\definedescription[latexdesc][headstyle=bold, style=normal, align=flushleft, alternative=hanging, width=broad, margin=1cm]

\starttext

    \latexdesc{1540} some event happened
    \latexdesc{1541} some other event happened
    \latexdesc{1542} some event happened quite different

\stoptext

I found the above code (the first line) in the ConTeXt Wiki, as a way to create the equivalent of a desc environment from LaTeX. The items inside {} should be bold, then there is a gap before the next text.

I am using this to display a simple timeline.

Though the formatting looks perfect, very strangely when I compile it, it changes all of the dates to say "1540" (or whatever date was used first).

Why is it showing the wrong title on the desc environment?

--Joel