Everything Everywhere Daily - The Eiffel Tower (Encore)

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In 1889, a new exhibit was constructed for the Paris World’s Fair. It completely dominated the Paris skyline. 

Most people considered it an eyesore and an architectural abomination. The only redeeming thing about it in their mind was the fact that it was only temporary and was going to be torn down after the fair was over. 

But it never was, and today it has become the iconic symbol for the city.

Learn more about the Eiffel Tower on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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NPR's Book of the Day - NPR’s Wisdom From The Top: ‘Machiavelli For Women’

Planet Money's Stacey Vanek Smith has reported on business and the economy for over 15 years now. She told NPR's Guy Raz that over that time, she's seen the same barriers blocking advancement for women in the workplace again and again. Recently, she's started to recognize that a lot of tools to move past those barriers can be found in the work of Italian philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli. Vanek Smith lays out these solutions in her new book, Machiavelli for Women: Defend Your Worth, Grow Your Ambition, and Win the Workplace.

Everything Everywhere Daily - Why Does the Year Start on January 1? (Encore)

New Year’s Day is not only the day we turn over a new year on the calendar, but also a day where people start resolutions, companies begin new budgets, and everyone screws up writing checks. 


While documenting our trips around the sun makes perfect sense, why do we use this day, January 1, as the starting point for our calendar years? Why not some other date?


Learn more about how January 1st became the start of the new year on this Episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

  

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