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How the Calendar Came To Be

 
How the Calendar Came To Be

Hail, Caesar! We who are about
to schedule salute you!

"Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November." But why? How'd we wind up with a calendar that has four months of 30 days, seven months of 31 days, and one of 28 (not to mention a leap year every four)? It's a long story--of lunar months, solar years, a caesar, and a pope. Here's the tale.


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