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Last year I began posting a story based on a PoD where, instead of starting a doomed casino project, property tycoon Donald Trump sets his eyes on the 1988 presidential race. I've developed a timeline, hoping to update on a regular basis. So, newly inspired with big plans for world events, without further ado, I give you:


Realignment




1986

1 January
  • Portugal and Spain join the European Community
20 January
  • Britain and France announce plans to build the Channel Tunnel
17 February
  • Single European Act is signed
25 February
  • Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev introduces economic and political reforms
13 March
  • US Navy ships denied entry to Soviet waters near Crimea
26 April
  • Chernobyl nuclear safety accident kills 4,000 and displaces 350,000
2 May
  • 1986 World Exposition opens in Vancouver, Canada
25 May
  • 5,000,000 join hands from California to New York to raise poverty fund
5 July
  • Statue of Liberty reopens to public
7 September
  • Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet survives assassination attempt
1 October
  • US president Ronald Reagan signs defence reforms into law
12 October
  • Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear talks in Iceland end in failure
4 November
  • Democrats sweep US midterms, with New York businessman Donald Trump elected
16 December
  • Over 165 killed in Kazakh anti-government protests
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