ENGLAND'S LEAP FORWARD: THE GREAT CALENDAR CHANGE OF 1752

In a time long ago, Britain made a bold shift to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was considerably out of sync with the true solar year. This discrepancy caused confusion and disagreement about the correct date. To resolve this issue, Parliament passed a revolutionary reform: the adoption of the Gregor

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