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April 30, 1975 - Saigon, capital city of the Republic of Vietnam falls, resulting in Vietnamese reunification. In Pyeongyang, Kim Ir Sen plans to attack his southern neighbour and unify the Peninsula after thirty years of divide.

May 15, 1975 - United States fail to recover Mayaguez or her crew.

June 1, 1975 - Gerald Ford arrives in Salzburg, Austria to meet with Anwar Sadat. While descending from the Air Force One, he slipps and falls on the starway. This time, he hits his head on the ground and breaks his neck, resulting in death. Nelson Rockefeller is sworn by as the 39th President of the United States.

June 12, 1975 - South Korean President announces that his country will try to manufacture nuclear bombs to protect it's sovereignty resulting in diplomatic protests from North Korea and China.

July 11, 1975 - George H. W. Bush is appointed as the Vice President of the United States.

July 16, 1975 - Dionizy Bielański, pilot of the People's Polish Air Force hijacks An-2 plane and flees to Austria. Czechoslovak Air Forces fail to shoot down the machine and, unintentionally crossing into Austrian airspace.

September 5, 1975 - Lynette Fromme shoots Nelson Rockefeller two times (in the stomach and the right arm) before being overpowered by the Secret Service officers. Fromme tries to resist and is punched in face by one of the officers, dying after few hours.

September 6, 1975 - Surgery of Nelson Rockefeller fails to save his life. George H. W. Bush is sworn in as the 39th President of the United States.

September 9, 1975 - second meeting between Kim Ir Sen and Mao Zedong about restarting the Korean War is held in Beijing. Believing that Western world is really falling, Mao agrees to send military equipment, supplies and volunteers to the North Korean Armed Forces.

September 22, 1975 - Sara Jane Moore fails to assassinate George H.W. Bush in San Francisco, California. Failed attempt within two weeks since the assassination of previous President fuels various conspirational theories in the US. Famous words, uttered by some Republican forgotten after nuclear war are being recorded: "What the f*ck is wrong with you, California?". Some TV news incorrectly announce death of President Bush.

September 26, 1975 - 8,000 march in Louisville, Kentucky over busing in the Southern High School. Woman in a wheelchair is beaten to death by the police while on camera.

October 7, 1975 - John Lennon is deported from the United States.

November 20, 1975 - 20-years old man with a plastic toy replica of .45 caliber revolver is shot dead by Ronald Reagan in Miami motel.

November 25, 1975 - in Portugal, paratroopers take control over administrative buildings of Lisbon and military bases across the nation. People's government in Lisbon under Portuguese Communist Party is proclaimed, much to the dismay of neighbouring Spain and American strategists.

November 26, 1975 - North Korean Armed Forces cross the Demilitarized Zone and invade South Korea. Counter coup against communist government in Portugal fail. Portugal's Premier officialy asks the Soviet Union for help in combatting a counterrevolutionary insurgency in the state.

November 27, 1975 - Captain of Third Rank, Valery Sabin launches a coup against commander of the frigate Storozhevoy and tries to broadcast call for the Second Bolshevik Revolution in the Soviet Union from his ship. When that fails, he sucessfully attempts to flee for Sweden.

November 28, 1975 - Soviet government demands extradition of the Navy mutineers and return of a warship from Sweden. Swedish government, under pressure of US President ad the CIA refuses. Soviet Badger bombers bomb Storozhevoy in Swedish port, resulting in deaths of few Swedish citizens. Portuguese government announce recognization of all colonies' independence.

November 29, 1975 - Seoul falls to the North Korean forces. United States mobilizes forces in Europe to prevent expected communist takeover of Germany, while the US troops in Japan are being transported to the Korean Peninsula. In United Nations' Security Council, Soviet and Chinese representatives block an attempt to create UN-led coalition for the Korean War. In a televised speech, George Bush announces that: "The detente is dead."

November 30, 1975 - American spy plane is shot down over southern Manchuria by the Chinese Air Forces, alarming Mao Zedong and Beijing government about possibility of war between two countries.

December 1, 1975 - Stalemate between North and South Korean forces occurs just south of Seoul. In Moscow, drunk Leonid Brezhnev crashes his car into the streetlamp, leaving him in coma. Second Secretary Mikhail Suslov extraordinarily assumes functions of Brezhnev.

December 2, 1975 - "Revolution Betrayed" announcement is broadcasted from Sweden by the former Soviet Navy officers who mutineed against Brezhnev's regime.

December 5, 1975 - Chinese "volunteer" force cross into North Korea on the orders of Mao Zedong.

December 7, 1975 - in Greifswald Nuclear Power Plant, electrician's mistake causes short circuit and subsequent reactor's partial meltdown. East German government, believing that it is an act of sabotage, mobilize local military units. Second Secretary Mikhail Suslov authorizes preparations for the blockade of West Berlin.

December 9, 1975 - first clashes between Chinese and American soldiers begin.

December 11, 1975 - Chinese-Korean forces use chemical weapons against Americans during battle of Chuncheon. George Bush contemplates using tactical nuclear weapons against communists but later decides to not do that. To him, Soviet behaviour and Leonid Brezhnev not showing up in any media is strange and brings fears of coup d'etat in Moscow by hardline Stalinists.

December 12, 1975 - Spanish military invades communist Portugal, sparking international tensions. Soviet government announces that it will support Portuguese fight of liberation.

December 13, 1975 - number of chemical and biological attacks against United States Army in Korea increases due to lack of response.

December 15, 1975 - US Army successfuly detonates tactical nuclear weapon against North Korean forces in Chuncheon, breaking enemy's lines. First Soviet military advisors arrive in Lisbon, Portugal.

December 19, 1975 - sixteen tactical warheads are used against North Korean forces, leading to the collapse of their military and rapid advancement towards North. Within few hours, ruins of Seoul are liberated.

December 21, 1975 - In Vienna, the energy ministers of all thirteen OPEC countries are murdered during failed attempt on taking hostages by the Palestinian terrorists.

December 23, 1975 - US Air Forces' bomber strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down over Vladivostok. US spy plane is noticed over Kamchatka. Near the Finnish-Soviet border, an American spy is captured. East German government, not willing to admit mistakes, informs Soviet government that partial meltdown of their reactor is an act of Western sabotage and they have proofs for that. Believing that invasion is imminent, Suslov orders preparations for a full scale offensive against West. Soviet Army cuts off all routes to West Berlin, enforce air blockade of the city and prepares for eventual fight against NATO forces there.

December 24, 1975 - Pyeongyang is taken by the US Army. Chinese government warns Americans of crossing the Yalu river and make it clear that it has nuclear weapons to be used against possible invaders. CIA notices Soviet preparations for nuclear strike and informs President. In the Soviet Union, Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant suffers a loss of coolant, resulting in the degradation of a nuclear fuel and release of radiation into atmosphere. First rumors in the Soviet Politburo indicates multiple American sabotages of Eastern Bloc's energy production industry.

December 25, 1975 - In North Korea, near Chinese border, large number of hardened soldiers resists continuous US efforts at breaking the resistance. Us commander uses small tactical nuclear device that cause fallout crossing the US-Chinese border. As response, Chinese Air Forces conduct an airstrike against launch site in fear of probable attack. After American response of bombing an airfield inside Chinese borders, Mao orders preparation for a full offensive against American forces in Korea. Preparations and mass movement of soldiers are detected by NATO and the CIA. In the West Germany, US forces are being placed on a full alert.

December 26, 1975 - Bush agrees to perform airstrikes against Chinese logistical lines in case of Chinese invasion of Korea. On Cuba, Fidel Castro demands nuclear strike against "Imperialist warmongers in Washington". Blockade of air corridors over West Berlin is loosened to the military aircrafts.

December 27, 1975 - Chinese forces crosses Yalu river and engages American army. Airstrikes against military bases and logistical lines in southern Manchuria are perpetrated by the USAF. When American forces use tactical nukes against Chinese armies, Chinese respond with gas, bioagents and everything thay have in the stockpile. American Boeing 727 airplane taking off the West Berlin is shot down by the Soviet interceptors, killing all passengers onboard.

December 28, 1975 - computer error in NORAD shows Soviet missile attack on the CONUS. At first, five missiles appear, then then number increases to 250 and next, to 1,100. Believing that the Soviet first strike occurred, Bush orders retaliation against Soviet Union, her allies and China. Few minutes later, Second Secretary Suslov is informed about the attack and orders full retaliation.

December 28-29, 1975 - The Great Tribulation begins - within minutes, American and Soviet missiles reach each others' homelands and wipes out hundreds million people. Nuclear submarines will hit their enemies for next few days, before both fleets will gone silent.
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