Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Generally, every year that's evenly divisible by four contains a Leap Day — 2020, 2024, 2028 and so on. However, Leap Day is skipped in ...

A lot of annoying little hacks are needed to keep our integer-based calendar in sync with a floating-point universe, and the big one, leap day, passed us by this week. Aside from the ignominy of a ...

This accounts for the fact that the earth's complete orbit is actually 365 and ¼ days. Leap day means having an extra 24 hours of... well, everything, including time to think about your finances.

February is packed with interesting observances, but one that stands out is Leap Day—and the Leap Year that makes it possible! If you’re wondering “When is the next leap year?” or curious ...

Leap day, February 29, comes around every four years and was first introduced by Julius Caesar over 2,000 years ago. It is a day filled with folklore, superstitions and traditions, old and new.

Feb. 29, leap day, comes every four years. It’s the day Lloyd Stephen Riford Jr. was born back in 1924 in New York. But when it’s not a leap year, which day do leap year babies celebrate — F ...

Shawn Rocco/Duke Health A mom in North Carolina gave birth to her third child on Leap Day, which also happened to also be her 40th birthday (or her 10th "in leap years") Dr. Kai Sun and her ...

Mary Lea Forsythe may be turning 100, but this Leap Day, she's looking forward to marking the 25th time her birthday has actually appeared on the calendar Susan Young is a reporter for PEOPLE.

Contrary to what some might believe, however, not every four years is a leaper. Adding a leap day every four years would make the calendar longer by more than 44 minutes, according to the National ...

TAMPA, Fla. — It’s only here once every four years, which gave leap day kids an extra reason to celebrate on Thursday. Though some will tell you a February 29 th birthday isn’t without its ...