Rise of Weirdness - Part 23

January 1, 1965:

Reptilicus is sighted in Svalbard...

March 31, 1965:
Tensions mount between the Anglo-French Union and the United States, after a "Orichalum" meteorite crashes in Revelstoke, British Columbia, distributing mystical energy and materials across the region; President Johnson invokes the Monroe Doctrine,....

April 24, 1965:

U.S. troops are deployed to the Dominican Republic, in an effort to prevent the "Communist-inspired" Civil War from expanding in the region,....

26 June 1965

Margaret Watson and Chester James reappear in London. They say nothing about the past one and a half years...

July 4, 1965:

Magic practitioners and beings gather in Washington D.C. led by Tamara Lansdown and Robert Thomason to advocate for civil rights,...

July 20, 1965:

Soviet space officials report that the Zond-3 space probe was destroyed by a strange monolith on the far side of the lunar surface, fueling concern about further space travel by Soviet officials,....

September 19, 1965:

Erwin Rommel is elected Chancellor of Germany, credited with helping to shape the face of post-war Germany,.....

October 28, 1965:

Pope Paul VI warns that tolerance of the "State of Aphrodite" is the "lesser of two evils" with regards to the Cold War against the Communist Bloc,...

December 1, 1965:

Pope Paul VI calls for a ban on the magical substance "Quintessence" , sparking international controversy,...

December 22, 1965:

Plight of Soviet Fluffys starring Peter Rostov and Ekaterina Bolkonsky unveils the extent of the Soviet persecution of Transformed and Neo-pagans, winning the Oscar for Best Picture and Best Director,....

January 13, 1966:

Gary Brown is the first openly Transformed appointed to the U.S. Presidential Cabinet in Washington D.C., sparking national controversy amongst social and religious conservatives,....

February 25, 1966:

Ba'ath Party leaders led by Salah Jadid threaten the overthrow of the Confederation of Palestine in Ramallah, proclaiming the land as Syrian territory,....

April 16, 1966:

Transformed leader Tanya White calls for a camping of non-violence while imprisoned in Minneapolis, signaling the direction of the Transformed rights movement,.....

May 1, 1966:

Captain Ruth Alice Erickson, USN becomes the first female commander of a naval battleship, sparking national attention in Annapolis, Maryland,....

22 May 1966

A group of Transformed fight some advanced robots on the observation platform of the Empire State Building.

July 18 – 20 1966

The Commission of Magical Investigation thwarts a plot to take over London using autonomous tanks.

August 1966
A mysterious mist appears in the London Underground. People start disappearing.

The Commission of Magical Investigation eventually dissipates the strange mist, but the vanished people aren't found...

August 19, 1966:

Soviet Premier Lavrentii Beria calls for a national crackdown on neo-pagans and Transformed as "counter-revolutionary elements" ,...

September 8, 1966:

Star Trek (NBC-TV) makes its hit debut with Leonard Nimoy attracting large Transformed audiences, with many pointing to his half-alien character of "Mr. Spock" as a positive portrayal of Transformed,...

September 17, 1966:

Lake Huron Incident; Tensions mount between the Anglo-French Union and the United States, after a "Orichalum" meteorite crashes into the Great Lakes region of Lake Huron, distributing mystical energy and materials across the region; President Johnson invokes the Monroe Doctrine,....

December 18, 1966:

Kaleidoscope directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Michael Caine, makes its hit film debut,....

February 5, 1967:

Alberta Incident; Tensions mount between the Anglo-French Union and the United States, after a "Orichalum" meteorite crashes into Vilna, Alberta, Alberta, distributing mystical energy and materials across the region; President Johnson invokes the Monroe Doctrine,.

June 9, 1967:

Anglo-French Union leaders led by Harold McMillan accuse the Johnson Administration of backing Zionist guerrillas in Jericho, fueling tensions between the two super-powers,....

June 10, 1967:

Communist Bloc nations, led the Soviet Union, break diplomatic relations with the "State of Aphrodite" after a summit in Gdansk, Poland,....

June 30, 1967:

Mayor Teddy Kollek of Anchorage, is proclaimed "America's Mayor" citing his progressive policies on race and religion,...

July 3, 1967:

Anglo-French Union deploys military forces into Mogadishu, Somalia, fueling racial and sectarian tensions throughout Eastern Africa,....

July 12, 1967:

Following the success of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, John Lennon comes out as having been a Transformed for a year and a half, sparking international attention...

July 23, 1967:

Puerto Rico becomes the 51st State of the Union after a national referendum, sparking national attention,...

August 17, 1967:
Indian leaders led by Indian Prime Minister Deen Dayal Upadhyaya claim the Anglo-French Union and Commonwealth of Nations are launching "sabotage campaigns", largely dismissed by Western media outlets,....

October 30-November 1, 1967:

Devil's Night; anti-Transformed riots erupt in Detroit, Michigan, forcing a declaration of martial law over the city,...

December 21, 1967:
Columbus Riots; Police and magic practitioners/beings clash in Columbus, Ohio after years of police abuse,...