If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set ...

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If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans for that oddity. Before the Gregorian calendar used today, Roman King Numa Pompilius (715-673 BC) set ...

A year is almost exactly 365 days…almost, but not quite. For millennia, people have tried to create calendars that account for that “not quite” bit. It’s why we have leap days and why, just once, ...

Julius Caesar in 45 B.C. adjusted the Roman calendar, which had been thrown into chaos by the time he came into power. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story ran in February 2025. It has been updated for 2026. If January felt endless, February may be refreshing since it's only 28 days long. Thank the Romans ...