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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Freeze frame
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The most wonderful day of the year. Period.
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Womens History Month
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Embracing the cold
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A stunning national park in winter white
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Here there be dragons
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An island oasis in the Indian Ocean
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Kings of the Kalahari
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Have you turned off your electronic device?
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Celebrating National Park Week, April 21-29
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A. M. Foster Bridge in Cabot, Vermont
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Eye of the cave
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
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Big Bend National Parks birthday
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Celebrating 30 years of eye-opening images
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Honoring the first American woman in space
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Taiwan yuhinas in Alishan National Scenic Area
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Santo Antão Island in the Republic of Cabo Verde
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Italy
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Dark skies over New Mexico
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Earth seen from the International Space Station
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Taking the scenic route
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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A house of grand scale(s)
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Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
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Honoring our veterans