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  1. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
  2. Path: howland.reston.ans.net!torn!news!apollo!saed
  3. From: saed@engn.uwindsor.ca (Saed Aryan,13325,1100,g)
  4. Subject: Re: Leap year
  5. X-Nntp-Posting-Host: apollo.engn.uwindsor.ca
  6. Message-ID: <DntnuA.9AD@news.uwindsor.ca>
  7. Sender: news@news.uwindsor.ca (Usenet)
  8. Reply-To: saed@engn.uwindsor.ca
  9. Organization: VLSI Research Group - University of Windsor
  10. References: <313BE997.105E@ix.netcom.com>
  11. Date: Wed, 6 Mar 1996 01:22:58 GMT
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  13. >> .... However, since the Gregorian
  14. >> calendar's synchronization was effective 1582, we shouldn't have to worry
  15. >> about it until around 4800 or 5000. 
  16. >The U.S. adopted it in 1752.  Try: cal 9 1752
  17.  
  18. No, the U.S. weren't around in 1752. It was AT&T Bell labs who adopted it in
  19. October 1752.
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