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 ...

Feb. 29 is a date that happens only once every four years, but what are leap years? Why do we need them? And how did they come about? Leap years are years with 366 calendar days instead of the normal ...

How many days are there in a year? The answer is 365, right? That number is actually rounded down slightly from 365.24. That quarter adds up to a full day every four years, which we observe as a leap ...

NEW YORK — Leap year. It's a delight for the calendar and math nerds among us. So how did it all begin and why? Have a look at some of the numbers, history and lore behind the (not quite) every four ...

2024 is a leap year, meaning Thursday, Feb. 29 is a once-in-every-four-year event. Since leap years typically happen every four years (although there are some exceptions), our last leap days were in ...

Feb. 29 is a bonus day in 2024 – which happens only every four years. The last leap year was 2020. Typically, February has only 28 days. Our shortest month gets a day longer in 2024, as it does every ...

Behind on your New Years resolutions? Luckily, 2024 comes with an extra day for you to catch up to your goals. Each year typically has 365 days, but every four years, the calendar tacks on an extra ...

As we navigate through the first week of the new year many people are beginning to work on their New Year's resolutions, settling back into work and school mode, and gearing up for 2024, all 366 days ...