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1947 29 January 1947
  • Citing close proximity and a common written language, the administrative responsibilities of Japan are turned over to Chinese President Chaing Kai Shek.
    10 April 1947
  • At the urgent request of the Spanish government for scientific aid, the League of Nations sponsors a survey of earthquake/tidal wave damaged areas in Portugal and the south of Spain - in particular the two massive "lakes" left behind by the event. Both bodies of water formed in those countries during the 9 Sept 1939 disaster are found to be ocean water deposits replete with thriving ecosystems. Preliminary measurements show the depth of Àguas del Infierno (Waters of Hell) and Mà Àgua (Bad Water) to be over 500 meters. A severely perplexed scientific community scrambles to obtain more information.
    1 May 1947
  • Preston Tucker unveils the Tucker Torpedo at the Detroit Auto Show.
    10 May 1947
  • War crimes hearings against Shiro Ishii - and others - commence in Mexico City.
    14 May 1947
  • More amazing discoveries in the depths of Àguas del Infierno in southern Spain. A diving bell, the Karthik, on loan from the U.S. Deep Sea Command, photographs the remains of the Fortaleza - a sunken Brazilian freighter. The Fortaleza was on record of having been sunk off the coast of French Guiana in September 1939. Further diving operations photograph and map all portions of the Fortaleza - except for the aft end - which cannot be located.
    10 July 1947
  • Automakers Crosley and Kaiser-Frazier create a joint venture company called Atomoline to research and develop an atomic powered automobile.
    12 July 1947
  • Shiro Ishii and five of his followers are found guilty of crimes against humanity. All six freely admit their activities in China and show no remorse. All are hung within one hour of the ruling.



    • 1948 1 October 1948
  • Baldwin Locomotive Works premiers its first atomic powered steam locomotive.
    5 November 1948
  • George S. Patton is elected President.



    • 1949 25 May 1949
  • Atomoline unveils its first atomic powered automobile - The Road King. Other auto manufacturers quickly fall in line. Overnight, the internal combustion engine becomes a thing of the past.



    • 1950 15 April 1950
  • Total radio/news blackout of Eastern Europe. Reports of mysterious electrical interference all along Germany's border.
    13 June 1950
  • Poland elects its first democratic president.
    1 November 1950
  • Groundbreaking ceremony in Southern California's Mojave desert for Atomopolis - the City of Tomorrow.



    • 1951 8 March 1951
  • Successful test flights of the Rl-47 elicit a flood of pro-space approval. President Patton calls for a firm foothold in space by 1955.
    2 August 1951
  • Nazi flying disc report outside Hamburg, Germany.
    4 November 1951
  • President Patton dies in his sleep of a massive heart attack. Vice President Gabe K. Reeves is sworn in same day.



    • 1952 22 January 1952
  • Cape Canaveral, the home of North American Space Command (NASC) is re-designated as Cape Patton in honor of Americas' late President.
    14 April 1952
  • The "terraforming" of vast sections of the Southern California Mojave Desert is announced as complete by the Army Corps of Engineers.
    4 November 1952
  • The Imperial Australian Air Command shoots down and destroys a Nazi flying disc.
    9 November 1952
  • Chuck Yeager elected President.



    • 1953 1 May 1953
  • Due to economic differences the state of California splits into to entities: Southern California and North California.
    22 July 1953
  • High-end "toymaker" Atomo-World introduces the Sportsman's Jet Pack at the first annual Marvels of Technology Trade Show held in Atomopolis, California.
    19 October 1953
  • High Step, Inc., Atomo-World's primary competitor, announces the release of its Personal Flying Platform.
    5 December 1953
  • The United States becomes the first super power into space primarily due to the introduction of the RL-49 Star Lifter.
    10 December 1953
  • The Radium League Space Command is formed.



    • 1957 11 November 1957
  • RL Space Station 1 becomes operational.
    12 November 1957
  • President Yeager announces plans for a self-sufficient lunar colony by 1963 and a similar colony on Mars by 1970.



    • 1960 24 April 1960
  • Water ice is detected in abundance in the North polar regions of Mars.
    May 1960
  • The US Space Command (SPACOM) is formed.



    • 1963 10 January 1963
  • Lunar Space Station 2 becomes operational.
    14 February 1963
  • Lunar Base Tycho 1 becomes permanently self-sufficient with a three month period, rotating crew of 250 men and women. Work begins on a series of electromagnetic rail launch stations to boost ore and water ice out of the lunar gravity well for immediate transport to the orbit of Mars. This is an interim measure which will be discontinued at such time when Mars becomes self-sufficient. Heavy strip mining of designated Lunar "high-ore impact craters" commences.
    10 thru 14 March 1963
  • A series of coded transmissions are received by the DOD from General Bud Rose, commander of Lunar Tycho Base 1. The transmissions relate eyewitness testimony regarding unidentified "star shaped" spacecraft observed near Tycho 1. This information is withheld from the public. There is no mention of damage or hostility.
    4 thru 7 April 1963
  • Modulated gravity waves are detected emanating from water north of the Fiji Island group. At the same time there is evidence of increased seismic activity all around the Pacific Rim.
    10 April 1963
  • Two Leviathan-class submarines, the Bonefish and Scamp, are lost to an unknown hostile force north of Fiji.
    12 April 1963
  • Two more Leviathan-class submarines, the Growler and Harder, are lost to an unknown hostile force north of Fiji.
    13 April 1963
  • Deep Sea Command - Truk (DSCT), issues orders to cordon off waters north of Fiji to a radius of one-hundred miles.
    8 May 1963
  • A joint military task force locates a saucer-shaped craft of unknown terrestrial origin north of Fiji. Some portion of the craft is eventually salvaged by DSEU#1 out of Guam.
    15 May 1963
  • The DSCM lifts the Fiji cordon.
    Summer 1963
  • The Space Patrol (SPACOM) is formed as an independent branch of the US Space Command.



    • 1965 15 February 1965
  • Earth transport Asimov crashes on Mars - 174 are killed.



    • 1966 2 May 1966
  • Ancient ruins discovered on Mars.
    6 June 1966
  • The Lunar Defense Force is formed as a sub-unit of the Space Partol.



    • 1967 16 September 1967
  • Evidence of first Martian lifeform recorded.



    • 1975 13 September 1975
  • News of rebellion on the Red Planet; all telemetry with Mars is lost.



    • 1982 18 February 1982
  • The 10th planet of the solar system is discovered by German astronomer Heinrich Einsam.



    • 1987 10 December 1987
  • Walt Disney dies, at Burroughs' Station on Mars, at age 86.



    • 2020 14 April 2020
  • Earth Government officially recognizes the asteroid homesteaders known as the Junker Gypsies.
    21 April 2020
  • A sixth gold star, representing the 564 confirmed inhabited asteroids, is officially appended to the US Flag.



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