Dark Earth Timeline Discussion

[Simon Darkshade]

Coming up in June 1976:

- The first 'handover' meeting of British Prime Ministers occurs, with some immediate impacts on policy decisions and long term planning
- Underground railways in Adelaide
- The Teton Dam gets a bit wobbly, but is secured thanks to a really super guy
- New York's blue laws remain in place, whilst Missouri rescinds the 'Extermination Order' of Mormons
- Germany and Austria-Hungary play out a thriller in the UEFA Euro soccer final
- A 13 year old boy named Brian Robeson survives the crash of a light plane in the wilds of Northern Canada and has to try to survive with naught but the clothes on his back and a hatchet
- Some wicked witch or wizard steals the Boston Garden stadium
- Return of Orion
- The USN adds its part to the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
- The Democratic primaries come to a climax
- Release of 'The Three Amigos', an action film starring Chuck Norris, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Charles Bronson as three war veterans investigating a mystery in a small Mexican town involving bandits, Indians, Aztec treasure and a nearby mountain with a great secret...
- News on the British economy and industrial developments
- A Soviet freighter rescues a stranded U.S. balloonist
- The Red Air Force plans and makes some decisions in response to recent Western aircraft developments
- Arrival of tall ships for the U.S. Bicentennial begins, along with a very special great charter
- Beginning of what will be seen as the historic Test series between England and the West Indies, one of the highlights of a warm yet comfortable summer that will live long in the memories of young and old alike in Britain
- Reverend Elvis Presley saves Kentucky Fried Chicken!
- German special forces take on the Baader-Meinhof Gang and some significant Teutonic defence developments take place on land, in the air and beneath the waves
- A British equivalent to the High Mobility Combat Vehicle is unveiled; this HMCV is an earlier vehicle than the historical HMMWV, a bit narrower and with a body manufactured from some very strong materials plus integrated armour protection

(And some of the events that frazzled Simon was supposed to slot into May, but forgot due to a combination of being chewed to death and puppy transport/valet duties)