What happened today in 2136 BC?
No doubt Google will come to the rescue of those who don’t know (mutters beneath his breath that the world is not what it used to be)
What happened today in 2136 BC?
No doubt Google will come to the rescue of those who don’t know (mutters beneath his breath that the world is not what it used to be)
um, that would be 2136 BCE
Kevin Rudd first said “a cunning politician”.
So are you going to tell us, or what?
The first recorded total eclipse – in China
Well did you know it was also the Earth’s 1838th birthday that day?
http://www.metafilter.com/65799/No-dearth-of-mirth-today
And today is the 6010th birthday? Certainly no BCE for that calculation.
6010 was yesterday, that lunatic Ussher calculated the day was 23rd October 4004 BC (certainly not BCE). As a geologist I feel dirty just having written that date…
But did Ussher make allowances for the shift from the Gregorian to Julian calendar? I think we should be told.
The Ionians arrived in Anatolia settling into the region of Troy. Which explains why the Turks are now hopping into their tanks I suppose.