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From: devine@vianet.UUCP (Bob Devine)
Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd
Subject: Re: bug in cal(1)
Message-ID: <128@vianet.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Jan-87 20:43:14 EST
Article-I.D.: vianet.128
Posted: Wed Jan 21 20:43:14 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 22-Jan-87 03:49:19 EST
References: <21173@styx.UUCP> <11624@sun.uucp> <125@vianet.UUCP> <4521@watmath.UUCP>
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Summary: History of the world - Part 57

> In article <125@vianet.UUCP>, devine@vianet.UUCP (Bob Devine) writes:
> > ...  The Emporor Constantine created
> > the 7-day week by fiat in about the 4th century AD.

In article <4521@watmath.UUCP>, rbutterworth@watmath.UUCP (Ray Butterworth) writes:
> Gee.  I thought God created the 7-day week in about the 40th century BC.

  What happened is that Constantine converted to Christianity and
ordered that everyone under his dominion use the 7 day week.  The
Catholic church used 7 days cuz the Jews did cuz Moses set up that
convention when he left Egypt cuz it was used there cuz the 
Babylonians did (Egyptians used 10 days) cuz ...

Bob Devine