September 1752 had only 19 days!

Have u ever seen the calendar for September 1752???All of you from the Linux brethren, try this. At $ prompt, type: cal 9 1752.



Isn’t the output queer? A month with a whole of eleven days missing.
This was the time England shifted from Roman Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, and the king of England ordered those 11 days to be wiped off the face of the month of September of 1752. (What couldn’t a King do in those days?!)
Rumors spread that employees are losing 11 days' pay, and everybody is losing 11 days of his life. Londoners cried, "Give us our 11 days back!" And people rioted in the streets to protest the calendar change. Benjamin Franklin wrote "It is pleasant for an old man to be able to go to bed on September 2, and not have to get up until September 14."
And yes,\nthe workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And\nthat’s how “Paid Leave” was born. Hail the King!!!And yes, the workers worked for 11 days less, but got paid for the entire 30 days. And that’s how “Paid Leave” was born. Hail the King!!!


Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1752