Foto van de dag: december 2020
door Redactie
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Annie Griffiths, Nat Geo Image Collection
Twenty tons of fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour at midnight, ringing in the year 2000. The cover story for the August 2000 issue celebrated the city as it hosted the Summer Olympics.
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Gerd Ludwig, Nat Geo Image Collection
Dressed up like Santa, three young men sell Coca-Cola at a New Year's Day celebration in the streets near Moscow's Red Square. This photo appeared in the November 2001 issue, commemorating the 10-year anniversary of the U.S.S.R.'s break-up.
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Sisse Brimberg, Nat Geo Image Collection
A man rides through the Rattlesnake Hills in Yakima County, Washington. The rich Yakima Valley is an agricultural hub, and produces 70 percent of the apples in the United States.
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María Stenzel, Nat Geo Image Collection
Scott's Hut was erected in 1911 as a base for an expedition in Antarctica led by Captain Robert Scott, who later died on an attempted trek to the South Pole. Today, it is preserved as a museum.
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Melissa Farlow, Nat Geo Image Collection
In Telfs, Austria, men dress up in suits of tree lichen during Schleicherlaufen, a festival held every five years that celebrates winter's end. The origins of the festival are unclear, but can be traced back to the 16th century.
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Sarah Leen, Nat Geo Image Collection
A lone bison stands in snow-covered Yellowstone National Park. The bison's skin, fat reserves, and fur coat make it especially suited to survive temperatures as low as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit and winds as wild as 50 miles an hour.
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Jodi Cobb, Nat Geo Image Collection
A group of department store Santas wait for the subway in New York City. Getting a photo with Santa is a cherished tradition for many families.
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Bruce Dale, Nat Geo Image Collection
In this picture from the May 1969 issue, children watch the Christmas Eve broadcast from Apollo 8 astronauts in space. The crew was the first to successfully orbit the moon and return to Earth.
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Kathleen Revis, Nat Geo Image Collection
Skiers take flight in Zermatt, Switzerland, as the iconic Matterhorn looms in the background.
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Michael Yamashita, Nat Geo Image Collection
At a Tibetan monastery in Bamei, China, bowls of black tea keep visitors awake for meditations. Behind them are candles made of yak butter.
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Michael Melford, Nat Geo Image Collection
A summer snowstorm swirls around evergreen trees in Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park, a partnership between Glacier National Park in the United States and Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada.
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John Patric, Nat Geo Image Collection
In this picture from the January 1938 issue, young boys dress as wise men, prophets, and shepherds to sing Christmas carols across the countryside in northern Hungary.
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Steve Raymer, Nat Geo Image Collection
Men attend a service at a synagogue in Kiev, Ukraine. When this photo was published in 1987, it was the only remaining synagogue in the city and did not have a rabbi. Now, there are some 20,000 Jews in Kiev, and two synagogues.
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B. Anthony Stewart, Nat Geo Image Collection
The December 1955 issue featured a personal essay by Louise Parker La Gorce, detailing her Christmas tradition of baking dozens of cookies with which to decorate the family's tree. Here, she uses hairpins to create whiskers on a cookie cat.
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Orville Wright, Nat Geo Image Collection
The Wright brothers made the first powered flight on this day in 1903. Orville mans the plane, lying on his stomach to reduce wind resistance, while Wilbur runs alongside. The flight lasted 12 seconds and covered about 120 feet.
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Robert Sisson, Nat Geo Image Collection
In this picture from the April 1954 issue, the owner of a sugarbush grove in New Hampshire demonstrates an antique yoke once used for hauling buckets of sap. The red building behind him is the sugarhouse, where the sap will be made into maple syrup.
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Walter Chandoha, Nat Geo Image Collection
The April 1964 issue featured a 34-page spread on the beloved pet cat. Today, approximately a quarter of U.S. households are home to a cat.
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Tim Lamán, Nat Geo Image Collection
In Jigokudani, Japan, a couple of snow monkeys, also known as Japanese macaques, enjoy a dip in a hot spring. Their special coats keep them warm in subzero temperatures.
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Robert Caputo, Nat Geo Image Collection
When Sudan achieved independence in 1956, 96 percent of women were illiterate. This picture from the March 1982 issue shows a classroom full of women eager to learn. And the efforts for equality continue—in 2019, the Sudanese government repealed a restrictive law that governed how women were to look and act in public.
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Winfield Parks, Nat Geo Image Collection
In this picture from the October 1973 issue, young boys play the violin and tambourine along Istanbul's Flower Passage—a street lined with bars and restaurants—in an effort to earn some money.
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