luxline

I have 2 tables table 1 id date (timestamp,6) other infomation.... table 2 id date (timestamp,6) other infomation.... I want to know how to get ALL records from both tables, sorted by date. MySQL doesnt appear to support full joins, so Im guessing I have to do something whacky to get around it. I was thinking of just creating a new table, and dumping the values from both the other tables, but there must be an easier way. All help most gratefully appreciated.