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The Gregorian Calendar

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On this day in history–October 15, 1582, Pope Gregory XIII implemented the Gregorian calendar. In several Catholic countries, the calendar for 1582 skipped directly from October 4 to October 15.

For an interesting blog post about the history of the Gregorian calendar go here.

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