Since when does the year begin on January 1ᵉʳ?
Since the 16ᵉ century. In the Middle Ages, the year began on Easter Day. But Easter fluctuated according to the moon. Pope Gregory XIII modified the Julian calendar and had the Gregorian calendar adopted, which removed 10 days in one fell swoop. Thus, Friday October 15, 1582 succeeded Thursday October 4, 1582. Explanatory notes.
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Transport : Alain Samson on the roads of Europe
The president of Coordination Rurale 54: “They have nothing left to lose”.
Donald Trump announces his victory
An underground ocean three times larger than all our oceans combined
Health alert : mercury in canned tuna in Europe
Lebanon : Tsahal also kills journalists and rescue workers
USA: Hunter Biden pardoned by his president father
Joe Biden signed his son Hunter’s presidential pardon this 1ᵉʳ December 2024, sparing him a possible prison sentence for convictions related to illegal weapons possession and tax fraud. But the fraudulent activities of his father’s son go far beyond that.
Covid, Ukraine, Gaza : The Lost Honor of Journalists
Would the dice be loaded? Would global information now be controlled by a few planetary industrial groups? The question is raised with each election, with each crisis, in the United States, in France, and elsewhere. Social networks and lobbies have taken control of our brains.
SpaceX shakes up the space industry with a revolutionary rocket!
In a spectacular test flight today, Elon Musk’s company succeeded in recovering the first stage of its mega rocket, taking a crucial step towards the reuse of this heavy launcher.
Who do you think will pay off the colossal US debt?
The United States is going to siphon off its European “colonies” to pay off its 35,000 billion debt, says Valérie Bugault, PhD, independent researcher and author of numerous books, including “The Hidden Reasons for World Disorder.”
“Megalopolis”, Coppola’s excessiveness
“Neither chains nor masters”, the slave revolt
“Speak no evil”, a Sunday in the country
Once upon a time in America
Nancy: Exceptional trial of soccer swindlers
“Not a word” breaks the silence
The revolt of the “Little Hands”
Viggo Mortensen: “I grew up with Westerns”.
Rencontres de Gérardmer : ask for the program!
A photovoltaic park at the Chambley base (54)
Our daily bread : what regulations?
Solgne (Moselle) : An elected representative asks the mayor to lodge a complaint… against the mayor!
Major crime scene in Nancy
Cybercrime: Vosgian Sébastien Raoult sentenced in the United States
Nancy: New demonstration in solidarity with Gaza
