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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Moai statues on Easter Island, Chile
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Paradise, found
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Into the woods
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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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A treaty for science
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Black grouses lekking
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Art Basel Miami Beach
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There was gold in them there hills…
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Cappadocia, Türkiye
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The stylish Spanish shawl
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Frog Month
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Old Town Quito
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Longer days mean warmer sand
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World Elephant Day
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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Shi Shi Beach, Olympic National Park, Washington
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Eben Ice Caves, Upper Peninsula, Michigan
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I am the walrus
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Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
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Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
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Porto Flavia, Sardinia, Italy
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Seitan Limania Beach, Crete
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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These laurels are hardy
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Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia
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Hello, harbinger of spring
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Celebrating World Wildlife Day
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Mountains fit for a queen
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Skyscraper Day
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