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    What is the origin of July as a name for the month?

    Question #106736. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Jun 30 09 8:01 PM)


    neelie_447

    		The Roman Senate named the month of July after Julius Caesar to honor him for reforming their calendar, which had degenerated into a chaotic embarrassment. Bad calculations caused the months to drift wildly across the seasons—January, for example, had begun to fall in the autumn.

    http://www.infoplease.com/spot/history-of-august.html

    Jun 30 09, 8:03 PM

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