Rise of Weirdness - Part 28

January 1, 1977:
Conservative celebrity Samuel Roberts, sparks controversy after supporting legislation banning Transformed in the workplace in London, fueling protests within the Transformed community,....

January 2, 1977

British forces are unable to prevent small groups of Catholics taking off into space from Belfast.

January 3, 1977:

Singer Bill Clinton of Little Rock, Arkansas makes his hit debut with his song "Third Way"; many musical critics easily compare the artist to a young Elvis Presley, lighting up the musical charts,....

January 14-16, 1977:

Maalaaree Riots; Anti-Transformed sentiment erupts into the "Maalaaree Ghatana" (Transformed Incident), whereby riots erupt in Bombay and New Delhi, claiming that Transformed and Anglo-French Union officials are behind regional rebellions and uprisings,...

April 23, 1977:

Quest Into Atlantis starring. William Peters, Samuel Allen and Janice Halloran, becomes the first "Tranzploitation" film, aimed at and produced by Transformed artists,...

May 7, 1977:

Anglo-French Union singer Marie Myriam emerges as the premier singer with her hit single "L'oiseau et l'enfant", sparking international attention,...

May 12, 1977

A groups of Orcs arrive on Miranda.

June 15, 1977:

Gleneagles Agreement; After years of political and economic pressure, the Anglo-French Union announces a policy to end apartheid throughout the Commonwealth of Nations in Gleaneagles, Scotland,....

July 2, 1977:

Dangers of Sumeria starring Peter Korn, Reece Neuborne and Lillian Alexander becomes the first major "Tranzploitation" hit film,...

January 8, 1978:

Pope John Paul I calls for the ordination of female priests within the Roman Catholic Church within the Vatican City, sparking international controversy,....

January 10, 1978:

U.S. military forces are deployed into Nicaragua in an effort to protect the Somoza regime against "Communist infiltration", sparking international condemnation,...

Match 6, 1978:

Cultural icon (insert name here) is assassinated by spontaneous combustion in (insert place here),...

March 14, 1978:

Fighting erupts in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah and ALO nationalists elude Palestinian and Anglo-French forces into Beirut,....

March 18, 1978:

Second Salmas Revolt; Iranian military forces launch a brutal crackdown on Christian village of Salmas, amidst rumors that the village is participating in the "Greater Exodus",...

April 22, 1978:

"A-Ba-Ni-Bi" by the Jewish band Alphabeta of Anchorage, Alaska, makes its hit musical debut, highlighting Jewish influence in pop culture,....

May 14, 1978

A group of Orcs arrive on Triton.

May 20, 1978:

Neo-pagan singer "Sun-Ra" shocks audiences during a performance on Saturday Night Live (NBC-TV) promoting the "Greater Exodus", sparking calls for his ban,..

November 10, 1978:

United Nations General Assembly passes Resolution #3379 in San Francisco, led by Sweden, Haiti and Mozambique, condemning the Transformed Exodus as "racist land-grabbing",....

December 7, 1978:

Indian troops are deployed into Sri Lanka citing the ongoing sectarian civil war by LTTE Tamil Tigers, sparking international attention and concern,...

December 18-22, 1978:

Soviet Premier Konstantin Chernenko establishes Special Economic Zones (SEZ) across the Soviet Union, opening them up to trade and investment,...

April 6, 1979:

Anglo-French Union MI6 officials sabotage the Osirak nuclear reactor, preventing its opening using South African plutonium,....

May 16, 1979

A group of Elves arrive on 588 Achilles, one of the Jupiter Trojans.

May 27, 1979:
Magic leader Sarah Halliday is assassinated in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, triggering riots and civil unrest,..

July 14, 1979:

Arab Liberation Organization (ALO) guerillas seize control of the Egyptian embassy in Ankara, Turkey demanding the expulsion of "foreign occupation" forces in the Middle East,....

August 7, 1979:
Lusaka Declaration; Amidst growing political protests, the Anglo-French Union announces a policy to end sexism and misogyny in the Commonwealth of Nations in an agreement in Lusaka, Zambia,....

September 22, 1979:
Tensions mount as a Hellstorm develops off the Prince Edward Island, Antarctica, fueling fears that the "State of Aphrodite" has developed nuclear weapons, in violation of international treaties,..

November 5, 1979:

Islamic cleric Ruhollah Khomeini proclaims the United States as the "Great Satan", citing the "Hellstorm" and the number of Transformed,...

February 9, 1980:

La Movida Madrlilena ("The Madrid Movement") led by Pedro Almodovar, makes its hit debut with musicians Radio Futura, Nacha Pop, and Los Secretos,

February 14, 1980:

Iceland is banned from the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York due to the recruitment of Transformed athletes, which officials claim "goes against the spirit of the Olympic Games",....

March 2, 1980:

Transformed artists and musicians develop Buzz Rock music, which gains popularity in Portland, Oregon with artists including Luthien Lives, Misunderstood Feanor and Ringless Sauron,...

Tensions mount between the Chinese Republic and the Soviet Union, after OMNI magazine exposes their Transformed/ psychic warfare program in Beijing consisting of c. 100,000 children,...

April 17, 1980:

Anglo-French Union historian Helena Fields sparks controversy, claiming that Joseph Stalin was actually planning to utilise Transformed as his personal army, dismissing the pogroms and genocide as "Beria's mistake",...

21 May 1980
Star Wars Episode XII: The Empire Strikes Back is released.

May 23, 1980

The population of 588 Achilles reaches 500.

May 26, 1980

In Newcastle-upon-Tyne the Fluffy community holds a civil rights demonstration.

May 29, 1980:

Civil rights leader (insert name here) is assassinated in (insert place here), shockinng the world,...

2 June 1980

A small group of ships converge in orbit of Venus, establishing Venus-port...

July 30, 1980:

The State of Aphrodite proclaims ownership and territorial control over all of Antarctica, fueling animosity with the United Nations General Assembly, sparking fears of military actions against the nation-state,....

July 17, 1980:
Real estate entrepreneur Dennis Hope of Berkeley, California earns billions after selling property claims to Luna and Mars, dubbed "The Man Who Sold the Moon"...

September 28, 1980:
Presidential candidate Wendy Thompson drops out of the race, after being "outed" as a Transformed person, sparking international attention and concern,....

October 24, 1980:

Mass disappearance of the town of Hayesville, North Carolina triggers fear and panic within the immediate area as military forces try to contain the situation and investigate what happened,