Timeline (Things Have Changed)

This timeline covers major events in the Things Have Changed world. As the project focuses on the United States, this timeline will be centered around the US as well. This timeline uses 1788 as a point of divergence, mainly starting with the presidential election. Under this timeline, all thirteen states have ratified the Constitution before the election. The Constitution is slightly different, but these changes are dealt with in relevant articles.

1788

 * November 1: the first series of national elections is held throughout the country, which includes Congressmen and state legislatures and governors. The Electoral College begins meeting in individual states.
 * December 15: State legislatures submit their choices of Senators to the Continental Congress. President of the Continental Congress Cyrus Griffin reads the official Electoral College results, announcing that George Washington and John Jay have been elected president and vice president, respectively. President-elect Washington announces that he will not seek a second term in 1792.
 * December 20: Senators-and-Congressmen-elect meet pre-session to choose Congressional leadership: Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives and President Pro Tempore Senatus in the Senate. Congressman-elect John Hancock of Massachusetts is elected Speaker, and Senator-elect Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania President Pro Tempore.