First, a glance at another astounding example of how the Mayan Calendar's 260-day prophetic cycle "works".

Remarkably, Karl Marx (b. 5/5/1818) and Vladimir Lenin (b. 4/22/1870) were not only born on the same day in the 260-day cycle(which is implied in the biblical 1,260-day cycle), but one grand "solar cycle" of 52 times 365 days apart (52 times 365 = 73 times 260).

That's interesting, so is this:

George H.W. Bush (b. 6/12/1924) and George W. Bush(b. 7/6/1946) were born on the same day in the prophetic 260-day count...almost. July 7, 1946 was 8060 days after George H.W. Bush was born on June 12, 1924, which is 31 times 260 days apart.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush
http://www.timeanddate.com/date/duration.html

What's more, today is the same in the 260-day cycle as the June 12, 1924 birthdate for the elder Bush, and the same as that July 7, 1946 almost-birthdate for the younger Bush, and....

for most of today, Drudgereport.com featured an EXCLUSIVE REPORT about GEORGE W. BUSH'S BOOK ABOUT HIS FATHER GEORGE H.W. BUSH....this screencapture of Drudgereport at the moment, has relegated that headline to the lower right, while concerns about rioting in or about Ferguson Missouri is the main headline, linking to this article:
"With Scars Fresh and Windows Still Boarded, Ferguson Steels for More Unrest"

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/us/ferguson-missouri.html?_r=0
cf. http://online.wsj.com/articles/ferguson-community-braces-for-grand-jury-decision-in-black-teens-shooting-1415311318

Obama to send 1500 more troops to Iraq as campaign expands
WASHINGTON Fri Nov 7, 2014 6:44pm EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/07/us-mideast-crisis-usa-iraq-idUSKBN0IR22I20141107

British troops are heading back to Iraq
Last updated at 12:03AM, November 5 2014
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/defence/article4258040.ece
http://news.sky.com/story/1367397/british-troops-going-back-to-iraq-for-is-fight

Israel clampdown at shrine fuels Muslim fears
By KARIN LAUB 4 hours ago
http://www.kswo.com/story/27323678/israel-clampdown-at-shrine-fuels-muslim-fears

Ukraine accuses Russia of sending in tanks, escalating crisis
Fri Nov 7, 2014 6:53pm EST
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/07/us-ukraine-crisis-military-idUSKBN0IR11020141107

Anyway, November 7, 2014 (today) is also the same in the prophetic 260-day cycle as July 31, 1968, and on that day, this prophecy was recorded by an American man William Draves (1912-1994) who claimed the "resurrected angel" John The Baptist spoke these words:

Warring powers will continue to conspire
and a day of decision will come when Armageddon will begin
in the nineties (90’s)
and when it ends—few men left in battle alive.
But God will appear to the delivering of the
righteous and as Christ places his feet on earth—there shall be a great trembling; terrible and dreadful for the
wicked, but great relief and deliverance for the righteous...

http://www.elijahmessage.net/files/message86.html

I reckon if this prophecy is true, then Armageddon began when Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2, 1990 ("in the 90s")

I have to go to an appointment and can't explain further details, I hope this has all been enough food for thought.