Calendar Dates From 1882 Will Last Until 2500
The Gregorian calendar, instituted in 1582, is unlikely to be replaced until at least 2500 A D, with mathematicians guaranteeing accuracy. The piece notes continued debates over daylight saving time and time zone adjustments such as extensions of Eastern Time westward in Kentucky. It explains the solar year and the leap year rule: years divisible by four, except centuries, are leap years only if divisible by four after removing the trailing zeros.
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Gregory
United States
Kentucky
Rose Bowl’s Rise Within Tournament of Roses History
The Rose Bowl began in 1902 as a supplement to the Tournament of Roses. Michigan beat Stanford that year and chariot races replaced football afterward until 1916. The California classic, dubbed the daddy of bowl games, has grown since and played a major role continuing to this day.
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Michigan
Stanford
The Long Year 46 B C Contained 445 Days
The year 46 B C was the longest in calendar history with 445 days. Roman reform by Julius Caesar inserted two months between November and December to align with the sun, after earlier calendar revisions by Numa Pompilius and others.
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B. C
Numa Pompilius
Julius Ceasar
French New Year: Sacred Ceremonies and Customs
French New Year blends celebration with solemn ritual. Churches fill on New Year’s Eve the Vigil of St Sylvester. Rural parishes bless cattle for protection and Mass is offered for the year ahead. Families visit graves and remember the dead as part of the day. Resolutions carry caution and intent.
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Sylvester
Comparing DHIA record systems for dairy herds and farm fire prevention tips
The feature compares Standard DHIA and Owner-Sampler dairy record systems, detailing monthly farm visits versus owner-recorded yields and samples, and notes that Standard DHIA provides more services at higher cost. It also offers fire prevention guidance emphasizing heating systems, wiring inspection, proper fusing, calf rearing, and planning for stockers and feeders along with winter windbreaks to cut fuel bills.
Windbreaks and lumber help farms in Maryland
A windbreak shelters cattle and children from snow and cold, reduces digging labor after storms, and enhances farm and suburban sightlines. January is ideal for cutting and piling home grown lumber from mature Maryland woodlots to improve farms and woods, with Fact Sheet 9 guiding suitable tree uses.
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Maryland
Maryland Farm Front This Week on Wheat Crop
Maryland reports for 1959 show winter wheat planted area up slightly from last year but yields and production below 1955 levels. Seedings total about 45.1 million acres, 12 percent under the long-term average, with an estimated 957 million bushels for 1959 versus 1.18 billion last year. The report notes acreage moved into the Conservation Reserve for 1959 and explains freed acres from 1958 Acreage Reserve. Rye sown in fall 1958 is 3.9 million acres, 12 percent under 1957 and slightly below average, with Maryland plantings at 177,000 acres for 1959. Nevertheless, a 5 percent increase in Maryland wheat production is indicated due to better yields as of December 1.
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Maryland
Christmas Holiday Visits and Local Figures in Caroline County
Caroline County notes Christmas visits and family gatherings across Greensbo ro and surrounding towns. Local residents El sie Marvel reports numerous holiday calls, promotions, hospital stays, and guests from Dover Delmar Chester Pa and Rockville Md. Sgt Robert Wyatt promotes in Augsburg Germany amid wartime service. Continuous family updates end with a call to subscribe to The Journal.
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Inf. Div
Augsburg
Germany
Wyatt
William Morgan
Newark
Alfred Blackburn
Medford Starkey
Sadlersville
Robert Edge
Frederica
Hugh Butler
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Buddy Spiering and Sons
Irving Woswell
Virgie Cartwright
Dover
Lewis Taylor
Felton
Samuel Carrow
Clara Seward
Nelson Forney
B. C. Beckham
Anna Sipple
Ken Bostick
Bill Sipple
Gary
Lawrence Sipple
Chester
Billy Sipple
Rockville
Donald Travis
Washington
Nelson
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Greensboro
Elsie S. Marvel
Caroline County
Willie Tolson
Grasonville
Edward Dean
Rowena
Harris
Tommie Boney
Delmar
Lee
Preston King
Wayne
Purnal
Ray Turner
Henderson
Robert Binebrink
Salisbury
Bonnie Parks
Melvin Parks
Crumpton
Florence Taylor
Ann
Robert Wyatt
William H. Wyatt
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