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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Wild turkeys in repose
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Te Rewa Rewa Bridge near New Plymouth, New Zealand
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Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
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Total solar eclipse
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Hohenzollern Castle near Stuttgart, Germany
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Tracking ships on the Day of the Seafarer
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Climb a tree for wild animals and plants
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Kochelsee in Bavaria
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National Hummingbird Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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On this shore, history was made
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Presidents Day
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Mapping courage in the Seventh Ward
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Land ho in New Zealand 250 years ago
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International Rock Day
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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Let the games (finally) begin!
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A hidden jewel in Croatia
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International Mountain Day
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Little Pigeon River, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee
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Swinging into International Jazz Day
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Sea fireflies at the seashore
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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National Take a Hike Day
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International Sloth Day
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Great on so many levels
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Hippo family in Chobe National Park, Botswana
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It s World Poetry Day
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