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Leap years in the Gregorian calendar

  • 1840On the 6th of May, 1840, a small black rectangle with Queen Victoria's profile appeared in mailboxes across Britain. This Penny Black stamp marked the first…
  • 1760On the 25th of October, King George II died in London. His grandson became King George III at age twenty-two. This single death triggered a chain reaction…