Friday, 5 October 2018

Rise of Weirdness - Part 26


January 1, 1973
New Year is celebrated at Copernicus.


January 11, 1973
A male Elf establishes a second Lunar settlement at the Lunar South pole.


January 20, 1973:
Elven twins (both transformed at the same time) from New Zealand arrive at the two houses at Copernicus Crater. There are now fifteen residing at that settlement.
February 12, 1973
A third Lunar settlement is established (near Tranquility Base).


March 5, 1973:
The population of the colony at Copernicus Crater reaches 20.


March 14, 1973
A fourth settlement is established on the Moon (at the northern pole, by a dwarf).


April 1, 1973:
John Lennon and Yoko Ono announce the creation of the "Nutopia" commune during a New York City "peace-in", sparking international attention,...


April 5, 1973
With the population of Copernicus Crater now at 40, Daniela asks a recently arrived former lawyer to write a Charter for the colony.


April 12, 1973
The Copernicus Charter comes into effect. It establishes the Free State of Copernicus Crater. A democratic republic, governed by a Council. The Charter would form the basis of later legal systems for Offworlder Transformed.


April 16, 1973
A fifth settlement is established on the Moon, on the far side.


May 18, 1973
A sixth settlement is established on the Moon, also on the far side.


June 19, 1973
An Australian elf establishes a colony on 3753 Cruithne.


June 25, 1973:
Spanish General Strike; Socialist protests occur in Madrid demanding basic labor rights and protections,...


July 2, 1973
A seventh settlement is established on the Moon, in Mare Imbrium.


August 10, 1973
The population of Copernicus reaches 60.

September 20, 1973:
A dwarven couple are the first to arrive on Mars. They arrive on the Red Planet in a purloined section of orchard. They make their home in the Hellas Basin.


September 21, 1973
The Couple on Mars send out a message inviting others...


October 25, 1973
Copernicus (population 75) faces its first real crisis, an attack by pirates...


November 8, 1973:
Were-beings (a.k.a. "Furries") praise the theatrical release of the animated Robin Hood by Walt Disney, which features all-"Furries" cast,..


November 9, 1973
A second colony is established on Mars, near the caldera of Olympus Mons.


November 21, 1973:
Doctor Michael Crichton warns of the possible dangers of "viral development" and "developmental sentience" in Congressional hearings about golems in Washington D.C., which are quickly dismissed by the Mondale Administration,...


December 6, 1973:
Terror of the Beasts Anglo-French Union horror film starring Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, and Edward Woodward, is credited with fueling and promoting hatred against Transformed and Neo-pagans, causing the film to be banned in several countries,...


December 16, 1973
Daniela and others at Copernicus, begins preparing for the second offworld Christmas.


January 1974
Dinosaurs start appearing in London. London is evacuated.


January 23, 1974:
"Orichcalum" meteors are reported in the Berwyn Mountains in Snowdonia, Wales, sparking national attention,...

The Population of Copernicus reaches 200.


February 1974
The Commission of Magical Investigation defeats the organisation behind the dinosaurs that had appeared in London.
February 5, 1974
A colony is established on Phobos.


March 2, 1974:
Salvador Puig Antich leads student demonstrations in Barcelona, sparking political tensions across Western Europe,...


March 21, 1974:
Scandal erupts after Le Monde reports the SAFARI program of domestic surveillance throughout the Anglo-French Union,.....


March 26, 1974
A second settlement is established in the sea of Tranquillity.


April 20, 1974:
Ludlow Uprising; Nixon Administration deploys the National Guard to prevent the town of Ludlow, Colorado from launching into space,...


May 7, 1974
A small group of elves reach Pallas, establishing a colony there.


May 18, 1974:
Chinese military forces detonate a nuclear weapon at Lop Nur, triggering concerns by the United States and Anglo-French Union,...


June 27, 1974:
"War!" anti-war movement single by the Ugly Rumors led by singer Tony Blair makes its hit musical debut, despite Anglo-French Union government attempts to ban the song, sparking international attention,...


July 4, 1974:
Mohammed Amin al-Husseini, Grand Mufti of Jerusalem dies, causing massive civil unrest across Palestine,...


July 19, 1974:
Vatican officials led by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger secretly send a delegation to establish formal diplomatic relations with the "State of Aphrodite".


August 17, 1974:
A group of Elves arrives on Ceres, establishing the second Transformed colony in the Asteroid Belt.


August 18, 1974
Cerestown officially established.


September 17, 1974:
Anglo-French Union report the death of Harold Wilson; Rumors claim a failed political coup attempt in Paris,...


September 19, 1974:
First conference of offworld leaders is held in Copernicus Crater promting space colonization, especially for Transformed.


October 3, 1974
A colony is established on Deimos.


November 23, 1974:
African-American neopagan singer Sun-Ra promotes the "Greater Exodus" with his album/single "Space is the Place", shocking mainstream audiences,...


December 27, 1974:
President Gerald Ford orders the immediate evacuation of Boston Village, Ohio, (a.k.a. "Helltown" ) amidst reports of paranormal activity and demonic possession,...



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