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Apr 17, 2024 · Gregorian calendar, solar dating system now in general use. It was proclaimed in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII as a reform of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar differs from the Julian only in that no century year is a leap year unless it is exactly divisible by 400 (e.g., 2000).
Apr 10, 2024 · Updated: April 10, 2024. $100 in 1874 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2,739.75 today, an increase of $2,639.75 over 150 years. The dollar had an average inflation rate of 2.23% per year between 1874 and today, producing a cumulative price increase of 2,639.75%.
4 days ago · It's a solar calendar (solar meaning based on the earths orbit around the sun) with 365 days in the common year and 366 days in the leap year. The calendar is made up of 12 months, 7 months with 31 days, 4 months with 30 days, and the last month with 28 or 29 days depending if its a leap year.
5 days ago · Very simple table compares average wages for each year from 1870-1898. Source: U.S. Dept of Labor Bulletin #18 (Sep 1898).
6 days ago · The year-over-year inflation rate was 7.0% at the end of 2021 and 6.5% at the end of 2022. At the end of 2023, it was 3.4%.
Regnal year. A regnal year is a year of the reign of a sovereign, from the Latin regnum meaning kingdom, rule. Regnal years considered the date as an ordinal, not a cardinal number. For example, a monarch could have a first year of rule, a second year of rule, a third year of rule, and so on, but not a zeroth year of rule.
1 day ago · Shows average prices of bread in England for each year from 1660-1899 on pages 27-35. Source: Three Centuries of Prices of Wheat, Flour and Bread (not a government document). The introduction to this table explains that these prices are for the type of bread consumed by lower middle classes, not the "fancy bread."
