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If you were to make an alternative to BC/AD, what point in history would you start with for year 1? What's the first human milestone that you can accurately date?
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I remember hearing in history class, a story about Andrew Carnegie breaking his worker force into two teams, flying the flag of the winning team each day, to increase production. Does anyone have a source for this? I'd like to know more.
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