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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World Teachers Day
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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Summer Olympics begin in Paris
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The town of Pienza in Tuscany, Italy
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St. Joseph North Pier Inner and Outer Lights, Michigan
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It’s Napping Day
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Galeries Lafayette, Paris
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A garden of prickly delights
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League of Nations, 100 years later
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Life goes on at the Beatles Ashram
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Ponta Delgada
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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The wild heart of Tasmania
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The largest living organism on Earth
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Spectacular views below!
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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International Archaeology Day
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Where fire meets water
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National Roller Coaster Day
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Zoroaster Temple, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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Vatican City with St. Peters Basilica
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Antarctica Day
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Art abounds at the Palais Garnier
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The fishing village of Reine, Norway
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World Turtle Day
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75 years of the United Nations
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Peach trees in Cieza, Murcia, Spain
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Hay bales in North Yorkshire, England
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