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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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) ...

Feb. 29 has all sorts of myths and trivia associated with it, not to mention leaplings, those people born on the day.

Today is the Leap Day in the Leap Year of 2024, but how we get to our common understanding of “every four years” of Feb. 29 is more complicated than we think. To put it plainly, today’s 24 hours are ...

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 year phenom ...

Today is Feb. 29, an extra special day that only happens every four years, save for a few notable exceptions. This phenomenon is known as a leap year and actually serves a crucial purpose for global ...

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Sorry, but 2026 is not a leap year. Leap years occur almost every four years. Yes, almost. If you were born on Feb. 29, you're a leapling. Is 2026 a leap year? There ...