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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National Mushroom Month
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Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC
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Vacuum Chamber 5 at Glenn Research Center
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Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
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Honoring our veterans
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Jerte Valley in bloom
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It s Republic Day in India
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Pups of the prairie
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Womens History Month
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A new tradition in London
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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National Panda Day
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Park of the Monsters, Bomarzo, Italy
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It s World Bee Day
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Once in a pink moon
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National Moon Day
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Village of Saranac Lake, New York
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World Rainforest Day
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Daintree Rainforest and Noah Beach, Queensland, Australia
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World Meteorological Day
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Fiesta at Siesta
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Pacific Rim Whale Festival
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Design for Each and All
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Full moon
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Fall comes to the Last Frontier
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Goliath heron in Kruger National Park, South Africa
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