The present video Doodle, made by Atlanta-based guest artist Sam Bass, celebrates the 70th birthday of multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Luther Vandross—the “Velvet Voice” whose silky-smooth tenor ballads romanced generations with inimitable style and grace. Born on this day in 1951 in New York City, Luther Ronzoni Read more…
The present Doodle celebrates Eugène Poubelle, thethe French lawyer, administrator, and diplomat credited with revolutionizing Paris’s waste management system in the late 19th century. Never reluctant to get his hands dirty, Poubelle is forever immortalized in the French word for the trash can: la poubelle. Born in Caen, France on Read more…
The present Doodle, delineated by Lagos-based guest artist Ohab TBJ, honors Nigerian musician Oliver de Coque on his 74th birthday. Delegated the “Highlife King of Africa,” he is broadly revered as one of the continent’s most prolific recording artists. Born on this day in 1947 in the small town of Read more…
The present Doodle recognizes the festival of Pohela Boishakh, which falls on the first day of the Bengali calendar. Regardless of whether at home or abroad, Bengalis worldwide warmly greet each other with, Shubho Noboborsho, the standard method to wish each other a prosperous and happy New Year. Quite possibly Read more…
In honor of a storied legacy of cultural enrichment for New Yorkers and international communities alike, the present Doodle praises the 151st Anniversary of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art was founded in 1870 by a group of American citizens—businessmen and financiers as well as leading Read more…
Happy birthday, Helen Joseph! In recognition of her 116th birthday celebration, the present Doodle observes English-born, South African activist, Helen Joseph. A leading figure of white dissent of the unjust practice of apartheid, Joseph is generally viewed as one of South Africa’s most influential freedom fighters and women’s rights advocates. Read more…
The present Doodle, shown by Istanbul, Turkey-based guest artist Sedat Girgin, celebrates the 96th birthday of prolific Turkish comedian and actor Sadri Alışık. Born in Istanbul on this day 1925, Mehmet Sadrettin “Sadri” Alışık became hopelessly enamored with the performing arts at 7 years of age subsequent to going to Read more…
Happy Independence Day, Bangladesh! The present Doodle marks the 50th anniversary of Bangladesh Independence Day, a public holiday that recognizes the country’s affirmation of sovereignty on this day in 1971. The Savar National Memorial, a national monument based on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka to honor those who battled Read more…
The present Doodle observes Greece’s National Day, in recognition of the day in 1821 when the country started its campaign for independence against four centuries of Ottoman guideline. Noticed every year on March 25, today celebrates the 200th anniversary of the outbreak of the Greek Revolution—a fight for sovereignty that Read more…
Happy birthday, Elena Lacková! The present Doodle, illustrated by Czech guest artist Filip Posivac, praises the centennial birthday of Slovakian-Romani writer and dramatist Elena Lacková, who is generally viewed as the first author in post-war Czechoslovakia to tell the story of the Romani public and the oppression they faced all Read more…