In The Year Game - Part Deux
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In The Year Game - Part Deux
I'm cribbing the idea from the thread Sorus bumped recently, except that for this game we'll use the current post count for the month. (The drawback of the other thread is that the number is so high now that all the events have to be set in the future.)
I'll kick off:
1980: 'Suicide is Painless' (Theme from M*A*S*H) was Number 1 in the UK for three weeks.
I'll kick off:
1980: 'Suicide is Painless' (Theme from M*A*S*H) was Number 1 in the UK for three weeks.
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2014 - KW renews efforts to increase participation.
It amused me at the time.ussusimiel wrote:(The drawback of the other thread is that the number is so high now that all the events have to be set in the future.)
Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?
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I could see that! However, it also had the drawback that it now changes so rarely that we would be stuck in the 3600's for ages.Sorus wrote:It amused me at the time.ussusimiel wrote:(The drawback of the other thread is that the number is so high now that all the events have to be set in the future.)
We're back to the future now, but only for a couple of days!
2018: Donald Trump and Kanye West duke it out (literally, in a MMA/WWE ring) in the Presidential elections because Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders can no longer remember where the White House is!
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50: From Wiki:
- - Cologne is raised to the status of a city.
- Romans learn the use of soap from the Gauls.
57:
By place
Roman Empire
Envoys from Cilicia come to Rome to accuse their late governor, Cossutianus Captio, of extortion; the Roman Senate is supported in the case by Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.
Roman emperor Nero is also a Roman consul.
In Britain, Quintus Veranius Nepos becomes governor in place of Aulus Didius Gallus. He begins a campaign against the Silures of south Wales.
Also in Britain Venutius begins his rebellion against his wife Cartimandua.
Asia
The Chinese emperor grants the king of Nakoku a golden seal, being the oldest evidence of writing in Japan. In return the king sent an envoy to China.
Accession of Chinese emperor Han Mingdi.
Accession of the Silla king Talhae.
By topic
Religion
Paul of Tarsus writes his Second Epistle to the Corinthians and his Epistle to the Romans (probable date).
By place
Roman Empire
Envoys from Cilicia come to Rome to accuse their late governor, Cossutianus Captio, of extortion; the Roman Senate is supported in the case by Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.
Roman emperor Nero is also a Roman consul.
In Britain, Quintus Veranius Nepos becomes governor in place of Aulus Didius Gallus. He begins a campaign against the Silures of south Wales.
Also in Britain Venutius begins his rebellion against his wife Cartimandua.
Asia
The Chinese emperor grants the king of Nakoku a golden seal, being the oldest evidence of writing in Japan. In return the king sent an envoy to China.
Accession of Chinese emperor Han Mingdi.
Accession of the Silla king Talhae.
By topic
Religion
Paul of Tarsus writes his Second Epistle to the Corinthians and his Epistle to the Romans (probable date).
"You make me think Hell is run like a corporation."
"It's the other way around, but yes."
Obaki, Too Much Information
"It's the other way around, but yes."
Obaki, Too Much Information
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1122: The Concordat of Worms resolves the Investiture Controversy, thus bringing to an end the first phase of the power struggle between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Emperors. (I always thought that the Diet of Worms was a hilarious name )
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1181: Chinese and Japanese astronomers observe what has since come to be understood as a supernova. One of only eight supernovae in the Milky Way observed in recorded history, it appears in the constellation Cassiopeia and is visible in the night sky for about 185 days. The radio source 3C58 is thought to be the remnant from this event.
(I learned something new, and now I want to know more!)
(I learned something new, and now I want to know more!)
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1245: birth on January 16 – Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster, son of Henry III of England (d. 1296)
Between 1276 and 1284 he governed the counties of Champagne and Brie with his second wife, Blanche of Artois, in the name of her daughter Joan. His nickname, "Crouchback" (meaning "crossed-back"), refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade.
(Interesting name, and interesting counties to govern, you'd likely end up with gout if you didn;t head off on a old Crusade or two! )
Between 1276 and 1284 he governed the counties of Champagne and Brie with his second wife, Blanche of Artois, in the name of her daughter Joan. His nickname, "Crouchback" (meaning "crossed-back"), refers to his participation in the Ninth Crusade.
(Interesting name, and interesting counties to govern, you'd likely end up with gout if you didn;t head off on a old Crusade or two! )
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1833: February 6 - His Royal Highness Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig of Bavaria assumes the title His Majesty Othon the First, by the Grace of God, King of Greece, Prince of Bavaria.
(Seems like the Greeks have had issues with the Germans for more than a while.)
(Seems like the Greeks have had issues with the Germans for more than a while.)
Tho' all the maps of blood and flesh
Are posted on the door,
There's no one who has told us yet
What Boogie Street is for.
Are posted on the door,
There's no one who has told us yet
What Boogie Street is for.
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450 - Metal horseshoes come into more common use in the Near East and in Europe, increasing the efficiency of horsepower in agriculture and transportation.
(Brought my own hyphen to avoid formatting issues.)
(Brought my own hyphen to avoid formatting issues.)
Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?