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 ...

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 ...

This year will see an extra day at the end of the month — February 29. And if you weren't already aware, that's a little date with a big impact. Without sticking an extra day in February once every ...

There are only 24 hours in a day, and only 365 days in a year, it's often said. But every four years, that changes. This year is a leap year, which means we have 366 days in 2024. Here's what you need ...

Most people were taught some variation of the classic rhyme: "Thirty days hath September,April, June and November,All the rest have thirty-one,Save February at twenty-eight." But there are two other ...

We're already almost a month through 2024, a year with plenty of major events on the horizon in the coming months. In a year with so much going on, it's only fitting that 2024 is also a leap year.

Leap Year, a unique occurrence that graces our calendars every four years, has been a source of fascination for centuries. Today, the 29th of February, is more than just a curiosity. It plays a ...

(THE CONVERSATION/AP/WKRC) - Why does a leap year have 366 days? Does the Earth move slower every four years? You may be used to hearing that it takes the Earth 365 days to make a full lap, but that ...

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 ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — According to Jim Todd, the Director of Space Science Education at OMSI, “The calendar system is based on what we watch every day. We carry calendars. There are 24 hours every ...