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Daily Gold · Friday, 21 August 2026
Today the world
is in Bergen
Bergen sits between seven hills and the sea, and the rain falls soft and often. Wooden houses in red and yellow line the old harbour called Bryggen, their walls leaning slightly with age.
Friday, 21 August 2026Day 16 of 19
Where in the world · EuropeBergen, Norway
Four things a child could meet there today.
Bergen
Where in the world, today
Bergen sits between seven hills and the sea, and the rain falls soft and often. Wooden houses in red and yellow line the old harbour called Bryggen, their walls leaning slightly with age.
Brunost, sweet brown cheese on bread
Taste of the day
Rain tapping on wooden harbour roofs
Sound of the day
Heather on the hills above town
Nature detail
Takk
Thank you
Tiny phrase · Norwegian
Extraordinary livesBorn on This Day
3 works hung this morning. The first is hung larger and given the wall's corner; the rest hang in order of standing.
Aubrey Beardsley
Illustrator, Dreamer & Master of Black and White
August 21, 1872 to 1898 · England
Fill the world with your own kind of beauty.
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Princess Margaret
Royal Sister, Music Lover & Free Spirit
August 21, 1930 to 2002 · United Kingdom
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Stories of hope, kindness and progressGood News of the Day
Hung as one wall. The lead takes the corner at double size; the rest hang beside and beneath it, in rows.
White Storks Return to English Midlands After 600 Years
Midlands, England
White storks are big birds with long red legs and wide wings. For about 600 years, none had nested in the middle of England.
Divorced Wildlife Sites in Scotland Grow Rich With Birds
Scotland
In Scotland, some land has been left to grow wild again.
Rare Voles Return on Scotland's Orkney Islands
Orkney, Scotland
The Orkney vole is a small furry animal found nowhere else in the world.
Countries Agree New Protections for Migratory Animals
Brazil
Some animals travel very long distances, like manta rays, turtles and birds.
Man Travels to Villages to Connect Elders With Family
One man has made more than 200 trips to faraway villages.
Travel through timeOn This Day
2025 · 1 years ago
Four shark eggs travel by plane to a sea nursery in Indonesia
Raja Ampat, Indonesia
Four leathery shark eggs began a long trip from an aquarium in Chicago to a marine park in Raja Ampat. Inside each egg, called a mermaid's purse, a baby zebra shark was slowly growing. The team wants to help this rare shark return to the warm coral waters where very few were left.
Across all of historyGreatest Moments on 21 August
Hawaii becomes the 50th state of the United States
1959 · rank one of 5
On this day, Hawaii joined the United States as the fiftieth state. It is a chain of islands far out in the Pacific Ocean, with beaches, palm trees and tall green mountains. Because it was the fiftieth star, a brand new flag was made with fifty little stars, one for each state. It is still the flag flown today.
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.”
Helen KellerA quote, a reminder, a spark for your day
Coming soon to the journeyRooms not yet open
Dimmed rather than removed, and not doors. New rooms of the Maison, opening soon.
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