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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Falling for Tennessee
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National Go Birding Day
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Celebrating whales—and a whale of a tale
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A tribute to the ancestors
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A winter’s holiday ends
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In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
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Jöriseen lakes in the Silvretta Alps, Switzerland
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Get on your bike and ride
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Why does this panda cub look so happy?
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Poinsettia Day
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World Teachers Day
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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The scene of a literary crime
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Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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An ancient sailing tradition takes to the water
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Zion National Park Turns 100
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Light show at the skatepark
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Here comes summer
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Homeward bound
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Bellissima!
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Göreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
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Lighting it up for Vivid Sydney
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Falling for Rioja
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Paradise, found
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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National Park Week: Wind Cave National Park
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World Art Day