The next day was the fourteenthSourced
In Britain, 2 September 1752 was followed by 14 September
When Britain changed calendars in 1752, Wednesday 2 September was followed by Thursday 14 September. Eleven date numbers were skipped to correct the difference between the calendars. People had not slept through eleven days: the following weekday still arrived normally.
Time kept moving while the calendar’s numbers jumped.
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