It's not every year that you see February 29 on the calendar -- and it's not technically every four years either. Thursday is officially leap day. For some, its birthdate, or a day for special deals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. February always is the odd month out by being the shortest. But this year, it gets an extra day. February is the shortest month of ...

Leap day is what happens when we rely on dictators like Julius Caesar to solve problems. It’s hit and miss — and then you circle back to the same issue every four years or so. While Caesar, the ...

In this leap year, experts and leap day babies weigh in on the pros and cons of adding a 29th day to February. Now Part 2 of our series in the run up to leap day on February 29. Today we focus on the ...

2024 is a leap year, meaning Thursday, Feb. 29 is a once-in-every-four-year event. Since leap years typically happen every four years (although there are some exceptions), our last leap days were in ...

Calendar quirks like leap year only come around once every four years. Well, that’s actually not true. It’s every four years unless the year is divisible by 100 but not by 400. What’s the reason for ...