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Saul Bass Google Doodle Hits The Rest Of The World

Saul Bass Google Doodle Hits The Rest Of The World

By Chris Crum May 8, 2013

As previously reported, Google has been running a Google doodle honoring Saul Bass in parts of the world where it is May 8th. The doodle has now worked its way over to our neck of the woods in the U.S. …

Chavela Vargas Honored With Google Doodle Chavela Vargas Honored With Google Doodle

Google is celebrating the birthday of Costa Rican-born Mexican singer Chavela Vargas with a doodle on its homepage in Mexico. She was apparently known best for her rendition of Mexican rancheras. Here’s a look at Google’s knowledge panel for Vargas: …

Here's Today's Google Doodle For India Here's Today's Google Doodle For India

Google is running a doodle on its homepage in India today, celebrating the 160th anniversary of India’s first passenger train journey. On April 16, 1853, the first passenger train service went between bori Bunder in Mumbai and Thane, covering a …

Leonhard Euler Honored with Google Doodle Leonhard Euler Honored with Google Doodle
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Today, Google is honoring Leonhard Euler, the Swiss mathematician known for his prolific works in many mathematical fields, including calculus and many areas of physics. Euler is known for introducing most modern mathematical terminology and notation. Euler was born on …

Maria Sibylla Merian Google Doodle Comes To The U.S. Maria Sibylla Merian Google Doodle Comes To The U.S.

As previously reported, Google began showing a doodle in honor of naturalist and illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian in parts of the world where it was already April 2nd. Now that the date has changed in the rest of the world, …

Maria Sibylla Merian Celebrated with Google Doodle Maria Sibylla Merian Celebrated with Google Doodle
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On April 2nd, Google is celebrating naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian with a beautiful Doodle featuring various forms of small wildlife – butterflies, caterpillars, a lizard, and more. German-born Maria Sibylla Merian is known for both her plant and animal illustrations. …

Douglas Adams Honored with Interactive Google Doodle Douglas Adams Honored with Interactive Google Doodle
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Today, Google is honoring English author Douglas Adams with a fun little interactive Doodle. Adams began his writing career in the mid 1970s and soon got a break writing for Monty Python. Soon after this small job, Adams was forced …

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Nicolaus Copernicus Google Doodle Hits U.S. Nicolaus Copernicus Google Doodle Hits U.S.
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As previously reported, Google was running a Google doodle on its home pages around the world as it became February 19th. Now it’s February 19th here in the U.S. and other countries on this side of the globe, and the …

Anne Cath Vestly Honored With Google Doodle Anne Cath Vestly Honored With Google Doodle
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Google is honoring Norwegian children’s literature author Anne-Cath. Vestly with a doodle in Norway. This would have been her 93rd birthday. She passed away in 2008 at the age of 88. She won numerous awards, and her most famous work …

Google Briefly Ran an Asteroid-Themed Doodle Google Briefly Ran an Asteroid-Themed Doodle
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Today, in celebration of asteroid 2012 DA14′s near miss of Earth, Google planned to run a new Doodle on its homepage. In fact, they did run it for a short time. But if you visit the Google homepage right now …

Hang Out With Some Google Doodlers [Video] Hang Out With Some Google Doodlers [Video]

The hangout features some Google doodlers, including Ryan Germick, who leads the Google Doodles team, as well as a judge from Doodle for Google contest, a member of Google Education team, and some Google-certified educators. Google is running a popular …

Valentine's Day Google Doodle Hits The U.S. Valentine's Day Google Doodle Hits The U.S.
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Google is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a Google Doodle honoring George Ferris, the creator of the original Ferris Wheel (and the source of its name). As previously reported, the doodle hit the other side of the world as it became …

Google Honors Feodor Chaliapin With A Google Doodle Google Honors Feodor Chaliapin With A Google Doodle

February 13th marks the 140th birthday of Russian opera singer Feodor Chaliapin, and Google showed a doodle on its home page in Russia. Wishing a happy 140th to Russian opera singer #FeodorChaliapin known for his powerful bass voice. twitter.com/GoogleDoodles/… — …

George Ferris Gets A Google Doodle George Ferris Gets A Google Doodle
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Google has begun showing a doodle on its home page in parts of the world where it’s already February 14th. The doodle honors George Ferris, an American engineer famous for creating the original Ferris Wheel for the 1893 Chicago World’s …

Carnaval Celebrated With Google Doodle in Brazil Carnaval Celebrated With Google Doodle in Brazil

Google has a doodle on its Brazil home page today, celebrating Carnaval (Carnival). Google regularly celebrates Carnaval from Feb 7-12. For the third year in a row, YouTube is streaming events. In a post on February 4, Google wrote: What …

Jagjit Singh Honored With Google Doodle In India Jagjit Singh Honored With Google Doodle In India

Google is paying homage to Indian Ghazal singer/musician Jagjit Singh with a doodle on its home page in India. Singh died in 2011. Today would have been his 72nd birthday. Here’s a performance: The Economic Times reports that Jagit Singh …

Mary Leakey Doodle Hits The Rest Of The World Mary Leakey Doodle Hits The Rest Of The World

Yesterday, as the day had already changed in some parts of the world, Google began showing a doodle honoring the 100th birthday of archaeologist Mary Leakey. Now that it is February 6th in the rest of the world, other countries …