Veterans Day 2011. Google Doodle Honors Troops
On Veterans Day, Google honored troops by changing the Google Doodle to an image of a yellow ribbon tied around an oak tree. It is common for Google to change the Doodle on holidays and days of remembrance, and this one was especially poignant for many people. The yellow ribbon has been symbolic of the [...]
Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s 190th Birthday – A True Russian Literary Genius Is Remembered
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was a Russian writer of various pieces including novels, short stories and essays. He is best known for his novels The Brothers Karamazov, The Idiot and Crime and Punishment. He was born in 1821 on November the 11th and lived until the 9th of February 1881 at the age of 51 years old. [...]
Google Doodle on November 11 Remembers Polish Independence Day
If you suddenly saw a Google Doodle swathed in red and white colors on November 11, then you probably had the pleasure of getting acquainted with Polish Independence Day. Historically, Poland became united as one nation in the autumn of 1918 when World War I ended. The Poles joyously reclaimed their national identity after Russia, [...]