The first year of the Jewish calendar is 3761, BC. The year of creation, according to the bible.
5,781 years ago. Five THOUSAND. Yep.
The first day of the Maya Calendar was August 11, 3114....BC. That's 5,134 years ago.
Moses gave the Ten Commandments to the Jewish people in 1240 BC.
That's 3,260 years ago.
The Roman calendar started in 753, BC.
2,773 years ago.
Siddhartha Gautama, founder of Buddhism, was born in 563, BC.
2,583 years ago.
Alexander the Great conquers an empire that stretches from Greece
to western India in 334, BC
2,354 years ago.
Construction of the Great Wall of China, began in 221, BC
2,241 years ago. Construction continued for over 2,000 years.
Jesus of Nazareth was baptized by John in 27, AD.
1,194 years ago
The Colosseum, built by the Emperor Vespasian, opened to the public in 80, AD.
1,941 years ago.
Year one in the Muslim calendar is 622, AD.
1,399 years ago.
Marco Polo begins his journey to China in 1271, AD
750 years ago.
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in 1577 (to 1580) AD.
444 years ago.
The first permanent English colony in America was founded at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1607.
414 years ago.
The Seven Year War, from which Great Britain emerged as the world's dominant power,
ended in 1763.
258 years ago.
The Revolutionary War ended in 1781.
240 years ago.
The Continental Congress ratifies the declaration by the United States of its independence from Great Britain, in 1776.
245 years ago.
Construction of the U.S. Capitol began in September of 1793.
228 years ago.
Napoleon invades Egypt in 1798.
223 years ago.
Delaware became the 1st State in 1787.
234 years ago.
The Louisiana Purchase was made in 1803.
218 years ago.
Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959.
62 years ago.
The city of Damascus, Syria, is believed to be as old as 10,000 BC.
St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest city in the US. Founded in 1565.
I posted this because I was thinking the other day about how young our Nation is.
I thought about it because I was listening to some commentary on the radio about how hard it is to find things to buy that are "made in America." It's been difficult for a long time. Then I thought about everything Americans contributed to the WORLD. What we invented, what we industrialized, what we built. It's really amazing. Now, we let everyone else do it for us. Is that ok? Other countries have always relied on imports to have what they want. If the US is going to do that then we better be good at something else. We're so arrogant as a country. And bossy. And self serving. I mean, who do we think we are anyway?!?! Babies. Oh, I like to believe that we are still caring and generous and good, at heart. But holy cow are we dysfunctional!!! It's easier to see now, why there is such a lack of good old American pride. I don't think we know what we're supposed to be proud of.
Here are the top 10 countries in the world;
#10 - Netherlands
#9 - Sweden
#8 - United Kingdom
#7 - New Zealand
#6 - United States
#5 - Australia
#4 - Switzerland
#3 - Germany
#2 - Japan
#1 - Canada
How they were ranked: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/methodology
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