Demo sorting List<DateTime> ascending and descending

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace ExampleOfOrderingByDate {

    class OrderingByDate{

        public static List<DateTime> myList;

        public static void Main(string[] args){

            /* Important: before invoking Reverse() on a list of dates, you must first invoke .Sort();
               .Sort sorts dates in ascending order, and then Reverse() reverses THAT ordering */

            PopulateTheList();

            Console.WriteLine(" The populated list 'myList' contains {0} DateTime item(s):", myList.Count);
            Console.Write(" Unsorted order: ");
            EnumerateTheList();

            Console.Write(" Sort ascending: ");
            myList.Sort();
            EnumerateTheList();

            Console.Write(" Sort descending: ");
            myList.Reverse();
            EnumerateTheList();
        }

        public static void EnumerateTheList(){
            foreach(DateTime dt in myList){
                Console.Write(dt.ToShortDateString() + " ");
            }
            Console.WriteLine();
        }

        public static void PopulateTheList(){
            myList = new List<DateTime>();
            myList.Add(DateTime.Parse("8/6/1937"));
            myList.Add(DateTime.Parse("6/15/1977"));
            myList.Add(DateTime.Parse("2/15/1947"));
            myList.Add(DateTime.Parse("3/15/1973"));
            myList.Add(DateTime.Parse("7/26/1971"));
        }

    }

}