Today’s prompt inspired us to map our voices. I took today’s date and broke it apart into two years of history and mirrored events.
Then and Now
1215/MCCXV
2020/MMXX
King John Forced to sign the Magna Carta
George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor police murders
King John rejects Magna Carta: First Barons’ War
COVID-19 pandemic sweeps worldwide
Pope Innocent III declares Magna Carta invalid
Harry and Megan opt out of royalty
Genghis Khan’s Mongols torch Beijing: month-long burn
Australian brushfires kill 47 million acres
Fourth Lateran council defines transubstantiation doctrine
Beirut erupts in explosions
The Dominican Order is founded
Murder hornets arrive
The Macy Jug is made
Beloved world legends die
Then and now: the promise of hope is found in a manger in Bethlehem
Common Threads 