The United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC
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It's Election Day, so if you're eligible to vote but haven't already voted, stop reading this and go cast your ballot. In 1845, Congress decided that general elections of federal public officials would be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Why a Tuesday? In the 1800s, most citizens worked as farmers and lived far from their polling places, so they needed a day or two to travel. Many Americans went to church on Sunday, and Wednesday was their day at the market. So, Tuesday was the most practical.
Miravet on the Ebro River, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia
Jotunheimen National Park in Norway
Mount Hamilton, near San Jose, California
Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster, London, England
Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile
Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
