1844

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the gregorian calendar designation?Leap year, starting on Monday
2. What is the julian calendar designation?Leap year, starting on Saturday
3. Why did some places in 1844 skip December 31?They removed December 31, so Monday December 30 was followed by Wednesday January 1.
4. What is a leap year and how did it work in 1844?A leap year has an extra day; 1844 was a leap year in both calendars, starting on Monday in the Gregorian and Saturday in the Julian.

Gregorian Calendar: The solar calendar currently used in most of the world, adopted to correct the inaccuracies of the Julian calendar.
Julian Calendar: A lunisolar calendar established by Julius Caesar, characterized by a simpler leap year rule that led to accumulated temporal drift.
International Date Line: A global demarcation line, roughly following the 180th meridian, where the calendar date changes by one day.
Temporal Synchronization: The process of aligning different systems or records of time to a common standard.