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Stacey Park Milbern: Google doodle celebrates 35th birthday of Korean-American disability justice activist

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Stacey Park Milbern was a queer Korean-American disability rights activist who co-founded the movement and dedicated her life to working for oppressed people. Today’s Doodle, created by San Francisco, CA-based…

Google doodle celebrates Norway Constitution Day

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The Google Doodle for today honours Norway’s Constitution Day, also known as Syttende Mai. The country’s present constitution was signed in 1814, making it one of the oldest in the…

Google doodle celebrates Paraguay’s Independence Day

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The Google Doodle for today honours Paraguay’s National Independence Day, or Da de la Independencia Nacional. Paraguay declared independence from Spain on this day in 1811, becoming the Americas’ second…

Manfredo Fest: Google doodle celebrates 86th birthday of Brazil’s jazz pianist and keyboardist

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Manfredo Fest was a blind jazz pianist and bandleader who was instrumental in the development of the Brazilian bossa nova genre. The Google Doodle for today honours the musician’s 86th…

Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu: Google doodle celebrates 135th birthday of first woman aviator in Romania

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Elena Caragiani-Stoenescu was a high-flying reporter, a war correspondent, and Romania’s first female pilot. Dariana Ilie, a guest artist from Cluj-Napoca, Romania, created today’s Google Doodle to celebrate this aviator’s…

Mazisi Kunene: Google doodle celebrates 92nd birthday of South African poet

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Mazisi Kunene, a 92-year-old anti-apartheid activist and South African poet laureate whose writings chronicled the Zulu people’s history. Kunene grew up in Durban, which is today known…

Dr. Tôn Thất Tùng: Google doodle celebrates 110th Birthday of Vietnamese liver surgeon

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle, created by guest artist Chau Luong, celebrates the 110th birthday of Dr. Tôn Tht Tùng, an inventive surgeon who changed the way doctors around the world approached liver…

Google doodle celebrates Israel Independence Day

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Israel’s Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzmaut. The State of Israel declared independence on this day in 1948 in Tel Aviv. The festival takes place on the 5th day…

Elijah McCoy: Google doodle celebrates birthday of Canadian-American engineer and inventor

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

The Google Doodle for today honours Elijah McCoy, a Black Canadian-American engineer and inventor whose inventions changed train efficiency. During his lifetime, he held 57 patents, the most of which…

U.S. Route 66: Google doodle celebrates the ‘Historic Route 66’

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

In today’s video Doodle, you’ll go on the ultimate American road trip, a trip down Route 66. The legendary roadway connects Chicago, Illinois and Santa Monica, California, and is famed…