Thats right this is post number 71!
Well I don't really know whats so fancy about 71 but lets do a post about it.
The year 71...
LXXI
71 - Use of locks with keys of clever design begins in Rome.
171 - Mesopotamia becomes a province of the Roman Empire.
271 - A magnetic compass is first used in China.
371 - Nothing interesting.
471 - Xiao Wen Di succeeds Xian Wen Di as ruler of the Chinese Northern Wei Dynasty.
571 - Muhammad born, the last Prophet of Islam. Muhammad's birthday is considered by Sunni Muslims to be the 12th day of the month of Rabi'-ul-Awwal, the third month of the Muslim calendar,[1] corresponding to April 22, 571. Shi'a Muslims believe it to be the dawn of 17th of the month of Rabi'-ul-Awwal,[2] corresponding to April 27, 571.
671 - The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports "This year happened that great destruction among the fowls." OoooooOooooo eerie idk why but eerie.
771 - December 4 Carloman I, King of the Franks, dies, leaving his brother Charlemagne king of the now complete Frankish kingdom.
871 - Tønsberg, the oldest surviving town in the Nordic countries, is founded.
971 - January 23 In China, the war elephant corps of the Southern Han are soundly defeated at Shao by crossbow fire from Song Dynasty troops. The Southern Han state is forced to submit to the Song Dynasty, ending not only Southern Han rule, but also the first regular war elephant corps employed in a Chinese army that had gained the Southern Han victories throughout the 10th century.
1071 - Also nothing interesting.
1171 - Henry II of England, with the aid of the ousted King of the Irish province of Leinster, Diarmait MacMurrough, sponsors the Norman invasion of Ireland, sparking eight centuries of conflict and war between Ireland and England.
1271 - Marco Polo departs from Venice with his father and uncle on his famous journey to Kublai Khan's China.
1371 - The first widely accepted historical reference is made to playing cards (in Spain).
1471 - May 4, 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury: King Edward defeats a Lancastrian army under Queen Margaret and her son, Edward of Westminster the Prince of Wales, who is killed. Later in the month, King Henry VI of England is murdered, eliminating all Lancastrian opposition.
1571 - January 23, 1571 The Royal Exchange opens in London.
1671 - May 9, 1671 Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempts to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. He is immediately caught because he is too drunk to run with the loot. He is later condemned to death and then mysteriously pardoned and exiled by King Charles II.
Also in 1671 On Heroes, Hiro Nakamura is transported back to this year at the end of season 1, and part of season 2, in Japan.
1771 - Nov. 17, 1771 Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba by Wolfgang Mozart, age 15.
1871 - May 4, 1871 First MLB game is played.
1971 - Feb. 5, 1971 Apollo 14 lands on the moon.
2071 - The Prospero satellite, also known as the X-3, is expected to fall to Earth.
2171 - Moving Mars by Ben Bova takes place during 2171-2184.
2271 - October 6, 2271: Close conjunction between Venus and Regulus, perhaps occultation of Regulus by Venus.
2371 - Bis zum Nullpunkt des Seins ("To the Zero Point of Existence"), written in 1871 by Kurd Laßwitz, is set in the year 2371.
Star Trek Voyager - The Doctor, activated 2371.
2471 - In the Earthsiege universe, the first Cybrid known as Prometheus is activated on November 29, 2471.
And now I am done. Back to work and then maybe a nap.
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