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June 16th, 2012, 10:14 PM
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Here is the eigth draft of the ATL so far:
August 15th, 1977: Dr. Jerry R. Ehman on August 15, 1977, while working on a SETI project at the Big Ear radio telescope of Ohio State University then located at Ohio Wesleyan University's Perkins Observatory, Delaware, Ohio. The signal bore all of the hallmarks of potential non-terrestrial and non-Solar System origin. It lasted for the full 72-second duration that Big Ear observed it, but was never detected again. The message was detected in the Sagitarius Constellation, roughly 122 light-years from Earth, making any conversation or exchange of information impossible, but the effect was clear, humanity was no longer the sentient life form in the universe... August 16th, 1977: President Jimmy Carter, after receiving a briefing by his scientific advisors announces the radio signal to the world as a "profound discovery, which serves notice that we are not the sole heirs of creation..." August 16th, 1977: Singer Elvis Presley proclaims that the signal is "divine providence", running onto his lawn and going into prayer at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee... August 18th, 1977: Senator William Proxmire (D-WI) voices his scepticism, stating about the president's speech,"It's the best argument yet for chopping NASA's funding to the bone .... I say not a penny for this nutty fantasy..." August 20th, 1977: Although conceived and planned since the late 1960s, the Voyager 2 launch gains one of its highest television ratings for NASA, with the launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida... August 21st, 1977: Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) and William Proxmire (D-WI) demand an investigation into the "WOW! signal". August 25th, 1977: A Senate Committee is formed to investigate the "WOW! signal". August 26th, 1977: Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell states during a rally in Virginia Beach, Virginia,"Without Divine interference we are alone in the universe and without Christ we are—and should be—terrified. The gospel is as relevant as ever..." August 27th 1977: Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev says in a speech "It is clear that we are not alone in this universe, but there are fellow comrades elsewhere who like all sapient species must still abide by Karl Marx's great insights. I can but hope there the withering away of the State has already been accomplished". September 11th, 1977: Ruth Norman (a.k.a. "Spaceship Ruthy"), Unarian Academy of Sciences, appears on The Tonight Show (NBC-TV), telling Johnny Carson to expect alien landings "before the end of the year..." in Los Angeles, California.... September 29th, 1977: Carl Sagan appears on The Tonight Show (NBC-TV) with host Johnny Carson, discussing the importance of "first contact" in Los Angeles, California.... October 27th, 1977: Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) under Yasser Arafat declares independence as the "Confederation of Palestine" in Ramallah... November 25th, 1977: Israeli troops begin withdrawal from the West Bank in Ramallah, establishing the borders for the Palestinian state... December 13th, 1977: United Nations General Assembly Resolution #32/91 is passed in New York City, New York calling upon the Israeli government to respect the borders of the Palestinian state.... December 19th, 1977: United Nations officials call for the distribution of humanitarian aid and relief in Palestine, sparking concerns by Israeli military over possible arms shipments... December 22nd 1977: Ayatollah Khomeini dies in an automobile accident in Najaf. December 25th, 1977: Professor Carl Sagan speaks on the importance of the radio signals, during a lecture at the Royal Institution in London, England... January 21st, 1978: Anti-Communist leader Oleksa Hirnyk launches protests against the Soviet government in Lvov, Ukraine SSR... February 1st, 1978: Jerry Falwell warns of a possible assassination attempt against President Jimmy Carter, warning that UFOs are a "Satanic tool of deception to cnfuse and confound mankind", during an interview in Virginia Beach, Virginia... March 6th, 1978: Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler is shot and killed outside the court house in Lawrenceville, Georgia by white supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin.... March 17th, 1978: Ufologist Nigel Watson warns of a possible chemical or nuclear accident, during a press conference in London, England, claiming to have translated the 1977 radio signals... May 1st 1978: Shah Reza Pahlvani announces extensive political reforms, hoping to stop protests against his regime... May 27th, 1978: Jerry Falwell proclaims that UFOs are the "transports of demons fom hell" during a televised sermon in Virginia Beach, Virginia... June 15th 1978: Rev. Jim Jones of the People's Temple cult and Marshall Applewhite and Bonnie Nettles of the Heaven's Gate cult meet at Jonestown to form a new UFO-based cult Messenger of Heaven. June 23rd, 1978: Musa Mamut leads protests for Crimean Tartars in Lvov, Ukraine SSR, sparking calls for greater autonomy... July 25th, 1978: Jerry Falwell proclaims that the lack of evidence of life on other worlds across the solar system as "proof of divine providence.." September 29th, 1978: General Edmundo Meneses seizes control of the government in a military coup in Managua, Nicaragua... November 5 1978: Dan White commits suicide and leaves a note saying "The arrival of the Greater Beings are imminent-I must come to them". November 12th, 1978: Scientists question the "Wow!" signal during a press conference in Washington D.C., calling it a "political football".... 20th November 1978: A second signal is received by the Big ear telescope and numerous other similar facilities the world over. The signal clearly transmitting the first 24 Prime numbers removing much doubt from the scientific community that the original WoW signal could be explained by a natural phenomena. November 24th, 1978: 5,000 people gather in Warrenville, Illinois, after Guido Franch proclaims a UFO landing. Most people leave in disappointment when nothing happens..... December 5th, 1978: Wei Jingsheng leads pro-democracy rallies in Tiananmen Square calling for the "Fifth Moderniztion" (democracy) in Beijing, China... December 12th, 1978: Fortunato Zanfretta of Torriglia, Italy proclaims UFO the possibility of UFO landings, after an alleged UFO abduction, during an interview on Italian television.... December 18th-24th, 1978: United Nations General Assembly establishes "Special Political Committee" to deal with the issue of human-extraterrestrial contact in New York City, New York... January 1st, 1979: Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping warns President Jimmy Carter, "Children who don't listen have to be spanked." regarding both pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square and the border with Vietnam... January 7th, 1979: Chinese-backed Cambodian leader Pol Pot launches a crackdown on the Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party in Phnom Penh, Cambodia... January 26th, 1979: Tiananmen Square Massacre; 27th and 38th Armies of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) clear Tiananmen Square, killing 241 people, and placing 2,000 people under arrest.... February 7th, 1979: Josef Mengele (a.k.a. "Angel of Death") is captured by Elie Weisel in Sao Paulo, Brazil.... February 13th, 1979: In a televised address, President Jimmy Carter publicly condemns the actions of the People's Republic of China, stating that it is not "an internal matter".... February 17th, 1979: 200,000 Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops enter into Vietnam under General Xu Shiyou... March 6th, 1979: Chinese PLA forces announce the capture of the government in Hanoi, Vietnam, sparking tensions with the Soviet Union.... March 23rd, 1979: President Jimmy Carter orders the deployment of the U.S. 7th Fleet into the South China Sea in an effort to monitor Chinese operations... March 28, 1979: Three Mile Island suffers a complete nuclear meltdown. April 14th, 1979: Senator Barry Goldwater (R-AZ) states," I have never seen what I would call a UFO, but I have intelligent friends who have..." May 25th, 1979: Prometheus directed by Ridley Scott and starring Tom Skeritt, Sigourney Weaver, Ian Hom and Yaphet Koto, offers a pessimistic view of the "Wow! Signal" warning that it might actually be a warning than an invitation... June 2nd 1979: In the UK, the government announces "the need for Britain to take into account the current issues facing the world and accordingly respond. Namely by expanding British interests in space". Research into the sea dragon rocket is made a priority and it seems that Britain is going to attempt an independent space programme. June 7th, 1979: Bhaskara-I fired into space from Sriharikota, India, the first communications satellite for India, sparking concern over a possible arms race... June 14th, 1979: Norwin Meneses and Danilo Blandón begin trafficking cocaine into the United States, in an effort to back the Meneses regime in Managua.... June 19th 1979: Lemoniz Nuclear Meltdown; ETA Basque terrorists trigger a nuclear meltdown in the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Station in Lemoniz, Spain... June 21st, 1979: San Diego Riots; Riots erupt in San Diego, California after Mark Block claims a massive UFO landing outside the city limits.... July 3rd, 1979: Under secrecy, President Jimmy Carter signs the first presidential directive aiding Vietnamese forces against the People's Republic of China in Washington D.C.,... July 16th, 1979: Iraqi President Ahmad Hasan Bakr signs the Iraq-Syria Agreement in Damascus, Syria, sparking tensions throughout the region... August 10th, 1979: ISRO successfully launches the SLV-3 with Rohini Technology Payload on board into orbit... September 28th, 1979: President Jimmy Carter releases his Space Policy Initiative (SNI) during a Rose Garden speech in Washington D.C.,... October 26th, 1979: South Korean President Park Chung-hee survives an assassination attempt on his life in Seoul, South Korea, fueling tensions with the military.... November 11th, 1979: ETA Basque terrorists demand independence for Basque territories or they will trigger a meltdown at the Equipos Nucleares plant in Maliano, Spain... November 17th, 1979: Unabomber bombs American Airlines Flight #444, Boeing 727 blows up over O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois.... 12 December 1979: With increased interest in space the United Kingdom reforms its space agency expanding once neglected facilities at Woomera. For this expansion of the facility Australia is made a junior partner in the new Royal Space Agency. January 3rd 1980: The Royal Space Agency is founded. Initial testing of the Sea Dragon rocket pass expectations. What will potentially be the biggest rocket in existance is given extra funding in order to begin further research into the project. Many in the British public are supportive of this, and a number of private investors offer to help fund the Agency. 4 January 1980: Construction begins of Soviet Shuttles as part of the Buran program an attempt to match the US capabilities. The shuttle is however lighter with smaller engines on the shuttle itself it only has a slightly smaller payload as its US counterpart, relying much more on its booster rocket to reach orbit. March 24th, 1980: Father Óscar Romero survives an assassination attempt by government troops in San Salvador, El Salvador, sparking tensions between the ruling elite and the Roman Catholic Church... April 1st, 1980: Iraqi Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is assassinated by members of the Pro-Iran al-Da‘wa Party in Najaf, sparking riots nationwide... April 8th, 1980: Sectarian violence erupts after President Ahmad Hasan Bakr announces meeting with Shah Reza Pahlavi in Tehran, Iran.... June 6th 1980: An engine test for the HOTOL project ends in disaster, with a large detonation and the death of a research assistant. The public begin to wonder why the Royal Space Agency is backing this project. June 9th, 1980: Comedian Richard Pryor dies in Los Angeles, California, after free-basing cocaine and accidentally setting himself on fire.... September 4th, 1980: Iranian Shah Reza Pahlavi launches major offensive in the south of Iraq, sparking a larger conflict in the region... September 25th, 1980: John Bonham, lead singer for Ledd Zeppelin is hospitalized in Windsor, England after nearly suffocating from his own vommit... October 3rd, 1980: "Talk is Cheap" by Elvis Presley makes its hit musical debut, signalling a musical comeback in Memphis, Tennessee... November 4 1980: James Earl Carter is narrowly re-elected President of the United States, defeating the Republican nominee George HW Bush. November 10th, 1980: Iranian military forces seize control of Basra and Mandali, Iraq, with heavy resistance by guerilla forces... November 11, 1980: The motion picture Star Trek II is a major hit. The plot deals with the crew of the Enterprise traveling back in time to went interstellar contact was first made with Earth. Source material for the film comes mainly from Ray Bradbury and the book Chariot of the Gods?. December 3rd, 1980: Elvis Presley emerges from the Betty Ford Clinic in Los Angeles, California saying that he will remain substance free... December 8th, 1980: Singer John Lennon is hospitalized after being shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City, New York.... December 11, 1980: A mistake in the Alabama delegation 'accidentally' cast their ballots for Jimmy Carter / George Wallace, throwing the election of the Vice President to the United States Senate. With the Democrats holding a majority in the Senate, the Carter Administration does not try to challenge these 'accidental' results. December 21st, 1980: On an episode of Cosmos (PBS-TV), Carl Sagan, openly questions what huamnity's response should be regarding the alien radio signals... December 26th, 1980: Lord Hill Norton briefs Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Bristol stating,"The evidence that there are objects which have been seen in our atmosphere, and even on terra firma, that cannot be accounted for either as man-made objects or as any physical force or effect known to our scientists seems to me to be overwhelming... A very large number of sightings have been vouched for by persons whose credentials seem to me unimpeachable. It is striking that so many have been trained observers, such as police officers and airline or military pilots. Their observations have in many instances... been supported either by technical means such as radar or, even more convincingly, by... interference with electrical apparatus of one sort or another..." January 8, 1981: Several Southern Democrats defect and narrowly elect Republican Vice Presidential nominee John Connally Vice President of the United States. January 18th, 1981: United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution #35/34 condemning Chinese military actions in Vietnam.... March 30, 1981: John Hinckley, Jr. assassinates President James Earl Carter, Jr (Democratic). Vice President John Connally (Republican) succeeds to the Presidency, amid protests. April 11th, 1981: President John Connelly gives the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) a green light to arm anti-Communist guerillas via the heroin trade through Burma. Also on this day, Attorney General Griffin Bell announces that at least 7 people associated with John Hinckley Jr., have mysteriously died since the assassination.... May 1st, 1981: FBI and Secret Service agents in Quantico, Virginia report that they are having extreme difficulty recreating the circumstances of the Carter assassination.... May 11th, 1981: The Beatles led by Paul McCartney and John Lennon announce a reunion tour in New York City, New York... May 13th, 1981: Pope John Paul II is assassinated by Mehmet Ali Ağca in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican City,sparking international outrage.... May 24th, 1981: Los Angeles Times begins posting the "Capricorn Assassination Theory", claiming an assassination based on space program policies.... May 30th, 1981: Major General Abul Monjur overthrows the government with a military coup in Chittagong, Bangladesh, sparking tensions throughout the region... August 30th, 1981: Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar calls for massive political reforms from Shah Reza Pahlavi, during a rally in Tehran, Iran... 31 August 1981: The Royal Space Agency officially backs the HOTOL project, an ambitious attempt at a re-usable unmanned space plane using air-breathing rocket engines designed by Alan Bond. October 6th, 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat narrowly survives an assassination atempt, during a military review parade in Cairo.... December 12th, 1981: Norwin Meneses and Danilo Blandón launch political campaign to support the regime of General Edmundo Meneses at major American universities, starting in San Francisco, California... December 13th, 1981: Soviet troops enter into Warsaw, despite the actions of General Wojciech Jaruzelski, sparking international condemnation.... December 15th, 1981: "I Believe" album by Elvis Presley, makes its hit debut, including singles "Jesus In My Soul", "I Was There When It Happened"... December 17th, 1981: Fighting erupts between Palestine and Israel, as Syria arms Hezbollah guerillas along the Golan Heights region.... January 5th, 1982: Representative Charlie Wilson (D-TX) calls for an expansion of covert aid to guerilla forces in Vietnam... January 23rd, 1982: Carlos Cabezas begins trafficking cocaine from Nicaragua into San Francisco, Caifornia through SFO International Airport.... January 29th, 1982: United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution #36/37 condemning Chinese military invasion of Vietnam, sparking international attention,.. March 3rd, 1982: FBI agents announce the arrest of a possible "second gunman" in San Francisco, California, sparking national attention and controversy... March 8th, 1982: New York Times reports the discovery of 2 bank accounts for John Hinckley Jr., in Chevy Chase, Maryland with funds totalling c. $7 million, fueling conspiracy theories... March 24th, 1982: Abdus Sattar is named acting president after protests overthrow the military regime in Chittagong, Bangladesh.... April 20th, 1982: Iranian forces destroy the oil refiners in Khonqin and Mandali creating one of the largest environmental disasters in the region's history... April 29th, 1982: Iraqi military forces fail to capture Khoramshahr and Abadan, amidst heavy casualties... June 11th, 1982: Watch the Skies! film directed by Steven Spielberg, warns of a possible invasion of extra-terrestrials, becoming a major blockbuster.... June 19th, 1982: Washington Post reports that General Alexander Haig, a vocal opponent of many of Carter's policies, was photographed outside the hotel where Carter was shot, just minutes after the assassination... June 24th, 1982: UFO rallies are held in major cities across the globe after self-proclaimed psychic Barry Andrews proclaims, "The mass landing will take place in all the world's capitals,...." August 1st, 1982: Government of President David Arap Moi is overthrown in a military coup led by General Hezekiah Ochuka in Nairobi, Kenya... August 11th, 1982: Pan Am Flight #830, Boeing 747 blows up after a terrorist bomb detonates outside of Honolulu, Hawaii killing 264 people... October 16th, 1982: Elvis Presley meets with President Jimmy Carter in Washington D.C.,... Octobr 31st, 1982: Wayne Aho proclaims UFO landings, during the Halloween episode of Real People (NBC-TV).... November 10th, 1982: Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev dies in Moscow, Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin is chosen as his successor... January 17th, 1983: Nicaraguan crime lord Carlos Cabezas is brutally executed at the Ferry Building in San Francisco, California after attempting to challenge Norwin Meneses for the cocaine trade.... March 28th, 1983: Former First Lady Rosalyn Carter, in an interview with Dan Rather (CBS-TV), states "Connelly was behind this, there needs to be a deeper investigation..." April 17th, 1983: Soviet Union under Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin becomes a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Geneva, Switzerland... April 18th, 1983: Giles Bentley introduces "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil, OTL's "Viagra") at the American Urological Association meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada as a means to deal with male erectile dysfunction.... May 1st-2nd, 1983: V (NBC-TV) mini-series starring Marc Singer, Faye Grant, and Jane Badler provides the highest ratings for the network.... May 15th, 1983: Soviet Union under Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin becomes a member of the World Bank, amidst criticism of "betrayal of Marxist principles" in Rome, Italy.... July 1st, 1983: Soviet Politburo under Premier Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin announces Law on Soviet-Foreign Equity Joint Ventures through TASS in Moscow, sparking economic investment... 3 July 1983: The first sub orbital test flight of a full scale mock up of the Soviet Buran shuttle is tested. July 22nd, 1983: Soviet troops begin their withdrawal from Warsaw, amidst cries of international condemnation for its actions.... 23 July 1983: The Royal Space Agency cuts funding for the HOTOL project in favour of its Sea dragon inspired two staged rocket. Alan Bond takes what of his design is not made classified with him hoping to find a private backer for this space plane. August 13th, 1983: KAL flight 007 is shot at by a missile from a fighter but manages to make an emergency landing at a soviet air base. The Soviets try to cover it up by claiming it was a spy plane. Regardless the west views this as the Soviet military is out of control. Though no life was lost the Soviets still are condemned. August 21st, 1983: Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. survives an assassination attempt, blamed on "communist guerillas" (actually, government troops) in Manila, Philippines.... August 26th, 1983: Soviet Politburo under Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin announces the formation of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Moscow, Stalingrad, Vladivostok, and Minsk in an effort to attract foreign investment.... September 21st, 1983: Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr. leads "National Day of Unity" rallies calling for unity amongst the various factions against the Marcos regime.... September 26th, 1983: LT. Col. Stanislav Petrov narrowly avoids sending the world into a nuclear war. His lack of reaction shows the flaws in Soviet early warning systems. Following this Abalkin demanded the systems be investigated for flaws. Though the Soviets cover this up at first Petrov will later be rewarded a medal. September 30th, 1983: U.S. Defense Department releases a report detailing the threat of "domestic terrorism" reported by U.S. News & World Report... October 23rd, 1983: The US Marine Barracks in Beirut is attacked by Suicide bombing. 322 are killed 75 are injured. Also on this day, News anchor Jessica Savitch is named chief anchor at NBC-TV in New York City, New York.... October 25th, 1983: The US invades Grenada to kick out the communists that had taken power and protect US citizens at the medical school there. November 2nd 1983: NATO war game Able Archer 83 commences though theses are just military maneuvers, the Soviets are convinced that NATO forces will attack. The unnerving part is the use of nuclear weapons spies at NATO headquarters have uncovered. Though it is simulated the Soviet do not know that. The Russians go on there highest alert. November 8th, 1983: Double agent Oleg Gordievsky tells his British handlers that the Russians fear that the war games are a preemptive strike. He is taken seriously as he predicted Abalkin becoming premier. November 16th, 1983: Soviet Premier Abalkin summons the head of the KGB and the defense minister to his Kremlin office. Though no records of this meeting both men came from the meeting visibly shaken. The KGB head would commit suicide later that day. November 18th, 1983: Premier Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin shocks the world when he reveals how close the world came to nuclear war. He points the the blame on US President Connally and British Prime Minister Thatcher. He mutters this to an aide afterward. "The wrong man was killed in Dallas." December 15th, 1983: Israeli government officials in Tel Aviv disclose that they have obtained nuclear weapons, sparking international condemnation... December 19th, 1983: CIA Director William secretly meets with Vietnamese guerillas in Saigon, urging them to spread violence into the People's Republic of China... January 27th, 1984: Singer Michael Jackson dies after accidentally being set on fire during a Pepsi commercial shoot at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.... March 5th, 1984: Nicaraguan crime lord Norwin Meneses begins using San Francisco, California as the main center of the cocaine trade in North America.... March 10th, 1984: The Soviet Government quietly updates its entire nuclear warning systems. The flaws exposed after a 6 month inquiry are explained from the incident of September 1983 March 14th, 1984: Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, is assassinated by members of the Ulster Freeom Fighters (UFF) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.... April 19th 1984: The documentary the Blood of Vietnam is an expose of the terrible things are there with the guerrilla war against the Chinese. Access to the Vietnamese Guerrillas show the atrocities the Chinese are doing. In the US many people are still mad over Vietnam but this shows many people that some communist nations will attack other communist nations. May 21st, 1984: President John Connelly calls the Vietnamese forces "Heroes of Freedom" and "Champions of the Free World" during a speech in San Jose, California.... June 4th, 1984: Nicaraguan crime lord Norwin Meneses leads a political rally for Adolfo Calero in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.... June 5th, 1984: Saudi Arabia begins arming Iraqi forces against Iran, sparking tensions throughout the Persian Gulf region... June 19th, 1984: President John Connelly sharply increases covert aid to Vietnamese rebels... August 15th, 1984: Fis Declaration; Kurdish PKK guerillas led by Abdullah Öcalan, proclaim national independence for Kurdistan in Fis, Turkey... October 11th, 1984 : President Connally and former Vice President Mondale hold a televised debate. This is considered the nastiest debate televised as Mondale lost the Vice Presidency to Connally. He does questions Connally's decisions in regards to the situation in Northern Ireland, the U.S./Soviet arms race, and rising gap between rich and poor... October 12th, 1984: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is assassinated in Brighton, England by members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). MP Michael Heseltine is sworn in as British Prime Minister in Brighton, England, calling out for calm during the crisis... October 31st, 1984: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi survives an assassination by Sikh guards in New Delhi, India, sparking sectarian violence nationwide... November 6th, 1984: Senator Walter Mondale (D-MN) defeats President John Connelly (R-TX) in one of the most divisive elections.... November 17th, 1984: Brazilian President João Figueiredo loses re-election-bid to Tancredo Neves, in an election that is monitored by United Nations officials... November 26th, 1984: Jairo Meneses is arrested for assault and battery during a rally at the University of California at Berkeley.... December 15th, 1984: The Return of Godzilla: brings the monster back onto the big screen. The pot is centered around the return of Godzilla and the the tensions regarding space based weapons (Japan in the film has Amaterasu as Japan's). Godzilla also fights the Super -X a low flying space attack plane.The climax has a Soviet nuclear missile accidentally launch and try to destroy Godzilla but an American anti-missiles system destroys the nuke but accidentally reviving the monster. Godzilla is then lured to a volcano and dropped in. The sub-plot deals with Japan's role in the cold war. Raymond Burr returns to play Steve Martin in the American version of the film. The cold war sub-plot is kept in. January 20th, 1985: Walter Mondale (D-MN) is sworn in an inaugural ceremony in Washington, wherein he states, "It's morning again in America. Today more men and women will have hope than ever before in our country's history..." February 7th,1985: President Mondale pressures several states including Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Nevada to pass the ERA. These states have Democratic governors. March 17th, 1985: Iraqi forces launch a massive offensive against Iranian occupation forces along the Basra-Baghdad Road.... April 4th, 1985: Jairo Meneses, implicates his uncle Norwin Meneses as one of the heads of the cocaine trade in San Francisco, California, after an arrest in Berkeley, California.... April 15th, 1985: "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) accounts for 92% of all erectile-dysfunction drugs according to WHO/CDC officials in Atlanta, Georgia.... April 17th, 1985: Elvis Presley appears on Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV), performing several of his hits in New York City, New York.... April 21st, 1985: Brazilian President Tancredo Neves suffers a minor heart attack, and is hospitalized in Sao Paulo, Brazil.... August 17th, 1985: Shah Reza Pahlavi bans all elections nationwide, citing the military "state of emergency"... September 1st, 1985: "Class of '55" featuring Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis makes its hit debut; Elvis Presley settles his feud with Jerry Lee Lewis in Memphis... October 30th, 1985: Sylvia Seegrist of Springfield, Pennsylvania goes on a killing spee, leaving 3 dead and 7 injured after taking the narcotic "Draugr"... 5th November 1985: After several years of research and investment, the very first launch of a Sea Dragon Rocket takes place. The "ER 1" is launched into lower orbit. A simple satellite which simply relays a repeating message of "God save the queen" orbits the earth for several months before falling back to earth and landing in the atlantic. British enthusiasm for the project skyrockets. November 19th 1985: Us President Mondale and Soviet Premier Abalkin have their first summit in Geneva Switzerland. Both men take an instant liking to each other. Though both want to reduce their nuclear stockpiles, they know they both have opposition at home. Mondale with in Congress and Abalkin with in the Communist party. December 11th, 1985: Worried that Chinese PLA forces are winning the conflict, President Walter Mondale approves the sale of Stinger missiles to Vietnamese guerillas... December 20th, 1985: San Francisco Chronicle reporters Brian Barger and Robert Parry, expose the fact that the regime of General Edmundo Meneses is trafficking cocaine and running guns through San Francisco... December 27th, 1985: Primatologist Dian Fossey holds a press conference in Cambridge, England accusing the government in Kigali, Rwanda of attempting to assassinate her.... February 28th, 1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme survives an asssassination attempt in Stockholm, Sweden.... March 15th, 1986: Author Whitley Streiber predicts,"the dangers of upcoming ozone holes that would create measurable crop damage in the 1990-93 period..." during an environmental rally in New York City, New York... April 26, 1986: Due to the unqualified staff having been fired in January, the Chernobyl disaster in Pripyat, Ukraine SSR is averted. August 20th, 1986: Patrick Sherrill of Edmond, Oklahoma goes on a violent killing spree after ingesting "Draugr" killing 14 people, leaving 6 injured... September 8th, 1986: 48 Hours (CBS-TV) led by reporter Charlie Rose, reports on the "Draugr Epidemic", warning of the danger of the violent behavior caused by the drug.. October 4th, 1986: CBS-TV news anchor Dan Rather is killed by William Tager, while constantly repeating "What's the frequency Kenneth?" in New York City, New York... October 11th, 1986: President Mondale announces to keep to his promise to freeze the manufacture and testing of nuclear weapons. The Republicans and Southern Democrats accuse him of capitulating to the Soviets. December 6th, 1986: U.S. Consul-General Michael Springmann warns of "unqualified applicants" receiving c. 100 visas, approved by the U.S. State Department..... January 21st, 1987: San Francisco Chronicle reveals in an interview with Dennis Ainsworth that Nicaraguan government is supporting the trafficking of cocaine through northern California... February 16th, 1987: Soviet Premier Leonid Abalkin states, "In spite of all the differences between us, we must all learn to preserve our one big family of humanity. At our meeting in Geneva, the U.S. President said that if the earth faced an invasion by extraterrestrials, the United States and the Soviet Union would join forces to repel such an invasion. I shall not dispute the hypothesis, though I think it's early yet to worry about such an intrusion..." July 31st, 1987: Mecca Incident; Islamic fundamentalist Mehdi Hashemi detonates a bomb at the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, killing 14 people... August 9, 1987: The Stendal NPP is completed and operational. August 17th, 1987: Hess Scandal; Rudolf Hess reveals to Der Spiegel that he flew into Great Britain in an effort to meet with conservative leaders to arrange a peace agreement in 1941.... August 19th, 1987: Michael Robert Ryan kills 16 people, and injures 15 people in Hungerford, England after ingesting the drug "Draugr".... September 8th, 1987: Chinese Premier Deng Xiaoping announces the withdrawal of Chinese PLA troops from Vietnam, amidst heavy international pressure... 3rd October 1987: In the atlantic ocean, a highly telivised and publicised launch is about to take place. After several successful unmanned test launches and satellites are achieved, the first independent British astronaught launches into orbit. From a launch platform far out to sea, with a Royal naval aircraft carrier providing protection, an astronaught by the name of Terry Deary is launched into low earth orbit by a Sea Dragon launcher, along with several Satellites. After a few hours orbiting the earth, he lands in the pacific and is picked up by a Royal Navy frigate. Britain has finally launched a man into space independently. 15 November 1987: Lifted into orbit by the Energia booster rocket, soviet shuttle Buran completes its first mission two unmanned orbits of the earth before successfuly landing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 28th, 1987: Nuclear Liberation Front detonates a pipe bomb outside the entrance of Sandia National Nuclear Laboratories in Livermore,California killing 8 people... December 31st, 1987: United Nations Security Council passes Resoution#622 authorizing the deployment of United Nations peace-keeping forces into Vietnam in an effort to monitor the Chinese withdrawal.... February 15th- May 16th, 1988: Chinese troops begin their withdrawal from Vietnam, amidst heavy international pressure,.... February 16th, 1988: CIA officials continue to aid Vietnamese guerillas despite the withdrawal of Chinese troops from the region.... March 29th, 1988: Dulcie September, leader of the African National Congress (ANC), exposes the arms trade between France and South Africa, during a press conference in Paris, France... April 12th, 1988: Yū Kikumura bombs the Veteran's Administration office during a military recruitment drive in New York city, New York, killing 8 people... August 15th- November 15th, 1988: Second phase of withdrawal of Chinese PLA forces from Vietnam is initiated, amidst heavy international pressure... September 11th, 1988: Silver Tower novel by Tom Clancy, a sequel to Cardinal in the Kremlin proposes a space-station defense network which would be used as a "last line of defense" in orbit against a possible Soviet attack... 1 October 1988: Soviet Shuttle Ptichka completes an unmanned first flight remaining in orbit for 36 hours. November 8th, 1988: Governor George H.W. Bush (R-TX) defeats President Walter Mondale (D-MN) in a close election battle... January 20th, 1989: George H.W. Bush is sworn in an inaugural ceremony in Washington D.C., proclaiming," A new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. There is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken..." February 8th, 1989: Nicaraguan crime lord Norwin Meneses is arrested by a joint task force of DEA and FBI agents in San Francisco.... March 2nd, 1989: Liviu Cornel Babeş leads pro-democracy rallies in Bucharest, Romania, in defiance of Communist authorities. Also on this day, Vytautas Vičiulis leads pro-democracy rallies in Vilnius, Lithuania SSR calling for independence... March 11th, 1989: United Nations Security Council passes Resolution #647 extending the presence of United Nations peace-keeping forces in Vietnam an additional 6 months... April 1st, 1989: Billionaire Richard Branson calls upon the British House of Commons to "lead the way", during a rally in Hyde Park in London, England... April 9th, 1989: Author Whitley Streiber predicts, "giant boulders sailing off the edge of the moon along with a realization that the moon's exploding means, "Oh, this is the end of the world."..." during a television interview in New York City, New York.... April 12th, 1989: Soviet Politburo under Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin establishes the General Principles of Civil Law, establishing the legal groundwork for a market economy in Moscow.... May 26th, 1989: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, IRS-P4 (OCEANSAT), launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C2) along with Korean KITSAT-3 and German DLR-TUBSAT from Sriharikota, India... June 1st, 1989: Day of the Eagle novel by Tom Clancy, proposes trans-orbital SST bombers, becoming a major bestseller.... July 12th, 1989: Christian Dornier kills 14 people in Luxiol, France after ingesting "Draugr", sparking concern about European laws regarding narcotics... July 18th, 1989: Actress Rebecca Schaeffer narrowly survives being shot by a celebrity stalker in Hollywood, California while on the set of My Sister Sam (CBS-TV),... August 23rd, 1989: Soviet troops are deployed in the Baltic States of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, amidst international condemnation... August 30th, 1989: Israel begins deporting refugees back to Palestine, citing them as a "threat to national security..." 25 September 1989: A full scale mock up of the Soviet Buran shuttle is put on display at the Paris air show. October 3rd, 1989: The Space Moose comic strip makes its infamous debut. The strip follows the adventures of Space Moose, an anthropomorphic, nihilistic moose with asymmetrical eyes and a Star Trek uniform, as he violates every behavioral norm and societal taboo he can find. His roommates Marlo Smefner, Billy the Bionic Badger, and Bald Dwarf are often the accomplices or victims of his actions... October 28th, 1989: Battle of the Bay; San Francisco Giants led by Matt Williams win the World Series in Game 6 against the Oakland A's, 4-0; Williams dedicates the win to the victims of the Loma Prieta earthquake... November 12th, 1989: Japanese Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu dismisses American and Soviet efforts at SETI research stating, during an interview in Tokyo saying, "Japan does not have such organizations at a government level... If young people display a serious interest in similar phenomena, we should perhaps think of forming a extraterrestrial data collecting group under the auspices of the Ministry of Education..." November 20th, 1989: Conserative MP Sir Anthony Meyer calls for a "no confidence" vote against Prime Minister Michael Heseltine in London, England... December 5th, 1989: MP Sir Anthony Meyer becomes British Prime Minister after a "no confidence" vote against Prime Minister Michael Heseltine in London, England.. December 16th, 1989: Godzilla Vs. Biolante: A Scientist Driven mad by the the death of his daughter in a terrorist attack in the middle east tries to create a plant which can hold her soul. He creates a monster called Duetalios. But Godzilla shows up defeats and eats it. The scientist uses Godzilla DNA in the monster. The monster Biolante shows up but Godzilla defeats it in the end. The film has a twist ending, the DNA that scienst had is gathered by the government and will be used in a later film as a weapon. This film is shown in a small amount of US theaters but does have a PG-13 rating due to the eating scene. February 20th, 1990: By now, Britain is launching several Sea Dragon rockets per year. The cheap cost of the rocket and huge size of it has allowed Britain to be the favourite launcher of satellites, and a profit is actually being made. The Government announces plans to construct a British Space station from which Britain can seriously expand it's programme. Work on modules for the King George V space station begin, with plans to send them up by the middle of 1991. March 20th, 1990: Singer Gloria Estefan is killed in bus accident outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania while on her "Cuts Both Ways" tour... March 21st, 1990: South Africa sends troops into Windhoek, Namibia, in an effort to prevent a declaration of independence... April 26th, 1990: When asked about his thoughts on UFOs, Soviet Premier Leonid Abalkin states,"I know that we have organizations which study this problem..." during a press conference in Sverdlodsk, USSR... May 4th, 1990: Soviet Premier Leonid Abalkin warns Politburo members, "The phenomenon of UFOs does exist, and it must be treated seriously..." in Moscow, USSR...; Also on this same day, Soviet troops launch a brutal crackdown on Latvian nationalists in Riga, Latvia SSR, amidst international condemnation... May 9th, 1990: Rimantas Daugintis leads rallies in Vilnius, Lithuania SSR demanding independence from the Soviet Union... July 27th, 1990: Jamaat al Muslimeen leader Yasin Abu Bakr overthrows the governments of Trinidad and Tobago in a military coup, sparking fears of an Islamic fundamentalist state within the Western Hemisphere... August 17th, 1990: Croatian Uprising; Croatian nationalists launch an armed insurrection led by Franjo Tudman in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.... October 24th, 1990: Israel threatens to walk out of the United Nations General Assembly, despite U.S. efforts, during a session in New York City, New York... November 1st, 1990: Soviet Politburo under Leonid Ivanovich Abalkin passes a resolution stating that it recognizes "the private sector as a necessary supplement to the state sector..." in Moscow.... November 20th, 1990: Vatican officials release a statement, more than 13 years after the intiial signal, saying,"Extraterrestrial contact is a real phenomenon. The Vatican is receiving much information about extraterrestrials and their contacts with humans from its Nuncios (embassies) in various countries, such as Mexico, Chile and Venezuela..." November 28th, 1990: MP Neil Kinnock, Labor Party, is elected British Prime Minister in a tight and divisive race.... 2 December 1990: Shuttle Ptichka begins a second unmanned second flight, the mission lasts 8 days including orbital manoeuvre's and docking with the Mir space station. at the station the crew transfer to the shuttle conducting tests of its systems, a problems with one of these system cancel a planed docking with a Soyuz crew transport, the shuttle cancelling its mission early unmanned safely returns to Earth. December 3rd, 1990: "Carapintada" members of the army led by Mohamed Alí Seineldín overthrow the government in Buenos Aires, Argentina in a military coup.... March 5th, 1991: Iraqi Civil War; Nouri al-Maliki leads a Shi'a rebellion against the Iraqi government, sparking a sectarian civil war in Karbala.... 3 June 1991: Shuttle Buran conducts its second unmanned flight lasting 16 days were it successfully docked with a a Soyuz crew transport. June 19th, 1991: Bhaskara-II is sucessfully launched fom Sriharikota, India, as the second geo-stationary communications satellite... June 28th, 1991: National radio personality Stanton Friedman, "For the People", proclaims "an international announcement. They will show pictures. I think they will clearly establish that we are dealing with Alien visitors and I think they will convene an international conference of religious, economic, and political leaders..." October 16th, 1991: George Pierre Hennard kills 23 people in Killeen, Texas after ingesting "Draugr", sparking national debate as to gun laws in the "Lone Star State"... October 22nd, 1991: PSLV-C3 successfully launches three satellites -- Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) of ISRO, BIRD of Germany and PROBA of Belgium, establishing India as a commercial space launch center... November 16th, 1991: Soviet troops launch a brutal crackdown on Estonian nationalists in Tallinn, Estonia SSR... December 1st, 1991: The Colby Christ Meets Space Moose comic book makes its infamous debut, proving to be even more of a cult hit... December 12th, 1991: Outbreak of AIDS/HIV is blamed on widespread use of "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) in Los Angeles, California... December 14th, 1991: Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah: Using time travel and inforamation from and future space signals, time travelers from the future go back in time and prevent Godzilla's creation to "help" Japan. In fact they create thier own monster to prevent Japan from becoming a super power.The film has Godzilla being created anyway. Godzilla defeats King Ghidorah and rampages toward Tokyo. Mecha-King Ghidorah fights godzilla but is destroyed over the ocean. A massive controversy arises though when it shows Godzilla as a dinosaur killing American soldiers in WII. This makes the film interesting enough to be released in theaters in the US. December 22nd, 1991-January 6th, 1992: Tblisi Uprising; Zviad Gamsakhurdia leads an armed insurrection against the Soviet Union in Tblisi, Georgia SSR.... December 25th 1991: After rather lengthy delays, a Sea Dragon rocket finally launches the King George V station into orbit. Not yet habitable, it will require several missions to get up and running, but the currently unused astronaught corp of the space agency look forward to the challenge. January 24th, 1992: "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) is blamed for a rise in AIDS/HIV infections worldwide, according to the WHO/CDC in Atlanta, Georgia... February 11th, 1992: "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) is approved for over the counter sales by the Ministry of Health in London, England... September 4th-7th, 1992: Chicago Riots; Members of the Church of the Subgenius clash with local residents and police, proclaiming the "Devival".... October 2nd-8th, 1992: United Nations General Assembly ratifies Resolution #426, granting the United Nations authority to "undertaking, coordinating, and disseminating the results of research into unidentified flying objects and related phenomena..." December 12th, 1992: Godzilla vs. Gigamoth. Godzilla and Mothra Team up to fight the earth protecting monster Giga-moth. The films climax battle destroys the entire city of Nagoya. The movie has strong environmental messages as the monsters Giga-moth and Mothera destroy a refinery in an eariler battle. The film ends with the Japanese PM and the American President (James Cromwell in his first appearance in the series) talking about creating an international Anti-monster unit. The film is a huge hit in Japan and gets enough interest to be brought over and distributed in the US. It does rather well in the US and European markets. December 15th-28th, 1992: General Dzhokhar Dudayev launches an Islamic fundamentalist uprising in Tblisi, Georgia SSR... December 31st, 1992: Members of the Church of the SubGenius clash with local residents at Club No in Dallas, Texas, leading to the arrest of 23 people... 6 July 1993: Shuttle Baikal completes the first manned mission in a Russian shuttle the two man crew spend 24 hours in orbit before landing at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. November 24th, 1993: Wall Street Journal reports illegal usage of "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) in professional sports nationwide... November 26th, 1993: People's Stock Market (PSM) is opened in Moscow, launching a massive economic upswing for the Soviet Union.... December 11th, 1993: Godzilla Vs. Mecha-Godzilla. The anti-Godzilla taskforce G-force is made and uses the remaining parts from Mecha-King Ghidorah. Godzilla is attacked by the massive flying battleship based off of the Super-X and the future technology. Godzilla also gets a son in this film as well as Rodan returns for the film but dies at the end. This film is another smash in Japan as well as internationally. January 22nd, 1994: Health officials blame "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) for a spike in AIDS/HIV cases amongst persons over 55+ years old in Toronto, Canada.... February 21st, 1994: Feminist leader Homa Darabi leads rallies condemning the Shah of Iran in Tehran, demanding the right of women to vote... March 23rd, 1994: Presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio survives an assassination attempt in Mexico City, Mexico.... April 10th, 1994: Student activist Zhu Ling dies of poisoning in Beijing, China, sparking outrage nationwide... July 4th, 1994: Storming Heaven novel by Tom Clancy, details a possible war between the People's Republic of China and India with U.S. orbital weapons as the "last line of defense".... September 18th, 1994: Toho and Paramount announce that a joint Godzilla project will occur in the near future. Though they do not have a script they intend it to be set in the US. The film will be produced by Tomuyiki Tanaka, Shogo Tomiyama, Francis Ford Coppala, and Jerry Wientraub. November 1st, 1994: Masquerade of Angels by Karla Turner published, alleging that most encounters with aliens actually involve malevolent entities known as "Reptoids" that routinely rape and deceive humans... November 23rd-26th, 1994: Pittsburgh Riots; Members of the Church of the Subgenius clash with local police and residents in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania proclaiming the "Circus Apocalypse".... December 10th 1994: Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla is released. The film is about the giant monster combating an evil doppelganger. The city of Fukuoka is destroyed in the film. There is a sub-plot showing Soviet intelligence acting under the orders of the Premier G-force dealing with the politics of the space effects of the cold war. December 11th, 1994: Philippine Airlines Flight #434, is bombed by Ramzi Yousef over Cebu, Philippines killing 273 people.... January 20th, 1995: Police officials report smuggling of "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) into Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.... March 13th, 1995: Azerbaijani Uprising; General Rovshan Javadov launches an uprising against the Soviet government in Baku, calling for national independence... March 17th, 1995: Ronald Kray seizes control of the criminal underworld through prison connections in London, England... March 18th -19th, 1995: Michael Eisner, CEO of Walt Disney Corp., claims,"the release of government documents about ongoing alien encounters. Most Americans will likely explore outer space aboard crafts of alien origin..." April 11th, 1995: Dokstok Concert; c.50,000 people attend concert by the Church of the Subgenius in Bull Shoals Lake, Arkansas featuring Rape Gorilla, Pink Boys, Feltch the Bloody Stump, et al. May 5th, 1995: PSLV-C6 carries CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT satellites are launched from Sriharikota, India, signalling the nation's intent to become a commercial launch center.... May 17th, 1995: Police crackdown on the Church of the Subgenius during a "Devival" in Austin, Texas, sparking national attention... July 5th, 1995: Members of the Church of the Subgenius clash with local police in Portland, Oregon, leading to the arrest of 18 members... August 6th-9th, 1995: Members of the Church of the Subgenius clash with police and local residents in Cleveland, Ohio as part of their "Devival".... October 18th, 1995: Soviet officials announce that a "socialist market economy" is the goal of reforms in Moscow.... November 23rd, 1995: Dirty nuclear bomb explosion in Izmailovsky Park in Moscow planted by Chechen guerilla Shamil Basayev, sparks international concern about the safety of Soviet nuclear weapons.... December 9th 1995: Godzilla: G-Killer The American Japanese co-production is released. The film has many large Japanese names as well as American actors like, Tom Cruise, Micheal Douglas, and introducing a young actor named Clark Gregg. The films plot deals with Godzilla attacking Los Angles and the military response the film use of Suitmation and CGI. It Also is the first film to show (insert new air force weapon in here ). It is a smash hit. January 9th, 1996: Battle of Kizlyar; Soviet troops are sent into Kizlyar, in an effort to contain Chechen guerillas after 2,000 civilians are taken hostage; 145 people are killed in the rescue attempt... February 2nd-18th, 1996: "Slack Crusade Tour"; Members of the Church of the Subgenius clash with local residents in Chicago, IL; Madison, WI; Minneapolis, MN; Saint Louis, MO; Cleveland, OH; Pittsburgh, PA; Baltimore, MD; New York City, NY; and Boston, MA; sparking small riots in their wake... July 5th, 1996: X-Day Rehearsal is held in Portland, Oregon, with minimal violence, but with a heavy police presence.... December 7th, 1996: Godzilla VS. Destroyah is released, it is another US-Japan co-production. The film deals with Godzilla fighting the monster Destroyah Created from the Oxygen-destroyer of the first film. The ending shocks many, Godzilla Dies! But Godzilla's son becomes another Godzilla. December 15th, 1996: UFO activist Debbie Jordan tells reporters on 20/20 (ABC-TV) that,"I feel as if they're pretty much done with what they've been doing for a while, and the time is drawing very near, very quickly, that we're going to be ready for what they have planned next, and I think it's going to be open contact. I think that there's going to be a lot of admissions made by a lot of people, way up in the "high-ups," and the "should-knows," that are going to finally talk. I think that big, big things are right on the horizon..." March 13th, 1997: National Organization for Women (NOW) proposes a ban on "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) to counter Republican efforts to ban federal funding for Planned Parenthood... March 15th, 1997: Former Secretary of State Zbigniew Brzezinski states he has "no regrets giving arms and advice to future terrorists..." during a lecture in New York City, New York... April 24th, 1997: Richard Boylan leads a rally outside White Sands Missile Base in New Mexico, proclaiming to 436 people that UFOs are about to land... May 20th, 1997: Criminal syndicates begin the sale and trade of "Revatio" (a.k.a. Sildenafil) throughout Sweden... July 5th, 1997: X-Day Rehearsal is held in Portland, Oregon, with minimal violence, but with a heavy police presence.... July 8th, 1997: Pat Robertson posits that UFOs are actually demonic in origin and suggests enthusiasts be stoned... October 24th, 1997: Ivo A. Benda establishes the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" movement in Prague, Czechoslovakia, calling for resistance to Communist authorities... November 19th, 1997: Elvis Presley guest-stars on Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (CBS-TV), singing several of his gospel songs... December 15th, 1997: Space Moose (TV-MA) is approved for broadcast on The Comedy Channel... January 13th, 1998: Alfredo Ormando leads a rally calling for the Vatican to accept LGBT members into the Roman Catholic Church.... April 5th, 1998: Actor Tom Hanks is launched into space as a "space tourist" at Cape Canaveral, Florida... June 30th, 1998: Pamela Stonebrooke claims to have had sexual contact with "Reptoids" in her book Experiencer: A Jazz Singer’s True Account of Extraterrestrial Contact. July 5th, 1998: X-Day Riots; Members of the Church of the Subgenius clash with police and local residents, proclaiming the "landing of the alien fleet" in several major cities in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain... July 6th, 1998: National polls show c.670,000 people nationwide believe they have been the subject of alien abduction in Prague, Czechoslovakia August 8th, 1998: Bonbrovnik Riots; Riots erupt in Bobrovnik, Czechoslovakia after members of the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" proclaim a UFO landing... September 28th, 1998: Albanian Uprising; Fatos Nano leads pro-democracy uprising in Tirana, Albania, sparking fears of a Soviet crackdown... October 7th, 1998: Ivo A. Benda, leader of the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" movement warns of the threat of "Saurian beings" during a rally in Prague, Czechoslovakia... November 14th, 1998: Chandrayaan-1 is launched from Sriharikota, India as Moon Impact Probe (MIP), sparking international attention.... January 1st, 1999: David Icke posits that the world is being secretly controlled by demonic/alien "Reptoids" (aka "Draconians") in his work The Biggest Secret... May 26, 1999: Bayern Munich wins the Champions League with 6-5 after penalty shootout, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hits the post after Beckham's corner and the penalty shot by Jaap Stam is saved by Oliver Kahn. July 9th-14th, 1999: Iranian Revolution; Democratic rebellion led by Mohammad Khatami, overthrows the government in Tehran, Iran... August 19th, 1999: Andris Blakis is arrested in Los Angeles, California after a co-worker suffers radiation poisoning due to phosphorous-32,... December 30th, 1999: Former Beatles member George Harrison is killed by celebrity stalker Michael Abram in Friar Park, England... February 5th, 2000: Prague Riots; Riots erupt in Prague, Czechoslovakia after government forces prevent followers attempt to gather in Prague, to "witness the landing of the "Ptaah Squadron"..." February 7th, 2000: Forbes magazine publishes its endorsement of commercial space travel, sparking international attention for investors... September 9th, 2000: Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda establish the First Symposium of Love in Prague, Czechoslovakia... January 21st, 2001: 250,000 people gather in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China demanding political and civil reforms nationwide... February 20th, 2001: Chinese leaders announce martial law due to pro-democracy rallies in Beijing, China sparking international condemnation.... March 6th, 2001: Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) launch a brutal crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, Chinese officials report c. 1,400 deaths in Beijing, China... July 4th, 2001: Space Moose: Millennium Moose is released in theaters, proving to be a sleeper hit... September 8th, 2001: "Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda establish the Second Symposium of Love in Prague, Czechoslovakia... December 12th, 2001: Irv Rubin, Jewish Defense League kills Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) in Culver City, California... January 10th, 2002: Ivo A. Benda, leader of the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" warns on state television of "Projekt: Porucha", an alleged Soviet plot to implant "control chips" into the minds of people in Prague, Czechoslovakia.. April 11th, 2002: American-backed pro-democracy revolution led by Pedro Carmona, overthrows the government in Caracas, Venezuela.... June 22, 2002: Senegal wins after El-Hadji Diouf scores a Golden Goal in the 91st minute of extra time. September 3rd, 2002: Musician Lance Bass, N'Sync, is launched into space at Cape Canaveral, Florida September 7th, 2002: "Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda establish the Third Symposium of Love in Prague, Czechoslovakia... October 22nd, 2002: Ivo A. Benda, leader of the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" warns on state television of "Projekt: Porucha", an alleged Soviet plot to implant "control chips" into the minds of people in Prague, Czechoslovakia... October 25th, 2002: Senator Paul Wellstone (D-MN) narrowly survives a plane crash outside the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill... November 25th, 2002: Ivo A. Benda, leader of the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" warns of "Projekt: Porucha", an alleged Soviet plot to implant "control chips" into the minds of people in Prague, Czechoslovakia... January 12, 2003: White supremacists/Neo-Nazis hijack several planes and destroy the Reichstag (Bonn) , the Bundesverfassungsgericht, the Deutsche Bank Tower and the Phollipsburg NPP. 5067 people are killed. January 17, 2003: Jürgen Möllemann, Minister of Foreign Affairs, says that "a religious motive for the 1/12 attacks can be ruled out". January 19, 2003: The "Kommando Adolf Hitler" declare themselves responsible for the attacks. Friedrich Merz, State Secretary/Minister of Domestic Affairs, says that "we have to fight the BAF" (Braune Armee Fraktion). 2003-2005: A full-blown purge against all right-leaning officials takes place. Several upper officials of the Verfassungsschutz and the police are fired and some even arrested. September 6th, 2003: "Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda establish the Third Symposium of Love in Prague, Czechoslovakia... November 23rd, 2003: Tblisi Uprising; Soviet officials declare martial law after Eduard Shevardnadze is assassinated by Georgian nationalists... January 8, 2004: Daimler-Chrysler CEO Jürgen Schrempp is assassinated by the IACA (International Anti-Car Army). They claim that they "wanted to force Daimler to only build ecological cars". September 4th, 2004: "Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda establish the Fourth Symposium of Love in Prague, Czechoslovakia... September 11th, 2004: Ukranian nationalist Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev, Ukraine SSR, after demanding independence in a pro-democracy rally... September 24th, 2004: Civil rights activist Anna Politkovskaya is assassinated in Rostov-on-Don, while investigating government corruption within the Soviet Union... October 11th, 2004: Rock musician David Bowie becomes the latest celebrity space tourist after being launched from Rendlesham, England.... November 11th, 2004: Soviet Union becomes a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) after trade talks in Paris, France.... April 15th, 2005: Religious fundamentalists launch a rebellion against the government of President Mohammad Khatami in Tehran, Iran... May 7, 2005: The BASF main production plant in Ludwigshafen is attacked. May 9, 2005: The NNSB (Neue Naturschutz-Bewegung) declares itself responsible. July 18th, 2005: Communist authorities ban the "Symposium of Love" in Prague, Czechoslovakia, sparking anger from the "Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda... December 16th, 2005: United Nations General Assembly debates the issue of response to extraterrestrial radio signals in New York City, New York, sparking religious and political debate worldwide... February 12th, 2006: Technologies of the Frontier (TDF) successfully wins passage of a petition that Europeans have a "constitutional right to space" before the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium.. March 1st, 2006: "Cosmic People of Light Powers" led by Ivo A. Benda seize control of Brevnov, Czechoslovakia, sparking concern within the Warsaw Pact... March 13th, 2006: President Idriss Déby is overthrown in a military coup by brothers Tom and Timane Erdimi in N'Djamena, Chad... April 26th, 2006: "Signal to Space" concerts are held in Berlin, Germany; Tokyo, Japan; New York City, New York; and Tokyo, Japan are launched in an effort to support SETI in sending a message to extraterrestrials... May 18th, 2006: Andrew Martinez (a.k.a. "The Naked Guy") leads a pro-nudism movement rally in Berkeley, California.... July 31st, 2006: Muslim fundamentalist terrorists led by Youssef Mohamad El Hajdib, bomb trains at Hamm and Koblenz, killing 18 people, sparking racial and religious tensions throughout Germany... September 11th, 2006: Elvis Presley dies at his Graceland estate, due to a heart failure in Memphis, Tennessee... September 27, 2006: The Greens get the Majority in the Bundestag and, in October, agree on a coalition with the SPD. Joschka Fischer becomes Chancellor of Germany. They vow to "fight the fascist, Neo-Nazi and eco-terrorist threat". The NPD, for the first time in the history of Germany, get over the 5 percent threshold and send 6 delegates. January 9th, 2007: Professor Stephen Hawking is launched into space as a "space tourist" courtesy of Virgin Galactic in Rendlesham, England.... April 9, 2007: The highly controversial airport building site in Hamburg (Helmut-Schmidt-Flughafen), colloquially known as "Hamburg 21", is attacked with a car bomb. Tens of thousands of DM in damage are done. It is not clear, whether eco-terrorists or the radical right is responsible. Suspicion, though, immediately falls on the radical right wing. April 12, 2007: Eco-Terrorists calling themselves the GF (Green Front) claim responsibility for the Hamburg 21 attacks. April 19, 2007: Joschka Fischer, Claudia Roth and Jürgen Trittin issue a joint declaration, distancing themselves from "militant behavior": "This is not our policy, and it does not help the environment to attack buildings and other objects percieved as a threat. It only discredits the Green Movement and thus is harmful to it's cause." They are nevertheless criticised for distancing so late. April 27th, 2007: Martial law is declared in Ankara, Turkey after military officials block election results showing Abdullah Gül as the winner of presidential elections... June 2, 2007: After an attack on the Stendal NPP, which caused major damage and in which radioactivity was leaked to the environment, and after responsibility was claimed by the ANGA (Anti-Nuclear Green Army), Chancellor Joschka Fischer and Environmental minister Cem Özdemir had to resign. June 4th, 2007: Communist government in Vientiane, Laos is overthrown in an American-backed military coup by General Vang Pao.... June 21st, 2007: Soviet Union announces that it will be joining the European Economic Community (EEC) during trade talks in Geneva, Switzerland.... October 5th, 2007: Travelex, along with the British Ministry of Finance announce the creation of "QUID" space currency in London, England.... October 24th, 2007: Ivo A. Benda proclaims that 95% of the world's population is under the control of "Dark Saurians" during a rally in Prague, Czechoslovakia.... December 17, 2007: The TOTAL headquaters in La Défense were nearly destroyed. December 18, 2007: The IGA (International Green Army, but basically the same group) claimed responsibility December 19, 2007: After demonstrations against the "Ökos" (Ecos) in major cities turned into riots, newly-elected Chancellor Claudia Roth lost a vote-of-no-confidence. New elections are to be held on February 3. February 3, 2008. The CDU/CSU wins the elections in a landslide. It even manages to clinch 50,3 percent of the vote and, thus, an absolute majority. The continued ecoterrorism discredited the Green Movement, the Green Party only gets 0,9 percent. The left also suffers heavily, getting 2,1 percent only. As a new force, the KAP (Konventionell-Atomare Partei), centered around exactly the opposite to what the Greens wanted, enter the Bundestag with 5,9 %. All parties vow to simultaneously fight the "brown and green threats". February 12th-18th, 2008: United Nations General Assembly meets in New York City, New York regarding the work of the "Special Political Committee" and the issue of human-extraterrestrial contact.... March 7, 2008: The "Atomausstiegsgesetz", ratified in early 2007, gets fully repealed with the votes of CDU, FDP, CSU and KAP. March 11, 2008: The Calder Hal NPP in Great Britain is destroyed (and suffers a total meltdown) by a hijacked plane. The ANF (Anti-Nuclear Forces, but still the same group) claims responsibility the next day. July 29th, 2008: Rocket Racing League (RRL), in association with Monster Energy Drinks, launches the Monster AirVenture Race in Oshkosh, Washington... April 28th, 2009: Hezbollah guerillas led by Hassan Nasrallah kill the Egyptian Presidet and 5 members of the Cabinet, sparking martial law in Cairo, Egypt... June 12th, 2009: Mir-Hossein Mousavi wins presidential elections, under tight internatonal inspection in Tehran, Iran.... February 18th, 2010: Chef d'escadron Salou Djibo overthrows the government in Lagos, Nigeria in a military coup.... March 5th, 2010: Soviet officials warn "Soviet economic growth is unsteady, unbalanced, uncoordinated, and unsustainable..." during a speech in Moscow, sparking economic fears worldwide... April 25th, 2010: Stephen Hawking warns that extraterrestrial contact could be a "risky", during a lecture at Cambridge University, England..... July 3, 2010: Ghana's Asamoah Gyan scores the penalty shot in the 120th minute and advances to the semifinal. July 21st, 2010: Tides Center Massacre; Byron Williams kills 23 people in the Tides Center, including 8 members of the ACLU in San Francisco, California... January 17th, 2011: Martin Luther King Jr. Day Bombing; parade is attacked in Spokane, Washington killing 12 people, sparking racial tensions nationwide... January 19th, 2011: Armenian Uprisng; Uprising erupts in Yerevan, Armenia SSR led by Serzh Sargsyan, Soviet troops are deployed into the region... June 10th, 2011: California Space Authority (CSA) is unveiled in Santa Barbara, California, sparking international attention as a spaceport.... November 11th, 2011: Yenesew Gebre leads pro-democracy rallies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.... March 23rd, 2012: New Mexico Spaceport Authority is established in Doña Ana, New Mexico with Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic as one of the main sponsors... April 24th, 2012: Film director James Cameron announces a venture capital project to begin the process of mining asteroids in Los Angeles, California... July 7, 2012: Rafael Verthongen, Volkert van der Graaf and Peter Breitner are found conspiring in Meppen (Northern Germany). The police arrests the three as leaders of eco-Terrorism. 
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Election 1992 stuff I'll kick this off I 'll come back and put in dates.
Late 1991 Bill Clinton, Mario Cuomo, Ann Richards, Douglas Wilder, Tom Harkin Jerry Brown, and Paul Tsongas announce their candidacy for the presidency for the democratic party. Febuary 7th 1992: With Cuomo the front runner he loses the Iowa Democratic Caucus to Tom Harkin of Iowa but is second place, Clinton is third, and Richards is fourth. February 18th 1992: Paul Tsongas wins New Hampshire Democratic Primary. Seconded by Cuomo again and Clinton in solid third. February 29th 1992: Bill Clinton is implicated in a sex Scandal with Gennifer Flowers, she claims the Arkansas governor is the father of her unborn baby. Clinton denies this. March 9th, 1992: the day before Super-Tuesday Hustler Breaks the scandal that Bill Clinton was filmed having sex with Flowers and it cannot be denied. March 10th 1992: Super Tuesday Mario Cuomo wins and is considered the likely nominee for president from the Democratic Party. March 11th 1992 Tom Harkin, Paul Tsongas, Doug Wilder, and Ann Richards Drop out of the race. Only Bill Clinton and Jerry Brown are still going. But Clinton is in a scandal that will cost him the primaries. April 18th 1992: Bill Clinton drops out of the primaries. He is now, at least through his wife, implicated in a federal investigation regarding a company called Whitewater. The only one opposing for nomination Cuomo now is Jerry Brown, but he does not have a chance. July 9th 1992: Mario Cuomo announces his choice for vice president, Governor Ann Richards of Texas. July 13th, 1992: The Democratic National Convention starts at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. July 16th, 1992: The Democratic party votes for Mario Cuomo and Ann Richards for their nominees for President and Vice President of the United States. Last edited by ajm8888; June 17th, 2012 at 04:12 AM..
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June 17th, 2012, 04:38 AM
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Here are some random PODs that came to mind:
November 27th, 2001: Tensions mount across the globe as North Korean troops exchange gunfire with American troops, killing 6 American soldiers and 8 North Korean soldiers... June 29th, 2002: U.S. and South Korean naval forces clash with North Korean naval vessels as they cross the Northern Limit Line... November 16th, 2002: U.S. naval forces fire warning shots at North Korean naval vessels as they cross the Northern Limit Line... November 20th, 2002: South Korean naval forces fire warning shots at North Korean naval vessels as they cross the Northern Limit Line... March 2nd, 2003: Sea of Japan Incident; North Korean MiG-17s shoot down an American reconnaisance plane over the Sea of Japan, sparking tensions across the Pacific Rim...
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June 17th, 2012, 07:31 PM
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With China suffering from pro-democracy riots and North Korea challenging the border with South Korea in 2001/2002, should we have a "Second Korean War" in the ATL? The lives of thousands of people hang in the balance....
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It can't last forever, but it is certainly a start.
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Are there any people here who want to be given credit as heroes in the Second Korean War or similar events in the 2000s?
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June 18th, 2012, 08:58 PM
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It's a start.
October 18th 1989: the film Battleship Yamato priemers to huge Japanes popularity. It gets a small release in the US and Europe the following year. September 15th 1990 The TV series Voltron is bought for syndication On American TV for FOX Saturday morning Cartoons. The series will bring the interest of mecha to a young audience. July 9th 1991 Gundam Z Priemeirs on Cartoon Network thought the show is 5 years old the network wants to buy more Gundam for broadcast due to popularity.
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June 18th, 2012, 09:09 PM
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Consider throwing in some of the lesser know series that didn't get much airtime such as The Mighty Orbots or the Bionic Six, or American-made series that tried to cash in on the anime craze such as Exo-Squad or the series Spiral Zone.....
10 points to anyone who has actually seen all of these series and admits it...
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June 19th, 2012, 12:08 AM
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Just to show that the ATL is a little bit different, imagine Filipino restaurants emerging as the new trendy item:
August 22nd, 1987: Filipino chain restaurant "Inay" is established in Berkeley, California, speading in popularity due to the student population... August 22nd, 1988: "Inay's" proudly announces that it will be offering health benefits as a "employee-owned company" in Berkeley, California.. September 29th, 1993: With the opening of an "Inay's" Filipino restaurant in Washington D.C., "Inay's" reports 272 restaurants worldwide... September 21st, 1997: Cooking Up Love book by "Inay's" Chairman Martin Algarra becomes a major bestseller.... March 19th, 1999: With the opening of "Inay's" in Moscow, Russia, "Inay's" reports 2,498 restaurants worldwide in a press conference in San Francisco, California..... April 27th, 2001: With the opening of "Inay's" Filipino food restaurant in Switzerland and Austria, "Inay's" reports 4,709 restaurants worldwide in San Francisco, California... May 1st, 2003: Filipino food chain restaurant "Inay's" announces that it has 6,400 restaurants across the globe,during a press conference in San Francisco, California... May 17th, 2004: First "Inay's" Union is established worldwide in San Francisco, California.... October 4th, 2004: "Inay's" launches it's XM radio site "Hear Music" to promote Asian music and artists, sparking international attention... October 21st, 2005: 20/20 (ABC-TV) does an investigative report on the conditions at "Inay's" chains across the United States, sampling lumpia and pansit at different locations.... March 21st, 2007: Indonesian singer Anggun signs with "Inay's" Hear Music program, to promote Asian artists and music worldwide... December 31st, 2007: "Inay's" Filipino food restaurant announces that it has 15,756 restaurants worldwide, during a press conference in San Francisco, California.... Last edited by Mr_ Bondoc; June 19th, 2012 at 12:24 AM..
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June 19th, 2012, 01:09 AM
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April 10, 1980: The Canadian goverments announces that the F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet are the winners of the New Fighter Aircraft program. The Canadian government orders 96 F-14A Tomcats (equipped with the Pratt & Whitney F401-PW-400 turbofans instead of the TF-30s) and 144 F/A-18 Hornet multirole fighters to replace the obselete CF-101 Voodoos, CF-104 Starfighters, and CF-116 Freedom Fighters.
May 14, 1980: Work is started on a bridge spanning the Abegweit Passage of the Northumberland Strait connecting Prince Edward Island to New Brunswick. January 16, 1981: Several retired members of the Royal Air Force's 617 Squadron and 603 Squadron get together and found the Supermarine Aerospace Corporation in Greenwich, Britain. March 6, 1981: Work is started on the Fort McMurray Nuclear Power Plant in Fort McMurray, Alberta. June 28, 1981: Terry Fox dies at the Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, British Columbia. In Canada, flags are at half staff that day. July 1, 1981: Prime Minister Joe Clark announces the creation of the Royal Canadian Space Agency. August 11, 1981: The Mackenzie-class destroyer escort HMCS Qu’Appelle is renamed HMCS Terry Fox after recently deceased humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist Terry Fox. September 10, 1985: The Canadian government approves of the construction of seven Polar 8-class heavy icebreakers. The Canadian Coast Guard gets four of them while the Maritime Command receives three of them. February 15, 1986: Supermarine Aerospace unveils the Supermarine Lancaster II bomber to the MInistry of Defense as a replacement for the retired Avro Vulcan bomber. Many people note that the Lancaster II looks similar to the B-1 Lancer and Tu-160 Blackjack bombers. May 21, 1987: The first Polar 8-class icebreaker is launched. It is named the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker. The subsequent Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers are named the Percy W. Nelles, Billy Bishop, and Marc Garneau. The Maritime Command's icebreakers are named the Frobisher Bay, Rankin Inlet, and Northwest Passage. April 30, 1988: The HMCS Halifax (FFH-330), the first of eighteen Halifax-class frigates is launched from Saint John Shipbuilding. It is 144 meters in length, 16.5 meters wide, and 5 meters tall. The Halifax is armed with a 5"/62-caliber naval gun (designed by Space Research Corporation), a 32-cell Mark 41 VLS, 4 8-cell Mark 48 VLS, and a pair of 20mm Phalanx Block 1B CIWS. August 15, 1988: The Canadian Forces goes with a modified design based on the Trafalgar-class nuclear attack submarine. Named the Columbia-class, the sub is 300 feet long, has a displacement of 5,820 tons, is armed with 6 533mm torpedo tubes, and an 8-cell Mark 36 VLS. It is also equipped with a Thales Type 2040 Sonar, and powered by a modified CANDU reactor. The Canadian government announces that six subs will be built. July 25, 1989: Canadian Defense Minister Bill McKnight announces the return of pre-unification insignia, names, ranks, traditions, and uniforms to the Canadian Forces. April 23, 1991: The USAF announces that the Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23 with the General Electric F120 turbofans as the winner of the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. December 8, 1991: Defense Minister Bill McKnight announces the reactivation of the Airborne Regiment, Canadian SAS, Devil's Brigade, Joint Task Force Two, the Royal Rifles of Canada, and Winnipeg Grenadiers on the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Hong Kong. October 19, 1993: The Soviet aircraft carrier Ulyanovsk is launched from the Black Sea Shipyard in Ukraine. It is the Soviet Union's first nuclear powered supercarrier with a length of 1065 feet, a displacement of 80,000 tons, and an airwing of 70 aircraft composed of MiG-29Ks, Su-33s, Yak-44s, and Ka-27s. The Ulyanovsk is commissioned on March 16, 1994. January 12, 1994: The HMCS Columbia (SSN-876), Canada's first nuclear submarine, is delivered to the Canadian Forces. The Columbia's sister ships Niobe, Aurora, Patriot, Labrador, and Acadia are all launched between 1995 and 2002. February 27, 1994: The aircraft carrier Soyuz, the Ulyanovsk's sister ship, is launched from the Black Sea Shipyard in Ukraine. The Soyuz is commissioned on May 8, 1994. The Soyuz is soon assigned as the flagship of the Soviet Navy Pacific fleet. September 7, 1996: The USS United States (CVN-75) is launched from Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. It replaces the recently decommissioned USS America (CV-66). September 12, 2000: The Brazilian aircraft carriers NAeL Sao Paulo (ex-Foch) and NAeL Rio de Janiero (ex-Clemenceau) are commissioned into the Brazilian Navy replacing the aging Minas Gerais. Last edited by JudgeKing; June 19th, 2012 at 11:01 AM..
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