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 ...
Our civilization relies on calendars to organize and measure time. Culture, religion, and astronomy have all influenced calendars throughout history. Calendars have a fascinating history, dating back ...
Newsroom discussions about Leap Day 2024 developed into this calendar commentary. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Gregorian calendar, used across most of the world and right here in the USA, was ...
The Old New Year remains one of the most unusual holidays in the Russian calendar: it appeared as a result of the country's transition from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar and has been preserved ...
(WHTM) — In 45 B.C.E. Rome adopted a new calendar proposed by Julius Caesar which, not surprisingly, became known as the Julian Calendar. (Credit where credit is due: a Greek astronomer and ...