In the year, Britain made a bold change to its calendar. For centuries, the nation had followed the Julian calendar, which was considerably out of sync with the true solar year. This discrepancy caused confusion and dispute about the correct date. To fix this issue, Parliament passed a transformative reform: the adoption of the Gregorian calendar.

One sunny/bright/clear afternoon in the late 1580s/1590, a small colony/115 settlers/a group of adventurers on Roanoke Island vanished without a trace/clue/whisper. This event, known as the Lost Colony of Roanoke, has haunted/baffled/puzzled historians and amateur sleuths/investigators/enthusiaists for centuries/generations/decades. Despite/In spit