The Year That Lost 10 Days: How We Fixed the Calendar

Video Overview & Insights

The transition from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar was one of the strangest administrative shifts in history. In 1582, to correct a drift in the solar year, the world had to skip 10 full days. This video explores the history of why our year starts on January 1st and the mathematics behind the calendar we use today.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

00:39 First New Years

01:58 Shape of Time

03:22 Roman Rebuild

05:47 Medieval Detour

07:22 Gregorian Reset

09:18 Modern New Year

10:53 Conclusion

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