In The Year Game - Part Deux

[Sorus]

2363 - USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is launched from the Utopia Planitia shipyards in Mars orbit, and becomes the Federation's new flagship.

[aTOMiC]

2483 - The Earth colony in the Sack Lunch nebula is attacked by a swarm of flesh eating whatchamacallits that completely consume the colonists but ultimately the entire whatchamacallit race dies from spontaneous obesity caused by eating humans out of season.

[Sorus]

930 - Establishment of the Althing, the parliament of Iceland, at ingvellir ("Thing Fields"). Chieftains from various tribes assemble for 2 weeks (at a thing) to settle disputes, arrange marriages - it continues in existence into the 21st century as the world's oldest parliament of the Icelandic Commonwealth.


(If anyone needs me, I'll be down the etymological rabbithole, following thing.)

[aTOMiC]

1154 - Stephen, King of England dies at Dover, and is succeeded by Henry Plantagenet, the son of his cousin Matilda.

[Sorus]

1574 - Battle of Mookerheyde: Spanish forces under Sancho de Avila defeat the rebel forces of Louis of Nassau, who is killed.


Probably not the most significant event of the year, but Mookerheyde is an awesome word.

[dANdeLION]

2017 - Xenophobia overwhelms my ficticious pet chicken.

[Cord Hurn]

In the year 1290: Upon the death of Magnus III, he is succeeded by his 10-year-old son Birger as king of Sweden.

[sgt.null]

1492 Colombo in rumpled jacket said boo