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Grade 8, Social Studies Std 1.2: Identifying the birth of Christ as the basis of the Gregorian calendar as used in the United States since its beginning and in most countries of the world today, as the signified by B.C. (before Christ) and A.D. (Anno Domini, Latin for "in the year of our Lord").

Lesson Plans: April Fool's Day Students examine the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar in Europe and the celebration of April Fool's Day The Calendar Students compare the Julian and Gregorian Calendars; examining the solar events that are the basis for our measurement of time.

Resources: The Curious History of the Gregorian Calendar
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