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Originally Posted by rem736
but if people are working on a 24-hour schedule (in shifts, of course), Dolly would be singing 00 to 24, not 09 to 17.  |
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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
Gregorian calendar introduced in 1582.
Roman numerals replaced by Hindu-Arabic numerals over a period spanning approx 1000 A.D. - 1500 A.D.
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However, it took centuries for the Gregorian Calendar (GC) to be fully adopted. As an example, due to the differences between the Julian and Gregorian Calendars that George Washington has two dates of birth per Wikipedia:
- 11 Feb 1731 Old Style
- 22 Feb 1732 New Style
It's too bad we can't adopt the 13-month calendar (12 months of 28 days, and the last month has 29 days or 30 days in a Leap Year) or a new version of the 12-month calendar (odd months have 30 days, even months have 31 days except for the 12th month [which has 30 days or 31 in Leap Years]). It would be much less confusing that the current calendar.