Monday, 3 September 2018

Rise of Weirdness - Part 16


January 10, 1946:
San Francisco, California is selected as the Headquarters of the United Nations, citing its role in the 1942 formation of the organization,.....


January 17th, 1946:
First report of magic rituals being successful in Tasmania...


February 17th, 1946:
In London, the Commission of Magical Investigation, is established, to investigate all reports of magic being carried out in the United Kingdom.


February 23, 1946:
Indian National Army (INA) launches a mutiny at Bombay, refusing to surrender to the "Sepoy" government in New Delhi, sparking international attention,...


March 4th 1946
The Commission of Magical Investigation gains the power to obtain all copies of the inscriptions on the Sumerian tablets, wherever they may be found in the United Kingdom (and in Commonwealth territories that hadn't yet gained independence.)


March 19th, 1946:
The Exeter Coven is established, ‘For the defence of all witches in Exeter’...



April 19th, 1946:
A Coven is established in Salisbury, England.


May 19th, 1946:
The Salisbury Coven begins performing rituals at Stonehenge.


June 19th, 1946:
A Coven is established in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.


July 13th, 1946:
A group of ‘witches’ fleeing from persecution in Argentina, land on the Antarctic Peninsula. They use their powers to create a hospitable environment for themselves.


July 14th, 1946:
The former Argentine witches in Antarctica finally decide on a name for their new home. Aprodite, after the Greek goddess.


July 14th, 1946:
A group of Chilean witches arrive at Aprodite, increasing the population to 100.


August 5th 1946
The population of Aphrodite increases to 200.


September 5 1946
A copy of the The Necronomicon Files is smugged into Liberia...


September 27, 1946: A Coven is established in Cardiff, Wales.


October 7, 1946
A boarding house for magical runaways is established in Denver, Colorado.


November 27, 1946:
A dragon is seen near Reykjavik, Iceland...



December 7, 1946:
The Order of Mages becomes the first organization to openly advocate for magic practitioners and beings in Amsterdam, Netherlands..


January 27, 1947:
A dragon is seen near Wellington, New Zealand.

February 12, 1947:
Soviet military and scientific officials report a second "Orichalum" meteorite throughout the Sinkhote-Alin Mountains in eastern Siberia, sparking concerns of a developing Soviet nuclear weapon,...


February 27, 1947:
A Coven is established in Newcastle, New South Wales

March 12, 1947:
French and British military forces enter into Athens, in an effort to crush the Communist rebels, fueling tensions with the Truman Administration,....


March 27, 1947:
A dragon is seen near Launceston, Tasmania.

Mermaids are reported at Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida by Newt Perry, who proceeds to use the discovery to promote state tourism,...


April 7, 1947:
Arab Liberation Organization (ALO) is formed by Salah al-Din al-Bitar and Zaki al-Arsuzi in Baghdad, demanding the expulsion of British and French forces, sparking international attention,...


April 13, 1947
The Salisbury Coven discovers an incantation stone beneath Stonehenge.


May 4th 1947
The United Kingdom opens diplomatic relations with the State of Aprodite.


May 8, 1947:
Stalin orders the first of many national purges against magic practitioners and beings, outlawing them as "deviations",...


May 30, 1947:
Aleister Crowley warns that Jerusalem is forbidden by occult forces, during invocation spells in London, fueling tensions with the United States,.


June 9, 1947
The Salisbury Coven is dispersed by the Commission of Magical Investigation.


July 11, 1947
The Commission of Magical Investigation discovers some Soviet agents attempting to use magic to sabotage British industry.


August 12, 1947
Aprodite offers refuge for all magic users regardless of their nation of origin.

Mohammed Amin al-Husseini calls upon France to sever ties with Great Britain over the issue of Palestine, claiming it would "embolden the Muslim world",...


September 10th, 1947:
A Coven is established in Invercargill, New Zealand.


September 13-21, 1947:
Reverend Billy Graham launches his evangelical Christian revival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, challenging the Hellstorm and its effects nationwide,...


October 12 1947
A dragon is seen near Trondhiem, Norway.


November 16 1947
A Coven is established in Aberdeen, Scotland.


December 9, 1947:
Dr. Henry K. Puharich advises President Harry Truman on the paranormal weapons program of the Soviets at Camp David, Maryland,...

December 19 1947
The Population of Aphrodite reaches 1000.



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