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St. Andrew’s Day 2021: Google doodle celebrates National Day of Scotland

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle, created by guest artist Fran Caballero of Glasgow, Scotland, honours St. Andrew’s Day, Scotland’s official national day. With motifs that depict major components of Scottish culture and heritage,…

Lotfi Zadeh : Google doodle honors world-renowned Azerbaijani-American computer scientist and electrical engineer

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Lotfi Zadeh, a world-renowned Azerbaijani-American computer scientist, electrical engineer, and lecturer, is the subject of today’s Doodle. Zadeh submitted “Fuzzy Sets,” a revolutionary study that introduced the world to his…

Google doodle celebrates Bosnia & Herzegovina Statehood Day

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Hundreds of representatives from all around Bosnia and Herzegovina assembled on this day 78 years ago to create a council that formed independent statehood and declared equality for all residents.…

Thanksgiving 2021: Know Date, History, Importance and Celebration of the day

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States that takes place on the fourth Thursday in November and honours the harvest and other bounties of the previous year. Thanksgiving…

Isala Van Diest: Google doodle celebrates the first woman to become a doctor in Belgium

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Google Doodle honours Isala Van Diest, Belgium’s first female doctor. A government decree allowing Van Diest to practise medicine in Belgium took effect on this day in 1884. Isala…

Muhammad al-Fayturi: Google doodle celebrates 85th Birthday of Sudanese–Libyan poet and playwright

Posted on November 24, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Sudanese–Libyan poet, writer, and diplomat Muhammad al-Fayturi, as illustrated by guest artist Nora Zeid. Al-work Fayturi’s injected new life into contemporary Arabic writing with a blend of…

Google doodle celebrates Lebanon’s Independence Day

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

With influences from ancient cultures such as the Phoenicians, Assyrians, Romans, and Ottomans, Lebanon’s past has produced one of the region’s most diversified cultures. Today’s Doodle honours Lebanon’s Independence Day,…

Edmond Dédé’s: Google doodle celebrates 194th birthday of classical musician and composer

Posted on November 20, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Creole classical musician and composer Edmond Dédé, as illustrated by Brooklyn, NY-based guest artist Lyne Lucien. One of the oldest surviving pieces of sheet music by a…

How and When to view the longest partial lunar eclipse in over 600 years

Posted on November 19, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Thursday night and into Friday morning (depending on your location). Due to its extraordinarily long duration, the eclipse, which will cover nearly…

Google doodle celebrates Oman National Day

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Priyanka Patil |

On the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, citizens and residents from all over Oman gather on November 18 for a two-day celebration of the country’s National Day. Foreign powers…