The Falling Rain: A Graphics Timeline

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    Positions of the United States Cabinet:
    • Secretary of State [1789]
    • Secretary of the Treasury [1789]
    • Secretary of War [1789]
    • Attorney General {Department of Justice} [1789]
    • Postmaster General [1792]
    • Secretary of the Navy [1798]
    • Secretary of the Interior [1850]
    • Secretary of Agriculture [1867]
    • Secretary of Commerce and Trade [1894] {adds “and Trade” in 1981}
    • Secretary of Labor [1902]
    • Secretary of Budget Management [1923]
    • Secretary of Public Works [1934]
    • Secretary of Records [1934]
    • Secretary of Business and Industry [1934]
    • Secretary of Strategic Resources [1950]
    • Secretary of the Air Force [1950]
    • Secretary of Peace [1963]
    • Secretary of Exploration [1963]
    • Secretary of Transportation [1966]
    • Secretary of Energy [1966]
    • Secretary of Social Welfare [1976]
    • Secretary of Housing and Development [1976]
    • Secretary of Education [1976]
    • Surgeon General {Department of Public Health} [1976]
    • Secretary of Environmental Protection [1981]
    • Secretary of Veterans Affairs [1981]
    • Inspector General {Department of Investigation} [2002]
    • Secretary of Communications and Information [2002]
    • Director General {Department of Intelligence} [2002]
    • Secretary of Defense and Security [2002]
    • Secretary of Immigration [2002]
    • Secretary of Emergencies [2002]
    • Secretary of Technology [2011]
    • Secretary of Culture [2018]
    • Other non-secretary positions:
      • White House Chief of Staff
      • Counselor to the President
      • Ambassador to the World Council
     
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    • First and Second American Civil Wars, Confederate Civil War
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    Key events of the First Civil War, through the seasons:
    • Secession Summer (1863)
      • Failure of the First Everett Compromise (May 15)
      • Secession of South Carolina (June 2)
      • Declaration of the Confederate States (June 15)
      • Opening of the Provisional Congress (July 4)
    • Fall of the Union (1863)
      • Resignation of President John Breckinridge (Sept 1)
      • Ascension of President Simon Cameron, Siege of Fort Pulaski, Start of the Fortress Campaign (Sept 2)
      • Great Goldenrod Hunt (Sept 3 - Oct 11)
      • President Simon Cameron's Call for Volunteers (Sept 16)
      • Secession of the Upper South (Sept 20)
      • First Missouri Campaign (Oct 20 - Nov 29)
        • Battle of the Arsenal (Oct 28)
      • Fall of Fort Monroe, End of the Fortress Campaign (Nov 7)
    • Winter of Discontent (1863-1864)
      • First Confluence Campaign (Dec 10 - Jan 30)
        • First Kentucky Bend (Dec 19)
        • Second Kentucky Bend (Jan 17)
      • Failure of the Second Everett Compromise (Feb 8)
      • Great Manhattan Riot (Feb 14 - Feb 20)
    • Spring of Blood (1864)
      • Rock Creek Campaign (March 15 - April 6)
        • Battle of Rock Creek (April 2)
        • Death of Secretary of War James Cameron (April 3)
      • Kanawha Campaign (March 19 - May 20)
        • Battle of Rich Mountain (April 21)
      • Second Missouri Campaign (March 23 - May 30)
        • Battle of Independence (April 14)
        • Battle of Mine Creek (May 8)
        • Battle of Springfield (May 26)
      • Second Confluence Campaign (March 24 - May 12)
        • Third Kentucky Bend (April 8)
        • Fourth Kentucky Bend (May 1)
      • Invitation of the Great Powers (April 10)
      • Allegheny Railroad Scandal (April 20)
      • Impeachment of President Simon Cameron (May 1)
      • Removal of President Simon Cameron (May 3)
      • Ascension of President John Crittenden (May 4)
      • President John Crittenden's Further Bloodshed Speech (May 10)
      • President John Crittenden's American Cousins Speech (May 28)
    • Separation Summer (1864)
      • Intervention of the Great Powers, Ceasefire declared (June 1)
      • Clement Vallandingham's Promises of Peace Speech (June 11)
      • Stephen Douglas' Popular Will Speech (June 15)
      • President John Crittenden's Confederation Speech (June 24)
      • First Treaty of Washington signed (July 5)
      • Attempted impeachment of President John Crittenden (July 7)
      • Abraham Lincoln's Second Revolution Speech (July 9)
      • Thaddeus Stevens' Carthage Speech (July 14)
     
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    • US States/Territories
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    States and Territories of the United States of America:
    1. Delaware (1787) [DE - Dover] (First State)​
    2. Pennsylvania (1787) [PA - Harrisburg] (Keystone State)​
    3. New Jersey (1787) [NJ - Trenton] (Cornerstone State)​
    4. Georgia (1788) [GA - Macon] {SAR #4} {national state} (Peach State)​
    5. Connecticut (1788) [CT - Hartford/New Haven] (Constitution State)​
    6. Massachusetts (1788) [MA - Boston] (Bay State)​
    7. Maryland (1788) [MD - Annapolis] (Monumental State)​
    8. South Carolina (1788) [SC - Columbia] {SAR #4} {free state} (Palmetto State)​
    9. New Hampshire (1788) [NH - Concord] (Granite State)​
    10. Virginia (1788) [VA - Richmond] {SAR #1} {national state} (Old Dominion)​
    11. New York (1788) [NY - Albany] (Empire State)​
    12. North Carolina (1789) [NC - Raleigh] {SAR #1} {national state} (Turpentine State)​
    13. Rhode Island (1790) [RI - Providence/Newport] (Ocean State)​
    14. Vermont (1791) [VT - Montpelier] (Green Mountain State)​
    15. Kentucky (1792) [KY - Bowling Green] {SAR #2} {national state} (Bluegrass State)​
    16. Tennessee (1796) [TN - Nashville] {SAR #2} {national state} (Volunteer State)​
    17. Ohio (1803) [OH - Columbus] (Buckeye State)​
    18. Louisiana (1812) [LA - Baton Rouge] {SAR #3} {free state} (Bayou State)​
    19. Indiana (1816) [IN - Indianapolis] (Hoosier State)​
    20. Mississippi (1817) [MS - Tupelo] {SAR #6} {free state} (Magnolia State)​
    21. Illinois (1818) [IL - Springfield] (Prairie State)​
    22. Alabama (1819) [AL - Decatur] {SAR #6} {free state} (Defender State)​
    23. Maine (1820) [ME - Augusta] (Pine Tree State)​
    24. Missouri (1821) [MO - Jefferson City] (Gateway State)​
    25. Arkansas (1836) [AR - Little Rock] {SAR #3} {national state} (Razorback State)​
    26. Michigan (1837) [MI - Lansing] (Wolverine State)​
    27. Florida (1845) [FL - Tallahassee] {SAR #5} {national state} (Gulf State)​
    28. Iowa (1846) [IA - Iowa City] (Hawkeye State)​
    29. Wisconsin (1848) [WI - Madison] (Badger State)​
    30. Minnesota (1858) [MN - Saint Paul] (North Star State)​
    31. Oregon (1863) [OR - Salem] (Beaver State)​
    32. Kansas (1863) [KS - Topeka] (Wheat State)​
    33. Kanawha (1864) [KW - Wheeling] (Coal State)​
    34. Nebraska (1868) [NE - Omaha] (Blackwater State)​
    35. Arapaho (1876) [AP - Denver City] (Centennial State)​
    36. Tacoma (1880) [TA - Olympia] (Evergreen State)​
    37. Texas (1885) [TX - Austin] {SAR #7} {national state} (Lone Star State)​
    38. Dakota (1890) [DA - Rapid City] {reserved state} (Sioux State)​
    39. Pembina (1890) [PM - Yankton] (Flickertail State)​
    40. Absaroka (1890) [AB - Tomah {Helena}] (Rough Rider State)​
    41. Laramie (1890) [LM - Caspar {Casper}] (Hot Springs State)​
    42. Shoshone (1890) [SO - Boise] (Gem State)​
    43. Kootenai (1892) [KT - Spokane] {reserved state} (Treasure State)​
    44. Eureka (1896) [ER - Santa Rosa] (Golden State)​
    45. Sierra (1899) [SR - Grand Junction] (Mountain State)​
    46. California (1900) [CA - Palo Alto] (Bear State)​
    47. Cimarron (1903) [CI - Santa Fe] {SAR #8} (Dusty State)​
    48. Vancouver (1905) [VN - Douglas {Victoria}] (Picture State)​
    49. Nevada (1906) [NV - Carson City] (Silver State)​
    50. Mescalero (1909) [ML - El Paso] {SAR #8} (Sandy State)​
    51. Sequoyah (1909) [SQ - Broken Arrow] {SAR #8} {reserved state} (Memory State)​
    52. New Mexico (1918) [NM - Flagstaff] {reserved state} (Copper State)​
    53. Pimeria (1920) [PM - Tucson] {reserved state} (Coyote State)​
    54. Colorado (1928) [CO - San Diego] {SAR #10} {free state} (Sunshine State)​
    55. Cuba (1928) [CB - Havana] {SAR #5} {free state} (Sugar State)​
    56. Utah (1935) [UT - Donner City] {SAR #9} {national state} (Beehive State)​
    57. Hawaii (1965) [HI - Honolulu] {reserved state} (Aloha State)​
    58. Samoa (1966) [SA - Apia] {reserved state} (Motu o Fiafiaga, Islands of Paradise)​
    59. Douglass Commonwealth (1801/1963/2007) [DC - Washington] (Capital State)​
    60. Isthmian Canal Trust Zone (1912) [IS - Colón]​
    61. Territorial Commonwealth of Greenland (1944) [GR - Nuuk] (Land of the Midnight Sun)​
    62. Territorial Commonwealth of Guam and the Marianas (1960) [GM - Hagatna] (Tano y Chamorro, Land of the Chamorro)​
    63. Territorial Commonwealth of West Micronesia (1960) [WM - Palikir] {FS Micronesia}​
    64. Territorial Commonwealth of East Micronesia (1960) [EM - Majuro] {Marshall Islands}​
    65. Pacific Military Defense District (1960) [PC - Midway]​
    66. Natural Protectorate of Minor Pacific Outlying Islands and Atolls (1960) [PI - Wake Island]​
     
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    Fluffr_Nuttr said:
    Any particular reason the parties get a new name every few decades?
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    Mainly so that historians can keep track of which ideology is at the forefront, a way of doing so that I feel is better than keeping track of the various party systems. To the common person, the modifiers have no real meaning and are mostly for trivia contests.
     

    Kloka

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    States and Territories of the United States of America:
    1. Delaware (1787) [DE - Dover] (First State)​
    2. Pennsylvania (1787) [PA - Harrisburg] (Keystone State)​
    3. New Jersey (1787) [NJ - Trenton] (Cornerstone State)​
    4. Georgia (1788) [GA - Macon] {SAR #4} {national state} (Peach State)​
    5. Connecticut (1788) [CT - Hartford/New Haven] (Constitution State)​
    6. Massachusetts (1788) [MA - Boston] (Bay State)​
    7. Maryland (1788) [MD - Annapolis] (Monumental State)​
    8. South Carolina (1788) [SC - Columbia] {SAR #4} {free state} (Palmetto State)​
    9. New Hampshire (1788) [NH - Concord] (Granite State)​
    10. Virginia (1788) [VA - Richmond] {SAR #1} {national state} (Old Dominion)​
    11. New York (1788) [NY - Albany] (Empire State)​
    12. North Carolina (1789) [NC - Raleigh] {SAR #1} {national state} (Turpentine State)​
    13. Rhode Island (1790) [RI - Providence/Newport] (Ocean State)​
    14. Vermont (1791) [VT - Montpelier] (Green Mountain State)​
    15. Kentucky (1792) [KY - Bowling Green] {SAR #2} {national state} (Bluegrass State)​
    16. Tennessee (1796) [TN - Nashville] {SAR #2} {national state} (Volunteer State)​
    17. Ohio (1803) [OH - Columbus] (Buckeye State)​
    18. Louisiana (1812) [LA - Baton Rouge] {SAR #3} {free state} (Bayou State)​
    19. Indiana (1816) [IN - Indianapolis] (Hoosier State)​
    20. Mississippi (1817) [MS - Tupelo] {SAR #6} {free state} (Magnolia State)​
    21. Illinois (1818) [IL - Springfield] (Prairie State)​
    22. Alabama (1819) [AL - Decatur] {SAR #6} {free state} (Defender State)​
    23. Maine (1820) [ME - Augusta] (Pine Tree State)​
    24. Missouri (1821) [MO - Jefferson City] (Gateway State)​
    25. Arkansas (1836) [AR - Little Rock] {SAR #3} {national state} (Razorback State)​
    26. Michigan (1837) [MI - Lansing] (Wolverine State)​
    27. Florida (1845) [FL - Tallahassee] {SAR #5} {national state} (Gulf State)​
    28. Iowa (1846) [IA - Iowa City] (Hawkeye State)​
    29. Wisconsin (1848) [WI - Madison] (Badger State)​
    30. Minnesota (1858) [MN - Saint Paul] (North Star State)​
    31. Oregon (1863) [OR - Salem] (Beaver State)​
    32. Kansas (1863) [KS - Topeka] (Wheat State)​
    33. Kanawha (1864) [KW - Wheeling] (Coal State)​
    34. Nebraska (1868) [NE - Omaha] (Blackwater State)​
    35. Arapaho (1876) [AP - Denver City] (Centennial State)​
    36. Tacoma (1880) [TA - Olympia] (Evergreen State)​
    37. Texas (1885) [TX - Austin] {SAR #7} {national state} (Lone Star State)​
    38. Dakota (1890) [DA - Rapid City] {reserved state} (Sioux State)​
    39. Pembina (1890) [PM - Yankton] (Flickertail State)​
    40. Absaroka (1890) [AB - Tomah {Helena}] (Rough Rider State)​
    41. Laramie (1890) [LM - Casper] (Hot Springs State)​
    42. Shoshone (1890) [SO - Boise] (Gem State)​
    43. Kootenai (1892) [KT - Spokane] {reserved state} (Treasure State)​
    44. Eureka (1896) [ER - Santa Rosa] (Golden State)​
    45. Sierra (1899) [SR - Grand Junction] (Mountain State)​
    46. California (1900) [CA - Palo Alto] (Bear State)​
    47. Cimarron (1903) [CI - Santa Fe] {SAR #8} (Dusty State)​
    48. Vancouver (1905) [VN - Douglas {Victoria}] (Picture State)​
    49. Nevada (1906) [NV - Carson City] (Silver State)​
    50. Mescalero (1909) [ML - El Paso] {SAR #8} (Sandy State)​
    51. Sequoyah (1909) [SQ - Broken Arrow] {SAR #8} {reserved state} (Memory State)​
    52. New Mexico (1918) [NM - Flagstaff] {reserved state} (Copper State)​
    53. Pimeria (1920) [PM - Tucson] {reserved state} (Coyote State)​
    54. Colorado (1928) [CO - San Diego] {SAR #10} {free state} (Sunshine State)​
    55. Cuba (1928) [CB - Havana] {SAR #5} {free state} (Sugar State)​
    56. Utah (1935) [UT - Donner City] {SAR #9} {national state} (Beehive State)​
    57. Hawaii (1965) [HI - Honolulu] {reserved state} (Aloha State)​
    58. Samoa (1966) [SA - Apia] {reserved state} (Motu o Fiafiaga, Islands of Paradise)​
    59. Douglass Commonwealth (1801/1963/2007) [DC - Washington] (Capital State)​
    60. Isthmian Canal Trust Zone (1912) [IS - Colón]​
    61. Territorial Commonwealth of Greenland (1944) [GR - Nuuk] (Land of the Midnight Sun)​
    62. Territorial Commonwealth of Guam and the Marianas (1960) [GM - Hagatna] (Tano y Chamorro, Land of the Chamorro)​
    63. Territorial Commonwealth of West Micronesia (1960) [WM - Palikir] {FS Micronesia}​
    64. Territorial Commonwealth of East Micronesia (1960) [EM - Majuro] {Marshall Islands}​
    65. Pacific Military Defense District (1960) [PC - Midway]​
    66. Natural Protectorate of Minor Pacific Outlying Islands and Atolls (1960) [PI - Wake Island]​
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    Any chance those Dakotan borders come from The Union Forever?
     
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    LordandsaviorKloka said:
    Any chance those Dakotan borders come from The Union Forever?
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    Quite so! I couldn't figure out borders that I liked on my own, so I thought I wouldn't reinvent the wheel. Though aside from the Qattara Sea coming from Escadia, I am fairly confident all other map borders are derived from the various historical WorldAs.
    Wendell said:
    Not how I would expect a Harrison lives TL to go.
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    It's less of a Harrison lives TL and more of a mishmash of various ideas I've had all rolled into one, so it's naturally going to go to some odd places.
     
    The Dead and the Dying
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    The Dead and the Dying​

    The Dead and the Dying is a 1950 classic western film directed by Patrick Schofield, one of the first mainstream color films in the United States and the first true western. It was also the first major film to be filmed in Monument Valley in Sierra and New Mexico, sparking the development of the Monumental Cinematic Region. Loosely based on A True and Honest Account of the Conquest of the West by Edwin Richard Burlington, the story follows US Marshal Gregory Malden, played by the then up and coming actor Tom Ridge, and the bandit Jeremiah Prescott, played by Nathan York, as they interact with the denizens of the newly built railway town of Soulfield, Sierra, itself inspired by Durango, Sierra. Other characters include general store owner Agatha Reynolds, played by Henrietta Lamb; prospector Morgan Wallace, played by Stephen Cooper; rogue gunslinger Ricardo Salinas, played by Robert Ball; Reynolds’ main clerk Julie King, played by Thursday Fields; train engineer Jim Cochrane, played by Tecumseh Langdon; and the unnamed sentinel played by the Navajo Nizhoni Jones.

    The film was conceived during the midst of the Years of Lead as a part of a wave of films depicting fantastical stories in order to distract the average American from the horrors engulfing the nation. Due to the overbearing presence of the Hudson-Raritan Cinematic Region, most films of this wave featured the (heavily modified) landscapes of North Jersey and New York City, despite efforts to include more exotic locals; such locals that made it to the screen often ended up being the Catskills or the Pine Barrens. Producer Franklin T Frankfurt of the newly founded United Makers Consortium sought to break the mold all-but imposed by the All-American Cinematic Corporation (AACC), and thus relocated to Sierra. Determined to create a masterpiece showcasing the natural beauty of the American West, Frankfurt hired Schofield with the only instruction being: “make me an epic”. Adapting Burlington’s 1915 classic, Schofield spent a record sum shooting on location in Southern Sierra and Northern New Mexico, enlisting the aid of the nearby Navajo Nation to ensure production moved smoothly. Feeling that the traditional black-and-white palette would be unsuitable to showcase the landscape, Schofield petitioned Frankfurt to use the untested and expensive VistaColor, a petition Frankfurt reluctantly agreed to.

    Released on April 28th, 1950, the film was a blockfiller, easily recouping the enormous costs Frankfurt had poured into the project. The film embodies the optimism pervasive in American culture during the years between the Years of Lead and the Pacific War, with a primary focus on the theme of law and order triumphing over chaos. Notably, such chaos is represented by bandit Jeremiah Prescott, rather than the Navajo, thus making the film one of the first overtly pro-First Nation films produced in the United States, going a long way to rehabilitate the image of First Nation peoples in the eyes of the average American after decades of neglect. The movie spawned several sequels and derivative works, notably The Soulfield Runner and Angels of Gold and Iron, and helped to kickstart the western genre and the transformation of Sierra into a filmmaker’s paradise. Coincidentally, this helped to drive the formation of the nationwide Ecological Party by giving the High Sierra Party the boost it needed in its national profile through their dealings with filmmakers dedicated to capturing the natural beauty of the American West on film. The Dead and the Dying has yet to be remade, despite numerous attempts to do so, all of whom have suffered disasters of various kinds in a phenomenon called “the Prescott Curse”, disasters that include several murders and massive corruption scandals.
     
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    Just discovered this story and its truly great stuff. The US being more politically and institutionally unstable due to the sucessful Confederate succession and things rolling on forward from there. This is definitely a TL I'm going to be watching for updates in the future.
     
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    mymatedave10 said:
    Just discovered this story and its truly great stuff. The US being more politically and institutionally unstable due to the sucessful Confederate succession and things rolling on forward from there. This is definitely a TL I'm going to be watching for updates in the future.
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    Happy to have you aboard!
     
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