Solar Calendar Leap-Year Day Eclipse in 1504 Saves Columbus' Crew
Today (Thursday, 2024 February 29) marks Leap-Year Day, the day of the Solar Calendar that comes around, usually once every four years. On the Leap-Year Day in 1504, explorer Christopher Columbus' crew was saved from starvation, when an Eclipse of the Moon was used to scare native Jamaicans to resume feeding the ship-wrecked crew.
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Solar Calendar Leap-Year Day Eclipse in 1504 Saves Columbus' Crew
Illustration of explorer Christopher Columbus predicting the Eclipse of the Moon 520 years ago on 1504 February ...
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