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--- >-- > > > > > >Really Interesting! >An Interesting History of 1752 > >Here is an interesting historical fact that you probably didn't know, (I sure >didn't). Just have a look at the calendar for the month of September 1752. > >(If you think I'm joking, you may search it on Google and see it for yourself.) > >In case you haven't noticed, 11 days are simply missing from the month. > >Here's the explanation: This was the month during which England shifted from >the Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar. > >A Julian year was 11 days longer than a Gregorian year. So, the King of >England ordered 11 days to be wiped off the face of that particular month. (A >King could order anything, couldn't he?) >So, the workers worked for 11 days less that month, but got paid for the whole >month. That's how the concept of "paid leave" was born. Hail the King!!! > >In the Roman Julian Calendar, April used to be the first month of the year; >but the Gregorian Calendar observed January as the first month. Even after >shifting to the Gregorian Calendar, many people refused to give up old >traditions and continued celebrating 1st April as the New Year's Day. When >simple orders didn't work, the King finally issued a royal dictum; which >stated that those who celebrated 1st April as the new year's day would be >labelled as fools. > >From then on, 1st April became April Fool's Day.History is really interesting, >isn't it ? > > > > >__._,_.___ > > > > > > >__,_._,___ > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Skorydov MyTaxAssistant Member Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/skorydovmytaxassistant?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
