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2024 is a Leap Year, but what does that mean? Here's the story behind Feb. 29
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFebruary 29 only comes around once every four years, but does anyone really know why? This year we...
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 January 1st Is the New Year?
Time via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMany celebrate the new year around February—and the earliest known festivities took place around March. Here’s a brief history of the modern calendar.
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...
What Is Orthodox Easter? Here's What You Need to Know
The Pioneer Woman via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Difference Between Easter and Orthodox EasterPanga Natalie Ukraine - Getty Images Once the first...
Stocks hate this one weird trick from the calendar
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoA version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an...
On this date: The Modified Julian Day. (The what?)
WHTM via Yahoo News· 6 months ago(WHTM) Have you ever tried to calculate your age in days? It’s not as easy as just multiplying your age in years by 365. You have to take leap years into...
Once again, Christmas is changing - world without end | Terry Mattingly
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThere was a time, long ago, when it was easy to pinpoint the beginning and end of the "Christmas...
What is a Leap Year and when will it happen?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery four years, an additional day is added to the month of February, which makes 29 February is a Leap Year. However, 2023 is not a Leap Year, as this...
What’s the point of a Leap Year? Why 2024 brings 29 days of February
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 months agoEvery so often, the shortest month of the year, February, is given one extra day, making it 29 days...
