This Day in History: 1582-10-05
– In a bold move, Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calendar, effectively “robbing” the world of ten days ๐ โก๏ธ๐. This change was to fix the quirks of the Julian calendar, which had been rolling since Julius Caesar set it up in 45 BCE โณ. So, instead of chilling on October 5th ๐, people in the adopting countries were suddenly fast-forwarded to October 15th ๐, creating a calendar jump for the history books ๐โจ.