{"id":7518,"date":"2010-05-24T22:22:37","date_gmt":"2010-05-24T14:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2022-08-11T19:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T11:23:49","slug":"beautiful-google-doodles-1998-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/beautiful-google-doodles-1998-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Google Doodles From The Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re all familiar with <strong>Google Doodles<\/strong> \u2013 the customized logos that appear on the search engine\u2019s home page to commemorate special dates or events. For 12 years now, Google has been creating these logos, honoring everything from global holidays like <em>Earth Day<\/em>to the birthdays of historically significant people (like <strong>Albert Einstein<\/strong>) and even to the birthdays of fictional characters like <strong>Paddington Bear<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In the first ten years of <strong>Google Doodles<\/strong> (from 1998-2007), there were usually only a handful or maybe a dozen Doodles each year, usually for major events or holidays (like <em>New Year\u2019s Day<\/em>or the <em>Olympics<\/em>). But starting in 2008, Google has been using more and more Doodles, often with cryptic meanings that take a bit of research to unearth the meaning behind them. Below are some of the <strong>best <em>hand-picked<\/em>Google Doodles<\/strong> from the past 12+ years we loved!<\/p>\n<p>Have a favorite that isn\u2019t on this list? <strong>Share it in the comments!<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>1998<\/h2>\n<h3>Burning Man<\/h3>\n<p>This was the first-ever Google Doodle and was created to indicate the Google founders\u2019 attendance at the Burning Man Festival.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/burningman1998.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"106\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>1999<\/h2>\n<h3>Season\u2019s Greetings <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/seasonsgreetings1999.jpg\" width=\"338\" height=\"121\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>\u2018Uncle Sam\u2019 Search <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This logo was shown on the Google U.S. Government Search page.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/unclesam1999.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2000<\/h2>\n<h3>Groundhog Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/groundhog2000.jpg\" width=\"308\" height=\"95\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Father\u2019s Day <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/fathersday2000.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"111\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Series From the First Week of May<\/h3>\n<p>This was the first <em>official<\/em>Google Doodle and told the story of an alien intrigue.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/aliens2000.jpg\" width=\"354\" height=\"130\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Olympic Summer Games in Sydney \u2013 Soccer <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A number of Doodles were created for the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/summergamessoccer2000.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Olympic Summer Games in Sydney \u2013 Kayaking <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/summergameskayaking2000.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Bastille Day <em>(France)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bastille_day\">Bastille Day<\/a> is a holiday celebrating the French Revolution and the storming of the Bastille.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/bastilleday2000.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"130\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Declaration of Independence <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This Doodle was created to celebrate the U.S. Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/declarationofindependence2000.jpg\" width=\"369\" height=\"112\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Shichi-go-san <em>(Japan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shichi-Go-San\">Shichi-Go-San<\/a> is a traditional rite of passage and festival in Japan for three and seven-year-old girls and three and five-year-old boys.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/shichigosan2000.jpg\" width=\"305\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2001<\/h2>\n<h3>Chinese New Year <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_new_year\">Chinese New Year<\/a> (or Lunar New Year) is the most important traditional Chinese holiday and celebrates the new year based on the lunisolar Chinese calendar.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/chinesenewyear2001.jpg\" width=\"315\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Earth Day <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earth_day\">Earth Day<\/a> is an international celebration to raise environmental awareness that takes place in more than 175 countries each year.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/earthday2001.jpg\" width=\"305\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Swiss National Day <em>(Switzerland).<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swiss_National_Day\">Swiss National Day<\/a> celebrates the creation of the Federal Charter of Switzerland in early August of 1291.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/swissnationalday2001.jpg\" width=\"305\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Canada Day <em>(Canada)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Canada_day\">Canada Day<\/a> is Canada\u2019s national day, often referred to as \"Canada\u2019s Birthday\".<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/canadaday2001.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Nobel Prize Centennial Award Ceremony <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/nobelprize2001.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Claude Monet\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/monetbirthday2001.jpg\" width=\"336\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2002<\/h2>\n<h3>Piet Mondrian\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/mondrianbirthday2002.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Olympic Games Opening Ceremony <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A series of Doodles were created for the Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/olympics2002.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Dilbert Google Doodle (3 of 5) <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>A series of five Dilbert-inspired Doodles was created based on the comic.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/dilbert2002.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"118\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>St. George\u2019s Day <em>(UK)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St_George%27s_Day\">St. George\u2019s Day<\/a> is England\u2019s National Day and is also celebrated in the nations, kingdoms, countries, and cities where Saint George is the patron saint.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/stgeorgesday2002.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Santa Lucia<\/h3>\n<p>Santa Lucia is a Catholic Church feast day dedicated to St. Lucy.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/santalucia2002.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Guy Fawkes Day<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guy_Fawkes_Day\">Guy Fawkes Night<\/a> is an annual celebration to mark the failure of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 when a number of Catholics tried to destroy the House of Parliament in London.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/guyfawkes2002.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"130\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2003<\/h2>\n<h3>Albert Einstein\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/einsteinbirthday2003.jpg\" width=\"337\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Happy New Year <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/newyear2003.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"132\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>MC Escher\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/escherbirthday2003.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>50th Anniversary of Understanding DNA <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The first correct Double-Helix model of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dna#History_of_DNA_research\">DNA<\/a> was suggested by James D. Watson and Francis Crick in 1953.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/dna2003.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Alfred Hitchcock\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/hitchcock2003.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Holiday Series 2003 (3 of 5) <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/holidayseries2003.jpg\" width=\"326\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>100th Anniversary of Flight <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The 100th Anniversary of Flight refers the first controlled, sustained, powered, heavier-than-air manned flight, which was completed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wright_brothers\">Wright brothers<\/a> at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina in 1903.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/flight2003.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Happy Halloween <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/halloween2003.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"141\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2004<\/h2>\n<h3>Persian New Year<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persian_New_Year\">Nowruz<\/a>, the Persian New Year, is an ancient Iranian festival to celebrate the start of the Iranian New Year.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/persiannewyear2004.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>St. Patrick\u2019s Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/stpatricks2004.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Gaston Julia\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/juliabirthday2004.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"135\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Spirit on Mars <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This Doodle was created to celebrate the landing of the Spirit rover on Mars.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/marsrover2004.jpg\" width=\"407\" height=\"112\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Bloomsday \/ James Joyce Day <em>(Ireland)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bloomsday\">Bloomsday<\/a> is an Irish holiday created to celebrate the life of James Joyce, and to relive events from Ulysses.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/jamesjoyce2004.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Athens Olympic Games \u2013 Tennis <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>As with every Olympic Games, a series of Doodles was created for the Athens Summer Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/athensgames2004.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"146\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Holiday Series 2004 (5 of 5) <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/holidayseries2004.jpg\" width=\"322\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>US Elections <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/vote2004.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>SpaceShipOne Wins the X Prize <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spaceshipone\">SpaceShipOne<\/a> made the first privately funded human spaceflight, thereby winning the Ansari X Prize.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/xprize2004.jpg\" width=\"343\" height=\"137\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2005<\/h2>\n<h3>Vincent Van Gogh\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/vangogh2005.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Wold Water Day <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Water_Day\">World Water Day<\/a> was established by the UN in 1993, and is observed to promote concrete activities within countries regarding water resources.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/waterday2005.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Korean Independence Day <em>(Korea)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Independence_Day\">Korean Independence Day<\/a> celebrates Korea\u2019s liberation from Japanese Rule following World War II.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/koreanindependence2005.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Australia Day <em>(Australia)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia_Day\">Australia Day<\/a> is the official national day of Australia and celebrates the arrival of the First Fleet to arrive there in 1788.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/australiaday2005.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Frank Lloyd Wright\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/franklloydwright2005.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Teacher\u2019s Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Teacher%27s_day\">Teacher\u2019s Day<\/a> in the U.S. is celebrated in the beginning of May, and is a day to honor and recognize the contributions teachers make to society.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/teachersday2005.jpg\" width=\"269\" height=\"124\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Leonardo da Vinci\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/davinci2005.jpg\" width=\"295\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Doodle4Google Competition: \u2018Day of the Child\u2019 by Lisa Wainaina <em>(UK)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/doodle4google\/\">Doodle4Google<\/a> is an annual competition in which children can create their own Google Doodle. The winning Doodle is featured on the home page.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/dayofthechild2005.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2006<\/h2>\n<h3>Torino Olympic Games \u2013 Closing Ceremony <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/torinogames2006.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"140\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Torino Olympic Games \u2013 Luge <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/torinogamesluge2006.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"140\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Louis Braille\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The Google Doodle here was done in Braille, and is the first Google Doodle that didn\u2019t incorporate the normal Google logo.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/braillebirthday2006.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Happy New Year <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/newyear2006.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3> Edvard Munch\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/edvardmunch2006.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\n<h3>Cricket World Cup<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/cricket2007.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Father\u2019s Day<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/fathersday2007.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Happy Mother\u2019s Day<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/mothersday2007.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Bastille Day <em>(France)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/bastilleday2007.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Veteran\u2019s Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Veteran%27s_day\">Veteran\u2019s Day<\/a> is an annual U.S. holiday that honors military veterans, celebrated on the day major hostilities ended in World War I (celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/veteransday2007.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\n<h3>Parametron Computer 1 <em>(Japan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Parametron Computer 1 (also known as the Quantum Flux Parametron) was invented by Eiichi Goto at the University of Tokyo.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/parametron2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Valentine\u2019s Day <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/valentines2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>50th Anniversary of the LEGO Brick <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/lego2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Carnival <em>(Brazil)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brazilian_Carnival\">Carnival<\/a> is an annual festival held 40 days before Easter and is the most famous holiday in Brazil, though it is also celebrated elsewhere.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/carnival2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Martin Luther King Jr. Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/mlk2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"136\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Doodle 4 Google Competition: Doodle by Mai Dao Ngoc <em>(Germany)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/doodlemaidaongoc2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"170\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Anniversary of the First Ascent of Mount Everest <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/everest2008.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"140\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>125th Birthday of Walter Gropius<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/waltergropius2008.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Earth Day <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/earthday2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Korean Thanksgiving <em>(Korea)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/koreanthanksgiving2008.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Mid-Autumn Festival <em>(Vietnam)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Also called the Children\u2019s Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival is a popular family holiday in Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/midautumnfestival2008.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"124\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Large Hadron Collider <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Large_Hadron_Collider\">LHC<\/a> is the largest and most powerful particle accelerator in the world, and was first successfully used in September 2008.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/lhc2008.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Beijing Olympic Games \u2013 Swimming <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/beijinggamesswimming2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>50th Anniversary of NASA <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nasa\">National Aeronautics and Space Administration<\/a> was founded in 1958, replacing the National Advisory for Aeronautics.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/nasaanniversary2008.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Beatrix Potter\u2019s Birthday<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/beatrixpotter2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Kaii Higashiyama\u2019s Birthday <em>(Japan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/higashiyama2008.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Turkish Oil Wrestling <em>(Turkey)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_oil_wrestling\">Oil wrestling<\/a> is the Turkish national sport, where wrestlers cover themselves in olive oil.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/oilwrestling2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Shinkansen <em>(Japan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This Doodle was created in honor the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shinkansen\">high-speed railway lines<\/a> in Japan (also known as bullet trains).<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/shinkansen2008.jpg\" width=\"270\" height=\"108\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Thanksgiving Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/thanksgiving2008.jpg\" width=\"312\" height=\"114\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Day of the Dead <em>(Mexico)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Day_of_the_dead\">Day of the Dead<\/a> (Dia de los Muertos in Spanish) is a holiday where friends and family gather to remember and pray for dead family members and friends.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/dayofthedead2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Happy Halloween! Doodle Designed by Wes Craven <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/halloween2008.jpg\" width=\"302\" height=\"111\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Day of Trees <em>(Poland)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This is the Polish version of Arbor Day.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/dayoftrees2008.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"129\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Paddington Bear\u2019s 50th Birthday<\/h3>\n<p>One of only two Doodles celebration \"birthdays\" of fictional characters.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/paddington50th2008.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2009<\/h2>\n<h3>First Day of Spring \u2013 Design by Eric Carle<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/spring2009.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"135\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Giovanni Schiaparelli\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/schiaparelli2009.jpg\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/drseuss2009.jpg\" width=\"363\" height=\"155\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Charles Darwin\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/charlesdarwin2009.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"130\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Jackson Pollock\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/pollock2009.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"130\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Seven Sleepers Day <em>(Germany)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Tradition says that if it rains on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Seven_Sleepers_Day\">Seven Sleepers Day<\/a>, it will be raining for the remainder of the summer.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/sevensleepers2009.jpg\" width=\"283\" height=\"114\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Birthday of Igor Stravinsky <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/stravinsky2009.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"122\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Mary Cassatt\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/marycassatt2009.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Samuel Morse\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>One of only three Google Doodles to use non-latin characters.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/samuelmorse2009.jpg\" width=\"310\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Earth Day <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/earthday2009.jpg\" width=\"353\" height=\"126\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>H.G. Wells\u2019 Birthday <em>(Selected Countries)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/hgwells2009.jpg\" width=\"290\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Crop Circles <em>(Selected Countries)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This Doodle celebrated crop circles around the world.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/cropcircles2009.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Ivan Kostoylevsky\u2019s Birthday <em>(Ukraine)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/ivankostoylevsky2009.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Qi Xi <em>(China, Hong Kong, Taiwan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Sometimes referred to as Chinese Valentine\u2019s Day, or the Magpie Festival, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qi_Xi\">Qi Xi<\/a> (\"The Night of Sevens\") is a holiday in which young girls traditionally showcase their domestic arts and make wishes for a good husband.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/qixi2009.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Ilya Repin\u2019s Birthday <em>(Russia, Ukraine, Belarus)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/repin2009.jpg\" width=\"322\" height=\"129\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Comic-Con 2009<\/h3>\n<p>This is the first, and so far only, Doodle celebrating the annual Comic-Con conference.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/comiccon2009.jpg\" width=\"317\" height=\"187\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Birthday of Nikola Tesla <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/tesla2009.jpg\" width=\"306\" height=\"134\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Anniversary of the Publication of Pinocchio <em>(Italy)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/pinocchio2009.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>US Independence Day <em>(US)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/july4th2009.jpg\" width=\"315\" height=\"125\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Jan Evangelista Purkyne\u2019s Birthday <em>(Czech Republic)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/purkyne2009.jpg\" width=\"303\" height=\"114\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Discovery of the Aztec Sun Stone <em>(Mexico)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>This Doodle commemorates the discovery of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aztec_sun_stone\">Aztec Sun Stone<\/a> on December 17, 1790.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/aztecsunstone2009.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Doodle 4 Google: My Hero by Sophie Redford<\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/myhero2009.jpg\" width=\"286\" height=\"153\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>E.C. Segar\u2019s Birthday \u2013 Popeye <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/ecsegar2009.jpg\" width=\"274\" height=\"155\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>St. Andrew\u2019s Day <em>(UK)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St._Andrew%27s_Day\">St. Andrew\u2019s Day<\/a> is the official national day of Scotland and is a celebration of Saint Andrew, the patron saint of golfers, fishmongers, mariners, and performers, among others.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/standrewsday2009.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Father Frost\u2019s Birthday <em>(Russia)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Father Frost is similar to Santa Claus, except he often brings gifts in person at large New Year celebrations.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/fatherfrost2009.jpg\" width=\"309\" height=\"116\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Sesame Street \u2013 Cookie Monster <em>(Selected Countries<\/em>)<\/h3>\n<p>A series of Sesame Street-themed Doodles were created to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Sesame Street.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/sesamestreetcookiemonster2009.jpg\" width=\"303\" height=\"122\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Loy Krathong <em>(Thailand)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loy_Krathong\">Loy Krathong<\/a> is a Thai holiday where small rafts are floated on bodies of water to honor and pay respect to the goddess of water, and also to apologize for bad things done to the river during the past year.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/loykrathong2009.jpg\" width=\"384\" height=\"138\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Invention of the Bar Code <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>One of the three Doodles that use non-Latin characters.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/barcode2009.jpg\" width=\"276\" height=\"110\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Moon Viewing Day \u2013 Tsukimi <em>(Japan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tsukimi\">Tsukimi<\/a> is a traditional Japanese holiday where people throw parties to view the harvest moon.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/moonviewingday2009.jpg\" width=\"352\" height=\"138\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\n<h3>Jon Amos Komensky\u2019s 418th Birthday <em>(Czech Republic, Slovakia)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/komensky2010.jpg\" width=\"331\" height=\"129\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Pi Day <em>(Selected Countries)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pi_day\">Pi Day<\/a> is celebrated on March 14th each year to celebrate the mathematical constant pi (which is approximated as 3.14). It is also the birthday of Albert Einstein.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/piday2010.jpg\" width=\"294\" height=\"119\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente\u2019s Birthday <em>(Spain)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/delafuente2010.jpg\" width=\"374\" height=\"131\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Holmenkollen Ski Festival <em>(Norway)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holmenkollen_Ski_Festival\">Holmenkollen Ski Jump<\/a> is the oldest notable ski jump competition still in existence, beginning in 1892. The Festival includes the ski jump and a number of other evetns.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/holmenkollen2010.jpg\" width=\"323\" height=\"115\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Girl\u2019s Day <em>(Japan)<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>Also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hinamatsuri\">Hinamatsuri<\/a> or Doll\u2019s Day, Girl\u2019s Day is a traditionl Japanese holiday in which dolls are displayed on platforms covered in red carpet.<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/girlsday2010.jpg\" width=\"314\" height=\"120\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Frederic Chopin\u2019s 200th Birthday <em>(Poland)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/chopin2010.jpg\" width=\"316\" height=\"138\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Winter Olympics \u2013 Closing Ceremony <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/winterolympics2010.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"102\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Winter Olympics \u2013 Alpine Skiing <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/winterolympicsalpineskiing2010.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"165\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>Norman Rockwell\u2019s Birthday <em>(Global)<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.hongkiat.com\/uploads\/google_doodle\/rockwell2010.jpg\" width=\"327\" height=\"170\" alt=\"google doodles\"><\/figure>\n<h3>150th Birthday of J.M. 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