Here is the
sixth draft of the ATL:
March 20th, 1926: Japanese-American billionaire Yukina Naka draws a cartoon hedgehog and builds his own cartoon studio, Fleetway Animations.
April 1, 1929: Eliot Ness is rumored to be a vigilante, denies it in the press but settles out of court with a journalist.
June 23rd, 1929: Fleetway Animations' first cartoon, "Sonic the Hedgehog," makes its hit debut, featuring Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Robotnik and Amy Rose.
November 23rd, 1930: Fleetway Animations' cartoon, "Sonic and Amy Rose," features a debut of Miles 'Tails' Prower, makes its hit debut.
February 2, 1932: Knuckles the Echidna makes his debut on the Fleetway's cartoon, "The Echidna Strikes."
April 1, 1938: Eliot Ness dies in Cleveland, Ohio in suspicious circumstances. His story inspires the comic strip "The Batman."
October 14th, 1938:
Too Much Johnson directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
April 23rd, 1939: Knuckles stars in his own Fleetway cartoon, "Knuckles' Chaotix," featuring Ray the Squirrel, Mighty the Armadillo, Vector the Crocodile, Charmy the Bee and Espio the Chamellion, which appeared in front of Fleetway's first cartoon movie, "Little Red Riding Hood."
October 31st, 1940:
Heart of Darkness directed by Orson Welles starring Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
April 11, 1945:
Monsieur Verdoux starring Charlie Chaplin makes its hit debut.
April 12th, 1945: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt dies in Warm Springs, Georgia....
July 5th, 1945: Prime Minister Winston Churchill loses parliamentary elections in London, England....
April 1, 1946: The Batman directed by Orson Welles starring Gregory Peck as Eliot Ness/"The Batman" and Basil Rathbone as "The Joker" makes its hit debut..
February 9th, 1947: Soviet film,
Secret Agent, introduces the world to the character of "Aleksey Fedotov", the clever, suave, and sophisticated KGB agent...
February 20th, 1947: Indo-Pakistan Partition is launched in Karachi, Pakistan and New Delhi, India...
January 30th, 1948: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India, sparking civil unrest and violence...
November 16th, 1948:
Cyrano de Bergerac directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
April 30th, 1950:
The Invisible Glass by Loren Wald becomes a major bestseller. Also on this day the Hayes Code phased out following a series of court decisions ruling that films are protected speech. A movie ratings system is implemented in its place. Right-wing conspiracy theories alleging "jewish influence" abound..
June 16th, 1950:
The Storm (CBS-TV) written and produced by Rod Serling makes its hit debut.
July 4th, 1950:
The Unthinking Lobster directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
December 26th, 1950:
Born Yesterday starring Rita Hayworth makes its hit debut (film)
April 16th, 1951: Frederic Wertham mysteriously murdered, believed to have been killed by right-wing vigilantes for defense of Albert Fish.
September 18th, 1951:
A Streetcar Named Desire starring Lucille ball makes its hit debut.
December 1st, 1951:
House of Mystery #1 (DC comics) makes its hit debut.
June 29th, 1952:
The Projection Room (ABC-TV) makes its hit debut.
July 18th, 1952:
Inception starring Tyrone Power, Zachary Scott, William Holden, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Rita Hayworth and Bela Lugosi makes its hit debut.
August 16th, 1952:
A Face In The Deep produced by Ray Bradbury makes its hit debut.
November 4th, 1952:
Seven Pillars of Wisdom directed by John Ford, written and produced by T.E. Lawrence makes its hit debut.
January 20th, 1953: Thomas Dewey (R-NY) is appointed to the Eisenhower Administration...
August 19th, 1953: Soviet military forces launch an invasion of Iran, overthrowing the Shah...
September 27th, 1953:
Thieves Fall Out and
Some Desperate Adventure by Gore Vidal become bestsellers.
October 1st, 1953: One, Inc. "homophile" advocacy magazine makes its hit debut with Editor in Chief Pat Roberton heading it. This continues the trend of the "homophile movement" making major crossroads.
October 2nd, 1953: Lavrentii Beria comes to power in the Soviet Union following a major power struggle.
April 1st, 1953:
The Mulligan (NBC-TV) starring Mickey Rooney, makes its hit debut.
September 24th, 1953: Douglas Macarthur is named National Security Advisor by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington D.C.,..
January 30th, 1954: CIA reports Chinese intervention in Vietnam...
March 14th, 1954: Senator Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) condemns US military intervention in Vietnam...
April 7th, 1954: President Dwight D. Eisenhower announces that he will not run for a second term citing health concerns, during a speech in Washington D.C., sparking international attention
August 1st, 1954:
Death Likes It Hot by Gore Vidal, becomes a bestseller.
October 30th, 1954:
I, Robot directed by Robert Wise makes its hit debut.
3 March 1955: The Swedish government secretly resolves that the nation is develop a nuclear arsenal while remaining outside of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
June 1st, 1955: "Visit to a Small Planet" by Gore Vidal makes its hit Broadway debut.
July 16th, 1955:
Moby Dick directed by Orson Welles starring Gordon Jackson, Christopher Lee, Patrick McGoohan, and Orson Welles as Ahab makes its hit debut.
August 16th, 1955: Supreme Court orders desegregation of the South must take place "with all deliberate speed."
March 14th, 1956:
The Streets of the Sun by Lance Homer becomes a bestseller.
April 1st, 1956:
The Last Resorts by Stephen Sondheim makes its hit musical debut
May 1st, 1956:
The Little Singer directed by Clarence Elder makes its hit debut.
April 1, 1956: James Dean expresses interest in doing a motion picture called "Joker's Wild," based on the infamous urban legend...
August 1st, 1956:
Giant starring Alan Ladd makes its hit debut.
April 24th, 1957: Soviet military forces enter into Palestine...
July 4th, 1957:
El Coyote Rides Again (ABC-TV) western starring Olympic gymnast Muriel Davis makes its hit debut. Also on this day
Bulldog Drummond (ABC-TV) a police drama makes its hit debut. Also on this day Drive starring James Dean makes its hit debut. Also on this day
Chicago 2-1-2 (CBS-TV) a police drama makes its hit debut.
July 14th, 1957:
Don Quixote directed by Orson Welles starring Cary Grant makes its hit debut.
October 4th, 1957: Sputnik I is launched by the Soviets officials at Tyuaratam, Kazakhstan SSR, USSR...
April 1, 1958: Allen Ginsburg pens the infamous "Joker's Wild" poem...
June 2nd, 1958: Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dies in New Dehli, India; Kutchi Leva "Desra" Patel is named Prime Minister...
August 23rd, 1958: Quemoy-Matsu Conflict; Tensions raised as the United States, the Soviet Union, and the People's Republic of China faceoff against each other threatening a nuclear war...
September 11th, 1958:
Rushmore starring James Dean and Audrey Hepburn makes its hit debut.
September 23rd, 1958: Despite protests by American leaders, the People's Republic of China is granted membership in the United Nations in New York City, New York...
October 1st, 1959:
The Man Who Could Cheat Death starring Peter Cushing makes its hit debut in the United States. Also on this day
The Revenge of Dracula starring Christopher Lee makes its hit debut in the United States. Also on this day "Happily Ever After" by Stephen Sondheim makes its hit musical debut. Also on this day the Soviet film
The Cranes Are Flying makes its hit debut in the United States.
April 1, 1960: Timothy Leary paints the "Joker's Wild" after testing LSD...
October 1st, 1960:
Nightmare on Elm Street starring Boris Karloff makes its hit debut.
November 8, 1960: Richard Nixon (R-CA) is elected President of the United States.
July 4th, 1961:
Kill Bill starring Marilyn Monroe and John Wayne makes its hit debut.
September 11th, 1961: Rock & Roll Riots; Christian fundamentalist leader Jimmy Swaggert leads a series of violent clashes in New York City, New York calling for a "moral crusade". Also on this day
The Martian Chronicles directed by Orson Welles produced by Ray Bradbury makes its hit debut.
September 18th, 1961: United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold dies in a mysterious plane crash...
February 2nd, 1962: Joseph Mobuto is born in Tobruk, Libya; future religious leaders will dub him the "Anti-Christ" due to his brutal regime's activities...
March 1st, 1962: Soviet film,
Amphibian Man, makes its hit debut, introducing the "super-functionary" to worldwide audiences...
July 1st, 1962: Johnathan Ashcroft broadcasts on WBAI-FM in New York City for GETOUT Radio, a "homophile" advocacy radio show.
July 4th, 1962:
The Fifth Element starring Sean Connery makes its hit debut.
August 5th, 1962: Actress Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose in Hollywood, California...
August 22nd, 1962: French President Charles de Gaulle is assassinated in Paris, France, Soviet-backed Communists are blamed...
July 4th, 1963:
The Hellfire Programme starring Terence Stamp makes its hit debut.
September 30th, 1963:
Catch-22 directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
October 1st, 1963:
Alfred Hitchcock's Halloween directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Kim Novak and Robert Mitchum makes its hit debut.
January 27th, 1964: AFL-CIO Chairman Walter Reuther announces his bid for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in Detroit, Michigan...
March 27th, 1964: Great Alaskan Earthquake; 9.2 Earthquake strikes Anchorage, Alaska; 143 people are killed....
April 22nd, 1964: Soviet & Chinese leaders announce the formation of the Sino-Soviet Union, merging the USSR and the People's Republic of China into a larger Communist state....
June 9th, 1964: PM Jawarhalal Nehru is re-elected in national parliamentary elections in New Delhi, India...
July 4th, 1964:
Pulp Fiction starring Charlton Heston, Harry Belafonte, Kim Novak, Laurence Olivier, Pearl Bailey, John McKay, Yul Brynner, Peter Lorre and Burt Lancaster makes its hit debut.
July 23rd, 1964: President Charles de Gaulle resigns from office in Paris, France, sparking concern about the NATO alliance....
September 3rd, 1964: British musicians, the Beatles, are killed in a plane crash during a rain storm in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
July 4th, 1965:
Enemy Ace #1 (DC Comics) makes its hit debut, continuing the blossoming war comics trend.
August 16th, 1965: Soviet film,
Operation Y and Other Fedotov Adventures, makes its hit debut, spoofing the adventures of "Aleksey Fedotov"...
January 1st-16th, 1966: Cuban leader Fidel Castro visits the Sino-Soviet Union, visiting the cities of Moscow, Stalingrad, Beijing, and Shanghai...
January 11th, 1966: PM Jawarhalal Nehru dies in office in New Delhi, India...
February 23, 1966:
Trainspotting starring Anthony Hopkins, Terence Stamp, Michael Caine, Julie Christie and Ian Holm makes its hit debut.
September 12th, 1966: United States begins its withdrawal of military troops from Vietnam
December 9th, 1966: Fidel Castro dies under mysterious circumstances in Havana, Cuba
March 15, 1967:
The Godfather starring Ernest Borgnine makes its hit debut.
April 15th, 1967: Right-wing activists John Crommelin and Pedro del Valle form the "Sons of Liberty" in Washington D.C.,...
September 17th, 1967: Medical officials at the FDA announce a cure for cancer in Washington D.C.
October 1, 1967:
The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves # 1 (DC comics) makes its hit debut.
April 4th, 1968: Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is assassinated in Atlanta, Georgia sparking a series of race riots...
June 6th, 1968: Senator Robert F. Kennedy (D-NY) is assassinated in Los Angeles, California...
August 29th, 1968: Lyndon B. Johnson wins the Democratic Party Convention nomination in Chicago, Illinois...
October 19th, 1968: Jaqueline Kennedy announces her breakup with Greek shipping tycoon, Aristotle Onassis, in Athens, Greece....
November 6th, 1968: Right-wing activists John Crommelin and Pedro del Valle form the National Youth Alliance (NYA) in Birmingham, Alabama to counter the counterculture movement...
November 22, 1968:
Unbreakable starring Paul Newman makes its hit debut.
January 20th, 1969: Inauguration Day Offensive; Viet Cong and NVA troops launch a major offensive overrunning South Vietnam, during the U.S. presidential inauguration.....
January 22nd, 1969: FBI officials and the U.S. State Department identifies Colonel Pyotr N. Demichev as a "ring-leader" in student unrest and riots nationwide, during a press conference in Washington D.C.,...
February 28th, 1969: District Attorney Jim Garrison uncovers evidence of a conspiracy led by Clay Shaw and Jack Ruby in New Orleans, Louisiana regarding the 1963 presidential assassination...
April 25th, 1969: North Korea, backed by the Soviet Union, walks out of peace talks in regarding North Korea and South Korea in Paris, France.....
April 28th, 1969: French President meets with the U.S. President in Paris, France in an effort to restore U.S.-French relations and to support NATO,....
May 9th, 1969: Stock market falls in New York City, New York amidst reports of increased taxes and a rise in the price of gold....
July 1st, 1969: Senate Congressional Hearings reveal Soviet lightning attacks against American naval submarines, along with those of Israel, France, and Great Britain...
July 4th, 1969:
The Deep directed by Orson Welles starring Peter O'Toole makes its hit debut.
July 18th, 1969: Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and his secretary Mary Jo Kopechne are killed after a car accident in Chappaquidick, Massachusetts...
July 20th, 1969: Soviet cosmonauts land on the lunar surface at Mare Tranquilitas, beating the American space program...
July 23rd, 1969: Egyptian forces proclaim support by the Soviet Union, during a rally in Cairo, Egypt, sparking fears of a military crisis in the region....
August 4th, 1969: Charles Manson and his "family" become well-known rock musicians under the name "Ledd Zeppelin."
August 13th, 1969: AFL-CIO/Teamsters Union leader condemns the White House for "anti-labor practices" during a rally in Washington D.C.,...
August 21st, 1969: Charleston, South Carolina becomes famous worldwide as a place for senior citizens to retire peacefully and quietly...
September 30, 1969:
The Merchant of Venice (CBS-TV) directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
October 13th, 1969: Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev is deposed from power after threatening to use nuclear weapons against Chinese rebels. Mikhail A. Suslov comes to power as the new Sino-Soviet Premier....
October 17th, 1969: American officials meet secretly with Prime Minister Golda Meir, assuring her that the United States will rovide nuclear weapons to protect the sovereignty of Israel in Tel Aviv, Israel...
October 19th, 1969: Soviet Premier Mikhail A. Suslov proclaims military aid to Arab nations, during a speech before the Politburo in Moscow....
November 1st, 1969: Soviet troops under the command of Marshal I.A. Yeremenko seize control of Berlin, taking control of Germany....
November 28th, 1969: Senator Edmund Muskie (D-ME) suffers a heart attack while in London, England, sparking international attention and concern...
January 22nd, 1970: Samuel Byck launches a failed assassination attempt on President Richard Nixon in Washington D.C., flying a plane into the White House....
January 30th, 1970: U.S. Department of Defense announces the intiation of the Full Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) in Huntsville, Alabama.....
June 12th, 1970: Information regarding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is released in Washington D.C., sparking calls for further Congressional investigation...
August 14th, 1970:
The Other Side of the Wind directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
October 26, 1970:
The Terminator starring Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway and Richard Kiel makes its hit debut.
June 13th, 1971: Reports of illegal wiretapping begin leaking in Washington D.C., fueling suspicion against the government....
October 1, 1971:
Forbidden Tales of Dark Mansion #1 (DC comics) makes its hit debut.
December 25th, 1971: Justine Trudeau is born to PM Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada...
January 27th, 1972:
Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner announces his entry into politics in Chicago, Illinois.....
April 27, 1972:
Saint Jack directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
May 15th, 1972: Former Alabama governor George Wallace is assassinated by Arthur Bremer in Laurel, Maryland....
May 25, 1972:
Star Wars starring Malcom McDowell, Toshiro Mifune, Jaqueline Bisset, and Steve McQueen makes its hit debut.
July 4th, 1972:
Treasure Island directed by Orson Welles starring Orson Welles as Long John Silver makes its hit debut.
July 12, 1972: Michael Jackson submits "Ben" for publication.
September 5th-6th, 1972: Munich Massacre; Palestinean terrorists kill 11 Israeli athletes during the Munich Summer Olympics, sparking international outrage...
September 25th, 1972: Palestinian terrorists launch attacks in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Boston, MA; and Washington D.C., sparking civil unrest and panic nationwide....
September 27, 1972:
A Nightmare of Dracula starring Peter Cushing, a biography of Bram Stoker, makes its hit debut.
October 1, 1972:
House of Mystery (NBC-TV) makes its hit debut. Also on this day,
Toxl, World-Killer #1 (DC Comcs) by Jack Kirby based on Aztec mythology, makes its hit debut...
October 30, 1972:
Saint Jack directed by Orson Welles makes its hit debut.
January 15th, 1973: Forged documents are used in the Knesset in an attempt to impeach Prime Minister Golda Meir in Tel Aviv, Israel...
May 11th, 1973: Daniel Ellsberg is sentenced to prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, turning Ellsberg into a poltical folk hero/martyr...
March 3rd, 1974: Hijackings of American ships, including passenger liners take place in Western Europe and United States,...
August 12th, 1974: Daniel Ellsberg is released from prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas after massive court appeals by the ACLU and National Lawyers Guild...
August 14th, 1974: David Eisenhower is appointed as Secretary of Defense in Washington D.C.,...
September 12th, 1974: After Soviet offensives in Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, U.S. Defense officials report a halt in Soviet military actions worldwide...
August 6th, 1975: Barclays Banking Scandal; British baking scandal erupts, sparking concern over the stability of the government in London, England...
September 16th, 1975: Intifada launched; Jihad is declared against Soviet forces in the Middle East sparking international attention and concern...
November 8th, 1974: Mikhail Suslov is purged from the Politburo in Moscow, after reporting illness and health problems....
January 25th, 1975: Market Square Arena ceiling collapses in Indianapolis, Indiana during a Led Zeppelin concert, sparking massive panic...
October 11th 1975- George Carlin starts on CBS a show called
Nothing from Nothing (OTL's SNL), sparking off huge ratings, led by the antics of Smoking Joe Namath, The Boss Bruce Springsteen, and NY's Finest, a troupe of rotating players.
January 19th, 1976: Prime Minister Edward Heath is assassinated IRA terrorists in Kensington, England, sparking international attention...
March 3rd, 1976: Secretary of State Henry Kissinger fails in diplomatic efforts regarding Cuba, despite diplomatic efforts....
April 5th, 1976: Howard Hughes announces the creation of a foundation to fund research in medical and psychological treatment in Las Vegas, Nevada...
April 17th, 1976: Tensions mount between the United States and European Economic Community over the export of agricultural products, trriggering American protest....
April 28th, 1976: Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi, India sparking a "state of emergency" by military officials...
May 25, 1976: Madonna Ciccone enters a nunnery.
June 16th, 1976: United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim announces his resignation from office in New York City, New York....
August 19th, 1976: Ronald Reagan (R-CA) wins the Republican Party nomination for the presidency in Kansas City, Missouri...
October 11th, 1976: Sino-Soviet Alliance announce major offensive in Sub-Saharan Africa in Luanda, Angola...
November 2nd, 1976: James Earl Carter (D-GA) narrowly defeats Ronald Reagan (R-CA) for the presidency in national elections...
August 8th, 1977: U.S. Stock Market crashes, sparking economic panic and civil unrest nationwide, starting in New York City, New York...
October 30th, 1977: President Jimmy Carter announces the federal government takeover of corporations due to financial meltdown in Washington D.C.,...
April 8th, 1978: Jean Westwood (D-UT) is named United Nations ambassador in Washington D.C.,...
April 27th, 1978: President James Earl Carter (D-GA) warns of a possible "Second American Civil War" in Washington D.C.,...
May 5th, 1978 -
Star Trek: Planet of the Titans, starring Stephen Collins as Captain Willard Decker, Persis Khambatta as Lt. Ilia and David Gautreaux as Lt. Xon, makes its hit debut...
July 8th, 1978:
New England Journal of Medicine reports that a cure for cancer has been known since 1969, sparking international attention and concern...
August 6th, 1978: Pope Paul VI launches a series of bold, reform initiatives in the Vatican City in Rome, Italy...
September 17th, 1978: Rock Against Communism (RAC) concert is held in Leeds, England; Local skinheads and musicians clash in violent clashes...
September 27th, 1978: Scandal erupts as evidence mounts that the financial meltdown was manufactured by political leaders in Washington D.C.,...
March 22nd, 1979: United Nations Security Council passes Resolution #446, condemning federal policies in Australia, Canada, and the United States in regards to aboriginal peoples, during a session in New York City, New York...
March 26th, 1979: Tel Aviv Riots; Riots erupt in Tel Aviv, Israel, protesting alleged concessions to Egypt by PM Menachem Begin...
March 29th, 1979: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat calls for greater democratic reforms, including freedom of the press in Cairo, Egypt...
July 17th, 1979: Cuban government orders the deployment of military forces to Managua, Nicaragua, sparking tensions throughout Central America...
July 20th, 1979: United Nations Security Council Resoultion #452 passes condemning the encroaching settlements and military actions surrounding aboriginal lands in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States...
August 10, 1979:
Off The Wall by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller.
August 22nd, 1979: Minjares Scandal; Democratic Party leaders are scandalized after Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant-Governor Mike Curb uncover milliojns of dollars siphoned from welfare and medical care funds in Sacramento, California...
October 31st, 1979: A series of murders take place on college campuses throughout the Midwest of the United States, sparking civil unrest and panic...
January 8th, 1980: Senator Howard Baker (R-TN) announces his bid for the presidential nomination in Memphis, Tennessee...
March 1st, 1980: Former governor John Connally (R-TX) surges in the polls for the Republican Party nomination in Austin, Texas....
March 8th-16th, 1980: Spring Rhythms (a.k.a. "Tblisi-80") music festival is held in Tblisi, Georgia SSR, showing a "new Soviet Union"...
June 7th, 1980: Soviet action film,
Pirates of the XXth Century, becomes a major hit, ironically portraying an attack by anti-Soviet forces on Vladivostok...
March 30th, 1981: Failed assassination attempt is made on the President of the United States in Washington D.C.,...
May 13th, 1981: Pope John Paul II is assassinated in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican City, sparking civil unrest throughout the Roman Catholic Church...
July 8th, 1981: Soviet action film
Tehran '81, makes its hit debut, portraying an assassination attempt against the American President and the Soviet Premier...
February 16th, 1982: Buzz Aldrin is named coach for the Chicago Bears football team in a ceremony in Chicago, Illinois....
June 4th, 1982 -
Star Trek II: The Vengeance of Khan, makes its hit debut...
September 9th, 1982: George Steinbrenner fires New York Yankees Gene Michael in a public spectacle in New York City, New York...
September 17th, 1982:
Inchon starring Sir Laurence Olivier, Jacqueline Bissett, and Ben Gazzara, makes its hit film debut....
October 20th, 1982: General manager Billy Martin leads the Milwaukee Brewers to the World Series, sparking national attention....
November 20th, 1982: Athlete John Elway announces that he has signed with the Boston Celtics team in Boston, Masachusetts....
November 30, 1982:
Thriller by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller.
August 21st, 1983: Opposition leader Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino is assassinated in Manila, Philippines...
October 31st, 1983: A series of murders take place on college campuses across the United States, sparking panic and civil unrest....
January 4th, 1984:
Black Cat Detective (TV) Soviet "manhua" animated series makes its hit debut...
May 1st, 1984: Yugo (a.k.a. Zastava Koral) makes its hit debut with its "Red, White and Blue" campaign at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California...
July 8th, 1984: U.S. State Department reports that Americans are not travelling abroad as much, signalling a rise in American isoationism....
March 26th, 1985: Henry Kissinger makes headlines by attempting to restart the Middle East Peace Process in Tel Aviv, Israel.....
March 29th, 1985: Singer Michael Jackson receives gender assignment therapy becoming androgynous in Los Angeles, California....
April 20th, 1985: Scandal erupts after it is discovered Republican financier Robert L. Vesco has been working with the Cuban government to traffic drugs into the United States in Miami, Florida....
July 13th, 1985: Live Aid is launched in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; London, England; and Leningrad, Russia SSR; Pop Bands such as The Doodles and Scooter sing to the tune "Dancing In The Streets..."
September-December 31st, 1985: Vodka consumption begins to become a major fad amongst the youth...
October 1st, 1985: Burgers N' Borscht chain makes its hit debut capitalizing off the emerging popularity of the "RedWave..."
October 4th, 1985: U.S. and Canadian forces launch joint-forces strikes against American Indian Movement (AIM) guerillas, sparking international condemnation...
December 15th, 1985: Soviet officials announce the withdrawal of occupation forces from the Middle East, sparking concern of military stability...
February 22nd-25th, 1986: People Power Revolution; Corazon Aquino leads a poltical revolution, overthrowing the communist government in Manila, Philippines...
February 25th, 1986: Corazon C. Aquino comes to power as president in Manila, Philippines, sparking international attention...
April 14th, 1986:
Nu, pogodi! makes its hit debut in the United States, with some conservative Christian commentators condemning it for its 'soviet origins... and promotion of the homophile agenda.'
April 26th-29th, 1986: portions of Halley's Comet break off the comet striking American Midwest, sparking civil unrest and panic across the country...
May 1st, 1986: U.S. Army and National Guard units are deployed across major cities in an effort to revent looting and food riots nationwide....
June 27th, 1986: "Red Wave" (a.k.a. "Soviet Music Invasion") led by Aquarium, Kino, and Strannye Igry (a.k.a. Strange Games) begin their entrance into the Western music scene, arriving in New York City, New York...
July 28th, 1986: NASA officials announce the discovery of new sources of water for Ethiopia and other Sub-Saharan African nations during a press conference in Cape Canaveral, Florida.....
August 12, 1986: The Texas ratite industry begins to enjoy a boom. Emus become lucrative because of demand for their low-cholesterol meat and the skin-care products made from their body oils, and ostrich feathers and eggs followed suit. Emu and ostrich ranches spring up throughout the state, with a heavy concentration in the Central Texas Hill Country.
October 12th, 1986: United Nations officials report famine conditions across the globe during a press conference in New York City, New York...
October 13th, 1986: U.S. Congress reports that the value of U.S. currency has fallen c. 67% nationwide....
October 31st, 1986: A series of murders take place on college campuses across central Pennsylvania, sparking concern and civil unrest....
November 2nd, 1986: U.S. government warns that matial law is still needed nationwide, during a press conference in Washington D.C.,....
November 21st, 1986: World's largest parent/child recovery program is ended by the U.S. federal government in Washington D.C.,....
November 23rd 1986: Actor Tom Selleck loses his car in an accident, leaving the vehicle underwater, in Honolulu, Hawaii...
December 1st, 1986: Yugo (a.k.a. Zastava Koral) executives announce the creation of a new plant in Shanghai, People's Republic of China...
December 2nd, 1986: U.S. government closes long-term recovery response amidst great controversy and concern in Kansas City, Missouri..
December 8th, 1986: Minneapolis Shooting; 3 Native-American student protesters are shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota by National Guard members at a American Indian Movement (AIM) rally...
January 11th, 1987:
The Calabash Brothers (TV) Soviet "manhua" animated series makes its hit debut....
February 15th-17th, 1987:
Amerika (ABC-TV) mini-series starring Robert Urich, Mariel Hemingway, and Kris Kristofferson, makes its hit debut with its dystopian vision of Soviet occupation...
February 16th, 1987: National Security Council reports that the U.S. government and infrastructure is completely unprepared for a second disaster
March 3rd, 1987: U.S. Department of Justice reports in Washington D.C., a massive rise in sexual assaults and violence nationwide, after the destruction caused by Halley's Comet....
March 28th, 1987: United Nations General Assembly condemns the United States for not doing enough to protect the poor and lower classes nationwide, in New York City, New York...
April 6th, 1987: Jack Kemp (R-NY) announces that he is leaving the Republican Party in Buffalo, New York...
April 22nd, 1987: Soviet military shoots down West German pilot Mathias Rust for violating airspace over the Baltic Sea, sparking international attention and concern,...
May 1st, 1987: U.S. Defense officials report "world-wide drug terror unleashed by narcotics czars” in Latin America (e.g. Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, et al.)...
June 26th, 1987: Yugo (a.k.a. Zastava Koral) gets a major boost in sales after product placement in
Dragnet starring Tom Hanks and Dan Ackroyd....
August 31, 1987:
Bad by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller
October 19th, 1987: NYSE Stock Market surges amidst reports of economic growth nationwide in New York City, New York...
December 22nd, 1987: United Nations Security Council passes Resolution #605, condemning policies in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States regarding the rights of "aboriginal peoples" in New York City, New York...
January 25th, 1988: News anchor Dan Rather, CBS-TV, is hospitalized after suffering a serious heart attack in New York City, New York....
February 11th, 1988: Soviet film
Little Vera makes its hit debut, introducing Natalya Negoda as an international sex symbol...
May 9th, 1988 -
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) was killed in hands of alien parasite infested Admiral Quinn.
September 12th 1988- Lorne Michaels, noted for his production in the widely accalimed film series
Batman (12 would be made between 1966-2010), Lorne on NBC replaces repeats of
Tom Brokaw's Tonight Show with
Kids in the Hall (Same OTL's Cast + David Spade and Adam Sandler). KITH becomes a widely successful smash hit, forcing SNL to cancel in 1993 and having KITH the Comedy King. Over the next 2 decades, while the original 6 stayed on, a new Rotating cast of
Knucklecanucks such as Stephen Colbert and Wayne Brady keep the Show as a Cultural Icon. That means Gavin.
October 29, 1988:
Moonwalker by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller.
January 21st, 1989: Soviet film
Intergirl makes its hit debut, introducing Elena Yakovleva as an international sex symbol...
June 9th, 1989 -
Star Trek V: The Academy Years, set during the days of Kirk and Spock at Starfleet Academy, starring Michael J. Fox as Cadet Kirk and Alexander Enberg as Spock, makes its hit debut...
July 6th, 1989: United Nations Security Council Resolution #636 condemns Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States over reports of military encampments around the reservations of "aboriginal peoples" in San Francisco, California....
August 12th-13th, 1989: Moscow Music Festival is held in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, calling for an end to international drug abuse. Major Western Artists attending include Gen-13, Kristallnacht, Pale Horse and Mucous Membrane..
October 3rd, 1989:
The Space Moose comic strip makes its infamous debut. The strip follows the adventures of Space Moose, an anthropomorphic, nihilistic moose with asymmetrical eyes and a
Star Trek uniform, as he violates every behavioral norm and societal taboo he can find. His roommates Marlo Smefner, Billy the Bionic Badger, and Bald Dwarf are often the accomplices or victims of his actions...
September 21st, 1990 -
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Commander Riker (Lance Guest) and Counselor Deanna Troi (Denise Crosby) gets their new starship, the U.S.S. Titan in the end of BOBW.
November 22nd, 1990: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns from office in London, England, amidst international attention....
December 7th, 1990: Pope Benedict XVI proclaims in an encyclical the collapse of the Roman Catholic Church, sparking international attention....
January 14th, 1991: Yugo (a.k.a. Zastava Koral) executives announce the creation of a luxury "Skala" line of during the International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan...
February 7th, 1991: Terrorist attack is launched against the British Royal Family, the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) claims responsibility in London, England...
March 1st, 1991: Saddam Hussein is assassinated in Basra, Iraq, sparking a massive sectarian civil war
March 25th, 1991: Sino-Soviet leaders call for Korean reunification, during a speech before the Politburo in Moscow....
April 5, 1991: Thousands of emu are accidentally released by farmers while transporting them in Hill County. The birds become feral and major nuisances as shots to the emu bodies tend to not kill them right away. Over the next three years they greatly expand in size.
April 11th, 1991: Prince Rainier of Monaco survives an assassination attempt in Lucerne, Switzerland, sparking international attention and concern...
June 14th, 1991: Singer Bruce Springsteen launches his "Human Torch" concert tour in New York City, New York....
June 24th-27th, 1991: Vietnamese government collapses due to civil unrest and economic collapse in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam...
June 28th, 1991: Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is forced to move from London, England, amidst security concerns and threats of assassination....
July 23rd, 1991: BCCI Scandal; Scandal erupts in New York City, NY and Washington D.C., after it is revealed that BCCI profits were sponsored by several Colombian drug cartels,....
August 11th, 1991: ABC-TV news anchor Barbara Walters announces her retirment from broadcasting in New York City, New York....
October 26th, 1991: Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry files for divorce, and announces plans to become a minister...
October 31st, 1991: A series of murders take place on colege campuses across New England, sparking concern and civil unrest....
November 26, 1991:
Dangerous by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller.
December 1st, 1991:
The Colby Christ Meets Space Moose comic book makes its infamous debut, proving to be even more of a cult hit...
March 30th, 1992: Actress Jodie Foster wins an Oscar for Best Actress for work in
Shadows and Fog directed by Woody Allen in Hollywood, California.....
July 9th, 1992: Virginia governor Douglas Wilder (D-VA) is chosen as a vice-presidential nominee by Bill Clinton (D-AR)
July 14th, 1992: Singer Clint Black, after prodding by wife Lisa Hartman, makes his hit acting debut with the film
The Hard Way,....
July 17th, 1992:
Paradise by Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, detailing their marrital advice for couples, becomes a major bestseller...
July 23rd, 1992: Assassination attempt is made on Vice-President Dan Quayle in Houston, Texas, sparking international attention and concern...
August 1st, 1992: Singer Tito Jackson is forced to cancel his concert in Venice, Italy amidst threats of violence during his "Make Love, Not War" concert tour...
August 3rd, 1992: Actor Neil Patrick Harris is "outed" as being gay by the paparazzi in Beverly Hills, California....
September 18th, 1992: Anti-Lawyer Riots; Riots erupt against lawyers, sparked by comments by Vice-President Dan Quayle in Washington D.C.,...
October 13th, 1992: Halloween Massacre; Mass resignations from the Cabinet shock political insiders regarding the Bush administration in Washington D.C.,....
November 3rd, 1992: George H. W. Bush (R-TX) wins against Democratic candidate Bill Clinton (D-AR) in the presidential election...
December 6th, 1992: Indian Civil War; sectarian civil war erupts after the Babri Mosque is demolished Ayodhya, India....
January 2nd, 1993:
Cyber Weapon Z Soviet "manhua" animated series makes its hit debut,...
January 31st, 1993: Singer Tito Jackson announces a massive contribution of medicine, food and clothing (c. $15 million) for European refugees in Paris, France....
April 19th, 1993: Singer Michael Jackson suffers a minor heart attack in Los Angeles, California sparking international attention....
April 23rd, 1993: Actor Steven Seagal is credited with breakng up a terrorist cell during a visit to Tokyo, Japan, sparking international attention...
May 25th, 1993: Former Democratic Party presidential candidate Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton divorce in Little Rock, Arkansas...
May 28th, 1993: Neo-Nazi rallies are held in Solingen and Rostock as East German residents face economic hardships.....
July 3rd, 1993: Ross Perot serves as an economic advisor to the White House in Washington D.C., sparking national attention...
August 10th, 1993: Justice Sandra Day O' Connor announces her retirement from the bench as Supreme Court Justice in Washington D.C.,...
August 27th, 1993: 8.1 earthquake devastates Las Vegas, Nevada, cutting off water supplies to the city and damaging Hoover Dam.....
September 7th, 1993:
The Chevy Chase Show (CBS-TV) hosted by Chevy Chase, makes its hit debut in Los Angeles, California....
September 9th, 1993: U.S. Congress kills the Strategic Defense Intiative (SDI) funding in Washington D.C.,...
September 21st, 1993: Assassination attempt made on Soviet Premier in Moscow, sparking international tensions and concern...
October 1st, 1993:
The Tonight Show (NBC-TV) hosted by Jay Leno is cancelled for "re-tooling" in Los Angeles, California....
October 4th, 1993: Soviet Premier is assassinated in Moscow, the first public assassination of a Soviet leader, sparking a massive crisis for the Sino-Soviet Union....
November 11th, 1993: Kathie Lee Gifford is named the new host of
The Tonight Show (NBC-TV) in Hollywood, California...
December 2nd, 1993 - Rick Berman announced plans that
Star Trek: The Next Generation would continue for ten years.
January 7th 1994- The Longest Running Romance Comedy Show
Plumbers Don't Wear Ties is given its First Movie. The show, orginating in the 1986 Pilot on ABC 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 by the collapse of the Soviet Union movement by the Death of the USSR and Prince (Otherwise know as Michael Jackson) movements), 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. Howard Hughes Sports Network
Monday Night Football commentator Howard Stern
-Harry Armis bickering at you while NBC Longtime former
Tonight Show and
Nightly News 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 Prince 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 later on with 117 Million Buys. By 1999, the TGIF Schedule looks like this:
8ET: Plumber's Don't Wear Ties
9ET: Whose Line is It Anyway
10ET: Life on Mars
June 17th, 1994: Former NFL player O.J. Simpson is killed by his estranged wife , Nicole Brown-Simpson in Los Angeles, California amidst reports of "domestic violence"...
July 12, 1994: Texas A&M develops a program to reduce the "feral emu" problem by dropping contraceptives across the country side. The rest are dealt with through the use of state-subsidized specialty "emu pistols." While the numbers significantly decline over the next 10 years feral Emu continues to be a minor nuisance across Texas..
August 31st, 1994: Joseph Mobuto launches his campaign to unite the continent of Africa politically and militarily in Tobruk, Libya....
November 18th, 1994 -
Star Trek VII: The Ashes of Eden, written and directed by William Shatner, which is based on Shatner's best-selling novel in OTL, makes its hit debut...
December 16th, 1994 - "Generations", a two-hour
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode,which is based on OTL's
Star Trek VII, aired and became successful, this time, the Enterprise-D is not destroyed until the 1995-1996 season finale.
February 17th, 1995: Some 20,000 people gather in Meadville, Penn., to hear militia figure Mark "Mark from Michigan" Koernke discuss the steps Americans should take to defend themselves from the "New World Order." Also on this day, Singer Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi and actress Heather Locklear give birth in Los Angeles, California to son Thomas...
June 9th, 1995: Actress Ashley Judd announces her engagement to actor Matthew McConaughey in Hollywood, California....
June 16, 1995:
HIStory by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller.
July 24th, 1995: Broccoli is roclaimed the "miracle food of the nineties" in a report published in the New England Journal of Medicine...
September 15th, 1995:
Cold Blooded starring Jason Priestly, makes its hit debut, launching the film career of Jason Priestly...
October 3rd, 1995: Attorney Johnnie Cochran takes credit for winning a "Not Guilty" verdict for Nicole Brown-Simpson in Los Angeles, California, sparking controversy nationwide...
November 3rd, 1995: Actress Jodie Foster gives birth to daughter Elizabeth in New York City, New York...
February 14th, 1996: Joseph Mobuto proclaims the "liberation of the people's of the world" during a rally in Tobruk, Libya.....
March 11th, 1996: Coronation of King Charles V occurs at Buckingham Palace in London, England amidst protest and controversy....
August 24th, 1996: More than 5,000 supporters attend a major meeting of the separatist Republic of Texas' "Provisional Government General Council" in Austin, Texas...
November 5th, 1996: Pat Buchanan (R-MD) is elected President of the United States based on a populist platform. Former KKK leader David Duke (R-LA) is elected to the U.S. Senate, sparking civil unrest and panic throughout Louisiana. Actor Alec Baldwin, with wife Kim Bassinger, wins the U.S. Senate race in New York, one of the few bright spots for the Democratic Party...
November 19th, 1996: Cuban government collapses in Havana, amidst massive protests organized by the Roman Catholic community...
November 22nd, 1996 - "First Contact", a two-hour
Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, which is based on OTL's
Star Trek VIII, aired and became a most successful Star Trek episode ever.
April 18th, 1997: A Patriot group files a notice with Maricopa County officials declaring a new "Country of Arizona" supposedly recognized by the United Nations as "Indigenous Nation No. 215."
May 1, 1997: Mick Jagger elected to Parliament as a member of the Liberal Democrats...
May 8th, 1997 -
Star Trek VIII: The Return, written by William Shatner and directed by Jonathan Frakes, makes its hit debut...
May 9, 1997:
Ghosts by Michael Jackson becomes a best seller.
June 16, 1997: Walter Cronkite starts a new career as a lounge singer...
June 25, 1997: Howard Stern and Pamela Anderson Lee star in a rock musical version of
Gone With the Wind.
July 30,1997: Barbra Streisand convinces Rush Limbaugh to become a liberal Democrat...
August 16,1997: Kathie Lee Gifford claims to have been abducted by aliens and then abandoned in the Colorado wilderness for five weeks...
September 11,1997: John Travolta is called upon to land a commercial jetliner after the crew is incapacitated by food poisoning...
October 1, 1997:
Naruto #1 (DC Comics) written by Alan Moore makes its hit debut.
November 17th, 2000 -
Star Trek IX: Avenger, written by William Shatner and directed by Stuard Baird, makes its hit debut...
December 15th, 1997:
Space Moose (TV-MA) is approved for broadcast on The Comedy Channel...
July 17th, 1998: Reports of infidelity by Queen Diana, sparking controversy and concern throughout Buckingham Palace in London, England....
October 31st, 1998: A series of murders take place on college campuses across the Midwest, sparking civil concern and civil unrest...
August 14th, 1999: The Statue of Liberty loses both arms in a terrorist blast.
August 14-16th, 1999: A pollution cloud forces New York City to be quarantined.
September 5th, 1999: Wynonna Judd quits country music to become a women’s wrestler.
October 11th, 1999: The cast of
60 Minutes II is replaced by Candice Bergen, Mary Tyler Moore and Margot Kidder.
November 25th, 1999: Monica Lewinski becomes a millionaire after opening a New York boutique for the "full-figured woman" called "Monica’s Closet."
April 19th, 2000: "Golden Age of Pakistan" is proclaimed in Islamabad, Pakistan, sparking international attention....
May 25th, 2000: Liberation Day; U.S. troops proclaim the liberation of Jerusalem from Arab forces in Washington D.C.,...
August 2nd, 2000: Sino-Soviet Coalition forces begin their withdrawal from the Middle east, signalling a major turn in political tide of events...
November 17th, 2000 -
Star Trek IX: Avenger, written by William Shatner and directed by Stuard Baird, makes its hit debut...
July 4th, 2001:
Space Moose: Millennium Moose is released in theaters, proving to be a sleeper hit...
August 1, 2001:
Full Metal Alchemist #1 (DC Comics) written by Alan Moore makes its hit debut.
December 13th, 2001: Kashmir announces its secssion from India, sparking international attention and concern...
December 25th, 2001: Vietnamese Civil War ends; Democratic government is installed in Saigon, after 10 years of relentless violence...
January 15th, 2002: Food prices rise 300% since 2000, sparking civil unrest and violence nationwide...
February 25th, 2002: Gasoline prices rise to $5.00/gallon amidst speculation over gas supplies....
June 10th, 2002: Kashmir is annexed by Pakistan in a formal ceremony in Islamabad, Pakistan....
July 14th, 2002: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Berhnake raises interest rates to 20% amidst economic chaos and civil unrest nationwide in Washington D.C.,...
December 23rd, 2002: Gasoline prices rise to $20.00/gallon in certain portions of the country as fuel supplies begin to dwindle...
April 14th, 2003: Actor Keanu Reeves shocks Hollywood insiders by announcing his marriage to Katy Huron in Hollywood, California....
May 1st, 2003: American billionaire H. Ross Perot launches the "Britain Prevails!" campaign in support of the Tory Party in London, England...
May 23rd, 2003 -
Star Trek: The Next Generation, ends its run on television after sixteen years...
May 27th, 2003: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell resigns, sparking concerns over American political efforts abroad in Washington D.C.,...
September 26th, 2003 -
Star Trek: Enterprise, set on the Enterprise-B after the disappearance of Captain Kirk, starring Alan Ruck as Captain John Harriman, makes its hit debut...
January 6th, 2007: Followers of Jeane Dixon clash with followers of Edgar Cayce in Miami, Florida, sparking national media attention....
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President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas
1960-1970: Soviet troops occupy the Middle East, from the Nile River to the Khyber Pass, Yugoslavia, Kenya, Philippines, and Indonesia...
1975-1980: Europe, India and Japan join the Communist Bloc...
1980, 1984, or 1988: A woman is elected President of the United States of America...
1980s: Biological warfare is launched against the United States of America...
1991: "Old Order" of China, Japan, and Korea collapse in nationalist and political violence