The 29th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2900 BC to 2801 BC.

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The grove in which the Prometheus Tree grew, with the Wheeler Peak headwall in the distance.

• c. 2900 BC – 2400 BC: Sumerian pictographs evolve into phonograms.
• 2900 BC – 2334 BC: Mesopotamian wars of the Early Dynastic period.
• c. 2900 BC – 2600 BC: Votive statues, from the Square Temple, Eshnunna (modern Tell Ashmar, Iraq) was made. It is now in the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Excavated 1932–1933.
• 2897 BC: Hùng Vương established the Hồng Bàng Dynasty in Vietnam (then known as Văn Lang).^{[citation needed]}
• 2890 BC: Egypt: Pharaoh Qa'a died. End of First Dynasty, start of Second Dynasty. Pharaoh Hotepsekhemwy started to rule.
• 2880 BC: Estimated germination of the Prometheus Tree
• c. 2874 B.C.: The 365-day calendar year was installed in ancient Egypt, with fixed lunar months of 30 days + 5 epagomenal days.^[1]
• 2852 BC: The beginning of the period of the Three August Ones and Five Emperors in China.
• 2832 BC: Estimated germination of the Methuselah Tree, the oldest known living organism
• 2807 BC: Suggested date for an asteroid or comet impact occurring between Africa and Antarctica, around the time of a solar eclipse on May 10, based on an analysis of flood stories. Possibly causing the Burckle crater and Fenambosy Chevron.^[2][3]
• Ur becomes one of the richest cities in Sumer^[4]

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1. ^ http://www.leidenuniv.nl/nino/aeb93/aeb93_8.html
2. ^ Cambridge Conference Correspondence
3. ^ Did an Asteroid Impact Cause an Ancient Tsunami? - New York Times
4. ^ Iraq | Iraq Online Directory | Iraq Business Directory - About Iraq

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The 29th century of the anno Domini (common) era will span from January 1, 2801–December 31, 2900 of the Gregorian calendar.

Astronomical predictions for the 29th century[link]

List of the long total solar eclipses[link]

• May 21, 2813 : Solar eclipse,^[1] (6 min 11 s), of saros 170.
• June 1, 2831 : Solar eclipse,^[2] (6 min 39 s), of saros 170.
• June 12, 2849 : Solar eclipse,^[3] (7 min 00 s), of saros 170.
• June 23, 2867 : Solar eclipse,^[4] (7 min 10 s), of saros 170.
• July 3, 2885 : Solar eclipse,^[5] (7 min 11 s), of saros 170, « crowning » this serie.

Other phenomena[link]

• The remnants of Comet Ikeya-Seki are expected to return to the inner solar system.
  It was last seen from Earth in 1965–1966, and broke into three pieces as it approached the Sun.
• March 25, 2816: At 15:47 UTC Mercury will occult Jupiter.
• March 6, 2817: At 9:36 UTC Venus will occult Saturn.
• April 11, 2818: At 20:41 UTC Mercury will occult Mars.
• February 6, 2825: At 10:50 UTC Mars will occult Uranus.
• 2829/2830: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.
• December 15, 2830: At 09:40 UTC Venus will occult Mars.
• 2842/2843: Triple conjunction Mars-Jupiter.
• December 16, 2846: Transit of Venus.
• December 14, 2854: Partial transit of Venus.
• July 20, 2855: At 05:15 UTC Mercury will occult Jupiter.
• 2866: Triple conjunction Mars-Saturn.
• March 16, 2880: Predicted possible impact date for asteroid (29075) 1950 DA, the near Earth object with the highest known probability of crashing into Earth.

Science fiction set in the 29th century[link]

• The first two of Dan Simmons's novels in the Hyperion tetralogy, Hyperion, and The Fall of Hyperion, take place in the 29th century.
• Several episodes of Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise feature time travellers from the 29th century, most notably Captain Braxton of the Federation timeships Aeon and Relativity.
• The 1998 Rick Shelley novel Officer-Cadet is set in the year 2803.
• The 1990 Cyberpunk Anime Cyber City Oedo 808 is set in the year 2808.
• In the Futurama episode "Xmas Story", 2809 was the year of the first Xmas massacre, caused by an evil robotic Santa Claus which was built by Mom's Friendly Robot Company in 2801.
• In the year 2811 in Marathon 2: Durandal and Marathon Infinity (both by Bungie Studios) the AI Durandal arrives in the Lh'owon system 97 light years from the Milky Ways Center.
• Pixar's computer-animated movie WALL·E is set in the year 2805, 700 years after humans left Earth due to garbage and pollution.
• French Animated Series RoboAnimals is Set in the Year 2867.
• The game Starsiege is set in the year 2829.
• The 1980s animated series Silverhawks was set in the 29th century. It was reported that the main villain, Mon*Star, escaped Penal Planet 10 at 13:00 intergalactic standard time on the 40th day of the year 2839.
• April 9, 2841, is the day that Professor Hubert Farnsworth (Futurama) is born.
• In 2855 four explorers (two humans and two aliens) are chosen to explore Larry Niven's mysterious Ringworld.
• Enix's Star Ocean: Till the End of Time is set in the year 2859 (772 SD).
• In DC Comics, Kristin Wells is from the year 2862.
• In the Doctor Who episode "The Beast Below", the Eleventh Doctor makes reference to Planet Earth being devastated by intense solar flares, causing countries to launch into space on spaceships encompassing the populous of their entire country.
• According to Futurama episode "Lethal Inspection", the Sith Invasion takes place in the year 2865.
• Nero's album "Welcome Reality" is set in the year 2808, with several song titles featuring the year, including "Symphony 2808".

Other[link]

• Scientists estimate that it will take until the 29th century for radiation levels in areas directly contaminated by the Chernobyl disaster of 1986 to become safe for permanent human habitation again. (See Pripyat, Ukraine)
• The CPR (Canadian Pacific Railway) lease on the O&Q (Ontario and Quebec) will end on 4 January 2883 after a 999-year lease.
• The St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery (Happy Valley) in Hong Kong lease on Wanzai's Saint Fulan gentleman street will end after a 999-year lease.

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David Barrett, OC (born October 2, 1930 in Vancouver, British Columbia), commonly known as Dave Barrett, is a retired politician and social worker in British Columbia, Canada. He was the 26th Premier of British Columbia for three years between 1972 and 1975, the only Jewish premier in the province's history.

Political career[link]

Barrett was first elected to British Columbia's legislature in the 1960 election as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (later to become the New Democratic Party of British Columbia) member for the electoral district of Dewdney. He had to fight to be allowed to run as he was a civil servant, as at the time civil servants were barred from running for office.

He became known for his public speaking ability and held his seat through four elections. He ran for the provincial leadership of the NDP, but lost to Tom Berger. However, Berger lost the 1969 election, a contest that the NDP had been expected to win. He resigned, and there was a quick campaign to draft Barrett as party leader.

Barrett led the NDP to its first provincial victory against the stagnating Social Credit government of W.A.C. Bennett in the 1972 election. He became Premier on September 15, 1972.

His government was criticized for its spending, quickly taking the government from surplus to debt. The NDP argued that the deficit was not entirely its fault as it had introduced modern accounting practices, and were caught by the huge liabilities that the Socred government had hidden off the books.

The Barrett government substantially reformed the welfare system, initiated a number of reforms such as establishing the province's Labour Relations Board, and expanded the public sector. The NDP also introduced more democracy into the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia through the introduction of question period and full Hansard transcripts of legislative proceedings in the province.^[1] The NDP also brought in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) to protect the small supply of farm land in BC. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) was formed to provide government car insurance. Both the ALR and ICBC are still functioning.

On social policy, in 1973, B.C. banned spanking in all schools.

The NDP passed a new law on average every three days while in power. The pace of change was enough to scare the centre and centre-right into uniting together under the Social Credit banner to oppose the NDP. Social Credit gained Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) from both the Conservatives and the Liberals.

Barrett called a snap election in 1975, and was defeated by the Social Credit Party, then led by W.A.C.'s son, Bill Bennett. Bennett's campaign focused on attacking the Barrett government's handling of provincial finances.

In terms of raw numbers (but not percentage), the NDP increased its popular vote in the 1975 election, it lost enough seats so it could no longer form the government. Barrett was personally defeated in the Coquitlam seat he had held since its creation in a 1965 redistribution. In June 1976, he was returned to the legislature in a by-election in Vancouver East, after sitting NDP MLA Robert A. Williams stepped aside. He remained an MLA for that riding until 1984, continuing to lead the NDP against Bennett's Socreds in the 1979 and 1983 elections.

On October 6, 1983, Barrett, as the leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia was forcibly removed from Chamber by Legislature Serjeant-at-Arms for failing to abide by the Speaker's ruling. This was the first incident in the legislature history where security staff had to intervene and remove a member from chamber.^[2]

Barrett was elected Member of Parliament for the riding of Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca in 1988.

He ran for the leadership of the federal New Democratic Party in 1989, losing narrowly on the fourth ballot to Audrey McLaughlin at the party's leadership convention. Rival candidate Simon De Jong agreed to support Barrett in exchange for being named Party Whip; unfortunately De Jong forgot that he was wearing a microphone as part of a CBC documentary on the convention and the back-room discussions leaked to the press.^[3] The surrounding controversy hurt De Jong but was short-lived. During the campaign, Barrett argued that the party should be concerned with Western alienation, rather than focusing its attention on Quebec. The Quebec leadership of the NDP strongly opposed Barrett's candidacy, and future Quebec MP Phil Edmonston threatened to resign from the party if Barrett became leader.

During contentious attempts to amend Canada's constitution, Barrett opposed the 1987 Meech Lake Accord, but reluctantly endorsed the 1992 Charlottetown Accord to comply with party policy. He later referred to the party's support for the Accord as a mistake.

He lost his seat in the 1993 federal election to Reform Party candidate Keith Martin.

Political legacy[link]

Some have felt that Barrett would have made a more effective leader than McLaughlin, since the NDP had long been the voice of western discontent, but the party had never had much of a presence in Quebec. In 1989, the Quebec New Democratic Party adopted a sovereigntist platform and severed its ties with the federal NDP. Although Edmonston would win the NDP its first seat in Quebec through a by-election, he was a Quebec nationalist who clashed with the party over its position on Canadian federalism and against decentralization and devolving powers to Quebec. Barrett's warnings about Western alienation would prove prophetic in the 1993 federal election, as the Reform Party replaced the NDP as the protest voice west of Ontario.

Post-political life[link]

Barrett is retired from active politics but continues to give speeches on current issues from time to time. Since 2000, Barrett has served on American Income Life Insurance Company's Labour Advisory Board as an Honorary Member.^[4] In 2003, he supported Bill Blaikie's bid to become leader of the federal NDP. In 2005, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

References[link]

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