Huni Becomes Pharaoh of Egypt MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2637 BC, Politics 228 2637 BC, December 31, Monday —Egypt Huni became Pharaoh of Egypt, and all of the people rejoiced. “Hooray, hooray. Here’s another guy who thinks he’s some kind of god. Nobody knows his predecessor. Maybe we’...
Khaba Becomes Pharaoh of Egypt MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2643 BC, Politics 189 2643 BC, December 31, Sunday —Egypt Check this out. Khaba reportedly is the new Pharaoh of Egypt. Just about the only thing we know about him is that he’s a pharaoh of the 3rd Dynasty. Who is his predecessor...
Halley’s Comet Blasts Past Earth MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2647 BC, Astronomy 315 2647 BC, March 27, Sunday —Kemet, Egypt Egyptian astronomers in Kemet, Egypt couldn’t help but notice Halley’s Comet passing by earth. They went crazy and came up with some crazy plans for a new line of pyra...
Sekhemkhet Becomes Pharaoh of Egypt MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2649 BC, Politics 179 2649 BC, December 31, Sunday —Egypt Sekhemkhet became the Pharaoh of Egypt. His name means, “Powerful in body.” Although we’re pretty sure his existence shouldn’t be in doubt, we really don’t know much about...
Peleg Dies MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2650 BC, Obituaries 181 2650 BC, September 3, Friday —Ur Kaśdim, Sumer Peleg died. He was the son of Eber and father of Reu. He was only 339 years old which was quite young when compared to Methuselah. 2650 BC, September 25 (JC)...
Imhotep Begins Building Massive Pyramid Complex MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2660 BC, Engineering 173 2660 BC, December 31, Sunday —Memphis, Egypt Imhotep begins the planning and building of a massive pyramid complex for Pharaoh Djoser. It will bring tens of thousands of jobs to the area for many years to co...
Ilku Becomes Twentieth King of Kish MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2663 BC, Politics 236 2663 BC, July 2, Wednesday —Kish, Sumer Ilku became the 20th King of Kish in Sumer this summer! How hot is that! 2663 BC, July 24 (JC)...
Djoser Becomes Pharaoh of Egypt MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2668 BC, Politics 171 2668 BC, December 31, Thursday —Egypt Djoser became Pharaoh of Egypt. Seriously, we don’t know who his predecessor was, or if he was the first king of the 3rd Dynasty. After all, the Egyptians wrote their fi...
Tizqar Becomes 19th King of Kish MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2673 BC, Politics 180 2673 BC, May 1, Saturday —Kish, Sumer Tizqar became the 19th King of Kish in Sumer. He had access to a sweet little army! 2673 BC, May 23 (JC)...
Chinese Yellow Emperor Diagnoses Nut Jobs MisterOriginal 0100/01/01 2674 BC, Health 173 2674 BC, December 31, Wednesday —China The Yellow Emperor (AKA Huang-ti) figured out why nut jobs are so nutty. You see, it goes like this. Your Ying gets all out of whack with your Yang. And then your Yang ...
