History

#OTD 270 years ago people in Britain went to bed and woke up again on 14 September; the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar meant the loss of 11 days. The unpopular change was followed by 'calendar riots'; many clung to old dates for Christmas and May Day for centuries thereafter pic.twitter.com/nw9N6GUoHu

— Dr Francis Young (@DrFrancisYoung) September 2, 2022