Future World Events 1950s

December

 * Saddam Hussein, former President of Iraq, is captured in Tikrit by the U.S. 4th Infantry Division.
 * A massive earthquake devastates southeastern Iran. Over 40,000 people are reported killed in the city of Bam.

November

 * Florida secedes from the United States and joins Everett.

October

 * Israeli warplanes strike inside Syrian territory.
 * China launches Shenzhou 5, their first manned space mission.

September

 * All Everetti troops and forces are recalled back to Everett.
 * The Emperor of Japan is secretly assassinated
 * The Emperor of Japan is succeeded by "Kira Hayashi"
 * Civil war starts in Japan, is fought between the Imperial gouverment and the repubic protesters

August

 * 21 year old Kaitlyn Rachel Spencer becomes President of Everett.
 * The United Nations authorizes an international peacekeeping force for Liberia.
 * The Japanese Empire's expansion is stopped by the US

July

 * Union of Everett declares independence.
 * 15 states make up the new Union. Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Maryland, Delaware, Indiana and Illinois.
 * The sons of Saddam Hussien are killed by soon-to-be Everetti forces.
 * SARS is declared to be contained by WHO.

June

 * The Group of Eight summit opens in Évian-les-Bains, France, to tight security and tens of thousands of protesters.

May

 * U. S. president George W. Bush lands on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, where he gives a speech announcing the end of major combat in the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. A banner behind him declares "Mission Accomplished."
 * High tension talks between the seceding states and the United States government end. The Untied Nations agrees with and sides with the seceding states. The new nation of Everett will become an independent nation on July 4th.

April

 * The Human Genome Project is completed, with 99% of the human genome sequenced to 99.99% accuracy.

March

 * War on Terrorism: Pakistani authorities capture Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, along with money man Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi.
 * The WHO issues a global alert on SARS.
 * 2003 invasion of Iraq: Land troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invade Iraq.
 * WHO doctor Carlo Urbani, who first identified SARS, dies of the disease.

February

 * STS-107, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates over Texas upon reentry, killing all 7 astronauts onboard.
 * An arsonist destroys a train in Daegu, South Korea, killing more than 190.
 * An American businessman is admitted to the Vietnam France Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam with the first identified case of SARS. WHO doctor Carlo Urbani reports the unusual highly contagious disease to WHO. Both businessman and doctor later die of the disease.
 * International talks are held at the United Nations about the seceding states of the United states. Kaitlyn Rachel Spencer speaks to the UN council, discussing evidence of severe government corruption within the United States.

January

 * Iraq disarmament crisis: The leaders of the United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain release a statement, The Letter of the Eight, demonstrating support for the United States' plans to invade Iraq.