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Google Doodles

The very first Goodle Doodle appeared in 1998 and featured a reference to the Burning Man festival that Google founders Larry and Sergey were attending. They are now a regular feature on the search engine's homepage and illustrate a range of special events, occasions and anniversaries.

 

An undated handout photograph of a portrait of British nurse Mary Seacole by AC Challen

Who was Mary Seacole? Google Doodle honours British black heroine army nurse

Seacole funded her own trip to the Crimea, established a hospital and earned a reputation rivalling Florence Nightingale's

Who was Ladislao José Biro? Inventor of the ballpoint pen celebrated with Google doodle on 117th birthday

The clue is in his name! Ladislao José Biro invented the ballpoint pen - also known as the 'biro' - which entered production in 1944

A Google Inc member of staff walks through the company headquarters in London, U.K

When is Google's birthday? Search engine celebrates 18th birthday with a doodle - but there's something wrong

Google is celebrating its 18th birthday with a special doodle - amid some debate about when its birthday actually is

358th Anniversary of Tea in the UK

Google Doodle marks history of tea drinking in the UK with a cuppa for 385th anniversary

It’s not known when the first brew was enjoyed in the UK, but the first advert for tea in England appeared on September 23 in a publication from 1658

Autumn Google Doodle

First day of autumn 2016 marked with falling leaves Google Doodle

September 22 is also known as the equinox - when the length of night and the day are nearly equal

2016 Rio Paralympic games

Paralympics 2016: Google Doodle celebrates opening of the Rio Games

The colourful animation shows Paralympians taking part in various sports, from athletics, to gymnastics and swimming

37th Anniversary of The Neverending Story's First Publishing on Google Doodle

The Neverending Story Google Doodle marks 37th anniversary since first publishing

At the heart of the story is Bastian Balthazar Bux, a lonely boy who steals a copy of The Neverending Story from an antiques store and leaps into its pages

Is this the best job in the world? Google needs a new Doodler in the London office

Is this the best job in the world? Google needs a UK-based artist to join the Doodle team

If you're good at drawing, this is the dream: Google London is looking for visual designers - aka Doodlers

2016 Doodle Fruit Games

Google launches free 'Doodle Fruit' minigames to celebrate the Rio 2012 Olympics - here's how to play them

The games can be played either on a desktop, laptop or smartphone as the search engine marks the beginning of Rio 2016

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Ounsi el-Hajj Google Doodle celebrates 79th birthday of admired political poet and journalist

El-Hajj, who also worked as a translator, brought Shakespeare to millions more people after translating it into Arabic

Father's Day Google doodle

Father's Day: Google doodle pays tribute to dads with moving image

The search engine giant has marked Father's Day with one of its famous illustrations which is sure to bring a smile to your face

Google Doodle

Euro 2016: Everything you need to know as Google Doodle marks start of tournament

The tournament kicks off today as France look for victory over Romania while England prepare to take on Russia

Elizabeth Garrett Anderson: Google Doodle pays tribute to first Englishwoman to become a doctor on her 180th birthday

Born in east London, she was one of 12 children and broke the expectations of society by shunning marriage and training to become a doctor

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Who was Lotte Reiniger? Pioneer of silhouette animation celebrated with Google doodle on 117th birthday

Pre-dating Walt Disney, she pioneered a style of animation using thousands of photos of paper cut-out silhouettes arranged to tell a story

Google Doodle

Frankie Manning: Legendary dancer who invented the Lindy Hop gets Google doodle on 102nd birthday

Google pays tribute to legendary dancer who pioneered the American dance craze known as Lindy Hop, which swept the world from the mean streets of Harlem in New York

Suzanne Lenglen: 117th birthday of record-breaking tennis player celebrated with Google doodle

In less than five years, Lenglen became the youngest ever tennis champion and the search giant has dedicated today's doodle to her

Who was Jane Jacobs? 100th birthday of 'militant dame' who saved historic downtown New York celebrated with Google Doodle

Search engine pays tribute to legendary writer who revolutionised urban planning and took on the men who wanted to wipe out parts of Greenwich Village

Claude Shannon: Mathematician's 100th birthday marked with Google Doodle

Dubbed "the father of information theory", Claude Shannon was a genius who never took himself too seriously

Hertha Marks Ayrton: British engineer and inventor honoured with Google Doodle 162 years after her birth

Marks was a celebrated engineer, physicist and inventor who was awarded the Hughes Medal or her work on electric arcs and ripples in sand and water

William Shakespeare 400th anniversary: Google bigs up The Bard with beautiful Doodle illustration

Search engine proves that all the world's a webpage with tribute to Britain's most famous playwright

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