Happy 146th Birthday British ColumbiaOn July 20, 1871, British Columbia became the sixth province of the Dominion of Canada.

First Day of Fall. September equinox marks the moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator - the imaginary line in the sky above the Earth's equator - from north to south. On the equinox, night and day are nearly exactly the same length - 12 hours - all over the world.