Gods, kings and numbers are involved What’s in a name? Have you ever wondered about the origins of month names? Some months, ...

The Fourth of July is a good holiday, but simply not great enough to carry an entire month. January is like a month-long hangover that kicks off with a literal hangover on New Year's Day. Begin ...

Quintilis is Latin for “fifth”, that is, it was the fifth month in the earliest calendar attributed to Romulus, which began with Martius (“Mars’ month,” March) and had 10 months. After the calendar ...

But the real strength in my ranking is that it places the summer months of July and August where they belong -- dead last. Honestly I wish there was another month of the year just so I could give ...