Gregorian calendar is today's internationally accepted calendar but that wasn't always the case. Before 1752, Britain and its Empire followed the Julian calendar, implemented by Julius Caesar in ...

This perplexed many people, including the Catholic Church, which based its holidays on the vernal, or spring, equinox. In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII (hence the name, Gregorian calendar) decreed that ...

Over time, the Gregorian calendar was adopted by countries around the world — Japan in 1873, China in 1912, and Saudi Arabia in 2016, just to name a few. It is now the closest thing we have on ...

This is evident in the riot that broke out after England switched from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752 and lost eleven days. On the surface, various calendars may seem very different ...

It was only in 1752 — about 170 years after it was proclaimed by Gregory XIII — when England adopted the Gregorian calendar. When it was introduced, Benjamin Franklin (who lived in London ...

This is evident in the riot that broke out after England switched from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar in 1752 and lost eleven days. On the surface, various calendars may seem very different ...

In honor of Leap Day, this read is for the history nerds. Ever wonder how America caught our calendar up with the rest of the world? In September 1752, we skipped over 11 days.

Because England did not adopt the Gregorian calendar (named after Pope Gregory XIII and adopted by most Catholic countries in 1582-1584) until 1752, the first president was born under the Julian ...