March 20 marks the spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere, meaning that for the next six months daylight hours will outlast nighttime darkness, and we’ll see plenty of beautiful blooms like the tulips shown here. They were photographed in Drenthe Province of the Netherlands, a country that’s been famous for tulips since the 17th century. That’s when the price of tulip bulbs climbed to astronomical heights and then dramatically collapsed in what’s since become known as the first economic bubble, dubbed ‘Tulip Mania.’
Celebrating the first day of spring
Today in History
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30 years after Exxon Valdez
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Satellite image of sand and seaweed in the Bahamas
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Antarctica Day
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Chocolate Hills
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200th anniversary of Brazilian independence
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The Hermitage of Santa Justa
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A memorial in Germany
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World Rivers Day
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Western Monarch Day
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Hollywood s big night
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Wind horses carry wishes for a new year
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A little blue
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Laguna de Torrevieja, Spain
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Moselle River loop near Kröv, Germany
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Take this for a spin...
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Memorial Day
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High trekking season in Upper Mustang
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What’s blooming in New Zealand?
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Don t forget—it’s World Elephant Day
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‘The mountains are calling’
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Bird s-eye view on World Environment Day
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Hay, what s up?
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A winter wonderland in Northeast China
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Eurasian scops owl
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Global commerce in motion
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Computer Science Education Week
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Salzburg, Austria