Here is the ATL, with all of the PODs added so far:
The Cold War : A Collaborative Timeline
August 6th, 1945 - Californian senator Hiram Johnson (R-CA) dies. On the evening of his death, Walt Disney announces his intention to run for the senate.
August 10th, 1945: Operation Paperclip is deemed a failure after it is discovered a majority of German scientists were captured by Soviet forces. Among these scientists is chief rocket engineer, Wernher Von Braun.
12th August, 1945: The American government, after hearing about the capture of the German scientific elite by the Soviets, decides to take enough rocketry equipment from the concentration camps to "compensate" the loss.
August 14th, 1945: H.G. Wells, upon hearing of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, proclaims,"We are on a path towards destruction..." voicing his opposition to nuclear warfare in London, England... Also on this day, Actors Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks die in a car accident on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, sparking international attention....
August 17, 1945: Indonesian independance is declared in Jakarta.
August 26th, 1945 - Walt Disney is elected into the senate of the United States.
September 2, 1945: World War II comes to a close with the surrender of Imperial Japan to the United States aboard the USS Missouri.
Spetmeber 2nd, 1945: The Vietminh-led government of Ho Chi Minh declares independance in Hanoi after the resignation of Emperor Bao Dai. The French declare that they will not recognise the new regime.
September 21st, 1945: Indochina is divided into Franco-British and Nationalis Chinese occupation zones. The Vietminh resist, but garner no sympathy from the United States.
October 1st, 1945: FIFA President Jules Rimet makes the decision to hold a World Cup in 1949, rather than in 1946, due to the second world war.
October 10th, 1945: Philadelphia Phillies led by Tommy Lasorda win the World Series in Philadelhphia, Pennsylvania....
October 20th, 1945: Barcelona Insurrection; "El Quico" and two other anarchist guérillas, Jaime "Abisinio" Pares Adán & Juan "Roget" Salas Millón, launch an armed insurrection against the Franco government in Barcelona...
October 24, 1945: The United Nations officially comes into being with the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations by the six permanent members of the United Nations Security Council--United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, China, and the Soviet Union and by a majority of 46 other signatories.
November 10-13, 1945: The Battle of Surabaya sees a ragtag group of extremely brave Indonesian rebels slaughtered by British troops. Much manpower and most oof the rebel weaponry is lost.
December 2, 1945: General Patton goes on an uneventful drive
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January 1946: The Dutch return to the Indies triumphantly and take, among other places, the temporary Republican capitol of Jakarta. Several outer islands are retaken with ease and converted to puppet states, and in Java and Sumatra the rebels are forced into the countryside.
January 2nd, 1946: French officials report that c. 4 million people in Indochina have died as a result of a famine that began in May 1st, 1945....
January 8, 1946: Khrushchev has Foreign Minister Molotov meet with the West to discuss "The Future of Germany"
January 14th, 1946 - Senator Walt Disney (R-CA) filibusters a debate about the Fair Employment Practices Act of 1946. He speaks for almost 12 Hours. He justifies his rejection of the act with the "terrible interference into the freedom of Americans." Although he is heavily criticized by the left, he is praised by the conservative senate members. Disney's reputation in the senate starts to grow.
January 17, 1946: The United States Congress passes the 'Fair Employment Practices Act of 1946', banning workplace discrimination in government hiring and agencies, abolishing the poll tax across the Southern United States, and making lynching a federal crime.
January 27th, 1946: A rainstorm causes the flash flooding of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city will never recover.
February 1, 1946: Former Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower is chosen as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, much to the chagrin of the Soviet Union.
February 2nd 1946: Finnish Prime Minister J.K. Paasikivi seriously injured in a private accident, declared unfit to hold his position. Minister of the Interior Yrjö Leino, a Communist, becomes the new Acting Premier.
February 7th, 1946: President Harry Truman establishes the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) on a permanent basis, in an effort to enforce racial desgregation....
February 10th 1946: Fearing a coup from the left, President Mannerheim appoints a new government led by Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian Party). The Communists attempt a general strike but are rebuffed by the moderate left.
April 1946: The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry submits its report on Palestine, rejecting partition and calling for a single state. Both Britain and the United States support this finding.
May 2, 1946: State Department Analyst George Kennan is killed when his car crashes into the Potomac.
May 14, 1946: The Copenhagen Conference. At the conference Khrushchev and Truman come to an agreement about Germany. Germany will become a Parliamentary Democracy. Truman agrees to this following assurances that the elections in Germany will be fair. Berlin is made the capital
May 19, 1946: Charles "Chip" Norris is born in Ryan, Oklahoma.
26th May, 1946: During the elections in Czechoslovakia, the Communists manage to gain a slide victory in the Czech parts of the country (41%), while in Slovakia the Democratic Party won (24%). Edvard Beneš, leader of the National Socialists, becomes president and the Communist leader Klement Gottwald becomes premier.
June 2nd, 1946: In an event that shocks Europe, a plebiscite in Italy opts narrowly for the retention of the monarchy. Many put this up to a sudden last-minute campaign by pro-monarchist forces.
June 12th, 1946: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi demands the liberation of Sudan in Khartoum, calling for a theocratic state....
June 27th, 1946: Based on the Soviet threat, the Deutsche Rechtspartei led by Fritz Rössler come to power in Bundestag elections in Munich, based on a populist platform...
July 27th, 1946 - Senator Disney filibusters again a debate. This time it's about the McMahon act. Although he welcomes the prohibition of technology sharing, he argues that nuclear weapon are made by the military and should be under the command of the military.
August 1, 1946: The McMahon Act is signed into law by President Harry Truman. The act, which places the U.S.' nuclear arsenal under civilian, rather than military, control and forbids sharing of nuclear technology with nations other than those who collaborated with the United States on the Manhattan Project, is seen as a great step forward in all countries involved.
August 14th, 1946: NcNarney-Clark Directive; President Harry Truman issues the NcNarney-Clark Directive, establishing support for the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) under General Andrei Andreyevich Vlasov....
August 30th-September 1st, 1946: Pacificon I is held in Los Angeles, California fueling the rise of mainstream comic book acceptance....
October 1st, 1946: Following the announcement of the 1949 World Cup, the United States forms the National Soccer League, or the NSL, comprising of 14 soccer teams hailing from cities around the states. A concise list follows:
1. New York Yanks
2. Roanoke Industry
3. Detroit Autos
4. St. Louis Atomics
5. Houston Fighters
6. Honolulu Sailors
7. Los Angeles Angels
8. Boston Union
9. Portland Pirates
10. Kansas City Cherokee
11. Denver Peaks
12. Chicago Mafia
13. Atlantic Crusaders (Atlantic City)
14. Minneapolis Gunners
October 5, 1946: Stalin while on inspection of Zhukov's army is killed when the driver loses control of the car. Stalin hits his head on the seat in front of him killing him
October 6th, 1946: The New Jersey Mafia is founded by refugees from Pittsburgh. It is commanded from Atlantic City. Also on this day, Gregory Malenkov assumes the position of Premier of the Soviet Union.
October 14th 1946- RAF Test pilot Eric Brown brakes the 'transonic' barrier flying the Miles M.52 aircraft at speeds of Mach 1.02*
November 4th, 1946: Frank Herbert is killed in an automobile accident in Seattle, Washington
November 6, 1946: Democrats hold on to both the House and the Senate by the barest of margins in the midterm Congressional election. This is largely seen as a result of the weak economy and unease about the growing threat posed by the Soviet Union.
November 26th, 1946: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi launches a rally in Khartoum, demanding the immediate withdrawal of British forces from "Muslim lands"....
December 11, 1946 - Tibet joins the United Nations. Misunderstanding UN procedure, China boycotts the vote, thinking it will make Tibet unable to join.
December 19th, 1946: Anarchists reenact the "Boston Tea Party" in Boston, Massachusetts, in opposition to "government tyranny"...
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January 17th, 1947: General Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov is recruited into the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) by American military forces in Berlin, Germany...
March 17th, 1947: New Treasure Island ( Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka introduces the world to Japanese manga, drastically altering the world of comics..
April 15th 1947: Mannerheim resigns due to ill health. Finnish Parliament elects the Social Democrat K.A. Fagerholm new President. In the vote, Fagerholm defeats Kekkonen only by a two-vote margin. Also on this day, John Richard "Johnny" Wright, Brooklyn Dodgers, becomes the first African-American to play Major League Baseball
April 26th, 1947: Fidel Castro of Havana, Cuba is recruited by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the statrting pitcher...
May 16, 1947: In an accident many in the present and future would call an "accident", Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat are killed by a speeding car during a visit to Cairo...
May 25th, 1947: Star Wars film directed by George Pal and Ray Harryhausen makes its hit debut....
May 27th, 1947: Enrique Marco Nadal launches a series of bombings in Madrid, Spain against the Franco, government...
Summer 1947: The Dutch launch a massive assault on the East Indies, driving the rebels from Java and seizing large parts of Sumatra.
June 2, 1947: The OSS becomes the Intelligence Agency of the United States, overseeing the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Department of Signal Analysis (DSA).
June 14, 1947: After much negotiation and politicking, the Government of India Act of 1947 goes into practice. Burma and Ceylon are retained as colonies (to be given independance in January and February of the following year, respectively) but the remainder of the Raj is united as the Dominion of India. At the insistence of the Indians (and more importantly the Americans) the new state is given "special privelages"; though a formal Commonwealth Realm, they are pretty much totally independant. After much discussion, the Princely States are put into an odd position somewhat like the various monarchies of Wilhelmine Germany. Mahatma Ghandi is the first Prime Minister.
June 27th, 1947: Reverend Lester Carlson, pastor of a La Grande, Oregon, publishes False Angels, portraying alien invaders who come under the guise of "beneficent donors"....
July 4th, 1947 - Some high-ranked persons of the Republican Party meet in Walt Disney's house to celebrate Independence Day. This is the official reason. Unofficially, Senator Walt Disney (R-CA), Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI), Senator Robert Taft (R-OH) and Representative Richard Nixon (R-CA) found the "Patriots". Their goal is to ensure that America stays free from communist subversion, whereever they are in America. They soon fledge contacts to J.Edgar Hoover, to provide them with information on communists. They also plan to run a candidate for the presidency, but not in 1948, but in 1952.
July 5th, 1947: Louis E. Starr of Portland, Oregon, a veteran of both World Wars, publishes The Forever War, describing a massive interstellar war...
July 7th, 1947: Thomas Andrew Parker returns to the Netherlands.
July 18th, 1947: Director Orson Welles announces in Hollywood, California, that his next film project Broken Saucers will incorporate his theories on science fiction....
July 27th, 1947: Spanish guerillas representing the Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI) call for funding of their movement in Paris and London, sparking controversy...
August 3rd, 1947: The stars of the film Star Wars place their feet in cement at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California...
August 15, 1947: Ghandi just hours after the handover of India from the British, says the following at a press conference regarding the future of India's government, "Socialism and communism of the West are based on certain conception which are fundamentally different from ours. Our socialism or communism should, therefore, be based on nonviolence and on harmonious co-operation of labour and capital, landlord and tenant." this statement worries both Washington and London. Khrushchev sends notes of congratulations to Ghandi on freeing India from its "Capitalist Oppressors"
September 15, 1947: After extensive deliberation, the Republic of Grand India is created, holding the whole of the former Raj save Burma (under a transitional government that would become independant come January) and Ceylon (likewise). The country gets off to a good start, with Ghandi as PM and Jinnah given a high post, but its still quite troubled...
October 1947: As part of the ongoing guerilla war, the French launch Operaion Lea against remote Vietminh strongholds near Laos. The Operation is a stunning success-General Vo Nguyen Gap is killed, and Ho Chi Minh is captured along with a large part of his army.
October 17, 1947: Britain grants formal independance to Iraq under the Hashemite Faisal II.
23rd October, 1947: The German author and playwriter Berthold Brecht, famous for his play "Life of Galileo" and currently living in-exile in the USA, secretly bords a ship towards Europe to escape the grip of HUAC, which suspects him of being pro-Communist.
October 23rd, 1947: "An Appeal to the World" by NAACP leaders W.E.B. Du Bois, Albert Parker, and Ralph Bunche is made in New York City, New York, calling for an active investigation into "the plight of the Negro-American due to Jim Crow segregation...."
November 5, 1947: Germany Votes! Unsurprisingly the Eastern segment of Germany votes for the Communist Party, whereas the Western portion votes anti-communist.
7th November, 1947: Berthold Brecht arrives in Rotterdam, his first exile in post-war Europe. However, he plans to move towards a country with a more fitting political direction soon.
November 29, 1947: In a close vote (29-23 with 4 abstaining), the UN passes a Resolution calling for a single Palestinian Federation.
November 30, 1947: The UN General Assembly approves a Resolution calling for a Palestinian partition. After some debate and politicking, it is accepted by both Arabs and Jews.
December 27th, 1947: Star Wars makes its debut in London, England; Arthur C. Clarke is one of the first attendees...
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January 5th, 1948: Gene Roddenberry, a commercial pilot for Pan American World Airways manages to save a commercial airliner from a horrific crash in Seattle, Washington due to his military piloting skills. No one is injured, and as a result of his piloting, he will give up his writing career and will continue piloting until 1959, when he leaves Pan-Am to become an aeronautical engineer.
January 11th, 1948: The Organization for the Defense Against Communist Activities (ODACA) is formed, secretly funded by the Patriot group. Notable members of ODACA are George Lincoln Rockwell and J.B. Stoner.
January 30th 1948- Opening ceremonies for the V Winter Olympics are held in St.Moritz, Switzerland.
February 7th 1948: The Allied Control Commission leaves Finland.
February 11th, 1948: Andrei Sakharov is arrested by the KGB for suspected anti-Communist activities.
February 19th, 1948: A group of Patriot supporters stage a protest in front of the United Nations Building against the increasing amount of powers the United Nations holds.
21st February, 1948: Ten Czechoslovak ministers tried to resigned, after the Minister of the Interior Nosek denied the reinstation of eight non-Communist police officers, even though the cabinet was intending to approve this. However president Beneš refused this. Also on this day, Movimiento Libertario de Resistencia (M.L.R.) led by Liberto Sarrau proclaim a new insurrection, during a radio broadcast from Madrid, Spain...
24rd February, 1948: Klement Gottwald, leader of the CPC, states that the current non-Communist members of the cabinet are incapable of running the country and demands from Beneš the full control over the government.
26th February, 1948: Edvard Beneš refuses Gottwald's demands and declares that he is willing to use force if the Communists attempt a coup d'etat.
March 13th 1948: C.G.E. Mannerheim, severely ill, dies in Helsinki. The solemn state funeral three days later leads to rioting as Communists attack right-wing mourners. The army and police crack down on rioters.
March 21st, 1948: Another Patriot protest is held in front of Eisenhower's personal house.
April, 1948 - March, 1949: Multiple protests continue against Eisenhower and the UN, all sponsored by the Patriot group.
April 9th, 1948 - A battle in the Palestinian town of Dier Yassin occurs as Irgun forces capture the town with civilian casualties estimated at 107 while 4 militiamen were killed and 35 injured. The attack and occupation is internationally condemned as Menachem Begin and members from the Irgun as well as Lehi group cite continued strife for Jewish residents in the area from Fedayeen. In response instances of attacks on Kibbutzes rise as well as an instance of random shelling from stolen British artillery pieces onto a Tel Aviv suburb.
April 20th 1948: Jan Smut's United Party narrowly wins the South African election. Despite his age and the hardships caused by the war, he campaigns carefully so as not to turn Afrikaner voters to the National Party by promoting a "Responsible" attitude to race (which means a very gradual end to segregation over the next decade).
May 1, 1948 - President Truman starts giving aid to European and South American countries via the Marshall Plan, which plans to give economic aid to countries that may be threatened by communism. The plan believes that economic aid will be easier than anti-communist strongmen in fending off communism.
May 14th, 1948 - The ship Altalena, which embarked from Port-de-Bouc France and lands in Tyre, has its cargo of mostly machining tools unloaded with supposed help from the Chehab family. With the initial voyage successful, the Altalena start embarking on round trips joined by other unidentified merchant marine vessels.
May 17, 1948: Taking advantage of the lack of power of the still-unsteady USSR, Marshal Tito formally breaks from Moscow.
May 20, 1948: The British Mandate in Palestine expires, and the Levantine Federation takes its place. The new state is greeted by shells from extreme Zionists and Arabs, but it survives. For the moment.
May 21, 1948: Vietnam is formally unified under French control.
May 23rd 1948: President Fagerholm announces that Finland will join the Marshall Plan. A political crisis with the Soviet Union ensues, leading to the USSR demanding "political guarantees" from Finland.
2nd June, 1948: Communist militia storms the parliament in Prague, resulting in three non-Communist parliament members to be killed. President Beneš declares war upon the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
3rd June, 1948: The National Socialists of the Czechoslovak Republic gather their own militia and succesfully recruit most of the Czechoslovak military.
June 14, 1948: The British Mandate of Palestine ends, and the State of Israel and Republic of Palestine formally come into existence.
19th June, 1948: Gottwald requests help from his Soviet allies, but because of their own troubles in China, they decide not to send troops, but supplies for the CPC.
June 20th, 1948: Germany adopts a new Currency printed on American presses with american-made plates. The availability of the new Money kick-starts the economy as many goods that had been in short supply for years suddenly appear in the stores, over the next decades the D-Mark will earn a reputation to be a strong and very stable currency. The Economic upturn will help the Western Powers in the ongoing negotiations about Germany's future. Intially the Soviets are furious about the American move, but the Kremlin does nothing, realizing that since the new Germany will have it's economic centre in West Germany and drift towards the Americans anyway.
June 26th, 1948: Argentinean Raul Carbeillera launches an insurection in Madrid, Spain, further destabilizing the Franco regime...
July 26th, 1948: Battle of Montjuich; Rebel forces led by Raul Carbeillera proclaim victory in claiming the "liberated village" of Montjuich, Spain...
July 29th 1948- Opening ceremony of the XIV Olympics are held in London.
August 23rd, 1948 - A congress held by the Zionist Organization had referendum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York, attracting much negative attention from the local orthodox communities. However, the significance of it became apparent as Ben Gurion announced that the Zionist cause can no longer sustain the efforts to create a state and resources should be diverted once more to maintaining a strong, industrious but ultimately civil Jewish presence in the Levant. He also announces that the role of the Haganah will remain a united security force for all Kibbutzes and the municipality of Tel Aviv.
August 29th- September 1st, 1948: World Science Fiction Convention is held in Boston, Massachusetts, Steve Gallacci launches the "Companion" movement, considered the beginnings of the LGBT movement...
August 31st - After attempting to retain the village of Dier Yassin in order to keep a foothold near Jerusalem the Irgun forces finally withdraw in disarray after it becomes apparent no former support will arrive. Unknown sources state they are heading north.
11th September, 1948: Bertholt Brecht plans to move to Berlin in order to found a theatre. Also on this day, Menachem Begin and co-founder announces the revival of the New Zionist Organization (NZO) which mostly contains policies carried over from Revisionist Zionism with an exception of replacing Jewish supremacy with active Arab engagement as apposed to peaceful but ultimately separate communal co-existence pushed by Labor Zionism. It also expands such engagement outside of the borders of Eritz Yisrael and all along the Levant citing ancient texts of the Judean Kingdom under David. The movement catches the fancy of many American conservative Jews and remaining European unorthodox who feel disenfranchised by the sudden pacifism of the old Zionist guard. They view the Anglo-American inquiry into the Palestinian issue as well as those involved ultimately anti-Semitic.
September 17, 1948: Robert Kennedy founds the Patriotic University Societies of America, with its HQ at his own Harvard University. Kennedy would later become the POTUS to absorb the GOP into the Patriot movement. Also on this day, Jewish Lehi guerillas assassinate United Nations negotiator Folke Bernadotte in Jerusalem, citing "unjust arrangement over the Holy City...."
October 3, 1948: The United Kingdom tests it's first atomic bomb off of the coast of Australia.
November 2nd, 1948: Though Truman puts up an extremely good fight and does better then many expected him too, Republican Thoman Dewey manages to squeak by the incumbent to a narrow victory. Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond also makes a good show which some believe may have cost Truman the election. Despite a strong showing for Strom Thurmond in the South, ostensibly a result of the passage of the Fair Employment Practices Act, Harry Truman is re-elected as President of the United States over Tom Dewey, though he is unable to secure a majority of the popular vote, winning only a plurality of 48%. Democrats increase their majorities in both houses of Congress.
November 11th, 1948: The Presley family moves to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and young Elvis is inducted as a junior member of the NJM.
November 17th, 1948: Star Wars: Holiday Special makes its hit debut on television, heavily promoting the new technology...
November 27th 1948: The Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance signed by Finnish and Soviet delegates.
December 11th, 1948: Fighting erupts as Palestinians claim Israeli guerillas are forcing people out of their homes in Jerusalem, sparking civil unrest and violence in the region....
December 12th, 1948: Antonio Ortiz, with Primitivo Gomez and José Perez, successfully assassinate Generalissimo Franco in Madrid, Spain....
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January 4th, 1949: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) is established Moscow, uniting the economies of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, East Austria, Romania, and Czechoslovakia....
January 7th, 1949: The New Jersey Mafia proclaims themselves enemies of the Patriots.
January 10, 1949: The Huaihai Campaign (part of the ongoing Chinese Civil War) comes to a close with a Pyrrhic victory for Nationalist forces in Northern China. Although they have been successful in securing the region and beating back the Communists, they have lost hundreds of thousands of troops in the process.
January 20, 1949: Harry Truman is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. His inaugural speech calls for increased aid to the Nationalist forces fighting against Chinese Communist forces and for universal health care in the United States.
February 12-15th, 1949: Hasan al-Banna, head of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun (Muslim Brotherhood) survives an assassination attempt in Cairo, Egypt, which he promptly blames on "British imperialists", sparking sectarian violence....
March 23rd, 1949: Though guerilla activity is still widespread, the State of Vietnam is formally granted independance within the French Union.
April 1st, 1949: UN SecGen Eisenhower is killed by an unknown assassin. The FBI attempts to link it to communists but the evidence produced is inconclusive.
April 3rd, 1949: Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill is voted in as the new Secretary General of the UN.
April 15th, 1949: Lewis Hill and Alan Freed begin "underground" broadcasting from KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California...
April 17th, 1949: Andrei Sakharov dies in the gulag, where he has been residing for a little over a year now.
April 25, 1949: Tory leader Maurice Duplessis defeats Lester Pearson's Liberals in a landslide with 177 of 262 seats in the Commons.
9th May, 1949: After it's first showing in the newly founded Freies Theater Berlin (Free Theatre of Berlin) Brecht's new play "Shadow of the Empire", a dystopian play critizing the American use of Nazi technology, is banned by the German government. Brecht, feeling insulted by this, decides to emigrate to Poland.
May 14th, 1949: White Terror; Kuomingtang (KMT) leaders proclaim martial law, warning of "potential Soviet agents" during speech in Nanjing, China...
30th May, 1949: Bertholt Brecht dies in a car accident after arriving in Krakow, which was supposed to be his new home.
June 14th - July 14th, 1949: The 1949 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil, with Spain taking the cup, and Brazil and Uruguay coming in 2nd, and 3rd respectively.
June 18th, 1949: After year-long negotiations between the leaders of the Victorious Allied Powers, the Soviet Union and local German Leaders the Germans are given three alternatives: Either a Finlandized solution with minimal military and a neutrality clause in the Constitution, which would also exclude them from any form of trade or defence agreement, or detached NATO membership* or, much to the annoyance of the Soviets but backed by the British, Americans and the UN General Secretary, full NATO membership from 1956 onwards at which time Germany would be allowed to rearm. Most West-German leaders want full NATO membership and a Western-aglined Germany and would even at the cost of the Unification. The East German leaders are pushing for the Finlandization way, but the flow of Marshal-Plan money into the former Soviet Occupation zone begins to swing public opinion.
July 2, 1949: Canada tests it's first atomic bomb at an undisclosed location in Alberta.
July 6th, 1949: Forrest Gump film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, makes its hit debut...
July 10th, 1949: Robert Taft is killed by a bomb in a suspected anarchist plot.
July 11th, 1949 - After the assasination of Robert Taft, Republican members of the senate pressure for a "Patriot Act", which gives the federal government full rights to crack down on "subversive and unamerican elements". This is also the first time, that the word "Patriot" enters the political landscape. President Truman however, rejects these plans, as these would make America a police state.
July 30, 1949: President Truman signs into law the Social Security Act of 1949, creating the United States' universal health insurance program, Medicare.
August 4th, 1949: The Red Danube starring Clark Gable, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury, promotes the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) in a positive light....
10th August, 1949: After a fourteen month civil war, the CPC managed to hold Czechia, while Slovakia is able to fortify itself in Slovakia. Roughly 219,000 people died during this conflict up until now, with more than 300,000 people heavily injured.
August 14th, 1949: Deutsche Rechtspartei led by Otto Ernst Remer and Gerhard Krüger is elected to the Bundestag, despite the efforts of American military forces....
April 13th, 1949: John Richard "Johnny" Wright", Brooklyn Dodgers, sparks national controversy by speaking out against the HUAC Trials, and against Jim Crow segregation as "inhumane"....
August 29, 1949: The Soviet Union tests it's fist atomic bomb.
October 1, 1949: The People's Republic of China is established, with Mao Zedong as it's Chairman, and Zhou Enlai as Premier.
October 11, 1949: Duplessis orders peacetime conscription for the first time in Canadian history.
October 15, 1949: While travelling in China, Canadian Pierre Trudeau is shot and killed by a stray PLA bullet in Northern Manchuria.
October 25, 1949: Although the People's Republic of China claims the whole of mainland China, it in reality only has control over segments of Northern China and Manchuria. The Nationalist government, aided by the United States, begins what will be known as the 'Autumn Offensive', a plan devised to crush Communist forces in the North before rooting out Communist control in Manchuria.
October 29th, 1949: George Lucas' family moves to Seattle after his father's store goes out of business. He will continue his early passion for racing cars in his new home.
2nd November, 1949: KMT troops begin a seige of the Communist-controlled city of Shijiazhuang. Currently it seems the city will surrender to the Nationalists in less than three-and-a-half months.
November 9th, 1949: Patriots Co-Founder Joseph McCarthy suffers a heartattack. It doesn't kill him, but it vastly changes his beliefs - he retires from public politics.
November 14th, 1949 - Following McCarthy's heart attack and "retirement" from politics, as well as Taft's death from a bomb assasination, the Patriots need new members they can trust and who have contacts all over the United States. They start linking ties to McCarthy's friend, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Also, Henry Ford II expresses interest in joining this political union, after a long conversation with Walt Disney.
December 7, 1949: The Internal Security Act is passed after a heated Commons debate.
10th December 1949: Joseph Benedict Chifley manages to narrowly win against Robert Gordon Menzies in the Australian General Elections.
25th December, 1949: An official and peace treaty is signed between the National Socialists and the CPC after fourteen months of civil war, resulting in the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The Czech part of the country goes under Communist control, while Slovakia remains democratic. Edvard Beneš, however leaves the new Slovak Republic for Paris, seeing how his dream for a peaceful, united Czechoslovakia is destroyed.
December 26th, 1949: Joseph Kennedy, Sr. is killed by a member of the NJM.
December 27th, 1949 - One day after Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was assasinated, the American Civil Security Company (ACSC) is founded. On the surface, this looks like a normal security company, but in reality it serves as a security force for the Patriots. Their tasks are to guard the patriot members, and to dispose their enemies on their own.
December 29th, 1949: The NJM and the ACSC engage in a street war on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Walt Disney is seriously injured by a gunshot wound to the leg in New York, New York.
December 31st, 1949: Thomas Dewey retires as governor of New York, in order to go for a senate bid.
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January 7th, 1950: "Archie" Roosevelt wins governorship of New York.
January 8th, 1950: "Archie" Roosevelt is inducted into the Patriots group.
January 21st, 1950: Deutsche Rechtspartei MPs Wilhelm Meinberg, Otto Hess and Heinrich Kunstmann begin a campaign calling for the "restoration of national pride" during a rally in Munich, citing the collapse of Spain's nationalist government...
February 2, 1950 - Communist forces controlling Inner Mongolia announce they will join the Mongolian People's Republic. The Second East Turkestan Republic announces that they are joining the USSR as the Uyghur SSR. The USSR strongly backs both of these, believing Mao's communists to be doomed.
February 14th, 1950: Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact; Soviet officials warn that a state of military awareness has been established regarding the Sino-Soviet border, sparking international attention....
March 18th 1950: A CCP (Communist Chinese Party) agent under orders from Mao kills Chiang Ching-kuo and his family in their house with a bomb. Many years later after being imprisoned for life on his deathbed the agent admits that he was indeed under Mao's orders. Upon hearing the news of Chiang Ching-kuo's death, his father, Chiang Kai-shek has a mental breakdown. He becomes increasing paranoid and and a major alcoholic.
April 4th, 1950: Another World Watching by Gerald Heard becomes a major bestseller, sparking national controversy....
April 6th, 1950 - The ruling military government of Lebanon in a shocking twist that angers much of its Islamic population starts to welcome Jewish settlers in the sparsely populated south to form a kind of additional business zone to Beirut, which is sponsored by the NZO. British observers (I don't know if the British withdrew) along the northern Palestinian border also report movement within Southern Lebanon uncertain whether it is from the army, local militia or others.
April 20, 1950 - The Mongolian People's Republic announces its intention to join the USSR as the Mongolian SSR.
May 7th, 1950: Berlin Surprise; Russian Liberation Army (RLA) takes credit for the bombing of a Communist Party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, killing 7 people...
May 8th, 1950: Five years after VE Day the new German constituiton is signed. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany enshrines Human Rights, Democratic Principles and forbids offensive war. As a Compromise solution it is decided that in 1955 a plesbicite about NATO membership will be held. Communist and pro-Western leaders will agitate for their points of view for the next years even though the continued 'Wirtschaftswunder' (Economic miracle) will continue to swing the public towards a pro-NATO position.
May 21st, 1950: The Empire Strikes Back film directed by George Pal and Ray Harryhausen makes its hit debut....
May 24th, 1950: Members of the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) fire shots at the Soviet Embassy in Berlin, Germany, sparking international attention...
June 1950: North Korea invades South Korea, resulting in many nations from the UN sending troops to help the ROC army.
June 18 1950: The British Government announces it's Commonwealth Immigration Scheme, where by British citizens will be given cheap passages (10 Pounds) to immigrate to the Dominions and Colonies to kickstart development and industry. Large numbers go to the white dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand), as each of these have had similar schemes in place for quite some time. However, increasing numbers go to the African Colonies, with South Africa, Rhodesia, Kenya and Nigeria being the most popular destinations.
June 24th 1950- Brazil hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 25, 1950: All is quiet on the Korean peninsula.
July 6, 1950: The Mohandas Gandhi government resigns after a schism in the Indian National Congress over nationalization policy. New Prime Minister Nehru asks for and recieves a dissolution of the House of Representatives/Lok Sabha from Governor-General Rajagopalachari.
July 11th, 1950: Harold Schwartz, XEG-AM, begins broadcasting "race music" from across the Mexican border in Moterrey, Nuevo, Leon...
July 15th, 1950: Andre Johnson establishes The Tiger's Den in Los Angeles, California, a magazine dedicated to LGBT issues...
July 16th 1950- Spain beats hosts Brazil 5-2 to win the FIFA World Cup. Also on this day, D.T. Suzuki begins teaching Buddhism to Alan Watts, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Gary Snyder, Erich Fromm, and Karen Horney in San Francisco, California, sparking international attention...
July 18, 1950: Roy Cohn and David Schine are killed in a car crash outside Annapolis, Maryland.
November 7, 1950: Democrats hold on to their majorities in both houses of Congress, albeit with reduced majorities. President Truman announces that in light of the country giving his party another term in the legislature, he will seek the expansion of his Fair Deal programs.
December 1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy begins his anti-Communist crusade, but many republicans don't believe him, refering to him as "McCarthy the Mad." President Truman even denounces his tactics.
December 7, 1950: Elections in India - no party recieves a majority in Parliament; the four largest parties are the INC (Nehru), the INC (Gandhi), the Liberal Party, and the Muslim League. Mohammad Ali Jinnah becomes Prime Minister in a coalition government of the ML, the INC(N) and the Liberals.
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January 5th, 1951: Chiang Kai-shek is quietly forced to retire and Li Zongren becomes leader of the Republic of China.
February 6th, 1951: Marcelino Massana is elected President of Spain in national elections, signalling a move towards democracy...
February 15th, 1951: Tensions mount as Palestinian guerilla Jamil Muhammad Mujarrab, bombs the marketplace in Jerusalem, Israel, sparking civil unrest and sectarian hostilities....
February 28, 1951: The Kuomintang establishes firm control of mainland China, despite the occasional terrorist attacks coming from demobilized and demoralized members of the Communist Party.
March 3rd, 1951: Ken Sample establishes "The Puma Room", the first openly LGBT club in New York City, New York....
March 9th, 1951: Soviet-backed General Akbar Khan overthrows Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, instaling Comunist leader Sajjad Zaheer in Karachi, Pakistan....
March 10 1951: A large amount of Pan African leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah from the British Gold Coast, are killed at a Pan African Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after a gas tank out side the conference room develops a leak and someone lights a cigarette, causing a violent explosion.
March 24 1951: Argentine physicist Ronald Richter announced he had successfully achieved controlled nuclear fusion in the Huemul Project backed by the Peron government through "lithium-deuterium" reaction...
March 25th 1951: On its yearly training cruise, the Finnish Navy school ship Suomen Joutsen visits New York. Thousands of people, mainly of Finnish-American descent, visit the ship at the harbor. At a banquet held at City Hall, Mayor Ferdinand Pecora calls "Finland a small, courageous nation flying the flag of freedom". The visit leads to a diplomatic row with the Soviet Union; for the following sailing season, visits to US and British ports are quietly cancelled.
April 1st, 1951: Astro Boy (Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka further popularizes the art of Japanese manga to mainstream American audiences...
April 18th, 1951: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) establishes a Coal and Steel Community integrating the steel and coal economies of Eastern Europe....
May 1st, 1951: The Warsaw Pact is formed, Citing the continued Western tendencies in Germany as the reason. It is a massive miscalculation on the part of Khrushchev as it re-kindles old anti-communist fears in the West and begins to shift German politics onto an even more pro-western Course.
May 4th, 1951: Reichsfront and Reichsjugend organizations hold rallies in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn, proclaiming the call for an "anti-Commnist crusade"...
June 10, 1951: Australia tests it's first atomic bomb, independent of British co-operation.
June 12th, 1951: Raiders of the Lost Ark film starring Charlton Heston and Peter Lorre makes its hit debut. Also on this day, the Mau Mau rebellion begins in Kenya, with an attack on a passenger train by Mau Mau guerrillas.
June 17, 1951: Following a strong victory in the parliamentary elections of the French Fourth Republic, a left coalition government under the leadership of Communist politician Maurice Thorez forms a government in Paris. The coalition, consisting of the PCF and the Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO), has at least in the interim expressed interest in maintaining good relations with the United States and other Western Powers.
June 29th, 1951: Admiral Khuang Aphaiwong overthrows the government in Bangkok, Thailand citing "Socialist guerillas"....
July 8th, 1951: Russia Liberation Army (RLA) members bomb a nightclub in Vienna, Austria, frequented by Soviet Embassy employees, killing 9 people. Also on this day, Kim Il-sung sends a message to all Korean nationals in communist China to help him build a better Korea. With the collapse of the PRC many will respond to the call. Despite Moscow’s urge of avoiding war Kim Il-sung has become Moscow’s man in Asia with the failure of all other Asian communist leaders.
July 30th, 1951: The regulations creating a common agricultural policy (CAP) enter into force in Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) nations...
August 6, 1951: President Truman signs into law the 'Public Development Act of 1951' into law, paving the way for the creation of regional 'Valley Authorities' on the TVA model across the country. Among those sites chosen for development include the Columbia River Valley, the Ohio River Valley, and other areas of the nation.
August 10-24th, 1951: Nuclear peace talks are launched with Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and China in attendance, sparking international attention and concern....
August 12 1951: The Dutch declare that they have pacified the Dutch East Indies after a brutal but effective counter insurgency campaign. However, at the request of the Dutch Government, Australian troops are deployed to West Paupua, Celebes and some of the smaller islands after rumours that the Soviets are sending supplies to Communist Guerilla forces in the Jungle.
October 21st - November 19th, 1951: The First NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry wins the cup, beating the Chicago Mafia 3-2. The Atlantic Crusaders come in third, and the Portland Pirates come in fourth.
October 29th, 1951: President Harry Truman calls for economic sanctions against Argentina, sparking tensions and fueling anti-American sentiment throughout the region....
November 1st 1951: Finnish war reparations reassessed by the Soviet leadership. Citing "substandard quality" and "delays", the USSR demands increased payments. As a result, the Finnish government estimates the completion of outstanding reparations will take until 1954-55.
November 11th, 1951: Ace in the Hole directed by Billy Wilder makes its hit film debut, condemning sensationalistic media...
November 18th, 1951: Chancellor Fritz Rössler leads a rally denouncing Jewish as the "agents of Communism" during a rally in Bonn,...
December 8th, 1951 - Facing a dry up of support in the west Labor Zionism and many of its leaders including Ben Gurion endorse increased support with the Eastern Bloc. This alienated many Jewish residents in Palestine who equally fled from potential Soviet repression and virtually extinguishes remaining support among the American Jewish populous. The NZO take it as an opportunity to further romanticize their movement as one that brings the Middle East closer to Jews abroad (through Lebanon) and keeps Communism away. They also make headway in connecting with non-Jewish but equally Zionist and increasingly politically active Baptist congregations including the largest, the Southern Baptist Convention.
December 23rd-25th, 1951: Argentina under President Juan Peron, holds peace talks regarding its nuclear weapons program....
December 24, 1951: President Truman sings into law the Atomic Energy Act of 1951, paving the way for the development of clean, nuclear energy across the United States.
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January 2nd, 1952: Mao Zedong goes missing in Russia and many people point to the KGB though it will never be known what happens to him.
January 5, 1952: A far-right extremist assassinates Maurice Thorez in Paris.
January 15, 1952: President Truman secures passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that provides paid vacation time for workers. Also on this day, Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi launches rally in Karbala, Iraq, calling for "infidel dogs" to leave the holy lands of Islam...
February 11th, 1952: The Anticoncept film directed by Gil J. Wolman makes its hit debut,...
February 14th 1952-Opeaning ceremonies for the VI Winter Olympics are held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
February 17th, 1952: Argentinean President Juan Peron tells President Harry Truman that he refuses to return to peace talks if economic sanctions are maintained against the Argentine people, during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina,....
February 21st, 1952: A letter by Albert Einstein is sent to President Truman, telling him about the potential of space flight and the potential the Soviets have to accomplish it before the Americans do.
March-June 1952: King Farouk of Egypt crushes a total of five coup attempts by various members of the armed forces and beurocracy. The regime is becoming nastier and nastier...
March 24, 1952: Kim Il-sung begins purges within his country.
April 3rd, 1952: The United States Committee on Space Flight (USCSF) is set up by President Truman, and the American space program has begun. Notable members of the USCSF are Milton Rosen, Richard Porter, and Alan T. Watermain.
April 8, 1952: North Korean officers sneak across the border and defect to the South. All tell of preparation of an invasion of the South but both Seoul and Washington ignore this as harmless since 1950 Kim Il-sung has talked of uniting Korean peninsula by force is needed but taken no real action.
May 29th, 1952: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi proclaims his support for the "liberation of Jerusalem from the infidel" with Ahmad Shukeiri in Khartoum, Sudan...
June 30th, 1952: Columnist Walter Winchell publishes the science fiction novel The Gauntlet, which is serialized for audiences in The Los Angeles Times...
July 1952: Ronald Reagan is endorsed by his local Democratic Party organization and given the go-ahead to seek a spot in the House of Representatives. This would be the begging of a very successful political career for the liberal Democrat that would come to be known by his detractors as 'Regulate 'Em Ron' in the sixties and seventies.
July 5th, 1952: Musician John Cage makes his hit debut with his single "4 Minutes 33 Seconds" in New York City, New York, with his style of anti-authoritarian music...
July 12th 1952: The 15th Summer Olympics in Helsinki opened by President Fagerholm.
July 26, 1952: Faced with a divided convention, an unenthusiastic Democratic Party once again nominates Harry Truman for president. In an effort to unify the party, Senator Estes Kefauver is nominated for the vice president spot.
July 11th, 1952: Republicans gather and nominate Earl Warren of California for president. To balance the ticket, Warren picks General Douglas MacArthur for vice president.
August 2nd, 1952: Argentinean President Juan Peron vows to increase the "military deterrant" to deal with "U.S. atempts to provoke a war...." during a speech in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
August 30th-September 1st, 1952: Theodore Sturgeon leads convention of comic book fans in Chicago, Illinois, sparking national attention....
September 13th, 1952: Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Yemen call upon the General Assembly to begin formal investigations into "the question of race conflict in the United States of America resulting from the policies of Jim Crow segregation of the Government of the United States of America"
September 23rd, 1952: Reichsfront and Reichsjugend organizations begin launching rallies in Berlin, Leipzig and Rostock, sparking international attention...
September 26, 1952: On the campaign trail, Earl Warren promises not to interfere with "the New Deal or the Fair Deal," instead, he stresses, "we Republicans will not destroy what is accepted practice in the United States. What we will do is make these programs better financed and more fruitful for the American people."
October 10th, 1952: Eva Peron leads a rally that rejects further talks on Argentina's nuclear program, claims "Washington wants to rule the world...."
October 16th, 1952: United Nations Headquarters is completed in San Francisco, California, sparking international attention....
October 19th, 1952: Everett Dirksen, a friend of Patriot co-founder Robert Taft, joins the ranks of the Patriots.
October 21st - November 19th, 1952: The 1952 NSL Championship is held. The Portland Pirates win their first cup title after a hard fought game against the Roanoke Industry, winning 2-1. The Chicago Mafia comes in third, and the Kansas City Cherokee come in fourth.
October 22, 1952: For the first time in twenty years, the Republican Party is polling at near parity with the Democrats, though the latter enjoy a smaller intrinsic advantage thanks to the passage of Medicare and other Fair Deal measures. President Truman implores the voters that "a vote for Earl Warren is a vote for Herbert Hoover", and does his best to out-hawk the moderate Warren on communism, despite a rather calm situation the world over.
October 23rd, 1952: Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev calls for a crackdown on Reichsfront and Reichsjugend organizations, sparking a nationalist right-wing backlash....
October 25, 1952: General Douglas MacArthur suffers a mild heart attack. As a result, he publicly moves to resign himself from the ticket, citing bad health and wishing 'not to endanger the Republicans in November'. He is replaced at an emergency meeting of the Republican National Committee by Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen.
October 29, 1952: In his first public debut as Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Everett Dirksen attacks the Truman administration on grounds of corruption and 'Fair Deal boondoggles'. Initially rebuffed by Warren for such remarks, especially on the issue of Medicare, Dirksen keeps a low profile for the rest of the campaign cycle.
October 30th, 1952 - A few before the United States presidential election, the Patriots (Senators Disney (R-CA) and Nixon (R-CA), as well as Henry Ford II and Governer Archibald Roosevelt (R-NY)) decide to discuss their strategies for the future. The ASCS and the ODACA serve as a "spearhead" for the Patriots, who themselves act silently in the background. They also want to appoint a candidate for the 1956 election, whether they are from the Republican or Democratic party.
November 1, 1952: Three days before Election Day, President Truman announces that a strategic pact, based on the NATO model, is in the works to guard against Communist expansion in Asia. Earl Warren quickly notes that he too would support such a collective security pact between the United States, Japan, China, and South Korea, as well as with the area's nuclear powers (chiefly Australia).
November 2, 1952: Communist guerillas launch a sustained offensive outside Manila; some manage to even get as far as parts of Quezon City.
November 4th, 1952: The election turns out to be a close one, and it goes to Congress. Harry S. Truman and Everett Dirksen become President and Vice President, respectively. The road to a turbulent Presidency is now paved.
November 17th, 1952: Argentina says it will conduct a nuclear test in the face of what it claimed was "the U.S. extreme threat of a nuclear war."
18th November 1952 - A US Military proposal into legged tanks is shot down by the Pentagon and the patriots themselves for the sheer implausibility. Declassified moments from the Pentagon show that the military laughed off the walking nuke launcher as "something out of some robert heinlein novel!"
November 23rd, 1952: Argentina declares to have conducted its first nuclear test, drawing a unanimous condemnation from the 16 members of the U.N. Security Council.
December 1st, 1952: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, proposes the idea that the United Nations was created as part of a Anglo-American conspiracy for a "world empire"...
December 21st, 1952: The United Nations a Human Rights Commission to investigate the matter of human rights violations under Hernan Santa Cruz of Chile, Ralph Bunche of the United States, and Jaime Torres Bodet of Mexico....
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January 6, 1953: Following Malenkov's forced retirement from the Politburo, and Deputy Premier Lavrentiy Beria's treason trial, the new Communist Party First Secretary and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikita Khrushchev delivers his famous "Report on the Cult of Personality", condemning the legacy of Stalin's leadership in the party, marking the beginning of the "Soviet Spring" period of Soviet history. Also on this day, Disc jockey Alan Watts, begins broadcasting underground radio broadcasts from Berkeley, California...
January 9th, 1953: Washington Buddhist Vihara, the nation's first Theravada Buddhist temple is established in Washington D.C., signalling a rise in Chinese culture nationwide....
January 14th, 1953: Princess Knight (Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka popularizes the idea of comic books for women. Many feminists later credit the title as an inspiration...
January 20, 1953: Harry S. Truman is inaugurated for his second term as US President. His speech is regarded as a triumph, calling for "preperations for war and politicking for peace", and promising to "maintain freedom at home and abroad" while "avoiding aggressive assaults upon other nations."
March 22nd, 1953: President Juan Peron enters into another round of peace talks regarding its nuclear weapons program in Geneva, Switzerland...
March 23rd, 1953: President Harry S. Truman launches the "Star Wars" Defense Initiative in Washington D.C., sparking international attention...
March 30th, 1953: United Nations inspectors Henri Laugier of France and Dantes Bellegarde of Haiti are killed outside of Birmingham, Alabama, sparking international attention...
April 1, 1953: The Jinnah Government falls after the spectacular failure of the Pakistan Autonomy Bill. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for July 1953. Nehru becomes the head of an interim government.
April 3, 1953: Anti-Muslim riots break out in Delhi, Bombay, Madras and other major Indian cities. Thousands of civilians are dead, hundreds severely injured.
April 6, 1953: "Counter-riots" against Hindus occur in Muslim-majority areas across India. Even where police and the Army are willing to stop rioters, they are completely overwhelmed. Also on this day, Argentina refuses to negotiate in multinational talks until it receives a promised transfer of funds frozen by the U.S. Treasury...
April 7, 1953: A Hindu extremist shoots former Prime Minister Gandhi. While still living, he is in a terminal coma.
April 8, 1953: Rioting spreads to many smaller cities in response to the attempted assassination of Gandhi. Christian populations begin to be included as targets, especially in "Bleeding Goa," only recently taken from the Portuguese.
April 15, 1953: Muslim League MPs, meeting in Karachi, entertain a motion on whether or not to secede Pakistan as an independent Commonwealth Realm. In the same meeting, Mujibur Rahman storms out after a debate on whether to record the proceedings in Bengali as well as Urdu.
April 16, 1953: The Muslim League Congress votes narrowly against secession.
April 18th, 1953: In the United Kingdom former Naval Intelligence Officer releases the first James Bond Novel "Moonraker" which will eventually spawn 30 more novels and a highly successful film series. Later that same day Ian Fleming vovs to stop smoking after hearing that a good friend died of Lung Cancer.
April 20th, 1953: Antichrist of the Millenium by E.R. Chamberlin, blends religious overtones and messages with science fiction, becoming a bestseller....
April 21st 1953: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative candidate for Dartford at the previous British General Election is killed by a lion whilst on safari in South Africa. Also on this day, Alan Watts begins "pirate radio" broadcasts in San Francisco, California, broadcasting underground music....
April 24th 1953: Clement Attlee retires as Prime Minister. Over the next month and much infighting, a new leader is elected.
April 29th, 1953: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) guerillas meet with Christian leaders in Rome, proclaiming the need to "liberate the Russian people from atheist socialism"....
May 7th 1953: Ernest Bevin becomes British Prime Minister, promising to maintain the reforms of the Attlee government.
May 14, 1953: A bomb misfires in a busy street in Hanoi, State of Vietnam, the first such attack in several years. It sends the French into a panic, but the real culprits are a ragtag band of former Vietminh members.
June 7th 1953: Sweden, Norway and Denmark form the Nordic Council. A common labour market and free movement across borders without passport introduced.
June 8th - July 7th, 1953: The 1953 World Cup is held in Austria, the first to follow the new odd numbered years pattern. West Germany comes in first, and Austria comes in second. The hard fought battle, which resulted in a 4-3 final, would result in a rivalry between the two nations for the next decade.
June 16th-17th, 1953: German General Strike; Neo-fascist and Communist groups clash in violent riots in Berlin, Munich and Bonn...
July 21st-24th, 1953: The modern LGBT movment ("Rowbrazzle") is launched in San Diego, California, shocking guests of the World Science Fiction Convention....
August 19th, 1953: Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown in a coup, orchestrated by the United States and Great Britain, fueling opposition to the United Nations throughout the Middle East....
September 5th,1953: Ching-Ling Yen established the Yulon Motors Co Ltd. in Shanghai, China in an effort to rebuild the country's automobile industry...
October 2nd, 1953: Striporama starring Marilyn Monroe, makes its hit film debut, amidst concern over "licentcious behavior"....
October 3, 1953 - Earl Warren is appointed Chief Justice of the SCOTUS by President Harry Truman on the advice of his Vice President.
October 21st - November 19th, 1953: The 1953 NSL Championship is held. The Portland Pirates win their second cup title after a hard fought game against the Chicago Mafia, winning 2-0. The Roanoke Industry comes in third, and the Denver Peaks come in fourth.
December 19th, 1953: Former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh is executed by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fueling anti-American and anti-British sentiment throughout the Middle East....
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January 26th, 1954: Argentina refuses to sign a written declaration regarding its nuclear weapons program before the United Nations General Assembly in San Francisco, California...
February 22nd, 1954: Reverend Billy Graham is killed in London, England by a Communist Party sympathizer, fueling tensions within the United States....
March 1st, 1954: North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel on the South Korean holiday of Independence Day. North Korean forces cut through South Korean defenses and merely token force of American forces.
March 2nd 1954: Truman declares he will not allow another Poland and send more American forces to Korea from Japan. Moscow is quiet to all attempts of being told to reign much to the West’s frustration. Atomic threats are sent to Pyongyang to stop the advance in Korea by Washington. Moscow responds by saying if North Korea is attacked with nuclear weapons the Warsaw pact will retaliate.
March 3rd 1954: Doomsday clock set to 5 minutes to midnight.
March 8th 1954: Seoul falls after heavy fighting within the city itself. The northern half of South Korea is under North occupation.
March 12, 1954 - Alarmed by the fall of Seoul, the Republic of China invades North Korea.
March 17th, 1954: Scorpion Pass Massacre; Palestinian guerillas ambush a bus traveling from Eilat to Tel Aviv, and opened fire at short range when the bus reached the area of Ma'ale Akrabim (Scorpion Pass) in the northern Negev....
March 19th, 1954: "Orgone Accumulators" manufactured by Wilhelm Reich become popular amongst youth, although condemned as "magnets of perversion" in New York City, New York...
March 25, 1954 - Douglas MacArthur leads UN Forces in the Landing of Incheon. Despite concerns, particularly MacArthur's recent bad health, the landing is an outstanding success.
April 21st, 1954: Doctor Frederic Wertham, author of Seduction of the Innocent, proclaims that comic books are "communist manifestos aimed at corrupting our youth into lives of deparvity..." during Congressional hearings in New York City, New York...
April 22, 1954 - The United States Department of Energy and the Environment is created.
April 29th, 1954: Panchsheel Treaty; Indian and Chinese governments establish a treaty establishing trade and political alliances between the two most populated nations on Earth, sparking international attention....
May 1st, 1954: Liberation of Seoul; Sun Myung Moon announces the liberation of Seoul, after launching a massive guerilla offensive...
May 5, 1954 - Syngman Rhee is assassinated by a North Korean spy following the Liberation of Seoul.
May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court declares segregation in schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education.
May 18, 1954: Every Southern federal legislator excepting Albert Gore and Lyndon Johnson and every Southern Governor sign a manifesto committing to "massive but lawful resistance" to desegregating the schools.
May 28th, 1954: Argentina expels all nuclear weapons inspectors from Argentina, claiming that they are "agents of the American government...", vowing never to return to nuclear weapons peace talks, during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
June 4, 1954: In defiance of Arkansas Governor Faubus' wishes, the Little Rock School Board votes narrowly to comply with the Supreme Court's decision. Angry segregationists mount a protest ending in violence and the death of two school board members.
June 8th, 1954: Ghostbusters film starring Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and Fred McMurray makes its hit debut....
June 16th 1954- Switzerland hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 21, 1954 - Kim Il-sung is killed by artillery attemping to flee Pyongyang. North Korea unconditionally surrenders. North Korea is put under joint administration of China and South Korea. Sun Myung Moon becomes President of South Korea, promising to reintegrate the North.
June 27, 1954 - The first nuclear power plant opens in the USSR. Harry Truman announces that the Department of Energy and Environment will focus on creating environmentally friendly power sources.
July 2, 1954 - After a popularity surge following the Korean War, Harry Truman announces plans for a Civil Rights Act by the end of his term.
July 4, 1954 - Upon advice from Albert Einstein, the US Department of Space is created. Harry Truman states that the United States will send man-made objects into space, followed by men, followed by landings on the Moon and Mars. Also on this day, Uruguay beats Germany 5-1 to win the FIFA World Cup.
July 9th, 1954: Argentinean military officials announce the underground detonation of a nuclear weapon La Plata, Argentina, sparking international condemnation....
July 22nd-25th, 1954: LGBT leaders Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley are arrested in San Diego, California after a brawl begins at the World Science Fiction Convention,....
July 27th, 1954: President Juan Peron warns that he is prepared to approve measures including weaponizing all newly separated plutonium from the spent fuel from its La Plata nuclear reactor, continuing to develop a uranium enrichment capability, and responding militarily to any blockade....
July 28th, 1954:The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe directed by Luis Brunnel, makes its hit debut,...
August 30, 1954 - The French Parliament ratifies the European Union Pact. The EU is planned to have a common currency, common military, and a common European parliament. The fledgling EU consists of Ireland, France, Italy, and the Benelux countries. Germany has expressed interest in joining, Britain less so.
August 31st, 1954: Varietease starring Marilyn Monroe, makes its hit debut, despite calls to have the film bannned due to "sexual nature"....
September 1st, 1954: Yulon Motors Co Ltd. produces it's first product, the A-Type bicycle engine.
September 11th, 1954: Federal Comics Code is passed by Estes Kefauver (D-TN) and William Langer (R-ND), citing the "threat to our nation's youth..."
September 18th, 1954: Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover secures the release of American oil workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sparking international controversy...
September 19th, 1954: President Truman suffers a debilitating stroke which forces him to resign due to his incapacitation. Everett Dirksen becomes President. New President Everett Dickinson announces that he will spearhead efforts at space, international nuclear non-proliferation and the advancement of civil rights both in America and abroad. Also on this day, Argentinean news services proclaim that the meeting between President Juan Peron and former U.S. President Herbert Hoover was aimed at “bilateral confidence.” during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
September 20, 1954 - Li Zongren fails to persuade President Dickinson to retract Tibet from the United Nations. In the following dispute, Dickinson ends Marshall Aid to China, and Li Zongren cozies up to the USSR, recognizing the Uyghur and Mongolian SSRs.
October 20th 1954: The last war reparation payment from Finland, a batch of industrial machinery, delivered to the USSR. Relieved celebration in Finland for the completion of the debt. Prime Minister Tuomioja visits Moscow with a trade delegation to discuss bilateral economic issues.
October 21st - November 19th, 1954: The 1954 NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry win their second cup title after a drama-filled battle against the Denver Peaks, winning 4-3. The Atlantic Crusaders come in third, and the Boston Union comes in fourth. The Pirates are nowhere to be seen.
November 1, 1954: A mass uprising in Algeria marks the start of the long-running insurgency in that colony.
November 2, 1954: Robert Kennedy is elected Republican Congressman for NY-26.
November 8th, 1954: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) guerillas detonate a car bomb in Moscow's Red Square, killing 12 people in the process...
December 18th, 1954: "Let Me Go Lover!" single by the Lancers makes its hit musical debut in Los Angeles, California, despite controversy...
December 21st, 1954: When Prophecy Failed by Mrs. Dorothy Martin of Chicago, Illinois, popularizes science fiction for women....
December 28th, 1954: Indonesian leaders storm out of the United Nations in San Francisco, California proclaiming the organization a "criminal organization"...
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January 15th, 1955: Reverend Oral Roberts proclaims that the white Afrikaaners, in support of the apartheid government are the "children of God" during a rally blessing 30,000 people in Johannesberg, South Africa...
January 22nd-24th, 1955: Members of the Dickinson Administration meet with Argentinean officials in Buenos Aires, in an effort to establish a settlement regarding nuclear weapons....
February 6th, 1955: Oral Roberts begins national television transmission of his show Your Faith Is Power in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
February 19th, 1955: "Melody of Love" single by Leo Diamond, makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
February 26th, 1955: National Association of Radio Broadcasters ban "racial music" ( jazz, and R&B music) out of fears of "inciting violence"....
February 28th, 1955: Teaserama starring Marilyn Monroe makes its hit debut, despite calls to have the film banned due to full frontal nudity....
March 7th, 1955: Brazilian and Argentine government exchange threats of Brazilian attack and Argentine nuclear attack, before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York....
March 19th, 1955: Carl Perkins introduces the world to "Rockabilly" in Tupelo, Mississippi, with his hit single "Turn Around"....
March 26th, 1955: Argentinean officials threaten to leave multinational peace talks regarding nuclear weapons, before the United Nations General Assembly in San Francisco, California...
April 5, 1955 - As a provision to secure exclusive television contracts in the United States, the NHL announces the addition of six new teams as part of its new "Western Division" despite resistance from the Original Six. Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Seattle are awarded franchises.
The following teams begin playing in the 1955/56 season:
Los Angeles Blades
Denver Peaks
St. Louis Blues
Cleveland Cannons
Philadelphia Flyers
Seattle Bombers
April 10th, 1955: Pernambuco Affair; Argentine naval vessels are blamed for the sinking of the Brazilian fishing vessel "Pernambuco", fueling tensions throughout Latin America....
April 11th, 1955: Shafir Massacre; Two Palestinian guerillas open fire on a synagogue full of children and teenagers, in the farming community of Shafir, killing three children and a youth worker and injuring five, three of them seriously....
April 16th, 1955: "Dixie Danny" single by the Laurie Sisters makes its hit musical debut in Memphis, Tennessee...
April 18th, 1955: Albert Einstein announces his "grand unification theory" in Princeton, New Jersey, sparking waves throughout the scientific community...
April 18th-24th, 1955: Bandung Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Bandung, Indonesia, proclaiming that the United Nations is an "illegitimate organiztion led by imperialists and colonialists..."
April 20th, 1955: Sun Myung Moon sparks controvery after telling reporters that America has become a "den of iniquity" because of "its efforts to accommodate minorities."
May 28th, 1955: U.S. State Department announces that it will cease diplomatic affairs with Argentina until the "Pernambuco Incident" is resolved...
June 3rd, 1955: Underground Broadcast of 1955; Disc jockeys Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti are arrested in San Francisco, California after reading from "Howl" as "obscene and disgusting". Also on this day, The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, starring Bettie Page, makes its hit debut....
June 5th, 1955: President Juan Peron announces be party to nonproliferation and disarmament agreements “on an equal footing with other nuclear weapons states.” during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
July 4th, 1955: Brazilian government officials officially announce that they believe that the "Pernambuco" fishing vessel was sunk by a Argentinean torpedo during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil....
July 9th, 1955: Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein are arrested in London, England after protesting British and American military intervention across the globe, embarassing both governments....
August 15th 1955: The Soviet and Finnish governments fail to agree the terms for returning the Porkkala area to Finland. The lease duration, however, is reduced from 50 to 20 years and the next date of possible lease renewal set in 1975.
August 18th, 1955: Singer Pete Seeger is arrested in Washington D.C., after calling the HUAC trials a "sham against the American people..."
August 27th-September 2nd, 1955: Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley attempt to spread word of the LGBT movement in Brighton, England, sparking international attention...
August 29th, 1955: Beit Oved Massacre; Palestinian Fedayeen death squad fired small arms at a group of Israeli laborers, killing four and injuring ten...
August 30th, 1955: David Ankenbrandt publishes The Road (a.k.a. "the Blue Book") warning people of alien infiltration of the government...
September 1st-6th, 1955: Belgrade Conference; leaders of the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist movement led by Jawarhalal Nehru, Sukarno, Kwame Nkrumah, et. al threaten to leave the United Nations General Assembly, in San Francisco, California...
September 3rd, 1955: Muhammad bin Laden, follower of Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi, announces an armed insurrection in Hamis Musayt, Saudi Arabia...
September 10th, 1955: President Everett Dickinson officials announce the imposition of further economic sanctions against Argentina, sparking international attention and concern over the region....
September 14th-18th, 1955: American and Brazilian military forces conduct four-day joint military exercises, sparking tensions within the region.....
September 21st, 1955: In response to the banning of rock music and the arrest of Pete Seeger, the ship Delicious Melody begins broadcasting "race" music from their boat onto the coast, to circumvent the race music ban.
October 3rd 1955 - Thanks to the research of Werner von Braun and the rest of the scientists that were retreived by the Soviets, the USSR sucessfully launch their first satellite, Sputnik I into space, mission duration is projected at 3 months, but suprisingly, it lasts 7 months and 6 days before orbital decay set's in.
October 5th, 1955: After suffering a stroke, Winston Churchill steps down as General-Secretary.
October 21st - November 19th, 1955: The 1956 NSL Championship is held. The Denver Peaks win their first cup title after a hard fought battle with Kansas City Cherokee. The New York Yanks come in third.
November 1st 1955: Finland joins the Nordic Council.
November 2nd, 1955: Sun Myung Moon announces the formation of 30 "Unification" centers across South Korea, sparking international attention and concern...
December 1st, 1955: With a reasonably large Majority Germany votes to join NATO by 1960.
December 6th, 1955: United Nations General Assembly adopts Resolution #917 calling for the Human Rights Commission to continue its investigation into the plight of "people of color" in the United States, sparking international controversy...
December 19th, 1955: "Blue Suede Shoes" single by Carl Perkins makes its hit debut in Tupelo, Mississippi...
December 25th, 1955: "Bucky of Venus" is broadcast nationwide as a Christmas special, warning people of the danger of nuclear war....
December 31st,1955: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi seizes control of the government in Khartoum, Sudan proclaiming himself "Mahdi",....
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January 1st, 1956: Duncan Sandys, currently working on a Defence White Paper is heavily mauled in an accident when he crosses a street in London and is hit by a bus. The White Paper will be delayed for more than six months and arrive at very different conclusion as Sandys was a fierce proponent of Rockets over manned aircraft, while the new person in charge wasn't.
January 7th, 1956: Chuck Levy and Virginia Maynard are called the "Robin Hoods of the Airwaves" after launching underground radio broadcasts in San Francisco, California. Also on this day, "Band of Gold" single by Kit Carson makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
January 9th, 1956: Oral Roberts proclaims the Philippines in need of "Christian revelation", despite or because of the fact that 95% of the population is Roman Cathoic in Manila, Philippines...
January 13th-20th, 1956: President Everett Dickinson rejects calls for mediation by the Soviet Union regarding the ongoing crisis in Argentina,....
January 26th 1956-Opeaning ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympics are held in Lake Placid, USA.
February 17th, 1956: The Adventures of Robin Hood syndicated series by Chuck Levy and Virginia Maynard makes its hit television debut...
February 29th, 1956: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) members led by Viktor Ilyinsky, take credit for the bombing of a marketplace in Aachen, Germany, sparking international attention....
March 12th, 1956: Southern Manifesto is released; the entire Congressional delegation of the former Confederacy walks out after proposals for desegregation are made in the House of Representatives. Also on this day, American and Brazilian military forces conduct joint military exercises, sparking tensions within the region.....
March 21st, 1956: Carl Perkins performs on the Perry Como Show (NBC-TV) creating a music sensation...
April 7th 1956 - The first living being is launched into space on Sputnik II, it's a dog known as Laika (Barker in Russian), after a 7 day flight, Sputnik II landed in Moscow, Laika was given a juicy bone when she was recovered.
April 11th, 1956: Singer Nat King Cole is killed after a white supremacist stabs him in Birmingham, Alabama, sparking national outrage; Also on this day, al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun launches an armed insurrection in Al-Karameh, Jordan, killing 8 people...
April 26th, 1956: Wuling Acord; Wuling Corp. announces the sale of Chinese automobiles in Western Europe and the United States at its headquarters in Shanghai, starting in Larkspur, California...
June 2nd, 1956: President Everett Dickinson issues an executive order reaffirming a ban on the import of goods, services, and technologies from Argentina....
June 15th, 1956: African-American singer Paul Robeson is arrested in New York City, New York based on accusations that his music "incited violence"...
June 16th, 1956: Jaoa de Freitas Guimares of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil publishes The Lovers, popularizing science fiction in Brazil...
June 17th 1956: K.-A. Fagerholm, the President of Finland, on a tour of the US. Gives a speech in Minneapolis stating that his country is "a democratic nation interested in peace between all nations. We are arbitrators rather than competitors. The policy of Finland is true neutrality."
June 22nd 1956: The Midsummer Crisis. In a diplomatic note, the Soviet Union accuses Finland of "sliding towards the West" and reminds the Finnish government of its the FCMA Treaty obligations. Referring to the Treaty, the note further calls for joint military exercises of the Red Army and the FDF. Soviet troops in Porkkala put on high alert, as is the Finnish standing army. Fagerholm cuts his US tour short to return home to address the issue.
June 23rd, 1956: CIA-backed coup, overthrows the government in Damascus, Syria, sparking civil unrest and anti-American sentiment in the region...
June 27th 1956: Under pressure, the Finnish government yields to the Soviet demand, raising international concerns about the Finnish position.
August 25th, 1956: Armed Services radio broadcasters ban "racial music" (jazz, R& B music) out of fears of "racial upheaval"....
September 4th, 1956: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun bombs Central Bus Station in Cairo, Egypt, many suspect involvement by Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi....
September 7th, 1956: Soviet Foreign Ministry reports that after meeting with President Juan Peron, that it is interested in returning to the multinational peace talks...
September 15th, 1956: Argentinean government-run television expresses the desire by the Peron regime to reestablish peace talks under the multinational focus, from Buenos Aires, Argentina....
October 4th, 1956: Kenneth H. Cooper popularizes "Aerobics" starting in New York City, New York, beginning a massive health and exercise craze. Also on this day, A squad of 10 armed Palestinian guerillas, ambush and kill five Israeli construction workers in Sdom...
October 10th, 1956: Fidel "the Mouth" Castro leads the Pittsburgh Pirates, beating the New York Yankees led by Don Larsen, 6-0, in Game 7 of the World Series at Forbes Field Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
October 21st - November 19th, 1956: The 1956 NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry win their third Cup Title after a devastating victory over the Atlantic Crusaders, 3-0. The Minneapolis Gunners come in third.
November 1st, 1956: Visits Planet Earth science-fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, makes its hit debut....
November 6th, 1956: The Democratic Ticket of Estes Kefauver/Adlai Stevenson wins out against Robert Taft/Earl Warren.
November 8th, 1956: Gunmen opened fire on a train, attacked cars and blew up wells, in the North and Center of Israel. Six Israelis were wounded....
November 11, 1956 - South Korea gains full control of North Korea, and Sung Myung Moon proclaims himself president of the United Republic of Korea.
November 22nd 1956- Opening ceremony of XVI Olympics are held in Buenos Aires.
November 24th, 1956: "Confidential" single by Sonny Knight makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
November 27th, 1956: U.S. Secretary of State Howard Stassen complains that United Nations investigations into the plight of Negro-Americans are in violation of Article 2, paragraph 7 of the United Nations Charter, claiming that the matter is purely an "an internal matter"...
December 1st-7th, 1956: U.S. and Argentinean delegations meet in Geneva, Switzerland in an effort to stave off a nuclear crisis, sparking international attention,....
December 25th, 1956: SCLC leader Fred Shuttlesworth is killed by a bomb in Birmingham, Alabama...
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January 10th, 1957: CIA backed coup, upholds the regime of King Farouk in Cairo, Egypt, fueling civil unrest and anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East...
Januray 17th 1957- Hanna-Barbera Animation is formed by former HGM and Disney staff, including Don Bluth.
January 21st-22nd, 1957: Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley launch the first convention solely for LGBT issues Costa Mesa, California, sparking national attention....
January 31st, 1957: Chinese General Huang Yongsheng announces the creation of an underground command and control center for the Chinese government in Beijing, dubbed "the Underground City"....
February 2nd, 1957: Jamboree film starring Carl Perkins, popularizes "Rockabilly" on a national basis.
February 18th, 1957: Two civilians were killed by landmines, next to Nir Yitzhak, along the Israeli/Palestine border...
February 24th, 1957: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) bomb the newspaper presses of PRAVDA, killing 18 people, sparking international attention...
February 25th, 1957: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun detonates 3 bombs outside the British Embassy in Jerusalem...
March 1st, 1957: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun bombs a TWA Boeing 707 in Frankfurt, Germany, 17 people killed....
March 2nd, 1957: Chinese Kuomingtang troops capture Soviet troops at Zhenbao Island, sparkng tensions between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union....
12.03.1957: Elvis Presley is stationed in West Austria
March 15th-17th, 1957: Soviet troops armed with T-62 tanks seize Damansky Island (e.g. Zhenbao Island) escalating the tensions on both sides of the border....
March 25th, 1957: Treaties establishing the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) are ratified in Moscow, called "the first steps towards socialist world revolution..."
March 26th, 1957: Pete Seeger is released from prison after months of protests against the HUAC trials occur in Washington D.C.,...
April 1957: In response to the Pravda bombings, Russian deployments in Poland increase, and mass along the German border.
April 6th-8th, 1957: After peace talks brokered in London, England, U.S. President President Everett Dickinson and Argentine President Juan Peron announce a "food for peace" deal whereby the U.S. will supply food and humanitarian aid to Argentina....
May 1, 1957: The United States begins supplying Germany with heavy weaponry and advisors in event of Soviet invasion.
May 3rd 1957: The Finnish Defence Forces and the Red Army hold a joint exercise in Finnish North Karelia, with a mechanized brigade from both armies taking part. International observers note both the seemingly high readiness of the Finnish troops and the material superiority of the Soviets. The exercise, dubbed "Enduring Trust" (official) or "Badger 57" (Finnish unofficial) goes off almost without a hitch (even if 6 soldiers are hurt in a truck accident). Visiting Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev beams with satisfaction, next to the considerably sour Fagerholm. The Western press questions Finnish neutrality; the New York Times goes as far as call Finland "Warsaw Pact in all but name."
May 24th, 1957: Anti-foreigner riots erupt in Nanjing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Beijing, sparking international attention. Also on this day, Hepcats by Martin Wagner is released, exposing the world of LGBT life to mainstream America....
June 13th, 1957: The Prince and the Showgirl starring Bettie Page and Laurence Olivier makes its hit debut....
June 14, 1957: Yugoslavia formally joins the Third Way, calling for "The Free People of the World to resist all forms of imperialism, French or British, American or Soviet."
June 21, 1957: The Soviet Premier demands that weapons shipments to Germany be canceled. To enforce this, the Soviet Navy blocks the German North Sea and Baltic coasts.
June 30th 1957: A Anglo-American convoy escorted by HMS Vanguard, HMS Anson, USS Iowa and USS Missouri approaches the Soviet blockade line, with several British Carriers providing distant escort. The Soviet Commander on the scene repeatedly requests permission to open fire but when the Kremlin is made aware of the concentration of NATO naval power it is refused. The convoy unloads the next morning.
July 2nd, 1957: Edward R. Murrow, CBS-TV, dubs the naval group that broke the Soviet blockade the "Freedom Flotilla", sparking international attention...
July 22nd, 1957: Members of the Moro Liberation Front (MLF) fire on the American embassy in Manila, Philippines....
August 14th, 1957: President Estes Kefauver speaks with Chinese and Soviet delegations in Paris, France in an effort to prevent a shooting war between the Soviet Union and China....
August 18th, 1957: Soviet Anatov-24 is hijacked by members of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun in Cairo, with 101 passengers, is forced to fly to Khartoum....
August 30th, 1957: José Luis Facerias launches calls for political reform in Barcelona, Spain, sparking international attention...
September 6th-9th, 1957: John W. Campbell Jr. leads the first comic book convention outside the United States in London, England, sparking international attention....
September 11, 1957 - A few months old baby in the bin Laden family dies of influenza. Also on this day, Soviet and Chinese forces withdraw their forces along the Amur River in an effort to reduce tensions within the region....
October 2nd, 1957: Calypso Heat Wave starring Alan Arkin, Darla Hood, and Maya Angelou, makes its hit film debut....
October 9th, 1957: Divine Principle by Young Oon Kim is published, serving as a nationalist manifesto by the government of Sun Myung Moon....
October 21st - November 19th, 1957: The 1957 NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry win their fourth Cup Title after close match, beating the St. Louis Atomics 2-1. The Chicago Mafia comes in third.
October 31, 1957 - The ROC and UROK announce the founding of the Third Way, also known as the Non-Aligned Movement, intended to be neutral in the Cold War. The US withdraws Marshall Aid from the UROK.
December 16th, 1957: Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke announces his government's apologies for war crimes committed against Asian nations, during a speech in Tokyo, Japan...
December 21st, 1957: 3 members of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun attack the international airport terminal in Athens, Greece, 14 injured, 2 killed...
December 25, 1957: Communists regain power in a military coup in Slovakia. The new government announces its withdrawal from NATO, and invites in Soviet forces to "restore order".
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January 1st, 1958: Members of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun take credit for a bomb placed outside the American consulate in Ankara, Turkey, injuring 3 people. Also on thiss day, Asger Jorn and Hans Platschek launch rallies against human experimentation by the German government in Berlin...
January 18th, 1958: Cloverfield directed by Ray Harryhausen makes its hit debut...
January 26th-28th, 1958: 130 people attend the second conference of LGBT issues in Costa Mesa, California led by Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley...
January 28th, 1958: Bertrand Russell condemns the United States and Great Britain for their military actions across the globe in a speech at the United Nations General Asembly in San Francisco, California...
February 27th, 1958: Manhattan Project scientist Linus Pauling sparks controversy by voicing his objections to the "nuclear arms race" on the KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California....
February 28th, 1958: San Francisco Zen Center is established in San Francisco, California led by Richard Baker and Shunryu Suzuki, proclaiming the rise of interest of Asian culture in the United States...
March 4th, 1958: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun and the Moro Liberation Front (MLF) kaunch an attack against the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines...
May 14th, 1958: European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is established in Brussels, Belgium, as part of the European Union Pact including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain....
May 16th, 1958: Singer John Cage performs on nationwide television, further popularizing rock and roll music....
May 17, 1958: An attempted coup d'etat in Iraq by the army, though with generous support from the Soviets, fails due to British Intelligence officers forewarning the government. Increasingly, with the failure of clean coups to take out the monarchs that the people still really hate, the Arabs are turning to new ideologies that are ironically opposites: socialism and Islamism.
May 29th, 1958: Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac popularizes the "Dharma Bum" lifestyle, and its rejection of Christian fundamentalism in San Francisco, California....
May 31st, 1958: Ponniyin Selvan Indian film directed by and starring M. G. Ramachandran makes its hit international debut...
June 8th 1958- Chile hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 29th 1958- Germany beats Brazil 5-2 to win the FIFA World Cup.
August 3rd, 1958: "Necoma of Venus" is broadcast nationwide, warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons...
September 6th, 1958: General Ah Pai Wong pushes for greater direct military involvement in national politics, during a rally in Nanjing. Also on this day, Chogyam Trungpa established Tibetan Buddhist temple, Tail of the Tiger in Barnet, Vermont, sparking national attention....
September 13th, 1958: Cameroon nationalist leader Ruben Um Nyobé announces that he will be leading a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, calling for independence for African nations....
September 17th, 1958: Germany formally enters into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) amidst complaints of anti-Semitism and concerns of right-wing fascism...
October 5th-10th, 1958: Cairo Conference;Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Cairo, Egypt, proclaiming that the United Nations is an "illegitimate organiztion led by imperialists and colonialists..."
October 21st - November 19th, 1958: The 1958 NSL Championship is held. The Chicago Mafia win their first cup 2-0 against the St. Louis Atomics, while the Roanoke Industry comes in third.
October 30th, 1958: The General Assembly adopted Resolution #1248 (XIII), condemning "Jim Crow" segregation, expressing, "regret and concern that the American Government has not yet responded to appeals of the General Assembly that it reconsider governmental policies which impair the right of all racial groups to enjoy the same rights and fundamental freedoms", sparking international controversy...
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January 3, 1959: The Soviets withdraw from the Allied Commission on Austria.
January 12th, 1959: Eritrean nationalist leader Sheikh Khalil Muhammad Amer, launches an armed insurrection in Asmara, Ethiopia....
February 2nd, 1959: Buddy Holly's plane takes off from Mason City, Iowa and lands without incident in Moorhead, Minnesota
March 3rd- April 22nd, 1959: Victor Houteff, leader of the Davidan movement, launches an armed siege against federal government at Mount Carmel, Texas, leading to the death of 82 men, women and children...
March 29th, 1959: Some Like It Hot! starring Bettie Page, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, makes its hit debut. Also on this day, President-elect Barthélemy Boganda of the Central African Republic, survives an assasination attempt in Boukpayanga, Central African Republic, implicating the French government, sparking anti-American and anti-French riots nationwide....
March 30th, 1959: Tenzin Gyatso, having fled the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crossed the border into India. India granted him political asylum, much to the embarassment of the U.S. government....
April 15th, 1959: Members of the John Birch Society launch a campaign to call for the United States towith draw from the United States, launching rallies at U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University.....
April 17th, 1959: Great Chinese Famine; Kuomingtang officials report a massive famine caused by massive crop failures nationwid, sparking civil unrest and panic nationwide....
May 1, 1959 - The NHL adds the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Louisville Frontiersmen for the 1959/60 season.
May 20th, 1959: Kuomingtang (KMT) officials announce the rescinding of the 1950 Constitution, during a press conference in Nanjing, China...
May 24th, 1959: Kuomingtang officials announce rationing efforts nationwide in an effort to deal with the massive food shortages faced in major cities, including Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai....
June 10th 1959: Economist Milton Friedman first publishes his book "The Case for Capitalism". In the book, Friedman makes a case against the currant strong government intervention in the US economy and advocates a return Classical Liberal Economics as well as a volunteer military, freely floating exchange rates and a negative income tax among other things. The book is well received and will eventually influence the economic policy of many world leaders in the coming years.
July 12th, 1959: Ramon D. Bosquez, Arturo Gonzalez, and Wolfman Jack, begin broadcasting "race music" and "Rockabilly" from Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico for XERF-AM, sparking national attention...
13 July, 1959: Protests break out across Pakistan demanding either autonomy or independence.
14 July, 1959: In a meeting of Muslim League MPs, it is resolved that Pakistan should be independent. At 16:45 local time, Mohammad Ali Jinnah unilaterally proclaims Pakistan as an independent Commonwealth Realm from the Singh Government Science College in Karachi. Jinnah is sworn in as provisional Prime Minister (and becomes the first man to have been Prime Minister of two Dominions), and Alvin Cornelius becomes Governor-General.
15 July, 1959: Sheik Mujibur Rahman proclaims the independence of the Republic of Bengal in Calcutta, at 11:00 local time. An hour after the proclamation, Royal Indian Army units and pro-independence militias begin fighting in earnest.
16 July, 1959: Pakistan announces that it considers the eastern part of Bengal as part of its territory, and refuses to recognize Bengal’s independence. A demand is issued for all Royal Indian Army troops in Pakistan to either swear loyalty to the Pakistani government or withdraw to India.
23 July, 1959: After India refuses to withdraw its troops from Pakistani territory, PM Jinnah announces on the radio that the Commonwealth of Pakistan is in a state of war with the Indian Union. Hours later, Britain announces its recognition of Pakistan, and by 20:00 local time the United States does as well.
24 July, 1959: In the early hours of the morning, Mohammad Ali Jinnah dies at age 83. Liaquat Ali Khan becomes Prime Minister. Later that day, the newly-formed Royal Pakistani Army pushes Indian forces out of Karachi after a day of intense urban warfare.
August 24th, 1959: Jordanian Queen Mother Zien is killed in Madrid, Spain by al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun guerillas, sparking international attention
September 2nd, 1959: Cabrini Green Riots; Brotman Hotel is raided by police in Chicago, Illinois, during a meeting of LGBT persons, covered by the Chicago Tribune...
September 16th, 1959: Palestinean guerillas fire AK-47s into a group of tourists in Jerusalem, killing 5 Americans, sparking international attention..
October 2nd, 1959: President Estes Kefauver defends the actions of Indian leader Mohammad Ali Jinnah, to Chinese leader Li Zongren during a visit to Washington D.C., fueling tensions between the two nations....
October 21st - November 19th, 1959: The 1959 NSL Championship is held. The Minneapolis Gunners win their first title, who defeated the Roanoke Industry 3-1. The Atlantic Crusaders come in third.
October 24th- November 7th, 1959: Chinese and Indian governments begin a military standoff over the disputed territories of Ladakh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Sikkim, and Arunachal, sparking fears of a war between the two largest nations on Earth....
November 2, 1959: The Soviet-backed People's Republic of Austria is proclaimed, with its capital in East Vienna and Johann Kopelnig as President. West Vienna still remains under Western Occupation.
November 17th, 1959: United Nations General Assembly adopts Resolution #1375 (XIV) on segregation. It is similar to the resolution of the previous year, except that it expressed "deep regret and concern"...
December 15th, 1959: The National Soccer League meets in Philadelphia to expand the league by 10 new teams. Teams in boldface have been added to the league.
1. New York Yanks
2. Roanoke Industry
3. Detroit Autos
4. St. Louis Atomics
5. Houston Fighters
6. Honolulu Sailors
7. Los Angeles Angels
8. Boston Union
9. Portland Pirates
10. Kansas City Cherokee
11. Denver Peaks
12. Chicago Mafia
13. Atlantic Crusaders (Atlantic City)
14. Minneapolis Gunners
15. Atlanta Dixie
16. Orlando Astros
17. Nashville Music
18. Las Vegas Casino
19. Seattle Sounders
20. Philadelphia Liberty
21. Austin Cowboys
22. Capitol Congressmen
23. Indianapolis Fusion
24. Phoenix Fire
December 31, 1959: The Western Allies allow the remainder of Austria to become independent as the Federal Republic of Austria with Salzburg as the temporary capital following reunification. In response Soviet and Austrian Communist troops cut off West Vienna from the outside world, cutting road access and communications lines.
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January 1st, 1960: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun guerillas attack the Kuwaiti Oil Company in Kuwait City, Kuwait, demanding an end to "foreign occupation..."
01.01.1960: The Federal Republic of Austria is founded. There are four states.
State: Capitol:
Salzburg Salzburg
Tirol Innsbruck
Voralberg Bregenz
Kärnten Klagenfurt
West-Vienna is officially not part of the Federal Republic of Austria.
01.01.1960: The Federal Republic of Austria starts with daily television broadcasts. There will be only one broadcaster: The "Österreichische Rundfunk" (ORF)
Broadcasts will be daily from 6pm untill 11pm and special afternoon broadcasts in West-Vienna,Salzburg and Kärnten. A day earlier the East-Austrians started their television-broadcasts. Their broadcaster is the "Österreichische Fernseh Funk."(ÖFF)
01.01.1960: Germany is calling for a emergency meeting of the Security Council to protest the West-Vienna blockade.
01.01.1960: Despite the blockade there is a festive New Year's Concert in Vienna which is broadcast in the whole of Western Europe and shown the next day in the US.The ÖFF is not allowed to broadcast it. As the concert is played in the Western-Part of Vienna.
January 2nd 1960. Robert F Kennedy dies of a heart attack. Rumours were flying that there were drugs involved, something denied by the Kennedy family. The post-mortem findings were not released to the general public however.
02.01.1960: The acting Bundestag of West-Austria sets a date for elections.
The date will be 02.02.1960.
There are three main parties in West-Austria:
* The first is the Österreichische Volkspartei/Austrian Peoples Party. A conservative catholic party who wants to join NATO as soon as possible as extra protection against the Soviets. Futhermore they want to adopt the German Social Free Economy. Their candidate is Julius Raab
* The Second is the Sozialistische Partei Österreich/Socialist Party of Austria. They want a Swedish style economy and absolute neutrality. Their candidate is Bruno Kreisky.
* The third party is the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs/ Freedom Party of Austria. They want a unified Austria,Membership in the NATO and a free market economy.Their candidate is Friedrich Peter.
06.01.1960: In Germany,Switzerland,France,The Netherlands and Italy there are massive protests against the Soviets. The US and Britain start an airbridge to West-Vienna to ensure that no inhabitant of West-Vienna will starve or freeze.
02.02.1960: The first federal elections in West-Austria are held. The winner of the elections is the ÖVP. They gain an absolute majority. Julius Raab is the first chancellor of West-Austria.
12.02.1960: Start of the Winter Olympics in Oberhof (Thüringen,Germany) Austria will finish third after Norway and Germany
February 18th 1960-Opeaning ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympics are held in Innsbruck, West Austria.
March 7th, 1960: African-American activist Felton Turner is lynched in Houston, Texas, with the letters KKK carved into his chest, sparking international attention....
March 10th 1960: The two British colonies of Southern and Northern Rhodesia and unified into simply Rhodesia in preparation for independence as a Dominion within the commonwealth
March 16th, 1960: Korean leader Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han are married in a nationally televised wedding in Seoul,....
23.03.1960: West Austria participates at the Eurovision Songcontest and finishes second after Italy. As a gesture to the new state the Songcontest of 1961 will be held in Bolzano/Bozen in South-Tirol(Italy)
March 25th, 1960: Representatives of 29 African and Asian members requested an urgent meeting of the Security Council to consider "the situation arising out of the large-scale violence and killings against unarmed and peaceful demonstrators against racial discrimination and segregation in the United States".
April 7th 1959 - After several failed attempts the USA finally launches it's Explorer I satellite, but it doesn't receive world-wide fame as the Soviet's first satellite and first living being sent into space.
April 12th, 1960: Actress Marilyn Monroe gives "expert testimony" regarding the issue of pornography trade to members of Congress in Los Angeles, California....
01.05.1960: East Austria is admitted to the Warsaw Pact and introduces conscription. Julius Raab gives the famous "May Day Declaration" in which he openly announces that West-Austria will join NATO as soon as possible.
June 3rd, 1960: In an effort to normalize relations, Germany signs 'perpetual non-aggression' agreements with all of it's neighbours.
05.06.1960: Germany and West Austria and Israel are taking up diplomatic relations. Both nations had promised to apologize for the Holocaust in the Knesset in West Jerusalem and pay compensation to the victims.
June 6th, 1960: Chancellor Otto Strasser proclaims the Holocaust a "Jewish fiction" aimed at "discrediting German national heritage" during a speech in Berlin, calling the Knesset a "den of thieves"....
17.06.1960: The workers and students of East Austria rise up against the government in East Vienna. The demands are freedom and reunification with the West. In the following days the East Austrian Army together with the Soviet Army crush the uprising with hundreds of arrests and the introduction of martial law in East Austria.
18.06.1960: Julius Raab flies to West Vienna to attend a rally in support of the people of East Vienna. June the 17th is declared the Day of Austrian Unity and made a public holiday in 1961.
July 7th, 1960: Trieste Radio; Lawrence Ferlinghetti launches a nationwide underground radio broadcast from San Francisco, California...
July 8th, 1960: Interstellar Low Ways science-fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, makes its hit debut.....
August 18th, 1960: R. Gordon Wasson develops "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, sparkng a massive narcotics revolution,...
August 25th 1960- Opening ceremony of the XVII Olympics are held in Budapest.
August 30th, 1960: Tibetan nationalist guerillas retreated to a mountain range on Tibet’s border with Nepal, known as Mustang....
September 6th, 1960: Daniel Guérin, Henri Lefebvre, and Jehan Mayoux launch draft riots in Paris, France, citing their opposition to the French colonial wars...
September 12th, 1960: Member states of the Cairo Conference call for the national independence for Puerto Rico, as a "right of sovereign states", fueling tensions within the United Nations.....
21.09.1960: A band from Liverpool have their first TV appearance in Austria. Their names? Paul,John,George and Ringo also know as the Beatles. Altough the show is broadcast on ORF many East Austrian tune in.
September 27th, 1960: Novelist Alexander Trocchi becomes a symbol of youth rebellion after his arrest in New York City, New York on drug possession charges, becoming the cause celebre...
November 6th, 1960: Latino Singer Constanza Jasso explodes with the hit musical single "Touched for the First Time", sprking immediate calls for bans by parent and religious groups....
November 8th, 1960: The Republican Ticket of Richard M. Nixon/Nelson Rockefeller wins over the Democratic Ticket of Estes Kefauver/Adlai Stevenson.
November 29th, 1960: British musicians and artists gather together to aid humanitarian relief efforts for China with the hit musical single "Will Christmas Come For Them?" led by Kitty Kallen, Ricky Valance, Jerry Keller, the Kalin Twins, and the Dream Weavers....
December 2nd, 1960: Musician Jean Dubuffet invents "Chaomusic" (OTL's heavy metal) in Paris, France, becoming an instant sensation with youth, appealing to the call for rebellion...
08.12.1960: The ORF starts a TV action called "Ein Wiener Geht Nicht Unter". Austrians are called upon to send greetings and foodparcels to West Vienna so that they know that the rest of West Austria thinks of them at Christmas.
December 11th, 1960: Argentinean President Arturo Frondizi expresses concerns about American overtures to Brazil, and worries that the United States might attempt to give nuclear weapons to the country....
December 11th-14th, 1960: John Faulkner leads first exercise workshop for cardiac patients in Aspen, Colorado, sparking interest in exercise and diet...
December 13th, 1960: Emperor Haile Selassie is overthrown in a military coup led by Germame Neway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sparking international attention...
21.12.1960: "Operation Santa Claus". Toys and Christmas Trees are flown in from Sweden and Germany to cheer the people of West Vienna up this Christmas.
22.12.1960: The government of East Austria and the Soviet Union announces a lift of the blockade of Western Vienna on 01.01.1961
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01.01.1961: The first train from Salzburg arrives in West Vienna at noon.
01.01.1961: The end of the blockade means a New Years Concert in the snow watched by millions all over Western Europe. A new New Years tradition starts in east and west. The first live telecast of the Four Hill Tournament in Ski Jumping.
12.01.1961: Elvis has his final tour of West Austria and Germany
January 15th, 1961: African-American Robert F. Monroe calls for "All good Negro-Americans should carry their guns...." during a rally in Monroe, North Carolina....
January 16th, 1961: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Commander Lieutenant-General Sean MacEoin of Ireland is assassinated in Katanga, amidst accusations of the assassination attempt on President Patrice Lumumba, sparking civil unrest and violence....
January 17th, 1961: Patrice Lumumba, leader of the Republic of Congo, survives an assassination, which implicates Belgian leaders, fueling anti-European sentiment on the African continent....
January 30th, 1961: New York Times reports that global temperatures have begun to drop across the globe, sparking concern within the scientific community. Also on this day, "Material Girl" single by Constanza Jasso becomes a hit single, but is attacked by actress Marilyn Monroe for "unseemly behavior"...
February 1st, 1961: The Misfits starring Clark Gable and Bettie Page makes its hit debut, becoming the final film of actress Bettie Page....
March 6th, 1961: Paul Goodman, Nicolas Walter, and Albert Meltzer launch a youth rebellion in London, England, citing their opposition to British colonial wars in Hyde Park rallies...
March 21st 1961 - Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space (And also became known for his phrase "Let's go", with his orbit lasting just below 90 minutes, when Yuri finally landed on earth, he was mistakenly identified as an alien by a farmer and her daugher, although he was quick to dispell their fears, then he asked if there was a telephone nearby so he could call Moscow.
March 29th, 1961: New York City by Day starring Grace Harlow makes its hit film debut, despite demands for its ban by parent and religious groups....
March 30th 1961 - Ham becomes the first Monkey sent into space by the United States, unfortunately the fame bought on by Yuri Gagarin meant that Ham the Chimp went almost unnoticed by the media, this results in the American Space Program being nearly cancelled, but the prospect of sending an American into space keeps it going.
05.04.1961: The French,the British,the US and the Soviets sign a transit treaty for West Austria enabeling them to visit West Vienna. There will be a special Transit Autobahn linking Salzburg with West Vienna and a new railroad between Klagenfurt and West Vienna. Not everything is being told to the Austrians. The treaty also allow East Austria to build a wall around West Vienna.
April 22nd, 1961: Austin Bombing; Former U.S. Marine Charles Whitman detonates a truck bomb outside the federal building in Austin, Texas, killing 168 people, sparking racial and ethnic tensions nationwide....
May 1st, 1961: Comix Experience syndicated television series hosted by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby makes its hit debut in New York City, New York...
May 10th, 1961: Gangpaeh, Korean criminal syndicate emerges, in the aftermath of the rise of Sun Myung Moon's government in Seoul,....
11.07.1961: FIFA World Cup in England: The finals in Wembley. Holland versus the USSR. Altough the USSR are the clear favourites Holland wins with 1-0.
July 13th, 1961: We Travel The Space Ways science-fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, becomes a major bestseller. Also on this day, British and American musicians launch "Sino-Aid" in an effort to help raise funds for humanitarian aid for China, with concerts in New York City, New York and London, England. American artists include Alan Arkin, Edd Byrnes, Jim Backus, and Lolita....
13.08.1961: The East Austrians start building a wall around West Vienna. The president of East Austria calls this justified to protect East Austria against the western imperialists.
15.08.1961: Declaration of Bad Godesberg(Germany) Chancellor Adenauer and President de Gaulle declare that they will urge NATO to admit West Austria. Also on this day, Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft
01.09.1961: Conscription is introduced in West Austria.
01.10.1961: Paul Henri Spaak,Secretary General of NATO declares that West Austria will be part of NATO as of 01.01.1962
October 3rd, 1961: al-Sadig al-Mahdi is named as "spiritual successor" to Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi in Khartoum...
November 27th, 1961: Excelsior! book of poetry by Stanley Lieber makes its hit debut in New York City, New York....
December 30th, 1961: Guy Debord and Asger Jorn spark youth riots in the divided city of Vienna, sparking tensions between West Austria and East Austria....
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January 21st, 1962: Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack is arrested in Del Rio, Texas for his "pirate broadcasts", sparking national attention....
January 23rd, 1962: Former FBI agent Jack Levine, sparks controversy after he reveals that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover is homosexual, and his lover in Clyde Tolson in Washington D.C., sparking a massive scandal...
February 28th, 1962: Gangpaeh, Korean criminal syndicate, begins operations in Los Angeles, California, according to reports from the FBI,....
March 21st, 1962: Sakura Palace is started in Irvine, California, popularizing food from Japan as a fast food item..
May 10th, 1962: General Hu Zongnan launches a violent military coup in Nanjing, sparking international attention and concern....
May 29, 1962: The Los Angeles Blades become the first NHL expansion team to win the Stanley Cup in 3-2 upset to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
May 30th 1962- Finland hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 17th 1962- Yugoslavia beats Brazil 2-1 to win the FIFA World Cup.
July 6th, 1962: "Empire State" by Wally Holmes is the Billboard #1 song in America, signalling a new style in music, with its debut in Los Angeles, California...
July 13th, 1962: "Fade to Black" by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
August 1st, 1962: Sir Julian Huxley promotes use of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a speech at Hyde Park in London, England...
August 4th, 1962: Martin Luther King Jr. is placed under arrest in Birmingham, Alabama, after being accused of trying to "leave the country" for conference in London, England...
19.08.1962: President Nixon is mocked in the English speaking world for his speech in West Vienna. "Ich bin ein Wiener". I'm a Wiener. The People of West Austria however are pleased with his speech
September 1st, 1962:The Yulon Motors Bluebird motor bike debuts.
October 16th,1962: New York Mets led by Joe Ginsberg win the World Series in New York City, New York, earning the title of the "Magnificent Mets"....
October 20th, 1962-Chinese troops launch an invasion of Indian Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh territories, sparking a shooting war between two of the allies of the United States...
October 26th, 1962: Actress Bettie Page dies mysteriously of a drug overdose at her home in Beverly Hills, California...
November 6th, 1962: United Nations General Assembly adopts Resoution #1761, creating the Special Committee on Segregation in the United States of America, is formed in Geneva, Switzerland....
November 12th, 1962: Michèle Bernstein, Guy Debord, Attila Kotànyi, Uwe Lausen, J.V. Martin, Jan Strijbosch, and Raoul Vaneigem launch anti-authoritarian riots in Brussels, Belgium...
November 15th, 1962: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces under Commander José Rolz-Bennett are attacked by Indonesian guerillas in Kotabaru, New Guinea....
November 18th-20th, 1962: Police raid a convention of LGBT leaders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sparking national attention...
November 21st, 1962: President Richard M. Nixon proclaims "peace with honor" after negotiating a ceasefire agreement between China and India in Geneva, Switzerland.....
December 7th, 1962: "A American in Shanghai" single by Carl Douglas introduces Asian culture to African-Americans with a hit debut in New York City, New York...
December 23rd, 1962: The Los Angeles Times reports that decrease in temperatures is accelerating due to human activity across the globe...
December 25th, 1962: Something's Got to Give starring Marilyn Monroe makes its hit debut, despite accusations of drug abuse on the set....
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January 18th, 1963: "Hear Your Name" by African-American artist Barry White makes its hit musical debut in Los Angeles, California
19th Januray 1963- The River Thames in London completely freezes over for the 1st time since 1814, allowing people to even shakte across it safely. The river will freeze more commonly as one of the 1st signs of Global Cooling.
January 23rd, 1963: Kuomingtang officials pass legislation sanctioning mass censorship of the press and media in Nanjing, sparking massive controversy....
February 5th, 1963: Executive Committee of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) specifies that the Council constitutes a new legal order for the benefit of which Member States have consented to a restriction of their sovereign rights...
February 14th, 1963: Insight Meditation Society formed in Boston, Massachusetts by non-Asians who had studied Buddhism in Asia...
March 10th, 1963: General Edwin A. Walker is killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, sparking a national manhunt....
April 2nd, 1963: Special Committee on Segregation in the United States holds its first meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, much to the embarassment of the Nixon administration....
April 24th, 1963: I.F. Stone and Bertrand Russell appear on underground radio stations condemning the failed racial policies of the Nixon administration...
June 14th, 1963: Race riots erupt in Cambridge, Maryland sparked by police brutality against African-American residents...
June 16th 1963 - Valentine Tereshkova Becomes the first woman in space, the flight lasts 87 minutes
July 6th, 1963: First World Conference on World Peace through Law passes resolution promoting "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) as a "great equalizer" in Athens, Greece...
August 1st, 1963: Senator Vance Hartke (D-IN) proposes legislation to regulate the sale and transport of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a speech in Washington D.C.,...
August 3rd, 1963: "I'm gonna hate you" by singer African-American Patti Labelle makes its hit debut in New York City, New York...
September 27th- October 4th, 1963: First Exercise Leadership Convention is held in Aspen, Colorado, as people across the country become interested in exercise and diet....
October 19th, 1963: The Sci-Fi television show Vulcan makes it's hit debut, starring Sean Connery, Morgan Freeman, Harrison Ford, Walter Koenig, Andria Sunderlan, and Leonard Nimoy.
October 31st, 1963: al-Sadig al-Mahdi seizes control of the government after Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi dies in Khartoum, Sudan, sparking international attention...
November 6th, 1963: West Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz introduces the energy drink Lightning Bolt in Vienna, West Austria....
November 22nd, 1963: R. Gordon Wasson promotes the use of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) as "the ultimate enhancement" during a lecture at Harvard University...
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January 15th, 1964: Michael Smith meets Isaac Asimov, discussing his theory of "Historical Catastrophism" in New York City, New York....
January 17th, 1964: "Acidwire" by Silver Convention makes its hit musical debut in Berlin, Germany, displaying the international popularity of Fishbone dance craze....
January 29th 1964-Opeaning ceremonies for the IX Winter Olympics are held in Calgary, Canada.
May 5, 1964: Due to increased interest in both the United States and Canada, the NHL adds two new franchises for each nation. The Manitoba Monarchs and Halifax Hurricanes, as well as the Minnesota North Stars and Atlanta Rebels begin play for the 1964-65 Season.
May 20th, 1964: IWW members are arrested at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, sparking international attention over the rights of the impoverished....
June 11th, 1964: "Can't Tell Me Anything" single by Paula Chlebek makes its hit debut, condemning the Nixon Administration over its political policies, sparking record burning rallies....
June 17th, 1964: Police report the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C., by five burglars...
July 12th-16th, 1964: Students gather from across the United States at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, highlighting the national interest in exercise and diet....
July 13th, 1964: "Mr. Fuji's" franchise of restaurants opens in Yermo, California, introducing Japanese food as a fast food item...
July 15th, 1964: Executive Commitee of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) rules that Council law supercedes national law, during a ruling in Moscow, sparking international attention....
July 24th, 1964: Rochester Riots;Riots erupt in Rochester, New York after police attempt to break up an African-American block party....
August 6th, 1964: U.S. Senate publishes a report warning that the tract The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov has caused "incalulable damage to the reputation of the United States, Great Britain, and the United Nations organization..."
August 9th, 1964: Sakura Palace opens its newest franchise in Glendale, California, further popularizing food from Japan throughout Southern California....
August 18th, 1964: United States is banned from the Summer Olympics due to its segregation policies, sparking embarassment for the administration,...
August 25th, 1964: California Supreme Court rules that "Heisenberg" as a legal drug during trial in San Francisco, California...
August 28th-30th, 1964: Philadelphia Riots; In a major blow to the "gradual policies" of the Nixon administration, race riots erupt in the northern portion of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sparking the deployment of the National Guard....
September 8th-10th, 1964: Lusaka Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Lusaka, Zambia, proclaiming that the United Nations and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."
September 23rd, 1964: Tensions mount as President Richard M. Nixon is forced to defend his administration and its activities during a televised adddress from Washington D.C.,...
October 10th 1964- Opening ceremony of the XVIII Olympics are held in Tokyo.
December 10th, 1964: R&B singer Sam Cooke survives a murder attempt at the Bates Motel in Los Angeles, California...
December 31st, 1964: Actress Marilyn Monroe announces her conversion as a "born-again Christian" in Key West, Florida....
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January 6th, 1965: Doctor Bart Hughes performs a trepanation surgery on himself in an effort to "open the third eye" in Amsterdam, Netherlands, sparking international attention. Also on this day, due to Cold War fears the US Senate approves the 25th Amendment for ratification to the states. This amendment will set up a "Line of Succession" if something happens to the President.
January 8th, 1965: J.V. Martin, American Moral Rearmament (AMR) , assassinates King Frederik IX in Copenhagen, Denmark....
March 5th, 1965: National Liberation Front (NLF) members led by Hassan M. Saleh launch an armed insurrection against the British government in Manama, Bahrain...
March 18th 1965 - Alexy Leonov becomes the first human to do a spacewalk, it is rumoured that he jokingly said "I can see my house from here"
April 14th, 1965: National Liberation Font (NLF) members led by Hassan M. Saleh successfully overthrow the government in Manama, Bahrain, demanding the immediate withdrawal of Great Britain.....
May 25th-28th, 1965: Health leaders throughout the United States praise the rise of health awareness and its popularity in Chicago, Illinois...
June 11th, 1965: Alexander Trocchi and Adrian Mitchell instigate youth riots in London, England against British colonial wars across the globe...
June 22nd, 1965: Japanese Foreign Minister Shiina Etsusaburo meets with Chinese, Korean and Filipino leaders to express his nation's apology for the Second World War in Nanjing, China....
July 2nd, 1965: Timothy Leary delievers his speech and treatise on "Neurological Liberty" at the University of California in Los Angeles, California...
July 3rd, 1965: With several years delay, and using the unrest in the Soviet Union as a diversion, Germany quietly enters NATO without fanfare.
July 4th, 1965: The Monumental Attack; Black Liberation Front (BLF) along with a Quebecois separtist group bomb the Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York; the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., sparking civil unrest and panic...
July 13th, 1965: Reports are released to the media that President Richard M. Nixon has tape-recorded every phone conversation and meting at the White House in Washington D.C.,...
July 23rd, 1965: President Richard M. Nixon blocks the release of tapes to the U.S. Congress citing "national security purposes" and the Monumental Bombings....
August 23-24th, 1965: Bodstedt Riots; Riots erupt throughout Bodstedt, Germany amidst LGBT persons dmanding "equal rights for equal love"...
September 9th, 1965: Kuomingtang officials report that Tibet was made an autonomous region of China...
October 5th, 1965: Gestapu Coup; In a major embarassment for the U.S. State Department, Communist guerillas overthrow the government of Sukarno in Jakarta, Indonesia....
October 14th, 1965: The Revolution of Everyday Life by Indonesian sympathizer Raoul Vaneigem becomes a major bestseller....
November 9th, 1965: Anti-war protester Roger Allen La Porte sets himself on United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California....
November 22nd, 1965: J. Krishnamutri proclaims the need for "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a rally in Varanasi, India....
November 24th, 1965: How to Pass, Kick, Fall & Run by Merce Cunningham and John Cage makes its hit Broadway debut....
November 25th, 1965: Dipa Nusantara Aidit is proclaimed leader of the Indonesian government in Jakarta, Indonesia...
December 9th, 1965: Nation-states of the Lusaka Conference demand that a Protocol on Trade Negotiations, providing greater investment from the First World, before the General Assembly in San Francisco, California....
December 14th, 1965: The film Shriek creates a populariztion of the Grand Fisher *dance craze...
December 15th, 1965: United Nations Peace-keeping forces in Cyprus are dealt a major blow when British Brigadier James Wilson is assassinated during a press conference, sparking civil unrest and panic....
December 19th, 1965: Charles de Gaulle wins the French presidential elections, amidst rumors by Jean Lecanuet of CIA-involvement in the elections, sparking anti-American sentiment in France....
December 21st, 1965: Timothy Clark, Christopher Gray and Donald Nicholson are arrested in London, England after leading student protests....
December 24th, 1965: The Decline & Fall of the Spectacular Commodity Society by Guy Debord is published in Paris, France, condemning the racial situation in the United States.
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January 6th 1966 - The operation performed on Sergei Korolev to treat his hemorrhoids is a success, although it is found that he also has a cancerous tumour in his abdomen, this spurs Sergei to unite everyone involved in the Soviet Space Program and to come up with plans to improve on the LK Lunar Lander. Werner von Braun takes over from Sergei amid the news of his poor health, although Sergei persuades him to stay involved with the program, a target for the moon landing is June-November 1969.
March 20th, 1966: "I'm Breathless" single by Maria Steiber makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York....
April 7th, 1966: Surabaja Massacre; Australian forces report the massive slaughter of 200,000 people in Surabaja, Indonesia...
May 8th, 1966: Battle of Jogjakarta; Government forces battle against American-backed guerillas in Jogjakarta, Indonesia...
May 19th, 1966: The film Grind makes its hit debut, fueling the popularity of the Panther dance craze...
May 21st, 1966: Southern Vounteer Militia (SVM) is formed in Selma, Alabama in an effort to crackdown on NAACP and SCLC leaders, sparking national attention...
May 21st- June 22nd, 1966: Communist death squads massacre c. 500,000 people nationwide in an spasm of "anti-fascist violence", targetting Japanese and American nationals....
May 29th-June 11th, 1966: The Yulon Motors Ltd. 125cc motorcycle takes 6th place in it's class in the Isle of Man TT race.
June 4th, 1966: Southern Volunteer Militia (SVM) members are suspected in the brutal murder of 4 civil rights workers in Mobile, Alabama...
June 11th, 1966: American Yulon Motor Co., Inc. opens in Los Angeles.
June 12th-19th, 1966: Chicago Riots; U.S. National Guard is deployed to Chicago, Illinois in an effort to contain African-American riots, sparking international attention and concern...
June 19th, 1966: U.S. government condemns the Indonesian government before the United Nations Security Council...
July 11th- July 30th, 1966: The World Cup of 1966 is being held in the Soviet-Union. The final is Brazil - Czechoslovakia. And Brazil wins with 3 - 1. Many West European nations do not attend the World Cup. Only Sweden and Ireland are present but do not get far
July 18th, 1966: Outrage among many East European nations as it has been announced that the World Cup 1974 will take place in West Austria.
August 15th, 1966: Dipa Nusantara Aidit calls upon the Soviet Union to provide military aid to the government in Jakarta, Indonesia....
August 21st, 1966: Nubians of Plutonia science fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, becomes a major bestseller...
August 25th, 1966: White Southerners accuse African-Americans of "accosting white women" throughout Atlanta, Georgia.....
September 8th, 1966: Kosmicheskaya Militsiya (a.k.a. "Cosmos Patrol") Soviet science-fiction series makes its debut, starring Vasily Dobraydushev...
September 22nd-26th, 1966: Atlanta Riots; Riots erupt at NSL game, after white Atlanta Dixie fans bring Confederate flags to the soccer games....
September 23rd, 1966: Local newspapers accuse "uppity blacks" of attempting to ruin the NSL Atlanta Dixie franchise, turning the all-white team into a racial lightning rod.....
October 11th, 1966: Brotherhood of the Eternal Mind, a religious group based around the usage of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs), is formed by Glenn Lynd in Laguna Beach, California...
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January 2nd, 1967: Argentinean General Juan Carlos Onganía calls for a massive expansion of the nation's nuclear weapons program in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sparking international attention and concern...
January 15th, 1967: NFL New York Giants win the inaugural Super Bowl, 35-10, in Los Angeles, California, sparking national attention...
January 19th, 1967: Indonesian Communist officials announce a ban on all Chinese cultural and religious events, during a speech in Jakarta...
February 10th 1967: Nevada is the 38th and last state needed to put the 25th amendment into the US constitution.
March 1st, 1967: Brigadier General Supardjo launches a purge of the military forces in Jakarta, Indonesia...
March 15th, 1967: Phoenix (Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka popularizes hard science-fiction in comic books, granting greater credibility to the medium....
March 21st, 1967: "My New Religion" single by Maria Steiber sparks controversy with Oral Roberts condemning the song of "anti-Christian ethos" during a record-burning rally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
March 22nd, 1967: Germany officially opts out of the MBT-70 Programme and starts development of what will become the Jaguar 2 Main Battle Tank.
April 2nd, 1967: Washington Crusade; Oral Roberts leads the Washington D.C. Crusade, proclaiming the need to seize "Christian values" nationwide...
April 23rd 1967 - The Soyuz 1 Space-Craft, is considered a sucess and a day later Soyuz 2 docks with Soyuz 1 with a swapping of the crew, Soyuz 1 then lands back on earth, followed by Soyuz 2.
May 15th, 1967: The British and German Ministries of Defence officially announce closer Cooperation in armaments. In the near term this means that Germany will buy the Hawker Harrier that the British are using on their CVA-01 Class for the Naval Aviation Branch of the Luftwaffe and as an Attack Aircraft, while the British participate in the MBT-70 programme, of which they will in the end use only the turret and with a British-made 120mm gun.
May 31st, 1967: Buddhist nun Master Cheng Yen achieves international fame after her international efforts to aid the poor and homeless in Shanghai are reported by American media...
June 25th, 1967: Labor MP Michael Frayn condemns Israel for its military actions before the House of Commons in London, England.....
July 1st, 1967: Merger Treaty; Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) treaty beginning the fusing the Executives of the individual nations Executive Comittees, enters into force.
July 2nd, 1967: President Richard M. Nixon threatens to remove the United States from the United Nations, calling it a " damned, debate society" during a press conference at the Bohemian Grove, California.....
July 12th, 1967: "The Day Soccer & Fishbone Died"; Italian-Americans angered by the racist depiction of Italians with the "Chicago Mafia" and a backlash against African-American music, riot at a concert event in Chicago, Illinois....
July 13, 1967: Despite consistently strong performances in the playoffs, declining interest and ticket sale force the Seattle Bombers move to northern California to become the San Francisco Seals. Their showdown and win in the West Division finals against the Los Angeles Blades the following year sparks an intense rivalry that will later dominate the 1970s.
July 23rd-27th, 1967: Detroit Riots; Race riots erupt in Detroit, Michigan after police attempt to break up a protest by AFL/CIO workers led mainly by African-Americans....
August 30th, 1967: Indian leaders proclaim a "two-child" policy in response to concerns of a "population explosion", sparking international attention and concern in New Dehli, India....
August 31st- September 4th, 1967: Ted White and Harlan Ellison lead the national comic book convention in New York City, New York, sparkng national attention....
September 5th-9th, 1967: Algiers Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Algiers, Algeria, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."
October 1st - 2nd, 1967: Chola Incident; fighting erupts between Indian and Chinese forces in Chola, Sikkim; the United States sides with China on the territorial dispute, fueling tensions between the United States and India....
November 13th, 1967: Timothy Leary proclaims the necessity of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) at Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California...
November 22nd, 1967: Arab leaders condemn the passage of Resolution #242 by the United Nations Security Council, as an "insult to the Muslim world" in San Francisco, California.....
November 28th, 1967: Argentinean General Juan Carlos Onganía proclaims that its nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes during a speech at Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina...
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January 14th, 1968: NFL Atlanta Falcons led by quarterback Randy Johnson win Super Bowl II in Miami, Florida....
January 30th, 1968: U.S. State Department announces withdrawal of the U.S. 7th Fleet out of South China Sea, in an effort to allow China to invade Communist Indonesia...
February 6th 1968-Opeaning ceremonies for the X Winter Olympics are held in Lahti, Finland.
February 8th, 1968: Orangeburg Massacre; South Carolina state troopers fire into a crowd of civil rights protesters at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, killing 9 people and injuring 22 people...
February 14th, 1968: Timothy Leary proclaims that "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) as a "breakthrough in evolution" during a rally in Long Beach, California...
March 17 1968 - The training flight that was to be made by Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin is cancelled due to poor weather conditions
April 6th, 1968: Michael Belkin of New York City, New York, releases documents from the House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, claiming that vaccines are actually "toxic poisons" in Washington D.C.,...
April 8th, 1968: Al Vincent and John Russell launch underground radio broadcasts in Chicago, Illinois, sparking national attention....
April 12th, 1968: Michael Belkin disrupts a Conference of the American Medical Association in New York City, New York proclaiming that vaccination is part of an "Orwellian plot"....
May 2nd, 1968: David "Moses" Berg launches the "Children of God", Christian fundamentalist movement in Oakland, California....
May 11th, 1968: "Macarthur Park" single by Richard Haris, makes its hit musical debut,....
May 31st, 1968: Singer Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney have trepanation surgery performed on them in Liverpool, England, sparking international attention to the procedure....
June 11th, 1968: After a crisis, a right-wing group seperates from the OVP in West-Austria. They call themselves the Einheit Partei Österreich (Unity Party Austria) and have a surprising main goal: re-unification with Germany. As advantages they use the idea that a German-backed Austria can increase pressure on East-Austria easier. Although initially distrusted, the EPÖ soon gains members, becoming a sizeable party in West-Austria.
July 1st, 1968: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) customs union enters into force. Remaining customs duties in intra-Council trade are abolished and the Common Customs Tariff is introduced to replace national customs duties in trade with the rest of the world....
August 8th, 1968: Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota are nominated to be President and Vice President candidates for the Democratic party in New Orleans, Louisiana
20.08.1968: The Prague Spring does not find favour in the Soviet-Union. On this day Russia invades Czechoslovakia. This causes panic in West Austria and Germany.
21.08.1968: Massive demonstrations in Amsterdam, London, Berlin and West-Vienna against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
21.08.1968: The Soviet Union blocks the border between West-Austria and Czechoslovakia and between Germany and Czechoslovakia. This should end the stream of refugees to both countries.
August 26th to 29th: Protests at the Republican convention in Dallas, Texas cause violent protests to the party nomination process and policies of the platform. A Draft Rockefeller movement starts in the convention hall. Outside police and National guard put down protests violently. This is viewed on television world wide.
August 29th, 1968: Gerald Ford of Michigan is nominated by the Republican Party to be their Presidential Candidate. The Candidate for Vice President is Nelson Rockefeller, in Dallas Texas
September 10th, 1968: Michael Belkin of New York City, New York proclaims that vaccinations are part of a "socialist plot" during a speech in Arlington, Virginia....
30.09.1968: The third federal elections: The SPÖ of Bruno Kreisky win the elections and form a coalition with the Liberal FPÖ.
October 6th, 1968: Police officials in Richmond, Virginia ban a civil rights march over concerns of civil unrest and violence.....
October 12th 1968- Opening ceremony of the XIX Olympics are held in Mexico City.
31.10.1968: The third Austrian Bundestag meet in West Vienna to vote the new chancellor. The meeting is disturbed by low flying MIG planes from East Austrian airforce. Kreisky becomes the new chancellor.
01.11.1968: A new German sci-fi show hits the airwaves. "Raumpatrol Orion". It's so popular that it becomes the first German TV show to be shown in the Soviet Union.
04.11.1968: The US elections: Gerald Ford versus Edward "Ted" Kennedy ends in a landslide majority for Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy.
December 16th, 1968: Palestinian officials led by Yasser Arafat demand that the United Nations investigate the "long string of human rights violations by Israel against the Palestinian people...."
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01.01.1969: The ORF start with colour-television. Also a second channel is created. The US and Germany start with Radio Free Europe to bring the Western view on world events.
January 22nd, 1969: Viktor Ilyin assassinates Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, sparking a massive succession crisis in Moscow....
23.01.1969: President Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy declares that there will be an American on the moon before 1980.
12.02.1969: The international ski federation (FIS) introduces the Skiing Worldcup. The first edition is held in Zagreb(Yugoslavia) The big winner is Switzerland but Yugoslavia comes second. France comes in third.
March 9th, 1969: "Philosophy of the World" album by the Shaggs makes its hit debut in Boston, Massachusetts....
March 20th, 1969: President Edward M. Kennedy calls for stronger Sino-American ties, during a speech in Beijing, China...
April 1, 1969: The NHL revives the Ottawa Senators franchise and adds the Washington Screaming Eagles for the 1969-70 Season. By the end of 1969 the teams in the NHL include.
West Division:
Vancouver Grizzlies
San Francisco Seals (formerly Seattle Bombers)
Los Angeles Blades
Denver Peaks
Manitoba Monarchs
Minnesota North Stars
St. Louis Blues
Chicago Blackhawks
Cleveland Cannons
Detroit Red Wings
East Division:
Louisville Frontiersmen
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Halifax Hurricanes
Atlanta Rebels
Washington Screaming Eagles
Ottawa Senators
May 12th, 1969: Argentinean President Roberto Levingston announces that they will not accede to the Geneva Protocols, during a television broadcast in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
May 25th, 1969: Maidstone written and directed by Norman Mailer, makes its hit film debut,...
June 3rd, 1969: Kosmicheskaya Militsiya (a.k.a. "Cosmos Patrol") Soviet science-fiction series makes its final broadcast, disappointing many Soviet fans of the series....
June 5th, 1969: Thirty Days by former President Richard M. Nixon is published, proclaiming Nixon's role at achieving a peaceful settlement between the Chinese and Indian governments....
06.06 - 30.06 1969: FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The final is between Brazil and England. Brazil wins with 2 - 0.
June 9th, 1969: The action-adventure film Indiana Jones hits theaters, directed by George Pal, starring Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, and Suzanne Williams. Also on this day, "Christian Beacon" by Carl McIntire begins broadcasting nationwide on CBS-affiliated radio stations in New York City, New York....
July 4 1969 - The Soviet Union lands it's first man on the moon, Yuri Gagarin and Alexy Leonov are the 2 man crew of the Luna I, with Alexy proudly proclaiming "THE MOON IS RED!!!!" Upon the landing, after a game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors" Yuri becomes the first man to step foot on the moon, saying the infamous phrase "One small step for a socialist, one giant LEAP FOR THE REVOLUTION, URA!!!"
The news of the Soviet Moon landing has all but killed the American Space Proram.Over the next 2 years the Soviet Union would send 7 Luna Craft onto the Moon, with Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first woman to land on the moon.
14.07.1969: President de Gaulle declares that he will step down as president of France. New elections are to be held in 1970.
20.07.1969: A Promise made by president Nixon comes true. The USA puts a man on the moon. Altough the USSR claims it's a propaganda stunt.
August 3rd, 1969: Conservative John Griggs wanrs of the dangers of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a rally in Laguna Beach, California...
August 11th, 1969: After Chinese Kuomingtang (KMT) placed 580,000 troops on Java and 150,000 troops on Bali, in an effort to begin building defensive structures and Indonesia began shelling Chinese installations on Bali.
August 14th-17th, 1969: Federal troops are deployed into the major cities throughout the American Southeast, including Little Rock, Birmingham, Montgomery, New Orleans, Charleston, and Atlanta....
September 1st, 1969: Pope Paul VI announces that the clerical reforms presented by the Second Vatican Council will not be implemented under his watch, during mass in Rome...
September 3rd, 1969: Indonesia forces begin the "liberation" of Bali, despite warnings of support for the Chinese by the Kennedy administration, forcing a massive evacuation by November....
October 15th, 1969: Pope Paul VI proclaims that the "time of great chastisement" is at hand, during mass in the Vatican City, citing the international situation...
October 18th, 1969: Argentinean General Juan Carlos Onganía conducts a nuclear weapons test at Arroyito, Argentina, sparking international attention and concern...
November 2nd, 1969: Cairo Betrayal; Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) launches an armed insurrection in Transjordan, after King Hussein orders the expulsion of Palestinian refugees in Jordan territories...
December 6th, 1969: Hell's Angels members begin trafficking "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) at the Altamont Music Festival in San Francisco, California...
31.12.1969: The East Austrian ÖFF starts a second channel in full colour.
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The Cold War : A Collaborative Timeline
August 6th, 1945 - Californian senator Hiram Johnson (R-CA) dies. On the evening of his death, Walt Disney announces his intention to run for the senate.
August 10th, 1945: Operation Paperclip is deemed a failure after it is discovered a majority of German scientists were captured by Soviet forces. Among these scientists is chief rocket engineer, Wernher Von Braun.
12th August, 1945: The American government, after hearing about the capture of the German scientific elite by the Soviets, decides to take enough rocketry equipment from the concentration camps to "compensate" the loss.
August 14th, 1945: H.G. Wells, upon hearing of the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, proclaims,"We are on a path towards destruction..." voicing his opposition to nuclear warfare in London, England... Also on this day, Actors Charlie Chaplin and Douglas Fairbanks die in a car accident on Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California, sparking international attention....
August 17, 1945: Indonesian independance is declared in Jakarta.
August 26th, 1945 - Walt Disney is elected into the senate of the United States.
September 2, 1945: World War II comes to a close with the surrender of Imperial Japan to the United States aboard the USS Missouri.
Spetmeber 2nd, 1945: The Vietminh-led government of Ho Chi Minh declares independance in Hanoi after the resignation of Emperor Bao Dai. The French declare that they will not recognise the new regime.
September 21st, 1945: Indochina is divided into Franco-British and Nationalis Chinese occupation zones. The Vietminh resist, but garner no sympathy from the United States.
October 1st, 1945: FIFA President Jules Rimet makes the decision to hold a World Cup in 1949, rather than in 1946, due to the second world war.
October 10th, 1945: Philadelphia Phillies led by Tommy Lasorda win the World Series in Philadelhphia, Pennsylvania....
October 20th, 1945: Barcelona Insurrection; "El Quico" and two other anarchist guérillas, Jaime "Abisinio" Pares Adán & Juan "Roget" Salas Millón, launch an armed insurrection against the Franco government in Barcelona...
October 24, 1945: The United Nations officially comes into being with the ratification of the Charter of the United Nations by the six permanent members of the United Nations Security Council--United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, China, and the Soviet Union and by a majority of 46 other signatories.
November 10-13, 1945: The Battle of Surabaya sees a ragtag group of extremely brave Indonesian rebels slaughtered by British troops. Much manpower and most oof the rebel weaponry is lost.
December 2, 1945: General Patton goes on an uneventful drive
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January 1946: The Dutch return to the Indies triumphantly and take, among other places, the temporary Republican capitol of Jakarta. Several outer islands are retaken with ease and converted to puppet states, and in Java and Sumatra the rebels are forced into the countryside.
January 2nd, 1946: French officials report that c. 4 million people in Indochina have died as a result of a famine that began in May 1st, 1945....
January 8, 1946: Khrushchev has Foreign Minister Molotov meet with the West to discuss "The Future of Germany"
January 14th, 1946 - Senator Walt Disney (R-CA) filibusters a debate about the Fair Employment Practices Act of 1946. He speaks for almost 12 Hours. He justifies his rejection of the act with the "terrible interference into the freedom of Americans." Although he is heavily criticized by the left, he is praised by the conservative senate members. Disney's reputation in the senate starts to grow.
January 17, 1946: The United States Congress passes the 'Fair Employment Practices Act of 1946', banning workplace discrimination in government hiring and agencies, abolishing the poll tax across the Southern United States, and making lynching a federal crime.
January 27th, 1946: A rainstorm causes the flash flooding of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The city will never recover.
February 1, 1946: Former Allied Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower is chosen as the first Secretary-General of the United Nations, much to the chagrin of the Soviet Union.
February 2nd 1946: Finnish Prime Minister J.K. Paasikivi seriously injured in a private accident, declared unfit to hold his position. Minister of the Interior Yrjö Leino, a Communist, becomes the new Acting Premier.
February 7th, 1946: President Harry Truman establishes the Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) on a permanent basis, in an effort to enforce racial desgregation....
February 10th 1946: Fearing a coup from the left, President Mannerheim appoints a new government led by Urho Kekkonen (Agrarian Party). The Communists attempt a general strike but are rebuffed by the moderate left.
April 1946: The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry submits its report on Palestine, rejecting partition and calling for a single state. Both Britain and the United States support this finding.
May 2, 1946: State Department Analyst George Kennan is killed when his car crashes into the Potomac.
May 14, 1946: The Copenhagen Conference. At the conference Khrushchev and Truman come to an agreement about Germany. Germany will become a Parliamentary Democracy. Truman agrees to this following assurances that the elections in Germany will be fair. Berlin is made the capital
May 19, 1946: Charles "Chip" Norris is born in Ryan, Oklahoma.
26th May, 1946: During the elections in Czechoslovakia, the Communists manage to gain a slide victory in the Czech parts of the country (41%), while in Slovakia the Democratic Party won (24%). Edvard Beneš, leader of the National Socialists, becomes president and the Communist leader Klement Gottwald becomes premier.
June 2nd, 1946: In an event that shocks Europe, a plebiscite in Italy opts narrowly for the retention of the monarchy. Many put this up to a sudden last-minute campaign by pro-monarchist forces.
June 12th, 1946: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi demands the liberation of Sudan in Khartoum, calling for a theocratic state....
June 27th, 1946: Based on the Soviet threat, the Deutsche Rechtspartei led by Fritz Rössler come to power in Bundestag elections in Munich, based on a populist platform...
July 27th, 1946 - Senator Disney filibusters again a debate. This time it's about the McMahon act. Although he welcomes the prohibition of technology sharing, he argues that nuclear weapon are made by the military and should be under the command of the military.
August 1, 1946: The McMahon Act is signed into law by President Harry Truman. The act, which places the U.S.' nuclear arsenal under civilian, rather than military, control and forbids sharing of nuclear technology with nations other than those who collaborated with the United States on the Manhattan Project, is seen as a great step forward in all countries involved.
August 14th, 1946: NcNarney-Clark Directive; President Harry Truman issues the NcNarney-Clark Directive, establishing support for the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) under General Andrei Andreyevich Vlasov....
August 30th-September 1st, 1946: Pacificon I is held in Los Angeles, California fueling the rise of mainstream comic book acceptance....
October 1st, 1946: Following the announcement of the 1949 World Cup, the United States forms the National Soccer League, or the NSL, comprising of 14 soccer teams hailing from cities around the states. A concise list follows:
1. New York Yanks
2. Roanoke Industry
3. Detroit Autos
4. St. Louis Atomics
5. Houston Fighters
6. Honolulu Sailors
7. Los Angeles Angels
8. Boston Union
9. Portland Pirates
10. Kansas City Cherokee
11. Denver Peaks
12. Chicago Mafia
13. Atlantic Crusaders (Atlantic City)
14. Minneapolis Gunners
October 5, 1946: Stalin while on inspection of Zhukov's army is killed when the driver loses control of the car. Stalin hits his head on the seat in front of him killing him
October 6th, 1946: The New Jersey Mafia is founded by refugees from Pittsburgh. It is commanded from Atlantic City. Also on this day, Gregory Malenkov assumes the position of Premier of the Soviet Union.
October 14th 1946- RAF Test pilot Eric Brown brakes the 'transonic' barrier flying the Miles M.52 aircraft at speeds of Mach 1.02*
November 4th, 1946: Frank Herbert is killed in an automobile accident in Seattle, Washington
November 6, 1946: Democrats hold on to both the House and the Senate by the barest of margins in the midterm Congressional election. This is largely seen as a result of the weak economy and unease about the growing threat posed by the Soviet Union.
November 26th, 1946: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi launches a rally in Khartoum, demanding the immediate withdrawal of British forces from "Muslim lands"....
December 11, 1946 - Tibet joins the United Nations. Misunderstanding UN procedure, China boycotts the vote, thinking it will make Tibet unable to join.
December 19th, 1946: Anarchists reenact the "Boston Tea Party" in Boston, Massachusetts, in opposition to "government tyranny"...
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January 17th, 1947: General Pyotr Nikolayevich Krasnov is recruited into the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) by American military forces in Berlin, Germany...
March 17th, 1947: New Treasure Island ( Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka introduces the world to Japanese manga, drastically altering the world of comics..
April 15th 1947: Mannerheim resigns due to ill health. Finnish Parliament elects the Social Democrat K.A. Fagerholm new President. In the vote, Fagerholm defeats Kekkonen only by a two-vote margin. Also on this day, John Richard "Johnny" Wright, Brooklyn Dodgers, becomes the first African-American to play Major League Baseball
April 26th, 1947: Fidel Castro of Havana, Cuba is recruited by the Pittsburgh Pirates as the statrting pitcher...
May 16, 1947: In an accident many in the present and future would call an "accident", Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat are killed by a speeding car during a visit to Cairo...
May 25th, 1947: Star Wars film directed by George Pal and Ray Harryhausen makes its hit debut....
May 27th, 1947: Enrique Marco Nadal launches a series of bombings in Madrid, Spain against the Franco, government...
Summer 1947: The Dutch launch a massive assault on the East Indies, driving the rebels from Java and seizing large parts of Sumatra.
June 2, 1947: The OSS becomes the Intelligence Agency of the United States, overseeing the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Department of Signal Analysis (DSA).
June 14, 1947: After much negotiation and politicking, the Government of India Act of 1947 goes into practice. Burma and Ceylon are retained as colonies (to be given independance in January and February of the following year, respectively) but the remainder of the Raj is united as the Dominion of India. At the insistence of the Indians (and more importantly the Americans) the new state is given "special privelages"; though a formal Commonwealth Realm, they are pretty much totally independant. After much discussion, the Princely States are put into an odd position somewhat like the various monarchies of Wilhelmine Germany. Mahatma Ghandi is the first Prime Minister.
June 27th, 1947: Reverend Lester Carlson, pastor of a La Grande, Oregon, publishes False Angels, portraying alien invaders who come under the guise of "beneficent donors"....
July 4th, 1947 - Some high-ranked persons of the Republican Party meet in Walt Disney's house to celebrate Independence Day. This is the official reason. Unofficially, Senator Walt Disney (R-CA), Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI), Senator Robert Taft (R-OH) and Representative Richard Nixon (R-CA) found the "Patriots". Their goal is to ensure that America stays free from communist subversion, whereever they are in America. They soon fledge contacts to J.Edgar Hoover, to provide them with information on communists. They also plan to run a candidate for the presidency, but not in 1948, but in 1952.
July 5th, 1947: Louis E. Starr of Portland, Oregon, a veteran of both World Wars, publishes The Forever War, describing a massive interstellar war...
July 7th, 1947: Thomas Andrew Parker returns to the Netherlands.
July 18th, 1947: Director Orson Welles announces in Hollywood, California, that his next film project Broken Saucers will incorporate his theories on science fiction....
July 27th, 1947: Spanish guerillas representing the Federación Anarquista Ibérica (FAI) call for funding of their movement in Paris and London, sparking controversy...
August 3rd, 1947: The stars of the film Star Wars place their feet in cement at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California...
August 15, 1947: Ghandi just hours after the handover of India from the British, says the following at a press conference regarding the future of India's government, "Socialism and communism of the West are based on certain conception which are fundamentally different from ours. Our socialism or communism should, therefore, be based on nonviolence and on harmonious co-operation of labour and capital, landlord and tenant." this statement worries both Washington and London. Khrushchev sends notes of congratulations to Ghandi on freeing India from its "Capitalist Oppressors"
September 15, 1947: After extensive deliberation, the Republic of Grand India is created, holding the whole of the former Raj save Burma (under a transitional government that would become independant come January) and Ceylon (likewise). The country gets off to a good start, with Ghandi as PM and Jinnah given a high post, but its still quite troubled...
October 1947: As part of the ongoing guerilla war, the French launch Operaion Lea against remote Vietminh strongholds near Laos. The Operation is a stunning success-General Vo Nguyen Gap is killed, and Ho Chi Minh is captured along with a large part of his army.
October 17, 1947: Britain grants formal independance to Iraq under the Hashemite Faisal II.
23rd October, 1947: The German author and playwriter Berthold Brecht, famous for his play "Life of Galileo" and currently living in-exile in the USA, secretly bords a ship towards Europe to escape the grip of HUAC, which suspects him of being pro-Communist.
October 23rd, 1947: "An Appeal to the World" by NAACP leaders W.E.B. Du Bois, Albert Parker, and Ralph Bunche is made in New York City, New York, calling for an active investigation into "the plight of the Negro-American due to Jim Crow segregation...."
November 5, 1947: Germany Votes! Unsurprisingly the Eastern segment of Germany votes for the Communist Party, whereas the Western portion votes anti-communist.
7th November, 1947: Berthold Brecht arrives in Rotterdam, his first exile in post-war Europe. However, he plans to move towards a country with a more fitting political direction soon.
November 29, 1947: In a close vote (29-23 with 4 abstaining), the UN passes a Resolution calling for a single Palestinian Federation.
November 30, 1947: The UN General Assembly approves a Resolution calling for a Palestinian partition. After some debate and politicking, it is accepted by both Arabs and Jews.
December 27th, 1947: Star Wars makes its debut in London, England; Arthur C. Clarke is one of the first attendees...
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January 5th, 1948: Gene Roddenberry, a commercial pilot for Pan American World Airways manages to save a commercial airliner from a horrific crash in Seattle, Washington due to his military piloting skills. No one is injured, and as a result of his piloting, he will give up his writing career and will continue piloting until 1959, when he leaves Pan-Am to become an aeronautical engineer.
January 11th, 1948: The Organization for the Defense Against Communist Activities (ODACA) is formed, secretly funded by the Patriot group. Notable members of ODACA are George Lincoln Rockwell and J.B. Stoner.
January 30th 1948- Opening ceremonies for the V Winter Olympics are held in St.Moritz, Switzerland.
February 7th 1948: The Allied Control Commission leaves Finland.
February 11th, 1948: Andrei Sakharov is arrested by the KGB for suspected anti-Communist activities.
February 19th, 1948: A group of Patriot supporters stage a protest in front of the United Nations Building against the increasing amount of powers the United Nations holds.
21st February, 1948: Ten Czechoslovak ministers tried to resigned, after the Minister of the Interior Nosek denied the reinstation of eight non-Communist police officers, even though the cabinet was intending to approve this. However president Beneš refused this. Also on this day, Movimiento Libertario de Resistencia (M.L.R.) led by Liberto Sarrau proclaim a new insurrection, during a radio broadcast from Madrid, Spain...
24rd February, 1948: Klement Gottwald, leader of the CPC, states that the current non-Communist members of the cabinet are incapable of running the country and demands from Beneš the full control over the government.
26th February, 1948: Edvard Beneš refuses Gottwald's demands and declares that he is willing to use force if the Communists attempt a coup d'etat.
March 13th 1948: C.G.E. Mannerheim, severely ill, dies in Helsinki. The solemn state funeral three days later leads to rioting as Communists attack right-wing mourners. The army and police crack down on rioters.
March 21st, 1948: Another Patriot protest is held in front of Eisenhower's personal house.
April, 1948 - March, 1949: Multiple protests continue against Eisenhower and the UN, all sponsored by the Patriot group.
April 9th, 1948 - A battle in the Palestinian town of Dier Yassin occurs as Irgun forces capture the town with civilian casualties estimated at 107 while 4 militiamen were killed and 35 injured. The attack and occupation is internationally condemned as Menachem Begin and members from the Irgun as well as Lehi group cite continued strife for Jewish residents in the area from Fedayeen. In response instances of attacks on Kibbutzes rise as well as an instance of random shelling from stolen British artillery pieces onto a Tel Aviv suburb.
April 20th 1948: Jan Smut's United Party narrowly wins the South African election. Despite his age and the hardships caused by the war, he campaigns carefully so as not to turn Afrikaner voters to the National Party by promoting a "Responsible" attitude to race (which means a very gradual end to segregation over the next decade).
May 1, 1948 - President Truman starts giving aid to European and South American countries via the Marshall Plan, which plans to give economic aid to countries that may be threatened by communism. The plan believes that economic aid will be easier than anti-communist strongmen in fending off communism.
May 14th, 1948 - The ship Altalena, which embarked from Port-de-Bouc France and lands in Tyre, has its cargo of mostly machining tools unloaded with supposed help from the Chehab family. With the initial voyage successful, the Altalena start embarking on round trips joined by other unidentified merchant marine vessels.
May 17, 1948: Taking advantage of the lack of power of the still-unsteady USSR, Marshal Tito formally breaks from Moscow.
May 20, 1948: The British Mandate in Palestine expires, and the Levantine Federation takes its place. The new state is greeted by shells from extreme Zionists and Arabs, but it survives. For the moment.
May 21, 1948: Vietnam is formally unified under French control.
May 23rd 1948: President Fagerholm announces that Finland will join the Marshall Plan. A political crisis with the Soviet Union ensues, leading to the USSR demanding "political guarantees" from Finland.
2nd June, 1948: Communist militia storms the parliament in Prague, resulting in three non-Communist parliament members to be killed. President Beneš declares war upon the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
3rd June, 1948: The National Socialists of the Czechoslovak Republic gather their own militia and succesfully recruit most of the Czechoslovak military.
June 14, 1948: The British Mandate of Palestine ends, and the State of Israel and Republic of Palestine formally come into existence.
19th June, 1948: Gottwald requests help from his Soviet allies, but because of their own troubles in China, they decide not to send troops, but supplies for the CPC.
June 20th, 1948: Germany adopts a new Currency printed on American presses with american-made plates. The availability of the new Money kick-starts the economy as many goods that had been in short supply for years suddenly appear in the stores, over the next decades the D-Mark will earn a reputation to be a strong and very stable currency. The Economic upturn will help the Western Powers in the ongoing negotiations about Germany's future. Intially the Soviets are furious about the American move, but the Kremlin does nothing, realizing that since the new Germany will have it's economic centre in West Germany and drift towards the Americans anyway.
June 26th, 1948: Argentinean Raul Carbeillera launches an insurection in Madrid, Spain, further destabilizing the Franco regime...
July 26th, 1948: Battle of Montjuich; Rebel forces led by Raul Carbeillera proclaim victory in claiming the "liberated village" of Montjuich, Spain...
July 29th 1948- Opening ceremony of the XIV Olympics are held in London.
August 23rd, 1948 - A congress held by the Zionist Organization had referendum in Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York, attracting much negative attention from the local orthodox communities. However, the significance of it became apparent as Ben Gurion announced that the Zionist cause can no longer sustain the efforts to create a state and resources should be diverted once more to maintaining a strong, industrious but ultimately civil Jewish presence in the Levant. He also announces that the role of the Haganah will remain a united security force for all Kibbutzes and the municipality of Tel Aviv.
August 29th- September 1st, 1948: World Science Fiction Convention is held in Boston, Massachusetts, Steve Gallacci launches the "Companion" movement, considered the beginnings of the LGBT movement...
August 31st - After attempting to retain the village of Dier Yassin in order to keep a foothold near Jerusalem the Irgun forces finally withdraw in disarray after it becomes apparent no former support will arrive. Unknown sources state they are heading north.
11th September, 1948: Bertholt Brecht plans to move to Berlin in order to found a theatre. Also on this day, Menachem Begin and co-founder announces the revival of the New Zionist Organization (NZO) which mostly contains policies carried over from Revisionist Zionism with an exception of replacing Jewish supremacy with active Arab engagement as apposed to peaceful but ultimately separate communal co-existence pushed by Labor Zionism. It also expands such engagement outside of the borders of Eritz Yisrael and all along the Levant citing ancient texts of the Judean Kingdom under David. The movement catches the fancy of many American conservative Jews and remaining European unorthodox who feel disenfranchised by the sudden pacifism of the old Zionist guard. They view the Anglo-American inquiry into the Palestinian issue as well as those involved ultimately anti-Semitic.
September 17, 1948: Robert Kennedy founds the Patriotic University Societies of America, with its HQ at his own Harvard University. Kennedy would later become the POTUS to absorb the GOP into the Patriot movement. Also on this day, Jewish Lehi guerillas assassinate United Nations negotiator Folke Bernadotte in Jerusalem, citing "unjust arrangement over the Holy City...."
October 3, 1948: The United Kingdom tests it's first atomic bomb off of the coast of Australia.
November 2nd, 1948: Though Truman puts up an extremely good fight and does better then many expected him too, Republican Thoman Dewey manages to squeak by the incumbent to a narrow victory. Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond also makes a good show which some believe may have cost Truman the election. Despite a strong showing for Strom Thurmond in the South, ostensibly a result of the passage of the Fair Employment Practices Act, Harry Truman is re-elected as President of the United States over Tom Dewey, though he is unable to secure a majority of the popular vote, winning only a plurality of 48%. Democrats increase their majorities in both houses of Congress.
November 11th, 1948: The Presley family moves to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and young Elvis is inducted as a junior member of the NJM.
November 17th, 1948: Star Wars: Holiday Special makes its hit debut on television, heavily promoting the new technology...
November 27th 1948: The Agreement of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance signed by Finnish and Soviet delegates.
December 11th, 1948: Fighting erupts as Palestinians claim Israeli guerillas are forcing people out of their homes in Jerusalem, sparking civil unrest and violence in the region....
December 12th, 1948: Antonio Ortiz, with Primitivo Gomez and José Perez, successfully assassinate Generalissimo Franco in Madrid, Spain....
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January 4th, 1949: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) is established Moscow, uniting the economies of the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, East Austria, Romania, and Czechoslovakia....
January 7th, 1949: The New Jersey Mafia proclaims themselves enemies of the Patriots.
January 10, 1949: The Huaihai Campaign (part of the ongoing Chinese Civil War) comes to a close with a Pyrrhic victory for Nationalist forces in Northern China. Although they have been successful in securing the region and beating back the Communists, they have lost hundreds of thousands of troops in the process.
January 20, 1949: Harry Truman is inaugurated for his second term as President of the United States. His inaugural speech calls for increased aid to the Nationalist forces fighting against Chinese Communist forces and for universal health care in the United States.
February 12-15th, 1949: Hasan al-Banna, head of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun (Muslim Brotherhood) survives an assassination attempt in Cairo, Egypt, which he promptly blames on "British imperialists", sparking sectarian violence....
March 23rd, 1949: Though guerilla activity is still widespread, the State of Vietnam is formally granted independance within the French Union.
April 1st, 1949: UN SecGen Eisenhower is killed by an unknown assassin. The FBI attempts to link it to communists but the evidence produced is inconclusive.
April 3rd, 1949: Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill is voted in as the new Secretary General of the UN.
April 15th, 1949: Lewis Hill and Alan Freed begin "underground" broadcasting from KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California...
April 17th, 1949: Andrei Sakharov dies in the gulag, where he has been residing for a little over a year now.
April 25, 1949: Tory leader Maurice Duplessis defeats Lester Pearson's Liberals in a landslide with 177 of 262 seats in the Commons.
9th May, 1949: After it's first showing in the newly founded Freies Theater Berlin (Free Theatre of Berlin) Brecht's new play "Shadow of the Empire", a dystopian play critizing the American use of Nazi technology, is banned by the German government. Brecht, feeling insulted by this, decides to emigrate to Poland.
May 14th, 1949: White Terror; Kuomingtang (KMT) leaders proclaim martial law, warning of "potential Soviet agents" during speech in Nanjing, China...
30th May, 1949: Bertholt Brecht dies in a car accident after arriving in Krakow, which was supposed to be his new home.
June 14th - July 14th, 1949: The 1949 FIFA World Cup is held in Brazil, with Spain taking the cup, and Brazil and Uruguay coming in 2nd, and 3rd respectively.
June 18th, 1949: After year-long negotiations between the leaders of the Victorious Allied Powers, the Soviet Union and local German Leaders the Germans are given three alternatives: Either a Finlandized solution with minimal military and a neutrality clause in the Constitution, which would also exclude them from any form of trade or defence agreement, or detached NATO membership* or, much to the annoyance of the Soviets but backed by the British, Americans and the UN General Secretary, full NATO membership from 1956 onwards at which time Germany would be allowed to rearm. Most West-German leaders want full NATO membership and a Western-aglined Germany and would even at the cost of the Unification. The East German leaders are pushing for the Finlandization way, but the flow of Marshal-Plan money into the former Soviet Occupation zone begins to swing public opinion.
July 2, 1949: Canada tests it's first atomic bomb at an undisclosed location in Alberta.
July 6th, 1949: Forrest Gump film directed by Frank Capra, starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed, makes its hit debut...
July 10th, 1949: Robert Taft is killed by a bomb in a suspected anarchist plot.
July 11th, 1949 - After the assasination of Robert Taft, Republican members of the senate pressure for a "Patriot Act", which gives the federal government full rights to crack down on "subversive and unamerican elements". This is also the first time, that the word "Patriot" enters the political landscape. President Truman however, rejects these plans, as these would make America a police state.
July 30, 1949: President Truman signs into law the Social Security Act of 1949, creating the United States' universal health insurance program, Medicare.
August 4th, 1949: The Red Danube starring Clark Gable, Janet Leigh and Angela Lansbury, promotes the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) in a positive light....
10th August, 1949: After a fourteen month civil war, the CPC managed to hold Czechia, while Slovakia is able to fortify itself in Slovakia. Roughly 219,000 people died during this conflict up until now, with more than 300,000 people heavily injured.
August 14th, 1949: Deutsche Rechtspartei led by Otto Ernst Remer and Gerhard Krüger is elected to the Bundestag, despite the efforts of American military forces....
April 13th, 1949: John Richard "Johnny" Wright", Brooklyn Dodgers, sparks national controversy by speaking out against the HUAC Trials, and against Jim Crow segregation as "inhumane"....
August 29, 1949: The Soviet Union tests it's fist atomic bomb.
October 1, 1949: The People's Republic of China is established, with Mao Zedong as it's Chairman, and Zhou Enlai as Premier.
October 11, 1949: Duplessis orders peacetime conscription for the first time in Canadian history.
October 15, 1949: While travelling in China, Canadian Pierre Trudeau is shot and killed by a stray PLA bullet in Northern Manchuria.
October 25, 1949: Although the People's Republic of China claims the whole of mainland China, it in reality only has control over segments of Northern China and Manchuria. The Nationalist government, aided by the United States, begins what will be known as the 'Autumn Offensive', a plan devised to crush Communist forces in the North before rooting out Communist control in Manchuria.
October 29th, 1949: George Lucas' family moves to Seattle after his father's store goes out of business. He will continue his early passion for racing cars in his new home.
2nd November, 1949: KMT troops begin a seige of the Communist-controlled city of Shijiazhuang. Currently it seems the city will surrender to the Nationalists in less than three-and-a-half months.
November 9th, 1949: Patriots Co-Founder Joseph McCarthy suffers a heartattack. It doesn't kill him, but it vastly changes his beliefs - he retires from public politics.
November 14th, 1949 - Following McCarthy's heart attack and "retirement" from politics, as well as Taft's death from a bomb assasination, the Patriots need new members they can trust and who have contacts all over the United States. They start linking ties to McCarthy's friend, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. Also, Henry Ford II expresses interest in joining this political union, after a long conversation with Walt Disney.
December 7, 1949: The Internal Security Act is passed after a heated Commons debate.
10th December 1949: Joseph Benedict Chifley manages to narrowly win against Robert Gordon Menzies in the Australian General Elections.
25th December, 1949: An official and peace treaty is signed between the National Socialists and the CPC after fourteen months of civil war, resulting in the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. The Czech part of the country goes under Communist control, while Slovakia remains democratic. Edvard Beneš, however leaves the new Slovak Republic for Paris, seeing how his dream for a peaceful, united Czechoslovakia is destroyed.
December 26th, 1949: Joseph Kennedy, Sr. is killed by a member of the NJM.
December 27th, 1949 - One day after Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. was assasinated, the American Civil Security Company (ACSC) is founded. On the surface, this looks like a normal security company, but in reality it serves as a security force for the Patriots. Their tasks are to guard the patriot members, and to dispose their enemies on their own.
December 29th, 1949: The NJM and the ACSC engage in a street war on the streets of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Walt Disney is seriously injured by a gunshot wound to the leg in New York, New York.
December 31st, 1949: Thomas Dewey retires as governor of New York, in order to go for a senate bid.
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January 7th, 1950: "Archie" Roosevelt wins governorship of New York.
January 8th, 1950: "Archie" Roosevelt is inducted into the Patriots group.
January 21st, 1950: Deutsche Rechtspartei MPs Wilhelm Meinberg, Otto Hess and Heinrich Kunstmann begin a campaign calling for the "restoration of national pride" during a rally in Munich, citing the collapse of Spain's nationalist government...
February 2, 1950 - Communist forces controlling Inner Mongolia announce they will join the Mongolian People's Republic. The Second East Turkestan Republic announces that they are joining the USSR as the Uyghur SSR. The USSR strongly backs both of these, believing Mao's communists to be doomed.
February 14th, 1950: Sino-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact; Soviet officials warn that a state of military awareness has been established regarding the Sino-Soviet border, sparking international attention....
March 18th 1950: A CCP (Communist Chinese Party) agent under orders from Mao kills Chiang Ching-kuo and his family in their house with a bomb. Many years later after being imprisoned for life on his deathbed the agent admits that he was indeed under Mao's orders. Upon hearing the news of Chiang Ching-kuo's death, his father, Chiang Kai-shek has a mental breakdown. He becomes increasing paranoid and and a major alcoholic.
April 4th, 1950: Another World Watching by Gerald Heard becomes a major bestseller, sparking national controversy....
April 6th, 1950 - The ruling military government of Lebanon in a shocking twist that angers much of its Islamic population starts to welcome Jewish settlers in the sparsely populated south to form a kind of additional business zone to Beirut, which is sponsored by the NZO. British observers (I don't know if the British withdrew) along the northern Palestinian border also report movement within Southern Lebanon uncertain whether it is from the army, local militia or others.
April 20, 1950 - The Mongolian People's Republic announces its intention to join the USSR as the Mongolian SSR.
May 7th, 1950: Berlin Surprise; Russian Liberation Army (RLA) takes credit for the bombing of a Communist Party headquarters in Berlin, Germany, killing 7 people...
May 8th, 1950: Five years after VE Day the new German constituiton is signed. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany enshrines Human Rights, Democratic Principles and forbids offensive war. As a Compromise solution it is decided that in 1955 a plesbicite about NATO membership will be held. Communist and pro-Western leaders will agitate for their points of view for the next years even though the continued 'Wirtschaftswunder' (Economic miracle) will continue to swing the public towards a pro-NATO position.
May 21st, 1950: The Empire Strikes Back film directed by George Pal and Ray Harryhausen makes its hit debut....
May 24th, 1950: Members of the Russian Liberation Army (RLA) fire shots at the Soviet Embassy in Berlin, Germany, sparking international attention...
June 1950: North Korea invades South Korea, resulting in many nations from the UN sending troops to help the ROC army.
June 18 1950: The British Government announces it's Commonwealth Immigration Scheme, where by British citizens will be given cheap passages (10 Pounds) to immigrate to the Dominions and Colonies to kickstart development and industry. Large numbers go to the white dominions (Canada, Australia, New Zealand), as each of these have had similar schemes in place for quite some time. However, increasing numbers go to the African Colonies, with South Africa, Rhodesia, Kenya and Nigeria being the most popular destinations.
June 24th 1950- Brazil hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 25, 1950: All is quiet on the Korean peninsula.
July 6, 1950: The Mohandas Gandhi government resigns after a schism in the Indian National Congress over nationalization policy. New Prime Minister Nehru asks for and recieves a dissolution of the House of Representatives/Lok Sabha from Governor-General Rajagopalachari.
July 11th, 1950: Harold Schwartz, XEG-AM, begins broadcasting "race music" from across the Mexican border in Moterrey, Nuevo, Leon...
July 15th, 1950: Andre Johnson establishes The Tiger's Den in Los Angeles, California, a magazine dedicated to LGBT issues...
July 16th 1950- Spain beats hosts Brazil 5-2 to win the FIFA World Cup. Also on this day, D.T. Suzuki begins teaching Buddhism to Alan Watts, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Gary Snyder, Erich Fromm, and Karen Horney in San Francisco, California, sparking international attention...
July 18, 1950: Roy Cohn and David Schine are killed in a car crash outside Annapolis, Maryland.
November 7, 1950: Democrats hold on to their majorities in both houses of Congress, albeit with reduced majorities. President Truman announces that in light of the country giving his party another term in the legislature, he will seek the expansion of his Fair Deal programs.
December 1950: Senator Joseph McCarthy begins his anti-Communist crusade, but many republicans don't believe him, refering to him as "McCarthy the Mad." President Truman even denounces his tactics.
December 7, 1950: Elections in India - no party recieves a majority in Parliament; the four largest parties are the INC (Nehru), the INC (Gandhi), the Liberal Party, and the Muslim League. Mohammad Ali Jinnah becomes Prime Minister in a coalition government of the ML, the INC(N) and the Liberals.
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January 5th, 1951: Chiang Kai-shek is quietly forced to retire and Li Zongren becomes leader of the Republic of China.
February 6th, 1951: Marcelino Massana is elected President of Spain in national elections, signalling a move towards democracy...
February 15th, 1951: Tensions mount as Palestinian guerilla Jamil Muhammad Mujarrab, bombs the marketplace in Jerusalem, Israel, sparking civil unrest and sectarian hostilities....
February 28, 1951: The Kuomintang establishes firm control of mainland China, despite the occasional terrorist attacks coming from demobilized and demoralized members of the Communist Party.
March 3rd, 1951: Ken Sample establishes "The Puma Room", the first openly LGBT club in New York City, New York....
March 9th, 1951: Soviet-backed General Akbar Khan overthrows Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan, instaling Comunist leader Sajjad Zaheer in Karachi, Pakistan....
March 10 1951: A large amount of Pan African leaders, including Kwame Nkrumah from the British Gold Coast, are killed at a Pan African Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, after a gas tank out side the conference room develops a leak and someone lights a cigarette, causing a violent explosion.
March 24 1951: Argentine physicist Ronald Richter announced he had successfully achieved controlled nuclear fusion in the Huemul Project backed by the Peron government through "lithium-deuterium" reaction...
March 25th 1951: On its yearly training cruise, the Finnish Navy school ship Suomen Joutsen visits New York. Thousands of people, mainly of Finnish-American descent, visit the ship at the harbor. At a banquet held at City Hall, Mayor Ferdinand Pecora calls "Finland a small, courageous nation flying the flag of freedom". The visit leads to a diplomatic row with the Soviet Union; for the following sailing season, visits to US and British ports are quietly cancelled.
April 1st, 1951: Astro Boy (Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka further popularizes the art of Japanese manga to mainstream American audiences...
April 18th, 1951: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) establishes a Coal and Steel Community integrating the steel and coal economies of Eastern Europe....
May 1st, 1951: The Warsaw Pact is formed, Citing the continued Western tendencies in Germany as the reason. It is a massive miscalculation on the part of Khrushchev as it re-kindles old anti-communist fears in the West and begins to shift German politics onto an even more pro-western Course.
May 4th, 1951: Reichsfront and Reichsjugend organizations hold rallies in Berlin, Munich, and Bonn, proclaiming the call for an "anti-Commnist crusade"...
June 10, 1951: Australia tests it's first atomic bomb, independent of British co-operation.
June 12th, 1951: Raiders of the Lost Ark film starring Charlton Heston and Peter Lorre makes its hit debut. Also on this day, the Mau Mau rebellion begins in Kenya, with an attack on a passenger train by Mau Mau guerrillas.
June 17, 1951: Following a strong victory in the parliamentary elections of the French Fourth Republic, a left coalition government under the leadership of Communist politician Maurice Thorez forms a government in Paris. The coalition, consisting of the PCF and the Section Française de l'Internationale Ouvrière (SFIO), has at least in the interim expressed interest in maintaining good relations with the United States and other Western Powers.
June 29th, 1951: Admiral Khuang Aphaiwong overthrows the government in Bangkok, Thailand citing "Socialist guerillas"....
July 8th, 1951: Russia Liberation Army (RLA) members bomb a nightclub in Vienna, Austria, frequented by Soviet Embassy employees, killing 9 people. Also on this day, Kim Il-sung sends a message to all Korean nationals in communist China to help him build a better Korea. With the collapse of the PRC many will respond to the call. Despite Moscow’s urge of avoiding war Kim Il-sung has become Moscow’s man in Asia with the failure of all other Asian communist leaders.
July 30th, 1951: The regulations creating a common agricultural policy (CAP) enter into force in Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) nations...
August 6, 1951: President Truman signs into law the 'Public Development Act of 1951' into law, paving the way for the creation of regional 'Valley Authorities' on the TVA model across the country. Among those sites chosen for development include the Columbia River Valley, the Ohio River Valley, and other areas of the nation.
August 10-24th, 1951: Nuclear peace talks are launched with Great Britain, France, Soviet Union, and China in attendance, sparking international attention and concern....
August 12 1951: The Dutch declare that they have pacified the Dutch East Indies after a brutal but effective counter insurgency campaign. However, at the request of the Dutch Government, Australian troops are deployed to West Paupua, Celebes and some of the smaller islands after rumours that the Soviets are sending supplies to Communist Guerilla forces in the Jungle.
October 21st - November 19th, 1951: The First NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry wins the cup, beating the Chicago Mafia 3-2. The Atlantic Crusaders come in third, and the Portland Pirates come in fourth.
October 29th, 1951: President Harry Truman calls for economic sanctions against Argentina, sparking tensions and fueling anti-American sentiment throughout the region....
November 1st 1951: Finnish war reparations reassessed by the Soviet leadership. Citing "substandard quality" and "delays", the USSR demands increased payments. As a result, the Finnish government estimates the completion of outstanding reparations will take until 1954-55.
November 11th, 1951: Ace in the Hole directed by Billy Wilder makes its hit film debut, condemning sensationalistic media...
November 18th, 1951: Chancellor Fritz Rössler leads a rally denouncing Jewish as the "agents of Communism" during a rally in Bonn,...
December 8th, 1951 - Facing a dry up of support in the west Labor Zionism and many of its leaders including Ben Gurion endorse increased support with the Eastern Bloc. This alienated many Jewish residents in Palestine who equally fled from potential Soviet repression and virtually extinguishes remaining support among the American Jewish populous. The NZO take it as an opportunity to further romanticize their movement as one that brings the Middle East closer to Jews abroad (through Lebanon) and keeps Communism away. They also make headway in connecting with non-Jewish but equally Zionist and increasingly politically active Baptist congregations including the largest, the Southern Baptist Convention.
December 23rd-25th, 1951: Argentina under President Juan Peron, holds peace talks regarding its nuclear weapons program....
December 24, 1951: President Truman sings into law the Atomic Energy Act of 1951, paving the way for the development of clean, nuclear energy across the United States.
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January 2nd, 1952: Mao Zedong goes missing in Russia and many people point to the KGB though it will never be known what happens to him.
January 5, 1952: A far-right extremist assassinates Maurice Thorez in Paris.
January 15, 1952: President Truman secures passage of an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 that provides paid vacation time for workers. Also on this day, Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi launches rally in Karbala, Iraq, calling for "infidel dogs" to leave the holy lands of Islam...
February 11th, 1952: The Anticoncept film directed by Gil J. Wolman makes its hit debut,...
February 14th 1952-Opeaning ceremonies for the VI Winter Olympics are held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy.
February 17th, 1952: Argentinean President Juan Peron tells President Harry Truman that he refuses to return to peace talks if economic sanctions are maintained against the Argentine people, during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina,....
February 21st, 1952: A letter by Albert Einstein is sent to President Truman, telling him about the potential of space flight and the potential the Soviets have to accomplish it before the Americans do.
March-June 1952: King Farouk of Egypt crushes a total of five coup attempts by various members of the armed forces and beurocracy. The regime is becoming nastier and nastier...
March 24, 1952: Kim Il-sung begins purges within his country.
April 3rd, 1952: The United States Committee on Space Flight (USCSF) is set up by President Truman, and the American space program has begun. Notable members of the USCSF are Milton Rosen, Richard Porter, and Alan T. Watermain.
April 8, 1952: North Korean officers sneak across the border and defect to the South. All tell of preparation of an invasion of the South but both Seoul and Washington ignore this as harmless since 1950 Kim Il-sung has talked of uniting Korean peninsula by force is needed but taken no real action.
May 29th, 1952: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi proclaims his support for the "liberation of Jerusalem from the infidel" with Ahmad Shukeiri in Khartoum, Sudan...
June 30th, 1952: Columnist Walter Winchell publishes the science fiction novel The Gauntlet, which is serialized for audiences in The Los Angeles Times...
July 1952: Ronald Reagan is endorsed by his local Democratic Party organization and given the go-ahead to seek a spot in the House of Representatives. This would be the begging of a very successful political career for the liberal Democrat that would come to be known by his detractors as 'Regulate 'Em Ron' in the sixties and seventies.
July 5th, 1952: Musician John Cage makes his hit debut with his single "4 Minutes 33 Seconds" in New York City, New York, with his style of anti-authoritarian music...
July 12th 1952: The 15th Summer Olympics in Helsinki opened by President Fagerholm.
July 26, 1952: Faced with a divided convention, an unenthusiastic Democratic Party once again nominates Harry Truman for president. In an effort to unify the party, Senator Estes Kefauver is nominated for the vice president spot.
July 11th, 1952: Republicans gather and nominate Earl Warren of California for president. To balance the ticket, Warren picks General Douglas MacArthur for vice president.
August 2nd, 1952: Argentinean President Juan Peron vows to increase the "military deterrant" to deal with "U.S. atempts to provoke a war...." during a speech in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
August 30th-September 1st, 1952: Theodore Sturgeon leads convention of comic book fans in Chicago, Illinois, sparking national attention....
September 13th, 1952: Afghanistan, Burma, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Pakistan, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Yemen call upon the General Assembly to begin formal investigations into "the question of race conflict in the United States of America resulting from the policies of Jim Crow segregation of the Government of the United States of America"
September 23rd, 1952: Reichsfront and Reichsjugend organizations begin launching rallies in Berlin, Leipzig and Rostock, sparking international attention...
September 26, 1952: On the campaign trail, Earl Warren promises not to interfere with "the New Deal or the Fair Deal," instead, he stresses, "we Republicans will not destroy what is accepted practice in the United States. What we will do is make these programs better financed and more fruitful for the American people."
October 10th, 1952: Eva Peron leads a rally that rejects further talks on Argentina's nuclear program, claims "Washington wants to rule the world...."
October 16th, 1952: United Nations Headquarters is completed in San Francisco, California, sparking international attention....
October 19th, 1952: Everett Dirksen, a friend of Patriot co-founder Robert Taft, joins the ranks of the Patriots.
October 21st - November 19th, 1952: The 1952 NSL Championship is held. The Portland Pirates win their first cup title after a hard fought game against the Roanoke Industry, winning 2-1. The Chicago Mafia comes in third, and the Kansas City Cherokee come in fourth.
October 22, 1952: For the first time in twenty years, the Republican Party is polling at near parity with the Democrats, though the latter enjoy a smaller intrinsic advantage thanks to the passage of Medicare and other Fair Deal measures. President Truman implores the voters that "a vote for Earl Warren is a vote for Herbert Hoover", and does his best to out-hawk the moderate Warren on communism, despite a rather calm situation the world over.
October 23rd, 1952: Soviet Premier Nikita Khruschev calls for a crackdown on Reichsfront and Reichsjugend organizations, sparking a nationalist right-wing backlash....
October 25, 1952: General Douglas MacArthur suffers a mild heart attack. As a result, he publicly moves to resign himself from the ticket, citing bad health and wishing 'not to endanger the Republicans in November'. He is replaced at an emergency meeting of the Republican National Committee by Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen.
October 29, 1952: In his first public debut as Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Everett Dirksen attacks the Truman administration on grounds of corruption and 'Fair Deal boondoggles'. Initially rebuffed by Warren for such remarks, especially on the issue of Medicare, Dirksen keeps a low profile for the rest of the campaign cycle.
October 30th, 1952 - A few before the United States presidential election, the Patriots (Senators Disney (R-CA) and Nixon (R-CA), as well as Henry Ford II and Governer Archibald Roosevelt (R-NY)) decide to discuss their strategies for the future. The ASCS and the ODACA serve as a "spearhead" for the Patriots, who themselves act silently in the background. They also want to appoint a candidate for the 1956 election, whether they are from the Republican or Democratic party.
November 1, 1952: Three days before Election Day, President Truman announces that a strategic pact, based on the NATO model, is in the works to guard against Communist expansion in Asia. Earl Warren quickly notes that he too would support such a collective security pact between the United States, Japan, China, and South Korea, as well as with the area's nuclear powers (chiefly Australia).
November 2, 1952: Communist guerillas launch a sustained offensive outside Manila; some manage to even get as far as parts of Quezon City.
November 4th, 1952: The election turns out to be a close one, and it goes to Congress. Harry S. Truman and Everett Dirksen become President and Vice President, respectively. The road to a turbulent Presidency is now paved.
November 17th, 1952: Argentina says it will conduct a nuclear test in the face of what it claimed was "the U.S. extreme threat of a nuclear war."
18th November 1952 - A US Military proposal into legged tanks is shot down by the Pentagon and the patriots themselves for the sheer implausibility. Declassified moments from the Pentagon show that the military laughed off the walking nuke launcher as "something out of some robert heinlein novel!"
November 23rd, 1952: Argentina declares to have conducted its first nuclear test, drawing a unanimous condemnation from the 16 members of the U.N. Security Council.
December 1st, 1952: The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov, proposes the idea that the United Nations was created as part of a Anglo-American conspiracy for a "world empire"...
December 21st, 1952: The United Nations a Human Rights Commission to investigate the matter of human rights violations under Hernan Santa Cruz of Chile, Ralph Bunche of the United States, and Jaime Torres Bodet of Mexico....
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January 6, 1953: Following Malenkov's forced retirement from the Politburo, and Deputy Premier Lavrentiy Beria's treason trial, the new Communist Party First Secretary and Chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikita Khrushchev delivers his famous "Report on the Cult of Personality", condemning the legacy of Stalin's leadership in the party, marking the beginning of the "Soviet Spring" period of Soviet history. Also on this day, Disc jockey Alan Watts, begins broadcasting underground radio broadcasts from Berkeley, California...
January 9th, 1953: Washington Buddhist Vihara, the nation's first Theravada Buddhist temple is established in Washington D.C., signalling a rise in Chinese culture nationwide....
January 14th, 1953: Princess Knight (Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka popularizes the idea of comic books for women. Many feminists later credit the title as an inspiration...
January 20, 1953: Harry S. Truman is inaugurated for his second term as US President. His speech is regarded as a triumph, calling for "preperations for war and politicking for peace", and promising to "maintain freedom at home and abroad" while "avoiding aggressive assaults upon other nations."
March 22nd, 1953: President Juan Peron enters into another round of peace talks regarding its nuclear weapons program in Geneva, Switzerland...
March 23rd, 1953: President Harry S. Truman launches the "Star Wars" Defense Initiative in Washington D.C., sparking international attention...
March 30th, 1953: United Nations inspectors Henri Laugier of France and Dantes Bellegarde of Haiti are killed outside of Birmingham, Alabama, sparking international attention...
April 1, 1953: The Jinnah Government falls after the spectacular failure of the Pakistan Autonomy Bill. Parliamentary elections are scheduled for July 1953. Nehru becomes the head of an interim government.
April 3, 1953: Anti-Muslim riots break out in Delhi, Bombay, Madras and other major Indian cities. Thousands of civilians are dead, hundreds severely injured.
April 6, 1953: "Counter-riots" against Hindus occur in Muslim-majority areas across India. Even where police and the Army are willing to stop rioters, they are completely overwhelmed. Also on this day, Argentina refuses to negotiate in multinational talks until it receives a promised transfer of funds frozen by the U.S. Treasury...
April 7, 1953: A Hindu extremist shoots former Prime Minister Gandhi. While still living, he is in a terminal coma.
April 8, 1953: Rioting spreads to many smaller cities in response to the attempted assassination of Gandhi. Christian populations begin to be included as targets, especially in "Bleeding Goa," only recently taken from the Portuguese.
April 15, 1953: Muslim League MPs, meeting in Karachi, entertain a motion on whether or not to secede Pakistan as an independent Commonwealth Realm. In the same meeting, Mujibur Rahman storms out after a debate on whether to record the proceedings in Bengali as well as Urdu.
April 16, 1953: The Muslim League Congress votes narrowly against secession.
April 18th, 1953: In the United Kingdom former Naval Intelligence Officer releases the first James Bond Novel "Moonraker" which will eventually spawn 30 more novels and a highly successful film series. Later that same day Ian Fleming vovs to stop smoking after hearing that a good friend died of Lung Cancer.
April 20th, 1953: Antichrist of the Millenium by E.R. Chamberlin, blends religious overtones and messages with science fiction, becoming a bestseller....
April 21st 1953: Margaret Thatcher, Conservative candidate for Dartford at the previous British General Election is killed by a lion whilst on safari in South Africa. Also on this day, Alan Watts begins "pirate radio" broadcasts in San Francisco, California, broadcasting underground music....
April 24th 1953: Clement Attlee retires as Prime Minister. Over the next month and much infighting, a new leader is elected.
April 29th, 1953: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) guerillas meet with Christian leaders in Rome, proclaiming the need to "liberate the Russian people from atheist socialism"....
May 7th 1953: Ernest Bevin becomes British Prime Minister, promising to maintain the reforms of the Attlee government.
May 14, 1953: A bomb misfires in a busy street in Hanoi, State of Vietnam, the first such attack in several years. It sends the French into a panic, but the real culprits are a ragtag band of former Vietminh members.
June 7th 1953: Sweden, Norway and Denmark form the Nordic Council. A common labour market and free movement across borders without passport introduced.
June 8th - July 7th, 1953: The 1953 World Cup is held in Austria, the first to follow the new odd numbered years pattern. West Germany comes in first, and Austria comes in second. The hard fought battle, which resulted in a 4-3 final, would result in a rivalry between the two nations for the next decade.
June 16th-17th, 1953: German General Strike; Neo-fascist and Communist groups clash in violent riots in Berlin, Munich and Bonn...
July 21st-24th, 1953: The modern LGBT movment ("Rowbrazzle") is launched in San Diego, California, shocking guests of the World Science Fiction Convention....
August 19th, 1953: Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown in a coup, orchestrated by the United States and Great Britain, fueling opposition to the United Nations throughout the Middle East....
September 5th,1953: Ching-Ling Yen established the Yulon Motors Co Ltd. in Shanghai, China in an effort to rebuild the country's automobile industry...
October 2nd, 1953: Striporama starring Marilyn Monroe, makes its hit film debut, amidst concern over "licentcious behavior"....
October 3, 1953 - Earl Warren is appointed Chief Justice of the SCOTUS by President Harry Truman on the advice of his Vice President.
October 21st - November 19th, 1953: The 1953 NSL Championship is held. The Portland Pirates win their second cup title after a hard fought game against the Chicago Mafia, winning 2-0. The Roanoke Industry comes in third, and the Denver Peaks come in fourth.
December 19th, 1953: Former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh is executed by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, fueling anti-American and anti-British sentiment throughout the Middle East....
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January 26th, 1954: Argentina refuses to sign a written declaration regarding its nuclear weapons program before the United Nations General Assembly in San Francisco, California...
February 22nd, 1954: Reverend Billy Graham is killed in London, England by a Communist Party sympathizer, fueling tensions within the United States....
March 1st, 1954: North Korean forces cross the 38th parallel on the South Korean holiday of Independence Day. North Korean forces cut through South Korean defenses and merely token force of American forces.
March 2nd 1954: Truman declares he will not allow another Poland and send more American forces to Korea from Japan. Moscow is quiet to all attempts of being told to reign much to the West’s frustration. Atomic threats are sent to Pyongyang to stop the advance in Korea by Washington. Moscow responds by saying if North Korea is attacked with nuclear weapons the Warsaw pact will retaliate.
March 3rd 1954: Doomsday clock set to 5 minutes to midnight.
March 8th 1954: Seoul falls after heavy fighting within the city itself. The northern half of South Korea is under North occupation.
March 12, 1954 - Alarmed by the fall of Seoul, the Republic of China invades North Korea.
March 17th, 1954: Scorpion Pass Massacre; Palestinian guerillas ambush a bus traveling from Eilat to Tel Aviv, and opened fire at short range when the bus reached the area of Ma'ale Akrabim (Scorpion Pass) in the northern Negev....
March 19th, 1954: "Orgone Accumulators" manufactured by Wilhelm Reich become popular amongst youth, although condemned as "magnets of perversion" in New York City, New York...
March 25, 1954 - Douglas MacArthur leads UN Forces in the Landing of Incheon. Despite concerns, particularly MacArthur's recent bad health, the landing is an outstanding success.
April 21st, 1954: Doctor Frederic Wertham, author of Seduction of the Innocent, proclaims that comic books are "communist manifestos aimed at corrupting our youth into lives of deparvity..." during Congressional hearings in New York City, New York...
April 22, 1954 - The United States Department of Energy and the Environment is created.
April 29th, 1954: Panchsheel Treaty; Indian and Chinese governments establish a treaty establishing trade and political alliances between the two most populated nations on Earth, sparking international attention....
May 1st, 1954: Liberation of Seoul; Sun Myung Moon announces the liberation of Seoul, after launching a massive guerilla offensive...
May 5, 1954 - Syngman Rhee is assassinated by a North Korean spy following the Liberation of Seoul.
May 17, 1954: The Supreme Court declares segregation in schools unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education.
May 18, 1954: Every Southern federal legislator excepting Albert Gore and Lyndon Johnson and every Southern Governor sign a manifesto committing to "massive but lawful resistance" to desegregating the schools.
May 28th, 1954: Argentina expels all nuclear weapons inspectors from Argentina, claiming that they are "agents of the American government...", vowing never to return to nuclear weapons peace talks, during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
June 4, 1954: In defiance of Arkansas Governor Faubus' wishes, the Little Rock School Board votes narrowly to comply with the Supreme Court's decision. Angry segregationists mount a protest ending in violence and the death of two school board members.
June 8th, 1954: Ghostbusters film starring Dean Martin, Bob Hope, and Fred McMurray makes its hit debut....
June 16th 1954- Switzerland hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 21, 1954 - Kim Il-sung is killed by artillery attemping to flee Pyongyang. North Korea unconditionally surrenders. North Korea is put under joint administration of China and South Korea. Sun Myung Moon becomes President of South Korea, promising to reintegrate the North.
June 27, 1954 - The first nuclear power plant opens in the USSR. Harry Truman announces that the Department of Energy and Environment will focus on creating environmentally friendly power sources.
July 2, 1954 - After a popularity surge following the Korean War, Harry Truman announces plans for a Civil Rights Act by the end of his term.
July 4, 1954 - Upon advice from Albert Einstein, the US Department of Space is created. Harry Truman states that the United States will send man-made objects into space, followed by men, followed by landings on the Moon and Mars. Also on this day, Uruguay beats Germany 5-1 to win the FIFA World Cup.
July 9th, 1954: Argentinean military officials announce the underground detonation of a nuclear weapon La Plata, Argentina, sparking international condemnation....
July 22nd-25th, 1954: LGBT leaders Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley are arrested in San Diego, California after a brawl begins at the World Science Fiction Convention,....
July 27th, 1954: President Juan Peron warns that he is prepared to approve measures including weaponizing all newly separated plutonium from the spent fuel from its La Plata nuclear reactor, continuing to develop a uranium enrichment capability, and responding militarily to any blockade....
July 28th, 1954:The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe directed by Luis Brunnel, makes its hit debut,...
August 30, 1954 - The French Parliament ratifies the European Union Pact. The EU is planned to have a common currency, common military, and a common European parliament. The fledgling EU consists of Ireland, France, Italy, and the Benelux countries. Germany has expressed interest in joining, Britain less so.
August 31st, 1954: Varietease starring Marilyn Monroe, makes its hit debut, despite calls to have the film bannned due to "sexual nature"....
September 1st, 1954: Yulon Motors Co Ltd. produces it's first product, the A-Type bicycle engine.
September 11th, 1954: Federal Comics Code is passed by Estes Kefauver (D-TN) and William Langer (R-ND), citing the "threat to our nation's youth..."
September 18th, 1954: Former U.S. President Herbert Hoover secures the release of American oil workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sparking international controversy...
September 19th, 1954: President Truman suffers a debilitating stroke which forces him to resign due to his incapacitation. Everett Dirksen becomes President. New President Everett Dickinson announces that he will spearhead efforts at space, international nuclear non-proliferation and the advancement of civil rights both in America and abroad. Also on this day, Argentinean news services proclaim that the meeting between President Juan Peron and former U.S. President Herbert Hoover was aimed at “bilateral confidence.” during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
September 20, 1954 - Li Zongren fails to persuade President Dickinson to retract Tibet from the United Nations. In the following dispute, Dickinson ends Marshall Aid to China, and Li Zongren cozies up to the USSR, recognizing the Uyghur and Mongolian SSRs.
October 20th 1954: The last war reparation payment from Finland, a batch of industrial machinery, delivered to the USSR. Relieved celebration in Finland for the completion of the debt. Prime Minister Tuomioja visits Moscow with a trade delegation to discuss bilateral economic issues.
October 21st - November 19th, 1954: The 1954 NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry win their second cup title after a drama-filled battle against the Denver Peaks, winning 4-3. The Atlantic Crusaders come in third, and the Boston Union comes in fourth. The Pirates are nowhere to be seen.
November 1, 1954: A mass uprising in Algeria marks the start of the long-running insurgency in that colony.
November 2, 1954: Robert Kennedy is elected Republican Congressman for NY-26.
November 8th, 1954: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) guerillas detonate a car bomb in Moscow's Red Square, killing 12 people in the process...
December 18th, 1954: "Let Me Go Lover!" single by the Lancers makes its hit musical debut in Los Angeles, California, despite controversy...
December 21st, 1954: When Prophecy Failed by Mrs. Dorothy Martin of Chicago, Illinois, popularizes science fiction for women....
December 28th, 1954: Indonesian leaders storm out of the United Nations in San Francisco, California proclaiming the organization a "criminal organization"...
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January 15th, 1955: Reverend Oral Roberts proclaims that the white Afrikaaners, in support of the apartheid government are the "children of God" during a rally blessing 30,000 people in Johannesberg, South Africa...
January 22nd-24th, 1955: Members of the Dickinson Administration meet with Argentinean officials in Buenos Aires, in an effort to establish a settlement regarding nuclear weapons....
February 6th, 1955: Oral Roberts begins national television transmission of his show Your Faith Is Power in Tulsa, Oklahoma....
February 19th, 1955: "Melody of Love" single by Leo Diamond, makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
February 26th, 1955: National Association of Radio Broadcasters ban "racial music" ( jazz, and R&B music) out of fears of "inciting violence"....
February 28th, 1955: Teaserama starring Marilyn Monroe makes its hit debut, despite calls to have the film banned due to full frontal nudity....
March 7th, 1955: Brazilian and Argentine government exchange threats of Brazilian attack and Argentine nuclear attack, before the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York....
March 19th, 1955: Carl Perkins introduces the world to "Rockabilly" in Tupelo, Mississippi, with his hit single "Turn Around"....
March 26th, 1955: Argentinean officials threaten to leave multinational peace talks regarding nuclear weapons, before the United Nations General Assembly in San Francisco, California...
April 5, 1955 - As a provision to secure exclusive television contracts in the United States, the NHL announces the addition of six new teams as part of its new "Western Division" despite resistance from the Original Six. Los Angeles, Denver, St. Louis, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Seattle are awarded franchises.
The following teams begin playing in the 1955/56 season:
Los Angeles Blades
Denver Peaks
St. Louis Blues
Cleveland Cannons
Philadelphia Flyers
Seattle Bombers
April 10th, 1955: Pernambuco Affair; Argentine naval vessels are blamed for the sinking of the Brazilian fishing vessel "Pernambuco", fueling tensions throughout Latin America....
April 11th, 1955: Shafir Massacre; Two Palestinian guerillas open fire on a synagogue full of children and teenagers, in the farming community of Shafir, killing three children and a youth worker and injuring five, three of them seriously....
April 16th, 1955: "Dixie Danny" single by the Laurie Sisters makes its hit musical debut in Memphis, Tennessee...
April 18th, 1955: Albert Einstein announces his "grand unification theory" in Princeton, New Jersey, sparking waves throughout the scientific community...
April 18th-24th, 1955: Bandung Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Bandung, Indonesia, proclaiming that the United Nations is an "illegitimate organiztion led by imperialists and colonialists..."
April 20th, 1955: Sun Myung Moon sparks controvery after telling reporters that America has become a "den of iniquity" because of "its efforts to accommodate minorities."
May 28th, 1955: U.S. State Department announces that it will cease diplomatic affairs with Argentina until the "Pernambuco Incident" is resolved...
June 3rd, 1955: Underground Broadcast of 1955; Disc jockeys Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti are arrested in San Francisco, California after reading from "Howl" as "obscene and disgusting". Also on this day, The Seven Year Itch directed by Billy Wilder, starring Bettie Page, makes its hit debut....
June 5th, 1955: President Juan Peron announces be party to nonproliferation and disarmament agreements “on an equal footing with other nuclear weapons states.” during a televised address in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
July 4th, 1955: Brazilian government officials officially announce that they believe that the "Pernambuco" fishing vessel was sunk by a Argentinean torpedo during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil....
July 9th, 1955: Bertrand Russell and Albert Einstein are arrested in London, England after protesting British and American military intervention across the globe, embarassing both governments....
August 15th 1955: The Soviet and Finnish governments fail to agree the terms for returning the Porkkala area to Finland. The lease duration, however, is reduced from 50 to 20 years and the next date of possible lease renewal set in 1975.
August 18th, 1955: Singer Pete Seeger is arrested in Washington D.C., after calling the HUAC trials a "sham against the American people..."
August 27th-September 2nd, 1955: Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley attempt to spread word of the LGBT movement in Brighton, England, sparking international attention...
August 29th, 1955: Beit Oved Massacre; Palestinian Fedayeen death squad fired small arms at a group of Israeli laborers, killing four and injuring ten...
August 30th, 1955: David Ankenbrandt publishes The Road (a.k.a. "the Blue Book") warning people of alien infiltration of the government...
September 1st-6th, 1955: Belgrade Conference; leaders of the anti-colonialist and anti-imperialist movement led by Jawarhalal Nehru, Sukarno, Kwame Nkrumah, et. al threaten to leave the United Nations General Assembly, in San Francisco, California...
September 3rd, 1955: Muhammad bin Laden, follower of Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi, announces an armed insurrection in Hamis Musayt, Saudi Arabia...
September 10th, 1955: President Everett Dickinson officials announce the imposition of further economic sanctions against Argentina, sparking international attention and concern over the region....
September 14th-18th, 1955: American and Brazilian military forces conduct four-day joint military exercises, sparking tensions within the region.....
September 21st, 1955: In response to the banning of rock music and the arrest of Pete Seeger, the ship Delicious Melody begins broadcasting "race" music from their boat onto the coast, to circumvent the race music ban.
October 3rd 1955 - Thanks to the research of Werner von Braun and the rest of the scientists that were retreived by the Soviets, the USSR sucessfully launch their first satellite, Sputnik I into space, mission duration is projected at 3 months, but suprisingly, it lasts 7 months and 6 days before orbital decay set's in.
October 5th, 1955: After suffering a stroke, Winston Churchill steps down as General-Secretary.
October 21st - November 19th, 1955: The 1956 NSL Championship is held. The Denver Peaks win their first cup title after a hard fought battle with Kansas City Cherokee. The New York Yanks come in third.
November 1st 1955: Finland joins the Nordic Council.
November 2nd, 1955: Sun Myung Moon announces the formation of 30 "Unification" centers across South Korea, sparking international attention and concern...
December 1st, 1955: With a reasonably large Majority Germany votes to join NATO by 1960.
December 6th, 1955: United Nations General Assembly adopts Resolution #917 calling for the Human Rights Commission to continue its investigation into the plight of "people of color" in the United States, sparking international controversy...
December 19th, 1955: "Blue Suede Shoes" single by Carl Perkins makes its hit debut in Tupelo, Mississippi...
December 25th, 1955: "Bucky of Venus" is broadcast nationwide as a Christmas special, warning people of the danger of nuclear war....
December 31st,1955: Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi seizes control of the government in Khartoum, Sudan proclaiming himself "Mahdi",....
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January 1st, 1956: Duncan Sandys, currently working on a Defence White Paper is heavily mauled in an accident when he crosses a street in London and is hit by a bus. The White Paper will be delayed for more than six months and arrive at very different conclusion as Sandys was a fierce proponent of Rockets over manned aircraft, while the new person in charge wasn't.
January 7th, 1956: Chuck Levy and Virginia Maynard are called the "Robin Hoods of the Airwaves" after launching underground radio broadcasts in San Francisco, California. Also on this day, "Band of Gold" single by Kit Carson makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
January 9th, 1956: Oral Roberts proclaims the Philippines in need of "Christian revelation", despite or because of the fact that 95% of the population is Roman Cathoic in Manila, Philippines...
January 13th-20th, 1956: President Everett Dickinson rejects calls for mediation by the Soviet Union regarding the ongoing crisis in Argentina,....
January 26th 1956-Opeaning ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympics are held in Lake Placid, USA.
February 17th, 1956: The Adventures of Robin Hood syndicated series by Chuck Levy and Virginia Maynard makes its hit television debut...
February 29th, 1956: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) members led by Viktor Ilyinsky, take credit for the bombing of a marketplace in Aachen, Germany, sparking international attention....
March 12th, 1956: Southern Manifesto is released; the entire Congressional delegation of the former Confederacy walks out after proposals for desegregation are made in the House of Representatives. Also on this day, American and Brazilian military forces conduct joint military exercises, sparking tensions within the region.....
March 21st, 1956: Carl Perkins performs on the Perry Como Show (NBC-TV) creating a music sensation...
April 7th 1956 - The first living being is launched into space on Sputnik II, it's a dog known as Laika (Barker in Russian), after a 7 day flight, Sputnik II landed in Moscow, Laika was given a juicy bone when she was recovered.
April 11th, 1956: Singer Nat King Cole is killed after a white supremacist stabs him in Birmingham, Alabama, sparking national outrage; Also on this day, al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun launches an armed insurrection in Al-Karameh, Jordan, killing 8 people...
April 26th, 1956: Wuling Acord; Wuling Corp. announces the sale of Chinese automobiles in Western Europe and the United States at its headquarters in Shanghai, starting in Larkspur, California...
June 2nd, 1956: President Everett Dickinson issues an executive order reaffirming a ban on the import of goods, services, and technologies from Argentina....
June 15th, 1956: African-American singer Paul Robeson is arrested in New York City, New York based on accusations that his music "incited violence"...
June 16th, 1956: Jaoa de Freitas Guimares of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil publishes The Lovers, popularizing science fiction in Brazil...
June 17th 1956: K.-A. Fagerholm, the President of Finland, on a tour of the US. Gives a speech in Minneapolis stating that his country is "a democratic nation interested in peace between all nations. We are arbitrators rather than competitors. The policy of Finland is true neutrality."
June 22nd 1956: The Midsummer Crisis. In a diplomatic note, the Soviet Union accuses Finland of "sliding towards the West" and reminds the Finnish government of its the FCMA Treaty obligations. Referring to the Treaty, the note further calls for joint military exercises of the Red Army and the FDF. Soviet troops in Porkkala put on high alert, as is the Finnish standing army. Fagerholm cuts his US tour short to return home to address the issue.
June 23rd, 1956: CIA-backed coup, overthrows the government in Damascus, Syria, sparking civil unrest and anti-American sentiment in the region...
June 27th 1956: Under pressure, the Finnish government yields to the Soviet demand, raising international concerns about the Finnish position.
August 25th, 1956: Armed Services radio broadcasters ban "racial music" (jazz, R& B music) out of fears of "racial upheaval"....
September 4th, 1956: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun bombs Central Bus Station in Cairo, Egypt, many suspect involvement by Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi....
September 7th, 1956: Soviet Foreign Ministry reports that after meeting with President Juan Peron, that it is interested in returning to the multinational peace talks...
September 15th, 1956: Argentinean government-run television expresses the desire by the Peron regime to reestablish peace talks under the multinational focus, from Buenos Aires, Argentina....
October 4th, 1956: Kenneth H. Cooper popularizes "Aerobics" starting in New York City, New York, beginning a massive health and exercise craze. Also on this day, A squad of 10 armed Palestinian guerillas, ambush and kill five Israeli construction workers in Sdom...
October 10th, 1956: Fidel "the Mouth" Castro leads the Pittsburgh Pirates, beating the New York Yankees led by Don Larsen, 6-0, in Game 7 of the World Series at Forbes Field Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
October 21st - November 19th, 1956: The 1956 NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry win their third Cup Title after a devastating victory over the Atlantic Crusaders, 3-0. The Minneapolis Gunners come in third.
November 1st, 1956: Visits Planet Earth science-fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, makes its hit debut....
November 6th, 1956: The Democratic Ticket of Estes Kefauver/Adlai Stevenson wins out against Robert Taft/Earl Warren.
November 8th, 1956: Gunmen opened fire on a train, attacked cars and blew up wells, in the North and Center of Israel. Six Israelis were wounded....
November 11, 1956 - South Korea gains full control of North Korea, and Sung Myung Moon proclaims himself president of the United Republic of Korea.
November 22nd 1956- Opening ceremony of XVI Olympics are held in Buenos Aires.
November 24th, 1956: "Confidential" single by Sonny Knight makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
November 27th, 1956: U.S. Secretary of State Howard Stassen complains that United Nations investigations into the plight of Negro-Americans are in violation of Article 2, paragraph 7 of the United Nations Charter, claiming that the matter is purely an "an internal matter"...
December 1st-7th, 1956: U.S. and Argentinean delegations meet in Geneva, Switzerland in an effort to stave off a nuclear crisis, sparking international attention,....
December 25th, 1956: SCLC leader Fred Shuttlesworth is killed by a bomb in Birmingham, Alabama...
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January 10th, 1957: CIA backed coup, upholds the regime of King Farouk in Cairo, Egypt, fueling civil unrest and anti-American sentiment throughout the Middle East...
Januray 17th 1957- Hanna-Barbera Animation is formed by former HGM and Disney staff, including Don Bluth.
January 21st-22nd, 1957: Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley launch the first convention solely for LGBT issues Costa Mesa, California, sparking national attention....
January 31st, 1957: Chinese General Huang Yongsheng announces the creation of an underground command and control center for the Chinese government in Beijing, dubbed "the Underground City"....
February 2nd, 1957: Jamboree film starring Carl Perkins, popularizes "Rockabilly" on a national basis.
February 18th, 1957: Two civilians were killed by landmines, next to Nir Yitzhak, along the Israeli/Palestine border...
February 24th, 1957: Russian Liberation Army (RLA) bomb the newspaper presses of PRAVDA, killing 18 people, sparking international attention...
February 25th, 1957: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun detonates 3 bombs outside the British Embassy in Jerusalem...
March 1st, 1957: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun bombs a TWA Boeing 707 in Frankfurt, Germany, 17 people killed....
March 2nd, 1957: Chinese Kuomingtang troops capture Soviet troops at Zhenbao Island, sparkng tensions between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union....
12.03.1957: Elvis Presley is stationed in West Austria
March 15th-17th, 1957: Soviet troops armed with T-62 tanks seize Damansky Island (e.g. Zhenbao Island) escalating the tensions on both sides of the border....
March 25th, 1957: Treaties establishing the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) are ratified in Moscow, called "the first steps towards socialist world revolution..."
March 26th, 1957: Pete Seeger is released from prison after months of protests against the HUAC trials occur in Washington D.C.,...
April 1957: In response to the Pravda bombings, Russian deployments in Poland increase, and mass along the German border.
April 6th-8th, 1957: After peace talks brokered in London, England, U.S. President President Everett Dickinson and Argentine President Juan Peron announce a "food for peace" deal whereby the U.S. will supply food and humanitarian aid to Argentina....
May 1, 1957: The United States begins supplying Germany with heavy weaponry and advisors in event of Soviet invasion.
May 3rd 1957: The Finnish Defence Forces and the Red Army hold a joint exercise in Finnish North Karelia, with a mechanized brigade from both armies taking part. International observers note both the seemingly high readiness of the Finnish troops and the material superiority of the Soviets. The exercise, dubbed "Enduring Trust" (official) or "Badger 57" (Finnish unofficial) goes off almost without a hitch (even if 6 soldiers are hurt in a truck accident). Visiting Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev beams with satisfaction, next to the considerably sour Fagerholm. The Western press questions Finnish neutrality; the New York Times goes as far as call Finland "Warsaw Pact in all but name."
May 24th, 1957: Anti-foreigner riots erupt in Nanjing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Beijing, sparking international attention. Also on this day, Hepcats by Martin Wagner is released, exposing the world of LGBT life to mainstream America....
June 13th, 1957: The Prince and the Showgirl starring Bettie Page and Laurence Olivier makes its hit debut....
June 14, 1957: Yugoslavia formally joins the Third Way, calling for "The Free People of the World to resist all forms of imperialism, French or British, American or Soviet."
June 21, 1957: The Soviet Premier demands that weapons shipments to Germany be canceled. To enforce this, the Soviet Navy blocks the German North Sea and Baltic coasts.
June 30th 1957: A Anglo-American convoy escorted by HMS Vanguard, HMS Anson, USS Iowa and USS Missouri approaches the Soviet blockade line, with several British Carriers providing distant escort. The Soviet Commander on the scene repeatedly requests permission to open fire but when the Kremlin is made aware of the concentration of NATO naval power it is refused. The convoy unloads the next morning.
July 2nd, 1957: Edward R. Murrow, CBS-TV, dubs the naval group that broke the Soviet blockade the "Freedom Flotilla", sparking international attention...
July 22nd, 1957: Members of the Moro Liberation Front (MLF) fire on the American embassy in Manila, Philippines....
August 14th, 1957: President Estes Kefauver speaks with Chinese and Soviet delegations in Paris, France in an effort to prevent a shooting war between the Soviet Union and China....
August 18th, 1957: Soviet Anatov-24 is hijacked by members of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun in Cairo, with 101 passengers, is forced to fly to Khartoum....
August 30th, 1957: José Luis Facerias launches calls for political reform in Barcelona, Spain, sparking international attention...
September 6th-9th, 1957: John W. Campbell Jr. leads the first comic book convention outside the United States in London, England, sparking international attention....
September 11, 1957 - A few months old baby in the bin Laden family dies of influenza. Also on this day, Soviet and Chinese forces withdraw their forces along the Amur River in an effort to reduce tensions within the region....
October 2nd, 1957: Calypso Heat Wave starring Alan Arkin, Darla Hood, and Maya Angelou, makes its hit film debut....
October 9th, 1957: Divine Principle by Young Oon Kim is published, serving as a nationalist manifesto by the government of Sun Myung Moon....
October 21st - November 19th, 1957: The 1957 NSL Championship is held. The Roanoke Industry win their fourth Cup Title after close match, beating the St. Louis Atomics 2-1. The Chicago Mafia comes in third.
October 31, 1957 - The ROC and UROK announce the founding of the Third Way, also known as the Non-Aligned Movement, intended to be neutral in the Cold War. The US withdraws Marshall Aid from the UROK.
December 16th, 1957: Prime Minister Kishi Nobusuke announces his government's apologies for war crimes committed against Asian nations, during a speech in Tokyo, Japan...
December 21st, 1957: 3 members of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun attack the international airport terminal in Athens, Greece, 14 injured, 2 killed...
December 25, 1957: Communists regain power in a military coup in Slovakia. The new government announces its withdrawal from NATO, and invites in Soviet forces to "restore order".
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January 1st, 1958: Members of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun take credit for a bomb placed outside the American consulate in Ankara, Turkey, injuring 3 people. Also on thiss day, Asger Jorn and Hans Platschek launch rallies against human experimentation by the German government in Berlin...
January 18th, 1958: Cloverfield directed by Ray Harryhausen makes its hit debut...
January 26th-28th, 1958: 130 people attend the second conference of LGBT issues in Costa Mesa, California led by Mark Merlino and Rod O'Riley...
January 28th, 1958: Bertrand Russell condemns the United States and Great Britain for their military actions across the globe in a speech at the United Nations General Asembly in San Francisco, California...
February 27th, 1958: Manhattan Project scientist Linus Pauling sparks controversy by voicing his objections to the "nuclear arms race" on the KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California....
February 28th, 1958: San Francisco Zen Center is established in San Francisco, California led by Richard Baker and Shunryu Suzuki, proclaiming the rise of interest of Asian culture in the United States...
March 4th, 1958: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun and the Moro Liberation Front (MLF) kaunch an attack against the U.S. Embassy in Manila, Philippines...
May 14th, 1958: European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is established in Brussels, Belgium, as part of the European Union Pact including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain....
May 16th, 1958: Singer John Cage performs on nationwide television, further popularizing rock and roll music....
May 17, 1958: An attempted coup d'etat in Iraq by the army, though with generous support from the Soviets, fails due to British Intelligence officers forewarning the government. Increasingly, with the failure of clean coups to take out the monarchs that the people still really hate, the Arabs are turning to new ideologies that are ironically opposites: socialism and Islamism.
May 29th, 1958: Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac popularizes the "Dharma Bum" lifestyle, and its rejection of Christian fundamentalism in San Francisco, California....
May 31st, 1958: Ponniyin Selvan Indian film directed by and starring M. G. Ramachandran makes its hit international debut...
June 8th 1958- Chile hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 29th 1958- Germany beats Brazil 5-2 to win the FIFA World Cup.
August 3rd, 1958: "Necoma of Venus" is broadcast nationwide, warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons...
September 6th, 1958: General Ah Pai Wong pushes for greater direct military involvement in national politics, during a rally in Nanjing. Also on this day, Chogyam Trungpa established Tibetan Buddhist temple, Tail of the Tiger in Barnet, Vermont, sparking national attention....
September 13th, 1958: Cameroon nationalist leader Ruben Um Nyobé announces that he will be leading a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, calling for independence for African nations....
September 17th, 1958: Germany formally enters into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) amidst complaints of anti-Semitism and concerns of right-wing fascism...
October 5th-10th, 1958: Cairo Conference;Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Cairo, Egypt, proclaiming that the United Nations is an "illegitimate organiztion led by imperialists and colonialists..."
October 21st - November 19th, 1958: The 1958 NSL Championship is held. The Chicago Mafia win their first cup 2-0 against the St. Louis Atomics, while the Roanoke Industry comes in third.
October 30th, 1958: The General Assembly adopted Resolution #1248 (XIII), condemning "Jim Crow" segregation, expressing, "regret and concern that the American Government has not yet responded to appeals of the General Assembly that it reconsider governmental policies which impair the right of all racial groups to enjoy the same rights and fundamental freedoms", sparking international controversy...
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January 3, 1959: The Soviets withdraw from the Allied Commission on Austria.
January 12th, 1959: Eritrean nationalist leader Sheikh Khalil Muhammad Amer, launches an armed insurrection in Asmara, Ethiopia....
February 2nd, 1959: Buddy Holly's plane takes off from Mason City, Iowa and lands without incident in Moorhead, Minnesota
March 3rd- April 22nd, 1959: Victor Houteff, leader of the Davidan movement, launches an armed siege against federal government at Mount Carmel, Texas, leading to the death of 82 men, women and children...
March 29th, 1959: Some Like It Hot! starring Bettie Page, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, makes its hit debut. Also on this day, President-elect Barthélemy Boganda of the Central African Republic, survives an assasination attempt in Boukpayanga, Central African Republic, implicating the French government, sparking anti-American and anti-French riots nationwide....
March 30th, 1959: Tenzin Gyatso, having fled the Chinese suppression of a national uprising in Tibet, crossed the border into India. India granted him political asylum, much to the embarassment of the U.S. government....
April 15th, 1959: Members of the John Birch Society launch a campaign to call for the United States towith draw from the United States, launching rallies at U.C. Berkeley and Stanford University.....
April 17th, 1959: Great Chinese Famine; Kuomingtang officials report a massive famine caused by massive crop failures nationwid, sparking civil unrest and panic nationwide....
May 1, 1959 - The NHL adds the Vancouver Grizzlies and the Louisville Frontiersmen for the 1959/60 season.
May 20th, 1959: Kuomingtang (KMT) officials announce the rescinding of the 1950 Constitution, during a press conference in Nanjing, China...
May 24th, 1959: Kuomingtang officials announce rationing efforts nationwide in an effort to deal with the massive food shortages faced in major cities, including Beijing, Nanjing, and Shanghai....
June 10th 1959: Economist Milton Friedman first publishes his book "The Case for Capitalism". In the book, Friedman makes a case against the currant strong government intervention in the US economy and advocates a return Classical Liberal Economics as well as a volunteer military, freely floating exchange rates and a negative income tax among other things. The book is well received and will eventually influence the economic policy of many world leaders in the coming years.
July 12th, 1959: Ramon D. Bosquez, Arturo Gonzalez, and Wolfman Jack, begin broadcasting "race music" and "Rockabilly" from Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico for XERF-AM, sparking national attention...
13 July, 1959: Protests break out across Pakistan demanding either autonomy or independence.
14 July, 1959: In a meeting of Muslim League MPs, it is resolved that Pakistan should be independent. At 16:45 local time, Mohammad Ali Jinnah unilaterally proclaims Pakistan as an independent Commonwealth Realm from the Singh Government Science College in Karachi. Jinnah is sworn in as provisional Prime Minister (and becomes the first man to have been Prime Minister of two Dominions), and Alvin Cornelius becomes Governor-General.
15 July, 1959: Sheik Mujibur Rahman proclaims the independence of the Republic of Bengal in Calcutta, at 11:00 local time. An hour after the proclamation, Royal Indian Army units and pro-independence militias begin fighting in earnest.
16 July, 1959: Pakistan announces that it considers the eastern part of Bengal as part of its territory, and refuses to recognize Bengal’s independence. A demand is issued for all Royal Indian Army troops in Pakistan to either swear loyalty to the Pakistani government or withdraw to India.
23 July, 1959: After India refuses to withdraw its troops from Pakistani territory, PM Jinnah announces on the radio that the Commonwealth of Pakistan is in a state of war with the Indian Union. Hours later, Britain announces its recognition of Pakistan, and by 20:00 local time the United States does as well.
24 July, 1959: In the early hours of the morning, Mohammad Ali Jinnah dies at age 83. Liaquat Ali Khan becomes Prime Minister. Later that day, the newly-formed Royal Pakistani Army pushes Indian forces out of Karachi after a day of intense urban warfare.
August 24th, 1959: Jordanian Queen Mother Zien is killed in Madrid, Spain by al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun guerillas, sparking international attention
September 2nd, 1959: Cabrini Green Riots; Brotman Hotel is raided by police in Chicago, Illinois, during a meeting of LGBT persons, covered by the Chicago Tribune...
September 16th, 1959: Palestinean guerillas fire AK-47s into a group of tourists in Jerusalem, killing 5 Americans, sparking international attention..
October 2nd, 1959: President Estes Kefauver defends the actions of Indian leader Mohammad Ali Jinnah, to Chinese leader Li Zongren during a visit to Washington D.C., fueling tensions between the two nations....
October 21st - November 19th, 1959: The 1959 NSL Championship is held. The Minneapolis Gunners win their first title, who defeated the Roanoke Industry 3-1. The Atlantic Crusaders come in third.
October 24th- November 7th, 1959: Chinese and Indian governments begin a military standoff over the disputed territories of Ladakh, Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Sikkim, and Arunachal, sparking fears of a war between the two largest nations on Earth....
November 2, 1959: The Soviet-backed People's Republic of Austria is proclaimed, with its capital in East Vienna and Johann Kopelnig as President. West Vienna still remains under Western Occupation.
November 17th, 1959: United Nations General Assembly adopts Resolution #1375 (XIV) on segregation. It is similar to the resolution of the previous year, except that it expressed "deep regret and concern"...
December 15th, 1959: The National Soccer League meets in Philadelphia to expand the league by 10 new teams. Teams in boldface have been added to the league.
1. New York Yanks
2. Roanoke Industry
3. Detroit Autos
4. St. Louis Atomics
5. Houston Fighters
6. Honolulu Sailors
7. Los Angeles Angels
8. Boston Union
9. Portland Pirates
10. Kansas City Cherokee
11. Denver Peaks
12. Chicago Mafia
13. Atlantic Crusaders (Atlantic City)
14. Minneapolis Gunners
15. Atlanta Dixie
16. Orlando Astros
17. Nashville Music
18. Las Vegas Casino
19. Seattle Sounders
20. Philadelphia Liberty
21. Austin Cowboys
22. Capitol Congressmen
23. Indianapolis Fusion
24. Phoenix Fire
December 31, 1959: The Western Allies allow the remainder of Austria to become independent as the Federal Republic of Austria with Salzburg as the temporary capital following reunification. In response Soviet and Austrian Communist troops cut off West Vienna from the outside world, cutting road access and communications lines.
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January 1st, 1960: al-Ikhwan al-Muslimun guerillas attack the Kuwaiti Oil Company in Kuwait City, Kuwait, demanding an end to "foreign occupation..."
01.01.1960: The Federal Republic of Austria is founded. There are four states.
State: Capitol:
Salzburg Salzburg
Tirol Innsbruck
Voralberg Bregenz
Kärnten Klagenfurt
West-Vienna is officially not part of the Federal Republic of Austria.
01.01.1960: The Federal Republic of Austria starts with daily television broadcasts. There will be only one broadcaster: The "Österreichische Rundfunk" (ORF)
Broadcasts will be daily from 6pm untill 11pm and special afternoon broadcasts in West-Vienna,Salzburg and Kärnten. A day earlier the East-Austrians started their television-broadcasts. Their broadcaster is the "Österreichische Fernseh Funk."(ÖFF)
01.01.1960: Germany is calling for a emergency meeting of the Security Council to protest the West-Vienna blockade.
01.01.1960: Despite the blockade there is a festive New Year's Concert in Vienna which is broadcast in the whole of Western Europe and shown the next day in the US.The ÖFF is not allowed to broadcast it. As the concert is played in the Western-Part of Vienna.
January 2nd 1960. Robert F Kennedy dies of a heart attack. Rumours were flying that there were drugs involved, something denied by the Kennedy family. The post-mortem findings were not released to the general public however.
02.01.1960: The acting Bundestag of West-Austria sets a date for elections.
The date will be 02.02.1960.
There are three main parties in West-Austria:
* The first is the Österreichische Volkspartei/Austrian Peoples Party. A conservative catholic party who wants to join NATO as soon as possible as extra protection against the Soviets. Futhermore they want to adopt the German Social Free Economy. Their candidate is Julius Raab
* The Second is the Sozialistische Partei Österreich/Socialist Party of Austria. They want a Swedish style economy and absolute neutrality. Their candidate is Bruno Kreisky.
* The third party is the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs/ Freedom Party of Austria. They want a unified Austria,Membership in the NATO and a free market economy.Their candidate is Friedrich Peter.
06.01.1960: In Germany,Switzerland,France,The Netherlands and Italy there are massive protests against the Soviets. The US and Britain start an airbridge to West-Vienna to ensure that no inhabitant of West-Vienna will starve or freeze.
02.02.1960: The first federal elections in West-Austria are held. The winner of the elections is the ÖVP. They gain an absolute majority. Julius Raab is the first chancellor of West-Austria.
12.02.1960: Start of the Winter Olympics in Oberhof (Thüringen,Germany) Austria will finish third after Norway and Germany
February 18th 1960-Opeaning ceremonies for the VII Winter Olympics are held in Innsbruck, West Austria.
March 7th, 1960: African-American activist Felton Turner is lynched in Houston, Texas, with the letters KKK carved into his chest, sparking international attention....
March 10th 1960: The two British colonies of Southern and Northern Rhodesia and unified into simply Rhodesia in preparation for independence as a Dominion within the commonwealth
March 16th, 1960: Korean leader Sun Myung Moon and Hak Ja Han are married in a nationally televised wedding in Seoul,....
23.03.1960: West Austria participates at the Eurovision Songcontest and finishes second after Italy. As a gesture to the new state the Songcontest of 1961 will be held in Bolzano/Bozen in South-Tirol(Italy)
March 25th, 1960: Representatives of 29 African and Asian members requested an urgent meeting of the Security Council to consider "the situation arising out of the large-scale violence and killings against unarmed and peaceful demonstrators against racial discrimination and segregation in the United States".
April 7th 1959 - After several failed attempts the USA finally launches it's Explorer I satellite, but it doesn't receive world-wide fame as the Soviet's first satellite and first living being sent into space.
April 12th, 1960: Actress Marilyn Monroe gives "expert testimony" regarding the issue of pornography trade to members of Congress in Los Angeles, California....
01.05.1960: East Austria is admitted to the Warsaw Pact and introduces conscription. Julius Raab gives the famous "May Day Declaration" in which he openly announces that West-Austria will join NATO as soon as possible.
June 3rd, 1960: In an effort to normalize relations, Germany signs 'perpetual non-aggression' agreements with all of it's neighbours.
05.06.1960: Germany and West Austria and Israel are taking up diplomatic relations. Both nations had promised to apologize for the Holocaust in the Knesset in West Jerusalem and pay compensation to the victims.
June 6th, 1960: Chancellor Otto Strasser proclaims the Holocaust a "Jewish fiction" aimed at "discrediting German national heritage" during a speech in Berlin, calling the Knesset a "den of thieves"....
17.06.1960: The workers and students of East Austria rise up against the government in East Vienna. The demands are freedom and reunification with the West. In the following days the East Austrian Army together with the Soviet Army crush the uprising with hundreds of arrests and the introduction of martial law in East Austria.
18.06.1960: Julius Raab flies to West Vienna to attend a rally in support of the people of East Vienna. June the 17th is declared the Day of Austrian Unity and made a public holiday in 1961.
July 7th, 1960: Trieste Radio; Lawrence Ferlinghetti launches a nationwide underground radio broadcast from San Francisco, California...
July 8th, 1960: Interstellar Low Ways science-fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, makes its hit debut.....
August 18th, 1960: R. Gordon Wasson develops "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) in Stillwater, Oklahoma, sparkng a massive narcotics revolution,...
August 25th 1960- Opening ceremony of the XVII Olympics are held in Budapest.
August 30th, 1960: Tibetan nationalist guerillas retreated to a mountain range on Tibet’s border with Nepal, known as Mustang....
September 6th, 1960: Daniel Guérin, Henri Lefebvre, and Jehan Mayoux launch draft riots in Paris, France, citing their opposition to the French colonial wars...
September 12th, 1960: Member states of the Cairo Conference call for the national independence for Puerto Rico, as a "right of sovereign states", fueling tensions within the United Nations.....
21.09.1960: A band from Liverpool have their first TV appearance in Austria. Their names? Paul,John,George and Ringo also know as the Beatles. Altough the show is broadcast on ORF many East Austrian tune in.
September 27th, 1960: Novelist Alexander Trocchi becomes a symbol of youth rebellion after his arrest in New York City, New York on drug possession charges, becoming the cause celebre...
November 6th, 1960: Latino Singer Constanza Jasso explodes with the hit musical single "Touched for the First Time", sprking immediate calls for bans by parent and religious groups....
November 8th, 1960: The Republican Ticket of Richard M. Nixon/Nelson Rockefeller wins over the Democratic Ticket of Estes Kefauver/Adlai Stevenson.
November 29th, 1960: British musicians and artists gather together to aid humanitarian relief efforts for China with the hit musical single "Will Christmas Come For Them?" led by Kitty Kallen, Ricky Valance, Jerry Keller, the Kalin Twins, and the Dream Weavers....
December 2nd, 1960: Musician Jean Dubuffet invents "Chaomusic" (OTL's heavy metal) in Paris, France, becoming an instant sensation with youth, appealing to the call for rebellion...
08.12.1960: The ORF starts a TV action called "Ein Wiener Geht Nicht Unter". Austrians are called upon to send greetings and foodparcels to West Vienna so that they know that the rest of West Austria thinks of them at Christmas.
December 11th, 1960: Argentinean President Arturo Frondizi expresses concerns about American overtures to Brazil, and worries that the United States might attempt to give nuclear weapons to the country....
December 11th-14th, 1960: John Faulkner leads first exercise workshop for cardiac patients in Aspen, Colorado, sparking interest in exercise and diet...
December 13th, 1960: Emperor Haile Selassie is overthrown in a military coup led by Germame Neway in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, sparking international attention...
21.12.1960: "Operation Santa Claus". Toys and Christmas Trees are flown in from Sweden and Germany to cheer the people of West Vienna up this Christmas.
22.12.1960: The government of East Austria and the Soviet Union announces a lift of the blockade of Western Vienna on 01.01.1961
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01.01.1961: The first train from Salzburg arrives in West Vienna at noon.
01.01.1961: The end of the blockade means a New Years Concert in the snow watched by millions all over Western Europe. A new New Years tradition starts in east and west. The first live telecast of the Four Hill Tournament in Ski Jumping.
12.01.1961: Elvis has his final tour of West Austria and Germany
January 15th, 1961: African-American Robert F. Monroe calls for "All good Negro-Americans should carry their guns...." during a rally in Monroe, North Carolina....
January 16th, 1961: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces Commander Lieutenant-General Sean MacEoin of Ireland is assassinated in Katanga, amidst accusations of the assassination attempt on President Patrice Lumumba, sparking civil unrest and violence....
January 17th, 1961: Patrice Lumumba, leader of the Republic of Congo, survives an assassination, which implicates Belgian leaders, fueling anti-European sentiment on the African continent....
January 30th, 1961: New York Times reports that global temperatures have begun to drop across the globe, sparking concern within the scientific community. Also on this day, "Material Girl" single by Constanza Jasso becomes a hit single, but is attacked by actress Marilyn Monroe for "unseemly behavior"...
February 1st, 1961: The Misfits starring Clark Gable and Bettie Page makes its hit debut, becoming the final film of actress Bettie Page....
March 6th, 1961: Paul Goodman, Nicolas Walter, and Albert Meltzer launch a youth rebellion in London, England, citing their opposition to British colonial wars in Hyde Park rallies...
March 21st 1961 - Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human to enter space (And also became known for his phrase "Let's go", with his orbit lasting just below 90 minutes, when Yuri finally landed on earth, he was mistakenly identified as an alien by a farmer and her daugher, although he was quick to dispell their fears, then he asked if there was a telephone nearby so he could call Moscow.
March 29th, 1961: New York City by Day starring Grace Harlow makes its hit film debut, despite demands for its ban by parent and religious groups....
March 30th 1961 - Ham becomes the first Monkey sent into space by the United States, unfortunately the fame bought on by Yuri Gagarin meant that Ham the Chimp went almost unnoticed by the media, this results in the American Space Program being nearly cancelled, but the prospect of sending an American into space keeps it going.
05.04.1961: The French,the British,the US and the Soviets sign a transit treaty for West Austria enabeling them to visit West Vienna. There will be a special Transit Autobahn linking Salzburg with West Vienna and a new railroad between Klagenfurt and West Vienna. Not everything is being told to the Austrians. The treaty also allow East Austria to build a wall around West Vienna.
April 22nd, 1961: Austin Bombing; Former U.S. Marine Charles Whitman detonates a truck bomb outside the federal building in Austin, Texas, killing 168 people, sparking racial and ethnic tensions nationwide....
May 1st, 1961: Comix Experience syndicated television series hosted by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby makes its hit debut in New York City, New York...
May 10th, 1961: Gangpaeh, Korean criminal syndicate emerges, in the aftermath of the rise of Sun Myung Moon's government in Seoul,....
11.07.1961: FIFA World Cup in England: The finals in Wembley. Holland versus the USSR. Altough the USSR are the clear favourites Holland wins with 1-0.
July 13th, 1961: We Travel The Space Ways science-fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, becomes a major bestseller. Also on this day, British and American musicians launch "Sino-Aid" in an effort to help raise funds for humanitarian aid for China, with concerts in New York City, New York and London, England. American artists include Alan Arkin, Edd Byrnes, Jim Backus, and Lolita....
13.08.1961: The East Austrians start building a wall around West Vienna. The president of East Austria calls this justified to protect East Austria against the western imperialists.
15.08.1961: Declaration of Bad Godesberg(Germany) Chancellor Adenauer and President de Gaulle declare that they will urge NATO to admit West Austria. Also on this day, Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space aboard the Freedom 7 spacecraft
01.09.1961: Conscription is introduced in West Austria.
01.10.1961: Paul Henri Spaak,Secretary General of NATO declares that West Austria will be part of NATO as of 01.01.1962
October 3rd, 1961: al-Sadig al-Mahdi is named as "spiritual successor" to Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi in Khartoum...
November 27th, 1961: Excelsior! book of poetry by Stanley Lieber makes its hit debut in New York City, New York....
December 30th, 1961: Guy Debord and Asger Jorn spark youth riots in the divided city of Vienna, sparking tensions between West Austria and East Austria....
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January 21st, 1962: Disc Jockey Wolfman Jack is arrested in Del Rio, Texas for his "pirate broadcasts", sparking national attention....
January 23rd, 1962: Former FBI agent Jack Levine, sparks controversy after he reveals that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover is homosexual, and his lover in Clyde Tolson in Washington D.C., sparking a massive scandal...
February 28th, 1962: Gangpaeh, Korean criminal syndicate, begins operations in Los Angeles, California, according to reports from the FBI,....
March 21st, 1962: Sakura Palace is started in Irvine, California, popularizing food from Japan as a fast food item..
May 10th, 1962: General Hu Zongnan launches a violent military coup in Nanjing, sparking international attention and concern....
May 29, 1962: The Los Angeles Blades become the first NHL expansion team to win the Stanley Cup in 3-2 upset to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
May 30th 1962- Finland hosts the FIFA World Cup.
June 17th 1962- Yugoslavia beats Brazil 2-1 to win the FIFA World Cup.
July 6th, 1962: "Empire State" by Wally Holmes is the Billboard #1 song in America, signalling a new style in music, with its debut in Los Angeles, California...
July 13th, 1962: "Fade to Black" by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York...
August 1st, 1962: Sir Julian Huxley promotes use of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a speech at Hyde Park in London, England...
August 4th, 1962: Martin Luther King Jr. is placed under arrest in Birmingham, Alabama, after being accused of trying to "leave the country" for conference in London, England...
19.08.1962: President Nixon is mocked in the English speaking world for his speech in West Vienna. "Ich bin ein Wiener". I'm a Wiener. The People of West Austria however are pleased with his speech
September 1st, 1962:The Yulon Motors Bluebird motor bike debuts.
October 16th,1962: New York Mets led by Joe Ginsberg win the World Series in New York City, New York, earning the title of the "Magnificent Mets"....
October 20th, 1962-Chinese troops launch an invasion of Indian Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh territories, sparking a shooting war between two of the allies of the United States...
October 26th, 1962: Actress Bettie Page dies mysteriously of a drug overdose at her home in Beverly Hills, California...
November 6th, 1962: United Nations General Assembly adopts Resoution #1761, creating the Special Committee on Segregation in the United States of America, is formed in Geneva, Switzerland....
November 12th, 1962: Michèle Bernstein, Guy Debord, Attila Kotànyi, Uwe Lausen, J.V. Martin, Jan Strijbosch, and Raoul Vaneigem launch anti-authoritarian riots in Brussels, Belgium...
November 15th, 1962: United Nations Peace-Keeping Forces under Commander José Rolz-Bennett are attacked by Indonesian guerillas in Kotabaru, New Guinea....
November 18th-20th, 1962: Police raid a convention of LGBT leaders in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sparking national attention...
November 21st, 1962: President Richard M. Nixon proclaims "peace with honor" after negotiating a ceasefire agreement between China and India in Geneva, Switzerland.....
December 7th, 1962: "A American in Shanghai" single by Carl Douglas introduces Asian culture to African-Americans with a hit debut in New York City, New York...
December 23rd, 1962: The Los Angeles Times reports that decrease in temperatures is accelerating due to human activity across the globe...
December 25th, 1962: Something's Got to Give starring Marilyn Monroe makes its hit debut, despite accusations of drug abuse on the set....
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January 18th, 1963: "Hear Your Name" by African-American artist Barry White makes its hit musical debut in Los Angeles, California
19th Januray 1963- The River Thames in London completely freezes over for the 1st time since 1814, allowing people to even shakte across it safely. The river will freeze more commonly as one of the 1st signs of Global Cooling.
January 23rd, 1963: Kuomingtang officials pass legislation sanctioning mass censorship of the press and media in Nanjing, sparking massive controversy....
February 5th, 1963: Executive Committee of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) specifies that the Council constitutes a new legal order for the benefit of which Member States have consented to a restriction of their sovereign rights...
February 14th, 1963: Insight Meditation Society formed in Boston, Massachusetts by non-Asians who had studied Buddhism in Asia...
March 10th, 1963: General Edwin A. Walker is killed by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas, sparking a national manhunt....
April 2nd, 1963: Special Committee on Segregation in the United States holds its first meetings in Geneva, Switzerland, much to the embarassment of the Nixon administration....
April 24th, 1963: I.F. Stone and Bertrand Russell appear on underground radio stations condemning the failed racial policies of the Nixon administration...
June 14th, 1963: Race riots erupt in Cambridge, Maryland sparked by police brutality against African-American residents...
June 16th 1963 - Valentine Tereshkova Becomes the first woman in space, the flight lasts 87 minutes
July 6th, 1963: First World Conference on World Peace through Law passes resolution promoting "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) as a "great equalizer" in Athens, Greece...
August 1st, 1963: Senator Vance Hartke (D-IN) proposes legislation to regulate the sale and transport of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a speech in Washington D.C.,...
August 3rd, 1963: "I'm gonna hate you" by singer African-American Patti Labelle makes its hit debut in New York City, New York...
September 27th- October 4th, 1963: First Exercise Leadership Convention is held in Aspen, Colorado, as people across the country become interested in exercise and diet....
October 19th, 1963: The Sci-Fi television show Vulcan makes it's hit debut, starring Sean Connery, Morgan Freeman, Harrison Ford, Walter Koenig, Andria Sunderlan, and Leonard Nimoy.
October 31st, 1963: al-Sadig al-Mahdi seizes control of the government after Abd al Rahman al-Mahdi dies in Khartoum, Sudan, sparking international attention...
November 6th, 1963: West Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz introduces the energy drink Lightning Bolt in Vienna, West Austria....
November 22nd, 1963: R. Gordon Wasson promotes the use of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) as "the ultimate enhancement" during a lecture at Harvard University...
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January 15th, 1964: Michael Smith meets Isaac Asimov, discussing his theory of "Historical Catastrophism" in New York City, New York....
January 17th, 1964: "Acidwire" by Silver Convention makes its hit musical debut in Berlin, Germany, displaying the international popularity of Fishbone dance craze....
January 29th 1964-Opeaning ceremonies for the IX Winter Olympics are held in Calgary, Canada.
May 5, 1964: Due to increased interest in both the United States and Canada, the NHL adds two new franchises for each nation. The Manitoba Monarchs and Halifax Hurricanes, as well as the Minnesota North Stars and Atlanta Rebels begin play for the 1964-65 Season.
May 20th, 1964: IWW members are arrested at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois, sparking international attention over the rights of the impoverished....
June 11th, 1964: "Can't Tell Me Anything" single by Paula Chlebek makes its hit debut, condemning the Nixon Administration over its political policies, sparking record burning rallies....
June 17th, 1964: Police report the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington D.C., by five burglars...
July 12th-16th, 1964: Students gather from across the United States at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, highlighting the national interest in exercise and diet....
July 13th, 1964: "Mr. Fuji's" franchise of restaurants opens in Yermo, California, introducing Japanese food as a fast food item...
July 15th, 1964: Executive Commitee of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) rules that Council law supercedes national law, during a ruling in Moscow, sparking international attention....
July 24th, 1964: Rochester Riots;Riots erupt in Rochester, New York after police attempt to break up an African-American block party....
August 6th, 1964: U.S. Senate publishes a report warning that the tract The New World Order by Pavel Sudoplatov has caused "incalulable damage to the reputation of the United States, Great Britain, and the United Nations organization..."
August 9th, 1964: Sakura Palace opens its newest franchise in Glendale, California, further popularizing food from Japan throughout Southern California....
August 18th, 1964: United States is banned from the Summer Olympics due to its segregation policies, sparking embarassment for the administration,...
August 25th, 1964: California Supreme Court rules that "Heisenberg" as a legal drug during trial in San Francisco, California...
August 28th-30th, 1964: Philadelphia Riots; In a major blow to the "gradual policies" of the Nixon administration, race riots erupt in the northern portion of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sparking the deployment of the National Guard....
September 8th-10th, 1964: Lusaka Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Lusaka, Zambia, proclaiming that the United Nations and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."
September 23rd, 1964: Tensions mount as President Richard M. Nixon is forced to defend his administration and its activities during a televised adddress from Washington D.C.,...
October 10th 1964- Opening ceremony of the XVIII Olympics are held in Tokyo.
December 10th, 1964: R&B singer Sam Cooke survives a murder attempt at the Bates Motel in Los Angeles, California...
December 31st, 1964: Actress Marilyn Monroe announces her conversion as a "born-again Christian" in Key West, Florida....
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January 6th, 1965: Doctor Bart Hughes performs a trepanation surgery on himself in an effort to "open the third eye" in Amsterdam, Netherlands, sparking international attention. Also on this day, due to Cold War fears the US Senate approves the 25th Amendment for ratification to the states. This amendment will set up a "Line of Succession" if something happens to the President.
January 8th, 1965: J.V. Martin, American Moral Rearmament (AMR) , assassinates King Frederik IX in Copenhagen, Denmark....
March 5th, 1965: National Liberation Front (NLF) members led by Hassan M. Saleh launch an armed insurrection against the British government in Manama, Bahrain...
March 18th 1965 - Alexy Leonov becomes the first human to do a spacewalk, it is rumoured that he jokingly said "I can see my house from here"
April 14th, 1965: National Liberation Font (NLF) members led by Hassan M. Saleh successfully overthrow the government in Manama, Bahrain, demanding the immediate withdrawal of Great Britain.....
May 25th-28th, 1965: Health leaders throughout the United States praise the rise of health awareness and its popularity in Chicago, Illinois...
June 11th, 1965: Alexander Trocchi and Adrian Mitchell instigate youth riots in London, England against British colonial wars across the globe...
June 22nd, 1965: Japanese Foreign Minister Shiina Etsusaburo meets with Chinese, Korean and Filipino leaders to express his nation's apology for the Second World War in Nanjing, China....
July 2nd, 1965: Timothy Leary delievers his speech and treatise on "Neurological Liberty" at the University of California in Los Angeles, California...
July 3rd, 1965: With several years delay, and using the unrest in the Soviet Union as a diversion, Germany quietly enters NATO without fanfare.
July 4th, 1965: The Monumental Attack; Black Liberation Front (BLF) along with a Quebecois separtist group bomb the Statue of Liberty in New York City, New York; the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Washington Monument in Washington D.C., sparking civil unrest and panic...
July 13th, 1965: Reports are released to the media that President Richard M. Nixon has tape-recorded every phone conversation and meting at the White House in Washington D.C.,...
July 23rd, 1965: President Richard M. Nixon blocks the release of tapes to the U.S. Congress citing "national security purposes" and the Monumental Bombings....
August 23-24th, 1965: Bodstedt Riots; Riots erupt throughout Bodstedt, Germany amidst LGBT persons dmanding "equal rights for equal love"...
September 9th, 1965: Kuomingtang officials report that Tibet was made an autonomous region of China...
October 5th, 1965: Gestapu Coup; In a major embarassment for the U.S. State Department, Communist guerillas overthrow the government of Sukarno in Jakarta, Indonesia....
October 14th, 1965: The Revolution of Everyday Life by Indonesian sympathizer Raoul Vaneigem becomes a major bestseller....
November 9th, 1965: Anti-war protester Roger Allen La Porte sets himself on United Nations Plaza in San Francisco, California....
November 22nd, 1965: J. Krishnamutri proclaims the need for "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a rally in Varanasi, India....
November 24th, 1965: How to Pass, Kick, Fall & Run by Merce Cunningham and John Cage makes its hit Broadway debut....
November 25th, 1965: Dipa Nusantara Aidit is proclaimed leader of the Indonesian government in Jakarta, Indonesia...
December 9th, 1965: Nation-states of the Lusaka Conference demand that a Protocol on Trade Negotiations, providing greater investment from the First World, before the General Assembly in San Francisco, California....
December 14th, 1965: The film Shriek creates a populariztion of the Grand Fisher *dance craze...
December 15th, 1965: United Nations Peace-keeping forces in Cyprus are dealt a major blow when British Brigadier James Wilson is assassinated during a press conference, sparking civil unrest and panic....
December 19th, 1965: Charles de Gaulle wins the French presidential elections, amidst rumors by Jean Lecanuet of CIA-involvement in the elections, sparking anti-American sentiment in France....
December 21st, 1965: Timothy Clark, Christopher Gray and Donald Nicholson are arrested in London, England after leading student protests....
December 24th, 1965: The Decline & Fall of the Spectacular Commodity Society by Guy Debord is published in Paris, France, condemning the racial situation in the United States.
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January 6th 1966 - The operation performed on Sergei Korolev to treat his hemorrhoids is a success, although it is found that he also has a cancerous tumour in his abdomen, this spurs Sergei to unite everyone involved in the Soviet Space Program and to come up with plans to improve on the LK Lunar Lander. Werner von Braun takes over from Sergei amid the news of his poor health, although Sergei persuades him to stay involved with the program, a target for the moon landing is June-November 1969.
March 20th, 1966: "I'm Breathless" single by Maria Steiber makes its hit musical debut in New York City, New York....
April 7th, 1966: Surabaja Massacre; Australian forces report the massive slaughter of 200,000 people in Surabaja, Indonesia...
May 8th, 1966: Battle of Jogjakarta; Government forces battle against American-backed guerillas in Jogjakarta, Indonesia...
May 19th, 1966: The film Grind makes its hit debut, fueling the popularity of the Panther dance craze...
May 21st, 1966: Southern Vounteer Militia (SVM) is formed in Selma, Alabama in an effort to crackdown on NAACP and SCLC leaders, sparking national attention...
May 21st- June 22nd, 1966: Communist death squads massacre c. 500,000 people nationwide in an spasm of "anti-fascist violence", targetting Japanese and American nationals....
May 29th-June 11th, 1966: The Yulon Motors Ltd. 125cc motorcycle takes 6th place in it's class in the Isle of Man TT race.
June 4th, 1966: Southern Volunteer Militia (SVM) members are suspected in the brutal murder of 4 civil rights workers in Mobile, Alabama...
June 11th, 1966: American Yulon Motor Co., Inc. opens in Los Angeles.
June 12th-19th, 1966: Chicago Riots; U.S. National Guard is deployed to Chicago, Illinois in an effort to contain African-American riots, sparking international attention and concern...
June 19th, 1966: U.S. government condemns the Indonesian government before the United Nations Security Council...
July 11th- July 30th, 1966: The World Cup of 1966 is being held in the Soviet-Union. The final is Brazil - Czechoslovakia. And Brazil wins with 3 - 1. Many West European nations do not attend the World Cup. Only Sweden and Ireland are present but do not get far
July 18th, 1966: Outrage among many East European nations as it has been announced that the World Cup 1974 will take place in West Austria.
August 15th, 1966: Dipa Nusantara Aidit calls upon the Soviet Union to provide military aid to the government in Jakarta, Indonesia....
August 21st, 1966: Nubians of Plutonia science fiction novel by African-American author Herman Poole Blount, becomes a major bestseller...
August 25th, 1966: White Southerners accuse African-Americans of "accosting white women" throughout Atlanta, Georgia.....
September 8th, 1966: Kosmicheskaya Militsiya (a.k.a. "Cosmos Patrol") Soviet science-fiction series makes its debut, starring Vasily Dobraydushev...
September 22nd-26th, 1966: Atlanta Riots; Riots erupt at NSL game, after white Atlanta Dixie fans bring Confederate flags to the soccer games....
September 23rd, 1966: Local newspapers accuse "uppity blacks" of attempting to ruin the NSL Atlanta Dixie franchise, turning the all-white team into a racial lightning rod.....
October 11th, 1966: Brotherhood of the Eternal Mind, a religious group based around the usage of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs), is formed by Glenn Lynd in Laguna Beach, California...
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January 2nd, 1967: Argentinean General Juan Carlos Onganía calls for a massive expansion of the nation's nuclear weapons program in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sparking international attention and concern...
January 15th, 1967: NFL New York Giants win the inaugural Super Bowl, 35-10, in Los Angeles, California, sparking national attention...
January 19th, 1967: Indonesian Communist officials announce a ban on all Chinese cultural and religious events, during a speech in Jakarta...
February 10th 1967: Nevada is the 38th and last state needed to put the 25th amendment into the US constitution.
March 1st, 1967: Brigadier General Supardjo launches a purge of the military forces in Jakarta, Indonesia...
March 15th, 1967: Phoenix (Pacific Comics) by Osamu Tezuka popularizes hard science-fiction in comic books, granting greater credibility to the medium....
March 21st, 1967: "My New Religion" single by Maria Steiber sparks controversy with Oral Roberts condemning the song of "anti-Christian ethos" during a record-burning rally in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma...
March 22nd, 1967: Germany officially opts out of the MBT-70 Programme and starts development of what will become the Jaguar 2 Main Battle Tank.
April 2nd, 1967: Washington Crusade; Oral Roberts leads the Washington D.C. Crusade, proclaiming the need to seize "Christian values" nationwide...
April 23rd 1967 - The Soyuz 1 Space-Craft, is considered a sucess and a day later Soyuz 2 docks with Soyuz 1 with a swapping of the crew, Soyuz 1 then lands back on earth, followed by Soyuz 2.
May 15th, 1967: The British and German Ministries of Defence officially announce closer Cooperation in armaments. In the near term this means that Germany will buy the Hawker Harrier that the British are using on their CVA-01 Class for the Naval Aviation Branch of the Luftwaffe and as an Attack Aircraft, while the British participate in the MBT-70 programme, of which they will in the end use only the turret and with a British-made 120mm gun.
May 31st, 1967: Buddhist nun Master Cheng Yen achieves international fame after her international efforts to aid the poor and homeless in Shanghai are reported by American media...
June 25th, 1967: Labor MP Michael Frayn condemns Israel for its military actions before the House of Commons in London, England.....
July 1st, 1967: Merger Treaty; Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) treaty beginning the fusing the Executives of the individual nations Executive Comittees, enters into force.
July 2nd, 1967: President Richard M. Nixon threatens to remove the United States from the United Nations, calling it a " damned, debate society" during a press conference at the Bohemian Grove, California.....
July 12th, 1967: "The Day Soccer & Fishbone Died"; Italian-Americans angered by the racist depiction of Italians with the "Chicago Mafia" and a backlash against African-American music, riot at a concert event in Chicago, Illinois....
July 13, 1967: Despite consistently strong performances in the playoffs, declining interest and ticket sale force the Seattle Bombers move to northern California to become the San Francisco Seals. Their showdown and win in the West Division finals against the Los Angeles Blades the following year sparks an intense rivalry that will later dominate the 1970s.
July 23rd-27th, 1967: Detroit Riots; Race riots erupt in Detroit, Michigan after police attempt to break up a protest by AFL/CIO workers led mainly by African-Americans....
August 30th, 1967: Indian leaders proclaim a "two-child" policy in response to concerns of a "population explosion", sparking international attention and concern in New Dehli, India....
August 31st- September 4th, 1967: Ted White and Harlan Ellison lead the national comic book convention in New York City, New York, sparkng national attention....
September 5th-9th, 1967: Algiers Conference; Leaders of African, Latin America and Asia gather in Algiers, Algeria, proclaiming that the United Nations, Israel,and the United States as "illegitimate organiztions led by imperialists and colonialists..."
October 1st - 2nd, 1967: Chola Incident; fighting erupts between Indian and Chinese forces in Chola, Sikkim; the United States sides with China on the territorial dispute, fueling tensions between the United States and India....
November 13th, 1967: Timothy Leary proclaims the necessity of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) at Long Beach State University in Long Beach, California...
November 22nd, 1967: Arab leaders condemn the passage of Resolution #242 by the United Nations Security Council, as an "insult to the Muslim world" in San Francisco, California.....
November 28th, 1967: Argentinean General Juan Carlos Onganía proclaims that its nuclear program is purely for peaceful purposes during a speech at Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina...
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January 14th, 1968: NFL Atlanta Falcons led by quarterback Randy Johnson win Super Bowl II in Miami, Florida....
January 30th, 1968: U.S. State Department announces withdrawal of the U.S. 7th Fleet out of South China Sea, in an effort to allow China to invade Communist Indonesia...
February 6th 1968-Opeaning ceremonies for the X Winter Olympics are held in Lahti, Finland.
February 8th, 1968: Orangeburg Massacre; South Carolina state troopers fire into a crowd of civil rights protesters at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, South Carolina, killing 9 people and injuring 22 people...
February 14th, 1968: Timothy Leary proclaims that "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) as a "breakthrough in evolution" during a rally in Long Beach, California...
March 17 1968 - The training flight that was to be made by Yuri Gagarin and Vladimir Seryogin is cancelled due to poor weather conditions
April 6th, 1968: Michael Belkin of New York City, New York, releases documents from the House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform, claiming that vaccines are actually "toxic poisons" in Washington D.C.,...
April 8th, 1968: Al Vincent and John Russell launch underground radio broadcasts in Chicago, Illinois, sparking national attention....
April 12th, 1968: Michael Belkin disrupts a Conference of the American Medical Association in New York City, New York proclaiming that vaccination is part of an "Orwellian plot"....
May 2nd, 1968: David "Moses" Berg launches the "Children of God", Christian fundamentalist movement in Oakland, California....
May 11th, 1968: "Macarthur Park" single by Richard Haris, makes its hit musical debut,....
May 31st, 1968: Singer Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney have trepanation surgery performed on them in Liverpool, England, sparking international attention to the procedure....
June 11th, 1968: After a crisis, a right-wing group seperates from the OVP in West-Austria. They call themselves the Einheit Partei Österreich (Unity Party Austria) and have a surprising main goal: re-unification with Germany. As advantages they use the idea that a German-backed Austria can increase pressure on East-Austria easier. Although initially distrusted, the EPÖ soon gains members, becoming a sizeable party in West-Austria.
July 1st, 1968: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) customs union enters into force. Remaining customs duties in intra-Council trade are abolished and the Common Customs Tariff is introduced to replace national customs duties in trade with the rest of the world....
August 8th, 1968: Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Eugene McCarthy of Minnesota are nominated to be President and Vice President candidates for the Democratic party in New Orleans, Louisiana
20.08.1968: The Prague Spring does not find favour in the Soviet-Union. On this day Russia invades Czechoslovakia. This causes panic in West Austria and Germany.
21.08.1968: Massive demonstrations in Amsterdam, London, Berlin and West-Vienna against the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.
21.08.1968: The Soviet Union blocks the border between West-Austria and Czechoslovakia and between Germany and Czechoslovakia. This should end the stream of refugees to both countries.
August 26th to 29th: Protests at the Republican convention in Dallas, Texas cause violent protests to the party nomination process and policies of the platform. A Draft Rockefeller movement starts in the convention hall. Outside police and National guard put down protests violently. This is viewed on television world wide.
August 29th, 1968: Gerald Ford of Michigan is nominated by the Republican Party to be their Presidential Candidate. The Candidate for Vice President is Nelson Rockefeller, in Dallas Texas
September 10th, 1968: Michael Belkin of New York City, New York proclaims that vaccinations are part of a "socialist plot" during a speech in Arlington, Virginia....
30.09.1968: The third federal elections: The SPÖ of Bruno Kreisky win the elections and form a coalition with the Liberal FPÖ.
October 6th, 1968: Police officials in Richmond, Virginia ban a civil rights march over concerns of civil unrest and violence.....
October 12th 1968- Opening ceremony of the XIX Olympics are held in Mexico City.
31.10.1968: The third Austrian Bundestag meet in West Vienna to vote the new chancellor. The meeting is disturbed by low flying MIG planes from East Austrian airforce. Kreisky becomes the new chancellor.
01.11.1968: A new German sci-fi show hits the airwaves. "Raumpatrol Orion". It's so popular that it becomes the first German TV show to be shown in the Soviet Union.
04.11.1968: The US elections: Gerald Ford versus Edward "Ted" Kennedy ends in a landslide majority for Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy.
December 16th, 1968: Palestinian officials led by Yasser Arafat demand that the United Nations investigate the "long string of human rights violations by Israel against the Palestinian people...."
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01.01.1969: The ORF start with colour-television. Also a second channel is created. The US and Germany start with Radio Free Europe to bring the Western view on world events.
January 22nd, 1969: Viktor Ilyin assassinates Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, sparking a massive succession crisis in Moscow....
23.01.1969: President Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy declares that there will be an American on the moon before 1980.
12.02.1969: The international ski federation (FIS) introduces the Skiing Worldcup. The first edition is held in Zagreb(Yugoslavia) The big winner is Switzerland but Yugoslavia comes second. France comes in third.
March 9th, 1969: "Philosophy of the World" album by the Shaggs makes its hit debut in Boston, Massachusetts....
March 20th, 1969: President Edward M. Kennedy calls for stronger Sino-American ties, during a speech in Beijing, China...
April 1, 1969: The NHL revives the Ottawa Senators franchise and adds the Washington Screaming Eagles for the 1969-70 Season. By the end of 1969 the teams in the NHL include.
West Division:
Vancouver Grizzlies
San Francisco Seals (formerly Seattle Bombers)
Los Angeles Blades
Denver Peaks
Manitoba Monarchs
Minnesota North Stars
St. Louis Blues
Chicago Blackhawks
Cleveland Cannons
Detroit Red Wings
East Division:
Louisville Frontiersmen
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Halifax Hurricanes
Atlanta Rebels
Washington Screaming Eagles
Ottawa Senators
May 12th, 1969: Argentinean President Roberto Levingston announces that they will not accede to the Geneva Protocols, during a television broadcast in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
May 25th, 1969: Maidstone written and directed by Norman Mailer, makes its hit film debut,...
June 3rd, 1969: Kosmicheskaya Militsiya (a.k.a. "Cosmos Patrol") Soviet science-fiction series makes its final broadcast, disappointing many Soviet fans of the series....
June 5th, 1969: Thirty Days by former President Richard M. Nixon is published, proclaiming Nixon's role at achieving a peaceful settlement between the Chinese and Indian governments....
06.06 - 30.06 1969: FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The final is between Brazil and England. Brazil wins with 2 - 0.
June 9th, 1969: The action-adventure film Indiana Jones hits theaters, directed by George Pal, starring Leonard Nimoy, George Takei, and Suzanne Williams. Also on this day, "Christian Beacon" by Carl McIntire begins broadcasting nationwide on CBS-affiliated radio stations in New York City, New York....
July 4 1969 - The Soviet Union lands it's first man on the moon, Yuri Gagarin and Alexy Leonov are the 2 man crew of the Luna I, with Alexy proudly proclaiming "THE MOON IS RED!!!!" Upon the landing, after a game of "Rock, Paper, Scissors" Yuri becomes the first man to step foot on the moon, saying the infamous phrase "One small step for a socialist, one giant LEAP FOR THE REVOLUTION, URA!!!"
The news of the Soviet Moon landing has all but killed the American Space Proram.Over the next 2 years the Soviet Union would send 7 Luna Craft onto the Moon, with Valentina Tereshkova becoming the first woman to land on the moon.
14.07.1969: President de Gaulle declares that he will step down as president of France. New elections are to be held in 1970.
20.07.1969: A Promise made by president Nixon comes true. The USA puts a man on the moon. Altough the USSR claims it's a propaganda stunt.
August 3rd, 1969: Conservative John Griggs wanrs of the dangers of "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) during a rally in Laguna Beach, California...
August 11th, 1969: After Chinese Kuomingtang (KMT) placed 580,000 troops on Java and 150,000 troops on Bali, in an effort to begin building defensive structures and Indonesia began shelling Chinese installations on Bali.
August 14th-17th, 1969: Federal troops are deployed into the major cities throughout the American Southeast, including Little Rock, Birmingham, Montgomery, New Orleans, Charleston, and Atlanta....
September 1st, 1969: Pope Paul VI announces that the clerical reforms presented by the Second Vatican Council will not be implemented under his watch, during mass in Rome...
September 3rd, 1969: Indonesia forces begin the "liberation" of Bali, despite warnings of support for the Chinese by the Kennedy administration, forcing a massive evacuation by November....
October 15th, 1969: Pope Paul VI proclaims that the "time of great chastisement" is at hand, during mass in the Vatican City, citing the international situation...
October 18th, 1969: Argentinean General Juan Carlos Onganía conducts a nuclear weapons test at Arroyito, Argentina, sparking international attention and concern...
November 2nd, 1969: Cairo Betrayal; Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) launches an armed insurrection in Transjordan, after King Hussein orders the expulsion of Palestinian refugees in Jordan territories...
December 6th, 1969: Hell's Angels members begin trafficking "Heisenberg" (OTL's smart drugs) at the Altamont Music Festival in San Francisco, California...
31.12.1969: The East Austrian ÖFF starts a second channel in full colour.
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