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Infographic: Important (and Some Not So Important) Leap Days Throughout History

FEB IMPORTANT (AND SOME NOT SO IMPORTANT) LEAP DAYS THROUGHOUT HISTORY 29 45 BC 1288 1692 The first Leap Day was proclaimed by Julius Caesar. Sarah Goode & Tituba were accused Scotland passed a Leap Year Act making it legal for women to propose to men today. of witchcraft, sparking the Salem Witch Trials. DONT WALK 1952 1940 1892 The first pedestrian signs were installed at Times Square. Britain & the US sign a treaty on seal hunting in the Bering Sea. Hattie McDaniel becomes the first black woman to win an Oscar. 1960 1964 1980 Hugh Hefner opens the first Playboy Club. A ban was put on drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Frank Rugani sets a badminton shuttlecock distance record of 24.3 metres. SPAM 2016 2012 2008 A Virginia Supreme Court handed out the first conviction for illegal spamming. This one's got your name on it. The Tokyo Skytree construction was completed, making it the tallest tower in the world at 634 metres high. Make it count. RingCentral Take a leap forward with cloud business communications, without the leap of faith. Let's make your day. www.ringcentral.co.uk

Infographic: Important (and Some Not So Important) Leap Days Throughout History

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The Earth orbits the sun every 365 days and 6 hours. So once every 4 years, this accumulated time gives us an extra day. Before leap years, calendars were largely based on lunar months, which only tot... aled 354 days annually. This resulted in months of drift in the calendar, which generally caused a great deal of confusion- imagine celebrating the harvest festival before any seeds had been sown! Thankfully, Leap Days were devised to iron everything out, so we now can be rest assured that we won’t ever have Christmas in the height of Summer. Here’s a rundown of some of the historical leaps forward that were made on this day. 45 BC – The first Leap Day was recognised by Julius Caesar, who could no longer cope with feast days sliding into different seasons. 1288 – The Scottish Parliament passed a Leap Year Act whereby women could propose to men on this day only. 1692 – The Salem Witch Trials were sparked when Sarah Goode and Tituba were accused of witchcraft in Salem. 1892 – Britain and the USA signed a treaty on seal hunting in Bering Sea. 1940 – Hattie McDaniel becomes the first black woman to win an Oscar for her role in Gone with the Wind. 1952 – The first pedestrian “Walk/Don’t Walk” signs were installed at Times Square, New York. 1960 – Hugh Hefner opens the first Playboy Club in Chicago. 1964 – Frank Rugani set the badminton shuttlecock distance record of 24.3 metres. 1980 – President Carter signed a law that more than doubled the size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and placed a ban on oil drilling. 2008 – Virginia’s Supreme Court handed out the first conviction for illegal spamming, ruling that Virginia’s anti-spamming law does not violate free-speech rights. 2012 – The Tokyo Skytree construction was completed, making it the tallest tower in the world at 634 metres and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth after the 828-metre Burj Khalifa in Dubai. And now here we are in 2016. You have an extra 24 hours- perhaps it’s your turn to make an important leap forward? If you’re considering a moving your business communications into the cloud, we guarantee you won’t need to take a leap of faith.