One time at work, I received a form to process from one of our clients. I had to send it back to be re-signed: she had written on the date line her birthday. Granted, it WAS her birthday on the day she signed it…but she also put her birth YEAR! (For the record, I’ve done that, too…more times than I care to mention.)
“1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1897th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 897th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1897, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.“
Fascinating stuff, isn’t it? And lots of cool stuff happened that year:
“January 22 – In this date’s issue of the journal Engineering, the word computer is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device.“
1897: Barnabas Collins traveled to this year from 1969 by utilizing a meditation on the 49th hexagram of the I-Ching (701). Because he was alive and trapped in his coffin in 1897, he appeared there as a vampire. He was able to escape from his coffin with the help of Sandor and Magda Rakosi (701). His purpose was twofold: the first part was to learn why Quentin Collins was haunting Collinwood in 1969 and stop him in order to save the life of David Collins; and the second reason was to discover the connection between Quentin Collins and Chris Jennings and try to cure Chris of his lycanthropy. At one point his mission was jeopardized by Count Andreas Petofi. Barnabas’ physical body disappeared from 1969, prompting Dr. Julia Hoffman to perform her own meditation to travel to 1897 (837). Julia was very disoriented for a couple of days after her arrival and did not stay in the time for very long. Unlike Barnabas, only Julia’s astral body traveled back to 1897, making her impervious to physical harm (849).
blunebottle over 3 years ago
Well, maybe that was an important year for her.
Wren Fahel over 3 years ago
One time at work, I received a form to process from one of our clients. I had to send it back to be re-signed: she had written on the date line her birthday. Granted, it WAS her birthday on the day she signed it…but she also put her birth YEAR! (For the record, I’ve done that, too…more times than I care to mention.)
MS72 over 3 years ago
Wikipedia says,
“1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1897th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 897th year of the 2nd millennium, the 97th year of the 19th century, and the 8th year of the 1890s decade. As of the start of 1897, the Gregorian calendar was 12 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.“
Fascinating stuff, isn’t it? And lots of cool stuff happened that year:
“January 22 – In this date’s issue of the journal Engineering, the word computer is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device.“
:-)
The Pro from Dover over 3 years ago
You too!
Warren JONES over 3 years ago
no paper in first panel
Brian Premium Member over 3 years ago
If you’re going to be wrong, be way wrong.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 3 years ago
1897: Barnabas Collins traveled to this year from 1969 by utilizing a meditation on the 49th hexagram of the I-Ching (701). Because he was alive and trapped in his coffin in 1897, he appeared there as a vampire. He was able to escape from his coffin with the help of Sandor and Magda Rakosi (701). His purpose was twofold: the first part was to learn why Quentin Collins was haunting Collinwood in 1969 and stop him in order to save the life of David Collins; and the second reason was to discover the connection between Quentin Collins and Chris Jennings and try to cure Chris of his lycanthropy. At one point his mission was jeopardized by Count Andreas Petofi. Barnabas’ physical body disappeared from 1969, prompting Dr. Julia Hoffman to perform her own meditation to travel to 1897 (837). Julia was very disoriented for a couple of days after her arrival and did not stay in the time for very long. Unlike Barnabas, only Julia’s astral body traveled back to 1897, making her impervious to physical harm (849).