Thursday, January 17, 2008

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds


3.5-3 million years ago
A female Australopithecus afarensis lives in present-day Hadar, Ethiopia.

June 1967
The Beatles' "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is released.

November 1974
The fossil remains of the
Australopithecus afarensis are discovered and nicknamed "Lucy," after the song.