Today, July 1st is Canada Day. To commemorate it, below is a map of the capitals of the Canadian provinces and a fun fact about each one! Written by Elise Mazur and Christopher Ewell, AGS Interns,...
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Tonight, June 17 is the beginning of Ramadan, a month of fasting observed by Muslims around the world to commemorate the Islamic belief in the first revelation of the holy Qur’an to the Prophet Mohammed. Ramadan occurs in the ninth...
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June 5th is the UN’s  World Environment Day. The day is to promote world-wide awareness and action for the planet. This year’s theme is: Seven Billion Dreams. One Planet. Consume with Care. In honor of this day we made a...
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Friday, June 5th, is National Doughnut Day across the US. Both Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme are handing out free doughnuts! We made two maps to show the locations of the two stores. There is an interesting pattern of locations....
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Today is Red Nose Day, a day to highlight the child poverty that exists in the country. People are having fundraisers through entertainment. The map below displays the percent of children in poverty throughout the states. 22%, 16 million, of children in...
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