The following POD is based on the following thread:
https://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=182062
Here is the final draft of the ATL:
January 28th, 1986: Christa McAuliffe becomes the first civilian in space, with the successful launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
Januay 31st, 1986: President Ronald Reagan calls the crew of the Space Shuttle from Washington D.C., praising their efforts , saying," you have 'slipped the surly bonds of Earth' to 'touch the face of God.'..."
Febuary 1, 1986: In the Soviet Union, Gorbachev begins to purge the CPSU of it's hard-line members.
Febuary 3: 1986: Inspired by the Challenger, the Soviets want to put a civilian in space as well.
February 12th, 1986: Yugoslavian Prime Minister Milka Planinc warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that economies of the Balkan region are unstable,...
February 22nd-25th, 1986: General Juan Ponce Enrile and Gregorio Honasan overthrow the government in a military coup in Manila, Philippines...
February 28th 1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in Stockholm. A nationwide manhunt is started to apprehend the attacker.
March 3rd, 1986: Charles Beasley, scientist at Eli Lilly, unveils EMC, as the first line of "smart pharmaceuticals" in New York City, New York...
March 6th, 1986: Space Shuttle Columbia under Commander Jon McBride is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with little incident...
March 20th, 1986: Right-wing activist Saburo Ienaga launches an ultra-nationalist rally in Tokyo, Japan, proclaiming "Japan must stand up on its own terms..."
April 5, 1986: At a speech to the Politburo, Gorbachev attacks Stalin's rule, telling them about what his family and his wife's family went through, and labels Stalin as a criminal.
April 10: 1986: Gorbachev begins to put younger men in the Politburo, and even taps Anatoly Dobrynin to become Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, and Pyotor Lushev as Defence Minister.
April 26th 1986: A reactor test in a Soviet nuclear power station in Chernobyl very nearly leads to a catastrophic accident. The narrowly averted disaster is covered up and the details only become known after several years.
May 3rd, 1986: Space Shuttle Challender launches the Ulysses solar polar orbiter under Commander Frederick H. Hauck from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
May 9th, 1986: Riots in Tallinn between Estonians and Russians.
May 12th, 1986: In Lithuania people demand indepent to country.
May 16th, 1986: Top Gun starring Scott Baio and Brooke Shields makes its hit debut,...
May 20th, 1986: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches the Galileo probe under Commander David M. Walker at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also on this day, after reviewing the German-Soviet pact of 1939, the Politburo declares it illegal, and excepts Lithuanian's demands.
May 21st, 1986: President Ronald Reagan vetoes the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Bill by Representatives Ron Dellums (D-CA) and William H Gray (D-PA), as "an extremist policy..."
May 22, 1986: In response to the recent demands for an independent country in Lithuania, and the riots in Estonia, a mass strike is held in Poland by the underground Solidarity trade union, calling for a non-communist Poland united with Lithuania.
May 31th -June 29th, 1986 : The 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, win by Argentina with Maradona in final against West Germany
June 3, 1986: Inspired by the Polish strike, several Czechoslovakian and Hungarian trade unions hold similiar actions in their respective nations, calling for non-communist government.
June 4th, 1986: Run DMC and Aerosmith collaborate for the single "Walk this Way" to protest against music censorship proposals,...
June 10th-17th, 1986: Inspired by the riots in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, riots erupt in Sofia, Bulgaria...
June 19, 1986: The strike in Poland finally ends, after the government finally accedes to negotiate with the government.
July 1st, 1986: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched carrying the first British astronaut, Lieutenant Nigel Wood (RAF), and first Indonesian astronaut, Taufik Akbar, under Commander Michael Coats (US) from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
July 23, 1986: The Czechoslovakian and Hungarian strikes end after their respective governments are forced to negotiate as well.
July 26, 1986: The recent strikes in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia have sent a wave of fear throughout the Communist bloc nations, and inspired anti-Communist activists to fight harder.
August 1st, 1986: Howard the Duck directed by George Lucas and starring Lea Thompson, makes its hit debut...
August 9, 1986: Afraid for his position as General Secretary, due to hardliners within the Party, Hu Yaobang manages to convince Deng Xiaoping to keep him as GS with his new, radical "Great Days" plan, a plan to open up the Chinese government and guarantee survival as the Communist Bloc in Europe seems to be beginning to collapse. Deng approves of the plan, and massive social reforms begin to be put into place.
August 29th, 1986: Amidst the threat of secessionist fervor in the Baltic States, Mikhail Gorbachev warns of a military crackdown on the region, during a televised speech in Moscow....
September 7th, 1986: General Augusto Pinochet is assassinated by Marcelo Barrios Andres, Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez (FPMR), in Montevideo, Chile, causing massive civil unrest and violence...
September 12th, 1986: German BGA reports severe drug reactions from EMC, including suicidal tendencies and addictive tendencies, during a report in Hamburg, West Germany,...
September 13th, 1986: Young Astronauts (CBS-TV) animated series, makes its hit television debut...
September 14th, 1986: Communist guerillas bomb Seoul's Kimpo International Airport, killing 14 people, in opposition to the Chinese reform efforts...
September 19th, 1986: Blue Velvet directed by David Lynch, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Willem Dafoe makes its hit debut...
September 20th, 1986: 4 Iranian Shiite terrorists bomb Turk Air 415 in Ankara, Turkey en route to Cyprus, killing 315 people,...
September 26th, 1986: Reporter David Hirst, The Guardian, is kidnapped by AMAL guerillas in Beirut, Lebanon,...
September 27th 1986: Nothing much happens to Metallica bass player Cliff Burton. On October 4th, the band's Damage Inc. tour continues in Helsinki, Finland.
October 3rd, 1986: Soviet K-219, Yankee-I class submarine sinks 480 miles east of Bermuda, under Captain Igor Britanov, killing 120 people, after an explosion in one of its nuclear missile tubes...
October 16th 1986: The International Olympic Committee chooses Lillehammer, Norway to be the host city of the 1992 Winter Olympics and Birmingham, UK to be the host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Also on this day, Alexander Barkashov forms the Russian National Unity (RNU) movement in Moscow in an effort to preserve "Russia for Russians"...
November 6th, 1986: President Ronald Reagan is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland; CBS Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports the story...
November 13th, 1986: President Ronald Reagan addresses the nation about his medical diagnosis in a televised address in Washington D.C.,...
November 19, 1986: President Ronald Reagan decides to resign in light of his condition, afraid of how it will effect his Presidency.
November 20, 1986: George Bush is sworn in as President.
November 21, 1986: Bush picks his choice for VP Robert "Bob" Dole (R-KS), who is confirmed by Congress a few hours later.
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January 7th, 1987: Mahmud al-Mustafa, a Libyan dissident, calls for a "government-in-exile" during a rally in Athens, Greece; Also on this day, Members of Run DMC are placed under arrest in Los Angeles, California after burning an American flag during a concert,...
January 22nd, 1987: Soviet officials report a mutiny of cadets in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, as an attack by "Islamic fundamentalists"...
January 25, 1987: The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 54-27 at Super Bowl XXI.
March 4, 1987: KGB agent Rudolf Abel defects to North Korea, intending to pass along several security secrets to the isolated Kim Il Sung regime.
March 9th, 1987: "Smoke Illusion" album by Amber McKlane makes its hit debut in 22 countries, internationally starting in New York City, New York. Her and the band Cinders and Smoke sign a record contract
March 21st, 1987: "Pyrotech" single by Cinders and Smoke makes its hit debut, becoming #1 in the United States,...
March 23rd, 1987: Martial law is declared by the government in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia under Prime Minister Branko Mikulić,...
March 29th, 1987: Plitvice Lakes Incident; Serbian nationalists clash with Croatian separtists in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, Yugoslavia...
April 11th, 1987: Al Gore announces he will run for president.
April 12, 1987: Massive riots erupt in East Germany after a man is shot and killed by Volkspolizei in East Berlin. The government begins to crack under the pressure from the people.
April 13th, 1987: Gary Hart, a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, officially announces he will run for president.
April 15th, 1987: Government of President Raúl Alfonsín is overthrown by military officers affiliated with the Carapintada movement under Aldo Rico in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
April 21st, 1987: Bill Clinton, after much pondering, announces he will run for president.
April 24th, 1987: Slobodan Milosevic calls for a "Greater Serbia" during a rally in Kosovo, Yugoslavia,...
May 6th, 1987: Poklonnaya Hill Riots; Communist Party Secretary Boris Yeltsin is beaten and hanged by Pamyat members for "Gorbachev's selling out the Russian people". Also on this day, Jesse Jackson declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination.
May 15th, 1987: Ishtar starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman, makes its hit film debut,...
May 21st, 1987: Feeling that President Bush is not conservative enough, televangelist Pat Robertson becomes the first candidate to challenge him in the Republican primaries.
June 2nd, 1987: Sofia Riots; Riots erupt in Sofia, Bulgaria during student demonstration in honor of national hero, Christo Botev (1876)...
June 8, 1987: North Korean reformers take over in a military coup, installing a combination military/civilian transitional government with help from South Korea. Kim Il Sung and many of his cabinet members are killed in a bombing outside of Pyongyang, North Korea.
June 19, 1987: Due to a writer's strike Star Trek V is cancelled. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the last Star Trek film featuring the original cast
June 26th, 1987: Bulgarian State Security (DS) fires on The Anarchist Youth Federation (F.A.M.) members in Sofia, Bulgaria, killing 8 people. Also on this day, Yussef Kherbigh, National Salvation Front of Libya (NSFL), calls for American recognition for a Libyan "government-in-exile" in Rome, Italy,..
July 2nd, 1987: Iranian ambassador Mohammed Razi is killed by a car bomb in Madrid, Spain,...
July 3, 1987: the new North Korean government wishes to start summits with the US as soon as possible.
July 6, 1989: The GDR is officially dissolved and merges with the FRG, whose capital is moved to a re united Berlin.
July 9, 1987: Riots begin in Czechoslovakia after the government refuses to meet workers' demands.
July 17th 1987 - Off the back of a successful re-election campaign, Margaret Thatcher announces she will seek a British shuttle in space by the year 2000. She names William Whitelaw as the first Minister for Space working out of the Ministry of Defence.
July 24th, 1987: Hezbollah takes credit for the bombing of Air Afrique over Geneva, Switzerland, killing 145 people,...
July 28th, 1987: Iranian exile Mansuri Mohammad Hasan announces hte formation of a "government-in-exile" in Istabul, Turkey,...
August 5th, 1987: Hollywood couple Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey are killed in a car accident while driving through Belfast, Northern Ireland...
August 7th, 1987: "Kiss-In" ; LGBT leaders lead a group of 75,000 people in a "kiss-in" during a rally in Picadilly Circus to protest anti-gay laws in London, England,...
August 17, 1987: The East German government, to the shock of the world, collapses after the Berlin politburo is destroyed in a multiple-fatality bombing in East Berlin.
August 18th, 1987: Sri Lankan President Junius Richard Jayewardene and Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa are killed in a grenade attack in Jayawardenepura by PLF guerillas...
August 22,1987: The Czechoslovakian government is forced to hold elections to stop the riots in Prague. Also on this day, Cabbage Patch Kids: The Movie starring Mckenzie Astin, makes its hit debut,...
August 25th, 1987: Jennifer Dinoia establishes the "Curry-N-Hurry" franchise in Berkeley, California, specializing in Indo-Pakistani food....
August 27th, 1987: DJ Scott La Rock narrowly survives a shooting in South Bronx, New York, vowing to "fight the machine"...
September 2nd-3rd, 1987: Aziz Kelmendi leads Albanian in an ethnic rebellion in Leskovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia,....
September 3, 1987: Demonstrations in Kiev are violently crushed by Soviet troops, in response to the destabilization of the Warsaw Pact.
September 7, 1987: Xinjiang province in China explodes into revolution after Uyghur politician Nur Bekri calls for a "global jihad against communism" in Urumqi.
September 10, 1987: Soviet troops crush an attempted Islamist rebellion in Tajikistan.
September 11th, 1987: Fatal Attraction directed by Brian De Palma, starring Kim Bassinger and Mel Gibson, makes its hit debut...
September 12th, 1987: The Pretenders (NBC-TV) starring Amada Pays, makes its television series debut,...
September 13, 1987: Through reformers in the KGB and military, Gorbachev finds out about his signiture being forged in order for the uprisings to be crushed, to make it appear that he gave the orders.
September 13th- December 28th, 1987: NFL Players Strike; Super Bowl XXII is cancelled as a result; popular sentiment runs high against the players...
September 17th-22nd, 1987: Neo-Nazis spark race riots in Hoyerswerda, East Germany, ahead of Bundeswehr forces, sparking international tensions...
September 18th, 1987: 7.8 earthquake strikes Parkfield, California, c.12 people killed. Shockwaves are felt in San Francisco, California,...
September 20, 1987: Gorbachev makes a televized speech in Moscow, outing the forgers in the KGB and military, and also apologizes for the deaths. Also on this day, Cabbage Patch Kids: The Animated Series (CBS-TV), makes its hit television debut,...
September 24th 1987 - In light of the space program announcement, the BBC commissions a biopic of the now Major Nigel Wood, the first Briton in space. John Nettles is chosen for the part of Wood.
September 28th, 1987: Star Trek: The Next Generation (CBS-TV) Starring Jeffrey Combs as "Commander William Riker", Marina Sirtis as "Tasha Yar", Tim Russ as "Geordi La Forge", and Denise Crosby as "Deanna Troi", taking a darker tone than the original, reflecting the Cold War situation...
October 6th, 1987: The Spirit (NBC-TV) based on the comic by Will Eisner, starring Sam J. Jones and Nana Visitor, makes its hit television debut...
October 9th, 1987: The Princess Bride starring NFL player Bubba Smith and Carrie Fisher, makes its hit debut,...
October 13, 1987: As the Soviets appear to be unable to respond to the chaos in East Germany, the West German Bundeswehr moves into East Germany to stabilize.
October 17, 1987: Gorbachev harshly criticizes the West German move into East Germany, but makes no further response.
October 19th, 1987: Star Trek: The Next Generation (CBS-TV); The Ferengi are introduced as a threat to the federation, as a "corporate raider" society, based on bounty hunters (e.g. similar to the Mandalorians of OTL's Star Wars continuity)...
November 1, 1987: The first elections in 40 years are held in Czechoslovakia. The Charter 77 Group, led by Jiří Dienstbier, almost completely ousts the Communist Party. In response, the KPC refuses to relinquish power and declares the Charter 77 illegal.
November 3, 1987: The Czechoslovakian people rise up and fight the government, led by Dienstbier.
November 10, 1987: The Prague Politburo is captured by rioters and Jiří Dienstbier declares the Free Czechoslovak Republic in Prague.
November 29th, 1987: North Korean militants bomb a Korean Airlines flight out of Baghdad, killing 115 people...
December 1st, 1987: British ambassador John Gray is assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon, Hamas claims responsibility,...
December 12, 1987: After several production delays and a major re-write Superman IV: Peace In Our Time (formerly "The Quest For Peace") makes its debut. While not as successful as the first film, it is successful enough to convince Warner Bros. to buy back the rights from the Salkinds and contract Christopher Reeve to two more films.
December 18th, 1987: Leonard, Part 6 starring Bill Cosby makes its hit debut,...
December 20th, 1987: Iraqi ambassador Midhat al-Hiyali is assassinated in Athens, Greece by a group claiming to be part of the "Sons of Allah",...
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January 31, 1988: Super Bowl XXII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the reigning champions, the Green Bay Packers, 46-39.
March 7th, 1988: The Dictator (CBS-TV) starring Christopher Lloyd as a deposed dictator, makes its hit series debut,...
March 24th, 1988: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Uma Thurman and John Neville, makes its hit debut...
March 29th, 1988: ANC leader Dulcie September exposes French links to the apartheid government in South Africa, during a press conference in Paris, France, embaraqssing French leaders,...
April 25th, 1988: Slovenian leaders Veljko Rus, France Bučar, Dimitrij Rupel, Veno Taufer, Milan Apih, Tine Hribar, Peter Jambrek, Janez Menart, and Tone Pavček announce plans for secession in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia,...
May 10th, 1988: 8.1 earthquake hits San Francisco, California killing 38 people, sparking national attention and concern,...
May 12, 1988: The Gennifer Flowers scandal is broken by Ted Koppel on Nightline (ABC-TV)
May 15th, 1988: Yugoslavian President Raif Dizdarević is assassinated in Belgrade, sparking nationalist sentiment...
May 16th, 1988: Yugoslavian Prime Minister Branko Mikulić is ousted in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in a "no-confidence" vote,...
May 18th, 1988: Former SS-officer Josef Schwammberger leads a rally in Stuttgart, West Germany, further heating tensions between the two Germanies....
June 2, 1988: President Bush gives a campaign speech regarding "America's Future in Space" and the creation of the SEI commission
June 7, 1988: Richard Donner publicly expresses interest in returning to direct both Superman V and VI.
June 11th, 1988: Where's Rodney (ABC-TV) starring Rodney Dangerfield and Soleil Moon Frye, makes its hit debut...
June 15, 1988: The DNC becomes one of the most bitterly divided in recent memory. Gore and Hart have a strong following. Clinton and Jackson are probably acceptable for VP positions. After a tough primary season, the democratic nomination is decided. Al Gore receives the nomination for President with Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton as his VP.
June 18th, 1988: Turkish President Halil Turgut Özal is assassinated by Kartal Demirağ in Ankara, Turkey; Prime Minister Yıldırım Akbulut is selected as successor...
June 20, 1988: Production on Superman V/VI begins with Richard Donner at the helm. Unlike with the Salkinds, Warner Bros. gives him greater creative control in hopes of emulating the success of the first film.
June 25th, 1988: Hillel Slovak, lead guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is hospitalized after an overdose of EMC at a party in Los Angeles, California,...
July 4th, 1988: WWF wrestler Keith “Adrian Adonis” Franke survives a car crash at Lewisporte, Newfoundland...
July 14th, 1988: Hobgoblins directed by Rick Sloane, makes its hit film debut,...
July 17th, 1988: Actor Rob Lowe dies of a cocaine overdose in Marietta, Georgia, while campaigning for Al Gore, sparking national attention,...
August 12th, 1988: Mac & Me starring Paul Rudd and Christine Ebersole, despite many comparisons to E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial...
August 23rd-27th, 1988: Pro-Communist riots erupt in Rostock-Lichtenhagen, as East German residents clash with Bundswehr forces...
September 1, 1988: Gorbachev and Bush meet at Camp David, to discuss Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, and the cold war.
September 18th, 1988: Judge Francis Young rules that EMC is "one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man", during a rauling in Washington D.C.,..
September 26th, 1988: Kimberly R. Powers quits the band Cinders and Smoke here citing "creative differences", and eventually goes onto to found "Endless Illusion
October 14th, 1988: "Free Will" (Jiyû Ishi) Movement is formed in Tokyo, Japan, in response to the rigid corporate and private school culture,...
October 19th, 1988: Croatian nationalist Nikola Štedul is assassinated by Yugoslavian agents in Kirkcaldy, Scotland...
October 24th, 1988: Sergey Baburina and Nikolay Pavlo call for a "National Salvation Front" government during a rally in Moscow, in direct opposition to Mikhail Gorbachev, claiming "he has sold us to the Zionist pigs"...
October 30th, 1988: "Anarchist Interurban" network is established in Gdansk and Warsaw, trafficking pro-democracy leaders along an underground network...
November 5, 1988: Election Day, nearly 40% of the electorate turn out to vote between Al Gore / Bill Clinton (D) or incumbent President George Bush / Bob Dole (R). Also on this day, Guy Fawkes Day Riots; Police clash with EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") users in London, England,...
November 9th, 1988: The Dark Beneath makes its hit film debut; starring Tony Todd, Brad Dourif, and Catherine Hicks,...
November 17th, 1988: Masters of Orion 2 makes its debut as a multiplayer video game in San Jose, California...
November 23rd, 1988: Fighting erupts between Communist and nationalist militias in Mölln, East Germany...
December 16th, 1988: Rain Man directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, flops at the box office, amidst criticism that it is insulting to the mentally disabled...
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January 1, 1989: The SEI delivers three proposals to the President. The Mars option, created by Engineer Robert Zubrin. The Lunar option, which advocates a second Apollo Series, or three a Space Station option to compete with Russia's MIR. All three call for the Shuttle's decommissioning by 1995, with a replacement vehicle picking up the slack. Also on this day, West German Chancellor Kohl announces plans for a reunited Germany by Jan 1, 1991.
January 5th 1989- Miami Vice gets renewed by NBC for another 5 Years, ensuring that the Duo enjoys a new lease on life. Furthermore, NBC also produces a spinoff for Miami Vice titled, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In the 1st of a successful series, we see the opposite side effect of the Crime Operation, starring Tommy Vercetti (Played by Ray Liotta) in the city of Miami as a drug leader working his way up. Running for 6 Seasons, GTA Vice City ends up a a sleeper hit, aided by the added musical section of the Miami Club Scene and its breathtaking intro of the city. From Season 1 onward, the ongoing arc of who stole his cocaine finally culminates in Season 3 with the death or Richard Diaz (Luis Guzman). Season 4-6 Deals with Vercetti's rise and the final season of 6 describes Vercetti holding against former friend Lance Vance (OOC: Not Thomas Obviously but instead a young Eddie Murphy). At the final episode, "Keep Your Friends Close". Everything falls for Vercetti.
January 9th, 1989: Late Night with Pat Sajak (CBS-TV) hosted by Pat Sajak, makes its hit debut in Hollywood, California
January 22, 1989: The San Francisco 49ers wins Super Bowl XXIII 34-23 against the New England Patriots.
February 22nd, 1989: DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince lead a protest against the Grammys for their lack of a "rap/hip-hop" category....
March 16th, 1989: Slobodan Milošević seizes control of the government in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia,...
April 8th, 1989: Libertarian Riots; Police launch a crackdown on "Libertarian Days" festivities at the University of Frankfurt, West Germany...
April 11, 1989: Gorbachev condemns the actions by Russian nationalist groups, as well as the neo-nazi groups in Germany, and asks West and East German leaders to show restraint in dealing with these groups. He orders the Red Army to move on the nationalists as a last resort.
April 18th, 1989: Wei Hsueh-kang, convicted drug lord, establishes himself as a political boss of the Kuomingtang in Yunnan, China...
May 1: 1989: May Day riots. Riots break out across the Communist world, when protesters demanding free elections turn to violence after harsh reactions from authorities. The most notable riots were in Moscow, Leningrad, Beijing, Shanghai, Havana,East Berlin, Pyongyang, Hanoi, Saigon, Warsaw,Budapest,Bucharest, Belgrade, and Sofia.
May 16th, 1989: Ethiopian President Mengistu Haile Mariam is overthrown in a military coup in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by senior members of the military...
May 29th, 1989: Neo-Nazis firebomb homes in Solingen, East Germany,...
June 1st, 1989: Doctor Jonas Salk announces the vaccine for the AIDS/HIV virus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
June 8th, 1989: Dani Bolognesi of Duke University of Durham, North Carolina announces similar medical results regarding an AIDS/HIV vaccine...
June 9, 1989, Gorbachev advises Ceausescu of Romania and several other elderly and Stalinist Communists to step down.
June 12, 1989: Gorbachev appoints a new committee. East Germany is lost.
June 20, 1989: Matt Groening pitches a new series to James L. Brooks, a sci-fi series called Futurama. It goes on to become the longest running animated, and sitcom show in American history.
June 23rd, 1989: Batman directed by Joe Dante, starring Mel Gibson as "Bruce Wayne", Sean Young as "Vicki Vale", Ray Liotta as "Harvey Dent", and Robin Williams as "Joker"; Also on this day, Luis Posada Carriles launches a series of covert guerilla campaigns aimed at overthrowing the government in Havana, Cuba...
June 27th, 1989: Right-wing activist Saburo Ienaga proclaims that the "end is near" for the Chinese Communist government during a rally in Tokyo, Japan,...
June 28th, 1989: Fighting erupts in Gazimestan, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, as Serbian militias launch attacks into Bosnia-Hercegovina,...
July 4, 1989: President Bush visits Moscow. At the summit the German compromise, which reunifies Germany. Soviet forces are freed up to contain Eastern Europe.
July 13th, 1989: 8.1 earthquake in Tokyo, Japan triggered by a underwater volcano; government officials report c. 318 people killed,...
July 14, 1989: Iraqi strong man Saddam Hussein is assassinated by Iranian agents leading to resumption in hostilities in the Iran-Iraq war
August 1st, 1989: Ambassador Živorad Kovačević defects to the United States amidst civil war erupting in Yugoslavia,...
August 10, 1989: China belatedly condemns North Korea's response to May Day, bowing to international pressure
August 17, 1989: A mob of 1,500,000 angry demonstrators stormed the streets of Beijing demanding that the government step down and have free and fair elections. The politburo was shocked when over half of the PLA walked away and sided with the revolutionaries, bringing their weapons with them.
August 18, 1989: An armed mob of 50,000 stormed the Chinese Politburo and the People's Congress. The crowd roundesd up all the top 150 party officials, heald a show trial on charges of Crimes against the Chinese People, convicted, and summarily executed them all.
August 19, 1989: A group of 10 top PLA Officers who were part of the "18 August Revolution" took control of the fledgling nation and promised elections would be held in December of 1990 to give Parties time to form and a constitution to be written that would Satisfy the Chinese people.
August 20th, 1989: Doctor Jonas Salk announces positive results regarding a vaccine for AIDS/HIV viruses in Montreal, Quebec, sparking attention throughout international community...
September 4, 1989: The breakout success of Batman (and unexpected success of Superman IV) prompt WB executives to consider teaming up their two biggest heroes for a project called "World's Finest".
October 3rd, 1989: General Moises Giroldi overthrows the government of Manuel Noriega in Panama City Panama. Also on this day, Right-wing activst Saburo Ienaga sparks controversy after suggesting that Japan's SDF should deploy peace-keeping forces into China, during an interview on NHK-TV,...
October 7th, 1989: Anarchist Riots erupt in London, England...
October 13th, 1989: Right-wing activist Saburo Ienaga calls leaders of the Japanese Diet "moral cowards" for "bowing to the Americans" regarding unrest in China,...
October 28th, 1989: San Francisco Giants led by Matt Williams beat the Oakland A's in Game 6 of the World Series at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California,...
November 14th, 1989: MP Shintaro Ishihara is elected head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo, Japan,...
November 24th, 1989: Due to the collapse of government safety measures and poor Soviet construction, the nuclear power plant at Greifswald, East Germany suffers a massive nuclear meltdown,...
November 25th, 1989: Arsenio Hall Show (FOX-TV) host Arsenio Hall, marries singer Paula Abdul, in Los Angeles, California, sparking tabloid attention...
November 30th, 1989: Masters of Orion 2 is released with an Internet playing mode, allowing real-time multi-player ability...
December 9th, 1989: Masters of Orion 2 real-time strategy multi-player video game expansion, makes its hit debut in San Jose, California...
December 10th, 1989: Doctor Robert Gallo calls upon the FDA to speed up reasearch regarding the AIDS/HIV vaccine in Saint Louis, Missouri,...
December 13, 1989: During an interview promoting the anti-nuclear power movement in the wake of "Greifswald Disaster", Helen Slater reveals that she will reprise her role as Supergirl in Superman V. (Scheduled for release December 1990 with VI released Summer 1991) Ultimately culminating in dissension within the DC Comics fanbase because of the character's death during "Crisis on Infinite Earths" three years prior.
December 25th, 1989: Baseball manager Billy Martin narrowly survives a car accident outside of Johnson City, New York; Also on this day, Musician Frankie D. Reynholm (nicknamed FDR) records his first album titled "Roll the Die of Power" at his workplace, after hours. Later at Microsoft, his former Office would be called the Reynholm Lab.
December 30th, 1989: DEA Director John Lawn warns that EMC drug usage should be monitored, during a speech in Washington D.C.,...
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January 1, 1990: Rioters take to the streets of Havana and storm the presidential Palace and hang Castro and his brother, along with the top 10 party officials and generals.
January 13th, 1990: Tibetan nationalists led by Sengchen Lobsang Gyaltsen detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, in an effort to demand independence...
January 17, 1990: After growing unrest across The Soviet Union Gorbachev orders all Soviet troops back into the Soviet Union to Maintain Order.
January 18th, 1990: Members of the Tasilhunpo Monastery are held responsible for a bombing in Lhasa, Tibet,..
January 28, 1990: Super Bowl XXIV: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in an extremely close game, 44-42, after triple over time.
February 6th, 1990: On the 79th birthday of former President Ronald Reagan, conservative leaders led by Alexander M. Haig and Harold Stassen call upon hte Nobel Prize Committee to nominate Ronald Reagan for "bringing an end to world communism"....
February 22nd, 1990: Massive flooding in Baton Rouge, Lousiana; costing millions of dollars in property damage,...
February 24th, 1990: Publisher Malcolm Forbes comes out of the closet as bisexual in New York City, New York...
March 2nd, 1990: EMC-enthusiast Steve Jackson is arrested by Secret Service agents in Austin, Texas, amidst rumors of EMC-trafficking,...
March 13th, 1990: Doctor Jonas Salk conducts mass vaccination for AIDS/HIV virus in Akron, Ohio,...
March 15th, 1990: Premier Mikhail Gorbachev angrily denounces Western criticism of his handling of the crises in Eastern Europe by Western leaders stating, "What hypocrites you are!! You continue to support the apartheid regime in South Africa, you allowed Neo-Nazis to run rampant in East Germany, you've backed the military dictatorships in the Philippines, and you have backed the terrorist states of Iran and Iraq. Shame on you!!"
March 18th, 1990: Tibetan nationalists bomb the Communist Party headquarters in Lhasa, Tibet, demanding independence,...
April 22nd, 1990: General Gideon Orkar overthrows the government of General Ibrahim Babangida in Lagos, Nigeria,...
May 1, 1990: on the 1st Anniversary of the May Day Riots Rioters accross the Eastern Bloc violently overthrow their Communist Governments after mass Army Desertions. Also on this day, Andy Swallow begins the active distribution of EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") in London, England,...
May 24th 1990 - In light of growing discontent, Margaret Thatcher resigns as British Prime Minister and is succeeded on June 4th by Health Secretary Ken Clarke.
May 26th, 1990: Alija Izetbegović, leader of the Party of Democratic Action (PDA) seizes control of the government in Sarajevo, calling for independence for Bosnia-Hercegovina...
June 1, 1990: Taiwan announces that they will rejoin the re established Republic of China and vote in the upcoming elections. On the same day a new constitution is announced that creates a bicameral legislative branch, creates a presidency, and judiciary. Most Observers noted that the new Constitution is just the US Constitution written in Chinese. The Constitution also contains the right to free speech.
June 8th – July 8th 1990 : the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, the first one with 32 teams, and first with 3 points for a win to encourage attacktive game, the cup was win by Argentina with Maradona in final against Italy.
June 13th, 1990: Len Bias leads the Boston Celtics, beating the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-97, in Los Angeles, California...
July 4, 1990: Iranian forces capture Bagdhad close to a year after the assasination of Saddam Husein.
July 8th, 1990: Planned peace talks between South Korea and North Korea collapse after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ryul in Pyongyang...
July 18th, 1990: ANC leader Nelson Mandela is assassinated during an anti-apartheid rally in Johannesburg, South Africa, causing civil unrest and violence nationwide,...
July 19th, 1990: Who Discovered Roger Rabbit (a.k.a. Toon Platoon) directed by Robert Zemeckis, makes its hit debut,...
July 27th, 1990: Jamaat al Muslimeen under the leadership of Yasin Abu Bakr, overthrows the government in Trinidad and Tobago, sparking anti-Islamic sentiment in the region,...
September 4th, 1990: Hurricane Hugo devastates Pensacola, Florida, costing billions of dollars in property damage,...
September 20, 1990: The Flash starring John Wesley Shipp debuts on NBC, dazzling audiences with its advanced visual effects and longtime fans with its adherence to the source material.
September 24th, 1990: Star Trek: The Next Generation "Captain Jean-Luc Picard" (Patrick Stewart) sacrifices himself to save humanity; rumors abound that Stewart left the series after contract dispute.
September 26th, 1990: Serbian forces launch attacks in Pakrac, Petrinja and Sisak, sparking national attention,...
November 6, 1990: Dianne Feinstein defeats Pete Wilson for the California governorship.
November 9th, 1990: The Dark Beneath II: The Bloodening , the sequel to The Dark Beneath, makes its hit debut, starring Heather Langenkamp
November 15, 1990: The Flash two-parter "Of Two Worlds" draws in a record audience retelling the classic story where the Flash teams up with his otherworldly counterpart, Jay Garrick played by Harrison Ford.
November 22, 1990: UK Prime Minister Ken Clarke narrowly wins the Conservative leadership election, 224-132.
November 28th, 1990: MP John Major warns that political isolation of South Africa is the "wrong path", during a speech before the House of Commons...
December 3rd, 1990: 8.1 earthquake hits along the New Madrid Fault Zone in New Madrid, Missouri, causing massive amounts of damage and destruction,...
December 14, 1990: Superman V (later subtitled "The Fall of Brainiac") hits theaters and stuns audiences with an unexpected twist of Ron Perlman's appearance as Orion at the film's conclusion. The film surpasses the first in terms of success, and the scene where Orion crashes to Earth and utters "Darkseid is." is considered an iconic scene by critics.
December 17th, 1990: Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, after North Korean military forces shoot down an American F-18 over Pyongyang, killing CWOs David Hilemon and Bobby Hall....
December 18, 1990: China Votes. The KMT takes 1500 out of 2000 seats in the Chinese House of Representatives, and 300 of 500 in the Chinese House of Delegates.
December 25th, 1990: Tibetan nationalists brutally murder government officials in Lhasa, Tibet stating, "We will accept nothing less than complete independence..."
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January 22nd, 1991: Murphy's Show syndicated show hosted by Eddie Murphy, comedy show makes its hit debut...
January 24th, 1991: Democratic activist Wang Dan warns of corruption within the government, during a speech in Beijing, China,...
February 27th, 1991: Police officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil report EMC labs in the favelas,...
March 4th, 1991: Democratic leader Xu Jiatun warns of the corruption within the Kuomingtang, during a speech in Beijing, China...
March 23rd, 1991: Lee Siu-kei aided by Yip Kai-foon launches a series of riots in Hong Kong and Shanghai, in an effort to silence opponents of the Kuomingtang government,...
April 3rd, 1991: Triad boss Tung Kuei-sen establishes himself as a political boss in Taipei, Taiwan,...
April 4, 1991: UK general election leads to a Labour majority government led by Neil Kinnock. Margaret Thatcher resigns the Conservative leadership and announces her retirement at the next election.
April 6th 1991 - Governor Bill Clinton announces he will run for President, Tom Harkin suspends his own campaign to support Clinton
May 7th, 1991: Thai government officials defend their record despite 2,274 people being killed over 3 months,...
June 1, 1991: Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi returns to office after an 18-month absence with an overall majority of 30 in the Lok Sabha.
June 12th 1991 - Governor Mario Cuomo of New York announces he will run for President in 1992
June 14th-19th, 1991: Rebellious Red Army factions take hostage hospital in Budyonnovsk, Russia, threatening to execute patients unless political prisoners are released...
June 19th 1991- In the midst of the Uwe Boll Riots in LA based on the horrible mutilation of him, NBC releases a Pilot dubbed GTA San Andreas. Running for 5 Years, (Think San Andreas Expanded). GTA : SA later ends on a tragic note, as actor Tupac Shakur, playing as Carl Johnson was shot 6 times in the heart though later miraculously survived.
June 21, 1991: Superman VI: Darkseid Ascendant debuts in theaters and continues the storyline from the previous film. Several Justice League members from the comics like "Hal Jordan" and "Oliver Queen" make appearances in their civilian identities. Even Mel Gibson makes a brief cameo as the Batman, raising fans' hopes for a full Superman/Batman feature.
June 23rd, 1991: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis starring Harrison Ford and Julianne Moore, makes its hit debut, the fourth installment in the franchise,....
June 24th, 1991: "Zeppelin Punk" album by Cinders and Smoke is released in the United States, with the introduction of Scott P. Stills into the band, announced in San Francisco, California,...
June 26th, 1991: Judge Milton Maron launches a campaign to crackdown on EMC, by launching a public campaign against "geek chic" in Los Angeles, California,....
July 4, 1991: Federal Republic of Cuba (a nation formed after the successful protests against Communism) falls under the control of the National Cuban parties, and its leader Juanita Chavez.
July 11th-22nd, 1991: Srebrenica Massacre; Serbian forces launch a brutal ethnic cleansing against Bosnians in Srebrenica, Yugoslavia...
July 22nd, 1991: 7.9 earthquake devastates Tehran, Iran, killing 4,584 people, sparking calls for humanitarian aid,...
August 19, 1991: several Soviet anti-communist groups and Red Army deserters storm a Politburo meeting, arresting Gorbachev and most of the others.
August 20, 1991: In the largest mass Execution in history Gorbachev and 499 other Party officials were publicly hanged at 12 noon Moscow time for crimes against Humanity.
August 21,1991: Top leaders in the "19 August Revolution" Declare the USSR dissolved. Also on this day, General Gennady Yanayev, Chairman of the Soviet Defense Council proclaims representation of the "true government of the Soviet peoples..."
August 22nd, 1991: President George H.W. Bush condemns the "19 August Revolution" as an "act of terrorism" during a televised speech in Washington D.C.,...
August 23, 1991: Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney also makes a strongly worded condemnation of the August 19 revolutionaries, labeling them "vigilantes and butchers with no place in civilized society."
August 24, 1991: John Major wins the Conservative leadership to become Leader of the Opposition.
August 25th, 1991: CIA Director William Webster briefs President George H.W. Bush that the danger lies in a "nuclear civil war" within the Soviet Union, between those supporting the Communists and those supporting the "19 August Revolution"....
August 28th, 1991: Spetsnaz forces seize control of the Politburo, killing leaders of the "19 August Revolution" in Moscow, USSR...
August 30th, 1991: The Dark Beneath III: Amputee Hookers, the sequel to The Dark Beneath II: The Bloodening makes its hit debut, starring Adrienne King
September 3rd, 1991: General Gennady Yanayev, launches a televised vowing to "bring to justice the butchers of Moscow" during a televised speech from an undisclosed military base. U.N. officials estimate c. 3,126,424 people in Moscow (9/1) have been killed by the rebels in the worst act of international terrorism.
September 4th, 1991: President George H.W. Bush calls upon the international community to condemn the actions of the "19 August Revolution". The United Nations Security Council unanimously passes Resolution #1518 condemning the actions of the rebels.
September 9th, 1991: Jewish leaders celebrating Rosh Hashanah, condemn the "butchers of Moscow" as the perpetrators of a "New Holocaust" during a speech in Leningrad; Also on this day, Christopher Reeve announces his retirement as Superman citing "six is enough" and is instead looking at pursuing a career in directing
September 13th 1991 - As George Bush is barred from running for President in the 1992 election due to the 22nd Amendment, Vice President Robert Dole announces his Presidential campaign.
September 14th, 1991: Julian Beck, one of the actors of the The Dark Beneath franchise, dies of stomach cancer, sparking fears of a curse on the franchise,...
September 17th, 1991: Massive brush fires are reported in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico,...
September 18th, 1991: Triad boss Cheung Chi Keung establishes himself as a political boss in Guangzhou, China,...
October 21st, 1991: Baćin Massacre; Serbian troops massacre every villager in Baćin, Croatia ...
November 1st 1991- The Longest Running Romance Comedy Show Plumbers Don't Wear Ties" is given its First Movie. The show, orginating in the 1989 Pilot on NBC staring Jeanne Basone as Jane is showing her exploits, such as her and John (Edward J. Foster) and the Narrator Harry Armis and the dreaded boss Thresher (Paul Bokor). At first, the show is considered to be a horrible idea, but amazingly, nearly 72 Million Viewers watch the Premiere Episode (In no short part due to a movement in the Grunge and Neo Miami Vice Movement), which famously had Jane and John nearly being involved in a Job Interview/Rape/Killing/Chase/Price Is Right Bidding for Jane against Thresher. The Uncensored Version of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties can be found in a select infamous moment here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtDGJxMKm64). After the 1st episode, the Show was given a 3 Year Contract extension, which included many famous episodes in the first 13 Episodes such As the Following:
-Harry Armis vs. Chicago Senator and host of Oprah: Oprah Winfrey for the control of the story
-Harry Armis bickering at you while Tom Brokaw announces that "The Claw" has died
-Thresher trying to have his way with Jane
- John trying to have his way with Jane
-Pop Music Sensation Michael Jackson famously appearing when to his tune "Billie Jean" bids on Jane for $5 Billion.
This show has even spawned the highest grossing Video Game of All Time on the SNES with 117 Million Buys.
November 1st, 1991: Kuomingtang boss Yip Kai-foon is ruled innocent of charges of extortion and racketeering in Shanghai, despite video evidence...
November 4, 1991: 9 nuclear warheads go missing. Soviet General Gennady Yanayev calls President George H.W. Bush about the missing nukes.
November 5, 1991: the nuclear terror strikein Moscow in fact does the opposite of the revolutionaries intention. It galvanizes communists across asia, leading to a severe backlash against the revolutionaries. In Pravda in an anonymous interview on revolutionary, "I was for revolution and the end of the Ussr until my supposed comrades used a nuke in Moscow to destroy the kremlin and thousands of civilians. I re-enlisted, I will serve in the Soviet army with honor, even if I wind up going to Afghanistan"
November 6th 1991 - Senator Arlen Specter announces he will challenge the Vice President for the Republican nomination
November 10, 1991: "19 August" reveals anarchist connections and says it will strike all over the world with the Nukes they stole.
November 14, 1991: The body of an agent working for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service found washed ashore on Vancouver, British Columbia. Though the man's identity is kept secret from the public, Canadian officials uncovered that he was spying on a weapons smuggling ring operating from the Soviet-Chinese border until his cover was compromised.
November 18,1991: In one of the worst acts of terrorism, the 9 cities massacre plot is uncovered and stopped. The Washington DC nuke is discovered after the terrorists killed a METRO maintenance worker, Capitol police found the bomb before detonation. In New York, the truck the highjackers were using to get into Manhattan got into a car crash, and the bomb is detonated in the Lincoln tunnel.In Tokyo, the yakuza in fact disrupt the terrorists, while they are planting the bomb, a nuclear bomb being far beyond the league of a yakuza gang, call in the police, and the bomb is recovered.In London, the Bomb is driven in on a truck into Trafalgar Sqaure, and the lead terrorist was holding a suicide switch. After reading a manifesto he let go the switch... and nothing happened... The nuke was a dud.
In Berlin, the bomb detonated near Potsdam Airport
In Toronto, the bomb is discovered and defused.
In Mecca, the bomb detonated near the Kabba... The Holiest site in Islam was obliterated by the bomb.
November 19th, 1991: Black Tuesday; With the destruction of New York City by nuclear terrorism, the U.S. Stock Exchange crashes, falling 1258.25 points within 6 hours in panic selling.
November 20th, 1991: Vukovar Massacre; Croatian and Serbian guerillas launch a brutal ethnic campaign against each other in the confusion caused the nuclear incidents...
November 24th, 1991: Hezbollah leaders begin spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel sponsored the "9 Cities Massacre" during a rally in Beirut, Lebanon,...
December 1st, 1991: The Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, California as the new financial hub for the United States with the top 12 brokerage houses establishing office in the Financial District;
December 17th, 1991: In the aftermath of the "9 Cities Massacre" President George H.W. Bush calls for a "new world order" during a speech in Geneva, Switzerland...
December 20th, 1991: Doctor Luc Montagnier, Pasteur Institute, warns people that the AIDS/HIV vaccine will not be available in France until at least 1997; Also on this day, "Concert for New York City and Los Angeles" is launched in Trenton, New Jersey with performances by Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Elton John, Whitney Houston and Paul McCartney,....
December 21st, 1991: "America: A Tribute for Heroes" telethon hosted by Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg, is launched in Los Angeles, California to raise money for relief efforts and the reconstruction of the cities...
December 21st, 1991: "United We Stand: Concert for the World" is established at Wembley Stadium in London, with performances by David Bowie, U2, The Who, Phil Collins, et al. to raise money for relief efforts in Berlin and Moscow,...
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January 1, 1992: General Gennady Yanaydev Requests help from President Bush and NATO to secure the Soviet nuclear arsenal. Both Agree to put aside their differences in order to combat the threat of Global terror posed by 19 August and other groups.
January 3, 1992: Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve and the US Government to move the financial backbone of the country to San Francisco, the economy is now in a deep recession (This will persist until 1996)
January 6th 1992- GTA Vice City Stories, a movie ends up released in theaters. Noted as a prequel from 1984, the movie stars healthy Left Fielder for the Yankees Bo Jackson as Victor Vance. (Same Story as OTL); Also on this day, Eduard Shevardnadze is assassinated in Tblisi, Georgia, USSR fueling nationalist sentiment in the region,...
January 9th-18th, 1992: Soviet military forces launch raids against rebels in Kizlyar, Pervomayskoye and Sovetskoye, Dagestan...
January 15th, 1992: Iranian forces have captures Basra, Mosul, Flaujah, and Kirkuk.
February 1st, 1992: Comic book artists that include veterans Neal Adams, Bob Layton, George Perez, Barry Windsor-Smith along with superstars Jim Lee and Todd MacFarlane form Awesome Comics in an effort to meet the market needs for comics in the aftermath of the "9 Cities Massacre"...
February 4th, 1992: President Carlos Andrés Pérez is overthrown in a military coup by General Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela,...
February 5th, 1992: Muslim guerillas bomb a bus carrying government workers in Urumqi, Xinjiang, demanding independence for the region...
February 8th, 1992: In the wake of the "9 Cities Massacre", President Bush passes the Telecommunications Act of 1992, granting the government broad oversight powers over the Internet,...
February 8th-23rd,1992- XVI Winter Olympic Games are held in Sofia, Bulgaria, highlighting unity efforts by the United States and the Soviet Union. Highlights:
* South Africa still banned
February 9th 1992 - Clinton and Dole win the Iowa caucuses
February 15th, 1992: Congress passes the NII Copyright Protection Act in Washington D.C., imposing heavy fines and criminal sentences for the copy and transmission of digital material, angering many civil libertarians,...
March 1st 1992 - After successive defeats, both Bob Kerrey and Arlen Specter withdraw from the race. Dole becomes the presumptive GOP nominee
March 17th, 1992: Andries Treurnicht is elected Prime Minister in a whites-only national referendum, in Johannesburg, South Africa,...
March 28th, 1992: The Economist reports that EMC, the "smart drug" should be legalized, despite concerns about its safety,...
March 31st, 1992: "Body Count" by Cop Killer makes its hit debut, protesting the policies of the Bush administration,...
April 2nd, 1992: President George H.W. Bush calls for the formation of "citizen militias" to defend against possible terrorism, as "part of the proud tradition of the Minutemen..." during a speech in Des Moines, Iowa...
April 5th, 1992: President Alberto Fujimori is ousted in a military coup by General Jaime Salinas Sedó in Lima, Peru...
April 7th, 1992: Today Show (NBC-TV) host Bryant Gumbel appears on Murphy's Show, doing a skit wherein he portrays himself as a gangster, with the catchphrase,"I'm Bryant Gumbel, B@#$"
April 9th, 1992: Jerusalem Post reports that Iran plans to obtain Soviet nuclear weapons, sparking concern about a regional conflict,...
April 14th 1992 - After a bitter primary campaign, Governor Bill Clinton becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee
April 25th, 1992: Hamas terrorists bomb Israeli settlements in Afula and Hadera, killing 18 people, injuring 80 people, in what many call an attempt to "restore the balance" after the "9 Cities Massacre".
May 5, 1992: Due to the Corruption rampant in China, and the US navy running around the Atlantic helping reconstruction and refugees from the 9 cities massacre, Various pirate groups organize coups in many south pacific nations overwhelming the military. Fiji becomes a "Pirate Nation"
May 12, 1992: The Economica National Security Act is passed creating better emergency contingencies for the economic backbone of America. Preliminary secondary sites for the Economic Capital should San Francisco ever be destroyed is Chicago, followed by Boston then Seattle.
May 13th, 1992: Li Hongzhi leads rally in Changchun, calling for an end to the monopoly of power held by the Kuomingtang,...
May 30th, 1992: European Economic Community establishes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Paris, France...
May 31st, 1992: Ambassador Luis Miguel Beleza of Portugal, warns Central and Eastern European of a "Franco-German" hegemony within the European Union...
June 10, 1992: In an event which soon becomes known as the June Revolution, Islamist groups across Xinjiang province in China, the Tajik SSR, the Uzbek SSR, the Turkmen SSR, the Kazakh SSR and the Causcasus in the Soviet Union all rise up in revolt agains their communists masters after rumours circulate of Soviet involvement in the destruction of Mecca.
June 18th, 1992: Eddie Murphy sparks controversy by supporting Bill Cosby, over comments condemning African-American usage of the "n-word"...
June 19, 1992: The Batman Strikes directed by Joe Dante debuts in theater starring Dolph Lundgren as Mr. Freeze and Danny DeVito as the Penguin.
June 28th, 1992: PM Kiichi Miyazawa sparks international controversy after visiting the Yasukini Shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
July 7th, 1992 the last elements of the Iraqi army surender at Turkrit.
July 13th, 1992: Awesome commands 9.73% of the market share of comics, becoming one of the fastest growing companies in America.
July 14th, 1992: Iran annexes Iraq and forms the United Islamic Caliphate in Tehran (UIC).
July 18th, 1992: Author Jean-Charles Brisard claims to have evidence that the "9 Cities Massacre" was part of a conspiracy in Paris, France...
July 25th-August 9th, 1992- XXV Summer Olympic Games are held in Birmingham, Great Britain, amidst concerns of a possible Irish Republican Army (IRA) attack. Highlights:
* South Africa still banned
* American Swimmer Michael Atchens sparks controversy by attempting to swim nude. His placing is not recorded, although he would have only placed 6th in the 200m breaststroke
July 28th, 1992: Joints Chiefs of Staff meet with President George H.W. Bush warning him against invading the United Islamic Caliphate (UIC) during a briefing at Camp David....
August 2, 1992: The 9th Circuit court of appeals rules in Martinez v. State of California that the State police was abridging Martinez's right to freedom of speech and expression, when he was arrested following the protest for indecent exposure. Nudism is now considered a legal form of protest in the state of California
August 14th, 1992: Awesome surpasses both Marvel and DC Comics for market share and sales, despite predictions by industry leaders.
August 17th, 1992: Citizen's Militia leader James "Bo" Gritz opens the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas,....
August 22, 1992: Soviet troops manage to reconquer the Tajik SSR and the Uzbek SSR. However, the now-declared Islamic Republics of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and the Caucasus remain free.
September 2nd, 1992: Andrew Martinez (a.k.a. "the Naked Guy") achieves national attention by popularizing "naturist (nudist) lifestyle" in Berkeley, California...
September 7th, 1992: George W. Bush, son of President George H.W. Bush is named Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner
September 8th, 1992: Syndicated talk show host Parker Dashwood makes her television debut
September 16th, 1992: Tensions rise in Bonn, West Germany as Red Army Faction (RAF) members threaten to bomb the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, amidst austerity measures,...
September 18th, 1992: Andrew Martinez leads the Nude & Breast Freedom Parade in Berkeley, California...
October 5th, 1992: NATO officials announce plans for the privatization of resources in Berlin, Germany, sparking riots throughout Central and Eastern Europe; Also on this day, The Caribbean Coast returns to piracy due to Chavez lax attitude regarding pirates (and in fact taking large bribes to allow pirate raiders to dock in Cuba)
October 14, 1992: James Cameron begins on production of Spider-Man, which later becomes one of the most expensive films in history. Rumors persist that Cameron took considerable liberties with the property.
October 17th, 1992: EMC-enthusiast Gary Gygax begins trafficking via the Internet, from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,....
October 23rd, 1992: Kimberly Powers launches her first musical single "insert title here", becoming a pop icon almost overnight; Also on this day, Vice- President Bob Dole meets with Christian fundamentalist preacher Pete Peters at the "Rocky Mountain Rendezvous" in Estes Park, Colorado,...
October 28th, 1992: Saleh Shehadeh, head of Hamas Izzeldin-El Kassam armed brigades, launches a series of attacks against the Israeli West Bank, demanding a Palestinian state.
November 3, 1992: Bob Dole Defeats Bill Clinton 300-238.
November 9th, 1992: United Nations officials warn of South Africa's nuclear weapons program, citing laboratories at Gauteng and Koeberg, South Africa,...
November 16th, 1992: President George H.W. Bush issues Executive Order #12170 declaring a "National Emergency With Respect to Iran" in Washington D.C.,...
November 21st, 1992: The All People's Coalition begins reporting conspiracy theories about the "9 Cities Massacre" in San Francisco, California,...
November 26th, 1992: Battletoads (Syndicated) animated series based on the video game, makes its hit television debut,...
November 27th, 1992: Associated Press (AP) journalist Evan C. Hunziker is executed as a spy by North Korean authorities...
December 1st, 1992: Strasbourg Riots; Food riots erupt in Strasbourg, France as NATO forces stop French and German aid trucks headed to Germany, amidst rumors of a nuclear terrorist attack...
December 24, 1992: In what becomes known in the USSR as the Christmas Humiliation, the Soviets are forced to make peace with and recognize the Caucasus, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan as free nations.
December 25th, 1992: UIC forces invade, capture, and annex Kuwait in only 12 hours. US forces in the area are on alert, but are unable to do much since the US is still recovering from the 9 Cities Massacre.
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January 1, 1993: Xinjiangese revolutionaries finally force all Chinese troops out of their claimed territory, and declare the Islamic Republic of East Turkestan. Also on this day, President Hosni Mubarrak is assassinated, Egypt falls into chaos. Also on this day, Awesome enters into the publishing, forgoing Malibu and Diamond companies.
January 12th, 1993: Kimberly Powers launches her debut album in New York City, New York...
January 19, 1993: China is forced to make peace with and recognize East Turkestan after failing to recapture it.
February 5, 1993: After learning of Islamic victory in East Turkestan, the Indian government under President Shankar Dayal Sharma authorizes a program to begin training and arming Tibetan exiles in India led by the Dalai Lama. The Lama himself endorses this plan as a way to free his nation from Chinese rule.
February 9th, 1993: Talk show host Parker Dashwood sparks controversy, after airing an episode from Forsyth County, Georgia, where no colored people have been allowed to live since 1912.
February 15th, 1993: c. 350,000 people protest against the possibility of war against the United Islamic Caliphate in San Francisco, California; Also on that day c.1,500,000 people protest against American invasion in London, England,...
February 18th, 1993: Flash floods hit San Diego and Ventura, California, 2 people killed, millions lost in property damage,...
February 23rd, 1993: Musician FDR makes his first commercial success with the song "Naughty Librarian girl, run your fingers down my spine"
February 26th, 1993: Fundamentalist cleric Omar Abdul-Rahman emerges as the leader Islamic fundamentalist movement in Cairo, Egypt,...
March 13th, 1993: MP Shōichi Nakagawa sparks controversy, after declaring that the Japanese military intervention in China and Korea is a "security necessity"...
March 15th, 1993: Gamaa al Islamiya launches anti-Israeli rallies in Cairo, Alexandria, et al., calling for an end to "American-Israeli occupation" of the region...
March 17, 1993: Warner Bros. announce pre-production of the long anticipated "Superman/Batman: World's Finest" film slated for release Winter 1995. Though Mel Gibson is signed to portray Batman one last time, no director is attached as of yet nor is anyone cast as Reeve's replacement for Superman.
March 18th, 1993: United Islamic Caliphate launches SCUD missiles into Tel Aviv, Israel and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
March 19th 1993: President Robert Dole addresses the nation, declaring war on the United Islamic Caliphate (UIC) for "crimes against humanity"...
March 29th, 1993: Battle of Khafji; Allied forces battle against United Islamic Caliphate forces in Khafji, Saudi Arabia,...
March 30th, 1993: Defense Secretary Thomas Friedman warns of a nuclear weapons program by the UIC, during a speech before the United Nations Security Council in New York City, New York,...
April 6th, 1993: Warsaw Riots; anti-American/ anti-European riots erupt in Warsaw, Poland over the purchase of the banks by French, German and American interests,...
April 9th, 1993: Liberation of Iraq proclaimed by President Robert Dole, during a speech aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz,....
April 13th, 1993: Polish nationalist Janusz Walus reveals South African aid to anti-Communist guerillas in Eastern Europe, creating a diplomatic incident,...
April 30th, 1993: EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") are used by c.50,000 at the "Tribal Gathering" at Warminster, near Bath, England,...
May 13, 1993: A Muslim theocratic government is founded in Cairo.
May 15th, 1993: Eddie Murphy tells Source magazine that he has become a born-again Christian in Los Angeles, California...
May 21st, 1993: President Robert Dole rejects the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Bill sponsored by led by Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Kwesi Mfume (D-MD), sparking tensions within the African-American community,...
May 22nd, 1993: Talk show host Parker Dashwood interviews Constance Morgan, who claims that she has been the subject of UFO abductions since childhood,...
June 7th, 1993: "Shining Enlightenment" album by Cinders and Smoke is released, becoming an international blockbuster, going platinum quickly.
June 12, 1993: Former President George H.W. Bush while on a diplomatic visit to Rome, warns of a new "Arab-Israeli War"
June 23rd, 1993: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm fights to have sole custody of his daughter Alice after filing court papers in Seattle, Washington...
July 4, 1993: General Gennady Yanadev announces the stabilization of over 75% of the USSR, and that the "Union will not fall because of terrorists". It would go down as one of the great speeches of the twentieth century, and many historians would use this point to differentiate between the "Cold War Era" and the "War on Terror". The Soviet Union undergoes a resurgence due to the sympathy of Moscow, Czech revolts end over night, and crackdowns in Hungary and the Ukraine get results. Although some international experts criticize Yanaydev's policies, it does stabilize Eastern Europe, but keeping Gorbachev's Glasnost and Perestroika reforms, the Iron curtain is more or less down.
July 6th, 1993: EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") overtakes cocaine as the drug of choice in 45 states, according to the DEA in Washington D.C.,...
July 25th, 1993: Politically Incorrect (ABC-TV) hosted by Bill Maher makes its hit debut,...
July 29th, 1993: Soviet troops capture "19 August" forces, after detecting a nuclear radiation signal in Andreevan Guba naval base, Russia, USSR,...
August 20th, 1993: Micro-Gene Systems Inc., announces a contract with the United States Army to produce AIDS/HIV vaccines in San Jose, California....
September 2nd, 1993: Massachusetts state government announces plans to support vaccination for AIDS/HIV during a press conference in Boston, Massachusetts,....
September 9th, 1993: FDA officials approve Cognex as a medical treatment, to deal with the side-effects of EMC in Washington D.C.,...
September 12th, 1993: Jerry Hall and Robert Stillman announce the successful cloning of 17 human embryos at George Washington University in Washington D.C., sparking international controversy...
October 3rd, 1993: Nude-In; c.16,000 people protest in the nude in San Francisco, California, calling for an end to nuclear weapons. Cinders and Smoke perform during the "Nude-in" Protest in San Francisco
October 4th, 1993: A Citizen's Militia group is accused of shooting a police officer in Opelika, Alabama, inflaming the radical right,...
October 9th, 1993: Soviet troops capture "19 August" forces led by Ivan Smirnov as they attempt to detonate a nuclear weapon in Podolsk, Russia, USSR
October 14th, 1993: President Muammar al-Gaddafi is assassinated in Tripoli, Libya, after tensions within the Libyan military erupt,...
October 22nd, 1993: President Robert Dole approves funding for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) in Waxahachie, Texas...
October 27th, 1993: South of Sunset (CBS-TV) makes its debut, in an effort to copy the success of the GTA: Vice Stories (NBC-TV) franchise, starring Glenn Frey,...
October 31st, 1993: Actor River Phoenix is hospitalized after an overdose of EMC at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, California,...
November 5, 1993: Increasingly pirates in the South Pacific and Carribbean are targeting yachts and holding families for ransom.
November 7, 1993: The ACRE Act (American Civil Rights Enrichment Act) is passed by Congress, critics charge that it hardly "enriches our freedoms, but abridges them to the whim of the government". It gives broad emergency powers to the President, and the FCC.
November 14th, 1993: 9 directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Cromwell as President George H.W. Bush, makes its film debut, featuring the hours
November 18th, 1993: Atari Jaguar handheld video game console, becoming a major best-seller,...
November 27th, 1993: "19 August" guerillas led by Aleksei Tikhomirov and Oleg Baranov are captured at Sevmorput naval base, Russia, USSR....
November 28th, 1993: Pamyat leaders begin distributing pamphlets in Moscow, USSR claiming that the "9 Cities Massacre" was part of a Jewish conspiracy, citing The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,...
December 4th, 1993: Anti-American & Anti-Soviet Riots erupt in Geneva, Switzerland, over proposed economic measures aimed at restoring the European Economic Community,...
December 15th, 1993: Greenpeace members firebomb GATT Building in Geneva, Switzerland, as Anti-American and Anti-Soviet sentiment rises throughout the Continent,...
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January 1st, 1994: John Trochmann of Helena, Montana is named president of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA),...
January 4th, 1994: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm is accused of being racist and homophobic, after a performance in Los Angeles, California...
January 10, 1994: Billionaire Richard Branson commissions the "Eclipse", the world's first luxury airship. This soon begins a race to instead of buying yachts, buying luxury airships.
February 1st, 1994: Heather O'Rourke, one of the actresses of the The Dark Beneath franchise dies after being attacked by an abusive boyfriend, fueling speculation of a curse,...
February 7th, 1994: The FCC shuts broadcast of The Arsenio Hall Show after Public Enemy and KRS-One perform, condemning the Dole administration saying, "Dole hates black people!!"
February 12th-27th, 1994- XVII Winter Olympic Games are held in Ostersund, Sweden, highlighted by anti-American and anti-Soviet protests, Highlights:
* Nancy Kerrigan clenches the Gold, Tonya Harding got the bronze.
* Bobsledding Accident, kills Guido Aicklan.
February 13th, 1994: Christina Klein is arrested in Berlin, Germany after attempting to detonate a nuclear weapon. Also on this day, Congress ratifies the Baird/Cornyn Amendment, authored by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Brian Baird (D-WA), granting the "continuity of Congress" in the death of members in a terrorist attack.
March 1st, 1994: Pieter Mulder and Abrie Oosthuizen, leaders of the Freedom Front, call for the formation of an Afrikanner state, during a rally in Cape Town, South Africa...
March 12th-13th, 1994: Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the AWB, overthrows the government in Johannesburg, South Africa...
April 5, 1994: Kurt Cobain commits suicide in Seattle, Washington...
April 11th, 1994: Opposition leader Raouf Khayrat, is assassinated in Cairo, Egypt, after speaking out against the Gamaa al Islamiya,...
May 6th, 1994: Adolf Jaekle is arrested in Frankfurt, Germany on charges of arms sales to Neo-Nazi militias, he is released after reporting the transport of a "19 August" weapon into Germany; Also on this day, Eddie Murphy's Block Party makes its hit debut, featuring footage of Arsenio Hall, Arrested Development, Queen Latifah, Tupac Shakur, and others performing in Watts, California...
May 12, 1994: Babylon 5 premieres on NBC-TV. Also on this day, The Flash ends is fourth and final season on a high note with the two-hour finale "Justice For All" where every guest that appeared on the show comes together to form the Justice League. (including Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, and Red Tornado).
May 14th, 1994: Kimberly Powers performs on Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV) in New York City, New York,...
May 17th, 1994: Cinders and Smoke launches their third album "Ring of Fire" , becoming platinum overnight,...
June 3rd, 1994: Musician Frankie D is arrested after a long verbal feud with members of Insane Clow Posse become heated in Los Angeles, California....
June 17th, 1994: FDA approves the AIDS/HIV vaccine in Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland,....
June 17th – July 17th 1994 : the 1994 FIFA World Cup in United States of America, win by Brazil by 3-0 vs Italy in the Final.
July 1, 1994: James Cameron's Spider-Man debuts in theaters, and flops miserably. Cameron blames it on a difficult production exacerbated by executive meddling. Fans blame it on the non-adherence to the comic books.
July 6th, 1994: Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks and Tupac Shakur makes its hit film debut; Also on this day, the first issue of Crisis in Infinite Eras (counting down from issues 11 to 0) by DC Comics hits the newsstands to correct the timeline issues from "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Along the most controversial changes are:
July 8th-10th, 1994: Naples Riots; Anti-American and Anti-Soviet sentiment reaches new levels in Naples, Italy as c.325,000 people gather to protest economic austerity measures and military actions on the Continent,...
July 19th, 1994: Egyptian-backed Izzedine al-Qassam, claims responsibility for suicide bombing along the Gaza Strip, heightening tensions within Israel....
July 20, 1994: Babylon 5 (NBC-TV) goes against Plumbers don't wear ties on primetime. Surprising some "Plumbers" loses and never regains its former glory.
July 22nd, 1994: North directed by Rob Reiner, starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, makes its hit debut,...
July 23rd, 1994: Eddie Murphy abruptly shuts down production on Murphy's Show in Hollywood, California,...
July 29th, 1994: Fury of Firestorm, based on one of the comic book titles of the now seldom-seen DC character makes its hit debut as a film. Surprising executives at Warner Bros.
August 12th-14th, 1994: Woodstock 2.0 (a.k.a. "Ravestock"), 380,000 people gather in Woodstock, New York protesting the many restrictions imposed by the Dole administration...
August 18th, 1994: Egyptian leader Omar Abdul-Rahman announces in Cairo, that it will withdraw from the Camp David Accords, claiming a "state of war" exists with Israel....
August 29th, 1994: Fahrenheit 11/18 documentary by Michael Moore, popularizes many of the conspiracy theories about the "9 Cities Massacre"...
September 1st, 1994: U.S.-backed President Ahmed Chalabi is assassinated in Latifiya, Iraq, by Shiite militias,...
September 2nd, 1994: Angela R. Maclean, Oxford University, announces AIDS/HIV vaccine medical testing for British residents, sparking indignation from the LGBT community...
September 6th, 1994: Talk show host Parker Dashwood interviews celebrity crminal suspect Joseph Lyle Menendez in Los Angeles, California,...
September 6th-14th, 1994: "19 August" rebels launch a series bombings against civilians in Buinaksk, and Volgodonsk, USSR, killing 38 people...
September 13th-19th, 1994: Kimberly Powers launches her solo career, with the "Tesla Dynamic" album released in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan,...
September 16th, 1994: The Fighting American, based on one of the highest selling comic book titles of Awesome makes its hit debut as a film.
September 19th, 1994: Citizen Militias of America "General" Linda Thompson leads a march of CMA members in Washington D.C., sparking national attention,...
September 23rd, 1994: The Shawshank Redemption starring Brad Pitt, makes its hit film debut,...
September 26th, 1994: President Robert Dole announces his support for Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), as the opposition to the Iranian government in Tehran,...
September 30th, 1994: Union leader Marian W. Zacharski is assassinated in Gdansk, Poland, after launching massive protests against French and German purchase of the shipyards...
October 20th, 1994: Montreal Expos beat the New York Yankees in Game 7, 6-3, sparking nationalist sentiment throughout Quebec,....
October 26th, 1994: Ontario Attorney General Jim Flaherty demands musician Frankie D. Reynholm be arrested for obscenity in Toronto, California, after performing nude to protest the Dole Administration and singing, "Love Hovel"
November 6th, 1994: "I'd Rather Be Your Lover" single by Madonna and featuring Tupace Shakur, makes its hit musical debut,..
November 8, 1994: Democrats retake Congress, but George W. and Jeb Bush are elected Governor of Texas and Florida respectively. Among the Democratic freshmen is John F. Kennedy Jr. in NY-14. Also on this day, Bill Simon (R-CA) defeats Dianne Feinstein in her re-election bid, becoming the next governor of California...
November 11th, 1994: Interview With The Vampire starring Johnny Depp as "Lestat", makes its hit debut, ...
November 26th, 1994: Fatherland based on the alternate history novel by Robert Harris, starring Rutger Hauer and Miranda Richardson, makes its hit debut, financially and critically; Also on this day, Prague Riots; Riots erupt in Prague, Czechoslovakia over French and German privatization of water and fuel utilities nationwide...
December 10th, 1994: Essen Summit Bombing; Red Army Faction (RAF) guerillas in Essen, detonate a car bomb outside the European Union Summit in Essen, West Germany, killing 8 people...
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January 17th, 1995: "Do You Want More?!!!??" hip-hop album by the Roots, makes its hit debut in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,..
January 25th, 1995: "Resurrection" by Legend makes its hit debut in Chicago, Illinois, protesting the Dole administration,...
February 3rd, 1995: Millionaire Bill Bussey unveils the luxury zeppelin Skyquest-5 in Chanute, Kansas,...
February 12th, 1995: Kimberly Powers signs a 6-year contract with Coca-Cola Corp., in Atlanta, Georgia; Also on this day, Peace talks between Egypt and Israel, brokered by President Robert "Bob" Dole collapse in Paris, France...
February 15th, 1995: Mr. Payback starring Christopher Lloyd makes its debut as the first interactive movie in Hollywood, California,...
February 20th, 1995: Amber McKlane defends the musician Frankie D. Reynholm, during a television interview on Good Morning America (ABC-TV)...
February 25th, 1995: Colonel Rovshan Javadov seizes control of the government during a military coup in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
March 5th, 1995: The Great Defender (FOX-TV) starring Michael Rispoli, makes its hit television series debut,...
March 10th -September 10th, 1995 : first season of MLS (Mayor League Soccer) in United States, with 10 teams...
March 31st, 1995: Tejano musician Selena survives being shot by manager Yolanda Saldívar in Corpus Christi, Texas,...
April 12, 1995: Reynholm does a corporate spot for his old employer advertising Windows 4.0
April 19th, 1995: Spanish opposition leader MP José María Aznar is assassinated by Basque separtists in Madrid, Spain,...
April 22nd, 1995: Massive logging and deforestation are blamed for massive forest fires throughout Madagascar, by officials in Antananarivo,...
May 17, 1995: Crisis in Infinite Eras ends with a soft reboot. All ongoing series publish a special "#0" issue that recounts the origin and histories of their heroes. Though highly contentious with established fans, critics remark that DC cleaned up its continuity enough to make it more accessible to readers.
June 3rd, 1995: Members of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA) hold their national convention in Wichita, Kansas, calling for "resistance against the New World Order..."
June 8th, 1995: PM Murayama Tomiichi resigns after right-wing activists condemn attempts to apologize for atrocities and war crimes during the Second World War, in Tokyo, Japan,....
June 12th, 1995: Quebec secedes from Canada, after a provincial referendum by a margin of 50.58%, amidst concerns about Canadian stability,...
June 14th, 1995: Treaty of Shanghai; Chinese and Soviet leaders announce a political alliance, in opposition to American military intervention in the Central Asia region,...
July 18th, 1995: U.N. Ambassador Ariel Cohen condemns the Treaty of Shanghai as a threat to the European Union, Iran, Turkey, and India,...
July 23rd, 1995: MPs Keizo Takemi and Ichita Yamamoto are elected to the Diet after calling for a platform of "national pride and patriotism..."
July 31, 1995: DC's market share exceeds that of Marvel's for the first time in many years.
August 14th, 1995: Virtual Boy (Nintendo) becomes a major bestseller, as the "next-generation" game platform,...
August 17, 1995: US-India Free Trade Agreement is signed by Bob Dole and Rajiv Gandhi in Washington, D.C. over intense US domestic opposition.
August 22nd, 1995: Burning Man Festival launched at Baker Beach in San Francisco, California, event participants create "Seal Rock City" on the beach,..
August 31st, 1995: Suicide bomber causes a panic on a crowded bridge, killing 1,000 people in the stampede in Baghdad, Iraq,....
September 3, 1995: Definitive proof is discovered that the so-called "June Plot", placing the blame for the destruction of Mecca on the Soviet Union, is completely falsified.
September 7, 1995: The Cree and Inuit peoples announce a counter-secession from Quebec to rejoin Canada. The government in Quebec City refuses to allow this.
September 10, 1995: Alberta Premier, Ralph Klein, remarks that Quebec is the "biggest hypocrite on the North American continent for refusing its own people the right to self determination." Sparking outrage from Quebecois nationalists.
September 22nd, 1995: Canadian Bacon starring John Candy, directed by Michael Moore, makes its hit debut. Also on this day, Showgirls directed by Paul Verhoeven, propels Elizabeth Berkley to fame, after making its hit debut,...
September 29th 1995 - General Wesley Clark, recently dismissed by President Dole announces he will run for the Democratic nomination against the frontrunner, Senator Al Gore.
October 3rd, 1995: Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov is assassinated in Skopje, Yugoslavia, further raising tensions in the Balkans,...
October 16th, 1995: Million Man March; President Robert Dole sparks controversy after he deploys the National Guard to Washington D.C., after hip-hop artists organize African-American leaders in protest of government policies,...
October 22nd, 1995: Los Angeles Rams announces their move to Baltimore, Maryland,...
October 31st, 1995: Bad Day on the Midway interactive film directed by David Lynch, makes its hit debut, creating greater legitimacy for the genre,....
November 4th, 1995: Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin narrowly survives an assassination attempt by Yigal Amir in Jerusalem, Israel, raising tensions in the region...
November 12th, 1995: City officials announce plans to keep the Cleveland Browns NFL team in Cleveland, Ohio,...
November 22nd, 1995: Money Train starring Jennifer Lopez, Woody Harrelson, and Wesley Snipes makes its hit debut,...
November 27th, 1995: Talk show host Parker Dashwood sparks controversy after bursting into tears during an episode about orphans from the conflict in the United Islamic Caliphate (UIC),...
December 12, 1995: Amber McKlane's solo album, "Censor THIS!" debuts and creates instant controversy. For one she posed nude for the cover to protest President Dole's authoritarian policies, and of the 10 singles on the album, 7 of them criticize Dole, his presidency, Congress or the FCC. The manager for Cinders and Smoke said, "Look the band supported Amber 100%, but this was simply looking for a fight. Amber will be back in the band for the next album in June"
December 18, 1995: Sabotage and several explosions at generating stations along the James Bay Project results in several blackouts and brownouts across eastern North America.
December 22nd, 1995: Cutthroat Island starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella, makes its hit debut, reinvigorating the pirate genre of film,...
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January 8th, 1996: Robert Thompson and Jon Venables blame their murder on exposure to the film The Dark Beneath in Merseyside, England, sparking calls for a ban on the franchise,...
January 15th, 1996: Jeish al-Taiifa al-Mansoura (a.k.a. "Army of the Victorious Sect") launches attacks on Allied forces in Baghdad, Iraq,...
February 2nd, 1996: Newsweek popularizes "geek chic" , linking the movement with EMC-trafficking and the Internet,...
February 3rd, 1996: Cinders and Smoke sparks controversy after appearing on Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV) in New York City, New York, calling for President Dole's impeachment. The FCC cancels the broadcast under the terms of the 1992 PATRIOT Communications Act.
February 4, 1996: Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wins a third term in a landslide, with 337/542 seats in the Lok Sabha.
February 17, 1996: President Dole's State of the Union address is given before Congress. During the speech, the "Nude for Freedom" rally of nearly 125,000 led by Amber McKlane outside in the National Mall frequently interrupts the speech. President Dole in a moment of anger, breaks from the teleprompter and yells, "Will someone shut that Bi*** up!" Shortly after that power is cut to the rally's heating lamps breaking up the rally except for a dedicated crowd of 3,000. Amber is taken to a hospital after getting frostbite and nearly losing her toes.
February 29th, 1996: Ripper interactive film starring Christopher Walken, Scott Cohen, Tahnee Welch, Ossie Davis, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, David Patrick Kelly, John Rhys-Davies, Jimmie Walker, Anna Levine and Paul Giamatti., makes its hit debut,...
March 5, 1996: Google Debuts 2 years early.
March 12th 1996 - In the interests of party unity, Gore withdraws and endorses Clark.
March 23rd, 1997: Defense Minister Nisohachi Hyodo calls for the Japanese development of a nuclear weapon before the Diet in Tokyo, Japan,....
March 25th, 1996: Jordan Standoff; Members of the Citizen Militias of America enter into a gun battle with ATF agents in Jordan, Montana, killing 18 people. Radical right leaders demonize "federal excess"...
April 1, 1996: During the 1996 election season, Doles shows McKlane as an example of everything that's wrong in America. The nudism, the cannabis use, the anti-patriotic rhetoric. The militias take a more active role in trying to smear McKlane, protesters boycotting her music, throwing tomatoes at concerts. It is the first schism between the generations. The Mushroon Cloud Generation (formerly known as Generation X) rallies around McKlane, many registering to vote.
April 5th 1996 - Wesley Clark announces Al Gore as his nominee for Vice President against President Dole and Vice-President Richard "Dick" Lugar,...
April 11th, 1996: Government officials announce at Pelindaba, that South Africa will leave the 1962 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,...
April 27th, 1996: Groundbreaking takes place the site of the World Trade Center for the "Freedom Tower", with President Robert "Bob" Dole, John F. Kennedy Jr., et al. attending...
May 3rd, 1996: The Punisher: War Zone, based on one of the comic book titles of Marvel flops at the box office and also draws criticism from moral guardians over its violent content.
May 5, 1996: The city of Montreal grows concerned with the flight of big business to (English) Canada, rising unemployment, runaway government spending, and increasing instability in the north. The municipal government considers reunion with Canada or becoming an independent city-state. Also on this day, a militia member tries to kill McKlane while leaving a hotel in Vegas. The gunman fails but McKlane refuses to stop performing, and publically dares the militiamen to "Go ahead, stop me from exercising freedom of speech by violating those commandments you hold so dear."
May 23, 1996: The last episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation airs, ending its 9th season.
May 28th, 1996: Ukrainian nationalist Pavlo Lazarenko is assassinated in Boryspil, Ukraine, USSR, sparking ethnic tensions in the region,...
May 30th-June 2nd, 1996: Berlin Riots; Bundswehr forces declare martial law in the area around Berlin, Germany as local residents protest NATO and Warsaw Pact austerity measures...
June 7, 1996: Superman/Batman: World's Finest, produced by Richard Donner and Joe Dante released in theaters after years of hype. It quickly surpasses the combined gross of Superman and Batman.
June 16th, 1996: Dennis Rodman leads the San Antonio Spurs to victory against the Seattle Supersonics, 87-75,...
July 3rd, 1996: Masters of Orion 2 video-game expansion is released with fans waiting outside stores for a midnight release
July 4, 1996: The US and USSR agree to a treaty to eliminate all ICBM missiles by January 1, 2006 and reduce stockpiles to 500 bombs each not to exceed 5 MT. The treaty is ratified by the Senate 89-10. General Gennady Yanayev and President Dole both receive The 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.
July 19th-August 4th, 1996-XXVI Summer Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, celebrating the centennial of the Olympic Games. Highlights:
* Swimmer Melissa Thatcher of the United States. Thatcher was one of the celebrities that supported McKlane against the Dole Administration. As a sign of protest she did the 100m Freestyle nude. She would win 7 gold medals. Debates would persist for years whether or not she deserved an eighth, as following Atchens in 1992 nude swimmers don't get an official place, but she beat Sandra Volker of Germany by a full second.
August 6th, 1996: Catwoman directed by Tim Burton, starring Michelle Pfieffer, makes its hit film debut,...
August 12th-15th, 1996: Anti-war protesters launch riots outside the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California,...
August 25th, 1996: Authors Mathias Bröckers and Andreas von Bülow claim to have evidence of the "9 Cities Conspiracy" during a press conference in Berlin, Germany....
August 30th 1996: After Powers (ABC-TV), a sci-fi sitcom about a group of retired superheroes, debuts to great ratings and favorable reviews.
August 31st, 1996: Rally for the Bill of Rights; members of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA) rally in Washington D.C., many brandishing automatic weapons,...
September 1st, 1996: Alexander "Sandy" Antunes is arrested in Baltimore, Maryland, over reports of EMC-trafficking,...
September 13, 1996: Cinders and Smoke, while returning from tour throughout Europe, are barred entrance back to the US. McKlane and the band take to doing satellite interviews, call-in concerts, and even setting up the first virtual concert on the internet, which thanks to a great deal of proxies, and the aid of many hackers stateside, is able to bypass the FCC's guards, much to their chagrin
September 15th, 1996: North Korean troops are deployed to the region of Rajin-Sonbong, fearing South Korean transmission of the "Hong Kong Flu"...
September 19th, 1996: PM Yitzhak Rabin orders the deployment of troops along the West Bank, amidst fears of Egyptian attacks...
September 21st, 1996: Dark Skies (NBC-TV) starring Eric Roberts and Jeri Ryan makes its hit debut, with a conspiracy storyline fitting the "post 9-Cities Massacre" mindset,...
October 5, 1996: Star Trek: Relativity debuts. The series details the Temporal Cold War of the 29th Century, fast forwarding the Star Trek setting almost 500 years further into the future. Featuring Captain Braxton and Cmdr. Daniels. The series is noted for its frequent usage of CGI to insert modern actors into older shows. Season 1 deals with the assassination of Chancellor Gorkon and the attempted assassination of Federation President Ra-ghoratreii. <People may recognize this as the plot for Star Trek VI, which was never made into a film.> It is also the first time that Star Trek uses the season-long story arc, similar to Babylon 5, not including the Dominion War Arcs of Star Trek: TNG Season 8 and 9
October 8th, 1996: New York Times reports that 1/3 of Americans believe the "9 Cities Massacre" was part of a government conspiracy...
October 13, 1996: President Dole meets with several groups who want the militias kept in check, as some groups feel that they are extremests. Also on this day, Egyptian leader Omar Abdul-Rahman calls upon Arab leaders to unite in attacks against Israel, during a speech from Cairo,...
October 14th, 1996: Singer Madonna starts dating tennis star Andre Agassi in Los Angeles, California...
October 17th, 1996: Porn star Kitty Kat stars in her first porn film Hot 2.0, despite being only 15 years old, in Los Angeles, California....
October 22, 1996: Montreal holds its own referendum on secession from Quebec. 59.86% vote "yes" but Premier Jacques Parizeau refuses to acknowledge the results and instead orders the Quebecois Army to hold the "seditious district".
October 26, 1996: Protests break out across Montreal but turn violent at McGill university where Federalist and Nationalist clash. The Quebecois troops immediately take the Nationalist side and brutally crack down on the opposing side. The picture of two Nationalists and a soldier stomping on a defenseless Federalist becomes a symbol of the struggle outside Quebec, drawing concern from across the world.
October 30th, 1996: Public Morals (ABC-TV) written and produced by Steven Bochco, makes its hit debut,...
November 5, 1996: Bob Dole loses re-election to Democrat Wesley Clark, who dismissed over a disagreement in 1995 by President Dole. He is elected in a landslide election 457-73. Also on this day, Amber McKlane's first documented usage of EMC. She organizes a concert on the day before the election protesting President Dole's policy. It is a peaceful concert but manages to set off everyone one of the FCC's censors. The broadcast is cancelled, but is still broadcast online. The incident becomes a "November Surprise" for Dole.
November 7th, 1996: Autobiographical film Cyberpunk Unsung, based on the life of musician Frankie D. makes its hit debut,...
November 12, 1996: The band Led Zeppelin buys a ... well this should be obvious, a luxury zeppelin
November 25th, 1996: FDA approves the use of Aricept as a means of treating the medical side-effects of EMC users, slowing memory loss,...
December 9th, 1996: DC Comics suffers internal divisions, as lawsuits by the estate of Jack Kirby over the use of Darkseid in Superman V & VI plague the company.
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January 7th, 1997: Hardliner Hwang Jang-yop comes to power by the Politburo in Pyongyang, North Korea...
January 15th, 1997: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm sweeps the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. This was the start of a friendly rivalry between Amber McKlane, Frankie D. and Kimberly R. Powers
January 20th 1997 - After defeating Dole in the election, Wesley Clark is sworn in as the nation's 43rd President. Clark is inaugurated as President. However to the disappointment of many he does not order the dismissal of many of Dole's orders.
January 30th, 1997: Ahmad Al-Hassan al-Yamani leads anti-American insurgency in Najaf, Iraq,...
February 22nd, 1997: Claude Vorilhon announces the establishment of "Clonaid", a biotechnology company dedicated to human cloning in Montreal, Quebec...
March 4th, 1997: President Wesley Clark imposes a national moratorium on human cloning in Washington D.C.,...
March 13th, 1997: Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian directed by Tim Burton, starring Winona Ryder, makes its hit film debut,...
March 22nd, 1997: Lawless (FOX-TV) starring Brian Bosworth, makes its hit television series debut,...
March 23rd, 1997: Chinese health officials, along with members of the CDC/WHO report an outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong,...
March 25, 1997: FDR marries Amber McKlane briefly, the marriage was over in a year. When news of the sex tape surfaced, journalists immediately sought Reynolm for comment, "Look, I know Amber isn't a lesbian. She's bi." when asked how he knows that he smiles and says, "Who do you think was holding the camera?"
April 1st, 1997: Egyptian leader Omar Abdul-Rahman calls for the elimination of the state of Israel, during a speech in Cairo....
April 14th, 1997: DC announces that it has settled lawsuits with the various artists affiliated with it, during a press conference in Los Angeles, California.
April 20th, 1997: South African officials detonate a nuclear weapon at Pelindaba, South Africa, in defiance of sanctions by the United Nations,...
May 3rd, 1997: Texas separtists blow up the Mickey Leland Federal Building in Houston, Texas, killing 168 people,...
May 18th, 1997: Former child actress Bridgette Anderson is hospitalized after an overdose of EMC in Los Angeles, California,...
May 25, 1997: FOX decides not to greenlight the making of a Special Edition, and decides to make a sequel trilogy, much to Lucas' dismay. As a result he publishes the screenplay for Episode 1: The Phantom Menace online. The Star Wars fans first think its a hoax, then afterwards the net petitions to stop the sequel trilogy suddenly stop.
May 29th, 1997: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi proclaims himself the 12th Imam during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, proclaiming a meeting with the prophet Mohammed..
June 4th, 1997: FOX-TV, Micrsoft, Time/Warner announce a crackdown on "geek chic" due to "copyright infringement" issues in New York City, New York...
June 9th, 1997: Clonaid begins advertising with full-page ads in New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times,...
July 1st, 1997: Happy Valley Riots; Chinese nationalist government forces clash with Triad forces during the turnover of Hong Kong to the Chinese government by Great Britain...
July 17th, 1997: Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai orders the deployment of IDF forces into the West Bank...
August 9th, 1997: Haitian construction worker Abner Louima is shot and killed by New York City Police Department officers, despite being unarmed and only 25 feet from his workplace,..
August 10th, 1997: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi expresses his solidarity with Chechen guerillas against the Soviets in a videotaped message from Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...
August 14th, 1997: Israeli Foreign Minister warns Egyptian officials that it is "ready for war", during a speech in Jerusalem,...
August 16th, 1997: 325,000 people march against police brutality in New York City , New York, demanding the firing of Police Chief Darryl Gates,...
August 28th, 1997: Hamas and Hezbollah take credit for attacks in Bethlehem, many experts claim the attack was backed by Egypt..
August 29th, 1997: Severe drought strikes Australia, Brazil, and Argentina, meteorologists blame "El Nino" weather patterns
August 30, 1997: Pat Robertson calls for a new round of crusades to take back the Holy Land from "the followers of the false prophet" on Christian Broadcast Network in response to the Bethlehem attacks.
October 1, 1997: Citing the financial failures of the "Spider-Man" and "Punisher" movies as well as much-hyped events like Spider-Man's "Clone Saga" and X-Man's "Age of Apocalypse". Marvel files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Insiders, however, state that mismanagement at the executive and editorial levels are to blames.
October 4, 1997: President Clark in an attempt to sway what he called "geekstas" announces that Robert Zubrin will be made NASA Administrator. He announces his goal is to develop a multipurpose space craft for LEO and GEO Operations. The plan coalesces into the Constellation Program in 2001, The Orion module is launched on Ares I (LEO Capable), or Ares III (GEO capable). One item that Clark snipped from the budget was Ares V which would be capable of getting an Orion to the Moon
October 12th, 1997: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Nigerian dictator General Gideon Orkar in Kano, Nigeria,....
October 21st, 1997: Despite INTERPOL and DEA efforts, according to the United Nations, EMC (a.k.a. "smart drug") trade goes unabated worldwide
November 11th, 1997: Prana Scandal; Prana Biotechnology Ltd. is indicted in selling placebo drugs as EMC-treatment in Brisbane, Australia...
November 12th, 1997: Talk show host Parker Dashwood testifies before the House of Representatives regarding child abuse, speaking on her own personal experience,...
November 13, 1997: Evangelical Christians from across the United States and other largely Christian nations gather in Virginia Beach, Va. to form the Order of the Thorn (OoT). A paramilitary group devoted to "retake the Holy Hand and destroy all influence of the false prophet from our nation".
November 18th, 1997: Anti-foreigner riots erupt in Cairo, Egypt, calling for the collapse of the state of Israel...
November 28th, 1997: The Last Express (Smoking Car Productions) video game makes its hit debut , in time for the holiday season,...
December 8th, 1997: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm becomes the target of the U.S. Secret Service, after his song "Still Alive, Despite the Lies" is seen as a death threat against President Wesley Clark...
December 2, 1997: Domestic terrorists aligned with the OoT bomb mosques in New York City, Sydney, Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, and Montreal during afternoon prayers.
December 22, 1997: Pat Robertson publicly calls for the assassination of the leaders of Gamaa al Islamiya and promises that the "heathen state of Palestine will drown in its own blood."
December 25th, 1997: The Postman starring Kevin Costner, based on the novel by David Brin, makes its hit debut, reflecting the "post-9 Cities Massacre" pessimism,...
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January 12, 1998: After much bitter and divisive debate for almost two years, Canada follows the example of Australia and becomes a republic following a national referendum with a similar margin of 53.6%.
February 2-7, 1998: Riots break out across Montreal in response another crackdown on "federalist agitators and other malcontents." Law and order in the city completely breaks down. Twenty-two people and hundreds more are arrested.
February 7th-22nd, 1998-XVIII Winter Olympic Games are held in Aosta, Italy; amidst further anti-American and anti-Soviet protests. Highlights:
*An assassination attempt of Premier Yanaydev is discovered by the US Secret Service, the opening ceremonies go on without a hitch.
* Snowboarding is first made an Olympic event
* Scott Christian of Germany would be stripped of his medal in bobsledding following his failing of a drug test, it is the first time EMC has been caught at the Olympics
February 15th, 1998: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Ouargla, Algeria proclaiming the need for Muslim unity,...
February 21st, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Fujian Province, sparking local officials to deploy military forces for a medical quarantine...
February 27th, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong flu" in Bangkok, Thailand, sparking calls for martial law
February 28th, 1998: Trio starring Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jackie Chan, makes its hit debut, directed by Joe Eszterhaus; Also on this day, The Black Dahlia interactive film starring Dennis Hopper and Terri Garr, makes its hit debut,...
March 10, 1998: Demonstrations against the Parizeau government over the Montreal Riots, soaring unemployment, and high taxes break out across Quebec. Prompting some sympathy for the growing federalist movement.
March 12, 1998: A sex tape of Amber McKlane with other band member Natalie V. Harrison, hits the internet. While it is widely viewed, the video is found to have been leaked by the FCC.
March 16, 1998: Amber McKlane interview on the BBC, "I don't really see why anyone would care who I have fun with. A better question I think is: Does the FCC actions fall as cruel and unusual punishment under the constitution. The way I see it, they tried to subject me to public humiliation because they don't like free speech."
March 17th, 1998: Chicago Police Department is scandalized after 2 former New York City officers are indicted in a tax evasion scandal. sparking national attention,...
March: 19, 1998: Demonstrators completely surround the National Assembly in Quebec City, calling for the resignation of Jacques Parizeau.
April 2, 1998: Under threat of strike by government workers, Jacques Parizeau resigns, though the Parti Quebecois does not call an election as of yet. Also on this day, a small Technology company Matrix Quest of San Francisco, California, makes an annoucement that they have invented a device that removes a person's clothes from a distance of 35ft. Pro-naturist activists praise the invention of the machine.
April 18th, 1998: American journalist Iris Chang accuses Japanese SDF forces of massive human rights abuses in China and Korea, sparking memories of the Second World War,...
April 21st, 1998: Ambassador Kunihiko Saito condemns the United States over accusations that Japanese SDF forces committing atrocities in China and Korea,...
April 25, 1998: Free Speech March. Over 1 million people march in the National Mall protesting the censorship laws. President Clark is seen as betraying the electorate as he promised in his campaign to "give back our freedoms." The Protest was set to coincide with Supreme Court hearing. McKlane v. the Federal Communications Commission. Although Director Hayes resigned following the revelation that he authorized the distribution of the sex tape to discredit McKlane, the suit still is going forward.
April 29th, 1998: Surgeon General calls for treatment of the onset of Alzheimer's disease in youth caused by EMC usage as a "national security issue" during a speech in Washington,...
April 30th, 1998: Former President George H.W. Bush dismisses conspiracy theories in a speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California...
May 1, 1998: The Liberty Party is founded. It is created as a third party but it gains surprising numbers especially among the Mushroom Cloud Generation.
May 3, 1998: Rush Limbaugh is mocked by people on the left and right for his conspiracy views on the 9 cities massacre, and is denounced by the President.
May 17th 1998: An After Powers movie is announced, to be produced by Orion Pictures and distributed by Paramount.
May 20th, 1998: Actor Charlie Sheen dies of a cocaine overdose in Hollywood, California, sparking national attention...
May 22nd, 1998: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm leads a conference in Washington D.C., calling for youth political activism, which would eventual form a pillar of the Liberty Party
May 28th 1998: Sale of the Clothes Remover 3000 is banned in the US by various Government Departments, leading many to travel to Canada to purchace the product.
June 6th, 1998: MP Vincent Bethell leads the "Freedom to Be Yourself" nude march in Piccadilly Square in London, England,...
June 8th, 1998: The Magic Hour (FOX-TV) hosted by Earvin "Magic" Johnson makes its hit debut in Los Angeles, California,...
June 8th – July 8th 1998 : the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, win by France with Zidane by 2-0 against Brazil.
June 14th, 1998: Len Bias, Boston Celtics, announces his retirement from basketball, after revelations of his cocaine addiction in Boston, Massachusetts,...
June 15th, 1998: Clonaid CEO Brigitte Boisselier announces plans to publicly trade stock during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also on this day, Amber McKlane gives a speech at the Liberty National Convention. The Liberty Party advocates the reduction of the authoritarian agenda to Pre-Nine Cities Levels. "Our leaders, in both parties are getting old and complacent to set in their ways, and too comfortable in their position. I think its time to change that... time for the next generation to take the reins of government. Hey if they are going to gamble away our future for bridges to nowhere, we should have a &*(king say in it!" It becomes one of the speeches that the FCC immediately bleeps for profanity.
June 16th, 1998: Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 (Ion Storm/ 7th Level) video game makes its hit debut,...
June 26th, 1998: Eddie Murphy makes his return to film with Doctor Dolitle, making his hit debut,...
June 30, 1998: A polarized three-way race for the Canadian Presidency ends with former Prime Minister Joe Clark defeating Liberal Brian Tobin 40.4-39.3, with former NDP leader Ed Broadbent at 21%. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated President of the Philippines.
July 8th, 1998: Louima Riots; Riots erupt in Brooklyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Harlem, and Queens after a verdict clears 3 New York Police Department officers in the murder of Abner Louima; National Guard units are deployed to deal with the violence,...
July 15th, 1998: WHO/CDC officials announce quarantines imposed in Ayutthaya and Pathumthani provinces in Thailand, creating unrest in the region,...
July 17th, 1998: American Heritage Festival; c.300,000 people attend the "patriotic Woodstock" in Carthage, Missouri, condemning the Clark administration as the "Commander & Thief",...
August 17, 1998: Attempts at restructuring Marvel fail, and all titles cease publication as the company enters Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
August 24th, 1998: Olympic swimmer Evangeline Godron comes out as a "naturist" (nudist) in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, sparking controversy,...
September 4th, 1998: Variety magazine reports that with the exception of Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV), New York City, New York is losing its capital as an entertainment center,...
September 12th, 1998: René González Sehweret, Ramón Labañino Salazar, Fernando González Llort, Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez and Gerardo Hernández Nordelo are arrested after attempting to overthrow the government of Juanita Chavez...
September 14, 1998: The Parti Quebecois loses to the Liberals in the Quebec national elections. Plans for new referendums for the northern territories and Montreal are announced along with the promise of recognition of the results.
September 21st, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Singapore and Malaysia, sparking panic nationwide,..
October 4th, 1998: "Roll to Save against Big Brother" music video by musician Frankie D. Reynholm is pulled from MTV, after calls by Michael Jackson, President Wesley Clark, and other celebrities, over its harsh satire...
October 16th, 1998: The Dark Beneath IV: Chainsaw Chicks, the sequel to The Dark Beneath III: Amputee Hookers makes its hit debut starring Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi
October 20th, 1998: Soviet Famine; Soviet wheat crops fail due to massive drought in the Ukraine, sparking calls for American and European foreign aid,...
October 30th, 1998: Grim Fandango (LucasArts) video games makes its hit debut, in time for the holiday season,...
October 31, 1998: The Grand Unified Field Theory is discovered by Jürgen Schmidhuber of Munich, Germany, upon receiving the Nobel Prize, it has been discovered that he has become highly addicted to EMC, which is a growing problem on many college campuses in Europe and North America...
November 1st, 1998: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Nigerian dictator General Gideon Orkar in Lagos, Nigeria,....
November 3, 1998: Democrats retain control of both the House and Senate, 229-206 and 51-49. In the Senate, Lauch Faircloth loses to John Edwards, John Kennedy defeats Al D'Amato. Former Governor Bill Clinton wins the U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas. Also on this day, the Mid-terms. Surprising political pundits across the board, the Liberty Party does very well. Polling analysis shows that there was nearly a 65% turnout from the Mushroom Cloud Generation, all voting for the Liberty Party. One notable inclusion is that Jon Stewart is elected to the US House of Representatives.
Final tally
Republicans: -108
Democrats: -59
Liberty: +167
The election results stun Congress, throwing two of the parties of the now three party Congress into chaos. Also on this day, Barbara Boxer (D-CA) wins the gubernatorial elections against Bill Simon, defying many party experts...
December 8th, 1998: Kiev Incident; Tensions mount between the European Union and the USSR, after European Defense Force (EDF) members are captured aiding Ukrainian separatists in Kiev, Ukraine SSR,...
December 24, 1998 Sens. Kerry and Kennedy and the entire MA Congressional delegation are killed in a plane crash as they decide to head to Boston on the Same flight at the conclusion of the the lame duck session.
December 30th, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam, sparking civil unrest and violence,...
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January 10th, 1999: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Izmir, Turkey, sparking massive protests and demonstrations,...
February 9th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials report the outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Cambodia, sparking national civil unrest and violence,...
February 10th, 1999: Talk show host Parker Dashwood achieves critical acclaim after interviewing musician MC Hammer (a.k.a. Stanley Kirk Burrell) during the one-hour show,...
February 16th, 1999: Professor Hwang Woo-suk, CEO of BioFusion Tech, announces that he has cloned a human being in Seoul, Korea,...
March 4th 1999: The After Powers movie is shelved, due to disputes between Orion and the Writers over the script. The show is renewed for a fourth season.
March 22nd 1999: Billionaire Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones launch the luxury zeppelin Breitling Orbiter in Bristol, England...
March 26th, 1999: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" single by Cher makes its hit musical debut
March 31st, 1999: The Matrix starring Sean Connery and Will Smith makes its hit film debut,...
April 1st, 1999: Porn star Kitty Kat stars in her final porn film Kitty, I Love You in Cannes, France,...
April 5th, 1999: Banyamulenge forces from Rwanda, launch attacks into Goma, sparking fears of an "African World War"; Also on this day, the Department of Defense classifies the Clothes Remover 3000. DARPA begins developing alternative uses for the technology.
April 8th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials announce a medical quarantine of the areas around Hung Yen and Ha Tay provinces of Vietnam,....
April 14, 1999: Babylon 5 (NBC-TV) successfully has its series finale, having an audience that surpasses, MASH's finale in terms of ratings
April 22nd, 1999: Professor Hwang Woo-suk announces the birth of a human clone "Yeongrong-i" in Seoul, Korea,...
June 4th, 1999: "Curry-N-Hurry" CEO Jennifer Dinoia announces a nationwide expansion of the restaurant chain....
June 11, 1999: Stargate Command debuts featuring Amanda Tapping, as Colonel Samantha Carter. <SG1, with Tapping as the star and O'Neil along with Tealc being the muscle of the group. No movie>
July 6th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials warn that birds in Australia, Europe, Canada, and the United States maybe infected by the "Hong Kong Flu" virus, during a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia,...
July 10th, 1999: Peace talks regarding the Congo, collapse in Lusaka, Zaire,...
July 20, 1999: After nearly a decade of development the British Space Shuttle HMS Drake successfully completes its first mission
July 23rd-25th, 1999: Woodstock 3.0; Crimson & Smoke, Amber McKlane, Jewel, Rage Against the Machine, and Sheryl Crow headline the concert in Woodstock, New York with 400,000 people...
August 1, 1999: Crusade (NBC-TV) the spin off of Babylon 5, premieres.
August 3rd, 1999: Health officials report c. 200 reported deaths related to "Hong Kong Flu" in Sichuan Province, China....
August 7th, 1999: Greater Ministries International in Tampa, Florida launches the "Restore Our Country" campaign, calling for a "return to Christian values"...
August 11th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials report ourbreaks of "Hong Kong Flu" spreading into Kazakhstan and Mongolia, sparking civil unrest and violence into the region,...
August 17th, 1999: Author Anne Rice files suit against several EMC-enthusiast groups in New Orleans, Louisiana...
August 22nd, 1999: Soviet troops fire on Kazakhstani refugees, amidst fears of the "Hong Kong Flu".
August 27th, 1999: The 13th Warrior starring Antonio Banderas makes its hit film debut,...
September 9th 1999: Heat Vision and Jack (FOX-TV) debuts, starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson.
September 11th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of malaria in Barcelona, Spain, sparking national civil unrest and violence; Also on this day, Liberty Party Candidate Jon Stewart visits San Francisco CA, and gives a speech about stem-cells and their importance for scientific development.
September 13th, 1999: Talk show host Parker Dashwood is proclaimed the world's richest entertainer by Forbes magazine; Also on this day, Dark Plague Event; Masters of Orion 2 fans suffer after the "Dark Plague" virus is released on the Internet edition of the video-game...
September 22nd, 1999: "Poetry Fest" led by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Bill Berkson, and Miriam Patchen takes place in San Francsico, California...
September 30, 1999: Canadian federal election. Paul Martin's Liberals defeat Don Mazankowski's Tories.
October 3rd, 1999: Yugoslavian Prime Minister Vuk Draskovic is assassinated in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, further raising military tensions in the region,...
October 10, 1999: Larry Ellison, founder of the San Francisco Airship Club announces the "Millennial Race", a race for Airships to get around the globe.
October 12th, 1999: President Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif survives a military coup attempt by General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, sparking concern over regional stability; Also on this day, "Black on Both Sides" by Mos Def protests against police brutality nationwide,....
October 13th, 1999: Riots erupt in Kiziksa, Turkey over reports of an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu", spreading rumors that "Jewish agents are spreading the virus..."
October 15th, 1999: Romanian military officials declare martial law over Ciamurlia, Romania, after reports of "Hong Kong Flu" are reported. Also on this day, McKlane and Liberty Party vs. the Federal Communications Commission. In a landmark decision (6-3) the Supreme Court rules that the FCC has no constitutional mandate to regulate the content on the airwaves. Amber McKlane's response in the Today Show interview the next day, "We fucking got'em..." The FCC is given 90 days to stop regulating all content being broadcast, and to merely be the technical oversight agency for the Airwaves. In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, Former President Dole, and President Clark put their weight behind the "Federal Union Communications Coalition"
October 26th, 1999: Yugoslavian government officials declare martial law after reports by the WHO/CDC report outbreaks of "Hong Kong Flu",....
October 28th, 1999: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi bombs the Radisson Hotel, housing American servicemen and women in Amman, Jordan, killing 45 people with a truck bomb,
October 31st, 1999: Soviet defectors report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in major cities, including Leningrad and Moscow, despite official silence by TASS and Pravda,...
November 4th, 1999: Viktor Arkadyevich Tyulkin begins actively challenging General Gennady Yanayev for leadership of the Politburo, during a rally in Stalingrad...
November 5, 1999: The MD Beam Weapon (Molecular Disruption) is created. Matrix Arms (formerly Matrix Quest), begins manufacture of the weapons. The United States will share the technology with its NATO allies. Also on this day, The United Kingdom announces its departure from the European Union.
November 6th, 1999: Australia becomes a republic in a national referendum by a margin of 54.87%; New Zealand announces that it will hold a similar referendum,...
November 12th, 1999: Riots erupt in Baghdad and Kuwait City, amidst reports by the WHO/CDC of the outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu"...
November 15th, 1999: "Millenium Prayer" single by British musician Cliff Richard makes its hit musical debut; Also on this day, NFL player Rae Carruth, Carolina Panthers, is placed under arrest on charges of attempted rape, along with assault & battery, after Cherica Adams is assaulted with a Clothes Remover 3000 in a King's Mountain, North Carolina parking lot,...
November 18th, 1999: Military officials launch the evacuation of Pichincha, Ecuador due to volcanic activity in the region,...
December 15th, 1999: Late Night with Pat Sajak (CBS-TV) host Pat Sajak interviews New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, in an effort to help reconstruction,...
December 23rd, 1999: South African officials announce the expansion of a nuclear weapons program at Pelindaba, South Africa,...
December 29th, 1999: Followers of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, proclaim seeing the visage of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi on the surface of the moon in Mecca, Saudi, Arabia; Also on this day, Shenmue (SEGA/ Dreamcast) video game makes its hit debut,....
December 31, 1999: Report says that the US birthrate has increased by 250% since 1990. It is expected the population will hit 350,000,000 by 2010
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January 6th, 2000: INTERPOL launches a crackdown on the operations of Mikko "Mike" Pohjola in Helsinki, Finland...
January 9th, 2000: Malcolm in the Middle (UPN-TV) starring Frankie Muniz makes its series debut,...
January 15, 2000: Representative Jon Stewart, announcing he will run for President on the Liberty Party's banner.
January 22nd 2000: Harry Percival, who plays the Superhero "Epic Bolt" on After Powers, dies of Hong Kong flu after an ill-advised trip to Asia. Production of the show is temporarily suspended.
February 3rd, 2000: Project Kwangmyong (Bright) is approved by Hwang Jang-yop, authorizing a cybernetic warfare program,...
February 4th, 2000: Military officials order the quarantine of Vidin, Bulgaria, after 200 people are reported dead from "Hong Kong Flu", sparking civil unrest,...
February 9th, 2000: WHO/CDC warn of a massive "Hong Kong Flu" outbreak in Kaduna and Kano, Nigeria, killing 52,000 people in the process,...
February 20th 2000: Production on After Powers resumes, with the character of Epic Bolt being written out, using unused footage and CGI to kill the character off.
February 21st, 2000: Opposition leader Chen Zixiu is killed by police officials, linked with the Kuomingtang in Shandong, China...
February 24th, 2000: United Nations Security Council approves the deployment of 55,370 peace-keeping troops to be deployed into the Democratic Republic of Congo (a.k.a. Zaire)...
March 12, 2000: Historians would name this date as when the "Second Cold War" would start, although no one at the time would realize it for another 5 years. On this day the USSR, who has experencied a resurgence in the late 90s, begins developing their own MD Weapons. Also on this day, General Jo Myong Rok calls for the modernization of the military, during a meeting with Soviet military leaders in Moscow,...
March 18th, 2000: Soviet officials report an outbnreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking civil unrest and violence,...
March 29th, 2000: Premier Gennady Yanayev offers to sell the Kurile Islands to Japan for $100 billion...
March 30th, 2000: Prime Minister Eugène Terre'Blanche survives an assassination attempt in Potchefstroom, South Africa,...
April 5th, 2000: Riots erupt in Leipzig, Germany over reports of "Hong Kong Flu" by health officials,...
April 14th, 2000: Jerry Falwell warns that Jon Stewart is an "agent of intolerance" during a television broadcast in Virginia, Beach, Virginia....
May 13th, 2000: Porn star Kitty Kat, inspired by the actions of Amber McKlane, decides to enter into politics in Santa Monica, California..
May 20, 2000: Amber McKlane, and several other artists go on National tours, to "Get out the Vote". Voter Registration skyrockets. Political analysts remark that "I wouldn't be surprised if the voter turnout passes 50%."
May 25, 2000: The first new Star Wars film in nearly 20 years is released.Star Wars: Episode IV: Heir to the Empire. A screensplay written by Timothy Zahn, Joss Whedon, and David S. Goyer is released to rave reviews by both Star Wars fans and others alike.
June 15, 2000: The Republicans name John McCain/Jeb Bush. The Democrats name incumbent President Wesley Clark/Al Gore. The Liberty Party names Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert as their candidates.
June 27th, 2000: Michiko Kakutani warns of the dangers of EMC-fueled gang rivalries in Tokyo, Japan...
July 9th 2000: A final season of After Powers is announced in conjunction with the announcement that the movie will be going ahead, set for a 2002 release date.
July 13th, 2000: Protests erupt in Durban, South Africa over the lack of AIDS/HIV vaccine nationwide,...
July 22nd, 2000: Chinese health officials report 30,470 confirmed deaths nationwide due to "Hong Kong Flu" during a press conference in Beijing, China,...
July 28th, 2000: WHO/CDC officials report c.25,000 deaths due to "Hong Kong Flu" in Dongbang, Laos,....
September 10th, 2000: Raleigh Disaster; Cape Fear River sewage plant catches fire in Raleigh, North Carolina, spilling toxic waste throughout the area...
September 15, 2000: The only debate of the 2000 election. Jon Stewart carries himself well by criticizing the Republicans no Stem Cell policy, and the Democrats for following the authoritarian policies of President Dole throughout the Clark Administration. Stewart also states that as President, "South Africa will find no support, unless they cancel their racial policies"
September 15th- October 1st, 2000-XXVII Summer Olympic Games are held in Beijing, China, despite media fears of a possible "Hong Kong Flu" outbreak. Highlights:
* The North Korean athletes are barred from competition after being caught trying to sabotage other athletes.
* International journalist comment on the "blatant corruption" in getting the Olympics to Beijing
October 7th, 2000: Masters of Orion 2 World Championship is held in Yongin, South Korea, despite concerns of "Hong Kong Flu"; Surprisingly the Soviet team wins the first championship...
October 16, 2000: Northern Quebec and Montreal vote overwhelmingly in favor to rejoin Canada in the promised referendum by 81 and 63% respectively. Transfer of territory set to commence on January 1, 2001.
October 31st, 2000: Government officials in Cairo, report the outbreak of "Hong Flu" in Cairo, Egypt, sparking international attention....
November 1, 2000: Polling shows that Stewart leads the polls 39% to Clark's 31, and the Republicans McCain at 25.
November 5, 2000: Stewart does surprisingly well... However it all comes down to California with its 52 electoral votes. It is a question between incumbent President Clark, and Congressman Stewart.
November 11th, 2000: German Chancellor Udo Voight warns of the dangers posed by "the American alliance of Jews and Negroes.", during a speech in Berlin, Germany...
November 16, 2000: At a dinner function in Toronto, MP Stephen Harper warns of a new "European Imperialism" in the old world and advocates stronger ties to Britain, the United States, and ironically, the Soviet Union.
December 8th 2000: Production on the After Powers movie is suspended again, due to Orion re-evaluating it's upcoming film productions.
December 11, 2000: A box of Ballots from New Los Angeles County go missing.
December 13, 2000: A gas station attendant in Oxnard notices two men in a towncar filled with ballot boxes driving up the coast. California State Police, ordered by Governor Bill Simon, arrest them. So begins the political scandal that would outshine Watergate. In the car were three ballot boxes. A three month investigation reveals that the drivers were ordered by General Mansfield on behest of President Clark to fix the election.
December 24, 2000: California Secretary of State announces, "After a full recount of all votes including those that went missing, I hereby announce that California's 52 electoral votes are pledged to Jon Stewart for President"
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January 5th, 2001: President Clark and several others including his chief of staff are arrested. Vice President Al Gore takes command.
January 9th, 2001: WHO/CDC reports that 27,300 people are dead due to "Hong Kong Flu" in Seoul, Korea, citing public health issues in northern Korea,...
January 16th, 2001: Soviet officials announce the deployment of Soviet troops into Kinshasha, Zaire as "peace-keeping" forces, sparking concern within the international community; Also on this day, Masters of Orion 2 is released at midnight at stores around the world, amdist calls for regulation,...
January 20, 2001: President Jon Stewart takes the oath of office, saying, " I, Jon Stewart, do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States..." Also on this day, Anti-European Union demonstrations break out in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. Johns.
January 23rd, 2001: Liu Chunling sets himself on fire, in an effort to protest the corruption of the Kuomingtang in Beijing, China,...
January 29th, 2001: Zurich Riots; Anti-corporate riots erupt in Zurich, Switzerland, sparked by meeting American and European Union leaders,...
February 7th, 2001: Robert Pickett fires an automatic weapon at the White House, claiming President Stewart represents the "Zionist Overlord Government..."
February 11, 2001: President Stewart, announces a new Space Initiative. The USSR, The British Space Agency and NASA will work together to put a man on Mars by 2010, from the National Air and Space Museum.
February 21st, 2001: FDA officials approve the use of Razadyne as a means to treat the dementia related to the medical side-effects of EMC users, in Washington D.C.,...
February 23rd, 2001: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm performs with Boy George at the Grammys in Los Angeles, California, in an effort to repudiate claims that he is racist or homophobic..
March 5th-6th, 2001: Ethnic and religious tensions flare up after 1,000 people are reported infected with "Hong Kong Flu" in Lhasa, Tibet,....
April 12, 2001: The Empire of South Africa occupies the country of Angola and Namibia. This sparks off what historians would later call the "Great African War"..
April 13th, 2001: Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the AWB, leads a rally in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, proclaiming the need for a "racial purity" policy...
May 3rd, 2001: WHO/CDC officials report 1,000 deaths related to "Hong Kong Flu" in Accra, Ghana,...
May 11, 2001: President Stewart announces the "New Space Initiative", working with Soviet and British Allies to put a man on Mars.
May 18th, 2001: Shrek starring the voice of Chris Farley, makes its hit debut...
May 25, 2001: Star Wars: Episode V: Dark Force Rising is released.
June 16th, 2001: Anti-corporate riots erupt in Goteborg, Sweden, as many people express anger over European Union policies,..
June 17th, 2001: President Jon Stewart deploys "military advisors" into Kinshasha, Zaire, in an effort to monitor the situation in the region....
June 25th, 2001: Barcelona Riots; Riots erupt in Barcelona, Spain, as European Defense Forces (EDF) crack down on protesters, sparking international attention...
June 28th, 2001: Defector Wang Guoqi testifies that the Kuomingtang government is experimenting in cloning technology, during testimony in Washington D.C.,...
July 27, 2001: Awesome Comics announces that it has purchased Marvel's library of characters at Comicon in San Diego. Publisher Neal Adams announces that writer Alan Moore will not only write the "Unity" mini-series that will integrate the Marvel characters, but also be the architect of the new Awesome Universe.
September 3rd 2001: Popular TV Presenter Deborah Norville has her clothes removed on-air with the Clothes Remover 3000 in New York City, New York while on FOX Evening News. The FCC, being prepared for a situation like this, enact strict new rules on TV Nudity. The FCC soon remembers that due to the McKlane case a few years ago, the FCC has absolutely no legal authority to control content on the airwaves. It is up to the networks to censor it. The incident leads to any live broadcasts having a 30 second delay.
October 1st 2001: Production goes ahead on the After Powers movie, with a release date set for summer 2003.
October 16th, 2001: Bruce Wayne (WB-TV) starring Michael Rosenbaum as the young vigilante...
November 17th, 2001: Politically Incorrect (ABC-TV) host Bill Maher sparks controversy after he claims the "9 Cities Massacre" was an "inside job"....
December 25th, 2001: Gangs of New York starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis makes its hit debut,..
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January 14th, 2002: John Pilger and Dennis Sewell of The New Statesmen claim a "Kosher Conspiracy" in regards to the election of President Jon Stewart in London, England,...
February 8th, 2002: "Rollerball" becomes a popular extreme sport, after the release of the film Rollerball starring LL Cool J and Chris Klein...
February 8th-24th, 2002-XIX Winter Olympic Games are held in Quebec City, Quebec, highlighted by nationalist sentiment by the Quebecois government. Highlights:
* For the first time in nearly 40 years, it is neither the US or USSR that leads the medal total but Austria.
* Michelle Kwan gets gold. Although controversy sparks afterwards when it is found that one of her former boyfriend's, was involved in the hit and run that resulted in Sarah Hughes losing her leg after leaving her practice rink a month before the Olympics. Kwan would be stripped of the Gold following a 2004 ruling by the IOC
February 27th, 2002: Merck Scandal; FDA agents warn of failed AIDS/HIV vaccine in Washington D.C., amidst reports of corporate corruption,...
March 20, 2002: Unity by Awesome Comics becomes the first comic book to sell over one million copies, as well as the first title available on the Internet (for a reduced price). Critics mark this as the start of new Platinum Age of Comics.
April 1st, 2002: Vince McMahon announces in Stamford Connecticut the formation of the Rollerbal League of America (RLA) with television rights signed by ABC-TV and ESPN-TV,....
April 11th, 2002: Venezuelan Civil War begins; U.S.-backed guerillas, loyal to Pedro Carmona, overthrow the government of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela,...
April 15, 2002: A chronic depression in Quebec leads to the ouster of the Quebecois Liberals in the national elections. The new Parti Liberté (inspired in part by the Liberty Party in the United States) led by Maxine Brenier rises to power under promises of fiscal responsibility and smaller government.
April 16th, 2002: Talk show host Parker Dashwood sparks international controversy after airing an episode about "Hong Kong Flu", blaming consumption of chicken and poultry...
April 22nd, 2002: President Jon Stewart is attacked in Congress by Arab-American leaders for his "advocacy for Zionism..."
April 25th, 2002: Reverend Billy Graham denounces President Jon Stewart as an "enemy of Christianity" during a speech in Montreat, North Carolina...
May 2nd, 2002: Premier Gennady Yanayev proclaims the completion of the 1,362-ft. (100-stories) Palace of the Soviets, designed by Boris Iofan, Vladimir Shchuko and Vladimir Gelfreikh in Moscow, as a "triumph of socialist paradigm"...
May 15th 2002: Australia and New Zealand announce plans to construct an underwater tunnel between the two countries, splitting at New Zealand's end to branch to both Islands.
May 16th, 2002: Star Wars: Dark Force Rising makes its hit film debut, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher,...
May 16th-17th, 2002: South African Ambassador Pieter Mulder calls for representation within the United Nations General Assembly, sparking international controversy,...
May 19th, 2002: Dark Skies (NBC-TV) starring Eric Roberts and Jeri Ryan, airs its final episode, with a cult status from fans,....
May 25th, 2002: U2 singer Bono, is injured while visiting U.N. peace-keeping troops in Kinshasha, Zaire, sparking international attention...
May 27th, 2002: Conservative Phyllis Schafly claims during a speech in Virginia Beach, Virginia, claiming that assault with a Clothes Remover 3000 does not constitute "sexual assault", especially if it is done by a woman's husband,...
June 4, 2002: RAW begins Operation Krishna, a targeted assassination program of secessionist leaders in Kashmir modeled on Operation Phoenix. Also on this day, Rollerball player Tim "the Eagle" Sheehy announces a $6.1 million video-game deal with Atari, during a press conference in San Jose, California...
June 5th, 2002: PM Venkaiah Naidu, BJP, warns of the deployment of nuclear weapons on the Indo-Pakistani border, during a televised speech in New Delhi, India....
June 6th, 2002: Kashmir Event; asteroid impacts the disputed Kashmir region betweeen India and Pakistan with the force of a 26.0 kiloton nuclear weapon, triggering panic across both sides of the Indo-Pakistani border...
June 7th, 2002: WHO/CDC officials report 27,000 killed by "Hong Kong Flu" in Sham Shui Po, China,....
June 7th, 2002: Day of Rage; Indian UAV is seen as "act of war" by causing Mohammad Nawaz Sharif to order the launch of Pakistani nuclear weapon into Delhi, India. Indian PM Venkaiah Naidu, orders a counter-strike into Islamabad, Pakistan; According to UN officials death tolls reach 6,971,000 people on both sides, millions becoming refugees...
June 8th – July 8th 2002 : the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, first in Asia, first host by 2 nations together, win by... for x-x againt...
June 11th, 2002: American Idol (UPN-TV) hosted by Simon Cowell, DJ Stryker, Angie Martinez, and Cyndi Lauper, makes its hit debut; Also on this day, Talks of a Pan-American Trade Union begin in Brasilia, Brazil between the Western Hemisphere nations.
June 13, 2002: When asked about Franco-Quebec elections during a press conference at the Pan-American Trade Accords, Premier Maxine Brenier calls French President Jean-Marie Le Pen "A sniveling lapdog of the Islamo-Imperialists" and publicly declares Quebecois people "the real French."
June 17th, 2002: "Hope For South Asia: A Global Benefit" a telethon, featuring George Clooney, Shakira, Cher, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, and others, takes place in New York City, New York...
June 26th, 2002: European Union (EU) leaders announce a "debt crisis" in Budapest, Hungary, deploying the European Defense Force (EDF) into the region; Also on this day, Battle of Jammu; Indian and Pakistani forces clash in Jammu and Kashmir, causing a massive humanitarian crisis...
June 27th, 2002: Kashmir secessionist group Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM), launches attacks into Jammus and Kashmir, sparking national attention,....
June 29th, 2002: 7.2 earthquake devastates Xingtai, Jilin Province, China, killing 2,543 people
July 8th, 2002: Pakistan backs the Islamic fundamentalist group Harakat ul-Mujaheddin in Kashmir, sparking anti-Muslim violence in the region...
August 1st, 2002: Indian ambassador Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti proclaims the policy of "no surrender, no retreat" in Amarnanth, Kashmir,...
August 6th 2002: Production of the After Powers movie is suspended indefinitely due to overspending on the production budget.''
August 7th, 2002: "Young Artists for India/Pakistan" album featuring songs by Norah Jones, Sanjaya Malakar, No Doubt, and Bone Thugs N'Harmony, makes its hit debut, in an effort to provide relief for South Asia...
August 10th, 2002: Hagrama Mahillary, Bodo Liberation Tigers, announces the secession of Bodoland in Kokrajhar, India; Also on this day, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi orders the Indian Army into Bodoland and imposes President's Rule in the state.
August 11th, 2002: Battle of Muzaffarabad; Pakistani forces back Muslim insurgents in Muzaffarabad, Kashmir,....
August 21st, 2002: Premier Hwang Jang-yop meets with Soviet leader Gennady Yanayev in Vladivostok, winning approval for the purchase of Sukhoi fighter planes...
August 31st, 2002: President Jon Stewart calls for peace talks between India and Pakistan in Paris, France;...
September 19th, 2002: Sinuiju Incident; North Korean troops fire on Chinese refugees infected with "Hong Kong Flu" in Sinuiju, North Korea...
September 20th, 2002: Firefly (UPN-TV) created by Joss Whedon, makes its hit series debut,...
October 21st, 2002: Young film-maker M. Night Shamylon releases his autobiographical film The Way I Am, becoming a major hit,...
November 13th, 2002: Massive drought strikes Sub-Saharan Africa, amidst calls for humanitarian aid to the United States and European Union,...
November 26th, 2002: Israeli Mossad officials accuse Egypt of aiding Hezbollah and Hamas guerillas with military weapons, during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel...
November 28th, 2002: Doctor David Wroe warns that a vaccine resistant strain of AIDS/HIV has been reported in Sydney, Australia...
December 13th, 2002: Bodoland leaders led by Hagrama Mahillary, announce a national referendum confirming secession of Bodoland....
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January 12th, 2003: Brandon Carl Vedas, EMC-enthusiast is hospitalized after suffering epileptic seizures related to EMC usage in Phoenix, Arizona....
January 20th, 2003: Police launch a campaign to crackdown on "geek chic" by banning Segways from city streets in San Francisco, California,...
January 22nd, 2003: South Africa under Eugène Terre'Blanche enters into the war in Zaire, citing a policy of "preventative war", during a speech in Johannesburg,...
February 25th, 2003: Adam West guest stars as the grandfather of Bruce Wayne on Bruce Wayne (WB-TV)....
March 15th, 2003: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen accuses President Jon Stewart of being "on the payroll of Jewish organizations, and particularly of the B'nai B'rith"
April 7th, 2003: "Africa's World War" grinds almost to a halt, due to famine, threatening to become a "humanitarian disaster" for c. 40 million people,...
April 9th, 2003: Ghulam Mohammed Baloch, Baloch National Movement, announces the secession of Balochistan from Pakistan, in Mastung, sparking international attention...
April 21st, 2003: Film-maker M. Night Shamylon releases his next Film, It's All the Rage" sparking controversy over his EMC-usage, and glorification of EMC use...
April 28th, 2003: President Jon Stewart angers millions of Americans after calling former President Harry Truman a "war criminal" after saying during an interview with Maury Povich,"Here's what I think of the atom bombs. I think if you dropped an atom bomb fifteen miles offshore and you said, "The next one's coming and hitting you," then I would think it's okay. To drop it on a city, and kill a hundred thousand people. Yeah. I think that's criminal..."
May 1st, 2003: Katharine Jane Hudson leads protests in London, England, protesting American intervention in "Africa's World War"....
May 13th, 2003: MP Daniel Féret, National Front Party, is elected Prime Minister, amidst anti-American and anti-Soviet sentiment in Brussels, Belgium,...
May 15, 2003: A French author, François-Xavier Verschave , states that perhaps "Europe should once more colonize Africa. Without Europe it seems to be nothing but chaos"
May 25, 2003: Babylon 5: The New Beginning is released, detailing the Earth-Minbari War. Critics call this day the "Battle of the Box Office."
May 29th-30th, 2003: Shopian Riots; Riots erupt in Shopian, Kashmir amidst reports of rape by Indian military forces, martial law imposed...
May 31st, 2003: United Nations Security Council announces its approval for the deployment of "peace-keeping" forces into the African conflict, during an emergency session in New York City, New York,....
June 2nd, 2003: Film-maker M. Night Shamylon beats up comedian Jason Segel on stage at the Documentary awards in Las Vegas, Nevada....
June 3rd-6th, 2003: The Magic Hour (FOX-TV) host Earvin "Magic" Johnson, travels to Kinshasha, Zaire, to entertain Allied troops,...
July 1, 2003: MP Stephen Harper breaks away from the Progressive Conservatives to found the Nationalist Party of Canada. He criticizes the "blatant hypocrisy" of the European Union and advocates the "natural superiority of the New World's peoples over that of Western Europeans." In that same speech he calls the Empire of South Africa a "nation of mongrels that needs to be put to sleep." Also on this day, Vince McMahon anounces a $1.3 billion dollar plan to launch "Loco-TV" (LTV), a network that will focus exclusively on extreme sports including the Rollerball League of America (RLA) in New York City, New York...
July 6th, 2003: U.S. State Department announces that it will intervene in the humanitarian crisis in Kinshasha, Zaire,...
July 22nd, 2003: Film director Sam Raimi announces that he is doing a interactive film adaptation of the Masters of Orion 2 with Bruce Campbell, in Hollywood, California...
July 23rd, 2003: Arsenio Hall Show (FOX-TV) host Arsenio Hall is proclaimed "America's most beloved late-night icon"...
July 25th, 2003: The Devil & Daniel Webster starring Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, and Alec Baldwin, makes its hit film debut ...
July 27th, 2003: Right-wing military officers under "Bagong Katipuneros" overthrow the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Manila, Philippines,...
July 30, 2003: Polls in Canada and Australia reveal that support for the growing "nationalist" movements
August 15, 2003: Anti-EU and Anti-South African riots in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand turn violent. Protests in Ottawa end in the deaths of fifteen European tourists, and the firebombing of the South African Embassy. In Canberra, several staff from the EU member embassies are dragged out an severely beaten by rioters until dispersed by police.
October 1, 2003: In a defiant speech to the Congress Party conference, Rajiv Gandhi says he will postpone his retirement, originally scheduled for year's end, "until the last rebel lays down his arms" and announces a Cabinet shuffle. The Prime Minister receives a 96% approval rating from the delegates in his biannual leadership review.
October 7th, 2003: Meg Whitman (R-CA) wins a recall election against Governor Barbara Boxer (D-CA), sparking national attention...
October 18th, 2003: Riots erupt in Bangkok, Thailand as demonstrators demand an affordable vaccine for AIDS/HIV virus,....
October 25th, 2003: Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees, 5-4, in Game 6, breaking the 95 year baseball curse in Chicago, Illinois
November 14th-November 19th, 2003: Congressional Republicans and Democrats launch a shutdown of the federal government, voicing their anger at President Jon Stewart,...
November 17th, 2003: Meg Whitman (R-CA) is sworn in as governor of California, sparking national attention...
November 19, 2003: At the biennial CHOGM, a resolution affirming unconditional support for India is passed, led by British Prime Minister David Davis, Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Canadian President Stephen Harper. Also on this day, The 2,717 ft. (163-floors) is inaugurated as the "Freedom Tower" in New York City, New York, becoming the largest man-made structure on Earth....
December 7th, 2003: Viktor Arkadyevich Tyulkin comes to power as Premier of the Soviet Union, during a power struggle within the Communist Party in Moscow,...
December 16th, 2003: Justice Department announces a legal injunction against Kitty Kat, and her underground broadcasts in Los Angeles, California...
December 16th, 2003-January 6th, 2004: Congressional Republicans and Democrats launch a shutdown of the government, voicing their anger at the policies of President Jon Stewart
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January 5, 2004: Stephen Harper announces his intention to run for the Canadian presidency, finding widespread support from the West.
January 9, 2004: Panama and Argentina are the last nations to ratify the Pan-American Trade Union.
February 6th, 2004: "Curry-N-Hurry" restaurant chain settles a age discrimination lawsuit against the firm in San Francisco, California...
February 12th, 2004: Former porn star Kitty Kat is labeled by the mainstream press as a "Generation Terrorist", after hacking portions of her porn films onto C-SPAN broadcasts...
February 25, 2004: Hagrama Mihillary is assassinated by unknown soldiers. After the war some would claim it was Indian special forces or RAW counterterror operatives working in colloboration with CIA or MI6, others Pakistanis who felt that Mihillary had become a liability.
February 26th, 2004: Talk show host Parker Dashwood is ruled "not guilty" by the Ninth Circuit Federal Court, after being charged with libel and slander by the Poultry Farmers of America (PFA) for her episodes on "Hong Kong Flu"...
March 2nd, 2004: Several American activists are arrested in Genoa, Italy, on charges of EMC-trafficking and distribution, along with espionage and terrorism charges, for attempting to disrupt European Union events...
March 5, 2004: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pervez Musharraf and placed under house arrest. Musharraf takes office as President, declaring martial law and ordering the Army into Balochistan.
March 15th, 2004: The Magic Hour (FOX-TV) hosted by Earvin "Magic" Johnson sparks international controversy by interviewing self-proclaimed Mahdi Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi in Los Angeles, California...
March 19th, 2004: Chinese President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-President Annette Lu Hsiu-lien are assassinated in Beijing, China, amidst accusations of Kuomintang ties to Triads,...
March 28th, 2004: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen proclaims his daughter, Marine Le Pen, as a "potential successor", after her electoral victory in Île-de-France, France....
April 1, 2004: 7.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan, killing over 150,000 civilians and causing a humanitarian catastrophe.
April 2nd -November 13th, 2004 : in his 10th season, MLS expand to 14 team
April 11, 2004: Troops are withdrawn from the Indian border to deal with the humanitarian catastrophe in eastern Pakistan.
April 13th, 2004: Rumors swirl around Hollywood, California that Film-maker M. Night Shamylon will leave the film industry to retire after shooting his latest film, The Challenger Disaster, an alternate history of the world which follows the "butterfly effect of history" following Challenger blowing up in 1986. On Alternatehistories.com people call it total ASB.
April 14th, 2004: 6.5 earthquake hits Salton, Sea, California. Shockwaves are felt in Los Angeles, California,...
May 1st, 2004: Christ Over Our Life (COOL) announces its formation of Christian Rollerball teams in Virginia Beach, Virginia....
May 26th, 2004: Egyptian forces aid Palestinean forces in capturing the Gaza Strip, sparking international attention and concern,...
June 11th, 2004: Major Eric Lenge overthrows the government of Joseph Kabila in Kinshasha, Zaire, launching a civil war; Also on this day, Eugène Terre'Blanche leads a "racial purity" rally in Ventersdorp, South Africa, angering many human rights organizations; Also on this day, The Stepford Wives directed by Tim Burton, starring John Cusack and Jane Fonda, makes its hit debut,...
June 16th 2004 - After the enactment of Stewart's public healthcare legislation in November 2003, the owner of a private health insurance broker in Cleveland, Ohio, Stuart Manning is forced to file for Chapter 11
June 26th, 2004: "Curry-N-Hurry" restaurant shares become publicly traded on the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, California....
July 4, 2004: Robert Zubrin meets with President Stewart at a campaign event at Cape Canaveral. President Stewart speaks, "President Kennedy once said, that we choose to go to the moon, and we did. The ultimate travesty is that we stopped pushing our limits. Well you can thank the Republicans and Democrats of the 1970s for that, they chose to take the money for space for a war in Vietnam. 25 years ago, the idea of a joint mission to Mars with the Soviets and the British seemed absurd, but today we are so close to putting a man and/or woman on Mars. Ladies and Gentleman once we get there with a six man crew: Two russians, two Americans, and two British, it will symbolize a new age of peace and show that the squabbles that brought two nations to nearly destroying the planet, are indeed behind us, and that Humanity can embark into a new Frontier." President Stewart would be shot a few days later.
July 7th 2004 - Manning's wife Amelia tells him she is asking for a divorce
July 10th - July 14th 2004 - Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is nominated as the Democratic nominee for President at their convention with former North Carolina Senator John Edwards as Vice President
July 15th 2004 - Stuart Manning goes missing and is reported as such by his estranged wife.
July 18th, 2004: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen accuses President Jon Stewart of inflaming religious tensions through his support of Israel,...
July 19th, 2004: CDC officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania report that Alzheimer's disease rates have risen 250%, due to EMC usage; Also on this day, At 9 AM local time, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi delivers a national televised address announcing the end of the Bodoland rebellion and conventional military operations in the province. President's Rule is ended and Kashmir's state assembly is dissolved for fresh elections.
July 20, 2004: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announces that Pakistan will "fight to the last drop of blood" to retain Balochistan but withdraws its troops behind its side of the Line of Control.
August 3rd 2004 - While at a joint campaign appearance in Cleveland, President Jon Stewart and Vice President Stephen Colbert are assassinated by Manning who shoots at their platform from a nearby rooftop. Stewart who was shot three times in the chest dies on the scene while Colbert who took two bullets to the neck and stomach dies three hours later in hospital. As such, the Speaker of the House, Republican Richard Armey is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States after Al Gore's 15 day Acting Presidency in January 2001 registered him as the 44th President.
August 5th, 2004: Self-proclaimed psychic Carole Bendit of Palm Springs, California proclaims that she had successfully predicted the assassinations of President Jon Stewart and Vice-President Stephen Colbert...
August 13th-29th, 2004-XXVIII Summer Olympic Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, becoming the first Summer Olympic Games to be featured in South America...
August 20, 2004: On his 60th birthday, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wins his fifth and final term in a khaki landslide with 413 of 542 seats in the Lok Sabha, surpassing his 1984 victory.
August 23rd - August 26th 2004 - After the loss of their nominees, a deeply divided Liberty Convention nominates Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman as their Presidential nominee with former Defense Secretary Thomas Friedman of New York as Vice President
August 30th - September 2nd 2004 - The Republicans nominate their primary winner, Maine Senator Susan Collins as their nominee for President with Governor George Pataki of New York as Vice President.
September 15th, 2004: The Robinsons: Lost in Space (UPN-TV) starring Adrianne Palicki, Matt Le Blanc, and Mimi Rogers makes its hit debut ...
September 17th 2004 - With party infighting, Liberty nominee Joe Lieberman makes a very public gaffe insulting Amber McKlane by making lewd comments while being recorded.
September 29th, 2004: Ultra-nationalist Ferenc Gyurcsány is elected Prime Minister, despite Soviet and American efforts to support different candidates in Budapest, Hungary...
September 30, 2004: Canadian Federal Elections, Stephen Harper's Nationalists win over Paul Martin's Liberals by an extremely close 0.9%. However, the Nationalists have little representation in Parliament.
October 3rd 2004 - Polls show that Senator Hutchison leads Senator Kerry by six points with Lieberman trailing three behind Kerry.
October 7th-10th, 2004: Counter-government terrorist attacks in Cairo, Egypt, are blamed on opposition leader Khaled Abu Toamah, sparking national civil unrest...
October 12th, 2004: CBS-TV anchor Maury Povich reports that, according to the Department of Justice, the Clothes Remover 3000 has been responsible for 70 deaths in August 2004 alone, and 150 since June 2001,...
October 13, 2004: In a memo that will be revealed only many years later, Musharraf and Gandhi exchange views on a proposed UN-monitored referendum on the permanent status of Kashmir. Musharraf refuses out of domestic fears: the Pakistani public's nationalistic mood leaves him no room to negotiate, plus the ongoing Balochi rebellion has left Musharraf himself averse to all compromise. However both men agree to maintain the status quo ante bellum "for the foreseeable future."
November 2nd 2004 - Susan Collins is elected as the 47th President of the United States; Although the Liberty Party lost the presidency they gained control of the Senate.
November 25th, 2004: WHO/CDC officials report that 750,000 people infected with the AIDS/HIV virus in China, after corrupt officials allow faulty batches of the vaccine to be used nationwide...
December 22nd, 2004: Phantom of the Opera musical directed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, starring Sarah Brightman, Michael Crawford, makes its hit film debut,....
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January 6, 2005: The Senate approves to continue funding the Africa War despite a record breaking filibuster....
January 7th, 2005: President Jean-Marie Le Pen proclaims "German occupation was civilized and just, compared to the occupation imposed by Americans..." during a speech in Paris, France...
January 14th, 2005: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm shocks fans after he marries Kurt T. Quent during a ceremony in San Francisco, California. All rumors of homophobia are squashed
January 19th, 2005: Spanish Civil Guard units arrest a 37yo man in Alicante, Spain for using the Clothes Remover 3000 is a series of serial rapes...
February 2, 2005: At a meeting with Quebec Primer Brenier, President Harper promises a new era in Canada/Quebec relations as "two mature nations" and promises more investment in the Quebecois economy.
April 2nd, 2005: Mother Simon-Pierre Normand launches a clinic in Paris, France, to aid the victims of EMC usage,...
May 11th 2005 - President Collins announces that the US Treasury Building will be re-named as the Jon Stewart Building in memory of the assassinated President
May 19th, 2005: Star Wars: The Last Command makes its hit film debut, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Scarlet Johanson as Mara Jade
May 23rd, 2005: Members of the Liberty and Democratic Party threaten to shutdown the government, during a rally in Washington D.C.,...
May 31st, 2005: Walt Disney Corp. announces plans to develop a Rollerball League, in an effort to compete with the RLA in Orlando, Florida...
June 16th, 2005: Opposition leader Gao Rongrong is arrested and tortured by police, linked with the Kuomingtang in Longshan, China...
June 22nd, 2005: Liberty Party and Christian Action Network (CAN) members begin disseminating the rumor that President Susan Collins is a "closet lesbian" in Washington D.C.,...
June 23rd, 2005: The Truth About Susan by conservative Edward Klein, attacks President Susan Collins as being "influenced by the culture of lesbianism..."
July 10th 2005: Microsoft announced it's intention to form a free-to-air Television Network, filled with Internet Generated content. Many criticize Microsoft for the move, saying that the idea will never work.
January 20, 2005: President Collins strikes the funding for "The Ares Mission from the budget". It is the start a long political feud
August 13th, 2005: Film-maker M. Night Shamylon confirms that he is undergoing drug rehabilitation in Beverly Hills, California for an EMC addiction...
August 16th, 2005: Firefly (UPN-TV) star Summer Glau becomes an Internet celebrity after lunching a series of political blogs from Los Angeles, California,...
September 3rd 2005 - President Collins signs into law her education reform bill that seeks to improve funding to inner city programs and cut bureaucratic waste.
September 7th, 2005: USS Pueblo, captured in 1968, is turned over to President Susan Collins at Pyongyang, North Korea as a sign of diplomatic good faith....
September 28th, 2005: Venezuelan authorities accuse Luis Posada Carriles of runnning Cuban drug smuggling operations through Havana, Cuba...
October 14th, 2005: Beijing, China is covered in a massive snowstorm, covering the city in c.12.1 feet of snow, paralyzing the national capitol,...
December 21st, 2005: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mufaz orders the deployment of troops along the Egyptian border, sparking international attention...
December 31, 2005: Rajiv Gandhi retires and takes up his new post as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on January 30, 2006, succeeding former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
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January 11th 2006: Orion Pictures announced that the After Powers movie will be made on a smaller budget as a darker reboot of the franchise. Some are saying that the movie is becoming the main example of film Development Hell.
January 23rd, 2006: Firefly (UPN-TV) creator Joss Whedon, launches the "Can't Stop the Signal" campaign calling for greater Internet communications freedoms in Los Angeles, California...
February 6th, 2006: New England Journal of Medicine reports that use of narcotics, can speed up the neural damage caused by EMC usage; Also on this day, WHO/CDC officials in Entebbe, Uganda report a vaccine-resistant strain of the AIDS/HIV virus, sparking international attention,...
February 10th-26th, 2006-XX Winter Olympic Games are held in Zakopane, Poland, attempts to show the "new face of Communist-Socialism"....
February 18th 2006: Both ends of the Australia-New Zealand tunnel meet. Unfortunatly, an error in construction and safety causes the tunnel to flood, killing over 2/3rds of the workers. The project is abandoned, with both sides blaming the other for the construction flaw.
February 24th, 2006: Filipino Civil War erupts; Troops loyal to Brigadier General Danilo D. Lim overthrow the governmetn in Manila, Philippines,...
March 27th 2006 - Secretary of State Chuck Hagel and President Susan Collins sign the Richmond Accords with Chinese leadership, a historic treaty in terms of relations with China.
March 13th, 2006: Members of the Duke University lacrosse team are placed on academic after Crystal Gale Magnum of Durham, North Carolina, accuses the team of assaulting her with a Clothes Remover 3000...
April 19th, 2006: DHL Zeppelin is launched in Suntec City, Singapore, complete with gambling establishments for guests, and trips to Malaysia, Indonesia and China...
April 25th, 2006: Egyptian opposition leader Mustafa Bakri defects to Israeli IDF forces along the Gaza Strip,...
May 5th, 2006: Swarm of Angels interactive film directed by Cory Doctrow and Warren Ellis, makes its hit debut; Also on this day, Evangelist George Jardine announces the formation of "Rollerball Ministries" in association with Christ Over Our Life (COOL) in Las Vegas, Nevada...
May 18th, 2006: Tsunami hits the Pacific Northwest, after an offshore quake triggers a tsunami, off the coast of Seattle, Washington,...
May 20, 2006: The Liberty Party and Democrats overcome Collins veto of their budget. The Ares Mission is due to launch.
June 8th – July 8th 2006 : the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union,,,,
June 20th, 2006: Senate candidate Michael S. Steele (R-MD) appears on Late Night with Pat Sajak (CBS-TV), boosting his bid for Congress,...
August 18th, 2006: The Superconducting Super Collider is inaugurated in Waxahachie, Texas, despite concerns as a "pork barrel" project...
August 31th 2006 : FIFA conceded Brazil as host of 2012 FIFA World Cup.
September 20th, 2006: Jericho (CBS-TV) starring Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, and Esai Morales, makes its hit debut, sparking controversy with its portrayal of a nuclear terrorist attack,...
October 9th, 2006: Eugène Terre'Blanche authorizes a nuclear weapons test at Pelindaba, South Africa, in further defiance of United Nations sanctions,...
November 4th 2006 - The Democrats re-take the House but fail to re-gain the Senate, Nancy Pelosi is elected to replace Tom DeLay as Speaker who assumed the job in 2004 after Dick Armey became President. Election turnout remains quite high, with the over 60 and the 18-25 demographic being the ones most likely to vote.
December 2nd, 2006: Bangkok Riots; Riots erupt in Bangkok, Thailand over the lack of affordable vaccines for AIDS/HIV...
December 16th, 2006: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots led by Mikhail Kasyanov erupt in Moscow, to be brutally suppressed by Soviet military forces, 23 killed...
December 22nd, 2006: Foodfight animated film featuring the voices of Charlie Sheen, Hillary Duff, and Wayne Brady makes its hit debut,...
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January 14th, 2007: The Time Tunnel (FOX-TV) starring David Conrad, Dion Luther, and Andrea Roth..
January 20th, 2007: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen launches a "virtual coup" in Paris, France, seizing control of the Second Life platforms nationwide...
February 27th, 2007: Eddie Murphy wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as James "Thunder" Early in DreamGirls; Also on this day, Ares I is launched towards the Red PLanet. It is unmanned and lands at Utopia Plantia, and begins processing to be the crew's return vehicle to Earth.
March 2nd 2007 - The government shuts down after Collins' battle with the new Democratic House and Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the budget.
March 3rd, 2007: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots led by Lyudmila Alexeyeva erupt in Leningrad, Russia. Demonstrators spread word through the Internet and prominent social networking sites...
March 12, 2007: The Senate refuses to ratify the Hokkaido Accords for International Environmental Regulations, citing the loopholes with regards to China, India and Brazil. The Liberty party refuses as a whole citing that it compells expensive yet ineffective means of combating global warming.
March 24th, 2007: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots erupt in Nizhny Novgorod, sparking concern of a collapse. Martial law is imposed in the region....
March 25th, 2007: Ocarina of Time interactive film is released in San Jose, California, as an independent film production...
March 28th 2007 - The Government re-opens after a deal is reached.
April 5, 2007: The Senate passes a bill let all student loan payments be tax deductible.
April 14th, 2007: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots led by Mikhail Delyagin, erupt in Moscow. Demonstrators spread word through the Internet and prominent social networking sites...
April 29th, 2007: Egyptian Major General Burhan Hamad leads a series of rocket attacks into Israeli settler camps, along the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula...
June 4th, 2007: General Vang Pao overthrows the communist government in Vientiane, Laos, sparking civil unrest and violence,...
June 10th, 2007: Despite American political pressure, PM Daniel Féret wins re-election in Brussels, Belgium,...
June 15th, 2007: Revenge of the Nerds remake starring Adam Brody, Dan Byrd, Katie Cassidy, Kristin Cavallari, Jenna Dewan, Chris Marquette, Ryan Pinkston, Efren Ramirez, and Nick Zano makes its hit debut, tapping into "geek chic"...
July 6th, 2007: FDA approves Novartis' Exelon Patch (a.k.a. "The Patch"), as a means of dealing with the side-effects of EMC. "The Patch" becomes popular at nightclubs and colleges,...
August 23rd, 2007: Military coup is launched against Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif by General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan...
September 14th, 2007: Accusations mount that President Susan Collins accepted foreign contributions for her 2004 presidential campaign..
October 15th, 2007: "Teenage Horniness Is Not A Crime" single by porn star Kitty Kat in Los Angeles, California, in defiance of security measures imposed by the federal government...
November 9th, 2007: Norfolk Disaster; Flooding by North Sea occurs from Humberside to Kent, England, sparking a national emergency,...
November 14th, 2007: Southland Tales starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake and Sarah Michelle-Gellar makes its hit film debut....
December 1st, 2007: "Curry-N-Hurry" reaches its highest stock price on the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, California...
December 5th, 2007: The Golden Compass based on the novel by Philip Pullman, starring Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, and Nicole Kidman makes its hit debut...
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January 11th, 2008: Politically Incorrect (ABC-TV) host Bill popularizes the phrase "Blogga, Please!!"
January 21st, 2008: U.S. Army levees collapse in Hannibal, Missouri, destroying the home of Mark Twain,...
February 1st, 2008: Rumors spread by the Liberty Party and by the Republican Party claims a lesbian affair between President Susan Collins and Arab-American aide Huma Abedin in Washington D.C.,...
February 22nd, 2008: Police raid the Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA) Nebula Awards meeting in Washington D.C., after a fight breaks out over a fan made interactive film is introduced,...
March 10th, 2008: Representative Tim Couch (R-KY) introduces legislation that would ban anonymous messages and comments on the Internet, before Congress in Washington D.C.,...
April 21st, 2008: Police raid the ConFusion in Detroit, Michigan after reports of sexual harassment by Clothes Remover 3000 devices is reported,...
April 24th, 2008: Michael Heath, Christian Civic League, and senior aide to Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) admits to having a sexual affair with President Susan Collins, during a press conference in Portland, Maine...
April 27th 2008 - President Collins admits her affair with Michael Heath, but goes on to attack Liberty for their smear campaign.
May 14th, 2008: 6.8 earthquake hits Manila, Philippines, killing 674 people,...
May 15th, 2008: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) launches an investigation into links between Halliburton contracts, and mercenaries in Zaire,....
May 22nd, 2008: Indiana Jones and the Staff of the Kings starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Kevin Costner...
June 5th 2008: The After Powers movie premieres to universally negative reviews, citing a poor and outdated script, and obvious cost cutting in production. It only makes 1/8th of it's budget back.
June 19th, 2008: Beijing Disaster; 7.9 earthquake devastates Beijing, China, c. 5,879 people killed due to shoddy construction and ruptured gas mains,...
August 6th, 2008: Representatives from 42 African nations demand a cheaper vaccine for the AIDS/HIV virus during an international conference in Mexico City, Mexico...
August 8th-24th, 2008-XXIX Summer Olympic Games are held in Istanbul, Turkey, sparking fears of Islamic fundamentalist violence,...
August 16th, 2008: Mark Rein·Hagen, EMC enthusiast, is arrested in Tblisi, Georgia, after attempting to supply Georgian nationalists, angering Soviet officials,...
September 2nd, 2008: Egyptian General Muhammad Mahdi Akif proclaims his support for Palestinean attacks along the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula, during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt...
September 30th, 2008: Opposition leaders Nikolai Gotsa and Andrei Bogdanov are arrested in Moscow, for "crimes against the state"...
October 8th, 2008: Gidget Gein and Marilyn Manson are killed in a car crash in Burbank, California, police it is drug-related...
October 20th, 2008: Ripper (BBC-TV) mini-series starring Anthony Stewart Head, makes its hit debut, detailing the back story of Rupert Giles,...
November 4th 2008 - The Collins/Pataki ticket wins re-election narrowly over the ticket of John Edwards/Bill Richardson and the Liberty ticket of Tom Friedman/Bob Barr. The Election is a squeaker. No candidate has captured enough to gain the 270 to win. The Election is thrown to the House of Representatives. The GOP lost Senate Plurality in 2006 to the Liberty Party. and in the 2008 Election, they lost their slim majority over the House.
December 11th, 2008: European Defense Forces (EDF) are deployed into Athens, Greece in an effort to deal with civil unrest and violence related to the privatization of the national pension fund. Also on this day, The vote is split right across partisan lines. Republican Speaker of the House, Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) announces that "Susan Collins will be the President for the next term of office." Liberty Party and Democratic Party heads work together to undermine her.
December 14th, 2008: North Korean officials report the formation of Orascom cellular communications, becoming one of the fastest growing telecommunications firms in the Pacific Rim,...
December 15, 2008: In response to "further EU aggression", President Harper (with a the surprising support of Canadian Parliament) declares all EU ambassadors Personnae Non Grata and orders their staff out of the country. Several other commonwealth follow suit with the exception of Britain; this sparks a cool in relations between Europe and the "colonies".
December 16th, 2008: Amnesty International reports that c.334 deaths can be attributed to the Clothes Remover 3000 nationwide,...
December 24th, 2008: Tarlan Ramazanov introduces Rollerball to the Soviet Union in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
December 25th-31st, 2008: Israeli IDF forces launch a major offensive against Hamas and Hezbollah positions along the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Sinai Peninsula, sparking outrage by the Arab community...
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January 9th, 2009: EMC-enthusiast Mary Anne Mohanraj calls for an end to racism within "geek chic" in London, England...
January 28th, 2009: Israeli IDF forces report the discovery of tunnels directly from Egyptian territory, directly leading into the Gaza Strip, sparking concerns of an attack by Egypt...
February 1st, 2009: Baltimore Cardinals safety Pat Tillman and Santonio Holmes win the Super Bowl, 23-20,...
February 13th, 2009: Dollhouse (UPN-TV) created by Joss Whedon, starring Eliza Dushku, secures the reputation of UPN-TV as "the network Joss built..."
March 10th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen), calls President Susan Collins a "F$%& Whore" during a press conference outside the White House in Washington D.C.,...
March 20th, 2009: The Age of Stupid interactive film documentary starring Pete Postelwhaite, makes its debut, as an indictment of the damage to the environment by modern technology; Also on this day, Science fiction author Elizabeth Bear is hospitalized in New York City, New York after an EMC-enthusiast attacked her in New York City, New York; Also on this day, Susan: The Movie a political documentary by Evan Vucci and David Bossie of Kansas City, Missouri, makes its hit debut in theaters, lambasting President Susan Collins...
March 24th, 2009: Susan: The Movie is pulled from many theaters, after members of the Justice Department launch investigations into allegations of election law violations by the film makers.
March 27th, 2009: Silvio Berlusconi launches the "People of Freedom" campaign, proclaiming the need for European independence from the influence of the United States and Soviet Union, during a rally in Rome, Italy...
April 1st, 2009: London Riots; British military forces are deployed in an effort to crackdown on pro-European Union (EU) riots in London, England...
April 2, 2009: President Harper of Canada calls the London Rioters, "cronies of the decrepit European Union, and enemies of civilized society."
May 18, 2009: Ares II is launched with much fanfare, Collins who tried several times to get the mission cut refuses to call the astronauts.
May 27th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) plays his single "Feel the Sickness" in New York City, New York, insulting President Susan Collins, and the U.S. Congress...
June 7th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) plays his song "B@#% Pudding" on the National Mall in Washington D.C., sparking his arrest by local police....
June 21st, 2009: North Korean officials open Pyongsong, North Korea as a "free-enterprise zone"...
June 29th, 2009: The Cosmonaut interactive directed by Nicolás Alcalá makes its hit debut in Madrid, Spain
July 9th, 2009: Project Kwangmyong (Bright) launch attacks on South Korean and Japanese websites, including the Nikkei Stock Exchange, sparking a financial crisis....
July 15th, 2009 : His Dark Materials based on the novel by Philip Pullman, starring Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, and Nicole Kidman makes its hit debut...
August 7th, 2009: Members of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA) led by Michele Bachmann, launch a rally of c.65,000 people in Washington D.C., demanding "Second Amendment protections"...
September 1st, 2009: Distán Farrádez Ullo and Tristán Barragán seize control of the drug trade in Puerto Juarez, Cuba..
September 20th, 2009: White Air Rollerball Championship is held on Isle of Wight, England, attracting athletes from 12 countries...
October 4, 2009: President Collins vetoes "National Defense Education Act of 2009"
October 5, 2009: The House overrides the veto (317-109), it would be the first of 5 vetoes that Congress would override before 2010
October 24th, 2009: Treaty of Budapest; European Union (EU) leaders proclaim their political independence from the Americans and the Soviet Union, during a conference in Budapest, Hungary...
October 28th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) releases his album "Beat With An Ugly Stick", directly insulting President Susan Collins and the Congress...
November 1st, 2009: Kitty's Korner (TNT) hosted by former porn star Kitty Kat, makes its hit debut in Hollywood, California, with an underground sensibility towards politics....
November 3rd, 2009: Joss Whedon announces that he has purchased the Terminator film franchise, during a press conference in Los Angeles, California,...
November 16th, 2009: President Susan Collins appears on Parker, to be interviewed by Parker Dashwood, over her administration's policies in New York City, New York...
November 24th, 2009: Chinese government officials say they will allow Rollerball events in Shanghai and Beijing,...
December 4th, 2009: "Noko Jeans", jeans produced in North Korea, begin sales throughout the European Union at discount cost, angering many human rights groups,...
December 21st, 2009: Mayon Disaster; 47 people killed in Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines, after volcanic eruption of Mount Mayon,...
December 28th, 2009: James Owen "The Rev" Sullivan launches a campaign in Huntington Beach, California calling for an end to EMC-usage...
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January 14th, 2010: 17-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) sparks a brawl during his European concert tour, during a concert in Berlin, Germany...
February 6th, 2010: American Christian missionary Robert Park is executed by North Korean authorities after crossing the border from China...
February 12th-28th, 2010-XXI Winter Olympic Games are held in PyeongChang, South Korea, amidst a boycott by North Korea, and threats of a possible outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu"...
February 20th, 2010: President Stephen Harper announces plans for a nationwide vaccination for AIDS/HIV virus, during a rally in Toronto, Ontario; Also on this day, "Ultimate-X" Rollerball match is held in Cape Town, South Africa, sparking boycotts by teams from several countries...
March 16th, 2010: "Race Fail 2010"; Science-fiction author Norman Spinrad is shot and killed in New York City, New York after being accused of being "racist and culturally insensitive"...
March 27th, 2010: "Curry-N-Hurry" Indian restaurant fast-food chain opens in London, England, sparking controversy....
April 15th, 2010: President Susan Collins meets with Canadian President Stephen Harper about the European Union in Toronto, Ontario...
April 20th, 2010: Blake Robbins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a series of sexual assaults on underage high school students using the Clothes Remover 3000; Also on this day, Premier Hwang Jang-yop is assassinated in Pyongyang, North Korea, sparking a succession crisis...
April 22nd, 2010: Kitty's Corner (TNT-TV) host Kitty Kat, announces her bisexuality, during an episode, publicly making out with both her male and female lovers on the live broadcast in Pasadena, California...
June 8th – July 8th 2010 : the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the first host in african continent, win by Spain with Maradona in final against Italy.
June 17th, 2010: Rollerball player Sal Masekela of San Diego, California is killed during a match in Phoenix, Arizona, sparking international attention...
June 18th, 2010: In the aftermath of Sal Masekela's death, Parents Against Rollerball Violence, a small group of Rollerball-opposing people (usually parents), is formed.
July 10th, 2010: ANC activist Kabelo Mashi is assassinated in Ventersdorp, South Africa, sparking fears of a civil war,...
July 20, 2010: Natalie York, a British geologist, won the coin toss, and becomes the first person on Mars.
August 5th, 2010: Israeli IDF forces are blamed for rocket attacks in Cairo, Egypt, killing 12 people, sparking international attention....
August 14th, 2010: Rollerball rally in Lingenau-Voralberg, Austria turns violent, when two Rollerball players fight in the parking lot, after a match; Also on this day, Parents Against Rollerball Violence membership swells hugely.
August 31th 2010 : FIFA conceded Germany as host of 2018 FIFA World Cup and China as host of 2022 FIFA World Cup
September 29th, 2010: 6.7 earthquake hits Coachella, California. Shockwaves are felt in Los Angeles, California, no injuries are reported,...
October 3rd, 2010: Second Bangkok Riots; Riots erupt over shortages of vaccines for the AIDS/HIV virus in Bangkok, Thailand...
October 4th, 2010: A video showing a Royal Thai Police officer using lethal force against a rioter goes viral on the internet, sparking controversy.
October 6th, 2010: A Micro-Gene Systems lab in Bangkok is robbed, and the security tapes are cleared. Officials claim that a group of rioters is behind the robbery.
October 7th, 2010: Several counterfeit vaccine dealers in Bangkok are arrested. Rioters start pushing for their release. The occasional claim that the vaccines are real is made, but largely ignored.
October 12th, 2010: 17-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) is arrested in New York City, New York, after his girlfriend Kathryn Brewster is found murdered at the Hotel Chelsea...
October 18th, 2010: Illegal street game of Rollerball in Providence, Rhode Island devolves into a brawl, resulting in two deaths. Parents Against Rollerball takes advantage of the deaths to increase membership.
November 2nd, 2010: Governor Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is elected as governor, amidst concern that Meg Whitman's (R-CA) policies have failed to address economic concerns...
November 18th, 2010: The Amber Spyglass based on the novel by Philip Pullman, starring Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, and Nicole Kidman makes its hit debut...
November 23rd, 2010: President Susan Collins launches the "America By Heart" tour, to recapture support for the administration, starting in Phoenix, Arizona....
December 9th, 2010: 17-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) is tranferred to Rykers' Island in New York City, New York, becoming a celebrity hero..
December 17th, 2010: "Curry-N-Hurry" emerges as the premiere fast-food chain throughout the Pacific Rim, surpassing McDonalds in Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam....
December 2nd, 2010: Kitty's Corner (TNT-TV) host Kitty Kat releases her book, Getting Some Kitty : A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party, becoming a major hit with "geekstas"....
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January 18th, 2011: A bill in Rhode Island to ban Rollerball and the associated movie passes, against a small protest. A similar bill fails in Wyoming.
January 27th, 2011: President Susan Collins warns of the dangers of the divisions within the Republican Party, during a meeting with Congressional leaders in Washington D.C.,...
January 28th, 2011: 18-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) dies of a drug overdose, while being forced into detox at Rykers' Island Prison in New York City, New York...
Febuary 3rd, 2011: Parents Against Rollerball releases Rollerball: The True Story. Few theaters outside Rhode Island agree to show it.
April 10th 2011 : FIFA anounces starting in July 2012 AFC (Asian Football Confederation gonna) split in WAFC (Wester Asian Football Confederation and EAFC (East Asian Football Confederation, now puting 2 asians teams in Confederation Cup 2017 and 2 asian teams in 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
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January 28th, 1986: Christa McAuliffe becomes the first civilian in space, with the successful launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
Januay 31st, 1986: President Ronald Reagan calls the crew of the Space Shuttle from Washington D.C., praising their efforts , saying," you have 'slipped the surly bonds of Earth' to 'touch the face of God.'..."
Febuary 1, 1986: In the Soviet Union, Gorbachev begins to purge the CPSU of it's hard-line members.
Febuary 3: 1986: Inspired by the Challenger, the Soviets want to put a civilian in space as well.
February 12th, 1986: Yugoslavian Prime Minister Milka Planinc warns the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that economies of the Balkan region are unstable,...
February 22nd-25th, 1986: General Juan Ponce Enrile and Gregorio Honasan overthrow the government in a military coup in Manila, Philippines...
February 28th 1986: Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme narrowly escapes an assassination attempt in Stockholm. A nationwide manhunt is started to apprehend the attacker.
March 3rd, 1986: Charles Beasley, scientist at Eli Lilly, unveils EMC, as the first line of "smart pharmaceuticals" in New York City, New York...
March 6th, 1986: Space Shuttle Columbia under Commander Jon McBride is launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida with little incident...
March 20th, 1986: Right-wing activist Saburo Ienaga launches an ultra-nationalist rally in Tokyo, Japan, proclaiming "Japan must stand up on its own terms..."
April 5, 1986: At a speech to the Politburo, Gorbachev attacks Stalin's rule, telling them about what his family and his wife's family went through, and labels Stalin as a criminal.
April 10: 1986: Gorbachev begins to put younger men in the Politburo, and even taps Anatoly Dobrynin to become Deputy Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union, and Pyotor Lushev as Defence Minister.
April 26th 1986: A reactor test in a Soviet nuclear power station in Chernobyl very nearly leads to a catastrophic accident. The narrowly averted disaster is covered up and the details only become known after several years.
May 3rd, 1986: Space Shuttle Challender launches the Ulysses solar polar orbiter under Commander Frederick H. Hauck from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
May 9th, 1986: Riots in Tallinn between Estonians and Russians.
May 12th, 1986: In Lithuania people demand indepent to country.
May 16th, 1986: Top Gun starring Scott Baio and Brooke Shields makes its hit debut,...
May 20th, 1986: Space Shuttle Atlantis launches the Galileo probe under Commander David M. Walker at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Also on this day, after reviewing the German-Soviet pact of 1939, the Politburo declares it illegal, and excepts Lithuanian's demands.
May 21st, 1986: President Ronald Reagan vetoes the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Bill by Representatives Ron Dellums (D-CA) and William H Gray (D-PA), as "an extremist policy..."
May 22, 1986: In response to the recent demands for an independent country in Lithuania, and the riots in Estonia, a mass strike is held in Poland by the underground Solidarity trade union, calling for a non-communist Poland united with Lithuania.
May 31th -June 29th, 1986 : The 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, win by Argentina with Maradona in final against West Germany
June 3, 1986: Inspired by the Polish strike, several Czechoslovakian and Hungarian trade unions hold similiar actions in their respective nations, calling for non-communist government.
June 4th, 1986: Run DMC and Aerosmith collaborate for the single "Walk this Way" to protest against music censorship proposals,...
June 10th-17th, 1986: Inspired by the riots in Hungary and Czechoslovakia, riots erupt in Sofia, Bulgaria...
June 19, 1986: The strike in Poland finally ends, after the government finally accedes to negotiate with the government.
July 1st, 1986: Space Shuttle Columbia is launched carrying the first British astronaut, Lieutenant Nigel Wood (RAF), and first Indonesian astronaut, Taufik Akbar, under Commander Michael Coats (US) from Cape Canaveral, Florida...
July 23, 1986: The Czechoslovakian and Hungarian strikes end after their respective governments are forced to negotiate as well.
July 26, 1986: The recent strikes in Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia have sent a wave of fear throughout the Communist bloc nations, and inspired anti-Communist activists to fight harder.
August 1st, 1986: Howard the Duck directed by George Lucas and starring Lea Thompson, makes its hit debut...
August 9, 1986: Afraid for his position as General Secretary, due to hardliners within the Party, Hu Yaobang manages to convince Deng Xiaoping to keep him as GS with his new, radical "Great Days" plan, a plan to open up the Chinese government and guarantee survival as the Communist Bloc in Europe seems to be beginning to collapse. Deng approves of the plan, and massive social reforms begin to be put into place.
August 29th, 1986: Amidst the threat of secessionist fervor in the Baltic States, Mikhail Gorbachev warns of a military crackdown on the region, during a televised speech in Moscow....
September 7th, 1986: General Augusto Pinochet is assassinated by Marcelo Barrios Andres, Frente Patriótico Manuel Rodríguez (FPMR), in Montevideo, Chile, causing massive civil unrest and violence...
September 12th, 1986: German BGA reports severe drug reactions from EMC, including suicidal tendencies and addictive tendencies, during a report in Hamburg, West Germany,...
September 13th, 1986: Young Astronauts (CBS-TV) animated series, makes its hit television debut...
September 14th, 1986: Communist guerillas bomb Seoul's Kimpo International Airport, killing 14 people, in opposition to the Chinese reform efforts...
September 19th, 1986: Blue Velvet directed by David Lynch, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Willem Dafoe makes its hit debut...
September 20th, 1986: 4 Iranian Shiite terrorists bomb Turk Air 415 in Ankara, Turkey en route to Cyprus, killing 315 people,...
September 26th, 1986: Reporter David Hirst, The Guardian, is kidnapped by AMAL guerillas in Beirut, Lebanon,...
September 27th 1986: Nothing much happens to Metallica bass player Cliff Burton. On October 4th, the band's Damage Inc. tour continues in Helsinki, Finland.
October 3rd, 1986: Soviet K-219, Yankee-I class submarine sinks 480 miles east of Bermuda, under Captain Igor Britanov, killing 120 people, after an explosion in one of its nuclear missile tubes...
October 16th 1986: The International Olympic Committee chooses Lillehammer, Norway to be the host city of the 1992 Winter Olympics and Birmingham, UK to be the host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics. Also on this day, Alexander Barkashov forms the Russian National Unity (RNU) movement in Moscow in an effort to preserve "Russia for Russians"...
November 6th, 1986: President Ronald Reagan is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland; CBS Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports the story...
November 13th, 1986: President Ronald Reagan addresses the nation about his medical diagnosis in a televised address in Washington D.C.,...
November 19, 1986: President Ronald Reagan decides to resign in light of his condition, afraid of how it will effect his Presidency.
November 20, 1986: George Bush is sworn in as President.
November 21, 1986: Bush picks his choice for VP Robert "Bob" Dole (R-KS), who is confirmed by Congress a few hours later.
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January 7th, 1987: Mahmud al-Mustafa, a Libyan dissident, calls for a "government-in-exile" during a rally in Athens, Greece; Also on this day, Members of Run DMC are placed under arrest in Los Angeles, California after burning an American flag during a concert,...
January 22nd, 1987: Soviet officials report a mutiny of cadets in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, as an attack by "Islamic fundamentalists"...
January 25, 1987: The Green Bay Packers beat the New York Giants 54-27 at Super Bowl XXI.
March 4, 1987: KGB agent Rudolf Abel defects to North Korea, intending to pass along several security secrets to the isolated Kim Il Sung regime.
March 9th, 1987: "Smoke Illusion" album by Amber McKlane makes its hit debut in 22 countries, internationally starting in New York City, New York. Her and the band Cinders and Smoke sign a record contract
March 21st, 1987: "Pyrotech" single by Cinders and Smoke makes its hit debut, becoming #1 in the United States,...
March 23rd, 1987: Martial law is declared by the government in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia under Prime Minister Branko Mikulić,...
March 29th, 1987: Plitvice Lakes Incident; Serbian nationalists clash with Croatian separtists in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, Yugoslavia...
April 11th, 1987: Al Gore announces he will run for president.
April 12, 1987: Massive riots erupt in East Germany after a man is shot and killed by Volkspolizei in East Berlin. The government begins to crack under the pressure from the people.
April 13th, 1987: Gary Hart, a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, officially announces he will run for president.
April 15th, 1987: Government of President Raúl Alfonsín is overthrown by military officers affiliated with the Carapintada movement under Aldo Rico in Buenos Aires, Argentina...
April 21st, 1987: Bill Clinton, after much pondering, announces he will run for president.
April 24th, 1987: Slobodan Milosevic calls for a "Greater Serbia" during a rally in Kosovo, Yugoslavia,...
May 6th, 1987: Poklonnaya Hill Riots; Communist Party Secretary Boris Yeltsin is beaten and hanged by Pamyat members for "Gorbachev's selling out the Russian people". Also on this day, Jesse Jackson declares his candidacy for the Democratic nomination.
May 15th, 1987: Ishtar starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman, makes its hit film debut,...
May 21st, 1987: Feeling that President Bush is not conservative enough, televangelist Pat Robertson becomes the first candidate to challenge him in the Republican primaries.
June 2nd, 1987: Sofia Riots; Riots erupt in Sofia, Bulgaria during student demonstration in honor of national hero, Christo Botev (1876)...
June 8, 1987: North Korean reformers take over in a military coup, installing a combination military/civilian transitional government with help from South Korea. Kim Il Sung and many of his cabinet members are killed in a bombing outside of Pyongyang, North Korea.
June 19, 1987: Due to a writer's strike Star Trek V is cancelled. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home is the last Star Trek film featuring the original cast
June 26th, 1987: Bulgarian State Security (DS) fires on The Anarchist Youth Federation (F.A.M.) members in Sofia, Bulgaria, killing 8 people. Also on this day, Yussef Kherbigh, National Salvation Front of Libya (NSFL), calls for American recognition for a Libyan "government-in-exile" in Rome, Italy,..
July 2nd, 1987: Iranian ambassador Mohammed Razi is killed by a car bomb in Madrid, Spain,...
July 3, 1987: the new North Korean government wishes to start summits with the US as soon as possible.
July 6, 1989: The GDR is officially dissolved and merges with the FRG, whose capital is moved to a re united Berlin.
July 9, 1987: Riots begin in Czechoslovakia after the government refuses to meet workers' demands.
July 17th 1987 - Off the back of a successful re-election campaign, Margaret Thatcher announces she will seek a British shuttle in space by the year 2000. She names William Whitelaw as the first Minister for Space working out of the Ministry of Defence.
July 24th, 1987: Hezbollah takes credit for the bombing of Air Afrique over Geneva, Switzerland, killing 145 people,...
July 28th, 1987: Iranian exile Mansuri Mohammad Hasan announces hte formation of a "government-in-exile" in Istabul, Turkey,...
August 5th, 1987: Hollywood couple Matthew Broderick and Jennifer Grey are killed in a car accident while driving through Belfast, Northern Ireland...
August 7th, 1987: "Kiss-In" ; LGBT leaders lead a group of 75,000 people in a "kiss-in" during a rally in Picadilly Circus to protest anti-gay laws in London, England,...
August 17, 1987: The East German government, to the shock of the world, collapses after the Berlin politburo is destroyed in a multiple-fatality bombing in East Berlin.
August 18th, 1987: Sri Lankan President Junius Richard Jayewardene and Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa are killed in a grenade attack in Jayawardenepura by PLF guerillas...
August 22,1987: The Czechoslovakian government is forced to hold elections to stop the riots in Prague. Also on this day, Cabbage Patch Kids: The Movie starring Mckenzie Astin, makes its hit debut,...
August 25th, 1987: Jennifer Dinoia establishes the "Curry-N-Hurry" franchise in Berkeley, California, specializing in Indo-Pakistani food....
August 27th, 1987: DJ Scott La Rock narrowly survives a shooting in South Bronx, New York, vowing to "fight the machine"...
September 2nd-3rd, 1987: Aziz Kelmendi leads Albanian in an ethnic rebellion in Leskovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia,....
September 3, 1987: Demonstrations in Kiev are violently crushed by Soviet troops, in response to the destabilization of the Warsaw Pact.
September 7, 1987: Xinjiang province in China explodes into revolution after Uyghur politician Nur Bekri calls for a "global jihad against communism" in Urumqi.
September 10, 1987: Soviet troops crush an attempted Islamist rebellion in Tajikistan.
September 11th, 1987: Fatal Attraction directed by Brian De Palma, starring Kim Bassinger and Mel Gibson, makes its hit debut...
September 12th, 1987: The Pretenders (NBC-TV) starring Amada Pays, makes its television series debut,...
September 13, 1987: Through reformers in the KGB and military, Gorbachev finds out about his signiture being forged in order for the uprisings to be crushed, to make it appear that he gave the orders.
September 13th- December 28th, 1987: NFL Players Strike; Super Bowl XXII is cancelled as a result; popular sentiment runs high against the players...
September 17th-22nd, 1987: Neo-Nazis spark race riots in Hoyerswerda, East Germany, ahead of Bundeswehr forces, sparking international tensions...
September 18th, 1987: 7.8 earthquake strikes Parkfield, California, c.12 people killed. Shockwaves are felt in San Francisco, California,...
September 20, 1987: Gorbachev makes a televized speech in Moscow, outing the forgers in the KGB and military, and also apologizes for the deaths. Also on this day, Cabbage Patch Kids: The Animated Series (CBS-TV), makes its hit television debut,...
September 24th 1987 - In light of the space program announcement, the BBC commissions a biopic of the now Major Nigel Wood, the first Briton in space. John Nettles is chosen for the part of Wood.
September 28th, 1987: Star Trek: The Next Generation (CBS-TV) Starring Jeffrey Combs as "Commander William Riker", Marina Sirtis as "Tasha Yar", Tim Russ as "Geordi La Forge", and Denise Crosby as "Deanna Troi", taking a darker tone than the original, reflecting the Cold War situation...
October 6th, 1987: The Spirit (NBC-TV) based on the comic by Will Eisner, starring Sam J. Jones and Nana Visitor, makes its hit television debut...
October 9th, 1987: The Princess Bride starring NFL player Bubba Smith and Carrie Fisher, makes its hit debut,...
October 13, 1987: As the Soviets appear to be unable to respond to the chaos in East Germany, the West German Bundeswehr moves into East Germany to stabilize.
October 17, 1987: Gorbachev harshly criticizes the West German move into East Germany, but makes no further response.
October 19th, 1987: Star Trek: The Next Generation (CBS-TV); The Ferengi are introduced as a threat to the federation, as a "corporate raider" society, based on bounty hunters (e.g. similar to the Mandalorians of OTL's Star Wars continuity)...
November 1, 1987: The first elections in 40 years are held in Czechoslovakia. The Charter 77 Group, led by Jiří Dienstbier, almost completely ousts the Communist Party. In response, the KPC refuses to relinquish power and declares the Charter 77 illegal.
November 3, 1987: The Czechoslovakian people rise up and fight the government, led by Dienstbier.
November 10, 1987: The Prague Politburo is captured by rioters and Jiří Dienstbier declares the Free Czechoslovak Republic in Prague.
November 29th, 1987: North Korean militants bomb a Korean Airlines flight out of Baghdad, killing 115 people...
December 1st, 1987: British ambassador John Gray is assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon, Hamas claims responsibility,...
December 12, 1987: After several production delays and a major re-write Superman IV: Peace In Our Time (formerly "The Quest For Peace") makes its debut. While not as successful as the first film, it is successful enough to convince Warner Bros. to buy back the rights from the Salkinds and contract Christopher Reeve to two more films.
December 18th, 1987: Leonard, Part 6 starring Bill Cosby makes its hit debut,...
December 20th, 1987: Iraqi ambassador Midhat al-Hiyali is assassinated in Athens, Greece by a group claiming to be part of the "Sons of Allah",...
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January 31, 1988: Super Bowl XXII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the reigning champions, the Green Bay Packers, 46-39.
March 7th, 1988: The Dictator (CBS-TV) starring Christopher Lloyd as a deposed dictator, makes its hit series debut,...
March 24th, 1988: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen directed by Terry Gilliam, starring Uma Thurman and John Neville, makes its hit debut...
March 29th, 1988: ANC leader Dulcie September exposes French links to the apartheid government in South Africa, during a press conference in Paris, France, embaraqssing French leaders,...
April 25th, 1988: Slovenian leaders Veljko Rus, France Bučar, Dimitrij Rupel, Veno Taufer, Milan Apih, Tine Hribar, Peter Jambrek, Janez Menart, and Tone Pavček announce plans for secession in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Yugoslavia,...
May 10th, 1988: 8.1 earthquake hits San Francisco, California killing 38 people, sparking national attention and concern,...
May 12, 1988: The Gennifer Flowers scandal is broken by Ted Koppel on Nightline (ABC-TV)
May 15th, 1988: Yugoslavian President Raif Dizdarević is assassinated in Belgrade, sparking nationalist sentiment...
May 16th, 1988: Yugoslavian Prime Minister Branko Mikulić is ousted in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia in a "no-confidence" vote,...
May 18th, 1988: Former SS-officer Josef Schwammberger leads a rally in Stuttgart, West Germany, further heating tensions between the two Germanies....
June 2, 1988: President Bush gives a campaign speech regarding "America's Future in Space" and the creation of the SEI commission
June 7, 1988: Richard Donner publicly expresses interest in returning to direct both Superman V and VI.
June 11th, 1988: Where's Rodney (ABC-TV) starring Rodney Dangerfield and Soleil Moon Frye, makes its hit debut...
June 15, 1988: The DNC becomes one of the most bitterly divided in recent memory. Gore and Hart have a strong following. Clinton and Jackson are probably acceptable for VP positions. After a tough primary season, the democratic nomination is decided. Al Gore receives the nomination for President with Governor of Arkansas Bill Clinton as his VP.
June 18th, 1988: Turkish President Halil Turgut Özal is assassinated by Kartal Demirağ in Ankara, Turkey; Prime Minister Yıldırım Akbulut is selected as successor...
June 20, 1988: Production on Superman V/VI begins with Richard Donner at the helm. Unlike with the Salkinds, Warner Bros. gives him greater creative control in hopes of emulating the success of the first film.
June 25th, 1988: Hillel Slovak, lead guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is hospitalized after an overdose of EMC at a party in Los Angeles, California,...
July 4th, 1988: WWF wrestler Keith “Adrian Adonis” Franke survives a car crash at Lewisporte, Newfoundland...
July 14th, 1988: Hobgoblins directed by Rick Sloane, makes its hit film debut,...
July 17th, 1988: Actor Rob Lowe dies of a cocaine overdose in Marietta, Georgia, while campaigning for Al Gore, sparking national attention,...
August 12th, 1988: Mac & Me starring Paul Rudd and Christine Ebersole, despite many comparisons to E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial...
August 23rd-27th, 1988: Pro-Communist riots erupt in Rostock-Lichtenhagen, as East German residents clash with Bundswehr forces...
September 1, 1988: Gorbachev and Bush meet at Camp David, to discuss Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq, and the cold war.
September 18th, 1988: Judge Francis Young rules that EMC is "one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man", during a rauling in Washington D.C.,..
September 26th, 1988: Kimberly R. Powers quits the band Cinders and Smoke here citing "creative differences", and eventually goes onto to found "Endless Illusion
October 14th, 1988: "Free Will" (Jiyû Ishi) Movement is formed in Tokyo, Japan, in response to the rigid corporate and private school culture,...
October 19th, 1988: Croatian nationalist Nikola Štedul is assassinated by Yugoslavian agents in Kirkcaldy, Scotland...
October 24th, 1988: Sergey Baburina and Nikolay Pavlo call for a "National Salvation Front" government during a rally in Moscow, in direct opposition to Mikhail Gorbachev, claiming "he has sold us to the Zionist pigs"...
October 30th, 1988: "Anarchist Interurban" network is established in Gdansk and Warsaw, trafficking pro-democracy leaders along an underground network...
November 5, 1988: Election Day, nearly 40% of the electorate turn out to vote between Al Gore / Bill Clinton (D) or incumbent President George Bush / Bob Dole (R). Also on this day, Guy Fawkes Day Riots; Police clash with EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") users in London, England,...
November 9th, 1988: The Dark Beneath makes its hit film debut; starring Tony Todd, Brad Dourif, and Catherine Hicks,...
November 17th, 1988: Masters of Orion 2 makes its debut as a multiplayer video game in San Jose, California...
November 23rd, 1988: Fighting erupts between Communist and nationalist militias in Mölln, East Germany...
December 16th, 1988: Rain Man directed by Sydney Pollack, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise, flops at the box office, amidst criticism that it is insulting to the mentally disabled...
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January 1, 1989: The SEI delivers three proposals to the President. The Mars option, created by Engineer Robert Zubrin. The Lunar option, which advocates a second Apollo Series, or three a Space Station option to compete with Russia's MIR. All three call for the Shuttle's decommissioning by 1995, with a replacement vehicle picking up the slack. Also on this day, West German Chancellor Kohl announces plans for a reunited Germany by Jan 1, 1991.
January 5th 1989- Miami Vice gets renewed by NBC for another 5 Years, ensuring that the Duo enjoys a new lease on life. Furthermore, NBC also produces a spinoff for Miami Vice titled, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. In the 1st of a successful series, we see the opposite side effect of the Crime Operation, starring Tommy Vercetti (Played by Ray Liotta) in the city of Miami as a drug leader working his way up. Running for 6 Seasons, GTA Vice City ends up a a sleeper hit, aided by the added musical section of the Miami Club Scene and its breathtaking intro of the city. From Season 1 onward, the ongoing arc of who stole his cocaine finally culminates in Season 3 with the death or Richard Diaz (Luis Guzman). Season 4-6 Deals with Vercetti's rise and the final season of 6 describes Vercetti holding against former friend Lance Vance (OOC: Not Thomas Obviously but instead a young Eddie Murphy). At the final episode, "Keep Your Friends Close". Everything falls for Vercetti.
January 9th, 1989: Late Night with Pat Sajak (CBS-TV) hosted by Pat Sajak, makes its hit debut in Hollywood, California
January 22, 1989: The San Francisco 49ers wins Super Bowl XXIII 34-23 against the New England Patriots.
February 22nd, 1989: DJ Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince lead a protest against the Grammys for their lack of a "rap/hip-hop" category....
March 16th, 1989: Slobodan Milošević seizes control of the government in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia,...
April 8th, 1989: Libertarian Riots; Police launch a crackdown on "Libertarian Days" festivities at the University of Frankfurt, West Germany...
April 11, 1989: Gorbachev condemns the actions by Russian nationalist groups, as well as the neo-nazi groups in Germany, and asks West and East German leaders to show restraint in dealing with these groups. He orders the Red Army to move on the nationalists as a last resort.
April 18th, 1989: Wei Hsueh-kang, convicted drug lord, establishes himself as a political boss of the Kuomingtang in Yunnan, China...
May 1: 1989: May Day riots. Riots break out across the Communist world, when protesters demanding free elections turn to violence after harsh reactions from authorities. The most notable riots were in Moscow, Leningrad, Beijing, Shanghai, Havana,East Berlin, Pyongyang, Hanoi, Saigon, Warsaw,Budapest,Bucharest, Belgrade, and Sofia.
May 16th, 1989: Ethiopian President Mengistu Haile Mariam is overthrown in a military coup in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by senior members of the military...
May 29th, 1989: Neo-Nazis firebomb homes in Solingen, East Germany,...
June 1st, 1989: Doctor Jonas Salk announces the vaccine for the AIDS/HIV virus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
June 8th, 1989: Dani Bolognesi of Duke University of Durham, North Carolina announces similar medical results regarding an AIDS/HIV vaccine...
June 9, 1989, Gorbachev advises Ceausescu of Romania and several other elderly and Stalinist Communists to step down.
June 12, 1989: Gorbachev appoints a new committee. East Germany is lost.
June 20, 1989: Matt Groening pitches a new series to James L. Brooks, a sci-fi series called Futurama. It goes on to become the longest running animated, and sitcom show in American history.
June 23rd, 1989: Batman directed by Joe Dante, starring Mel Gibson as "Bruce Wayne", Sean Young as "Vicki Vale", Ray Liotta as "Harvey Dent", and Robin Williams as "Joker"; Also on this day, Luis Posada Carriles launches a series of covert guerilla campaigns aimed at overthrowing the government in Havana, Cuba...
June 27th, 1989: Right-wing activist Saburo Ienaga proclaims that the "end is near" for the Chinese Communist government during a rally in Tokyo, Japan,...
June 28th, 1989: Fighting erupts in Gazimestan, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, as Serbian militias launch attacks into Bosnia-Hercegovina,...
July 4, 1989: President Bush visits Moscow. At the summit the German compromise, which reunifies Germany. Soviet forces are freed up to contain Eastern Europe.
July 13th, 1989: 8.1 earthquake in Tokyo, Japan triggered by a underwater volcano; government officials report c. 318 people killed,...
July 14, 1989: Iraqi strong man Saddam Hussein is assassinated by Iranian agents leading to resumption in hostilities in the Iran-Iraq war
August 1st, 1989: Ambassador Živorad Kovačević defects to the United States amidst civil war erupting in Yugoslavia,...
August 10, 1989: China belatedly condemns North Korea's response to May Day, bowing to international pressure
August 17, 1989: A mob of 1,500,000 angry demonstrators stormed the streets of Beijing demanding that the government step down and have free and fair elections. The politburo was shocked when over half of the PLA walked away and sided with the revolutionaries, bringing their weapons with them.
August 18, 1989: An armed mob of 50,000 stormed the Chinese Politburo and the People's Congress. The crowd roundesd up all the top 150 party officials, heald a show trial on charges of Crimes against the Chinese People, convicted, and summarily executed them all.
August 19, 1989: A group of 10 top PLA Officers who were part of the "18 August Revolution" took control of the fledgling nation and promised elections would be held in December of 1990 to give Parties time to form and a constitution to be written that would Satisfy the Chinese people.
August 20th, 1989: Doctor Jonas Salk announces positive results regarding a vaccine for AIDS/HIV viruses in Montreal, Quebec, sparking attention throughout international community...
September 4, 1989: The breakout success of Batman (and unexpected success of Superman IV) prompt WB executives to consider teaming up their two biggest heroes for a project called "World's Finest".
October 3rd, 1989: General Moises Giroldi overthrows the government of Manuel Noriega in Panama City Panama. Also on this day, Right-wing activst Saburo Ienaga sparks controversy after suggesting that Japan's SDF should deploy peace-keeping forces into China, during an interview on NHK-TV,...
October 7th, 1989: Anarchist Riots erupt in London, England...
October 13th, 1989: Right-wing activist Saburo Ienaga calls leaders of the Japanese Diet "moral cowards" for "bowing to the Americans" regarding unrest in China,...
October 28th, 1989: San Francisco Giants led by Matt Williams beat the Oakland A's in Game 6 of the World Series at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California,...
November 14th, 1989: MP Shintaro Ishihara is elected head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Tokyo, Japan,...
November 24th, 1989: Due to the collapse of government safety measures and poor Soviet construction, the nuclear power plant at Greifswald, East Germany suffers a massive nuclear meltdown,...
November 25th, 1989: Arsenio Hall Show (FOX-TV) host Arsenio Hall, marries singer Paula Abdul, in Los Angeles, California, sparking tabloid attention...
November 30th, 1989: Masters of Orion 2 is released with an Internet playing mode, allowing real-time multi-player ability...
December 9th, 1989: Masters of Orion 2 real-time strategy multi-player video game expansion, makes its hit debut in San Jose, California...
December 10th, 1989: Doctor Robert Gallo calls upon the FDA to speed up reasearch regarding the AIDS/HIV vaccine in Saint Louis, Missouri,...
December 13, 1989: During an interview promoting the anti-nuclear power movement in the wake of "Greifswald Disaster", Helen Slater reveals that she will reprise her role as Supergirl in Superman V. (Scheduled for release December 1990 with VI released Summer 1991) Ultimately culminating in dissension within the DC Comics fanbase because of the character's death during "Crisis on Infinite Earths" three years prior.
December 25th, 1989: Baseball manager Billy Martin narrowly survives a car accident outside of Johnson City, New York; Also on this day, Musician Frankie D. Reynholm (nicknamed FDR) records his first album titled "Roll the Die of Power" at his workplace, after hours. Later at Microsoft, his former Office would be called the Reynholm Lab.
December 30th, 1989: DEA Director John Lawn warns that EMC drug usage should be monitored, during a speech in Washington D.C.,...
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January 1, 1990: Rioters take to the streets of Havana and storm the presidential Palace and hang Castro and his brother, along with the top 10 party officials and generals.
January 13th, 1990: Tibetan nationalists led by Sengchen Lobsang Gyaltsen detonate an improvised explosive device (IED) along the Qinghai-Tibet Highway, in an effort to demand independence...
January 17, 1990: After growing unrest across The Soviet Union Gorbachev orders all Soviet troops back into the Soviet Union to Maintain Order.
January 18th, 1990: Members of the Tasilhunpo Monastery are held responsible for a bombing in Lhasa, Tibet,..
January 28, 1990: Super Bowl XXIV: The Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in an extremely close game, 44-42, after triple over time.
February 6th, 1990: On the 79th birthday of former President Ronald Reagan, conservative leaders led by Alexander M. Haig and Harold Stassen call upon hte Nobel Prize Committee to nominate Ronald Reagan for "bringing an end to world communism"....
February 22nd, 1990: Massive flooding in Baton Rouge, Lousiana; costing millions of dollars in property damage,...
February 24th, 1990: Publisher Malcolm Forbes comes out of the closet as bisexual in New York City, New York...
March 2nd, 1990: EMC-enthusiast Steve Jackson is arrested by Secret Service agents in Austin, Texas, amidst rumors of EMC-trafficking,...
March 13th, 1990: Doctor Jonas Salk conducts mass vaccination for AIDS/HIV virus in Akron, Ohio,...
March 15th, 1990: Premier Mikhail Gorbachev angrily denounces Western criticism of his handling of the crises in Eastern Europe by Western leaders stating, "What hypocrites you are!! You continue to support the apartheid regime in South Africa, you allowed Neo-Nazis to run rampant in East Germany, you've backed the military dictatorships in the Philippines, and you have backed the terrorist states of Iran and Iraq. Shame on you!!"
March 18th, 1990: Tibetan nationalists bomb the Communist Party headquarters in Lhasa, Tibet, demanding independence,...
April 22nd, 1990: General Gideon Orkar overthrows the government of General Ibrahim Babangida in Lagos, Nigeria,...
May 1, 1990: on the 1st Anniversary of the May Day Riots Rioters accross the Eastern Bloc violently overthrow their Communist Governments after mass Army Desertions. Also on this day, Andy Swallow begins the active distribution of EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") in London, England,...
May 24th 1990 - In light of growing discontent, Margaret Thatcher resigns as British Prime Minister and is succeeded on June 4th by Health Secretary Ken Clarke.
May 26th, 1990: Alija Izetbegović, leader of the Party of Democratic Action (PDA) seizes control of the government in Sarajevo, calling for independence for Bosnia-Hercegovina...
June 1, 1990: Taiwan announces that they will rejoin the re established Republic of China and vote in the upcoming elections. On the same day a new constitution is announced that creates a bicameral legislative branch, creates a presidency, and judiciary. Most Observers noted that the new Constitution is just the US Constitution written in Chinese. The Constitution also contains the right to free speech.
June 8th – July 8th 1990 : the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, the first one with 32 teams, and first with 3 points for a win to encourage attacktive game, the cup was win by Argentina with Maradona in final against Italy.
June 13th, 1990: Len Bias leads the Boston Celtics, beating the Los Angeles Lakers, 105-97, in Los Angeles, California...
July 4, 1990: Iranian forces capture Bagdhad close to a year after the assasination of Saddam Husein.
July 8th, 1990: Planned peace talks between South Korea and North Korea collapse after the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Ryul in Pyongyang...
July 18th, 1990: ANC leader Nelson Mandela is assassinated during an anti-apartheid rally in Johannesburg, South Africa, causing civil unrest and violence nationwide,...
July 19th, 1990: Who Discovered Roger Rabbit (a.k.a. Toon Platoon) directed by Robert Zemeckis, makes its hit debut,...
July 27th, 1990: Jamaat al Muslimeen under the leadership of Yasin Abu Bakr, overthrows the government in Trinidad and Tobago, sparking anti-Islamic sentiment in the region,...
September 4th, 1990: Hurricane Hugo devastates Pensacola, Florida, costing billions of dollars in property damage,...
September 20, 1990: The Flash starring John Wesley Shipp debuts on NBC, dazzling audiences with its advanced visual effects and longtime fans with its adherence to the source material.
September 24th, 1990: Star Trek: The Next Generation "Captain Jean-Luc Picard" (Patrick Stewart) sacrifices himself to save humanity; rumors abound that Stewart left the series after contract dispute.
September 26th, 1990: Serbian forces launch attacks in Pakrac, Petrinja and Sisak, sparking national attention,...
November 6, 1990: Dianne Feinstein defeats Pete Wilson for the California governorship.
November 9th, 1990: The Dark Beneath II: The Bloodening , the sequel to The Dark Beneath, makes its hit debut, starring Heather Langenkamp
November 15, 1990: The Flash two-parter "Of Two Worlds" draws in a record audience retelling the classic story where the Flash teams up with his otherworldly counterpart, Jay Garrick played by Harrison Ford.
November 22, 1990: UK Prime Minister Ken Clarke narrowly wins the Conservative leadership election, 224-132.
November 28th, 1990: MP John Major warns that political isolation of South Africa is the "wrong path", during a speech before the House of Commons...
December 3rd, 1990: 8.1 earthquake hits along the New Madrid Fault Zone in New Madrid, Missouri, causing massive amounts of damage and destruction,...
December 14, 1990: Superman V (later subtitled "The Fall of Brainiac") hits theaters and stuns audiences with an unexpected twist of Ron Perlman's appearance as Orion at the film's conclusion. The film surpasses the first in terms of success, and the scene where Orion crashes to Earth and utters "Darkseid is." is considered an iconic scene by critics.
December 17th, 1990: Tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, after North Korean military forces shoot down an American F-18 over Pyongyang, killing CWOs David Hilemon and Bobby Hall....
December 18, 1990: China Votes. The KMT takes 1500 out of 2000 seats in the Chinese House of Representatives, and 300 of 500 in the Chinese House of Delegates.
December 25th, 1990: Tibetan nationalists brutally murder government officials in Lhasa, Tibet stating, "We will accept nothing less than complete independence..."
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January 22nd, 1991: Murphy's Show syndicated show hosted by Eddie Murphy, comedy show makes its hit debut...
January 24th, 1991: Democratic activist Wang Dan warns of corruption within the government, during a speech in Beijing, China,...
February 27th, 1991: Police officials in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil report EMC labs in the favelas,...
March 4th, 1991: Democratic leader Xu Jiatun warns of the corruption within the Kuomingtang, during a speech in Beijing, China...
March 23rd, 1991: Lee Siu-kei aided by Yip Kai-foon launches a series of riots in Hong Kong and Shanghai, in an effort to silence opponents of the Kuomingtang government,...
April 3rd, 1991: Triad boss Tung Kuei-sen establishes himself as a political boss in Taipei, Taiwan,...
April 4, 1991: UK general election leads to a Labour majority government led by Neil Kinnock. Margaret Thatcher resigns the Conservative leadership and announces her retirement at the next election.
April 6th 1991 - Governor Bill Clinton announces he will run for President, Tom Harkin suspends his own campaign to support Clinton
May 7th, 1991: Thai government officials defend their record despite 2,274 people being killed over 3 months,...
June 1, 1991: Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi returns to office after an 18-month absence with an overall majority of 30 in the Lok Sabha.
June 12th 1991 - Governor Mario Cuomo of New York announces he will run for President in 1992
June 14th-19th, 1991: Rebellious Red Army factions take hostage hospital in Budyonnovsk, Russia, threatening to execute patients unless political prisoners are released...
June 19th 1991- In the midst of the Uwe Boll Riots in LA based on the horrible mutilation of him, NBC releases a Pilot dubbed GTA San Andreas. Running for 5 Years, (Think San Andreas Expanded). GTA : SA later ends on a tragic note, as actor Tupac Shakur, playing as Carl Johnson was shot 6 times in the heart though later miraculously survived.
June 21, 1991: Superman VI: Darkseid Ascendant debuts in theaters and continues the storyline from the previous film. Several Justice League members from the comics like "Hal Jordan" and "Oliver Queen" make appearances in their civilian identities. Even Mel Gibson makes a brief cameo as the Batman, raising fans' hopes for a full Superman/Batman feature.
June 23rd, 1991: Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis starring Harrison Ford and Julianne Moore, makes its hit debut, the fourth installment in the franchise,....
June 24th, 1991: "Zeppelin Punk" album by Cinders and Smoke is released in the United States, with the introduction of Scott P. Stills into the band, announced in San Francisco, California,...
June 26th, 1991: Judge Milton Maron launches a campaign to crackdown on EMC, by launching a public campaign against "geek chic" in Los Angeles, California,....
July 4, 1991: Federal Republic of Cuba (a nation formed after the successful protests against Communism) falls under the control of the National Cuban parties, and its leader Juanita Chavez.
July 11th-22nd, 1991: Srebrenica Massacre; Serbian forces launch a brutal ethnic cleansing against Bosnians in Srebrenica, Yugoslavia...
July 22nd, 1991: 7.9 earthquake devastates Tehran, Iran, killing 4,584 people, sparking calls for humanitarian aid,...
August 19, 1991: several Soviet anti-communist groups and Red Army deserters storm a Politburo meeting, arresting Gorbachev and most of the others.
August 20, 1991: In the largest mass Execution in history Gorbachev and 499 other Party officials were publicly hanged at 12 noon Moscow time for crimes against Humanity.
August 21,1991: Top leaders in the "19 August Revolution" Declare the USSR dissolved. Also on this day, General Gennady Yanayev, Chairman of the Soviet Defense Council proclaims representation of the "true government of the Soviet peoples..."
August 22nd, 1991: President George H.W. Bush condemns the "19 August Revolution" as an "act of terrorism" during a televised speech in Washington D.C.,...
August 23, 1991: Canadian Prime Minister, Brian Mulroney also makes a strongly worded condemnation of the August 19 revolutionaries, labeling them "vigilantes and butchers with no place in civilized society."
August 24, 1991: John Major wins the Conservative leadership to become Leader of the Opposition.
August 25th, 1991: CIA Director William Webster briefs President George H.W. Bush that the danger lies in a "nuclear civil war" within the Soviet Union, between those supporting the Communists and those supporting the "19 August Revolution"....
August 28th, 1991: Spetsnaz forces seize control of the Politburo, killing leaders of the "19 August Revolution" in Moscow, USSR...
August 30th, 1991: The Dark Beneath III: Amputee Hookers, the sequel to The Dark Beneath II: The Bloodening makes its hit debut, starring Adrienne King
September 3rd, 1991: General Gennady Yanayev, launches a televised vowing to "bring to justice the butchers of Moscow" during a televised speech from an undisclosed military base. U.N. officials estimate c. 3,126,424 people in Moscow (9/1) have been killed by the rebels in the worst act of international terrorism.
September 4th, 1991: President George H.W. Bush calls upon the international community to condemn the actions of the "19 August Revolution". The United Nations Security Council unanimously passes Resolution #1518 condemning the actions of the rebels.
September 9th, 1991: Jewish leaders celebrating Rosh Hashanah, condemn the "butchers of Moscow" as the perpetrators of a "New Holocaust" during a speech in Leningrad; Also on this day, Christopher Reeve announces his retirement as Superman citing "six is enough" and is instead looking at pursuing a career in directing
September 13th 1991 - As George Bush is barred from running for President in the 1992 election due to the 22nd Amendment, Vice President Robert Dole announces his Presidential campaign.
September 14th, 1991: Julian Beck, one of the actors of the The Dark Beneath franchise, dies of stomach cancer, sparking fears of a curse on the franchise,...
September 17th, 1991: Massive brush fires are reported in California, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico,...
September 18th, 1991: Triad boss Cheung Chi Keung establishes himself as a political boss in Guangzhou, China,...
October 21st, 1991: Baćin Massacre; Serbian troops massacre every villager in Baćin, Croatia ...
November 1st 1991- The Longest Running Romance Comedy Show Plumbers Don't Wear Ties" is given its First Movie. The show, orginating in the 1989 Pilot on NBC staring Jeanne Basone as Jane is showing her exploits, such as her and John (Edward J. Foster) and the Narrator Harry Armis and the dreaded boss Thresher (Paul Bokor). At first, the show is considered to be a horrible idea, but amazingly, nearly 72 Million Viewers watch the Premiere Episode (In no short part due to a movement in the Grunge and Neo Miami Vice Movement), which famously had Jane and John nearly being involved in a Job Interview/Rape/Killing/Chase/Price Is Right Bidding for Jane against Thresher. The Uncensored Version of Plumbers Don't Wear Ties can be found in a select infamous moment here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtDGJxMKm64). After the 1st episode, the Show was given a 3 Year Contract extension, which included many famous episodes in the first 13 Episodes such As the Following:
-Harry Armis vs. Chicago Senator and host of Oprah: Oprah Winfrey for the control of the story
-Harry Armis bickering at you while Tom Brokaw announces that "The Claw" has died
-Thresher trying to have his way with Jane
- John trying to have his way with Jane
-Pop Music Sensation Michael Jackson famously appearing when to his tune "Billie Jean" bids on Jane for $5 Billion.
This show has even spawned the highest grossing Video Game of All Time on the SNES with 117 Million Buys.
November 1st, 1991: Kuomingtang boss Yip Kai-foon is ruled innocent of charges of extortion and racketeering in Shanghai, despite video evidence...
November 4, 1991: 9 nuclear warheads go missing. Soviet General Gennady Yanayev calls President George H.W. Bush about the missing nukes.
November 5, 1991: the nuclear terror strikein Moscow in fact does the opposite of the revolutionaries intention. It galvanizes communists across asia, leading to a severe backlash against the revolutionaries. In Pravda in an anonymous interview on revolutionary, "I was for revolution and the end of the Ussr until my supposed comrades used a nuke in Moscow to destroy the kremlin and thousands of civilians. I re-enlisted, I will serve in the Soviet army with honor, even if I wind up going to Afghanistan"
November 6th 1991 - Senator Arlen Specter announces he will challenge the Vice President for the Republican nomination
November 10, 1991: "19 August" reveals anarchist connections and says it will strike all over the world with the Nukes they stole.
November 14, 1991: The body of an agent working for the Canadian Security Intelligence Service found washed ashore on Vancouver, British Columbia. Though the man's identity is kept secret from the public, Canadian officials uncovered that he was spying on a weapons smuggling ring operating from the Soviet-Chinese border until his cover was compromised.
November 18,1991: In one of the worst acts of terrorism, the 9 cities massacre plot is uncovered and stopped. The Washington DC nuke is discovered after the terrorists killed a METRO maintenance worker, Capitol police found the bomb before detonation. In New York, the truck the highjackers were using to get into Manhattan got into a car crash, and the bomb is detonated in the Lincoln tunnel.In Tokyo, the yakuza in fact disrupt the terrorists, while they are planting the bomb, a nuclear bomb being far beyond the league of a yakuza gang, call in the police, and the bomb is recovered.In London, the Bomb is driven in on a truck into Trafalgar Sqaure, and the lead terrorist was holding a suicide switch. After reading a manifesto he let go the switch... and nothing happened... The nuke was a dud.
In Berlin, the bomb detonated near Potsdam Airport
In Toronto, the bomb is discovered and defused.
In Mecca, the bomb detonated near the Kabba... The Holiest site in Islam was obliterated by the bomb.
November 19th, 1991: Black Tuesday; With the destruction of New York City by nuclear terrorism, the U.S. Stock Exchange crashes, falling 1258.25 points within 6 hours in panic selling.
November 20th, 1991: Vukovar Massacre; Croatian and Serbian guerillas launch a brutal ethnic campaign against each other in the confusion caused the nuclear incidents...
November 24th, 1991: Hezbollah leaders begin spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel sponsored the "9 Cities Massacre" during a rally in Beirut, Lebanon,...
December 1st, 1991: The Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, California as the new financial hub for the United States with the top 12 brokerage houses establishing office in the Financial District;
December 17th, 1991: In the aftermath of the "9 Cities Massacre" President George H.W. Bush calls for a "new world order" during a speech in Geneva, Switzerland...
December 20th, 1991: Doctor Luc Montagnier, Pasteur Institute, warns people that the AIDS/HIV vaccine will not be available in France until at least 1997; Also on this day, "Concert for New York City and Los Angeles" is launched in Trenton, New Jersey with performances by Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Elton John, Whitney Houston and Paul McCartney,....
December 21st, 1991: "America: A Tribute for Heroes" telethon hosted by Harrison Ford, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, and Whoopi Goldberg, is launched in Los Angeles, California to raise money for relief efforts and the reconstruction of the cities...
December 21st, 1991: "United We Stand: Concert for the World" is established at Wembley Stadium in London, with performances by David Bowie, U2, The Who, Phil Collins, et al. to raise money for relief efforts in Berlin and Moscow,...
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January 1, 1992: General Gennady Yanaydev Requests help from President Bush and NATO to secure the Soviet nuclear arsenal. Both Agree to put aside their differences in order to combat the threat of Global terror posed by 19 August and other groups.
January 3, 1992: Despite the best efforts of the Federal Reserve and the US Government to move the financial backbone of the country to San Francisco, the economy is now in a deep recession (This will persist until 1996)
January 6th 1992- GTA Vice City Stories, a movie ends up released in theaters. Noted as a prequel from 1984, the movie stars healthy Left Fielder for the Yankees Bo Jackson as Victor Vance. (Same Story as OTL); Also on this day, Eduard Shevardnadze is assassinated in Tblisi, Georgia, USSR fueling nationalist sentiment in the region,...
January 9th-18th, 1992: Soviet military forces launch raids against rebels in Kizlyar, Pervomayskoye and Sovetskoye, Dagestan...
January 15th, 1992: Iranian forces have captures Basra, Mosul, Flaujah, and Kirkuk.
February 1st, 1992: Comic book artists that include veterans Neal Adams, Bob Layton, George Perez, Barry Windsor-Smith along with superstars Jim Lee and Todd MacFarlane form Awesome Comics in an effort to meet the market needs for comics in the aftermath of the "9 Cities Massacre"...
February 4th, 1992: President Carlos Andrés Pérez is overthrown in a military coup by General Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela,...
February 5th, 1992: Muslim guerillas bomb a bus carrying government workers in Urumqi, Xinjiang, demanding independence for the region...
February 8th, 1992: In the wake of the "9 Cities Massacre", President Bush passes the Telecommunications Act of 1992, granting the government broad oversight powers over the Internet,...
February 8th-23rd,1992- XVI Winter Olympic Games are held in Sofia, Bulgaria, highlighting unity efforts by the United States and the Soviet Union. Highlights:
* South Africa still banned
February 9th 1992 - Clinton and Dole win the Iowa caucuses
February 15th, 1992: Congress passes the NII Copyright Protection Act in Washington D.C., imposing heavy fines and criminal sentences for the copy and transmission of digital material, angering many civil libertarians,...
March 1st 1992 - After successive defeats, both Bob Kerrey and Arlen Specter withdraw from the race. Dole becomes the presumptive GOP nominee
March 17th, 1992: Andries Treurnicht is elected Prime Minister in a whites-only national referendum, in Johannesburg, South Africa,...
March 28th, 1992: The Economist reports that EMC, the "smart drug" should be legalized, despite concerns about its safety,...
March 31st, 1992: "Body Count" by Cop Killer makes its hit debut, protesting the policies of the Bush administration,...
April 2nd, 1992: President George H.W. Bush calls for the formation of "citizen militias" to defend against possible terrorism, as "part of the proud tradition of the Minutemen..." during a speech in Des Moines, Iowa...
April 5th, 1992: President Alberto Fujimori is ousted in a military coup by General Jaime Salinas Sedó in Lima, Peru...
April 7th, 1992: Today Show (NBC-TV) host Bryant Gumbel appears on Murphy's Show, doing a skit wherein he portrays himself as a gangster, with the catchphrase,"I'm Bryant Gumbel, B@#$"
April 9th, 1992: Jerusalem Post reports that Iran plans to obtain Soviet nuclear weapons, sparking concern about a regional conflict,...
April 14th 1992 - After a bitter primary campaign, Governor Bill Clinton becomes the presumptive Democratic nominee
April 25th, 1992: Hamas terrorists bomb Israeli settlements in Afula and Hadera, killing 18 people, injuring 80 people, in what many call an attempt to "restore the balance" after the "9 Cities Massacre".
May 5, 1992: Due to the Corruption rampant in China, and the US navy running around the Atlantic helping reconstruction and refugees from the 9 cities massacre, Various pirate groups organize coups in many south pacific nations overwhelming the military. Fiji becomes a "Pirate Nation"
May 12, 1992: The Economica National Security Act is passed creating better emergency contingencies for the economic backbone of America. Preliminary secondary sites for the Economic Capital should San Francisco ever be destroyed is Chicago, followed by Boston then Seattle.
May 13th, 1992: Li Hongzhi leads rally in Changchun, calling for an end to the monopoly of power held by the Kuomingtang,...
May 30th, 1992: European Economic Community establishes the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Paris, France...
May 31st, 1992: Ambassador Luis Miguel Beleza of Portugal, warns Central and Eastern European of a "Franco-German" hegemony within the European Union...
June 10, 1992: In an event which soon becomes known as the June Revolution, Islamist groups across Xinjiang province in China, the Tajik SSR, the Uzbek SSR, the Turkmen SSR, the Kazakh SSR and the Causcasus in the Soviet Union all rise up in revolt agains their communists masters after rumours circulate of Soviet involvement in the destruction of Mecca.
June 18th, 1992: Eddie Murphy sparks controversy by supporting Bill Cosby, over comments condemning African-American usage of the "n-word"...
June 19, 1992: The Batman Strikes directed by Joe Dante debuts in theater starring Dolph Lundgren as Mr. Freeze and Danny DeVito as the Penguin.
June 28th, 1992: PM Kiichi Miyazawa sparks international controversy after visiting the Yasukini Shrine in Tokyo, Japan.
July 7th, 1992 the last elements of the Iraqi army surender at Turkrit.
July 13th, 1992: Awesome commands 9.73% of the market share of comics, becoming one of the fastest growing companies in America.
July 14th, 1992: Iran annexes Iraq and forms the United Islamic Caliphate in Tehran (UIC).
July 18th, 1992: Author Jean-Charles Brisard claims to have evidence that the "9 Cities Massacre" was part of a conspiracy in Paris, France...
July 25th-August 9th, 1992- XXV Summer Olympic Games are held in Birmingham, Great Britain, amidst concerns of a possible Irish Republican Army (IRA) attack. Highlights:
* South Africa still banned
* American Swimmer Michael Atchens sparks controversy by attempting to swim nude. His placing is not recorded, although he would have only placed 6th in the 200m breaststroke
July 28th, 1992: Joints Chiefs of Staff meet with President George H.W. Bush warning him against invading the United Islamic Caliphate (UIC) during a briefing at Camp David....
August 2, 1992: The 9th Circuit court of appeals rules in Martinez v. State of California that the State police was abridging Martinez's right to freedom of speech and expression, when he was arrested following the protest for indecent exposure. Nudism is now considered a legal form of protest in the state of California
August 14th, 1992: Awesome surpasses both Marvel and DC Comics for market share and sales, despite predictions by industry leaders.
August 17th, 1992: Citizen's Militia leader James "Bo" Gritz opens the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas,....
August 22, 1992: Soviet troops manage to reconquer the Tajik SSR and the Uzbek SSR. However, the now-declared Islamic Republics of Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and the Caucasus remain free.
September 2nd, 1992: Andrew Martinez (a.k.a. "the Naked Guy") achieves national attention by popularizing "naturist (nudist) lifestyle" in Berkeley, California...
September 7th, 1992: George W. Bush, son of President George H.W. Bush is named Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner
September 8th, 1992: Syndicated talk show host Parker Dashwood makes her television debut
September 16th, 1992: Tensions rise in Bonn, West Germany as Red Army Faction (RAF) members threaten to bomb the Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development, amidst austerity measures,...
September 18th, 1992: Andrew Martinez leads the Nude & Breast Freedom Parade in Berkeley, California...
October 5th, 1992: NATO officials announce plans for the privatization of resources in Berlin, Germany, sparking riots throughout Central and Eastern Europe; Also on this day, The Caribbean Coast returns to piracy due to Chavez lax attitude regarding pirates (and in fact taking large bribes to allow pirate raiders to dock in Cuba)
October 14, 1992: James Cameron begins on production of Spider-Man, which later becomes one of the most expensive films in history. Rumors persist that Cameron took considerable liberties with the property.
October 17th, 1992: EMC-enthusiast Gary Gygax begins trafficking via the Internet, from Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,....
October 23rd, 1992: Kimberly Powers launches her first musical single "insert title here", becoming a pop icon almost overnight; Also on this day, Vice- President Bob Dole meets with Christian fundamentalist preacher Pete Peters at the "Rocky Mountain Rendezvous" in Estes Park, Colorado,...
October 28th, 1992: Saleh Shehadeh, head of Hamas Izzeldin-El Kassam armed brigades, launches a series of attacks against the Israeli West Bank, demanding a Palestinian state.
November 3, 1992: Bob Dole Defeats Bill Clinton 300-238.
November 9th, 1992: United Nations officials warn of South Africa's nuclear weapons program, citing laboratories at Gauteng and Koeberg, South Africa,...
November 16th, 1992: President George H.W. Bush issues Executive Order #12170 declaring a "National Emergency With Respect to Iran" in Washington D.C.,...
November 21st, 1992: The All People's Coalition begins reporting conspiracy theories about the "9 Cities Massacre" in San Francisco, California,...
November 26th, 1992: Battletoads (Syndicated) animated series based on the video game, makes its hit television debut,...
November 27th, 1992: Associated Press (AP) journalist Evan C. Hunziker is executed as a spy by North Korean authorities...
December 1st, 1992: Strasbourg Riots; Food riots erupt in Strasbourg, France as NATO forces stop French and German aid trucks headed to Germany, amidst rumors of a nuclear terrorist attack...
December 24, 1992: In what becomes known in the USSR as the Christmas Humiliation, the Soviets are forced to make peace with and recognize the Caucasus, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan as free nations.
December 25th, 1992: UIC forces invade, capture, and annex Kuwait in only 12 hours. US forces in the area are on alert, but are unable to do much since the US is still recovering from the 9 Cities Massacre.
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January 1, 1993: Xinjiangese revolutionaries finally force all Chinese troops out of their claimed territory, and declare the Islamic Republic of East Turkestan. Also on this day, President Hosni Mubarrak is assassinated, Egypt falls into chaos. Also on this day, Awesome enters into the publishing, forgoing Malibu and Diamond companies.
January 12th, 1993: Kimberly Powers launches her debut album in New York City, New York...
January 19, 1993: China is forced to make peace with and recognize East Turkestan after failing to recapture it.
February 5, 1993: After learning of Islamic victory in East Turkestan, the Indian government under President Shankar Dayal Sharma authorizes a program to begin training and arming Tibetan exiles in India led by the Dalai Lama. The Lama himself endorses this plan as a way to free his nation from Chinese rule.
February 9th, 1993: Talk show host Parker Dashwood sparks controversy, after airing an episode from Forsyth County, Georgia, where no colored people have been allowed to live since 1912.
February 15th, 1993: c. 350,000 people protest against the possibility of war against the United Islamic Caliphate in San Francisco, California; Also on that day c.1,500,000 people protest against American invasion in London, England,...
February 18th, 1993: Flash floods hit San Diego and Ventura, California, 2 people killed, millions lost in property damage,...
February 23rd, 1993: Musician FDR makes his first commercial success with the song "Naughty Librarian girl, run your fingers down my spine"
February 26th, 1993: Fundamentalist cleric Omar Abdul-Rahman emerges as the leader Islamic fundamentalist movement in Cairo, Egypt,...
March 13th, 1993: MP Shōichi Nakagawa sparks controversy, after declaring that the Japanese military intervention in China and Korea is a "security necessity"...
March 15th, 1993: Gamaa al Islamiya launches anti-Israeli rallies in Cairo, Alexandria, et al., calling for an end to "American-Israeli occupation" of the region...
March 17, 1993: Warner Bros. announce pre-production of the long anticipated "Superman/Batman: World's Finest" film slated for release Winter 1995. Though Mel Gibson is signed to portray Batman one last time, no director is attached as of yet nor is anyone cast as Reeve's replacement for Superman.
March 18th, 1993: United Islamic Caliphate launches SCUD missiles into Tel Aviv, Israel and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,...
March 19th 1993: President Robert Dole addresses the nation, declaring war on the United Islamic Caliphate (UIC) for "crimes against humanity"...
March 29th, 1993: Battle of Khafji; Allied forces battle against United Islamic Caliphate forces in Khafji, Saudi Arabia,...
March 30th, 1993: Defense Secretary Thomas Friedman warns of a nuclear weapons program by the UIC, during a speech before the United Nations Security Council in New York City, New York,...
April 6th, 1993: Warsaw Riots; anti-American/ anti-European riots erupt in Warsaw, Poland over the purchase of the banks by French, German and American interests,...
April 9th, 1993: Liberation of Iraq proclaimed by President Robert Dole, during a speech aboard the U.S.S. Nimitz,....
April 13th, 1993: Polish nationalist Janusz Walus reveals South African aid to anti-Communist guerillas in Eastern Europe, creating a diplomatic incident,...
April 30th, 1993: EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") are used by c.50,000 at the "Tribal Gathering" at Warminster, near Bath, England,...
May 13, 1993: A Muslim theocratic government is founded in Cairo.
May 15th, 1993: Eddie Murphy tells Source magazine that he has become a born-again Christian in Los Angeles, California...
May 21st, 1993: President Robert Dole rejects the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Bill sponsored by led by Edolphus Towns (D-NY) and Kwesi Mfume (D-MD), sparking tensions within the African-American community,...
May 22nd, 1993: Talk show host Parker Dashwood interviews Constance Morgan, who claims that she has been the subject of UFO abductions since childhood,...
June 7th, 1993: "Shining Enlightenment" album by Cinders and Smoke is released, becoming an international blockbuster, going platinum quickly.
June 12, 1993: Former President George H.W. Bush while on a diplomatic visit to Rome, warns of a new "Arab-Israeli War"
June 23rd, 1993: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm fights to have sole custody of his daughter Alice after filing court papers in Seattle, Washington...
July 4, 1993: General Gennady Yanadev announces the stabilization of over 75% of the USSR, and that the "Union will not fall because of terrorists". It would go down as one of the great speeches of the twentieth century, and many historians would use this point to differentiate between the "Cold War Era" and the "War on Terror". The Soviet Union undergoes a resurgence due to the sympathy of Moscow, Czech revolts end over night, and crackdowns in Hungary and the Ukraine get results. Although some international experts criticize Yanaydev's policies, it does stabilize Eastern Europe, but keeping Gorbachev's Glasnost and Perestroika reforms, the Iron curtain is more or less down.
July 6th, 1993: EMC (a.k.a. "smart drugs") overtakes cocaine as the drug of choice in 45 states, according to the DEA in Washington D.C.,...
July 25th, 1993: Politically Incorrect (ABC-TV) hosted by Bill Maher makes its hit debut,...
July 29th, 1993: Soviet troops capture "19 August" forces, after detecting a nuclear radiation signal in Andreevan Guba naval base, Russia, USSR,...
August 20th, 1993: Micro-Gene Systems Inc., announces a contract with the United States Army to produce AIDS/HIV vaccines in San Jose, California....
September 2nd, 1993: Massachusetts state government announces plans to support vaccination for AIDS/HIV during a press conference in Boston, Massachusetts,....
September 9th, 1993: FDA officials approve Cognex as a medical treatment, to deal with the side-effects of EMC in Washington D.C.,...
September 12th, 1993: Jerry Hall and Robert Stillman announce the successful cloning of 17 human embryos at George Washington University in Washington D.C., sparking international controversy...
October 3rd, 1993: Nude-In; c.16,000 people protest in the nude in San Francisco, California, calling for an end to nuclear weapons. Cinders and Smoke perform during the "Nude-in" Protest in San Francisco
October 4th, 1993: A Citizen's Militia group is accused of shooting a police officer in Opelika, Alabama, inflaming the radical right,...
October 9th, 1993: Soviet troops capture "19 August" forces led by Ivan Smirnov as they attempt to detonate a nuclear weapon in Podolsk, Russia, USSR
October 14th, 1993: President Muammar al-Gaddafi is assassinated in Tripoli, Libya, after tensions within the Libyan military erupt,...
October 22nd, 1993: President Robert Dole approves funding for the Superconducting Super Collider (SSC) in Waxahachie, Texas...
October 27th, 1993: South of Sunset (CBS-TV) makes its debut, in an effort to copy the success of the GTA: Vice Stories (NBC-TV) franchise, starring Glenn Frey,...
October 31st, 1993: Actor River Phoenix is hospitalized after an overdose of EMC at the Viper Room in Los Angeles, California,...
November 5, 1993: Increasingly pirates in the South Pacific and Carribbean are targeting yachts and holding families for ransom.
November 7, 1993: The ACRE Act (American Civil Rights Enrichment Act) is passed by Congress, critics charge that it hardly "enriches our freedoms, but abridges them to the whim of the government". It gives broad emergency powers to the President, and the FCC.
November 14th, 1993: 9 directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Cromwell as President George H.W. Bush, makes its film debut, featuring the hours
November 18th, 1993: Atari Jaguar handheld video game console, becoming a major best-seller,...
November 27th, 1993: "19 August" guerillas led by Aleksei Tikhomirov and Oleg Baranov are captured at Sevmorput naval base, Russia, USSR....
November 28th, 1993: Pamyat leaders begin distributing pamphlets in Moscow, USSR claiming that the "9 Cities Massacre" was part of a Jewish conspiracy, citing The Protocols of the Elders of Zion,...
December 4th, 1993: Anti-American & Anti-Soviet Riots erupt in Geneva, Switzerland, over proposed economic measures aimed at restoring the European Economic Community,...
December 15th, 1993: Greenpeace members firebomb GATT Building in Geneva, Switzerland, as Anti-American and Anti-Soviet sentiment rises throughout the Continent,...
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January 1st, 1994: John Trochmann of Helena, Montana is named president of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA),...
January 4th, 1994: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm is accused of being racist and homophobic, after a performance in Los Angeles, California...
January 10, 1994: Billionaire Richard Branson commissions the "Eclipse", the world's first luxury airship. This soon begins a race to instead of buying yachts, buying luxury airships.
February 1st, 1994: Heather O'Rourke, one of the actresses of the The Dark Beneath franchise dies after being attacked by an abusive boyfriend, fueling speculation of a curse,...
February 7th, 1994: The FCC shuts broadcast of The Arsenio Hall Show after Public Enemy and KRS-One perform, condemning the Dole administration saying, "Dole hates black people!!"
February 12th-27th, 1994- XVII Winter Olympic Games are held in Ostersund, Sweden, highlighted by anti-American and anti-Soviet protests, Highlights:
* Nancy Kerrigan clenches the Gold, Tonya Harding got the bronze.
* Bobsledding Accident, kills Guido Aicklan.
February 13th, 1994: Christina Klein is arrested in Berlin, Germany after attempting to detonate a nuclear weapon. Also on this day, Congress ratifies the Baird/Cornyn Amendment, authored by John Cornyn (R-TX) and Brian Baird (D-WA), granting the "continuity of Congress" in the death of members in a terrorist attack.
March 1st, 1994: Pieter Mulder and Abrie Oosthuizen, leaders of the Freedom Front, call for the formation of an Afrikanner state, during a rally in Cape Town, South Africa...
March 12th-13th, 1994: Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the AWB, overthrows the government in Johannesburg, South Africa...
April 5, 1994: Kurt Cobain commits suicide in Seattle, Washington...
April 11th, 1994: Opposition leader Raouf Khayrat, is assassinated in Cairo, Egypt, after speaking out against the Gamaa al Islamiya,...
May 6th, 1994: Adolf Jaekle is arrested in Frankfurt, Germany on charges of arms sales to Neo-Nazi militias, he is released after reporting the transport of a "19 August" weapon into Germany; Also on this day, Eddie Murphy's Block Party makes its hit debut, featuring footage of Arsenio Hall, Arrested Development, Queen Latifah, Tupac Shakur, and others performing in Watts, California...
May 12, 1994: Babylon 5 premieres on NBC-TV. Also on this day, The Flash ends is fourth and final season on a high note with the two-hour finale "Justice For All" where every guest that appeared on the show comes together to form the Justice League. (including Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Hawkman, Martian Manhunter, and Red Tornado).
May 14th, 1994: Kimberly Powers performs on Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV) in New York City, New York,...
May 17th, 1994: Cinders and Smoke launches their third album "Ring of Fire" , becoming platinum overnight,...
June 3rd, 1994: Musician Frankie D is arrested after a long verbal feud with members of Insane Clow Posse become heated in Los Angeles, California....
June 17th, 1994: FDA approves the AIDS/HIV vaccine in Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland,....
June 17th – July 17th 1994 : the 1994 FIFA World Cup in United States of America, win by Brazil by 3-0 vs Italy in the Final.
July 1, 1994: James Cameron's Spider-Man debuts in theaters, and flops miserably. Cameron blames it on a difficult production exacerbated by executive meddling. Fans blame it on the non-adherence to the comic books.
July 6th, 1994: Forrest Gump starring Tom Hanks and Tupac Shakur makes its hit film debut; Also on this day, the first issue of Crisis in Infinite Eras (counting down from issues 11 to 0) by DC Comics hits the newsstands to correct the timeline issues from "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Along the most controversial changes are:
- The destruction of the Green Lantern Corps and Oa as well as the sacrifice of Hal Jordan to save the timeline. The last Green Lantern ring is given to Kyle Rayner of Earth.
- Wonder Woman is reinstated as an original member of the Justice League.
- While 1990's Hawkworld is still canon, Katar and Shayera Hol's history with the Justice League is also reinstated.
- The wholesale deaths of the Justice Society, especially controversial after editor Mike Carlin's remarks about their redundancy.
- Legion of Super-Heroes is completely rebooted.
July 8th-10th, 1994: Naples Riots; Anti-American and Anti-Soviet sentiment reaches new levels in Naples, Italy as c.325,000 people gather to protest economic austerity measures and military actions on the Continent,...
July 19th, 1994: Egyptian-backed Izzedine al-Qassam, claims responsibility for suicide bombing along the Gaza Strip, heightening tensions within Israel....
July 20, 1994: Babylon 5 (NBC-TV) goes against Plumbers don't wear ties on primetime. Surprising some "Plumbers" loses and never regains its former glory.
July 22nd, 1994: North directed by Rob Reiner, starring Elijah Wood, Bruce Willis, Jason Alexander, and Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, makes its hit debut,...
July 23rd, 1994: Eddie Murphy abruptly shuts down production on Murphy's Show in Hollywood, California,...
July 29th, 1994: Fury of Firestorm, based on one of the comic book titles of the now seldom-seen DC character makes its hit debut as a film. Surprising executives at Warner Bros.
August 12th-14th, 1994: Woodstock 2.0 (a.k.a. "Ravestock"), 380,000 people gather in Woodstock, New York protesting the many restrictions imposed by the Dole administration...
August 18th, 1994: Egyptian leader Omar Abdul-Rahman announces in Cairo, that it will withdraw from the Camp David Accords, claiming a "state of war" exists with Israel....
August 29th, 1994: Fahrenheit 11/18 documentary by Michael Moore, popularizes many of the conspiracy theories about the "9 Cities Massacre"...
September 1st, 1994: U.S.-backed President Ahmed Chalabi is assassinated in Latifiya, Iraq, by Shiite militias,...
September 2nd, 1994: Angela R. Maclean, Oxford University, announces AIDS/HIV vaccine medical testing for British residents, sparking indignation from the LGBT community...
September 6th, 1994: Talk show host Parker Dashwood interviews celebrity crminal suspect Joseph Lyle Menendez in Los Angeles, California,...
September 6th-14th, 1994: "19 August" rebels launch a series bombings against civilians in Buinaksk, and Volgodonsk, USSR, killing 38 people...
September 13th-19th, 1994: Kimberly Powers launches her solo career, with the "Tesla Dynamic" album released in the United States, Great Britain, and Japan,...
September 16th, 1994: The Fighting American, based on one of the highest selling comic book titles of Awesome makes its hit debut as a film.
September 19th, 1994: Citizen Militias of America "General" Linda Thompson leads a march of CMA members in Washington D.C., sparking national attention,...
September 23rd, 1994: The Shawshank Redemption starring Brad Pitt, makes its hit film debut,...
September 26th, 1994: President Robert Dole announces his support for Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), as the opposition to the Iranian government in Tehran,...
September 30th, 1994: Union leader Marian W. Zacharski is assassinated in Gdansk, Poland, after launching massive protests against French and German purchase of the shipyards...
October 20th, 1994: Montreal Expos beat the New York Yankees in Game 7, 6-3, sparking nationalist sentiment throughout Quebec,....
October 26th, 1994: Ontario Attorney General Jim Flaherty demands musician Frankie D. Reynholm be arrested for obscenity in Toronto, California, after performing nude to protest the Dole Administration and singing, "Love Hovel"
November 6th, 1994: "I'd Rather Be Your Lover" single by Madonna and featuring Tupace Shakur, makes its hit musical debut,..
November 8, 1994: Democrats retake Congress, but George W. and Jeb Bush are elected Governor of Texas and Florida respectively. Among the Democratic freshmen is John F. Kennedy Jr. in NY-14. Also on this day, Bill Simon (R-CA) defeats Dianne Feinstein in her re-election bid, becoming the next governor of California...
November 11th, 1994: Interview With The Vampire starring Johnny Depp as "Lestat", makes its hit debut, ...
November 26th, 1994: Fatherland based on the alternate history novel by Robert Harris, starring Rutger Hauer and Miranda Richardson, makes its hit debut, financially and critically; Also on this day, Prague Riots; Riots erupt in Prague, Czechoslovakia over French and German privatization of water and fuel utilities nationwide...
December 10th, 1994: Essen Summit Bombing; Red Army Faction (RAF) guerillas in Essen, detonate a car bomb outside the European Union Summit in Essen, West Germany, killing 8 people...
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January 17th, 1995: "Do You Want More?!!!??" hip-hop album by the Roots, makes its hit debut in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,..
January 25th, 1995: "Resurrection" by Legend makes its hit debut in Chicago, Illinois, protesting the Dole administration,...
February 3rd, 1995: Millionaire Bill Bussey unveils the luxury zeppelin Skyquest-5 in Chanute, Kansas,...
February 12th, 1995: Kimberly Powers signs a 6-year contract with Coca-Cola Corp., in Atlanta, Georgia; Also on this day, Peace talks between Egypt and Israel, brokered by President Robert "Bob" Dole collapse in Paris, France...
February 15th, 1995: Mr. Payback starring Christopher Lloyd makes its debut as the first interactive movie in Hollywood, California,...
February 20th, 1995: Amber McKlane defends the musician Frankie D. Reynholm, during a television interview on Good Morning America (ABC-TV)...
February 25th, 1995: Colonel Rovshan Javadov seizes control of the government during a military coup in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
March 5th, 1995: The Great Defender (FOX-TV) starring Michael Rispoli, makes its hit television series debut,...
March 10th -September 10th, 1995 : first season of MLS (Mayor League Soccer) in United States, with 10 teams...
March 31st, 1995: Tejano musician Selena survives being shot by manager Yolanda Saldívar in Corpus Christi, Texas,...
April 12, 1995: Reynholm does a corporate spot for his old employer advertising Windows 4.0
April 19th, 1995: Spanish opposition leader MP José María Aznar is assassinated by Basque separtists in Madrid, Spain,...
April 22nd, 1995: Massive logging and deforestation are blamed for massive forest fires throughout Madagascar, by officials in Antananarivo,...
May 17, 1995: Crisis in Infinite Eras ends with a soft reboot. All ongoing series publish a special "#0" issue that recounts the origin and histories of their heroes. Though highly contentious with established fans, critics remark that DC cleaned up its continuity enough to make it more accessible to readers.
June 3rd, 1995: Members of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA) hold their national convention in Wichita, Kansas, calling for "resistance against the New World Order..."
June 8th, 1995: PM Murayama Tomiichi resigns after right-wing activists condemn attempts to apologize for atrocities and war crimes during the Second World War, in Tokyo, Japan,....
June 12th, 1995: Quebec secedes from Canada, after a provincial referendum by a margin of 50.58%, amidst concerns about Canadian stability,...
June 14th, 1995: Treaty of Shanghai; Chinese and Soviet leaders announce a political alliance, in opposition to American military intervention in the Central Asia region,...
July 18th, 1995: U.N. Ambassador Ariel Cohen condemns the Treaty of Shanghai as a threat to the European Union, Iran, Turkey, and India,...
July 23rd, 1995: MPs Keizo Takemi and Ichita Yamamoto are elected to the Diet after calling for a platform of "national pride and patriotism..."
July 31, 1995: DC's market share exceeds that of Marvel's for the first time in many years.
August 14th, 1995: Virtual Boy (Nintendo) becomes a major bestseller, as the "next-generation" game platform,...
August 17, 1995: US-India Free Trade Agreement is signed by Bob Dole and Rajiv Gandhi in Washington, D.C. over intense US domestic opposition.
August 22nd, 1995: Burning Man Festival launched at Baker Beach in San Francisco, California, event participants create "Seal Rock City" on the beach,..
August 31st, 1995: Suicide bomber causes a panic on a crowded bridge, killing 1,000 people in the stampede in Baghdad, Iraq,....
September 3, 1995: Definitive proof is discovered that the so-called "June Plot", placing the blame for the destruction of Mecca on the Soviet Union, is completely falsified.
September 7, 1995: The Cree and Inuit peoples announce a counter-secession from Quebec to rejoin Canada. The government in Quebec City refuses to allow this.
September 10, 1995: Alberta Premier, Ralph Klein, remarks that Quebec is the "biggest hypocrite on the North American continent for refusing its own people the right to self determination." Sparking outrage from Quebecois nationalists.
September 22nd, 1995: Canadian Bacon starring John Candy, directed by Michael Moore, makes its hit debut. Also on this day, Showgirls directed by Paul Verhoeven, propels Elizabeth Berkley to fame, after making its hit debut,...
September 29th 1995 - General Wesley Clark, recently dismissed by President Dole announces he will run for the Democratic nomination against the frontrunner, Senator Al Gore.
October 3rd, 1995: Macedonian President Kiro Gligorov is assassinated in Skopje, Yugoslavia, further raising tensions in the Balkans,...
October 16th, 1995: Million Man March; President Robert Dole sparks controversy after he deploys the National Guard to Washington D.C., after hip-hop artists organize African-American leaders in protest of government policies,...
October 22nd, 1995: Los Angeles Rams announces their move to Baltimore, Maryland,...
October 31st, 1995: Bad Day on the Midway interactive film directed by David Lynch, makes its hit debut, creating greater legitimacy for the genre,....
November 4th, 1995: Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin narrowly survives an assassination attempt by Yigal Amir in Jerusalem, Israel, raising tensions in the region...
November 12th, 1995: City officials announce plans to keep the Cleveland Browns NFL team in Cleveland, Ohio,...
November 22nd, 1995: Money Train starring Jennifer Lopez, Woody Harrelson, and Wesley Snipes makes its hit debut,...
November 27th, 1995: Talk show host Parker Dashwood sparks controversy after bursting into tears during an episode about orphans from the conflict in the United Islamic Caliphate (UIC),...
December 12, 1995: Amber McKlane's solo album, "Censor THIS!" debuts and creates instant controversy. For one she posed nude for the cover to protest President Dole's authoritarian policies, and of the 10 singles on the album, 7 of them criticize Dole, his presidency, Congress or the FCC. The manager for Cinders and Smoke said, "Look the band supported Amber 100%, but this was simply looking for a fight. Amber will be back in the band for the next album in June"
December 18, 1995: Sabotage and several explosions at generating stations along the James Bay Project results in several blackouts and brownouts across eastern North America.
December 22nd, 1995: Cutthroat Island starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine, and Frank Langella, makes its hit debut, reinvigorating the pirate genre of film,...
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January 8th, 1996: Robert Thompson and Jon Venables blame their murder on exposure to the film The Dark Beneath in Merseyside, England, sparking calls for a ban on the franchise,...
January 15th, 1996: Jeish al-Taiifa al-Mansoura (a.k.a. "Army of the Victorious Sect") launches attacks on Allied forces in Baghdad, Iraq,...
February 2nd, 1996: Newsweek popularizes "geek chic" , linking the movement with EMC-trafficking and the Internet,...
February 3rd, 1996: Cinders and Smoke sparks controversy after appearing on Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV) in New York City, New York, calling for President Dole's impeachment. The FCC cancels the broadcast under the terms of the 1992 PATRIOT Communications Act.
February 4, 1996: Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wins a third term in a landslide, with 337/542 seats in the Lok Sabha.
February 17, 1996: President Dole's State of the Union address is given before Congress. During the speech, the "Nude for Freedom" rally of nearly 125,000 led by Amber McKlane outside in the National Mall frequently interrupts the speech. President Dole in a moment of anger, breaks from the teleprompter and yells, "Will someone shut that Bi*** up!" Shortly after that power is cut to the rally's heating lamps breaking up the rally except for a dedicated crowd of 3,000. Amber is taken to a hospital after getting frostbite and nearly losing her toes.
February 29th, 1996: Ripper interactive film starring Christopher Walken, Scott Cohen, Tahnee Welch, Ossie Davis, Burgess Meredith, Karen Allen, David Patrick Kelly, John Rhys-Davies, Jimmie Walker, Anna Levine and Paul Giamatti., makes its hit debut,...
March 5, 1996: Google Debuts 2 years early.
March 12th 1996 - In the interests of party unity, Gore withdraws and endorses Clark.
March 23rd, 1997: Defense Minister Nisohachi Hyodo calls for the Japanese development of a nuclear weapon before the Diet in Tokyo, Japan,....
March 25th, 1996: Jordan Standoff; Members of the Citizen Militias of America enter into a gun battle with ATF agents in Jordan, Montana, killing 18 people. Radical right leaders demonize "federal excess"...
April 1, 1996: During the 1996 election season, Doles shows McKlane as an example of everything that's wrong in America. The nudism, the cannabis use, the anti-patriotic rhetoric. The militias take a more active role in trying to smear McKlane, protesters boycotting her music, throwing tomatoes at concerts. It is the first schism between the generations. The Mushroon Cloud Generation (formerly known as Generation X) rallies around McKlane, many registering to vote.
April 5th 1996 - Wesley Clark announces Al Gore as his nominee for Vice President against President Dole and Vice-President Richard "Dick" Lugar,...
April 11th, 1996: Government officials announce at Pelindaba, that South Africa will leave the 1962 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty,...
April 27th, 1996: Groundbreaking takes place the site of the World Trade Center for the "Freedom Tower", with President Robert "Bob" Dole, John F. Kennedy Jr., et al. attending...
May 3rd, 1996: The Punisher: War Zone, based on one of the comic book titles of Marvel flops at the box office and also draws criticism from moral guardians over its violent content.
May 5, 1996: The city of Montreal grows concerned with the flight of big business to (English) Canada, rising unemployment, runaway government spending, and increasing instability in the north. The municipal government considers reunion with Canada or becoming an independent city-state. Also on this day, a militia member tries to kill McKlane while leaving a hotel in Vegas. The gunman fails but McKlane refuses to stop performing, and publically dares the militiamen to "Go ahead, stop me from exercising freedom of speech by violating those commandments you hold so dear."
May 23, 1996: The last episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation airs, ending its 9th season.
May 28th, 1996: Ukrainian nationalist Pavlo Lazarenko is assassinated in Boryspil, Ukraine, USSR, sparking ethnic tensions in the region,...
May 30th-June 2nd, 1996: Berlin Riots; Bundswehr forces declare martial law in the area around Berlin, Germany as local residents protest NATO and Warsaw Pact austerity measures...
June 7, 1996: Superman/Batman: World's Finest, produced by Richard Donner and Joe Dante released in theaters after years of hype. It quickly surpasses the combined gross of Superman and Batman.
June 16th, 1996: Dennis Rodman leads the San Antonio Spurs to victory against the Seattle Supersonics, 87-75,...
July 3rd, 1996: Masters of Orion 2 video-game expansion is released with fans waiting outside stores for a midnight release
July 4, 1996: The US and USSR agree to a treaty to eliminate all ICBM missiles by January 1, 2006 and reduce stockpiles to 500 bombs each not to exceed 5 MT. The treaty is ratified by the Senate 89-10. General Gennady Yanayev and President Dole both receive The 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.
July 19th-August 4th, 1996-XXVI Summer Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece, celebrating the centennial of the Olympic Games. Highlights:
* Swimmer Melissa Thatcher of the United States. Thatcher was one of the celebrities that supported McKlane against the Dole Administration. As a sign of protest she did the 100m Freestyle nude. She would win 7 gold medals. Debates would persist for years whether or not she deserved an eighth, as following Atchens in 1992 nude swimmers don't get an official place, but she beat Sandra Volker of Germany by a full second.
August 6th, 1996: Catwoman directed by Tim Burton, starring Michelle Pfieffer, makes its hit film debut,...
August 12th-15th, 1996: Anti-war protesters launch riots outside the Republican National Convention in San Diego, California,...
August 25th, 1996: Authors Mathias Bröckers and Andreas von Bülow claim to have evidence of the "9 Cities Conspiracy" during a press conference in Berlin, Germany....
August 30th 1996: After Powers (ABC-TV), a sci-fi sitcom about a group of retired superheroes, debuts to great ratings and favorable reviews.
August 31st, 1996: Rally for the Bill of Rights; members of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA) rally in Washington D.C., many brandishing automatic weapons,...
September 1st, 1996: Alexander "Sandy" Antunes is arrested in Baltimore, Maryland, over reports of EMC-trafficking,...
September 13, 1996: Cinders and Smoke, while returning from tour throughout Europe, are barred entrance back to the US. McKlane and the band take to doing satellite interviews, call-in concerts, and even setting up the first virtual concert on the internet, which thanks to a great deal of proxies, and the aid of many hackers stateside, is able to bypass the FCC's guards, much to their chagrin
September 15th, 1996: North Korean troops are deployed to the region of Rajin-Sonbong, fearing South Korean transmission of the "Hong Kong Flu"...
September 19th, 1996: PM Yitzhak Rabin orders the deployment of troops along the West Bank, amidst fears of Egyptian attacks...
September 21st, 1996: Dark Skies (NBC-TV) starring Eric Roberts and Jeri Ryan makes its hit debut, with a conspiracy storyline fitting the "post 9-Cities Massacre" mindset,...
October 5, 1996: Star Trek: Relativity debuts. The series details the Temporal Cold War of the 29th Century, fast forwarding the Star Trek setting almost 500 years further into the future. Featuring Captain Braxton and Cmdr. Daniels. The series is noted for its frequent usage of CGI to insert modern actors into older shows. Season 1 deals with the assassination of Chancellor Gorkon and the attempted assassination of Federation President Ra-ghoratreii. <People may recognize this as the plot for Star Trek VI, which was never made into a film.> It is also the first time that Star Trek uses the season-long story arc, similar to Babylon 5, not including the Dominion War Arcs of Star Trek: TNG Season 8 and 9
October 8th, 1996: New York Times reports that 1/3 of Americans believe the "9 Cities Massacre" was part of a government conspiracy...
October 13, 1996: President Dole meets with several groups who want the militias kept in check, as some groups feel that they are extremests. Also on this day, Egyptian leader Omar Abdul-Rahman calls upon Arab leaders to unite in attacks against Israel, during a speech from Cairo,...
October 14th, 1996: Singer Madonna starts dating tennis star Andre Agassi in Los Angeles, California...
October 17th, 1996: Porn star Kitty Kat stars in her first porn film Hot 2.0, despite being only 15 years old, in Los Angeles, California....
October 22, 1996: Montreal holds its own referendum on secession from Quebec. 59.86% vote "yes" but Premier Jacques Parizeau refuses to acknowledge the results and instead orders the Quebecois Army to hold the "seditious district".
October 26, 1996: Protests break out across Montreal but turn violent at McGill university where Federalist and Nationalist clash. The Quebecois troops immediately take the Nationalist side and brutally crack down on the opposing side. The picture of two Nationalists and a soldier stomping on a defenseless Federalist becomes a symbol of the struggle outside Quebec, drawing concern from across the world.
October 30th, 1996: Public Morals (ABC-TV) written and produced by Steven Bochco, makes its hit debut,...
November 5, 1996: Bob Dole loses re-election to Democrat Wesley Clark, who dismissed over a disagreement in 1995 by President Dole. He is elected in a landslide election 457-73. Also on this day, Amber McKlane's first documented usage of EMC. She organizes a concert on the day before the election protesting President Dole's policy. It is a peaceful concert but manages to set off everyone one of the FCC's censors. The broadcast is cancelled, but is still broadcast online. The incident becomes a "November Surprise" for Dole.
November 7th, 1996: Autobiographical film Cyberpunk Unsung, based on the life of musician Frankie D. makes its hit debut,...
November 12, 1996: The band Led Zeppelin buys a ... well this should be obvious, a luxury zeppelin
November 25th, 1996: FDA approves the use of Aricept as a means of treating the medical side-effects of EMC users, slowing memory loss,...
December 9th, 1996: DC Comics suffers internal divisions, as lawsuits by the estate of Jack Kirby over the use of Darkseid in Superman V & VI plague the company.
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January 7th, 1997: Hardliner Hwang Jang-yop comes to power by the Politburo in Pyongyang, North Korea...
January 15th, 1997: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm sweeps the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. This was the start of a friendly rivalry between Amber McKlane, Frankie D. and Kimberly R. Powers
January 20th 1997 - After defeating Dole in the election, Wesley Clark is sworn in as the nation's 43rd President. Clark is inaugurated as President. However to the disappointment of many he does not order the dismissal of many of Dole's orders.
January 30th, 1997: Ahmad Al-Hassan al-Yamani leads anti-American insurgency in Najaf, Iraq,...
February 22nd, 1997: Claude Vorilhon announces the establishment of "Clonaid", a biotechnology company dedicated to human cloning in Montreal, Quebec...
March 4th, 1997: President Wesley Clark imposes a national moratorium on human cloning in Washington D.C.,...
March 13th, 1997: Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian directed by Tim Burton, starring Winona Ryder, makes its hit film debut,...
March 22nd, 1997: Lawless (FOX-TV) starring Brian Bosworth, makes its hit television series debut,...
March 23rd, 1997: Chinese health officials, along with members of the CDC/WHO report an outbreak of avian influenza in Hong Kong,...
March 25, 1997: FDR marries Amber McKlane briefly, the marriage was over in a year. When news of the sex tape surfaced, journalists immediately sought Reynolm for comment, "Look, I know Amber isn't a lesbian. She's bi." when asked how he knows that he smiles and says, "Who do you think was holding the camera?"
April 1st, 1997: Egyptian leader Omar Abdul-Rahman calls for the elimination of the state of Israel, during a speech in Cairo....
April 14th, 1997: DC announces that it has settled lawsuits with the various artists affiliated with it, during a press conference in Los Angeles, California.
April 20th, 1997: South African officials detonate a nuclear weapon at Pelindaba, South Africa, in defiance of sanctions by the United Nations,...
May 3rd, 1997: Texas separtists blow up the Mickey Leland Federal Building in Houston, Texas, killing 168 people,...
May 18th, 1997: Former child actress Bridgette Anderson is hospitalized after an overdose of EMC in Los Angeles, California,...
May 25, 1997: FOX decides not to greenlight the making of a Special Edition, and decides to make a sequel trilogy, much to Lucas' dismay. As a result he publishes the screenplay for Episode 1: The Phantom Menace online. The Star Wars fans first think its a hoax, then afterwards the net petitions to stop the sequel trilogy suddenly stop.
May 29th, 1997: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi proclaims himself the 12th Imam during a rally in Islamabad, Pakistan, proclaiming a meeting with the prophet Mohammed..
June 4th, 1997: FOX-TV, Micrsoft, Time/Warner announce a crackdown on "geek chic" due to "copyright infringement" issues in New York City, New York...
June 9th, 1997: Clonaid begins advertising with full-page ads in New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times,...
July 1st, 1997: Happy Valley Riots; Chinese nationalist government forces clash with Triad forces during the turnover of Hong Kong to the Chinese government by Great Britain...
July 17th, 1997: Israeli Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai orders the deployment of IDF forces into the West Bank...
August 9th, 1997: Haitian construction worker Abner Louima is shot and killed by New York City Police Department officers, despite being unarmed and only 25 feet from his workplace,..
August 10th, 1997: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi expresses his solidarity with Chechen guerillas against the Soviets in a videotaped message from Mecca, Saudi Arabia,...
August 14th, 1997: Israeli Foreign Minister warns Egyptian officials that it is "ready for war", during a speech in Jerusalem,...
August 16th, 1997: 325,000 people march against police brutality in New York City , New York, demanding the firing of Police Chief Darryl Gates,...
August 28th, 1997: Hamas and Hezbollah take credit for attacks in Bethlehem, many experts claim the attack was backed by Egypt..
August 29th, 1997: Severe drought strikes Australia, Brazil, and Argentina, meteorologists blame "El Nino" weather patterns
August 30, 1997: Pat Robertson calls for a new round of crusades to take back the Holy Land from "the followers of the false prophet" on Christian Broadcast Network in response to the Bethlehem attacks.
October 1, 1997: Citing the financial failures of the "Spider-Man" and "Punisher" movies as well as much-hyped events like Spider-Man's "Clone Saga" and X-Man's "Age of Apocalypse". Marvel files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Insiders, however, state that mismanagement at the executive and editorial levels are to blames.
October 4, 1997: President Clark in an attempt to sway what he called "geekstas" announces that Robert Zubrin will be made NASA Administrator. He announces his goal is to develop a multipurpose space craft for LEO and GEO Operations. The plan coalesces into the Constellation Program in 2001, The Orion module is launched on Ares I (LEO Capable), or Ares III (GEO capable). One item that Clark snipped from the budget was Ares V which would be capable of getting an Orion to the Moon
October 12th, 1997: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Nigerian dictator General Gideon Orkar in Kano, Nigeria,....
October 21st, 1997: Despite INTERPOL and DEA efforts, according to the United Nations, EMC (a.k.a. "smart drug") trade goes unabated worldwide
November 11th, 1997: Prana Scandal; Prana Biotechnology Ltd. is indicted in selling placebo drugs as EMC-treatment in Brisbane, Australia...
November 12th, 1997: Talk show host Parker Dashwood testifies before the House of Representatives regarding child abuse, speaking on her own personal experience,...
November 13, 1997: Evangelical Christians from across the United States and other largely Christian nations gather in Virginia Beach, Va. to form the Order of the Thorn (OoT). A paramilitary group devoted to "retake the Holy Hand and destroy all influence of the false prophet from our nation".
November 18th, 1997: Anti-foreigner riots erupt in Cairo, Egypt, calling for the collapse of the state of Israel...
November 28th, 1997: The Last Express (Smoking Car Productions) video game makes its hit debut , in time for the holiday season,...
December 8th, 1997: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm becomes the target of the U.S. Secret Service, after his song "Still Alive, Despite the Lies" is seen as a death threat against President Wesley Clark...
December 2, 1997: Domestic terrorists aligned with the OoT bomb mosques in New York City, Sydney, Philadelphia, Toronto, Boston, and Montreal during afternoon prayers.
December 22, 1997: Pat Robertson publicly calls for the assassination of the leaders of Gamaa al Islamiya and promises that the "heathen state of Palestine will drown in its own blood."
December 25th, 1997: The Postman starring Kevin Costner, based on the novel by David Brin, makes its hit debut, reflecting the "post-9 Cities Massacre" pessimism,...
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January 12, 1998: After much bitter and divisive debate for almost two years, Canada follows the example of Australia and becomes a republic following a national referendum with a similar margin of 53.6%.
February 2-7, 1998: Riots break out across Montreal in response another crackdown on "federalist agitators and other malcontents." Law and order in the city completely breaks down. Twenty-two people and hundreds more are arrested.
February 7th-22nd, 1998-XVIII Winter Olympic Games are held in Aosta, Italy; amidst further anti-American and anti-Soviet protests. Highlights:
*An assassination attempt of Premier Yanaydev is discovered by the US Secret Service, the opening ceremonies go on without a hitch.
* Snowboarding is first made an Olympic event
* Scott Christian of Germany would be stripped of his medal in bobsledding following his failing of a drug test, it is the first time EMC has been caught at the Olympics
February 15th, 1998: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Ouargla, Algeria proclaiming the need for Muslim unity,...
February 21st, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Fujian Province, sparking local officials to deploy military forces for a medical quarantine...
February 27th, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong flu" in Bangkok, Thailand, sparking calls for martial law
February 28th, 1998: Trio starring Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, and Jackie Chan, makes its hit debut, directed by Joe Eszterhaus; Also on this day, The Black Dahlia interactive film starring Dennis Hopper and Terri Garr, makes its hit debut,...
March 10, 1998: Demonstrations against the Parizeau government over the Montreal Riots, soaring unemployment, and high taxes break out across Quebec. Prompting some sympathy for the growing federalist movement.
March 12, 1998: A sex tape of Amber McKlane with other band member Natalie V. Harrison, hits the internet. While it is widely viewed, the video is found to have been leaked by the FCC.
March 16, 1998: Amber McKlane interview on the BBC, "I don't really see why anyone would care who I have fun with. A better question I think is: Does the FCC actions fall as cruel and unusual punishment under the constitution. The way I see it, they tried to subject me to public humiliation because they don't like free speech."
March 17th, 1998: Chicago Police Department is scandalized after 2 former New York City officers are indicted in a tax evasion scandal. sparking national attention,...
March: 19, 1998: Demonstrators completely surround the National Assembly in Quebec City, calling for the resignation of Jacques Parizeau.
April 2, 1998: Under threat of strike by government workers, Jacques Parizeau resigns, though the Parti Quebecois does not call an election as of yet. Also on this day, a small Technology company Matrix Quest of San Francisco, California, makes an annoucement that they have invented a device that removes a person's clothes from a distance of 35ft. Pro-naturist activists praise the invention of the machine.
April 18th, 1998: American journalist Iris Chang accuses Japanese SDF forces of massive human rights abuses in China and Korea, sparking memories of the Second World War,...
April 21st, 1998: Ambassador Kunihiko Saito condemns the United States over accusations that Japanese SDF forces committing atrocities in China and Korea,...
April 25, 1998: Free Speech March. Over 1 million people march in the National Mall protesting the censorship laws. President Clark is seen as betraying the electorate as he promised in his campaign to "give back our freedoms." The Protest was set to coincide with Supreme Court hearing. McKlane v. the Federal Communications Commission. Although Director Hayes resigned following the revelation that he authorized the distribution of the sex tape to discredit McKlane, the suit still is going forward.
April 29th, 1998: Surgeon General calls for treatment of the onset of Alzheimer's disease in youth caused by EMC usage as a "national security issue" during a speech in Washington,...
April 30th, 1998: Former President George H.W. Bush dismisses conspiracy theories in a speech at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California...
May 1, 1998: The Liberty Party is founded. It is created as a third party but it gains surprising numbers especially among the Mushroom Cloud Generation.
May 3, 1998: Rush Limbaugh is mocked by people on the left and right for his conspiracy views on the 9 cities massacre, and is denounced by the President.
May 17th 1998: An After Powers movie is announced, to be produced by Orion Pictures and distributed by Paramount.
May 20th, 1998: Actor Charlie Sheen dies of a cocaine overdose in Hollywood, California, sparking national attention...
May 22nd, 1998: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm leads a conference in Washington D.C., calling for youth political activism, which would eventual form a pillar of the Liberty Party
May 28th 1998: Sale of the Clothes Remover 3000 is banned in the US by various Government Departments, leading many to travel to Canada to purchace the product.
June 6th, 1998: MP Vincent Bethell leads the "Freedom to Be Yourself" nude march in Piccadilly Square in London, England,...
June 8th, 1998: The Magic Hour (FOX-TV) hosted by Earvin "Magic" Johnson makes its hit debut in Los Angeles, California,...
June 8th – July 8th 1998 : the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, win by France with Zidane by 2-0 against Brazil.
June 14th, 1998: Len Bias, Boston Celtics, announces his retirement from basketball, after revelations of his cocaine addiction in Boston, Massachusetts,...
June 15th, 1998: Clonaid CEO Brigitte Boisselier announces plans to publicly trade stock during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also on this day, Amber McKlane gives a speech at the Liberty National Convention. The Liberty Party advocates the reduction of the authoritarian agenda to Pre-Nine Cities Levels. "Our leaders, in both parties are getting old and complacent to set in their ways, and too comfortable in their position. I think its time to change that... time for the next generation to take the reins of government. Hey if they are going to gamble away our future for bridges to nowhere, we should have a &*(king say in it!" It becomes one of the speeches that the FCC immediately bleeps for profanity.
June 16th, 1998: Dominion: Storm Over Gift 3 (Ion Storm/ 7th Level) video game makes its hit debut,...
June 26th, 1998: Eddie Murphy makes his return to film with Doctor Dolitle, making his hit debut,...
June 30, 1998: A polarized three-way race for the Canadian Presidency ends with former Prime Minister Joe Clark defeating Liberal Brian Tobin 40.4-39.3, with former NDP leader Ed Broadbent at 21%. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo inaugurated President of the Philippines.
July 8th, 1998: Louima Riots; Riots erupt in Brooklyn, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Harlem, and Queens after a verdict clears 3 New York Police Department officers in the murder of Abner Louima; National Guard units are deployed to deal with the violence,...
July 15th, 1998: WHO/CDC officials announce quarantines imposed in Ayutthaya and Pathumthani provinces in Thailand, creating unrest in the region,...
July 17th, 1998: American Heritage Festival; c.300,000 people attend the "patriotic Woodstock" in Carthage, Missouri, condemning the Clark administration as the "Commander & Thief",...
August 17, 1998: Attempts at restructuring Marvel fail, and all titles cease publication as the company enters Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
August 24th, 1998: Olympic swimmer Evangeline Godron comes out as a "naturist" (nudist) in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, sparking controversy,...
September 4th, 1998: Variety magazine reports that with the exception of Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV), New York City, New York is losing its capital as an entertainment center,...
September 12th, 1998: René González Sehweret, Ramón Labañino Salazar, Fernando González Llort, Antonio Guerrero Rodríguez and Gerardo Hernández Nordelo are arrested after attempting to overthrow the government of Juanita Chavez...
September 14, 1998: The Parti Quebecois loses to the Liberals in the Quebec national elections. Plans for new referendums for the northern territories and Montreal are announced along with the promise of recognition of the results.
September 21st, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Singapore and Malaysia, sparking panic nationwide,..
October 4th, 1998: "Roll to Save against Big Brother" music video by musician Frankie D. Reynholm is pulled from MTV, after calls by Michael Jackson, President Wesley Clark, and other celebrities, over its harsh satire...
October 16th, 1998: The Dark Beneath IV: Chainsaw Chicks, the sequel to The Dark Beneath III: Amputee Hookers makes its hit debut starring Cassandra Magrath and Kestie Morassi
October 20th, 1998: Soviet Famine; Soviet wheat crops fail due to massive drought in the Ukraine, sparking calls for American and European foreign aid,...
October 30th, 1998: Grim Fandango (LucasArts) video games makes its hit debut, in time for the holiday season,...
October 31, 1998: The Grand Unified Field Theory is discovered by Jürgen Schmidhuber of Munich, Germany, upon receiving the Nobel Prize, it has been discovered that he has become highly addicted to EMC, which is a growing problem on many college campuses in Europe and North America...
November 1st, 1998: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Nigerian dictator General Gideon Orkar in Lagos, Nigeria,....
November 3, 1998: Democrats retain control of both the House and Senate, 229-206 and 51-49. In the Senate, Lauch Faircloth loses to John Edwards, John Kennedy defeats Al D'Amato. Former Governor Bill Clinton wins the U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas. Also on this day, the Mid-terms. Surprising political pundits across the board, the Liberty Party does very well. Polling analysis shows that there was nearly a 65% turnout from the Mushroom Cloud Generation, all voting for the Liberty Party. One notable inclusion is that Jon Stewart is elected to the US House of Representatives.
Final tally
Republicans: -108
Democrats: -59
Liberty: +167
The election results stun Congress, throwing two of the parties of the now three party Congress into chaos. Also on this day, Barbara Boxer (D-CA) wins the gubernatorial elections against Bill Simon, defying many party experts...
December 8th, 1998: Kiev Incident; Tensions mount between the European Union and the USSR, after European Defense Force (EDF) members are captured aiding Ukrainian separatists in Kiev, Ukraine SSR,...
December 24, 1998 Sens. Kerry and Kennedy and the entire MA Congressional delegation are killed in a plane crash as they decide to head to Boston on the Same flight at the conclusion of the the lame duck session.
December 30th, 1998: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Hanoi and Saigon, Vietnam, sparking civil unrest and violence,...
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January 10th, 1999: Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi visits Izmir, Turkey, sparking massive protests and demonstrations,...
February 9th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials report the outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Cambodia, sparking national civil unrest and violence,...
February 10th, 1999: Talk show host Parker Dashwood achieves critical acclaim after interviewing musician MC Hammer (a.k.a. Stanley Kirk Burrell) during the one-hour show,...
February 16th, 1999: Professor Hwang Woo-suk, CEO of BioFusion Tech, announces that he has cloned a human being in Seoul, Korea,...
March 4th 1999: The After Powers movie is shelved, due to disputes between Orion and the Writers over the script. The show is renewed for a fourth season.
March 22nd 1999: Billionaire Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones launch the luxury zeppelin Breitling Orbiter in Bristol, England...
March 26th, 1999: "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" single by Cher makes its hit musical debut
March 31st, 1999: The Matrix starring Sean Connery and Will Smith makes its hit film debut,...
April 1st, 1999: Porn star Kitty Kat stars in her final porn film Kitty, I Love You in Cannes, France,...
April 5th, 1999: Banyamulenge forces from Rwanda, launch attacks into Goma, sparking fears of an "African World War"; Also on this day, the Department of Defense classifies the Clothes Remover 3000. DARPA begins developing alternative uses for the technology.
April 8th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials announce a medical quarantine of the areas around Hung Yen and Ha Tay provinces of Vietnam,....
April 14, 1999: Babylon 5 (NBC-TV) successfully has its series finale, having an audience that surpasses, MASH's finale in terms of ratings
April 22nd, 1999: Professor Hwang Woo-suk announces the birth of a human clone "Yeongrong-i" in Seoul, Korea,...
June 4th, 1999: "Curry-N-Hurry" CEO Jennifer Dinoia announces a nationwide expansion of the restaurant chain....
June 11, 1999: Stargate Command debuts featuring Amanda Tapping, as Colonel Samantha Carter. <SG1, with Tapping as the star and O'Neil along with Tealc being the muscle of the group. No movie>
July 6th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials warn that birds in Australia, Europe, Canada, and the United States maybe infected by the "Hong Kong Flu" virus, during a press conference in Atlanta, Georgia,...
July 10th, 1999: Peace talks regarding the Congo, collapse in Lusaka, Zaire,...
July 20, 1999: After nearly a decade of development the British Space Shuttle HMS Drake successfully completes its first mission
July 23rd-25th, 1999: Woodstock 3.0; Crimson & Smoke, Amber McKlane, Jewel, Rage Against the Machine, and Sheryl Crow headline the concert in Woodstock, New York with 400,000 people...
August 1, 1999: Crusade (NBC-TV) the spin off of Babylon 5, premieres.
August 3rd, 1999: Health officials report c. 200 reported deaths related to "Hong Kong Flu" in Sichuan Province, China....
August 7th, 1999: Greater Ministries International in Tampa, Florida launches the "Restore Our Country" campaign, calling for a "return to Christian values"...
August 11th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials report ourbreaks of "Hong Kong Flu" spreading into Kazakhstan and Mongolia, sparking civil unrest and violence into the region,...
August 17th, 1999: Author Anne Rice files suit against several EMC-enthusiast groups in New Orleans, Louisiana...
August 22nd, 1999: Soviet troops fire on Kazakhstani refugees, amidst fears of the "Hong Kong Flu".
August 27th, 1999: The 13th Warrior starring Antonio Banderas makes its hit film debut,...
September 9th 1999: Heat Vision and Jack (FOX-TV) debuts, starring Jack Black and Owen Wilson.
September 11th, 1999: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of malaria in Barcelona, Spain, sparking national civil unrest and violence; Also on this day, Liberty Party Candidate Jon Stewart visits San Francisco CA, and gives a speech about stem-cells and their importance for scientific development.
September 13th, 1999: Talk show host Parker Dashwood is proclaimed the world's richest entertainer by Forbes magazine; Also on this day, Dark Plague Event; Masters of Orion 2 fans suffer after the "Dark Plague" virus is released on the Internet edition of the video-game...
September 22nd, 1999: "Poetry Fest" led by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Bill Berkson, and Miriam Patchen takes place in San Francsico, California...
September 30, 1999: Canadian federal election. Paul Martin's Liberals defeat Don Mazankowski's Tories.
October 3rd, 1999: Yugoslavian Prime Minister Vuk Draskovic is assassinated in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, further raising military tensions in the region,...
October 10, 1999: Larry Ellison, founder of the San Francisco Airship Club announces the "Millennial Race", a race for Airships to get around the globe.
October 12th, 1999: President Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif survives a military coup attempt by General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan, sparking concern over regional stability; Also on this day, "Black on Both Sides" by Mos Def protests against police brutality nationwide,....
October 13th, 1999: Riots erupt in Kiziksa, Turkey over reports of an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu", spreading rumors that "Jewish agents are spreading the virus..."
October 15th, 1999: Romanian military officials declare martial law over Ciamurlia, Romania, after reports of "Hong Kong Flu" are reported. Also on this day, McKlane and Liberty Party vs. the Federal Communications Commission. In a landmark decision (6-3) the Supreme Court rules that the FCC has no constitutional mandate to regulate the content on the airwaves. Amber McKlane's response in the Today Show interview the next day, "We fucking got'em..." The FCC is given 90 days to stop regulating all content being broadcast, and to merely be the technical oversight agency for the Airwaves. In a rare moment of bi-partisanship, Former President Dole, and President Clark put their weight behind the "Federal Union Communications Coalition"
October 26th, 1999: Yugoslavian government officials declare martial law after reports by the WHO/CDC report outbreaks of "Hong Kong Flu",....
October 28th, 1999: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi bombs the Radisson Hotel, housing American servicemen and women in Amman, Jordan, killing 45 people with a truck bomb,
October 31st, 1999: Soviet defectors report an outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in major cities, including Leningrad and Moscow, despite official silence by TASS and Pravda,...
November 4th, 1999: Viktor Arkadyevich Tyulkin begins actively challenging General Gennady Yanayev for leadership of the Politburo, during a rally in Stalingrad...
November 5, 1999: The MD Beam Weapon (Molecular Disruption) is created. Matrix Arms (formerly Matrix Quest), begins manufacture of the weapons. The United States will share the technology with its NATO allies. Also on this day, The United Kingdom announces its departure from the European Union.
November 6th, 1999: Australia becomes a republic in a national referendum by a margin of 54.87%; New Zealand announces that it will hold a similar referendum,...
November 12th, 1999: Riots erupt in Baghdad and Kuwait City, amidst reports by the WHO/CDC of the outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu"...
November 15th, 1999: "Millenium Prayer" single by British musician Cliff Richard makes its hit musical debut; Also on this day, NFL player Rae Carruth, Carolina Panthers, is placed under arrest on charges of attempted rape, along with assault & battery, after Cherica Adams is assaulted with a Clothes Remover 3000 in a King's Mountain, North Carolina parking lot,...
November 18th, 1999: Military officials launch the evacuation of Pichincha, Ecuador due to volcanic activity in the region,...
December 15th, 1999: Late Night with Pat Sajak (CBS-TV) host Pat Sajak interviews New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, in an effort to help reconstruction,...
December 23rd, 1999: South African officials announce the expansion of a nuclear weapons program at Pelindaba, South Africa,...
December 29th, 1999: Followers of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi, proclaim seeing the visage of Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi on the surface of the moon in Mecca, Saudi, Arabia; Also on this day, Shenmue (SEGA/ Dreamcast) video game makes its hit debut,....
December 31, 1999: Report says that the US birthrate has increased by 250% since 1990. It is expected the population will hit 350,000,000 by 2010
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January 6th, 2000: INTERPOL launches a crackdown on the operations of Mikko "Mike" Pohjola in Helsinki, Finland...
January 9th, 2000: Malcolm in the Middle (UPN-TV) starring Frankie Muniz makes its series debut,...
January 15, 2000: Representative Jon Stewart, announcing he will run for President on the Liberty Party's banner.
January 22nd 2000: Harry Percival, who plays the Superhero "Epic Bolt" on After Powers, dies of Hong Kong flu after an ill-advised trip to Asia. Production of the show is temporarily suspended.
February 3rd, 2000: Project Kwangmyong (Bright) is approved by Hwang Jang-yop, authorizing a cybernetic warfare program,...
February 4th, 2000: Military officials order the quarantine of Vidin, Bulgaria, after 200 people are reported dead from "Hong Kong Flu", sparking civil unrest,...
February 9th, 2000: WHO/CDC warn of a massive "Hong Kong Flu" outbreak in Kaduna and Kano, Nigeria, killing 52,000 people in the process,...
February 20th 2000: Production on After Powers resumes, with the character of Epic Bolt being written out, using unused footage and CGI to kill the character off.
February 21st, 2000: Opposition leader Chen Zixiu is killed by police officials, linked with the Kuomingtang in Shandong, China...
February 24th, 2000: United Nations Security Council approves the deployment of 55,370 peace-keeping troops to be deployed into the Democratic Republic of Congo (a.k.a. Zaire)...
March 12, 2000: Historians would name this date as when the "Second Cold War" would start, although no one at the time would realize it for another 5 years. On this day the USSR, who has experencied a resurgence in the late 90s, begins developing their own MD Weapons. Also on this day, General Jo Myong Rok calls for the modernization of the military, during a meeting with Soviet military leaders in Moscow,...
March 18th, 2000: Soviet officials report an outbnreak of "Hong Kong Flu" in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking civil unrest and violence,...
March 29th, 2000: Premier Gennady Yanayev offers to sell the Kurile Islands to Japan for $100 billion...
March 30th, 2000: Prime Minister Eugène Terre'Blanche survives an assassination attempt in Potchefstroom, South Africa,...
April 5th, 2000: Riots erupt in Leipzig, Germany over reports of "Hong Kong Flu" by health officials,...
April 14th, 2000: Jerry Falwell warns that Jon Stewart is an "agent of intolerance" during a television broadcast in Virginia, Beach, Virginia....
May 13th, 2000: Porn star Kitty Kat, inspired by the actions of Amber McKlane, decides to enter into politics in Santa Monica, California..
May 20, 2000: Amber McKlane, and several other artists go on National tours, to "Get out the Vote". Voter Registration skyrockets. Political analysts remark that "I wouldn't be surprised if the voter turnout passes 50%."
May 25, 2000: The first new Star Wars film in nearly 20 years is released.Star Wars: Episode IV: Heir to the Empire. A screensplay written by Timothy Zahn, Joss Whedon, and David S. Goyer is released to rave reviews by both Star Wars fans and others alike.
June 15, 2000: The Republicans name John McCain/Jeb Bush. The Democrats name incumbent President Wesley Clark/Al Gore. The Liberty Party names Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert as their candidates.
June 27th, 2000: Michiko Kakutani warns of the dangers of EMC-fueled gang rivalries in Tokyo, Japan...
July 9th 2000: A final season of After Powers is announced in conjunction with the announcement that the movie will be going ahead, set for a 2002 release date.
July 13th, 2000: Protests erupt in Durban, South Africa over the lack of AIDS/HIV vaccine nationwide,...
July 22nd, 2000: Chinese health officials report 30,470 confirmed deaths nationwide due to "Hong Kong Flu" during a press conference in Beijing, China,...
July 28th, 2000: WHO/CDC officials report c.25,000 deaths due to "Hong Kong Flu" in Dongbang, Laos,....
September 10th, 2000: Raleigh Disaster; Cape Fear River sewage plant catches fire in Raleigh, North Carolina, spilling toxic waste throughout the area...
September 15, 2000: The only debate of the 2000 election. Jon Stewart carries himself well by criticizing the Republicans no Stem Cell policy, and the Democrats for following the authoritarian policies of President Dole throughout the Clark Administration. Stewart also states that as President, "South Africa will find no support, unless they cancel their racial policies"
September 15th- October 1st, 2000-XXVII Summer Olympic Games are held in Beijing, China, despite media fears of a possible "Hong Kong Flu" outbreak. Highlights:
* The North Korean athletes are barred from competition after being caught trying to sabotage other athletes.
* International journalist comment on the "blatant corruption" in getting the Olympics to Beijing
October 7th, 2000: Masters of Orion 2 World Championship is held in Yongin, South Korea, despite concerns of "Hong Kong Flu"; Surprisingly the Soviet team wins the first championship...
October 16, 2000: Northern Quebec and Montreal vote overwhelmingly in favor to rejoin Canada in the promised referendum by 81 and 63% respectively. Transfer of territory set to commence on January 1, 2001.
October 31st, 2000: Government officials in Cairo, report the outbreak of "Hong Flu" in Cairo, Egypt, sparking international attention....
November 1, 2000: Polling shows that Stewart leads the polls 39% to Clark's 31, and the Republicans McCain at 25.
November 5, 2000: Stewart does surprisingly well... However it all comes down to California with its 52 electoral votes. It is a question between incumbent President Clark, and Congressman Stewart.
November 11th, 2000: German Chancellor Udo Voight warns of the dangers posed by "the American alliance of Jews and Negroes.", during a speech in Berlin, Germany...
November 16, 2000: At a dinner function in Toronto, MP Stephen Harper warns of a new "European Imperialism" in the old world and advocates stronger ties to Britain, the United States, and ironically, the Soviet Union.
December 8th 2000: Production on the After Powers movie is suspended again, due to Orion re-evaluating it's upcoming film productions.
December 11, 2000: A box of Ballots from New Los Angeles County go missing.
December 13, 2000: A gas station attendant in Oxnard notices two men in a towncar filled with ballot boxes driving up the coast. California State Police, ordered by Governor Bill Simon, arrest them. So begins the political scandal that would outshine Watergate. In the car were three ballot boxes. A three month investigation reveals that the drivers were ordered by General Mansfield on behest of President Clark to fix the election.
December 24, 2000: California Secretary of State announces, "After a full recount of all votes including those that went missing, I hereby announce that California's 52 electoral votes are pledged to Jon Stewart for President"
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January 5th, 2001: President Clark and several others including his chief of staff are arrested. Vice President Al Gore takes command.
January 9th, 2001: WHO/CDC reports that 27,300 people are dead due to "Hong Kong Flu" in Seoul, Korea, citing public health issues in northern Korea,...
January 16th, 2001: Soviet officials announce the deployment of Soviet troops into Kinshasha, Zaire as "peace-keeping" forces, sparking concern within the international community; Also on this day, Masters of Orion 2 is released at midnight at stores around the world, amdist calls for regulation,...
January 20, 2001: President Jon Stewart takes the oath of office, saying, " I, Jon Stewart, do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States..." Also on this day, Anti-European Union demonstrations break out in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary Winnipeg, Halifax, and St. Johns.
January 23rd, 2001: Liu Chunling sets himself on fire, in an effort to protest the corruption of the Kuomingtang in Beijing, China,...
January 29th, 2001: Zurich Riots; Anti-corporate riots erupt in Zurich, Switzerland, sparked by meeting American and European Union leaders,...
February 7th, 2001: Robert Pickett fires an automatic weapon at the White House, claiming President Stewart represents the "Zionist Overlord Government..."
February 11, 2001: President Stewart, announces a new Space Initiative. The USSR, The British Space Agency and NASA will work together to put a man on Mars by 2010, from the National Air and Space Museum.
February 21st, 2001: FDA officials approve the use of Razadyne as a means to treat the dementia related to the medical side-effects of EMC users, in Washington D.C.,...
February 23rd, 2001: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm performs with Boy George at the Grammys in Los Angeles, California, in an effort to repudiate claims that he is racist or homophobic..
March 5th-6th, 2001: Ethnic and religious tensions flare up after 1,000 people are reported infected with "Hong Kong Flu" in Lhasa, Tibet,....
April 12, 2001: The Empire of South Africa occupies the country of Angola and Namibia. This sparks off what historians would later call the "Great African War"..
April 13th, 2001: Eugène Terre'Blanche, leader of the AWB, leads a rally in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, proclaiming the need for a "racial purity" policy...
May 3rd, 2001: WHO/CDC officials report 1,000 deaths related to "Hong Kong Flu" in Accra, Ghana,...
May 11, 2001: President Stewart announces the "New Space Initiative", working with Soviet and British Allies to put a man on Mars.
May 18th, 2001: Shrek starring the voice of Chris Farley, makes its hit debut...
May 25, 2001: Star Wars: Episode V: Dark Force Rising is released.
June 16th, 2001: Anti-corporate riots erupt in Goteborg, Sweden, as many people express anger over European Union policies,..
June 17th, 2001: President Jon Stewart deploys "military advisors" into Kinshasha, Zaire, in an effort to monitor the situation in the region....
June 25th, 2001: Barcelona Riots; Riots erupt in Barcelona, Spain, as European Defense Forces (EDF) crack down on protesters, sparking international attention...
June 28th, 2001: Defector Wang Guoqi testifies that the Kuomingtang government is experimenting in cloning technology, during testimony in Washington D.C.,...
July 27, 2001: Awesome Comics announces that it has purchased Marvel's library of characters at Comicon in San Diego. Publisher Neal Adams announces that writer Alan Moore will not only write the "Unity" mini-series that will integrate the Marvel characters, but also be the architect of the new Awesome Universe.
September 3rd 2001: Popular TV Presenter Deborah Norville has her clothes removed on-air with the Clothes Remover 3000 in New York City, New York while on FOX Evening News. The FCC, being prepared for a situation like this, enact strict new rules on TV Nudity. The FCC soon remembers that due to the McKlane case a few years ago, the FCC has absolutely no legal authority to control content on the airwaves. It is up to the networks to censor it. The incident leads to any live broadcasts having a 30 second delay.
October 1st 2001: Production goes ahead on the After Powers movie, with a release date set for summer 2003.
October 16th, 2001: Bruce Wayne (WB-TV) starring Michael Rosenbaum as the young vigilante...
November 17th, 2001: Politically Incorrect (ABC-TV) host Bill Maher sparks controversy after he claims the "9 Cities Massacre" was an "inside job"....
December 25th, 2001: Gangs of New York starring Leonardo Di Caprio, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis makes its hit debut,..
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January 14th, 2002: John Pilger and Dennis Sewell of The New Statesmen claim a "Kosher Conspiracy" in regards to the election of President Jon Stewart in London, England,...
February 8th, 2002: "Rollerball" becomes a popular extreme sport, after the release of the film Rollerball starring LL Cool J and Chris Klein...
February 8th-24th, 2002-XIX Winter Olympic Games are held in Quebec City, Quebec, highlighted by nationalist sentiment by the Quebecois government. Highlights:
* For the first time in nearly 40 years, it is neither the US or USSR that leads the medal total but Austria.
* Michelle Kwan gets gold. Although controversy sparks afterwards when it is found that one of her former boyfriend's, was involved in the hit and run that resulted in Sarah Hughes losing her leg after leaving her practice rink a month before the Olympics. Kwan would be stripped of the Gold following a 2004 ruling by the IOC
February 27th, 2002: Merck Scandal; FDA agents warn of failed AIDS/HIV vaccine in Washington D.C., amidst reports of corporate corruption,...
March 20, 2002: Unity by Awesome Comics becomes the first comic book to sell over one million copies, as well as the first title available on the Internet (for a reduced price). Critics mark this as the start of new Platinum Age of Comics.
April 1st, 2002: Vince McMahon announces in Stamford Connecticut the formation of the Rollerbal League of America (RLA) with television rights signed by ABC-TV and ESPN-TV,....
April 11th, 2002: Venezuelan Civil War begins; U.S.-backed guerillas, loyal to Pedro Carmona, overthrow the government of President Hugo Chavez in Caracas, Venezuela,...
April 15, 2002: A chronic depression in Quebec leads to the ouster of the Quebecois Liberals in the national elections. The new Parti Liberté (inspired in part by the Liberty Party in the United States) led by Maxine Brenier rises to power under promises of fiscal responsibility and smaller government.
April 16th, 2002: Talk show host Parker Dashwood sparks international controversy after airing an episode about "Hong Kong Flu", blaming consumption of chicken and poultry...
April 22nd, 2002: President Jon Stewart is attacked in Congress by Arab-American leaders for his "advocacy for Zionism..."
April 25th, 2002: Reverend Billy Graham denounces President Jon Stewart as an "enemy of Christianity" during a speech in Montreat, North Carolina...
May 2nd, 2002: Premier Gennady Yanayev proclaims the completion of the 1,362-ft. (100-stories) Palace of the Soviets, designed by Boris Iofan, Vladimir Shchuko and Vladimir Gelfreikh in Moscow, as a "triumph of socialist paradigm"...
May 15th 2002: Australia and New Zealand announce plans to construct an underwater tunnel between the two countries, splitting at New Zealand's end to branch to both Islands.
May 16th, 2002: Star Wars: Dark Force Rising makes its hit film debut, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher,...
May 16th-17th, 2002: South African Ambassador Pieter Mulder calls for representation within the United Nations General Assembly, sparking international controversy,...
May 19th, 2002: Dark Skies (NBC-TV) starring Eric Roberts and Jeri Ryan, airs its final episode, with a cult status from fans,....
May 25th, 2002: U2 singer Bono, is injured while visiting U.N. peace-keeping troops in Kinshasha, Zaire, sparking international attention...
May 27th, 2002: Conservative Phyllis Schafly claims during a speech in Virginia Beach, Virginia, claiming that assault with a Clothes Remover 3000 does not constitute "sexual assault", especially if it is done by a woman's husband,...
June 4, 2002: RAW begins Operation Krishna, a targeted assassination program of secessionist leaders in Kashmir modeled on Operation Phoenix. Also on this day, Rollerball player Tim "the Eagle" Sheehy announces a $6.1 million video-game deal with Atari, during a press conference in San Jose, California...
June 5th, 2002: PM Venkaiah Naidu, BJP, warns of the deployment of nuclear weapons on the Indo-Pakistani border, during a televised speech in New Delhi, India....
June 6th, 2002: Kashmir Event; asteroid impacts the disputed Kashmir region betweeen India and Pakistan with the force of a 26.0 kiloton nuclear weapon, triggering panic across both sides of the Indo-Pakistani border...
June 7th, 2002: WHO/CDC officials report 27,000 killed by "Hong Kong Flu" in Sham Shui Po, China,....
June 7th, 2002: Day of Rage; Indian UAV is seen as "act of war" by causing Mohammad Nawaz Sharif to order the launch of Pakistani nuclear weapon into Delhi, India. Indian PM Venkaiah Naidu, orders a counter-strike into Islamabad, Pakistan; According to UN officials death tolls reach 6,971,000 people on both sides, millions becoming refugees...
June 8th – July 8th 2002 : the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, first in Asia, first host by 2 nations together, win by... for x-x againt...
June 11th, 2002: American Idol (UPN-TV) hosted by Simon Cowell, DJ Stryker, Angie Martinez, and Cyndi Lauper, makes its hit debut; Also on this day, Talks of a Pan-American Trade Union begin in Brasilia, Brazil between the Western Hemisphere nations.
June 13, 2002: When asked about Franco-Quebec elections during a press conference at the Pan-American Trade Accords, Premier Maxine Brenier calls French President Jean-Marie Le Pen "A sniveling lapdog of the Islamo-Imperialists" and publicly declares Quebecois people "the real French."
June 17th, 2002: "Hope For South Asia: A Global Benefit" a telethon, featuring George Clooney, Shakira, Cher, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder, and others, takes place in New York City, New York...
June 26th, 2002: European Union (EU) leaders announce a "debt crisis" in Budapest, Hungary, deploying the European Defense Force (EDF) into the region; Also on this day, Battle of Jammu; Indian and Pakistani forces clash in Jammu and Kashmir, causing a massive humanitarian crisis...
June 27th, 2002: Kashmir secessionist group Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DEM), launches attacks into Jammus and Kashmir, sparking national attention,....
June 29th, 2002: 7.2 earthquake devastates Xingtai, Jilin Province, China, killing 2,543 people
July 8th, 2002: Pakistan backs the Islamic fundamentalist group Harakat ul-Mujaheddin in Kashmir, sparking anti-Muslim violence in the region...
August 1st, 2002: Indian ambassador Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti proclaims the policy of "no surrender, no retreat" in Amarnanth, Kashmir,...
August 6th 2002: Production of the After Powers movie is suspended indefinitely due to overspending on the production budget.''
August 7th, 2002: "Young Artists for India/Pakistan" album featuring songs by Norah Jones, Sanjaya Malakar, No Doubt, and Bone Thugs N'Harmony, makes its hit debut, in an effort to provide relief for South Asia...
August 10th, 2002: Hagrama Mahillary, Bodo Liberation Tigers, announces the secession of Bodoland in Kokrajhar, India; Also on this day, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi orders the Indian Army into Bodoland and imposes President's Rule in the state.
August 11th, 2002: Battle of Muzaffarabad; Pakistani forces back Muslim insurgents in Muzaffarabad, Kashmir,....
August 21st, 2002: Premier Hwang Jang-yop meets with Soviet leader Gennady Yanayev in Vladivostok, winning approval for the purchase of Sukhoi fighter planes...
August 31st, 2002: President Jon Stewart calls for peace talks between India and Pakistan in Paris, France;...
September 19th, 2002: Sinuiju Incident; North Korean troops fire on Chinese refugees infected with "Hong Kong Flu" in Sinuiju, North Korea...
September 20th, 2002: Firefly (UPN-TV) created by Joss Whedon, makes its hit series debut,...
October 21st, 2002: Young film-maker M. Night Shamylon releases his autobiographical film The Way I Am, becoming a major hit,...
November 13th, 2002: Massive drought strikes Sub-Saharan Africa, amidst calls for humanitarian aid to the United States and European Union,...
November 26th, 2002: Israeli Mossad officials accuse Egypt of aiding Hezbollah and Hamas guerillas with military weapons, during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel...
November 28th, 2002: Doctor David Wroe warns that a vaccine resistant strain of AIDS/HIV has been reported in Sydney, Australia...
December 13th, 2002: Bodoland leaders led by Hagrama Mahillary, announce a national referendum confirming secession of Bodoland....
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January 12th, 2003: Brandon Carl Vedas, EMC-enthusiast is hospitalized after suffering epileptic seizures related to EMC usage in Phoenix, Arizona....
January 20th, 2003: Police launch a campaign to crackdown on "geek chic" by banning Segways from city streets in San Francisco, California,...
January 22nd, 2003: South Africa under Eugène Terre'Blanche enters into the war in Zaire, citing a policy of "preventative war", during a speech in Johannesburg,...
February 25th, 2003: Adam West guest stars as the grandfather of Bruce Wayne on Bruce Wayne (WB-TV)....
March 15th, 2003: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen accuses President Jon Stewart of being "on the payroll of Jewish organizations, and particularly of the B'nai B'rith"
April 7th, 2003: "Africa's World War" grinds almost to a halt, due to famine, threatening to become a "humanitarian disaster" for c. 40 million people,...
April 9th, 2003: Ghulam Mohammed Baloch, Baloch National Movement, announces the secession of Balochistan from Pakistan, in Mastung, sparking international attention...
April 21st, 2003: Film-maker M. Night Shamylon releases his next Film, It's All the Rage" sparking controversy over his EMC-usage, and glorification of EMC use...
April 28th, 2003: President Jon Stewart angers millions of Americans after calling former President Harry Truman a "war criminal" after saying during an interview with Maury Povich,"Here's what I think of the atom bombs. I think if you dropped an atom bomb fifteen miles offshore and you said, "The next one's coming and hitting you," then I would think it's okay. To drop it on a city, and kill a hundred thousand people. Yeah. I think that's criminal..."
May 1st, 2003: Katharine Jane Hudson leads protests in London, England, protesting American intervention in "Africa's World War"....
May 13th, 2003: MP Daniel Féret, National Front Party, is elected Prime Minister, amidst anti-American and anti-Soviet sentiment in Brussels, Belgium,...
May 15, 2003: A French author, François-Xavier Verschave , states that perhaps "Europe should once more colonize Africa. Without Europe it seems to be nothing but chaos"
May 25, 2003: Babylon 5: The New Beginning is released, detailing the Earth-Minbari War. Critics call this day the "Battle of the Box Office."
May 29th-30th, 2003: Shopian Riots; Riots erupt in Shopian, Kashmir amidst reports of rape by Indian military forces, martial law imposed...
May 31st, 2003: United Nations Security Council announces its approval for the deployment of "peace-keeping" forces into the African conflict, during an emergency session in New York City, New York,....
June 2nd, 2003: Film-maker M. Night Shamylon beats up comedian Jason Segel on stage at the Documentary awards in Las Vegas, Nevada....
June 3rd-6th, 2003: The Magic Hour (FOX-TV) host Earvin "Magic" Johnson, travels to Kinshasha, Zaire, to entertain Allied troops,...
July 1, 2003: MP Stephen Harper breaks away from the Progressive Conservatives to found the Nationalist Party of Canada. He criticizes the "blatant hypocrisy" of the European Union and advocates the "natural superiority of the New World's peoples over that of Western Europeans." In that same speech he calls the Empire of South Africa a "nation of mongrels that needs to be put to sleep." Also on this day, Vince McMahon anounces a $1.3 billion dollar plan to launch "Loco-TV" (LTV), a network that will focus exclusively on extreme sports including the Rollerball League of America (RLA) in New York City, New York...
July 6th, 2003: U.S. State Department announces that it will intervene in the humanitarian crisis in Kinshasha, Zaire,...
July 22nd, 2003: Film director Sam Raimi announces that he is doing a interactive film adaptation of the Masters of Orion 2 with Bruce Campbell, in Hollywood, California...
July 23rd, 2003: Arsenio Hall Show (FOX-TV) host Arsenio Hall is proclaimed "America's most beloved late-night icon"...
July 25th, 2003: The Devil & Daniel Webster starring Anthony Hopkins, Jennifer Love-Hewitt, and Alec Baldwin, makes its hit film debut ...
July 27th, 2003: Right-wing military officers under "Bagong Katipuneros" overthrow the government of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Manila, Philippines,...
July 30, 2003: Polls in Canada and Australia reveal that support for the growing "nationalist" movements
August 15, 2003: Anti-EU and Anti-South African riots in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand turn violent. Protests in Ottawa end in the deaths of fifteen European tourists, and the firebombing of the South African Embassy. In Canberra, several staff from the EU member embassies are dragged out an severely beaten by rioters until dispersed by police.
October 1, 2003: In a defiant speech to the Congress Party conference, Rajiv Gandhi says he will postpone his retirement, originally scheduled for year's end, "until the last rebel lays down his arms" and announces a Cabinet shuffle. The Prime Minister receives a 96% approval rating from the delegates in his biannual leadership review.
October 7th, 2003: Meg Whitman (R-CA) wins a recall election against Governor Barbara Boxer (D-CA), sparking national attention...
October 18th, 2003: Riots erupt in Bangkok, Thailand as demonstrators demand an affordable vaccine for AIDS/HIV virus,....
October 25th, 2003: Chicago Cubs beat the New York Yankees, 5-4, in Game 6, breaking the 95 year baseball curse in Chicago, Illinois
November 14th-November 19th, 2003: Congressional Republicans and Democrats launch a shutdown of the federal government, voicing their anger at President Jon Stewart,...
November 17th, 2003: Meg Whitman (R-CA) is sworn in as governor of California, sparking national attention...
November 19, 2003: At the biennial CHOGM, a resolution affirming unconditional support for India is passed, led by British Prime Minister David Davis, Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Canadian President Stephen Harper. Also on this day, The 2,717 ft. (163-floors) is inaugurated as the "Freedom Tower" in New York City, New York, becoming the largest man-made structure on Earth....
December 7th, 2003: Viktor Arkadyevich Tyulkin comes to power as Premier of the Soviet Union, during a power struggle within the Communist Party in Moscow,...
December 16th, 2003: Justice Department announces a legal injunction against Kitty Kat, and her underground broadcasts in Los Angeles, California...
December 16th, 2003-January 6th, 2004: Congressional Republicans and Democrats launch a shutdown of the government, voicing their anger at the policies of President Jon Stewart
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January 5, 2004: Stephen Harper announces his intention to run for the Canadian presidency, finding widespread support from the West.
January 9, 2004: Panama and Argentina are the last nations to ratify the Pan-American Trade Union.
February 6th, 2004: "Curry-N-Hurry" restaurant chain settles a age discrimination lawsuit against the firm in San Francisco, California...
February 12th, 2004: Former porn star Kitty Kat is labeled by the mainstream press as a "Generation Terrorist", after hacking portions of her porn films onto C-SPAN broadcasts...
February 25, 2004: Hagrama Mihillary is assassinated by unknown soldiers. After the war some would claim it was Indian special forces or RAW counterterror operatives working in colloboration with CIA or MI6, others Pakistanis who felt that Mihillary had become a liability.
February 26th, 2004: Talk show host Parker Dashwood is ruled "not guilty" by the Ninth Circuit Federal Court, after being charged with libel and slander by the Poultry Farmers of America (PFA) for her episodes on "Hong Kong Flu"...
March 2nd, 2004: Several American activists are arrested in Genoa, Italy, on charges of EMC-trafficking and distribution, along with espionage and terrorism charges, for attempting to disrupt European Union events...
March 5, 2004: Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is overthrown by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pervez Musharraf and placed under house arrest. Musharraf takes office as President, declaring martial law and ordering the Army into Balochistan.
March 15th, 2004: The Magic Hour (FOX-TV) hosted by Earvin "Magic" Johnson sparks international controversy by interviewing self-proclaimed Mahdi Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi in Los Angeles, California...
March 19th, 2004: Chinese President Chen Shui-bian and Vice-President Annette Lu Hsiu-lien are assassinated in Beijing, China, amidst accusations of Kuomintang ties to Triads,...
March 28th, 2004: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen proclaims his daughter, Marine Le Pen, as a "potential successor", after her electoral victory in Île-de-France, France....
April 1, 2004: 7.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan, killing over 150,000 civilians and causing a humanitarian catastrophe.
April 2nd -November 13th, 2004 : in his 10th season, MLS expand to 14 team
April 11, 2004: Troops are withdrawn from the Indian border to deal with the humanitarian catastrophe in eastern Pakistan.
April 13th, 2004: Rumors swirl around Hollywood, California that Film-maker M. Night Shamylon will leave the film industry to retire after shooting his latest film, The Challenger Disaster, an alternate history of the world which follows the "butterfly effect of history" following Challenger blowing up in 1986. On Alternatehistories.com people call it total ASB.
April 14th, 2004: 6.5 earthquake hits Salton, Sea, California. Shockwaves are felt in Los Angeles, California,...
May 1st, 2004: Christ Over Our Life (COOL) announces its formation of Christian Rollerball teams in Virginia Beach, Virginia....
May 26th, 2004: Egyptian forces aid Palestinean forces in capturing the Gaza Strip, sparking international attention and concern,...
June 11th, 2004: Major Eric Lenge overthrows the government of Joseph Kabila in Kinshasha, Zaire, launching a civil war; Also on this day, Eugène Terre'Blanche leads a "racial purity" rally in Ventersdorp, South Africa, angering many human rights organizations; Also on this day, The Stepford Wives directed by Tim Burton, starring John Cusack and Jane Fonda, makes its hit debut,...
June 16th 2004 - After the enactment of Stewart's public healthcare legislation in November 2003, the owner of a private health insurance broker in Cleveland, Ohio, Stuart Manning is forced to file for Chapter 11
June 26th, 2004: "Curry-N-Hurry" restaurant shares become publicly traded on the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, California....
July 4, 2004: Robert Zubrin meets with President Stewart at a campaign event at Cape Canaveral. President Stewart speaks, "President Kennedy once said, that we choose to go to the moon, and we did. The ultimate travesty is that we stopped pushing our limits. Well you can thank the Republicans and Democrats of the 1970s for that, they chose to take the money for space for a war in Vietnam. 25 years ago, the idea of a joint mission to Mars with the Soviets and the British seemed absurd, but today we are so close to putting a man and/or woman on Mars. Ladies and Gentleman once we get there with a six man crew: Two russians, two Americans, and two British, it will symbolize a new age of peace and show that the squabbles that brought two nations to nearly destroying the planet, are indeed behind us, and that Humanity can embark into a new Frontier." President Stewart would be shot a few days later.
July 7th 2004 - Manning's wife Amelia tells him she is asking for a divorce
July 10th - July 14th 2004 - Massachusetts Senator John Kerry is nominated as the Democratic nominee for President at their convention with former North Carolina Senator John Edwards as Vice President
July 15th 2004 - Stuart Manning goes missing and is reported as such by his estranged wife.
July 18th, 2004: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen accuses President Jon Stewart of inflaming religious tensions through his support of Israel,...
July 19th, 2004: CDC officials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania report that Alzheimer's disease rates have risen 250%, due to EMC usage; Also on this day, At 9 AM local time, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi delivers a national televised address announcing the end of the Bodoland rebellion and conventional military operations in the province. President's Rule is ended and Kashmir's state assembly is dissolved for fresh elections.
July 20, 2004: Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf announces that Pakistan will "fight to the last drop of blood" to retain Balochistan but withdraws its troops behind its side of the Line of Control.
August 3rd 2004 - While at a joint campaign appearance in Cleveland, President Jon Stewart and Vice President Stephen Colbert are assassinated by Manning who shoots at their platform from a nearby rooftop. Stewart who was shot three times in the chest dies on the scene while Colbert who took two bullets to the neck and stomach dies three hours later in hospital. As such, the Speaker of the House, Republican Richard Armey is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States after Al Gore's 15 day Acting Presidency in January 2001 registered him as the 44th President.
August 5th, 2004: Self-proclaimed psychic Carole Bendit of Palm Springs, California proclaims that she had successfully predicted the assassinations of President Jon Stewart and Vice-President Stephen Colbert...
August 13th-29th, 2004-XXVIII Summer Olympic Games are held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, becoming the first Summer Olympic Games to be featured in South America...
August 20, 2004: On his 60th birthday, Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi wins his fifth and final term in a khaki landslide with 413 of 542 seats in the Lok Sabha, surpassing his 1984 victory.
August 23rd - August 26th 2004 - After the loss of their nominees, a deeply divided Liberty Convention nominates Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman as their Presidential nominee with former Defense Secretary Thomas Friedman of New York as Vice President
August 30th - September 2nd 2004 - The Republicans nominate their primary winner, Maine Senator Susan Collins as their nominee for President with Governor George Pataki of New York as Vice President.
September 15th, 2004: The Robinsons: Lost in Space (UPN-TV) starring Adrianne Palicki, Matt Le Blanc, and Mimi Rogers makes its hit debut ...
September 17th 2004 - With party infighting, Liberty nominee Joe Lieberman makes a very public gaffe insulting Amber McKlane by making lewd comments while being recorded.
September 29th, 2004: Ultra-nationalist Ferenc Gyurcsány is elected Prime Minister, despite Soviet and American efforts to support different candidates in Budapest, Hungary...
September 30, 2004: Canadian Federal Elections, Stephen Harper's Nationalists win over Paul Martin's Liberals by an extremely close 0.9%. However, the Nationalists have little representation in Parliament.
October 3rd 2004 - Polls show that Senator Hutchison leads Senator Kerry by six points with Lieberman trailing three behind Kerry.
October 7th-10th, 2004: Counter-government terrorist attacks in Cairo, Egypt, are blamed on opposition leader Khaled Abu Toamah, sparking national civil unrest...
October 12th, 2004: CBS-TV anchor Maury Povich reports that, according to the Department of Justice, the Clothes Remover 3000 has been responsible for 70 deaths in August 2004 alone, and 150 since June 2001,...
October 13, 2004: In a memo that will be revealed only many years later, Musharraf and Gandhi exchange views on a proposed UN-monitored referendum on the permanent status of Kashmir. Musharraf refuses out of domestic fears: the Pakistani public's nationalistic mood leaves him no room to negotiate, plus the ongoing Balochi rebellion has left Musharraf himself averse to all compromise. However both men agree to maintain the status quo ante bellum "for the foreseeable future."
November 2nd 2004 - Susan Collins is elected as the 47th President of the United States; Although the Liberty Party lost the presidency they gained control of the Senate.
November 25th, 2004: WHO/CDC officials report that 750,000 people infected with the AIDS/HIV virus in China, after corrupt officials allow faulty batches of the vaccine to be used nationwide...
December 22nd, 2004: Phantom of the Opera musical directed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, starring Sarah Brightman, Michael Crawford, makes its hit film debut,....
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January 6, 2005: The Senate approves to continue funding the Africa War despite a record breaking filibuster....
January 7th, 2005: President Jean-Marie Le Pen proclaims "German occupation was civilized and just, compared to the occupation imposed by Americans..." during a speech in Paris, France...
January 14th, 2005: Musician Frankie D. Reynholm shocks fans after he marries Kurt T. Quent during a ceremony in San Francisco, California. All rumors of homophobia are squashed
January 19th, 2005: Spanish Civil Guard units arrest a 37yo man in Alicante, Spain for using the Clothes Remover 3000 is a series of serial rapes...
February 2, 2005: At a meeting with Quebec Primer Brenier, President Harper promises a new era in Canada/Quebec relations as "two mature nations" and promises more investment in the Quebecois economy.
April 2nd, 2005: Mother Simon-Pierre Normand launches a clinic in Paris, France, to aid the victims of EMC usage,...
May 11th 2005 - President Collins announces that the US Treasury Building will be re-named as the Jon Stewart Building in memory of the assassinated President
May 19th, 2005: Star Wars: The Last Command makes its hit film debut, starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Scarlet Johanson as Mara Jade
May 23rd, 2005: Members of the Liberty and Democratic Party threaten to shutdown the government, during a rally in Washington D.C.,...
May 31st, 2005: Walt Disney Corp. announces plans to develop a Rollerball League, in an effort to compete with the RLA in Orlando, Florida...
June 16th, 2005: Opposition leader Gao Rongrong is arrested and tortured by police, linked with the Kuomingtang in Longshan, China...
June 22nd, 2005: Liberty Party and Christian Action Network (CAN) members begin disseminating the rumor that President Susan Collins is a "closet lesbian" in Washington D.C.,...
June 23rd, 2005: The Truth About Susan by conservative Edward Klein, attacks President Susan Collins as being "influenced by the culture of lesbianism..."
July 10th 2005: Microsoft announced it's intention to form a free-to-air Television Network, filled with Internet Generated content. Many criticize Microsoft for the move, saying that the idea will never work.
January 20, 2005: President Collins strikes the funding for "The Ares Mission from the budget". It is the start a long political feud
August 13th, 2005: Film-maker M. Night Shamylon confirms that he is undergoing drug rehabilitation in Beverly Hills, California for an EMC addiction...
August 16th, 2005: Firefly (UPN-TV) star Summer Glau becomes an Internet celebrity after lunching a series of political blogs from Los Angeles, California,...
September 3rd 2005 - President Collins signs into law her education reform bill that seeks to improve funding to inner city programs and cut bureaucratic waste.
September 7th, 2005: USS Pueblo, captured in 1968, is turned over to President Susan Collins at Pyongyang, North Korea as a sign of diplomatic good faith....
September 28th, 2005: Venezuelan authorities accuse Luis Posada Carriles of runnning Cuban drug smuggling operations through Havana, Cuba...
October 14th, 2005: Beijing, China is covered in a massive snowstorm, covering the city in c.12.1 feet of snow, paralyzing the national capitol,...
December 21st, 2005: Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mufaz orders the deployment of troops along the Egyptian border, sparking international attention...
December 31, 2005: Rajiv Gandhi retires and takes up his new post as Secretary-General of the Commonwealth on January 30, 2006, succeeding former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
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January 11th 2006: Orion Pictures announced that the After Powers movie will be made on a smaller budget as a darker reboot of the franchise. Some are saying that the movie is becoming the main example of film Development Hell.
January 23rd, 2006: Firefly (UPN-TV) creator Joss Whedon, launches the "Can't Stop the Signal" campaign calling for greater Internet communications freedoms in Los Angeles, California...
February 6th, 2006: New England Journal of Medicine reports that use of narcotics, can speed up the neural damage caused by EMC usage; Also on this day, WHO/CDC officials in Entebbe, Uganda report a vaccine-resistant strain of the AIDS/HIV virus, sparking international attention,...
February 10th-26th, 2006-XX Winter Olympic Games are held in Zakopane, Poland, attempts to show the "new face of Communist-Socialism"....
February 18th 2006: Both ends of the Australia-New Zealand tunnel meet. Unfortunatly, an error in construction and safety causes the tunnel to flood, killing over 2/3rds of the workers. The project is abandoned, with both sides blaming the other for the construction flaw.
February 24th, 2006: Filipino Civil War erupts; Troops loyal to Brigadier General Danilo D. Lim overthrow the governmetn in Manila, Philippines,...
March 27th 2006 - Secretary of State Chuck Hagel and President Susan Collins sign the Richmond Accords with Chinese leadership, a historic treaty in terms of relations with China.
March 13th, 2006: Members of the Duke University lacrosse team are placed on academic after Crystal Gale Magnum of Durham, North Carolina, accuses the team of assaulting her with a Clothes Remover 3000...
April 19th, 2006: DHL Zeppelin is launched in Suntec City, Singapore, complete with gambling establishments for guests, and trips to Malaysia, Indonesia and China...
April 25th, 2006: Egyptian opposition leader Mustafa Bakri defects to Israeli IDF forces along the Gaza Strip,...
May 5th, 2006: Swarm of Angels interactive film directed by Cory Doctrow and Warren Ellis, makes its hit debut; Also on this day, Evangelist George Jardine announces the formation of "Rollerball Ministries" in association with Christ Over Our Life (COOL) in Las Vegas, Nevada...
May 18th, 2006: Tsunami hits the Pacific Northwest, after an offshore quake triggers a tsunami, off the coast of Seattle, Washington,...
May 20, 2006: The Liberty Party and Democrats overcome Collins veto of their budget. The Ares Mission is due to launch.
June 8th – July 8th 2006 : the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Minsk, Belarus SSR, Soviet Union,,,,
June 20th, 2006: Senate candidate Michael S. Steele (R-MD) appears on Late Night with Pat Sajak (CBS-TV), boosting his bid for Congress,...
August 18th, 2006: The Superconducting Super Collider is inaugurated in Waxahachie, Texas, despite concerns as a "pork barrel" project...
August 31th 2006 : FIFA conceded Brazil as host of 2012 FIFA World Cup.
September 20th, 2006: Jericho (CBS-TV) starring Skeet Ulrich, Gerald McRaney, and Esai Morales, makes its hit debut, sparking controversy with its portrayal of a nuclear terrorist attack,...
October 9th, 2006: Eugène Terre'Blanche authorizes a nuclear weapons test at Pelindaba, South Africa, in further defiance of United Nations sanctions,...
November 4th 2006 - The Democrats re-take the House but fail to re-gain the Senate, Nancy Pelosi is elected to replace Tom DeLay as Speaker who assumed the job in 2004 after Dick Armey became President. Election turnout remains quite high, with the over 60 and the 18-25 demographic being the ones most likely to vote.
December 2nd, 2006: Bangkok Riots; Riots erupt in Bangkok, Thailand over the lack of affordable vaccines for AIDS/HIV...
December 16th, 2006: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots led by Mikhail Kasyanov erupt in Moscow, to be brutally suppressed by Soviet military forces, 23 killed...
December 22nd, 2006: Foodfight animated film featuring the voices of Charlie Sheen, Hillary Duff, and Wayne Brady makes its hit debut,...
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January 14th, 2007: The Time Tunnel (FOX-TV) starring David Conrad, Dion Luther, and Andrea Roth..
January 20th, 2007: French President Jean-Marie Le Pen launches a "virtual coup" in Paris, France, seizing control of the Second Life platforms nationwide...
February 27th, 2007: Eddie Murphy wins the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role as James "Thunder" Early in DreamGirls; Also on this day, Ares I is launched towards the Red PLanet. It is unmanned and lands at Utopia Plantia, and begins processing to be the crew's return vehicle to Earth.
March 2nd 2007 - The government shuts down after Collins' battle with the new Democratic House and Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the budget.
March 3rd, 2007: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots led by Lyudmila Alexeyeva erupt in Leningrad, Russia. Demonstrators spread word through the Internet and prominent social networking sites...
March 12, 2007: The Senate refuses to ratify the Hokkaido Accords for International Environmental Regulations, citing the loopholes with regards to China, India and Brazil. The Liberty party refuses as a whole citing that it compells expensive yet ineffective means of combating global warming.
March 24th, 2007: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots erupt in Nizhny Novgorod, sparking concern of a collapse. Martial law is imposed in the region....
March 25th, 2007: Ocarina of Time interactive film is released in San Jose, California, as an independent film production...
March 28th 2007 - The Government re-opens after a deal is reached.
April 5, 2007: The Senate passes a bill let all student loan payments be tax deductible.
April 14th, 2007: March of the Discontented; Pro-democracy riots led by Mikhail Delyagin, erupt in Moscow. Demonstrators spread word through the Internet and prominent social networking sites...
April 29th, 2007: Egyptian Major General Burhan Hamad leads a series of rocket attacks into Israeli settler camps, along the Gaza Strip and Sinai Peninsula...
June 4th, 2007: General Vang Pao overthrows the communist government in Vientiane, Laos, sparking civil unrest and violence,...
June 10th, 2007: Despite American political pressure, PM Daniel Féret wins re-election in Brussels, Belgium,...
June 15th, 2007: Revenge of the Nerds remake starring Adam Brody, Dan Byrd, Katie Cassidy, Kristin Cavallari, Jenna Dewan, Chris Marquette, Ryan Pinkston, Efren Ramirez, and Nick Zano makes its hit debut, tapping into "geek chic"...
July 6th, 2007: FDA approves Novartis' Exelon Patch (a.k.a. "The Patch"), as a means of dealing with the side-effects of EMC. "The Patch" becomes popular at nightclubs and colleges,...
August 23rd, 2007: Military coup is launched against Prime Minister Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif by General Pervez Musharraf in Islamabad, Pakistan...
September 14th, 2007: Accusations mount that President Susan Collins accepted foreign contributions for her 2004 presidential campaign..
October 15th, 2007: "Teenage Horniness Is Not A Crime" single by porn star Kitty Kat in Los Angeles, California, in defiance of security measures imposed by the federal government...
November 9th, 2007: Norfolk Disaster; Flooding by North Sea occurs from Humberside to Kent, England, sparking a national emergency,...
November 14th, 2007: Southland Tales starring Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Simpson, Justin Timberlake and Sarah Michelle-Gellar makes its hit film debut....
December 1st, 2007: "Curry-N-Hurry" reaches its highest stock price on the Pacific Stock Exchange in San Francisco, California...
December 5th, 2007: The Golden Compass based on the novel by Philip Pullman, starring Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, and Nicole Kidman makes its hit debut...
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January 11th, 2008: Politically Incorrect (ABC-TV) host Bill popularizes the phrase "Blogga, Please!!"
January 21st, 2008: U.S. Army levees collapse in Hannibal, Missouri, destroying the home of Mark Twain,...
February 1st, 2008: Rumors spread by the Liberty Party and by the Republican Party claims a lesbian affair between President Susan Collins and Arab-American aide Huma Abedin in Washington D.C.,...
February 22nd, 2008: Police raid the Science Fiction Writers Association (SFWA) Nebula Awards meeting in Washington D.C., after a fight breaks out over a fan made interactive film is introduced,...
March 10th, 2008: Representative Tim Couch (R-KY) introduces legislation that would ban anonymous messages and comments on the Internet, before Congress in Washington D.C.,...
April 21st, 2008: Police raid the ConFusion in Detroit, Michigan after reports of sexual harassment by Clothes Remover 3000 devices is reported,...
April 24th, 2008: Michael Heath, Christian Civic League, and senior aide to Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) admits to having a sexual affair with President Susan Collins, during a press conference in Portland, Maine...
April 27th 2008 - President Collins admits her affair with Michael Heath, but goes on to attack Liberty for their smear campaign.
May 14th, 2008: 6.8 earthquake hits Manila, Philippines, killing 674 people,...
May 15th, 2008: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) launches an investigation into links between Halliburton contracts, and mercenaries in Zaire,....
May 22nd, 2008: Indiana Jones and the Staff of the Kings starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Kevin Costner...
June 5th 2008: The After Powers movie premieres to universally negative reviews, citing a poor and outdated script, and obvious cost cutting in production. It only makes 1/8th of it's budget back.
June 19th, 2008: Beijing Disaster; 7.9 earthquake devastates Beijing, China, c. 5,879 people killed due to shoddy construction and ruptured gas mains,...
August 6th, 2008: Representatives from 42 African nations demand a cheaper vaccine for the AIDS/HIV virus during an international conference in Mexico City, Mexico...
August 8th-24th, 2008-XXIX Summer Olympic Games are held in Istanbul, Turkey, sparking fears of Islamic fundamentalist violence,...
August 16th, 2008: Mark Rein·Hagen, EMC enthusiast, is arrested in Tblisi, Georgia, after attempting to supply Georgian nationalists, angering Soviet officials,...
September 2nd, 2008: Egyptian General Muhammad Mahdi Akif proclaims his support for Palestinean attacks along the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula, during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt...
September 30th, 2008: Opposition leaders Nikolai Gotsa and Andrei Bogdanov are arrested in Moscow, for "crimes against the state"...
October 8th, 2008: Gidget Gein and Marilyn Manson are killed in a car crash in Burbank, California, police it is drug-related...
October 20th, 2008: Ripper (BBC-TV) mini-series starring Anthony Stewart Head, makes its hit debut, detailing the back story of Rupert Giles,...
November 4th 2008 - The Collins/Pataki ticket wins re-election narrowly over the ticket of John Edwards/Bill Richardson and the Liberty ticket of Tom Friedman/Bob Barr. The Election is a squeaker. No candidate has captured enough to gain the 270 to win. The Election is thrown to the House of Representatives. The GOP lost Senate Plurality in 2006 to the Liberty Party. and in the 2008 Election, they lost their slim majority over the House.
December 11th, 2008: European Defense Forces (EDF) are deployed into Athens, Greece in an effort to deal with civil unrest and violence related to the privatization of the national pension fund. Also on this day, The vote is split right across partisan lines. Republican Speaker of the House, Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) announces that "Susan Collins will be the President for the next term of office." Liberty Party and Democratic Party heads work together to undermine her.
December 14th, 2008: North Korean officials report the formation of Orascom cellular communications, becoming one of the fastest growing telecommunications firms in the Pacific Rim,...
December 15, 2008: In response to "further EU aggression", President Harper (with a the surprising support of Canadian Parliament) declares all EU ambassadors Personnae Non Grata and orders their staff out of the country. Several other commonwealth follow suit with the exception of Britain; this sparks a cool in relations between Europe and the "colonies".
December 16th, 2008: Amnesty International reports that c.334 deaths can be attributed to the Clothes Remover 3000 nationwide,...
December 24th, 2008: Tarlan Ramazanov introduces Rollerball to the Soviet Union in Baku, Azerbaijan,...
December 25th-31st, 2008: Israeli IDF forces launch a major offensive against Hamas and Hezbollah positions along the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Sinai Peninsula, sparking outrage by the Arab community...
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January 9th, 2009: EMC-enthusiast Mary Anne Mohanraj calls for an end to racism within "geek chic" in London, England...
January 28th, 2009: Israeli IDF forces report the discovery of tunnels directly from Egyptian territory, directly leading into the Gaza Strip, sparking concerns of an attack by Egypt...
February 1st, 2009: Baltimore Cardinals safety Pat Tillman and Santonio Holmes win the Super Bowl, 23-20,...
February 13th, 2009: Dollhouse (UPN-TV) created by Joss Whedon, starring Eliza Dushku, secures the reputation of UPN-TV as "the network Joss built..."
March 10th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen), calls President Susan Collins a "F$%& Whore" during a press conference outside the White House in Washington D.C.,...
March 20th, 2009: The Age of Stupid interactive film documentary starring Pete Postelwhaite, makes its debut, as an indictment of the damage to the environment by modern technology; Also on this day, Science fiction author Elizabeth Bear is hospitalized in New York City, New York after an EMC-enthusiast attacked her in New York City, New York; Also on this day, Susan: The Movie a political documentary by Evan Vucci and David Bossie of Kansas City, Missouri, makes its hit debut in theaters, lambasting President Susan Collins...
March 24th, 2009: Susan: The Movie is pulled from many theaters, after members of the Justice Department launch investigations into allegations of election law violations by the film makers.
March 27th, 2009: Silvio Berlusconi launches the "People of Freedom" campaign, proclaiming the need for European independence from the influence of the United States and Soviet Union, during a rally in Rome, Italy...
April 1st, 2009: London Riots; British military forces are deployed in an effort to crackdown on pro-European Union (EU) riots in London, England...
April 2, 2009: President Harper of Canada calls the London Rioters, "cronies of the decrepit European Union, and enemies of civilized society."
May 18, 2009: Ares II is launched with much fanfare, Collins who tried several times to get the mission cut refuses to call the astronauts.
May 27th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) plays his single "Feel the Sickness" in New York City, New York, insulting President Susan Collins, and the U.S. Congress...
June 7th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) plays his song "B@#% Pudding" on the National Mall in Washington D.C., sparking his arrest by local police....
June 21st, 2009: North Korean officials open Pyongsong, North Korea as a "free-enterprise zone"...
June 29th, 2009: The Cosmonaut interactive directed by Nicolás Alcalá makes its hit debut in Madrid, Spain
July 9th, 2009: Project Kwangmyong (Bright) launch attacks on South Korean and Japanese websites, including the Nikkei Stock Exchange, sparking a financial crisis....
July 15th, 2009 : His Dark Materials based on the novel by Philip Pullman, starring Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, and Nicole Kidman makes its hit debut...
August 7th, 2009: Members of the Citizen Militias of America (CMA) led by Michele Bachmann, launch a rally of c.65,000 people in Washington D.C., demanding "Second Amendment protections"...
September 1st, 2009: Distán Farrádez Ullo and Tristán Barragán seize control of the drug trade in Puerto Juarez, Cuba..
September 20th, 2009: White Air Rollerball Championship is held on Isle of Wight, England, attracting athletes from 12 countries...
October 4, 2009: President Collins vetoes "National Defense Education Act of 2009"
October 5, 2009: The House overrides the veto (317-109), it would be the first of 5 vetoes that Congress would override before 2010
October 24th, 2009: Treaty of Budapest; European Union (EU) leaders proclaim their political independence from the Americans and the Soviet Union, during a conference in Budapest, Hungary...
October 28th, 2009: 16-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) releases his album "Beat With An Ugly Stick", directly insulting President Susan Collins and the Congress...
November 1st, 2009: Kitty's Korner (TNT) hosted by former porn star Kitty Kat, makes its hit debut in Hollywood, California, with an underground sensibility towards politics....
November 3rd, 2009: Joss Whedon announces that he has purchased the Terminator film franchise, during a press conference in Los Angeles, California,...
November 16th, 2009: President Susan Collins appears on Parker, to be interviewed by Parker Dashwood, over her administration's policies in New York City, New York...
November 24th, 2009: Chinese government officials say they will allow Rollerball events in Shanghai and Beijing,...
December 4th, 2009: "Noko Jeans", jeans produced in North Korea, begin sales throughout the European Union at discount cost, angering many human rights groups,...
December 21st, 2009: Mayon Disaster; 47 people killed in Legaspi, Luzon, Philippines, after volcanic eruption of Mount Mayon,...
December 28th, 2009: James Owen "The Rev" Sullivan launches a campaign in Huntington Beach, California calling for an end to EMC-usage...
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January 14th, 2010: 17-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) sparks a brawl during his European concert tour, during a concert in Berlin, Germany...
February 6th, 2010: American Christian missionary Robert Park is executed by North Korean authorities after crossing the border from China...
February 12th-28th, 2010-XXI Winter Olympic Games are held in PyeongChang, South Korea, amidst a boycott by North Korea, and threats of a possible outbreak of "Hong Kong Flu"...
February 20th, 2010: President Stephen Harper announces plans for a nationwide vaccination for AIDS/HIV virus, during a rally in Toronto, Ontario; Also on this day, "Ultimate-X" Rollerball match is held in Cape Town, South Africa, sparking boycotts by teams from several countries...
March 16th, 2010: "Race Fail 2010"; Science-fiction author Norman Spinrad is shot and killed in New York City, New York after being accused of being "racist and culturally insensitive"...
March 27th, 2010: "Curry-N-Hurry" Indian restaurant fast-food chain opens in London, England, sparking controversy....
April 15th, 2010: President Susan Collins meets with Canadian President Stephen Harper about the European Union in Toronto, Ontario...
April 20th, 2010: Blake Robbins of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is arrested in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a series of sexual assaults on underage high school students using the Clothes Remover 3000; Also on this day, Premier Hwang Jang-yop is assassinated in Pyongyang, North Korea, sparking a succession crisis...
April 22nd, 2010: Kitty's Corner (TNT-TV) host Kitty Kat, announces her bisexuality, during an episode, publicly making out with both her male and female lovers on the live broadcast in Pasadena, California...
June 8th – July 8th 2010 : the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the first host in african continent, win by Spain with Maradona in final against Italy.
June 17th, 2010: Rollerball player Sal Masekela of San Diego, California is killed during a match in Phoenix, Arizona, sparking international attention...
June 18th, 2010: In the aftermath of Sal Masekela's death, Parents Against Rollerball Violence, a small group of Rollerball-opposing people (usually parents), is formed.
July 10th, 2010: ANC activist Kabelo Mashi is assassinated in Ventersdorp, South Africa, sparking fears of a civil war,...
July 20, 2010: Natalie York, a British geologist, won the coin toss, and becomes the first person on Mars.
August 5th, 2010: Israeli IDF forces are blamed for rocket attacks in Cairo, Egypt, killing 12 people, sparking international attention....
August 14th, 2010: Rollerball rally in Lingenau-Voralberg, Austria turns violent, when two Rollerball players fight in the parking lot, after a match; Also on this day, Parents Against Rollerball Violence membership swells hugely.
August 31th 2010 : FIFA conceded Germany as host of 2018 FIFA World Cup and China as host of 2022 FIFA World Cup
September 29th, 2010: 6.7 earthquake hits Coachella, California. Shockwaves are felt in Los Angeles, California, no injuries are reported,...
October 3rd, 2010: Second Bangkok Riots; Riots erupt over shortages of vaccines for the AIDS/HIV virus in Bangkok, Thailand...
October 4th, 2010: A video showing a Royal Thai Police officer using lethal force against a rioter goes viral on the internet, sparking controversy.
October 6th, 2010: A Micro-Gene Systems lab in Bangkok is robbed, and the security tapes are cleared. Officials claim that a group of rioters is behind the robbery.
October 7th, 2010: Several counterfeit vaccine dealers in Bangkok are arrested. Rioters start pushing for their release. The occasional claim that the vaccines are real is made, but largely ignored.
October 12th, 2010: 17-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) is arrested in New York City, New York, after his girlfriend Kathryn Brewster is found murdered at the Hotel Chelsea...
October 18th, 2010: Illegal street game of Rollerball in Providence, Rhode Island devolves into a brawl, resulting in two deaths. Parents Against Rollerball takes advantage of the deaths to increase membership.
November 2nd, 2010: Governor Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) is elected as governor, amidst concern that Meg Whitman's (R-CA) policies have failed to address economic concerns...
November 18th, 2010: The Amber Spyglass based on the novel by Philip Pullman, starring Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, and Nicole Kidman makes its hit debut...
November 23rd, 2010: President Susan Collins launches the "America By Heart" tour, to recapture support for the administration, starting in Phoenix, Arizona....
December 9th, 2010: 17-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) is tranferred to Rykers' Island in New York City, New York, becoming a celebrity hero..
December 17th, 2010: "Curry-N-Hurry" emerges as the premiere fast-food chain throughout the Pacific Rim, surpassing McDonalds in Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam....
December 2nd, 2010: Kitty's Corner (TNT-TV) host Kitty Kat releases her book, Getting Some Kitty : A Guide to Love, Fame, Happiness, Success, and Being the Life of the Party, becoming a major hit with "geekstas"....
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January 18th, 2011: A bill in Rhode Island to ban Rollerball and the associated movie passes, against a small protest. A similar bill fails in Wyoming.
January 27th, 2011: President Susan Collins warns of the dangers of the divisions within the Republican Party, during a meeting with Congressional leaders in Washington D.C.,...
January 28th, 2011: 18-year old musician "Lava Boy (a.k.a. Tuan Nguyen) dies of a drug overdose, while being forced into detox at Rykers' Island Prison in New York City, New York...
Febuary 3rd, 2011: Parents Against Rollerball releases Rollerball: The True Story. Few theaters outside Rhode Island agree to show it.
April 10th 2011 : FIFA anounces starting in July 2012 AFC (Asian Football Confederation gonna) split in WAFC (Wester Asian Football Confederation and EAFC (East Asian Football Confederation, now puting 2 asians teams in Confederation Cup 2017 and 2 asian teams in 2013 FIFA Club World Cup.
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