Here is the
seventh draft of the ATL:
January 19, 1976: Jimmy Carter wins the Iowa Democratic Caucus. Upon finishing he has a strange craving for rabbit stew, which he orders from a local chef...
March 24th, 1976: Isabel Martínez de Perón survives a coup attempt in Buenos Aires, Argentina, sparking calls for political reform...
July 1st, 1976:
Vampirella (Hammer Pictures) starring Peter Cushing and Barbara Leigh makes its hit film debut....
July 14th, 1976: Presidential Candidate Jimmy Carter is the first ever to use e-mail on the campaign trail..
September 21st, 1976: Chilean exile Orlando Letelier survives an assassination attempt in Washington D.C., sparking international attention....
November 12th, 1976: First reported outbreak of "Koro" (a.k.a. "Shung Yak"), a deadly STD that destroys sexual genitalia within hours of infection, in the Isan region of Thailand, killing 350 people.
December 3rd, 1976:
Rocky starring former porn star Sylvester Stallone flops at the box office....
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March 21st, 1977:
Justice League of America (DC Comics) "Whatever Happend To...?" story by Robert Mayer, tells the dark possible future wherein the Justice League falls apart through mundane concerns....
April 21st, 1977: General General Ziaur Rahman is arrested after a failed coup attempt against Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem in Dhaka, Bangladesh....
May 25th, 1977:
Lady Vader directed by George Lucas (as suggested by Meir Zarchi) starring Jane Fonda as Lady Vader, Harrison Ford as Han Solo, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia and Mark Hammil as Luke Starkiller makes its hit debut..
June 17th, 1977: Paramount Studios under Barry Diller announces the creation of a "fourth network" in Hollywood, California...
July 5th, 1977: General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq is placed under arrest, after a failed coup attempt against Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, amidst claims of CIA backing....
November 8th, 1977: Liberal Party candidate, New York Secretary of State Mario Cuomo, is elected Governor of New York City, defeating Democratic opponent Ed Koch
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February 19th, 1978: U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance meets with a group of "concerned relatives" who are concerned about relatives who have followed Jim Jones to Jamestown, Guyana...
March 6th, 1978:
Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt is shot and killed in Lawrenceville, Georgia, sparking national attention...
April 20th, 1978:
Robocop directed by Meir Zarchi starring Wings Hauser and Ken Foree with special effects by Tom Savini makes its hit debut...
June 14th, 1978:
MASK directed by Joe D'amato and produced by Dino DeLaurentis starring George Peppard, Jan Michael Vincent and Powers Boothe makes its hit debut...
June 16th, 1978:
Death Dimension starring Jim Kelly and George Lazenby , introduces science-fiction to the "Blacksploitation" genre...
July 17th, 1978:
The Other Side of the Sun directed by Sun-Ra, starring Raymond Johnson and Billy-Dee Williams, makes its hit debut with a world where African civilizations gained primacy...
September 9th, 1978:
Star Trek: Phase II (PTN-TV) starring William Shatner, De Forrest Kelly, and Persis Khambatta, is launched....
September 12th, 1978:
Taxi (PTN-TV) starring Tony Danza and Judd Hirsch, makes its hit debut...
October 24th, 1978:
The Wiz, an African-American adaptation of the "Wizard of Oz", starring Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Richard Pryor makes its hit debut...
November 17th, 1978: U.S. Secretary of State Cyrus Vance is shot by followers of Jim Jones at Port Kaituma, Guyana, sparking international attention...
November 27th, 1978: Supervisor Dan White kills Supervisors Willie Brown and Harvey Milk, along with Mayor George Moscone in San Francisco, California....
December 5th, 1978: Wei Jingsheng publishes the "Fifth Modernization" in Beijing, China as an underground pamphlet, calling for democracy in China....
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March 4th, 1979: Michael Jackson is killed in a freak accident while practicing for a particularly elaborate dance number...
March 15th, 1979:
Blade Runner directed by Joe D'Amato starring Sybil Darling as Rachel, Sandahl Berman as Pris, Vincent Price as Tyrell, and Jack Nicholson as Roy Batty with Music by Kraftwerk makes its hit debut..
May 5, 1979: President Jimmy Carter is shot and killed by Raymond Lee Harvey at the Civic Center Mall in Los Angeles. Raymond subsequently claims to have been involved in a four-man operation but given his history of mental illness and sparse information available this is difficult to substantiate. Also on this day, Vice-President Walter Mondale is sworn-in as President aboard Air Force One, amid fears of other assassination attempts. On the same day, rumours heighten that Prime Minister James Callaghan, who narrowly survived a vote of confidence 5 weeks earlier, is planning a 'snap election' on the issue of Europe, to coincide with the first European Parliament poll.
May 6 1979 : Upcoming Argentinian player Diego Armando Maradona dies in a car crash.
May 22nd, 1979:
The War Against Children by Frederic Wertham, is published, attacking popular culture as "harmful to youth..."
June 18, 1979: President Mondale announces that he has selected Senator Dale Bumpers (D-AR) as his Vice-President.
September 5 1979 - President Walter Mondale announces that he will seek the presidency in 1980.
October 8th, 1979: Mikhail Gorbachev is hit by a car while visiting Odessa, killing him instantly.
November 2nd, 1979:
Over the Edge directed by Jonathan Kaplan starring Matt Dillon, Michael Eric Kramer and Pamela Ludwig makes its hit debut, sparking panic over youth gangs spreading. Also on this day, Amid rumors of a primary challenge to President Mondale, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) announces that he will not run for the Democratic nomination, and endorses Mondale's campaign.
November 6th, 1979: Interim Iranian government Prime Minister Mehdi Bazargan is overthrown in an American-backed coup in Tehran, led by Shapour Bakhtiar...
December 2, 1979 -- Republican presidential candidate and former California Governor Ronald Reagan is thrown from his horse while riding at his ranch outside Santa Barbara. The 68-year-old Reagan breaks his right hip and several ribs in the mishap. While Reagan will eventually recover, his recovery is expected to take months and doctors advise against attempting to campaign in the upcoming New Hampshire primary. On Monday, December 17, while seated in a wheelchair at UCLA Medical Center, he announces that "with deep regret but with boundless hope for America's future" he will be withdrawing from the campaign.
December 27th, 1979: Afghan President Hafizullah Amin flees to London, England after the Soviets launch a coup overthrowing his government....
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January 3, 1980: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos dies suddenly of a heart attack. Prime Minister Virata is sworn in as President, but, as his predecessor initially did, does not renounce the premiership.
January 21st, 1980: Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker wins the Iowa Caucus.
February 20th, 1980: After a heavy night of drinking including vomitting in the friend's car in which he was sleeping, Bon Scott awakens to another day of life as a rock star.
February 26th, 1980: Congressman Phil Crane and Conservatives bit back in New Hampshire as his campaign of fiscal Conservatism and tax cuts connects with the granite state.
February 29th, 1980:
Mason Dixon's Girls (CBS-TV) starring James Best and Heather Locklear, makes its hit debut....
March 8th-16th, 1980: Spring Rhythms (a.k.a. "Tblisi-80", "Soviet Woodstock") music festival is held in Tblisi, Georgia SSR, showing a "new Soviet Union"...
April 11th, 1980: Scientists at Cape Canaveral, Florida announce the discovery of evidence of fossilized remains of micro-organisms on Mars from the Viking II lander at Utopia Planitia, Mars, sparking renewed interest in the space program....
April 24th, 1980: First known case of "Koro" reported in San Francisco, California in the Chinatown district...
April 26th, 1980:
Uncanny X-Men (Marvel Comics) "Toward the Terra" introduces Japanese story writer Keiko Takemiya, who introduces the "Mutant Registration Act"...
June 9th, 1980: Comedian Richard Pryor dies of a drug overdose after freebasing cocaine in Northridge, California....
June 18th, 1980: Illinois House of Representatives in Springfield, Illinois announces the ratification by 3/5 majority of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), sparking national attention...
July 17th, 1980: President Lidia Gueiler Tejada survives an attempted coup d'etat backed by General Luis García Meza Tejada in La Paz, Bolivia. Also on this day, Senator Howard Baker and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld are nominated at the Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan. It has been a hard fought campaign season, but Baker, with establishment support, eventually won over the Conservative Phil Crane.
September 10th, 1980: Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng maintains his hold on power, after announcing "self-criticism" campaigns in Beijing, China...
September 12th, 1980: Necdet Calp is selected as President by the Turkish Parliament in an effort to prevent a military coup in Ankara, Turkey,....
October 11th, 1980:
The House That Bled Death (Hammer Pictures) starring Nicholas Ball, Rachel Davies, Brian Croucher, Patricia Maynard, Milton Johns, George Tovey, makes its hit debut...
Oct
ober 25th, 1980:
The Silent Scream (Hammer Pictures) starring Peter Cushing, Brian Cox, Elaine Donnelly, Antony Carrick, Terry Kinsella, Robin Browne...
November 4th, 1980: President Walter Mondale defeats Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker and former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld by a more comforatble margin than expected due, mainly, to sympathy following the death of the late Jimmy Carter.
The 1980 election
Democratic: 292
Republican: 246
Percentages
Mondale/Bumpers(Democratic): 43.2%
Baker/Rumsfeld(Republican): 41.8%
Clark/Koch(Libertarian): 8%
Greaves/Varnum(American independent): 4%
Anderson/lucey(independent): 3%
November 8th, 1980: Denis Healey narrowly defeats Michael Foot for the leadership of the British Labour Party. Also on this day,
Carpathian Eagle (Hammer Pictures) starring Pierece Brosnan, Suzanne Danielle, and Siân Phillips makes its hit debut...
December 8th, 1980: Former Beatles-member John Lennon survives an assassination attempt by Mark David Chapman in New York City, New York, his wife Yoko Ono is killed in the attack...
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January 20th, 1981: President Walter Mondale is inaugurated for his first full term.
February 23th, 1981: General Antonio Tejero seizes control of the government in Madrid, Spain in a military coup...
March 1st, 1981:
I...Vampire comic makes its hit debut, the latest in a slew of popular horror comics not carrying the Comics Code Authority sticker. This is the first in DC's new Vertigo imprint....
March 30th, 1981: John Hinckley Jr. shoots President Walter Mondale in Washington D.C., in a failed assassination attempt in an effort to "impress Jodie Foster..."
April 9th, 1981:
J. "Digger" Doyle (CBS-TV) starring Erin Gray makes its hit series debut as a female security expert...
May 11th, 1981: Singer Bob Marley is hospitalized with acral lentiginous melanoma in Miami, Florida requiring the amputation of one of his toes...
May 13th, 1981: Pope John Paul II is brutally assassinated by Mehmet Ali Ağca during a mass in the Vatican City, sparking sectarian violence between Muslims and Christians worldwide...
26 May 1981: Giuseppe Siri, Archbishop of Genoa, is elected Pope, taking on the name Pius XIII, and surprising some veteran Vaticanologists. Some, however, speculate that the cardinals intend him to be a "caretaker Pope".
May 30th, 1981: Major General Abul Monjur overthrows the government in Dhaka, Bangladesh in a military coup....
July 1, 1981: The Indiana Pacers trade talented but aging George McGinnis to Portland for Tom Owens after turning down Portland's earlier offer for the Pacers' 1984 first round draft pick
September 1st, 1981: Chinese Premier Hua Guofeng maintains his role as Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during a vote led by Deng Xiaoping in Beijing, China...
September 8th, 1981:
The House on Value Street by Stephen King, based on the Patty Hearst kidnapping, becomes a major bestseller...
October 6th, 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat survives an asassination attempt in Cairo, Egypt...
November 3rd, 1981: Liberal Mayor Mario Cuomo is re-elected by a large margin with only one opponent, the Conservative party candidate.
December 13th, 1981: Polish Uprising; Soviet troops enter into Warsaw, Poland, after the failure of Wojciech Jaruzelski to maintain order amidst Solidarity protests,....
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March 5th, 1982: Comedian Robin Williams dies of a cocaine overdose in Toronto, Ontario while with John Belushi...
March 11, 1982: Shaken by the sudden death of his friend, John Belushi admits himself into rehab to properly deal with his own addiction and demons.
May 7th, 1982: Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev dies after suffering from a major stroke at the Kremlin in Moscow, sparking a massive succession crisis...
May 8th, 1982: Nikolai Tikhonov is named as Soviet Premier, before the Politburo in Moscow, calling for economic and agricultural development....
June 2nd, 1982: Actor Larry Hagman leaves the set of Dallas (CBS-TV) over alleged salary disputes...
June 30th, 1982: President Walter Mondale announces the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) as the 27th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, after its passage by the Florida Senate, during a speech in Miami, Florida....
September 12th, 1982: Anti-Vietnamese riots erupt in Bangkok, Thailand, amidst rumors that Vietnamese refugees are spreading the "Koro" virus, sparking international attention....
September 22nd, 1982:
Family Ties (PTN-TV) starring Michael J. Fox, Tina Yothers, and Justine Bateman, makes its hit debut...
September 30th, 1982:
Cheers (PTN-TV) starring Shelley Long, Ted Dansen, and George Wendt, makes its hit debut....
November 2, 1982: In response to the National Energy Policy, the separatist Western Canadian Concept wins twenty-eight seats in the Alberta legislature. Over the next five years, the party wins seats in legislatures across western Canada.
December 5th, 1982: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Koro/Shung Yak" in Sikkkim and North Bengal, India, sparking fears of a pandemic...
December 10th, 1982: LISTSERV is developed, allowing e-mail service for families that own personal computers....
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August 12th, 1983: President Walter Mondale declines to re-appoint Paul Volcker to a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.
September 1st, 1983: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 lands safely at its destination. Congressman Larry McDonald leaves his plane safely. In his home in Everett, Washington, Senator Henry M Jackson does not suffer an aortic aneurysm.
September 14th, 1983:
Bastard Swordsman (Shaw Brothers) starring Norman Chu, makes its hit film debut,...
December 17th 1983: In a four way trade between St Louis, Chicago, and Philly, the following teams would get these players:
Cards: Neil Allen (Already traded to Cards)
Phillies: Ivan Dejesus
Cubs: Keith Hermandez, Ryne Sandberg, Larry Bowa, Dwight Gooden
Mets: Bruce Sutter, Lee Smith, Gary Carter (From Montreal)
December 19th, 1983: Members of the "Koro-positive" society demand political reforms in the form of equal rights for "Koro-positive" who have been labelled as eunuchs, during a rally in New Dehli, India...
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February 3rd, 1984: Karen Carpenter is treated for anorexia nervosa, after collapsing in Los Angeles, California...
March 14th, 1984: Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams is assassinated by Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) members in central Belfast, sparking sectarian violence throughout Northern Ireland....
April 1st, 1984: Singer Marvin Gaye Jr., survives a gunshot wound by his father in Los Angeles, California....
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.
June 14th, 1984:
Ghostbusters directed by Ivan Reitman written by Dan Aykroyd starring John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, and John Candy makes its hit debut..
June 19, 1984: The Indiana Pacers select Michael Jordan out of North Carolina with the second pick in the 1984 NBA Draft. The Pacers were initially going to draft Sam Bowie, needing a center, but after a conversation with Bobby Knight in which Knight reportedly screamed "If you need a center, play Jordan at center, then!", the Pacers' general manager relented and selected Jordan. The Chicago Bulls select Charles Barkley out of Alabama with the third pick.
September 5th, 1984:
Mark of the Devil (Hammer Pictures) starring Dirk Benedict, Jenny Seagrove, George Sewell, John Paul, and Tom Adams, makes its hit debut...
September 7th, 1984:
Brother From Another Planet directed by John Sayles, starring Joe Morton, marks a major acceptance of blacksploitation science-fiction; Also on this day, "Carribean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" single by Billy Ocean makes its hit musical debut....
September 18, 1984 to September 22, 1984: The Democratic Party runs a very controversial ad that attacks Republican nominee Philip Crane(R-IL) due to his drinking problem.
October 1, 1984: polls show that Philip Crane(R-IL) has lost his lead over Walter Mondale. The margin is now 51-49 in favor of the incumbent. Pundits credit the very controversial advertisements deployed by Democratic strategists with Mondale regaining the lead.
October 13th 1984: Cubs, thanks to a .314 BA by Keith in the regular season punches out on the Detroit Tigers, thanks to Dwight Gooden's Relegation as Closer working well, setting the record 48th save against Detroit before a crowd of 43,000 in Wrigley Field. Not only do fans storm the field after the ballgame in mass celebration, the loudness of the crowd can be heard by people watching the game at a TV in Comiscky Park.
October 19th, 1984:
Secret Service of the Imperial Court (Shaw Brothers) starring Bryan Leung, Tony Liu, and Nancy Hu, makes its hit debut, serving as the first hit film in both Hong Kong and mainland China...
October 22nd, 1984: Despite efforts at denial by Communist Party officials; WHO/CDC officials report an outbreal of "Koro/Shung Yak" in Hainan Island, People's Republic of China....
October 31st, 1984: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi survives an assassination attempt on her life by a Sikh bodyguard in New Dehli, India....
November 6th, 1984: With the retirement of four-term Senator John Tower, Former DCI and 1980 candidate for the Republican nomination George Bush is elected Senator from Texas.
November 16th, 1984: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Koro/Shung Yak" in Leizhou Peninsula, China sparking national attention....
November 25th, 1984:
The Los Angeles Times reports the use of a new drug called "flashback" a.k.a. "nostalgia", a drug that allows recreational users to relive certain memories, popular amongst college students, barrio and ghetto residents....
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January 3rd, 1985: Former Director of Central Intelligence and 1980 candidate for the Republican nomination George Bush is sworn in as Texas Senator.
March 22nd, 1985:
The Last Dragon starring Vanity, Julius Carry, and Taimak, makes its hit debut, blending "Blaxploitation" and "Kung-Fu" genre ideas...
May 10th, 1985: "Suddenly" single by Billy Ocean makes its hit musical debut, making waves on both British and American pop charts...
May 23rd, 1985: Soviet Premier Nikolai Tikhonov announces a "Five-Year Plan" before the Politburo in Moscow,...
June 21st, 1985:
The Big Brass Ring directed by Orson Welles, starring William Hurt, Miranda Richardson, and Nigel Hawthorne, makes its hit debut...
June 30th, 1985:
Code of Vengeance (NBC-TV) starring Charles Taylor, makes its hit series debut....
July 13th, 1985: Live Aid is launched in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; London, England; and Leningrad, Russia SSR; Queen led by Freddie Mercury and Aquarium led by Boris Grenshschikov sing to the tune "Dancing In The Streets..."
July 20th, 1985: President Walter Mondale awards Elvis Presley the Medal of Freedom...
July 21st, 1985: Tensions mount in Orlando, Florida after James Bacchus is arrested for attacking a Chinese tourist amidst rumors of "Koro" infection....
August 1st, 1985: Tipper Gore, Susan Baker, and John Nevius begin Congressional hearings against the comic book industry in Washington D.C., amidst concerns of sex and violence in comics. Also on this day,
IRON MAN directed by George Lucas starring Tommy Lee Jones makes it hit debut...
August 5th, 1985: House of Representatives proposes plans by Tipper Gore and Susan Baker to place "Parental Guidance: Explicit Material" warning labels on comic books, after concerns are raised about the issue of violence and graphic language are raised...
August 23rd, 1985:
The Protector starring Jackie Chan and Danny Aiello, makes its hit debut, securing Jackie Chan as a blockbuster star....
August 25, 1985: Bar Harbor Flight 1808 makes a crash landing in a field near Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport after clipping some trees. Three of the plane's eight passengers suffer minor injuries, including 13-year-old Samantha Smith, who suffers a broken arm. Both President Mondale and Soviet premier Nikolai Tikhonov send "Get Well Soon" letters to Smith, who has become famous in recent years for her ambassadorial activities and fledgling acting career.
September 19th, 1985: Comic book industry leaders including Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Mark Gruenwald are all called before the House Commission on Comic Books in Washington D.C.,...
September 27th, 1985: Tensions mount as Soviet Premier Nikolai Tikhonov is purged by Communist Party officials in Moscow...
September 29th, 1985: Nikolai Ryzhkov is named as the new Soviet Premier by the Politburo in Moscow, amidst calls for political and economic reforms...
October 22nd, 1985: WHO/CDC officials report in Beijing, China that the "Koro" virus has killed 3,000 people in 16 cities throughout China, sparking international attention and concern....
October 23rd, 1985: Sun Yaoting, a former royal eunuch, calls upon the Chinese government to treat "Koro-positive" people with dignity and respect, before the Chinese Politburo in Beijing, China...
November 1st, 1985: 19 comic book companies agree to the use of the "Tipper Sticker" as a warning label for parents, sparking national controversy in Washington D.C.,...
November 5th, 1985: Terrorist bombing in Westminster kills 48 MPs, including Prime Minister Ian Paisley,...
November 6th, 1985: Video tape sent to New Scotland Yard of a man in a Guy Fawkes mask with an electronically disguised voice claiming responsiblity for the Westminster bombing
November 12th, 1985: MP Jeffrey Archer is named Prime Minister during a ceremony in London, England, calling for "swift justice..."
November 17th, 1985: "Phrack" becomes a popular expletive due to use in online communities....
November 29th, 1985:
The New York Times reports that the use of the street drug "flashback" a.k.a. "nostalgia" has risen out of control, according to the CDC and the Department of Justice, during a press conference in Washington D.C.,...
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January 24th, 1986:
A Distant Scream (Hammer Pictures) starring David Carradine, Stephanie Beacham, Stephen Greif, and Stephan Chase, makes its hit debut...
January 25th, 1986: "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" single by Billy Ocean makes its hit debut....
February 19th, 1986:
Elvira's House of Mystery (DC Comics) is released, protesting the imposition of the "Tipper Sticker", becoming a major bestseller...
28th of February 1986. Olof Palme is out walking with his wife when a man sneaks up on them and shoots them both down before the bodyguard can react and shoot the man down and the man dies on his way to the hospital. The assasin is a well known criminal named Christer Petersson.
March 6th, 1986: Comet Fever; Civil unrest and riots erupt after alleged predictions by Nostradamus claim that Halley's Comet will crash on the planet's surface....
March 7th, 1986: Comicbook writter Alan Moore arrested, due to the similarity between the Westminster attack and an unplublished comic script he wrote years earlier.
April 4th, 1986:
The Sweet Scent of Death (Hammer Pictures) starring Dean Stockwell, Shirley Knight, Michael Gothard, Carmen du Sautoy, and Robert Lang, makes its hit debut...
April 9th, 1986: "Koro-positive" leaders praise legislation by President Indira Gandhi, granting eunuchs basic human rights, during a signing ceremony in Bhopal, India....
April 14th, 1986:
Nu, pogodi! makes its hit debut in the United States, with conservative christian commentators such as James Dobson condemning it for its 'soviet origins... and promotion of the gay agenda.'
April 22nd, 1986: "You Gotta Fight For Your Right!" storyline is launched through
Uncanny X-Men (Marvel Comics), considered a hallmark in the fight against censoship....
May 4th, 1986: Hamm-Uentrop Disaster; Nuclear power plant in Hamm-Uentrop, West Germany suffers a catastrophic meltdown, sparking an evacuation of a 10-km distance of the plant....
May 16th, 1986:
Top Gun starring Kelly McGinnis and Tom Cruise flops at the box office, after reports of cocaine overdose and erratic behavior by director Tony Scott...
June 15th, 1986: Samantha Smith with U2 appears at the "Conspiracy of Hope" concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey, calling for peace between the United States and the Soviet Union...
June 17, 1986: The Indiana Pacers, holding the first pick in the NBA draft after finishing with the NBA's worst record during the 1985-86 season due to a season-ending injury to Michael Jordan early in the year, select Len Bias out of Maryland. Brad Daugherty is drafted second to the Boston Celtics.
June 19, 1986: Brian Tribble, best friend to NBA #1 pick Len Bias, dies of a cocaine overdose at a party attended by Bias. Hours later, Len Bias admits during a press conference that he had used cocaine during college and that he'd planned to use it during the party, but he wasn't feeling up to it. Bias vows to never touch drugs again and to spend the rest of his life educating people about the dangers of drugs. The Pacers issue a statement later in the day stating they still intend to sign Bias.
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...
June 30th, 1986: The Supreme Court rules that Sodomy Laws are unconstitutional in
Bowers v. Hardwick, sparking mass celebration in predominantly GLBT neighborhoods and homophobic riots...
July 16th, 1986: HIV vaccine developed as predicted by United States Health and Human Services Secretary Margaret Heckler...
August 12th, 1986: Comicbook writter Alan Moore aquitted on all charges due to lack of evidence
September 1st, 1986: The first issue of "Watchmen" debuts. In it, it tells of an alternate reality where superheroes exist. It begins with the killing of a masked hero known as the Comedian. Among the changes to modern day 1986, Jimmy Carter is still President, having been saved from that fatal bullet by protection from the government employed Comedian. He survives re-election after a successful rescue from the Iran Hostage Crisis at the hands of the Comedian and uses government sponsored heroes such as Doctor Manhattan to practice an idealist foreign policy. With popularity after foreign policy triumphs, the 22nd Amendment is repealed and he runs for a third term. In retrospect, writer Alan Moore cites the comic book series as a criticism of Carter and Mondale's idealistic foreign policy and claims that he and artist Dave Gibbons used Carter instead of Mondale because they didn't want to openly criticize the popular President Mondale.
October 1, 1986: General Secretary Ryzhkov nominates former Ambassador to the US Anatoly Dobrynin as Foreign Minister.
October 31, 1986: The decision to award Bombardier the CF-18 maintenance contracts over Winnipeg-based Bristol Aerospace, inflames anti-Eastern sentiments across western Canada.
November 4th, 1986: In a stunning blow to LGBT activists, Proposition 64, authored by Lyndon LaRouche, labelling AIDS/HIV as a "communicable disease" is approved by a margin of 62%-38%, sparking national attention...
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 19th, 1986:
Love in Outer Space blacksploitation science fiction film starring Wesley Snipes, directed by Ernest R. Dickerson, makes its hit debut...
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February 24th, 1987: Senator Gary Hart of Colorado announces his intentions to run for President in 1988 against the likely nominee, Vice-President Bumpers.
March 1st, 1987: WHO/CDC officials report a massive "Koro/Shung Yak" outbreak in Guangdong, China, sparking national concern and attention...
March 9th, 1987: Vice-President Dale Bumpers of Arkansas announces that he will run for the Democratic nomination for President in 1988.
March 18th, 1987: Senator George Bush of Texas announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican Presidential nomination. His moderate record, long history in government, and insider experience have the ability to work for or against him in the primaries.
April 30th, 1987: Ralph Reed establishes the "Moral Majority" in Virginia Beach, Virginia, blaming the Mondale administration for the spread of "Koro/Shung Yak" to American shores,...
May 6, 1987: Michael Jordan scores 71 points for the Pacers in a 120-117 Game 2 victory over the Boston Celtics in the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals, setting an NBA playoffs record. Len Bias contributes 21 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists in the victory, his first playoff triple-double. Interviewed after the game, Larry Bird says "we weren't up against Michael Jordan, we were up against God disguised as Michael Jordan".
May 13, 1987: Despite a heroic 49 point effort by Michael Jordan, the Celtics eliminate the Pacers in five, 128-121. Brad Daugherty emerges as a dominating center, controlling the inside and averaging 25.8 points, 13.4 rebounds, and 4.6 blocks per game during the series.
May 23rd, 1987: Lobsang Tenzin leads rallies for Tibetan independence in Lhasa, Tibet, sparking international attention....
June 16th, 1987: After weeks of speculation, Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro announces she too will campaign for the Democratic nomination for President. As the "Mainstream Liberal" in the race against the Westerner Hart and the Southerner Bumpers, she is planning on receiving a lot of funds for her campaign.
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....
June 30th, 1987:
Wild Cards (Marvel Comics) mini-series by George R.R. Martin serves to unify the various threads of the Marvel Universe into a continuity wherein the rise of superheroes was spawned by Kree-Skrull weapons test. The mini-series also serves to place the Marvel Universe in an alternate reality, wherein Jimmy Carter lost re-election to Ronald Reagan....
September 18th, 1987:
Fatal Attraction starring Glenn Close and Michael Douglas, flops at the box office amidst reports of misogynism of the story...
September 26th, 1987: Governor Jack Kemp of New York announces he will run for the Republican nomination as well.
October 1st, 1987: The final issue of the extremely successful Watchmen, it begins with sights of the damage done across the world by Ozymandias, namely, the destruction of any and all nuclear weapons across the world. "By dis-arming them, I have left the world with the only option left to it--peace." The issue and series ends with un-certainty as President Carter remains undecided as to how to act and the late Rorschach's journal at the offices of the Right-wing newspaper "The New Frontiersman", with the possibility of being published. The last two panels contain Carter telling a person (believed to be Secretary of State Cyrus Vance) to "call Gorbachev" while an aide at the New Frontiersman slowly reaches for what could be Rorschach's journal.
October 11th, 1987: Pell-Helms Amendment is passed in Washington D.C., condemning the Chinese government for its "inhumane treatment of "Koro" victims...
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January 23rd, 1988: Senator Bob Dole of Kansas announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican nomination for President.
February 8th, 1988: Vice-President Dale Bumpers wins the Iowa caucus by appealing to farmers, campaigning on Mondale's record and show-casing his experience in government. The major piece of news is Congresswoman Geraldine edging Senator Gary Hart for second-place.
February 16th, 1988: Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro of New York wins the New Hampshire primary. New Hampshire was attracted to her "maverick" campaign as New Hampshire likes to go against the grain.
February 23rd, 1988: Bumpers wins the races in Minnesota and South Dakota. However, again, Ferraro is able to beat Senator Gary Hart out for second.
February 25th, 1988: Senator Gary Hart of Colorado, who started out polling second to Vice-President Bumpers in the beginning of the primary season, with-draws from the race. "It's time to get back to the Senate, and get back to Colorado" will be his excuse. This makes the race effectively Ferraro vs. Bumpers.
March 9, 1988: General Secretary Ryzhkov makes a state visit to the US.
March 14th, 1988: Ralp Reed publishes "Out of the Pews, Into the Precincts", calling upon Christian fundamentalists to take action politically...
April 9th, 1988: "Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car" single by Billy Ocean makes its hit musical debut...
April 26, 1988: The Western Canadian Concept wins a majority government in Manitoba with thirty-five seats.
June 7th, 1988: Proposition 64, the AIDS/HIV initiative authored by Lyndon LaRouche, is overturned by the 9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, California. Also on this day, After an incredibly long primary season, Congresswoman Ferraro is named the presuptive Democratic nominee after winning the California primary and winning Bumpers' concession.
June 16th, 1988: Hmong guerillas launch an armed insurrection, demanding independence in Paj Cai, Laos, sparking international attention and concern,...
July 9th, 1988: WHO/CDC officials report an outbreak of "Koro/Shung Yak" in Durham, North Carolina, dispelling the myth that the disease is an "Asian disease..."
July 13th, 1988: Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro announces that she will choose Senator Lloyd Bentsen of Texas for her running-mate. This balances the ticket on ideological and geographical grounds as Bentsen is a moderate from Texas.
July 14th, 1988:
USA Today reports that approximately 45 million people are using the InfoWay system (aka 'Information Highway'), with roughly 30 million of those in North America (United States and Canada), 9 million in Europe, and 6 million in Asia/Pacific (Australia, Japan, etc.). 43.2 million (44%) U.S. households own a personal computer, and 14 million of them are online...
July 18th, 1988: The Democratic National Convention begins, where Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro and Senator Lloyd Bentsen will be nominated for President and Vice-President.
August 15th, 1988: The Republican National Convention begins, with moderate Senator George Bush of Texas nominated for President on the first ballot. For Vice-President, Conservative Governor Jack Kemp is nominated. The good-humored Kemp is seen as a good balance to the serious and not often articulate Senator Bush. In a sheer coincidence, both parties nominated a New Yorker and a Texan on their tickets.
August 15th-August 18th 1988: Senator George Bush of Texas and runningmate Senator Mark Hatfield of Oregon are nominated for President and Vice-President. With a moderate ticket that can bring in the West and the South and twelve consecutive years of Democratic rule, Republicans have high hopes for the election, especially after the 1984 loss.
September 16th, 1988:
Webster (PTN-TV) starring Emmanuel Lewis makes its hit debut,...
September 25th, 1988: "You don't have to lecture me in foreign policy, Mr. Bush" fires Congresswoman Ferraro at her Republican opponent, Senator George Bush of Texas at the first Presidential debate.
September 26th, 1988: "Satanic Verses" storyline by Salman Rushdie of
The Justice League of America is released, sparking controversy with its perceived attack on organized religion....
October 5th, 1988: Indian government officials announce in New Dehli, India, a ban on American comic books as "spiritual pollution", sparking international attention,...
October 20th, 1988: Several Anglican and Roman Catholic organizations call for a ban on American comic books, during a rally in London, England....
November 2nd, 1988: Morris Worm; Robert T. Morris of Cornell University damages thousands of computers nationwide, after discovering that he has been flunked by the electronic engineering department...
November 6, 1988: Rep. Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY) is elected the first female President of the United States.
1988 election map:
Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY)/Senator Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) 338 electoral votes, 52.6% of the popular vote
Senator George Bush (R-TX)/Governor Jack Kemp (R-NY) 200 electoral votes, 46.2% of the popular vote
Former Congressman Ron Paul (L-TX)/Former State Senator Andre Marrou (L-NV) 0 electoral votes, 1.0% of the popular vote
November 10th, 1988:
Painted Faces (Shaw Brothers) starring Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, and Jackie Chan makes its hit debut,...
November 24th, 1988: American comic books are banned in South Africa and Pakistan; bans follow within weeks in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Somalia, Bangladesh, Sudan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Qatar...
November 28th, 1988: Mongolian Chairman Batmonh demands the expulsion of all ethnic Chinese nationwide, blaming them for the spread of "Koro/Shung Yak" in Ulaanbaator, Mongolia...
December 1st, 1988: First "World Koro Day" is held across the globe, in memorial to the many victims of the disease; Also on this day, Ralph Reed, President of the Moral Majority, announces that it would be announcing a series of comic books and television series that it would be calling for boycotts, during a press conference in Washington D.C.,...
December 2nd, 1988: First comic book burning is held in London, England, sparking international attention and concern...
December 6, 1988: Singer Roy Orbison is rushed to the hospital after suffering a massive heart attack at his mother's home. Doctors manage to save his life and he is ordered to take at least a three-month break from recording and performing. He is also advised to adhere to a strict dietary regimen.
December 8th, 1988: Police officials report the discovery of a "Flashback/Nostalgia" syndicate in Des Moines, Iowa, sparking national attention and concern...
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January 30th, 1989: Jerry Falwell, co-founder of the Moral Majority, launches a lawsuit in Washington D.C., against
Penthouse magazine for "defamation of character", due to a spoof ad...
February 11th, 1989: Ralph Reed leads a rally calling San Francisco, the "new Sodom and Gomorrah", citing AIDS/HIV and "Koro/Shung Yak"....
February 14th, 1989: Singer Billy Idol is killed in a motocycle accident in Los Angeles, California....
February 28th, 1989: Two comic book stores in Berkeley, California are firebombed because of the view by Christian fundamentalists of the comics as "pornographic material"...
March 14th, 1989: United Nations Human Rights Commisions (UNHRC) reports a massive overflow of Indonchinese refugees in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand...
March 20, 1989: The Western Canadian Concept wins a majority government in Alberta with a commanding sixty-one seats.
June 10th, 1989: Ralph Reed calls the Ferraro Administration "the most anti-Christian group to inhabit the West Wing since the formation of the Republic" during a rally in Washington D.C.,...
July 24th, 1989: Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) launches its independence movement in Taipei, Taiwan, sparking international attention and concern...
July 31st, 1989: BBC-TV Commentator Tony Harrison defends American comic books, during a broadcast in London, England....
August 12th-13th, 1989: Moscow Music Festival is held in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, calling for an end to international drug abuse, Western artists include the B-52s and Bruce Springsteen...
September 13th, 1989: AOL and INVOX grant users access to USENET, sparking debate on "Infoway etiquette" in San Jose, California....
September 16th, 1989: Ralph Reed meets with Barry Goldwater Jr. in Los Angeles, California, in an effort to forge a political alliance....
September 20th, 1989: Senator Richard Cheney (R-WY) calls for stronger penalties against the sale and distribution of "flashback", during hearings in Washington D.C.,...
September 24th, 1989:
Today Show (NBC-TV) host Bryant Gumbel comes out to publicly acknowledge that he has tested positive for "Koro/Shung Yak" in New York City, New York...
October 15th, 1989: Samantha Smith appears at the "Human Rights Now!" concert with Bruce Springsteen in Gorky Park in Moscow, Russia, sparking international attention...
October 28th 1989- Cubs win again, thanks to new Clutch Pitching of Andre Dawson, Kevin Mitchell, Juan Gonzalez, Jeff Bagwell, and 63 Saves by Dwight Gooden. The next 15 years are filled with at least 5 more World Series Championships, reversing the curse in a terrible direction...
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January 18th, 1990: Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry dies of a drug overdose from use of "Flashback/Nostalgia", causing many conservatives to point to a "Democratic culture of corruption..."
February 11th, 1990: Germaine Greer, a survivor of "Koro/Shung Yak" calls for civil rights for survivors, during a rally at Cambridge Univeristiy...
February 16th, 1990:
Psi-Man (Marvel Comics) #1 by Peter David is released, of a mutant psychic is trying to evade capture by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents...
February 23rd, 1990:
King Lear directed by Orson Welles, starring Orson Welles, Uma Thurman, and Christopher Plummer, makes its hit debut; Also on this day, Roy Orbison releases "Mercy", his first album since his heart attack. The album is a mixture of country songs, romance songs, and collaborations with various artists including Alison Krauss, Amy Grant, and Sinead O'Connor.
March 20th, 1990: Cuban-American singer Gloria Estefan is killed in a bus accidnt outside of Scranton, Pennsylvania, sparking national attention...
April 12th, 1990: Moral Majority leads protests against LGBT civil rights legislation enforcement in Chesapeake, Virginia, challenging the ACLU in court....
April 27th, 1990: Hasan Mahsum and Abudukadir Yapuquan launch an armed insurrection for Xinjiang independence, sparking international attention....
May 15th, 1990: Moral Majority leaders led by Ralph Reed begin meeting with Republican Party leaders in Atlanta, Georgia during their "Day of Prayer"....
May 24th, 1990: Darryl Cherney and Judi Bari bomb the ROTC facility at the UC Berkeley in Berkeley, California killing 3 people...
June 12, 1990: The Indiana Pacers win their first NBA championship in a four-game sweep over the Portland Trailblazers, behind the efforts of Michael Jordan, Len Bias, and rookie sensation center Shawn Kemp. Jordan wins Finals MVP.
June 23, 1990: The Meech Lake Accord fails after the leaders of Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatchewan insist that it shows special preference to Quebec.
July 13th, 1990:
Ghost flops at the box office , amidst reports of fighting on the set between Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore...
August 13th, 1990: Moral Majority leader Ralph Reed condemns the Ferraro administration of "submitting to the gay agenda" during a rally in Washington D.C.,...
October 12th, 1990: DEA agents breakup a "flashback" distribution ring in Kansas City, Missouri, sparking national attention and concern,...
November 6th, 1990: Movie star and Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea Clint Eastwood is elected Governor of California. At a speech following announcement of his victory, predecessor and Conservative icon Ronald Reagan quips "who ever thought a man who played alongside a monkey in a film could ever be successful at politics!"
December 24th, 1990: Mark Bunker and Julian Asange release documents from the Church of Scientology in Los Angeles, California, sparking international attention....
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January 3rd, 1991: Senator Mark Hatfiel of Oregon, formerly the Republicans' 1988 Vice-Presidential nominee, declines to run for the Republican nomination citing his old age and a "life well lived" in politics. He will retire in 1996.
January 11th, 1991: Church of Scientology attorneys led by Helena Kobrin call for a crackdown on hackers, during a press conference in Washington D.C.,....
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 5th, 1991: Ghulja Insurrection; Muslim fundamentalist guerillas launch a massive religious insurrection in Ghula, Xinjiang...
February 20, 1991: Roy Orbison wins eight Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for "Mercy" and Record of the Year for his collaboration with Alison Krauss, "Ain't Got Enough Of You". Orbison's tearful acceptance speech for the Album of the Year Grammy immediately becomes a legendary moment in music history, especially when he thanks the team of doctors who saved his life after his heart attack.
February 25th, 1991: Urumqi Bombings; Muslim fundamentalist guerillas bomb several buses in Urumqi, Xinjiang, sparking civil unrest and violence...
March 24th, 1991: Moral Majority flexes its muscles with campaigns for social conservative candidates throughout the Bible Belt, stating "one-party rule doesn't work"...
April 1st, 1991: "Flashback" guru John Morgenthaler, sparks international controversy after meeting with country singer Reba Mcentire, during a show in Fort Worth, Texas; Also on this day, "Mindvox" is created by Bruce Fancher and Patrick K. Kroupa creating a site wherein people can publicly share music and photos in New York City, New York...
May 17th, 1991: Cao Bang Incident; Vietnamese troops fire upon Chinese refugees entering into Vietnam, killing 54 people, sparking international attention and concern,..
May 25th, 1991: Ouyang Yu leads a rally for the rights of "Koro/ Shung Yak" infected persons in Shanghai, People's Republic of China,....
May 31st, 1991: Moral Majority leaders lead a "Reclaim America" rally in Lynchburg, Virginia.....
June 4th, 1991: Jiang Qing, widow of Mao Tse-tung and member of the Gang of Four, accuses the Chinese government of a "betrayal of principles", publishing a manifesto in Beijing, China....
June 16th, 1991: United Nations officials condemn President Vo Chi Cong of inciting attacks against Chinese refugees in Saigon, Vietnam,...
June 17, 1991: In what is considered to be perhaps the greatest NBA game ever played, the Los Angeles Lakers defeat the Indiana Pacers, 141-139 in triple overtime in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. The win is considered to be a monumental upset as the Pacers finished the regular season with an NBA record 71 wins and looked to be shoo-ins to repeat as champions. After the game, Magic Johnson announces his retirement. He had tested positive for Koro just before the beginning of the finals but opted to play regardless, and through his inspired play, averaging 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists per game throughout the series, the Lakers (58-24 during the regular season), managed to win.
June 21st, 1991: Samantha Smith stars in the film
The Rocketeer (Walt Disney Pictures) as Jenny...
July 29th, 1991: "Flashback" guru John Morgenthaler leads a rally in San Francisco, California proclaiming the need for legalized "flashback" during a rally in San Francisco, California...
September 5th, 1991: Lobsang Tenzin is elected as Prime Minister to the interim government of Tibet in Lhasa, Tibet...
September 15th, 1991: Uta Ranke-Heinemann leads a "Koro-positive" rally in New York City, New York, demanding that civil rights be granted to those infected by "Koro"....
September 19, 1991: The Western Canadian Concept wins a minority government in British Columbia with thirty-one seats, but forms a coalition with the Liberals.
October 4th, 1991: President Geraldine Ferraro condemns the Moral Majority, during a televised speech in Washington D.C.,...
October 21, 1991: The Western Canadian Concept barely wins a majority government in Saskatchewan with thirty-four seats.
October 14th, 1991:
The Coltons (ABC-TV) adventure series starring Richard Dean Anderson, makes its hit debut....
October 25th 1991- Milwaukee can claim its 1st World Series as a Brewer, thanks to the key acquisitions of a Dearborne, Michigan Native named John Smoltz, a resurging and reform Cecil Fielder, Tom Glavine, and the usual suspects gives Milwaukee a 2.0 Game resurgance over Toronto... Beating tbe Atlanta Braves in 6, the Milwaukee Brewers can now score a little vengance on the former Milwaukee partner.
December 1st, 1991: Uta Ranke-Heinemann leads a rally in Munich, West Germany, calling upon the Roman Catholic Church to grant rights to the "Koro-positive"....
December 15th, 1991: Samantha Smith collapses on stage from exhaustion, while speaking at "The Big 3-0" concert by Amnesty International in London, England....
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February 10th, 1992: Virginia Senator Mark Warner wins the Iowa primary with the support of Senator George Bust (TX) and his campaign organization from four years earlier.
February 18th, 1992: Governor Jack Kemp of New York wins the New Hampshire primary campaigning on severe tax cuts and using his North-Eastern strength to his advantage.
March 17th, 1992: Governor Jack Kemp effectively forces John Warner from the race after a string of losses as Kemp wins the Illinois and Michigan primaries by large margins.
June 14th, 1992: President Geraldine Ferraro signs the Rio Accords, committing the United States to a biodiversity and environmental agreements. Conservatives seize on the issue calling it "bad for business..."
August 17th-August 20th, 1992: Governor Jack Kemp and runningmate Senator Barry Goldwter Jr. of California are unanimously nominated for President and Vice-President. Though John Warner is not happy, he has been promised the position of Secretary of Defense by Kemp.
October 29th, 1992: Phyllis Schlafly, co-Chair of the Moral Majority, campaigns for Jack Kemp in Atlanta, Georgia, sparking national controversy...
November 3rd, 1992: Governor Jack Kemp of New York is elected President of the United States of sitting President Geraldine Ferraro. It is the first time a Republican has won a Presidential race since 1972, twenty years earlier.
Governor Jack Kemp (R-NY)/Senator Barry Goldwater Jr. (R-CA) 302 electoral votes, 51.3% of the popular vote
President Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY)/Vice-President Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX) 236 electoral votes, 42.5% of the popualr vote
Businessman H Ross Perot (I-TX)/Activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0 electoral votes, 6.1% of the popular vote
November 15th, 1992: Chong Sik-yu leads a political rally in Hong Kong demanding independence for Hong Kong, sparking international attention...
December 11th, 1992: Samantha Smith stars in the film
The Muppet Christmas Carol as the daughter of Bob Cratchit...
December 20th, 1992: Ralph Reed, President of the Moral Majority, meets with President Jack Kemp (R-NY) calling for the need for "GOP inclusion"...
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January 3rd, 1993: House Minority Whip Dick Cheney (R-WY-At Large) is sworn in as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. House Minority Leader Phil Crane declined an offer to become Speaker, but is sworn in as House Majority Leader.
January 10, 1993: The western premiers meet in Jasper, Alberta to discuss what would later become the Jasper Declaration where they promise a western Canada free of "interference from the East." Delegates from all four provinces schedule a referendum for next year.
January 20th, 1993: Jack Kemp is sworn in as the 42nd President of the United States of America. In his cabinet are Secretary of State George Bush, Secretary of Defense John Warner, and National Security Adviser Colin Powell.
January 27th, 1993: With Republican majorities in both Houses of Congress, President Kemp calls for "the biggest tax cut in American history", saying "Since 1977, every major action out of the Whitehouse was an attempt to raise revenues to combat continually growing deficits, as well as the accompanying inflation. Now, we stand with the chance to finally cut loose the free market which was held in restraint so long, and to finally downsize the massive federal government." Over the next four years, reducing the size of government and reducing taxes shall be President Kemp's two primary goals.
March 1st, 1993: Christian fundamentalist Marc Breault of Waco, Texas proclaims "Koro" as a "blessing from God", proclaiming that sexual criminals should be infected with the disease....
April 25th, 1993: Ralph Reed backs the Kemp administration, claiming that the Democratic Party "acts like the Nazi Party of Weimar Germany..." during a television interview in Washington D.C.,...
April 26th, 1993: Vice-President Goldwater declines to comment on Raplh Reed's comments about the Democratic Party and how it "acts like the Nazi Party of Weimar Germany..." He is the most visibly uncomfortable with the role Ralph Reed has been playing of late, despite having talked with him and his allies in the past.
May 6th 1993 - DNC Chairman Donald Fowler resigns after it emerges he is addicted to painkillers
June 11th, 1993:
Jurassic Park directed by George Lucas flops at the box office, despite heavy product promotion....
June 14th, 1993: President Kemp declares the "War on Drugs", citing cocaine, heroine and Flashback/Nostalgia as key targets. "...and also the drug Flashback, which has even infiltrated into pieces of America's own government" is seen as targetting the late Marion Barry's use of it and subsequent death from it.
July 7th, 1993: Congresswoman Maureen Reagan, who has been representing California's 36th Congressional District since 1985, is appointed Director of the National Drug Control Policy, a position many Democrats, and even Vice-President Goldwater in private, refer to as the "Drug Czar". Some complain on Kemp's selection of Reagan, saying she was chosen because of Kemp's and the Conservative movement's connection with her father.
October 25, 1993: The Liberal Party of Canada wins a majority in the 35th Federal Election with the Bloc Quebecois as official opposition. Newly-elected Prime Minister Jean Chretien declares that he will not see the nation broken apart from separatists in the west and the east.
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March 6th, 1994: Department of Justice releases a report in Washington D.C., stating that, despite massive drug busts against "Flashback/Nostalgia" syndicates, usage has risen nationwide...
April 25th, 1994: Hong Kong Phooey Virus ; Chen Ing Hau of Taipei, Taiwan launches a major computer virus which damages computers worldwide...
April 28th, 1994: "Koro-positive" survivors hold a pride rally in New Dehli, India with many of them proposing the idea of same-sex marriage...
May 1st, 1994:
Wonder Woman (DC Comics) is revamped by author Robert Rodi with the title character being revealed as a lesbian, sparking international controversy...
May 3rd, 1994: President Kemp meets with Senator Bill Clinton (D-AR). Over the course of the hour-long meeting, Kemp states that he wants Clinton to introduce welfare reform into the Senate. Kemp hopes to make welfare cheaper, as well as to introduce programs to help ease recipients off welfare and into jobs. Welfare reform is only a piece of Kemp's agenda on the issue, with others being education reform as well as the opening of "free enterprize zones" in urban areas.
May 27th, 1994: Talk-show host Arsenio Hall marries Paula Abdul in Los Angeles, California at the Lakers Coliseum...
June 19th, 1994: "Infoway pirate" Vladimir Levin, sparks international attention in Leningrad, after reporting on civil unrest and corruption in the Soviet Union....
June 21st, 1994: In an embarassment to the Republican Party, Senate candidate Michael Huffington (R-CA) is "outted" as being gay during a press conference in Los Angeles, California...
July 22nd, 1994:
North directed by Rob Reiner, starring Elijah Wood, Jason Alexander, Bruce Willis, and Jon Lovitz makes its hit debut..
August 16th, 1994: Elvis Presley wakes up from a week long coma, defying tabloid speculation that he was in fact dead...
September 16th, 1994: First meeting of "Nostalgia Now", substance abuse program begins in West Hollywood, California, sparking national attention...
October 17, 1994: The western Canada referendum on secession ends with the "pro-separation" side winning by 51.86%. However, the federal Liberals, who aggressively campaigned for the "pro-federation" side, refuse to recognize the results, claiming that is not a decisive victory. This sparks a crisis in both the western provinces and Ottawa.
November 8th, 1994: Former New York City Mayor Mario Cuomo is elected Governor of New York. Despite this being the popular President Kemp's home state, Cuomo will prove to be a popular Governor. In California, Governor Clint Eastwood is re-elected. Despite some losses in Congressional elections, Republicans keep both Houses of Congress. In Massachusetts, Senator Ted Kennedy wins re-election against businessman Mitt Romney with only 55% of the vote.
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April 6th 1995 - Evidence emerges that during his 9 and a half year tenure as President, Walter Mondale conducted an affair with a White House secretary named Deanna Stewart from 1987 to 1989.
April 9th, 1995: Businessman and 1992 independent candidate Ross Perot declined an invitation to run in 1996. Sources cite the fact of his inability to win even 10% of the vote in a race where he was discussed as a possible front-runner. His Vice-President candidate Ralph Nader, however, says he is open to a run.
April 13th 1995 - Walter and Joan Mondale announce their divorce
April 24th, 1995: Neo-Luddite Ted Kaczynski detonates a truck bomb outside the Intel Corporation in San Jose, California, killing 169 people in the worst act of domestic terrorism....
May 15th, 1995: Ralph Reed, leader of the Moral Majority appears on the cover of
TIME, proclaiming the rise of Christian fundamentalism, citing his ties to the White House....
May 16th, 1995: "Why are you letting these clowns into American politics?", asks an angry Vice-President Goldwater, waving yesterday's issue of
Time magazine. This isn't the first fight between President and Vice-President over morality and social issues, and it won't be the last. Also on this day, Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts announces a run for President
June 23rd, 1995: Despite rumors that Vice-President Goldwater may be leaving the ticket, President Kemp and Vice-President Goldwater formally announces their re-election campaign.
July 27th, 1995: Former Independent Vice-Presidential candidate Ralph Nader announces that he shall be running for the Democratic nomination. He hopes that he can win grass-roots liberal support in the primaries.
August 2nd, 1995: Susan Smith, step-daughter of Beverly Russell, Vice-Chairman of the Christian Coalition, announces that she was sexually molested by her step-father during a press conference in Charleston, South Carolina...
August 9th, 1995: Former Pennsylvania Governor Robert Casey announces he will be running for the 1996 Democratic nomination for President. His campaign will focus on Kemp's attempt at free trade, as well as attempting to win back socially Conservative blue-collar Democrats in the Rust Belt.
August 28th, 1995: Majority Leader Newt Gingrich (R-GA) announces his resignation after Anne Manning, his secretary, admits to having had sex with the married Congressman..
September 4th, 1995: Representing the west, Senator Gary Hart of Colorado announces his second bid for the Presidency. His first bid, in 1988, was a failure in which, despite good polling, he failed to carry Iowa and was left in the dust by Vice-President Bumpers and future-President Ferraro.
September 22nd, 1995:
Showgirls directed by Paul Verhoeven. starring Elizabeth Berkley, makes its hit debut...
October 21st, 1995: Newly elected Senator Bill Clinton of Arkansas, a successful moderate in the Conservative state, announces he will be running for President.
December 9th, 1995: When asked by a reporter his opinion on the current Democratic field, President Kemp gives a hearty laugh, followed by commenting that he'd be glad to face any one of them in the general election.
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January 2nd 1996 - Congressman Tony Coelho (D-CA) resigns after it emerges he accepted payments from businesses with mafia connections. A previous savings and loan scandal had nearly caused his resignation in 1989 but didn't
January 6th, 1996: Senator Clinton is given a last minute endorsement from former Vice-Presidents Bumpers and Bentsen.
January 11th, 1996: Former Governor Robert Casey wins the Ohio Democratic caucuses. His popularity in the Rust Belt and his appeal to white blue collars was key in this race. In second is Senator Kerry.
February 12th, 1996: Senator Gary Hart, the western candidate, beats out Kerry, Clinton, and Casey for first place in Iowa.
February 18th, 1996: Former President Ferraro, seeing her favored candidate, Kerry, having trouble, endorses him before a crowd in New Hampshire. Eight years ago, this primary propelled her to the Democratic nomination. Former President Mondale, despite having been perceived as a good President, is staying out of the endorsement game due to his reputation being soiled by his scandal and divorce.
February 20th, 1996: Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts wins the New Hampshire primary.
February 24th, 1996: Kerry becomes the first candidate with a second win, winning in Delaware with the endorsement of Senator Joe Biden who himself declined running.
March 5th, 1996: On Super Tuesday, Kerry comes out on top by winning eight of the twelve races. He is now the frontrunner.
April 24th, 1996: "Intel Truth Campaign" is launched by the All-People's Coalition in San Francisco, California, purporting that the 1995 Intel bombing was a conspiracy....
April 28th, 1996: After weeks of neogtiations and talks and delicately cutting out small dollar amounts, the Republican controlled Congress is able to submit America's first balanced budget in decades. This is something that both Kemp and Goldwater can be happy about.
June 4th, 1996:The last primaries of the season, Kerry's opponents have mostly dropped out, even Nader, who has announced an Independent bid. Kerry announces he shall choose a Vice-President before the convention.
July 3rd, 1996: In the tradition of Mondale and Ferraro, both Northern liberals, Kerry too will choose a moderate Southerner. Governor Al Gore of Tennessee, one of Bill Clinton's so-called "Third Way" Democrats, is the presumptive Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee.
August 12th, 1996: The Republican National Convention opens in San Diego. President Kemp and Vice-President Goldwater are re-nominated in the greatest show of unity since the 1972 Republican National Convention.
August 26th, 1996: The Democratic National Convention opens in San Antonio, California. Senators Kerry and Gore are nominated for President and Vice-President, respectively. The keynote speaker of the night is the moderate Texas Senate candidate State Senator Rick Perry. Texas Democrats are hoping his moderate record can swing votes away from incumbent Senator Ron Paul, who himself beat Democratic Senator Phil Gramm in 1990.
September 5th, 1996: "Family values" Senate candidate John Hathaway (R-MA) sparks national controversy, after allegations that he impregnated a 12-year old babysitter in Bangor, Maine
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February 20th, 1998:
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burndirected by Joe Eszterhas, starring Eric Idle, Sylvester Stallone and Jackie Chan, makes its hit debut....
December 10th, 1998: Samantha Smith sparks international controversy after participating in the "Get Up, Sign Up" campaign by Amnesty International in Paris, France, calling for the "universality of human rights..."