Happy Leap Day!
February 29th, 2008
Does today really exist? And if so, what will you do with your free extra day?
February 29 is a date that occurs only every four years, in years evenly divisible by 4, such as 1988, 1996, 2008 or 2016 (with the exception of century years not divisible by 400, such as 1900) for the Gregorian calendar, which is most widely used in the world today. These are called leap years, and February 29 is the 60th day of the Gregorian calendar in such a year, with 306 days remaining until the end of that year. February 29 is also known as Leap Day.
Happy Birthday to you Kristen O. Today she’s 9 years old, although she was born in 1972. I hope she’s using today as a lovely math experiment for her students.
Top of the morning to you MR. BS, and you also Elliot sir!