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From: howard@amdahl.UUCP (Howard C. Simonson)
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Subject: Re: Calendar 1.3
Message-ID: <3638@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 9-Sep-86 01:42:18 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  9 01:42:18 1986
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In article <1235@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> oster@lapis.berkeley.edu.UUCP (David Phillip Oster) writes:

> Note: Calendar 1.3 will not let you move back before 1753
> because the British colonies accepted our current calendar in September
> of 1752.  The change caused September 1752 to be shortened by 10 days.
> There were riots in England, as angry tenants shouted "Give us
> back our ten days" for you see, they were charged a full months rent.
> 
Aha, now that explains why vacations are usually a standard two weeks.
They're just giving us back our ten days :-).

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