Why does my Calendar delete events over a year old?

My calendar deletes all events more than a year old. I am running the latest version of Mountain Lion -- 10.8.3. All events on iCloud also delete after a year. I have an iMac with 3.06 GHz Intel Core Duo and 4 GB of RAM. I've checked all my other devices, but there doesn't seem to be any settings to keep or delete data. Since I keep my appointments as a record, this has become a real problem, but I don't see any other questions like this in the Communities. Please help.

Julie,
If I try to open the app, iCal, all that shows is a circle with a line through it, indicating it's not available or even there.
You will not be able to open older applications through the Time Machine interface.
Also, can I look in Time Machine for lost data? How do I do that? My library is hidden in my user folder, so I can't find it.
Calendar data is stored in the Macintosh HD/Users/yourusername/Library/Calendars folder. If you open the Finder>Go menu, and depress the "option" key, you will find an be able to open the hidden Library folder.
Restoring iCloud calendars from Time Machine, by Roger Wilmut describes the restoration process, but I do not recommend that you attempt this procedure unless you have proper backup, nor am I certain that it will work for restoring older entries.
Retaining older Calendar entries on iOS | iLounge Article, suggests that other user installed applications/services may interfere with the calendar retention selection.

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