A leap year is a year in which an extra day, Feb. 29, is added to the calendar. It's called an intercalary day. It occurs about every four years, but there are exceptions (we'll get to that later).

Many folks who are born on Feb. 29 — leaplings — are drawn to the Anthony Texas Leap Year Festival for a once-every-four-years birthday bash with live music, crafts, vendors, eats and more.

Happy birthday! This year, Leap Day is Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. If you were born on Leap Day 1924, you would be 100 years old or 25 in Leap Day years.

That day is Feb. 29. This phenomenon created "leaplings" — people who were born on Feb. 29 and have to celebrate birthdays either a day early or a day late during non-leap years.Imagine, then ...

Here is what you need to know about Feb. 29. Greg Giesen. Delaware News Journal. ... The quarter of a day, if not compensated for every four years, would cause huge issues with our calendar.

Leap day — Feb. 29 — is almost here! The once-every-four-years occurrence is certainly a novelty, especially for those born on the rare day on the calendar. But, we think leap day is worthy of ...

5 p.m.: Hancock County Sheriff’s Merit Board, 398 Malcolm Grass Way, Greenfield. 5 p.m.: Hancock Regional Hospital Board of Trustees, executive session with medical staff president, president ...

On Feb. 29, 1940, Hattie McDaniel became the first Black person to win an Oscar for her role in 1939′s “Gone with the Wind.” McDaniel won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

What it boiled down to was that Sweden resynchronized itself with the old Julian calendar by adding an extra leap day, Feb. 30, to 1712. Easter Sunday was restored to its proper day. But imagine ...

If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC ...

Leap day — Feb. 29 — is almost here! The once-every-four-years occurrence is certainly a novelty, especially for those born on the rare day on the calendar. But, we think leap day is worthy of ...