Count to ten thousand! (Part 1)

[TailOfTruth]

October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the establishment of the People’s Republic of China.

[renke]

The Korean War began on 25 June* 1950, (one of) the first proxy wars in the “East”/“West” struggle.

*) my birthday! ; )

[crashproof]

[anon61221983]

[jerwin]

(I’m tired of dates)

[renke]

@jerwin

I’m tired of dates

I am terribly sorry!

Arp 319 + h 1173 + M 41 + OCl 421 = (alphabet soup) 1954

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[TailOfTruth]

But we only get actual dates up to around 2015 (presuming there will be at least a few set future dates that will be usable)! We should capitalize on the real dates while we can still use them

[TobinL]

[gregmcph]

1956

[jerwin]

[TailOfTruth]

[anon67050589]

I would so rock that swimsuit!

[anon67050589]

[TobinL]

Oooh Stagger Lee and a version I don’t have in my library.
Fun facts about my home town… The murders that inspired the songs Stagger Lee and Frankie and Johnnie took place in St. Louis.

[daneel]

Launched in 1960

[jerwin]

[TobinL]

[gregmcph]

My mother and father. 1963
When they were young and in love, and I was a year away.

[jerwin]

[anon73430903]

We also have BCE dates after 2015-6 although there won’t be that many after about 3000