CALENDARS

Why Some Parents Push For a Leap Day Baby

Louise Estes has given birth to three children on three consecutive Leap Days. Was it fate, or careful planning?

Early Time Travel? Why Britain Lost 11 Days in 1752

For one year, more than two centuries ago, September 3-13 didn't exist in the British Empire.

Why It’s So Hard to Remember Which Day of the Week It Is

Researchers find that people attach more meaning to Mondays and Fridays, but have fewer mental representations of mid-week days.

5 Dates You Won't Find on Your Calendar

Due to unusual record-keeping practices or because of months that were eliminated over the centuries, there are a few days you’ll never see on your joke-a-day calendar.

Why Our Calendars Skipped 11 Days in 1752

Six and a half million Britons went to bed on September 2, 1752, and woke up on September 14. The reason? The Calendar (New Style) Act of 1750, of course.