There are typically 365 days in a year, but in 2024 we get 366. Here's the history behind February's bonus day.

A superb general and politician, Julius Caesar (c.100 BC – 44 BC / Reigned ... At home, he reformed the Roman calendar, tackled local government, resettled veterans into new cities, made the ...

Eventually, during Julius Caesar's rule, the calendar no longer matched the actual seasons so the emperor adopted a 365-day calendar and added 10 days the calendar, including a leap day in ...