4004 BC According to 17th century divine James Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, and Dr. John Lightfoot of Cambridge, the world was created on this day, a Sunday, at 9 a.m.
The Ussher chronology is a 17th-century chronology of the history of the world formulated from a literal reading of the Bible by James Ussher, the Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland). The chronology is sometimes associated with young Earth creationism, which holds that the universe was created only a few millennia ago by God as they believe is described in the first two chapters of the biblical book of Genesis.
Doesn't explain why my computer's calendar won't go back past 1900. Explain thatJames Ussher, Archbishop of Armagh, and Dr. John Lightfoot of Cambridge.
"I spent all of my money on cars, women and booze, the rest of it I squandered" G. Best
