May is almost here, bringing warmer weather and various holidays, such as Mother's Day, Memorial Day and Cinco de Mayo. While Cinco de Mayo is the most popular reason to celebrate May 5, this year, ...

Today is Cinco de Mayo. And this year, the fifth of May is filled with mathematical joy. It is — Square Root Day! It all started in 1981. "I was writing a check in late August," says Ron Gordon, who ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- In case you didn't know it, Monday is Square Root Day. It's 4-4-16. As you'll take note, both the day and month are the square root of the last two digits of the year.

Mark your calendar for Monday, May 5, which marks a rare mathematical holiday. This May 5, 2025, is Square Root Day, an event that only happens nine times each century. It occurs when the day and ...

Years ago, no math education was complete without understanding how to compute a square root. Today, you are probably just ...