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Thursday December 31 2020 Signals Conclusion of Latest Leap Year

Thursday, December 31, 2020 signals conclusion of latest leap year Whether alphabetized, digitized, homogenized, marginalized, satirized... place names from "A" to Zaire Thursday, December 31, 2020 signals conclusion of latest leap year. The Pacific island of Tonga first to ring in New Year 2021 glad tidings dispersed celebrated at 10 AM GMT December 31 - making tiny island nation first to head into a fresh year. Second to last will be American Samoa 11AM – just 558 miles from Tonga, where locals and visitors celebrate a full 25 hours before. Earth's orbit around the Sun (year) and rotation on its axis (day) where latter not perfectly in line there by necessitating smooth functioning of Gregorian calendar (also called New Style Calendar) which did premiere fifteen eighty two courtesy king's spear. Ever since 1752, whence in the modern sense the first leap year implemented madding crowds reportedly rioted most likely uttering expletive than "what nonsense" reportedly riots erupted courtesy chaos did arrange, when England made the change spurring some citizens demanding immediate compensatory exchange they get their 11 days back home on their range from the government haint so strange. To determine whether a year is a leap year, follow these steps without Fanfare For The Common Man the famous title of Aaron Copeland air: 1. If the year is evenly divisible by 4, go to step 2. Otherwise, go to step 5. 2. If the year is evenly divisible by 100, go to step 3. Otherwise, go to step 4. 3. If the year is evenly divisible by 400, go to step 4. Otherwise, go to step 5. 4. The year is a leap year (it has 366 days). 5. The year is not a leap year (it has 365 days)

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