Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase "global village" and predicted the wide-reaching and transformative effects that the internet could have around the world and throughout cultures.
The Swedish scientist was the first to discover that potatoes could be used to make flour or distilled to make alcohol.
Thursday's Google Doodle honors Oskar Fischinger, the German visual artist who created masterpieces that went along with music.
The flag became the widely-accepted symbol of the LGBT community and a symbol of gay pride.
Wednesday's Google Doodle features the ancient Antikythera mechanism on the 115th anniversary of its discovery.
The French ophthalmologist invented the Monoyer chart, which is used to test visual acuity.
The Google Doodle observes the birthday of Marie Harel, the woman who invented Camembert.
The Google Doodle today honors the Cassini spacecraft's grand finale.
The Google Doodle art Tuesday shows "Esther empowering the women of Ghana with the tools to improve their lives and communities."
In 1965, the '"father of skyscrapers" created the trussed tube structural system when he designed the John Hancock Center in Chicago and in 1971, he designed the world’s tallest building at the time, the Sears Tower.
Sarah Harrison a sophomore from Connecticut won the Doodle4Google 2017 contest.
Google honors April Fools' Day by letting you play Ms. Pac Man on Google Maps. Here's how to play the game on the app and desktop.
Nowruz is the Iranian New Year.
The Google doodle for St. Patrick's day has gone through several different iterations throughout the years.
The creatures are some of the most endangered mammals in the world.
Fred Korematsu, who led the resistance against Japanese internment, would have turned 98 years old on Monday.
Ed Roberts, the co-founder of the World Institute on Disability, was featured on Google's homepage doodle Monday.
Jagdish Chandra Bose has been called the "father of wireless communications."
Famously known as El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta is considered one of the greatest athletes in Mexican history.
A woman from Pittsburgh was one of the most important journalists of her generation despite retiring from the profession at age 31.
On Monday, the search company paid tribute to the man credited with inventing the piano.
The legend of the Loch Ness Monster, known locally as Nessie, dates back to as early as the 7th century A.D.