Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

In fact, July 9 could end up being the shortest day ever recorded by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems ...

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. Protesters used the labor holiday to decry what they view as attacks on the working class and ...

May Day, or Beltane, is a Gaelic and Celtic festival dating back to the Middle Ages. The festival honors the start of summer, as spring is halfway over.

May Day, also called Beltane, is not formally acknowledged as a holiday in the U.S., but many choose to take part in events or celebrations.

May Day was never just a celebration, a rally, or a march. It was also a day for workers to show their power. And it can be again. United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain during a “Fighting ...

May Day — or International Workers' Day — started in America. Here's the full history The holiday commemorates labor activists' decades-long struggle to establishing the eight-hour workday.

In some countries, May Day is a public holiday for workers, including France, Kenya and China, where it lasts five days. In Russia, Communist-led May Day celebrations were once massive affairs.

May Day, celebrated by workers across the globe as International Labor Day, occurs on May 1 each year. This year, activists in the U.S. aim to build on the momentum of recent widespread grassroots ...

Depending on where you live, May Day is either an ancient European spring festival or a day of support for immigrants and workers’ rights. In most nations, May 1 is an official public holiday ...

May Day has been celebrated in the U.S. since early in the 20th century, according to the Library of Congress' American Folklife Center and Veterans History Project.