Possible Clues:

• There today, getting upset when it all started
• Today there's realignment for the first time
• Mark time at the beginning?
• A particular point in history?
• The beginning of time (colloq.)
• Point other people drew attention to earlier, long ago
• People referred to date, or perhaps as far back as can be remembered
• Time's beginning today - there's a new order
• Lacking aspiration, they listened to Genesis etc — but that was a long time ago
• Day One, Two, Three ... could be start of original new version of this?