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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Put your flippers in the air…
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A view from the top
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Veterans Day
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Center-Val de Loire, France
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The aftermath of a meteorite
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Happy Canada Day!
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Atrani, Amalfi Coast, Italy
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Dragon dance performed in Chenzhou, Hunan Province, China
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Ancient groves in Australia
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Goats don t grow on trees
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Pi Day
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The Sonoran Desert, Arizona
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World Architecture Day
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The cycle begins anew
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World Book Day
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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The Guggenheim turns 60
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The Old City of Bern
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Atolls in the Maldives
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Ansel Adams birthday
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Oktoberfest begins
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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St. Patricks Day in County Waterford, Ireland
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Mercury in retrograde
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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Fall comes to Pando
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National Park Week: Yosemite National Park, California
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Winter in the Finnish wilds
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