In seventeen fifty-two, Britain made a bold adjustment to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was slightly out of sync with the true solar year. This discrepancy resulted in confusion and disagreement about the accurate date. To fix this issue, Parliament enacted a transformative reform: the adoption of t

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