14 September 1752 September 13, 2014 Author: Staff The British Empire adopts the Gregorian calendar. To do so, they skip eleven days. Famous Words of Inspiration..."Being busy does not always mean real work. The object of all work is production or accomplishment and to either of these ends there must be forethought, system, planning, intelligence, and honest purpose, as well as perspiration. Seeming to do is not doing." Thomas A. Edison — Click here for more from Thomas A. Edison Related posts: 15 June 1752 30 September 1888 14 September 1954 14 September 1994 14 September 1901 Categories: History Tags: 14 September, 1752