The idea of leap years dates back to 45 B.C. when the Ancient Roman emperor Julius Caesar instituted the Julian calendar, which was made up of 365 days separated into the 12 months we still use in ...

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.

The year 1700 was a leap year by the Julian calendar but not by the Gregorian, and therefore March 1, 1700, Julian, corresponded to March 12, 1700, Gregorian, the difference then amounting to ...

Despite its accuracy, the Gregorian calendar is not flawless. Instead of being off by one day every 128 years like the Julian calendar, the Gregorian calendar falls short once every 3,030 years ...

But not everyone was quick to adopt the Gregorian calendar. Sweden even switched back and forth between the Julian and Gregorian calendars, with the resultant mix-ups eventually requiring an extra ...

The difference is due to the fact that most Orthodox churches use the Julian calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 B.C. and the Catholic Church uses the Gregorian calendar introduced by ...

As a result, December 25 in the Julian calendar now corresponds to January 7 in the Gregorian calendar, creating a 13-day difference between the two Christmas celebrations.

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 the Julian calendar, the new year began on March 25. So March 24, 1701 would be followed directly by March 25, 1702. The Gregorian calendar, as we know today, begins on January 1.