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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International Archaeology Day
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Wayag Islands in the Raja Ampat Islands of Indonesia
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National Park Week continues
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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National Bison Day
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Old Town Quito
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Rainbow Mountain
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Horse Head Rock, New South Wales, Australia
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Burrowing owls
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Museum Night in Berlin
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Where can you find a red fox?
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The ruins of Italica, Andalusia, Spain
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Bridge of Hillsborough County
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The city of Osaka at night, Japan
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Christmas market, St. Stephens Basilica, Budapest, Hungary
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Why you should thank a nurse today
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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The Roaches ridge in the Peak District, England
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Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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The moon rises for Mid-Autumn Festival
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Flowers by the sea
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State funeral of Queen Elizabeth II
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Dolomites
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Iceland for International Rock Day
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Glastonbury Festival begins
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