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Inspired by ArKhan's 50 Years, The 20th Century is a collaborative timeline, also inspired by New Freedom's The 21st Century - A Collaborative Timeline.

November 18th, 1906: The remaining Saxonian cultists, including Van Bruen, leave Germany, and immigrate to America.

The TL will begin on January 22nd 1901, and end on January 1st 2001.

April 4th, 1900: Jean-Baptiste Sipido assassinates the Prince of Wales in Brussels, sparking international attention...

August 14th, 1900: Religious leader Antonio Conselheiro of Canudos, Brazil overthrows the government in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil....

September 25th, 1900: Somalian warlord Sayyīd Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan (a.k.a. "the Mad Mahdi") declares war on Emperor Menelek...

November 13th, 1900: "The Brothers And Sisters Of The Red Death" emerge in St. Petersburg, Russia killing c.862 people in an effort to "prevent the apocalypse..."

January 22nd 1901: Queen Victoria dies. She is greatly mourned.


March 6 1901: Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany is assassinated in Bremen by a communist named Franz Geiber. Geiber is killed on the Spot by German Police. Many mourn across Germany and Europe, saddened by the loss of two Monarchs in close succesion.

April 29th 1901: Hirohito, son of the Emperor of Japan, dies shortly after birth due to unknown causes.

May 9 1901: Australia's first Parliament convenes in Melbourne, Victoria.

May 10th 1901: Anti-communist riots sweep Berlin. They quickly become little more than an excuse for mob violence, but the police are unable to fight back. The military is called in, with 33 dead rioters and 300 wounded by their actions, not to mention the scores of people killed or wounded by the rioters themselves.

May 22nd, 1901: Forces loyal to Sayyīd Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan seize control of Addis Ababa, overthrowing Emperor Menelek, despite British reinforcements...

August 14th, 1901: Gustave Whitehead flies the first manned aeroplane in Bridgeport, Connecticut, sparking international attention...

September 6, 1901: President William McKinley narrowly escapes assasination at the Pan-American Exposition in Bufalo, New York.

January 15th, 1902: Abdul Aziz Al Saud is captured and killed by Ottoman troops in Riyadh, sparking a crackdown on Al-Murra Bedouins...

March 19th, 1902: The Philippine-American War ends sooner than expected, and President McKinely signs the Philippine Commonwealth Act into law, giving The Philippines Commonwealth status.

May 15th, 1902: Lyman Wiswell Gilmore, Jr. demonstrates manned flight in Grass Valley, California launching the "Age of Flight"...


November 12th-23rd, 1902: Government officials report meteor strikes in Paramatta, Carcoar, Adelaide, and Ipswich, Australia, sparking fears of "End Times"....

December 10th 1902: The Blockade of Venezuela by the Germans, French, and British begin. The U.S. demands arbitration through the U.S. embassy in London, but the British refuse.


December 21st 1902: After an 11 days of blockading the Venezuela coast, Germany declares war on Venezuela.

December 22nd 1902: Vice President Roosevelt, behind McKinleys back, orders the U.S. eastern fleet to the Venezuela coast.

December 23rd 1902: American ships fire on German vessels bombarding the ports of Venezuela. Germany sees this as an act of aggression, and declares war on the United States.

December 24th 1902: The French pull out of the Blockade against Venezuela. Britain remains in the area, but avoids direct conflict between the Germans and the Americans. In an emergency session, Congress declares war on Germany. This becomes known as the Christmas Eve declaration.

December 27th 1902: The U.S. sends troops to Venezuela to help support the Venezuelans in the event of an amphibious assault by the Germans...

January 3rd 1903: Germany launches an unsuccessful landing on Puerto Rico. All the landing boats are sunk before they reach the shore.

January 27th, 1903: Pavel Krushevan is killed in a carriage accident in St. Petersburg, Russia while carrying the manuscript for The Jewish Peril (a.k.a. The Protocols for the Elders of Zion)...

March 15th, 1903: German invasion forces take San Jaun after a bloody battle.

June 11th, 1903: King Alexander I survives an assassination attempt by the Black Hand in Belgrade, Serbia...

November 8th, 1904: The Democratic Party ticket of Alton B. Parker (D-NY) and Henry G. Davis (D-WV) wins the United States Presidential Election, after an extremely close race against Vice President Roosevelt.

August 15th, 1905: President Parker signs the "Philippines Independance Act", which will work to the full independance of the Philippines by 1920.

August 15th, 1905: Germany begins weeding out Saxonian Cultists.

September 9th, 1905: The Saxonian Cult, an anti-semetic hate group, is founded in Germany.

October 1st, 1905: Saxonian Cult Leader Hanz Van Bruen declares Germany to be a "lost nation".

April 18th 1906: San Francisco Earthquake and Fire; c. 3,124 killed including opera singer Enrico Caruso and Mayor Eugene Schmitz, sparking national attention...

July 1st, 1906: William W. Davies establishes the "Kingdom of Heaven" movement, based on Mormon splinter sect, calling for a Christian theocracy in San Francisco, California, citing the earthquake as a sign of "God's anger"....

November 18th, 1906: The remaining Saxonian cultists, including Van Bruen, leave Germany, and immigrate to America.

June 12th, 1907: Francisco Ferrer y Guardia assassinates King Alphonso XIII during a wedding reception in Madrid, Spain....


December 21st, 1907: A young artist named Adolf Hitler is accepted into the Vienna Acadamy of Fine Arts.


January 3rd, 1908: Vice President Davis dies of a massive heart attack. Since it is so close to the election, some have begun speculating that Woodrow Wilson may be selected to be President Parker's replacement Veep.

June 30th, 1908: St. Petersburg Event; comet impacts St. Petersburg, Russia killing c.36,548 people, including the Romanov Dynasty....

July 1st, 1908: A young russian man, Vladimir Lenin, is found dead in the ruins of St. Petersburg.

July 2nd, 1908: Preacher and self-proclaimed seer, Lee T. Spangler, leads rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania proclaiming that the "End Times" are about to occur, citing astronomical events and natural disasters...

July 5, 1908: Sergei Alexandrovich Romanov, who had the good fortune to be outside St. Petersburg at the time of the Event, ascends to the Russian throne.

August 19th, 1908: After many rumors and much speculation, President Parker's Vice Presidential Candidate is announced as Woodrow Wilson.

November 3rd, 1908: President Alton B. Parker is re-elected, winning 55% of the vote, and getting 301 Electoral Votes.

March 4th, 1909: President Parker is inagurated for his second term.


July 22nd, 1909: Airship Panic; Residents of North Island and South Island, New Zealand report strange "airships", sparking fears of German dirigibles...

October 19th, 1909: Franklin Deleano Roosevelt dies of hypothermia when a large blizzard hits the area he is camping in.
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