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Why do we have leap years? And how did they come about?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months ago3d rendering clock of change to February 29th. Feb. 29 is a date that happens only once every four...
Fact Check: Once Upon a Time, Feb. 30 Was a Real Date on the Calendar. Here's How That Happened
Snopes via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGetty Images Claim: In 1712, Sweden added an extra leap day, Feb. 30, to its calendar, for that year...
Asteroid named after pope behind Gregorian calendar reform
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Gregory XIII, the 16th century pontiff responsible for what is today known as the Gregorian...
Did You Know It's 2016 in Ethiopia Right Now?
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 1 month agoLocated in the horn of east Africa, Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is the world's 12th-largest nation and the oldest...
Why do we have leap years? Everything to know about Leap Day
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThis February is a little longer than usual. It's a leap year, and today — Thursday, Feb. 29 — is...
2024 is a leap year, but why?
KTXL via Yahoo News· 3 months ago(FOX40.COM) — Ring in the Leap Year! That’s right, 2024 will see one additional day added to the month of February to maintain our common calendar on all...
Who Decided February 29th Is Leap Day?
Time via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCredit - Getty Images 2024 is a leap year, which means that this February will have an extra day tacked onto the end. But why February? Why not put Leap...
Friday the 13th is here: What to know about the day many people consider unlucky
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFriday the 13th is here. At least once a year – sometimes thrice, the Gregorian calendar aligns to...
Orthodox Christmas: Why it's celebrated by some believers 13 days after Dec. 25
Associated Press via AOL· 4 months agoWhile much of the world has Christmas in the rearview mirror by now, people in some Eastern Orthodox...
When is Palm Sunday? When is Easter? A guide to this year's holiday
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWhile everybody certainly knows that Christmas always falls on Dec. 25, Easter Sunday and its...
