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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