Ever wonder why the new year officially starts on January 1? Turns out, you can thank Pope Gregory XIII-and Julius Caesar.
Could you imagine watching the ball in Times Square drop around March? You might have been, had much of the Western world not adopted the modern calendar that begins each year on Jan. 1. The oldest ...
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 ...