Countdown from 2000
I saw this on another forum and thought it was the silliest thing ever, but it seemed strangely fun as well (kind of like being drunk, I guess). Anyway, the idea is to just count down from 2000 to 1, one post at a time. The only rule, I suppose, is no double posting.
So –
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1552
Jul 6, 1553 – Edward VI passed away on July 6, 1553 and at his death, Lady Jane was proclaimed queen
1555 – The oldest book kept in the Library is Belon’s “Natural history of birds…” published in Paris in 1555
your only allowed one post! 😀
1554
1555
1556
1557 – It was formerly Sir John Deane’s Grammar School, which was founded in 1557.
One more… and I’m going to bed…
Mar 5th 1558 – Smoking tobacco introduced in Europe by Francisco Fernandes
1559 – The oldest settlement in the United States, it was founded by a Spanish explorer in 1559
“Double Rods” courtesy of… http://www.1560thegame.com/media/?page_id=1223
1561 – History teachers always quoted the proverb, first recorded in 1561, “History repeats itself.”
Map of the Western World 1562
The 1562 Map of America by Diego Gutiérrez
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gmdhtml/gutierrz.html
April 1563 was 411 years before I was born!
April 23, 1564 William Shakespeare was born.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-shakespeare-born
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Two pair!!