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22
sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
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Nova Scotia once lost 11 days in a single night
A switch from the Julian to Gregorian calendar in 1752 wiped away more than a week across the British Empire
Spring forward, fall back.
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switch → lose → Empire
Twice a year, much of the country issues a collective grumble when the time comes to adjust the clocks.
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time → issue → clocks
That modern hassle pales in comparison to 1752, when 11 days vanished into thin air.
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days → pal → air
People in the entire British Empire went to bed on Sept. 2 and woke up, presumably refreshed and a bit peckish, on Sept. 14.
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People → go → Sept.
In 1750, the British Parliament passed "An Act for regulating the Commencement of the Year, and for correcting the Calendar now in use," titled the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750.
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Parliament → pass → use
The legislation was set to take effect two years later.
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legislation → set → effect
Halifax had been founded three years before the date change.
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Halifax → found → change
At the time Britain was still using the Julian calendar, while most of Western Europe had adopted the Gregorian calendar introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.
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most → use → 1582
As historian Robin Eagles notes on The History of Parliament website, by 1752 "Britain was out of step with the continent by eleven days."
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Britain → note → days
The discrepancy was "further complicated by the use of 25 March rather than 1 January in England as the beginning of the year."
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discrepancy → complicate → year
Under the provisions of the act, the 11 days were dropped after Sept. 2, 1752.
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days → drop → Sept.
The next day became Sept. 14.
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day → become → ?
The shift was especially confusing in the Maritimes, where the Acadians had already been using the Gregorian calendar for generations.
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Acadians → use → generations
The French had adopted the calendar in December 1582, so when the British in Nova Scotia made the switch in 1752, they were simply catching up to a system the French-speaking population already followed.
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population → adopt → system
The Acadians likely spent little time dwelling on the shift.
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Acadians → spend → shift
They were already locked in a confrontation with Gov. Edward Cornwallis over their refusal to swear an unconditional oath of allegiance to the British Crown — a standoff that culminated in their forced expulsion just three years later.
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that → lock → expulsion
To alleviate concerns across the empire, the British government explicitly declared that removing the 11 days did not allow anyone to collect rent or interest early.
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anyone → alleviate → rent
Despite accounts of widespread "calendar riots" in England with people demanding their 11 days back, most historians regard this as an urban myth.
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historians → demand → myth
The first edition of the Halifax Gazette in March 1752 noted the upcoming change in passing, but never followed up on it.
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edition → note → it
The calendar change is reflected in a date jump in periodicals and colonial records, but otherwise caused no widespread disruption.
But further adjustments may be needed in the long run.
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adjustments → reflect → run
At the time, Benjamin Franklin noted in Poor Richard's Almanack that even the Gregorian calendar would need fine tuning eventually.
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calendar → note → tuning
"Here is still an Excess of one Hour, twenty Minutes, in four Centuries; which in 72 Centuries will amount to a whole Day."
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which → amount → Day
The Aporia
