On Oct. 5, 1582, the Catholic nations of Europe replaced the Julian calendar with the Gregorian calendar. The switch required the 10 days after Oct. 4 to be skipped. Read more about the implications of this change. Those nations that were not under the control of the Vatican waited much longer to switch to the Gregorian calendar, which is why George Washington has two birthdays.
Each day, SweetSearch2Day includes an Earth Science Photo of the day from NASA's Earth Science Division. Yesterday's picture shows the Vottovaara Mountain in Russia, which was formed after the retreat of glacial ice 10,000 years ago.
Today is the 74th birthday of Vaclav Havel, a revolutionary, a poet, a playwright and a president. Although he was reluctant to become a public figure, he has been one of the most influential people in Czech history.
From today's news widgets, Scholastic covers the recovery of a lost language, and Time's photo essay is about the stigma women in India face when they suffer from a loss of pigment in their skin.
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