What Happened On 01/01/1010

[peterlawler]

In history, what happened on 01/01/1010 ?.

[Mozz71]

New Year's Day.

[Mamyalynne]

Apart from First Footing, not much attributed to the actual day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1010

[ProfessorMaisie]

That's a palindrome.

[Mamyalynne]

Tis, Peter missed the Palindrome Day thread on Saturday.

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think it was the first 8 digit palindromic date.

[Jackdaw33]

It was not New Year's Day. Until the 17th century that fell on 25th March.

[Old_Geezer]

Anyone who could write wrote on the village bulletin board that it was happy palindrome day, so anyone who could read would spread the joyous news.

[Old_Geezer]

Surely one doesn't have 4 digits for the year until needed. Unsure what calendar was the first to use modern digits but surely the first palindrom day must be 1/1/1 (there probably being no year (or day for that matter) 0) or maybe 01/1/10 if insisting on a 2 digit day or maybe 01/11/10 if insisting a 2 digit month? Or should we go further back into BC ?

[ProfessorMaisie]

Sorry, 10 01 1001 would be the first 8 digit palindromic date and 01 01 1010 the first 8 digit palindromic anniversary (that's bound to have made a big splash on the village bulletin board).

[ProfessorMaisie]

...but it isn't even the first - best forget it!

[ProfessorMaisie]

...unless we stick with binary?