In honor of Leap Day, this read is for the history nerds. Ever wonder how America caught our calendar up with the rest of the world? In September 1752, we skipped 11 days. According to NASA, the Earth ...
The rare date Feb. 29 is coming up − and though it only crops up every four years, it is indeed real. But what about Feb. 30 or March 32? Sorry, folks. Those are ...
Time flies, especially in February, the shortest month. But every four years (with one exception), we get a reprieve with a bonus Leap Day on February 29. When we have a leap year, the calendar ...
Leap days keep our modern-day Gregorian calendar in alignment with Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes Earth 365.242189 days, or 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds, to circle the ...
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What happened to the missing 10 days in October of 1582 (or 1867 for Alaskans)?
This is why on Alaskan calendars, the missing 10 days occur in 1867. For those who are interested, you can ‘see’ the missing ...
Leap days keep our modern-day Gregorian calendar in alignment with Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes Earth 365.242189 days, or 365 days, five hours, 48 minutes and 45 seconds, to circle the ...
Since Feb. 29, 2020 is leap day, let’s take a minute to talk about time. Why we leap Leap days keep our modern-day Gregorian calendar in alignment with Earth’s revolutions around the sun. It takes ...
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