associated with the 1952 Draft Eisenhower movement?
  • ... that a painting of a Nigerian princess, unseen for more than 40 years, was discovered in 2017 and sold for more than £1 million?
  • ... that when Charles P. Gross became the chairman of the New York City Board of Transportation, the mayor told him that "if you think war is Hell, then you have something waiting for you on this job"?

14 October 2021

  • 00:00, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
Lismore Crozier (c. 1100)
Lismore Crozier (c. 1100)

13 October 2021

  • 00:00, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
Anvil clouds rising over a thunderstorm
Anvil clouds rising over a thunderstorm

12 October 2021

  • 00:00, 12 October 2021 (UTC)
Female Schneider's marmoset
Female Schneider's marmoset

11 October 2021

  • 00:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)
A plate of mondeghili
A plate of mondeghili

10 October 2021

  • 00:00, 10 October 2021 (UTC)
Sign at the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant
Sign at the John Oliver Memorial Sewer Plant

9 October 2021

  • 00:00, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
[[File:|140px|Stadttor, Düsseldorf ]]
Stadttor, Düsseldorf

8 October 2021

  • 00:00, 8 October 2021 (UTC)
James Milner
James Milner

7 October 2021

  • 00:00, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
The monument in 2018
The monument in 2018

6 October 2021

  • 00:00, 6 October 2021 (UTC)
Palembang Mayoral Office
Palembang Mayoral Office

5 October 2021

  • 00:00, 5 October 2021 (UTC)
Bust of Sobekneferu
Bust of Sobekneferu

4 October 2021

  • 00:00, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
Amarin Plaza
Amarin Plaza

3 October 2021

  • 00:00, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
Wilfried Gruhn
Wilfried Gruhn

2 October 2021

  • 00:00, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter

1 October 2021

  • 00:00, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
Antarctic fur seal
Antarctic fur seal