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

In the year, Britain made a bold shift to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was vastly out of sync with the real solar year. This discrepancy led to confusion and disagreement about the correct date. To rectify this issue, Parliament passed a revolutionary reform: the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.

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