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Arbilad started this game in another forum and I LOVE it... cause I just really love reading and looking for little history factoids. I think this will be really fun here because of the number of members and the post counts are a lot more diverse. But if there is no interest it's not a biggie... Here is Arbi's explanation:
quote: I've thought up a game that hopefully will be fun for everyone. The rules are simple. First, look at the post count of the last person on that thread. Then, name a historical event that happened in the year that corresponds with that number. Be sure to post what year you're using, since post counts change as people post more. So, for example, if the last poster had a post count of 1776, I would, in my post, name the year (1776), then try to find a historical event that happened in that year.
If the person's post count is higher than the actual current year, then simply use the last three digits of their post count. You can then choose between that as the year, or add a thousand. So, for example, if [someone had] 2278 posts, and he was the last poster, I could choose either the year 278 or 1278.
Okay, there you have it, I'll go first.
Year: 1915 (my last post count minus the 3 and adding a 1, since I am the first player) Event: Hiram Bingham III finishes his explorations of Machu Picchu , begun in 1911
**Thanks Arbi, for letting me borrow your idea! I hope that is okay... I really do like this game!**
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March 31, 1917: The U.S. bought the Danish West Indies and renamed them the Virgin Islands. I thought for some reason it was more recent then this. Shows you what I know about history.
Cool game.
(I'm suppose to use the last posters post number for the year, right?)
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post 4531 becomes 1531 A.D. 1531 Henry VIII recognized as supreme head of the Church in England
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784 A.D. Adeiladu Clawdd Offa Offa of Mercia, a powerful Saxon king, builds Offa's Dyke, marking Wales' eastern boundary. The Dyke is not a fortified one, but a permanent boundary line. How do I remember all this stuff? Duh.
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August 25 1609 - Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers. He is the first to perform observational astronomy as he observes the moons of Jupiter, after the manner of the ancient Egyptians who named the stars (astro-nomers), at the Edfu temple, over 2000 years earlier.
I actually knew that one, and looked up the details... We love the stars...
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532 AD The system of numbering years as AD (Anno Domini, in the year of our Lord) starting from the year in which it was thought that Christ was born, was first used. (Among Europeans, that is)
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In 927 BC, on the death of king Solomon, his son Rehoboam is unable to hold the tribes of Israel together, and the northern part secedes to become the kingdom of Israel, making Jeroboam its king. Rehoboam was left to rule the kingdom of Judah.
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2 cool facts for the year 635, the current post count of Arbilad: (ETA- to correct spelling of Arbilad's name, thanks to the person who pointed this out).
quote:Astronomy
A clear statement of the rule that the tail of a comet always points away from the Sun is written in China. See also 1540 Astronomy.
Mathematics The value of π is given as 3.1415927 (using decimals) in the official history of the short-lived Sui dynasty of China. See also 600 Mathematics.
ETA: OK, I just realized Arbilad's current post count is actually 1410, the battle of Tannenberg (Grünwald) in the year 1410
Sorry for the goof, I'd looked at his Member # by accident. But I like the year 635 facts better, so will keep them there!
January 11-May 6 - First recorded lottery in England performed nonstop at the west door of the St. Paul's Cathedral. Each share costs 10 shillings and proceeds are used to repair the harbors and for other public works.
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129 A.D. Emperor Hadrian of Rome is fortifying Europe to consolidate his domain, including his wall in Britain.
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This post doesn't "count" towards this game, please use the post of whoever posted prior to me.
Arbilad: Sorry that I spelled your name wrong in my original post where I came out w/a fact for your post count. I didn't realize I'd done so until someone pointed it out to me, no offense intended!! Thanks.
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169 A.D. Rome has had two co-emperors, Lucius Verus & Marcus Aurelius. In 169, Lucius dies (sources disagree whether from bubonic plague or food poisoning, but they're equally exciting). Marcus is left by himself on the throne.
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The Victorian system of the Cursus Paschalis was made official by synod in Gaul in 541AD.
1541AD January - June
April 7: Voyage of Francis Xavier.February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. April 7 - Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies. April 24 - The Battle of Sahart was fought between the army of Ethiopian Emperor and forces of Imam Ahmad Gragn. May 8 - Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River, naming it the Rio de Espiritu Santo ("River of Holy Spirit"). May 23 - Jacques Cartier departs Saint-Malo France on his third voyage. The first official translation of the entire Bible into Swedish is made.
May 8: De Soto at Mississippi River. [edit] July - December July 9 - Estevão da Gama departs Massawa, leaving behind 400 matchlockmen and 150 slaves under his brother Christovão da Gama, with orders to assist the Emperor of Ethiopia defeat Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi who has invaded his Empire. August 29 - The Janissaries of Suleiman the Magnificent take Buda by ruse, hiding themselves as visitors.
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644 A.D. After the death of Muhammad in 632 A.D., his followers continue to expand the Islamic empire into the Holy Land, Egypt much of North Africa, Syria, Persia, southern Spain and France, and other parts of Asia.
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