- According to the Mayan “ long count” linear calendar, today, June 5, 2012 is predicted to be the end of the world. ( At least I voted before this happened)
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- The earliest recorded historical date that is known for certainty is May 28, 586 B.C. We know this because there was an historical battle between the Lydians ,who were the allies of the Greek Spartans ( Not the Herbert Slater Spartans ), and the Medes, who were ruled by the Persian king Cyrus.
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- These enemies had been locked in a war for 5 years. One day during their face to face confrontation a solar eclipse occurred. This was taken as a sign of the god’s disapproval and the Lydians and Medes agreed to end their fighting then and there.
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- Astronomers can accurately calculate when this eclipse occurred. They know that at that location it took place on May 28, 586 B.C.
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- Now the B.C., birth of Christ, part of that date is much less certain. In fact, December 25th was not decided as the right day until 440 A. D. , after the death of Christ. December 25th was selected because it coincided with the birth day of Mithias, the Persian sun-god and it was during the festival of the Pagans of Yule.
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- In 534 A.D. Dionysius Exiguus created the system we use today counting the years from the birth of Christ, we are 2,012 years since the birth of Christ. Unfortunately he slipped up on his calculations and did not get the math right. Attempts to correct things and get as close as possible put the birth of Christ at 6 B.C. But, for sure it occurred before the death of Herod the Great in 4 B. C.
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- Now, I am just waiting for the asteroid to hit! An announcement will be made shortly, stay tuned.
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707-536-3272, Tuesday, June 5, 2012Calendars are curious with today being the end of the world according to the Mayans and I just happened to stumble on to it the same day. That is something I did not want to miss in my lifetime. It least it did not happen on Friday the 13th. If a month begins on a Sunday it will always have a Friday the 13th in it. And, every month in recorded history has had at least one Full Moon in it, except one. That happened in February 1865. I missed it.
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