How is Zika Virus impacting the United States? In the midst of climate change, the Zika virus has been able to spread to areas it has never reached before. Included is the United States. Recently, NBC Washington published a real-time map...
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Little known fact: TODAY IS NATIONAL KISSING DAY! National Kissing Day aims to make us appreciate a kiss in its own right. A kiss is more than just a meaning, it is a feeling and is easy to get lost in. In...
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  In the wake of Brexit, populist parties across Europe have become further vitalized in their calls for breaking away from the European Union. The above map was created based on numerous opinion polls and the degree of political organization of the...
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U.S. State Flags   Today is Flag Day, celebrated to honor the United States flag and its adoption 239 years ago. Modern state flags are a newer phenomenon, having started for use at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition. It is...
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Do you live in New York City, have visited NYC, or have dreams of traveling there? Have you ever wondered how many park properties New York City has? If so, this map is for you! We created this map with...
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This week is National Bike Week and Friday, May 20th is National Bike to Work Day! National Bike to Work Day is when cyclists across the country ride together for their health, their cities and the environment (Bike NYC). We mapped...
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One of May’s monthly observances is Older Americans Month, which acknowledges the lasting contributions of older adults to our nation, in particular those who defended our country. Older Americans Month was established in 1963, when only 17 million living Americans had reached their...
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  National Space Day is a holiday that is observed annually on the first Friday of May to celebrate the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities granted by the exploration and use of space. National Space Day was originally created in 1997 by...
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Arbor Day, a holiday to celebrate trees, is Friday, April 29th. It began on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska, spreading from Julius Sterling Morton’s ideas that Nebraska’s landscape and economy would benefit from the wide-scale planting of trees. He set...
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It’s Equal Pay Day which we observe as the date that represents all of the extra days a typical woman working full time would have to work to make the same amount a typical man did in the previous year....
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