People are known to pull pranks on April 1st, but how did April Fools' Day begin and why? Here's all you need to know about ...

After consulting with scientific experts, in 46 B.C., he introduced the Julian calendar. In this calendar, Jan. 1 was established as the official first day of the new year. This coincides with the ...

The History Channel reports that in 1582, France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, changing the start of the new year to Jan. 1. In the Julian calendar, the new year ...

“In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1,” the History Channel says. “People who were slow to get the news or failed to ...

That year, France changed its calendar system from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. The Gregorian calendar, which is the system we now use, shows the new year as starting on January 1.

The origins of April Fools' Day date back to the 16th century, and came about when France switched from the Julian calendar to the ... that the start of the new year had moved to January 1 and ...

A calendar notation in which the date is represented by one number. For example, the Julian date for December 11, 1942 is 2430705; while December 12, 1942 is 2430706. The Julian date is widely ...

Previously, the French used the Julian calendar when each year began on the spring equinox, which usually fell near April 1. However, under the Gregorian calendar, the new year started Jan. 1.