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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It s National Camera Day. Get the picture?
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Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
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Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
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World Architecture Day
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Relationship status: It s complicated
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Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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Innerdalsvatna Lake, near Ålvundeidet, Norway
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Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
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Bangkok, Thailand
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A visit to Limerick on Limerick Day
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Happy Easter!
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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San Gimignano, Siena Tuscany, Italy
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National Bison Day
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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Love on ice
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Porto Timoni beach, Greece
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National Pumpkin Day
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Young black caiman, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park shines
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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With leaves this tasty, who cares about a view?
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Christmas Tree Point Road and Twin Peaks, San Francisco
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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A hit ballet, long after its debut
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Golden jellyfish in Jellyfish Lake, Palau
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Easter Sunday
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International Day for Biodiversity
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