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MAPS OF HISTORY · ON THIS DAY · February 24 · 1582

ON THIS DAY · 24 FEBRUARY 1582

Pope Gregory XIII reforms the calendar; ten days will vanish that…

Pope Gregory XIII reforms the calendar; ten days will vanish that October. Britain holds out for another 170 years.

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