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To: hanamizu

To nitpick, the British dropped 11 days in order to make the change to the Gregorian calendar. There were protests in England by people who thought they had had 11 days stolen from them: “Give us back our 11 days!” The change did have the effect of making dates 11 days later in the year.


21 posted on 02/21/2022 11:22:13 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

“To nitpick, the British dropped 11 days in order to make the change...”


No, you are not nitpicking, you are correct.


40 posted on 02/21/2022 11:35:55 AM PST by hanamizu
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