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BFreeFranklin t1_itzwyjq wrote

Does anyone know whether that’s an Old Style date?

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BasileusLeoIII t1_iu01hby wrote

TIL we only switched from the Julian to Gregorian calendar in 1752, thats so wild

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mobileagnes t1_iu07oup wrote

Sounds like we switched with Britain, as that year is when they switched. If you use Linux, open a terminal window and enter cal 9 1752 you may see those 11 days missing, with a jump from the 3rd to the 14th.

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2HauntedGravy t1_iu1x5sc wrote

The song Political Mysticism by the band Make Believe is about this very event

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joeltheprocess76 OP t1_itzzmxr wrote

It’s the date that William Penn arrived and it’s on the City Charter

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BFreeFranklin t1_iu025as wrote

If that’s Old Style October 27, it would correspond with a modern (New Style) date in early November or something like that. I’m wondering which style was used.

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nihility101 t1_iu260ng wrote

Heileman’s Old Style was the only thing that popped into my head and made me confused.

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