Archive for February 2020
History of Leap Year
HISTORY OF LEAP YEAR The Leap Day, February 29, depicts a day that occurs only once every four years, every Leap Year or intercalary year when an extra day is inserted. But not every fourth year, if that year ends in “00” like 1900, then it is not a Leap Year. Except if that year…
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HISTORY OF PALINDROME DATES: 02/02/2020 Today, February 2, 2020, is considered a palindrome date meaning that it reads the same forward and backward. The Greek word palindromos means running back again. Of course, there are lots of palindrome dates, even within the last century. I’ve written about 07/07/07 and 08/08/08. But today’s type of palindrome,…
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