Campaign History Complete

500,000,000 BC	The living starship, the Zodiakos Kyklos (which would one day serve as the Zodiac’s base) is created by an unknown race.
50,000 BC	A starship carrying Servitors of the Ancient Ones comes to Earth to investigate its potential for conquest by their masters. Due to an on-board mutiny, the starship crashes in what is now Norway and is trapped in the ice.
8275 BC	One thousand sorcerers from various dimensions, led by one known as Tyrannon of Thulkas, battle and defeat beings known then as gods. Each of the magicians merges with the power and essence of one of the gods. Tyrannon, however, subjugates and absorbs the power of most of the magicians, making him one of the most powerful beings of all of the universes. Those that Tyrannon did not subjugate he banished or imprisoned. He begins conquering all of the dimensions.
1575 BC	Zeus, leader of the Greek gods, slays his father Cronus, banishing his soul to Tartarus. Thus begins the reign of the Olympian gods.
1383 BC	The Minotaur is born as a result of the mating between the god Zeus and the human Europa.
1163 BC	The Minotaur befriends Drynnan Illar, one of the satyrs of legend. They found the group the Zodiac.
204 BC	The great island of Atlantis is caught up in a great cataclysm. The island sinks, but the Atlanteans are transformed to live under the sea.
51 BC	Cleopatra becomes ruler of Egypt.
44 BC	Julius Caesar assassinated.
408 AD	Nimue of Lyoness teaches the wizard Merlin.
413	Merlin helps Arthur to become king of Britain with the aid of the sword Excalibur. Camelot and the Round Table are formed.
419	Merlin is trapped by Nimue. Merlin’s disciples, the progenitors of the Homomagi race, leave England and travel to North America.
421	Morgan le Fey turns against Camelot. She and Mordred fight many battles against Arthur, with Morgan finally emerging victorious although Mordred is slain. Arthur is taken to Avalon to heal for his return “during Britain’s greatest time of need.”
428	Black Paladin is “killed” by Lancelot but is preserved in a sort of sleep by his lover, a witch.
460	The first Shaolin Temple is founded in China.
1199	Robin Hood is active in the English countryside, bedeviling King John Lackland  and the Sheriff of Nottingham.
1425	Drynnan Illar (now known as Capricorn) hears of a witch (a direct descendant of Black Paladin and his lover, a powerful witch) being tried in London. He travels there to learn more.
1437	Capricorn battles Stephen Masterson, the son of the witch. Capricorn defeats him after causing massive damage to the British countryside. Reluctantly, Stephen becomes Aquarius.
1459	Vlad Tepes becomes a vampire under uncertain circumstances.
Dec. 4, 1533	Ivan the Terrible proclaimed Grand Prince of Moscow at the age of 3.
1608	The Minotaur (Taurus) contacts and befriends an intelligent being/ship/computer in the vicinity of Earth. This ship eventually becomes their orbital base, the Zodiakos Kyklos.
1743	The Undying Tulku (Earth’s Archmage) passes into senility and his apprentice, Ugyen defeats the Oriental magicians known as the Tong as proof of the Council of Magi that he is worthy. Ugyen (later called the Reverend Elder) becomes the new Archmage of Earth.
1749	John Ward, the first Black Mask, is born on a farm outside of Philadelphia.
March 5, 1770	British soldiers fire on rioters in the Boston Massacre.
1772	John Ward first adopts the identity of the Black Mask, to protect his family while he performs acts of sabotage against the British Army.
April 19, 1775	American Revolution begins.
March 23, 1775	Patrick Henry declares “Give me liberty or give me death!”
Jan. 10, 1776	Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense.
March 17, 1776	British evacuate Boston.
July 4, 1776	The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence.
April 15, 1783	American Revolutionary War is declared over.
1788	John Ward retires the identity of Black Mask.
April 28, 1789	Mutiny against British naval captain William Bligh on his ship, the Bounty.
April 30, 1789	George Washington inaugurated as the first U.S. president. Madame Victory prevents a Tory assassin from killing the President. Washington is unaware of the attempt.
July 14, 1789	French citizens storm the Bastille, beginning the French Revolution.
Jan. 21, 1793	The Scarlet Pimpernel is unable to keep King Louis XVI of France from being executed.
Oct. 16, 1793	While able to rescue the Dauphin, the Scarlet Pimpernel is not able to save Marie-Antoinette from the guillotine.
1797	John Ward’s son, Timothy, a Boston silversmith, becomes the Black Mask and battles a band of criminals.
March 16, 1802	U.S. Military Academy founded at West Point, New York.
Dec. 2, 1804	Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor Napoleon I.
Jan. 8, 1815	Andrew Jackson defeats the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
Feb. 26, 1815	Napoleon escapes from the Island of Elba.
1817	Don Alejandro de la Vega dons the mask of Zorro.
1818	Black Mask II is killed in action. The training of his son, Samuel, is taken over by his grandfather, the first Black Mask.
1822	Black Mask III debuts in Philadelphia. By now the legend has grown across the northeastern United States, and the first rumors of the immortality of the young nation’s hero begin to spread.
March 2, 1829	Texas declares its independence from Mexico.
Feb. 23, 1836	The Alamo is besieged by the Mexican Army led by Santa Anna.
March 6, 1836	The Mexican Army storms into the Alamo.
Dec. 29, 1845	The annexation of the Republic of Texas is approved by the U.S. Congress.
Jan. 24, 1848	Gold discovered in California.
1850	Sherlock Holmes is born in London. He and his brother Mycroft are raised by roving gypsies after the death of their parents.
1852	John Watson is born in Coventry, England.
1853	Matthew Ward becomes Black Mask IV, at first operating out of Philadelphia.
April 3, 1860	The Pony Express begins operating. One of their first volunteers is a youth calling himself The Lightning Kid, a boy who can run faster than a horse. This marks the first time a paranormal has been hired to use metahuman powers on behalf of the government.
Oct. 1860	The Pony Express is shut down.
April 12, 1861	American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter.
1862	Matthew Ward, as Black Mask IV, fights alongside the Northern Army throughout the Civil War. The Confederates are aided by the mysterious Grey Ghost.
March 9, 1862	Civil War naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimack.
Jan. 1, 1863	President Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation.
June 1863	Rancher Duke Smith is killed in a gunfight in Montana Territory and walks away from it, earning the nickname “Dead Duke.”
April 9, 1865	General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant.
April 14, 1865	President Abraham Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth.
1866	Matthew Ward moves to Chicago and continues his adventures as the fourth Black Mask.
Oct. 16, 1867	The Alaskan Purchase is approved by the Senate and Alaska becomes an American Territory.
1867-1868	Several ships sunk under mysterious circumstances begin rumors of a sea monster attacking ocean going vessels.
1868	Sherlock Holmes is tutored in advanced mathematics by Professor James Moriarty, later to become the greatest criminal figure of Victorian England.
Sept. 14, 1868	Captain Nemo is presumed dead after the submarine Nautilus sinks after becoming caught in a whirlpool.
1871	James Lee Ward inherits the Black Mask upon his father’s death. He moves to Arizona and transplants the legend, acting as a vigilante lawman.
May 1871	The Lightning Kid signs on as a scout with Lt. Colonel Custer.
1872	Taurus recruits the demons Ahrgash and Lohwegg and renames them Gemini for the Zodiac. Marvin Carr begins to act as Black Mask V’s sidekick.
Dec. 4, 1872	The Die Gratia, a small British brig, spots the Mary Celeste, an American vessel, sailing erratically but at full sail near the Azores in the Atlantic Ocean. The ship was seaworthy, its stores and supplies were untouched, but not a soul was onboard. The crew was never found and the reason for the ship’s abandonment has never been determined.
1876	Black Mask V is killed by the notorious criminal sidewinder in a shoot-out in Show Low, Arizona. Since James’ son Jason is only two, Marvin Carr becomes the sixth Black Mask and the first not to be part of the direct lineage.
March 7, 1876	Alexander Graham Bell patents the telephone.
Aug. 1876	The James Gang finds an unpleasant surprise waiting for them when they attempt a robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. James “Iron Jim” Dubois, a man known to be invulnerable to bullets. In the ensuing chase, the entire James Gang is captured or killed except the brothers themselves.
1877	Sherlock Holmes opens his private “consulting” detective agency in London.
Feb. 19, 1878	Thomas Edison patents the phonograph.
1879	The Empire Club, a private “Gentleman’s Social Club” for adventurers, explorers and other daredevils, is founded in New York City.
1881	Sherlock Holmes and John Watson meet at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital during the case known as A Study In Scarlet.
March 1881	President Garfield makes “Tall Tim” Darnell a Federal Marshal, making him the first metahuman law enforcer in history. Darnell could increase his size to around twelve feet and was said to be able to throw a horse.
July 2, 1881	President James Garfield shot. Marshal Darnell apprehends the assassin, Charles Guiteau.
Sept. 19, 1881	President James Garfield dies.
1889	The Reverend Elder and Vincent Dimitrios defeat the Chernobog Demon in London, imprisoning it within a book.
July 10, 1980	Wyoming becomes the 44th state.
1887	Sherlock Holmes first encounters Dracula in Transylvania.
1888	Jack the Ripper terrorizes London.
1889	Adolf Hitler born in Braunau, Austria.
1890	Count Dracula terrorizes London before hi is apparently destroyed by vampire-hunter Abraham Van Helsing and young Jonathan Harker.
1891	Sherlock Holmes pursues his nemesis Moriarty to Switzerland, where they apparently perish at Reichenbach Falls.
1892	Mycroft Holmes becomes the director of the British Secret Service. He is referred to only as “M” (as have his successors).
Sept. 1892	The Lightning Kid is killed by Kyle Norton in a bar room fight over a young lady.
June 1893	Butch Cassidy is arrested by “Tall Tim” Darnell in Laramie, Wyoming and receives a five year sentence for horse thievery.
March 1894	“Flamin’ Jane” Fender is arrested for murdering Jack Pillman in South Dakota. In light of Pillman’s history it is likely that Fender was defending herself, but the gruesome manner in which he was killed by her flame projection powers prompt her arrest.
April 1894	Flamin’ Jane escapes custody and begins a series of robberies across the Dakota Territory.
Oct. 1894	Marshal Tim Darnell is gunned down by the cousin of a criminal he brought to justice.
1896	Marvin Carr retires as Black Mask VI. The mask is given back to Jason Ward, son of Black Mask V, who moves back to Chicago. For a time, his partner is Andrew Carr, Marvin’s own son.
April 23, 1896	First public showing of a motion picture.
Sept. 19, 1902	Lok-480 (who one day would be Cancer) crashes on Earth and is immediately recruited into the Zodiac.
1903	Sherlock Holmes retires from public life.
Jan. 26, 1905	The Cullinan diamond, the world’s largest, is found in South Africa.
April 18, 1906	San Francisco earthquake and fire.
1908	A massive explosion occurs near Tunguska in northern Siberia. The exact nature of the explosion remains unknown, though it levels trees for miles around. Scientists later theorize that a comet or meteor struck the Earth.
April 15, 1912	British ocean liner Titanic strikes an iceberg and sinks.
April 6, 1917	United States declares war on Germany and enters World War I.
Dec. 13, 1917	Albert Zerstoiten (Dr. Destroyer) is born.
1918	Corporal Adolf Hitler, serving on the Western Front in World War I, is temporarily blinded by mustard gas. While undergoing treatment, he has a vision that the Teutonic Gods have selected him for a great purpose, which he translates as restoring the purity of the Aryan people and bestowing on Germany the “Thousand-Year Reich.” He gives up his career in art and goes into politics, becoming the leader of the National Socialist Party after the war.
Jan. 18, 1919	The Versailles Peace Conference opens.
Jan. 10, 1920	League of Nations is established.
May 12, 1920	After his archaeologist father is killed, seven year old Kent Nelson begins training under Nabu to become Dr. Fate.
July 12, 1920	Panama Canal opens.
1923	The Reverend Elder and Vincent Dimitrios face Tyrannon the Conqueror as he attempts to invade Earth’s dimension. The magicians trick him into swearing that he will not attempt to invade again while they live.
March 12, 1925	First transatlantic radio broadcast.
1926	The Raven is first seen fighting crime on the streets of Hudson City.
Jan. 7, 1927	Transatlantic commercial telephone service begins, New York to London.
1929	DEMON is formally created in Salem, Massachusetts as a satanic criminal organization and cult, made up of wealthy businessmen and hired thugs.
July 1932	The Phantom begins terrorizing the criminal elements of Hollywood in his successful crime-fighting style.
Jan. 30, 1933	Adolf Hitler named chancellor of Germany.
April 30, 1936	Television first publicly broadcast from the Empire State Building.
Dec. 11, 1936	Edward VIII abdicates the throne of England.
July 7, 1937	Chinese and Japanese troops clash, beginning the struggle that will become World War II.
June 8, 1938	Black Fin is expelled from the Kingdom of Atlantis. She refuses an offer to join the Zodiac.
Jan. 1939	Philip Colt finds the mystic Amulet of Speed that turns him into the speedster known as the White Disk.
July 10, 1940	Battle of Britain begins.
Oct. 1940	Gretchen Blanchard goes into action as Blue Beacon. The Red Skull makes his first appearance.
April 27, 1941	Nabu releases the repressed memories of Kent Nelson’s father’s death. Kent lashes out, apparently killing Nabu. However, this was all part of Nabu’s plan to finish Kent’s training. Nabu’s spirit inhabits the helmet of Dr. Fate.
March, 1941	Steve Rogers is given the Super Soldier formula and becomes Captain America.
Sept. 1941	The Justice Society of America forms becoming the world’s first superhero team. Among its founding members are the Green Lantern, the Flash, Dr. Fate, Hawkman, the Atom and others.
Dec. 7, 1941	The Japanese successfully attack the Naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii thrusting the United States into World War II.
Dec. 8, 1941	The United States formerly declares war against Japan. Great Britain also declares war on Japan.
Jan. 1942	President Roosevelt charters the Forces of Liberty. The founding members are American Weapon, Protector, the Phantom, Dr. Dimension, Blue Beacon and the White Disk. Victory Siren, Captain America and Red Glare soon join them.
April 18, 1942	Lt. Colonel James Doolittle leads carrier based planes in a raid on Tokyo.
Dec. 2, 1942	Enrico Fermi directs and controls the first nuclear chain reaction beneath the bleachers of Staff Field at the University of Chicago, ushering in the nuclear age.
Dec. 8, 1942	U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill issue a declaration signed by representatives of 26 countries called the “United Nations.”
Jan. 14, 1943	Meeting between Sir Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt begins in Casablanca, Morocco. FDR shares information concerning American superheroes and the war effort.
Feb. 13, 1943	American Eagle I and Winger battle the Nazi Villain Panzer.
Oct. 13, 1943	Italy declares war on Nazi Germany.
July 20, 1944	German army officers try to kill Hitler.
April 10-15, 1945	Dr. Zerstoiten (Destroyer) attempts to escape to South America, but a British warship sinks the transport he is on. His face is badly burned in the fire. He is taken back to London.
April 12, 1945	President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies.
April 30, 1945	Adolf Hitler commits suicide.
July 10, 1945	First atomic bomb set off in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
June 24, 1945	Black Fin agrees to join the Zodiac if they can help her repair her gills.
Aug. 1. 1945	American Weapon is exposed to “vita-rays” in an attempt to make her powers permanent. It causes her to become mentally unstable. She tries to detonate a U.S. atomic bomb in its test cradle at Los Alamos and is slain by teammate Red Glare. Her death is publicly blamed on a Nazi saboteur.
Aug. 2, 1945	Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. The Master is reported to be at ground zero, but is unscathed. The bomb explosion, and the one in Nagasaki days later, are reportedly the sources of many mutants being born in later generations.
Oct. 1945	The Forces of Liberty officially disbands.
Dec. 4, 1945	The U.S. Senate approves full U.S. participation in the United Nations.
Jan. 10, 1946	First U.N. General Assembly meets in London.
March 14, 1946	Zerstoiten arrives in the U.S.
July 8, 1946	UNTIL is formed by the United Nations.
Jan. 30, 1948	Gandhi assassinated.
Aug. 4, 1949	Zerstoiten leaves the U.S. in anger at his fellow scientists and moves to Central America, where he first becomes known as Dr. Destroyer.
Oct. 25, 1949	Crimebuster gets married and settles down.
Feb. 9, 1950	Senator Joseph McCarthy announces during a speech that he has a list of 205 communists that had infiltrated the U.S. State Department. He also alleges that many of the country’s superheroes may have communist ties.
Feb. 6, 1952	Elizabeth II becomes queen of the United Kingdom.
March 5, 1953	Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin dies. It is rumored that his spirit somehow survived.
March 30, 1953	Albert Einstein announces his revised Unified Field Theory.
July 27, 1953	Truce ending the Korean War is signed.
1954	Crimebuster and his wife have a son (Elias). After Howard Castleman vows revenge against the hero and his family, Crimebuster changes his name to Robert McQuark and moves to California.
April 7, 1954	The JSA appears before the HUAC. After refusing to reveal their secret identities, the group disbands. Many of the heroes opt to retire. This is generally seen as the end of the Golden Age of Heroes.
May 18, 1954	Blue Beacon appears before the HUAC and is charged with withholding valuable technology from the American government. She makes front page news as she is forced to injure several policemen in her escape.
Dec. 2, 1954	The U.S. Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Senator Joseph McCarthy for conduct unbecoming of a senator.
Jan. 3, 1959	Alaska becomes 49th state.
April 25, 1960	Robert McQuark, alias Crimebuster, dies of a heart attack.
April 12, 1961	Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit the earth.
June 1961	Caroline Blanchard graduates from college and receives the Blue Beacon suit from her mother, becoming Blue Beacon II.
Feb. 20, 1962	John Glenn becomes the first American to orbit the Earth.
March 16, 1962	Sabrina (Merlinia) Fairchild born in Upstate New York.
May 1962	Caroline Blanchard lands a job with the fledgling U.S. space program as a technician. She fights crime in Florida. Over the years Blue Beacon II becomes associated with NASA, known as a defender of the organization from sabotage.
May 10, 1962	Winger becomes American Eagle II.
Feb. 4, 1963	The man who would become Dark Seraph (ironically another descendant of Black Paladin and his witch lover) gains the Iron Crown in a vile, demonic ritual outside of London. He kills his entire coven of fellow witches and warlocks and goes forth into the night to cause evil and destruction.
Sept. 1963	The Avengers form to defeat Loki. Founding members are Thor, Ursus, Skymaster, Blue Beacon II and Captain America. Loki is sealed in a cave in Upstate New York. Although the Avengers will be in existence for longer than any other group in history, their membership is one of the least stable, going through more than 40 members in the 36 years they have operated so far. Phantom II makes his debut, smashing criminal activity in Boston.
Nov. 1963	Avengers chartered by National Security Council. Kennedy assassinated.
May 2, 1964	President Lyndon B. Johnson signs an order bringing PRIMUS into existence, but due to the need for troops and resources in Vietnam, the organization is destined to exist only on paper for more than a decade.
June 17, 1964	The Swordfish is launched by UNTIL.
April 1965	Sigma Squad is formed in New York City. Protector (formerly of the Forces of Liberty) comes out of retirement to found and lead the group.  He gathers around him a group of young heroes who are skilled but lacking in direction.  Founding members were Protector, Lady Liberty II, Sonicman, Alpha, Matrix and Barricade.
Nov. 4, 1965	The Minutemen form in Boston.
June 1966	Ronald Holmes (Sonicman) and Kate St. John (Lady Liberty II) are married.
July 18, 1966	Dark Seraph attempts to take over SAC in order to start a nuclear war between the U.S. and the USSR. He is stopped by American Eagle II and the Minutemen. American Eagle II joins the Minutemen after the battle is over.
Feb. 10, 1967	The Circle forms, and goes on it first mission against Dark Seraph. They are badly beaten by the villain and only nearly escape death.
Oct. 19, 1967	Black Phantom first appears to help stop a riot caused by racial unrest.
April 4, 1968	Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated by James Earl Ray.
Jun 6, 1968	Black Phantom captures criminal Sirhan Sirhan after he assassinates Senator Robert Kennedy. It is discovered that he has connections with VIPER.
July 20, 1969	Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to walk on the moon.
Oct. 1969	Kate Holmes (Lady Liberty II) gives birth to a son, Ronald Jr.
Dec. 24, 1969	Phillip Stephan Fairchild dies.
Jan. 1970	Dynamo (age 18) joins Sigma Squad.
April 10, 1970	American Eagle II leaves the Minutemen and goes to Chicago to start a new group.
Jan. 15, 1971	Aswan Dam on the Nile River is dedicated.
March 1971	Janet Long (age 18) arrives from China and goes to work for the United Nations as an interpreter.
May 14, 1971	Freedom Squad formed in Chicago by American Eagle II. Other members are Black Phantom and Hardhat.
August 1971	Dynamo (Peter Dugan) and Janet Long meet when she is recruited by Protector to be Sigma Squad's translator in a case involving a Chinese supervillain.  The two of them hit it off and are soon dating steadily.
Oct. 13, 1971	The wealthy Medina family gives their two twin children, Isabella (Mentalla) and Alexandro (Menton) to the evil scientist known as Dr. Destroyer. Destroyer indoctrinates the children and bonds them with alien entities in his psionics program.
Dec. 1971	Peter Dugan and Janet Long are married.
July 1972	Due to her increasingly important duties at NASA, Caroline Blanchard retires as Blue Beacon II. Peter and Janet Dugan have a daughter, Holly.
Feb. 1973	Protector is killed in a battle with a supervillain. Sonicman takes over as leader of Sigma Squad. Matrix disappears.
March 1973	Lady Lazer joins Sigma Squad.
June 17, 1973	The Transmuter joins the Zodiac as Libra.
Feb. 1974	Barricade decides to leave Sigma Squad.
March 3, 1974	Dr. Thomas and Martha Wayne are slain during an armed robbery. Their son, Bruce, survives but is not able to identify his parents murderer.
May 1974	Titan joins Sigma Squad.
June 17, 1974	The Swordfish is sunk in the Marianas Trench in a battle with Professor Masterson and his phony Atlantis. Masterson is defeated, however, and there are no casualties.
June 1974	The U.S. government begins full scale testing and evaluation of potential agents for PRIUMS.
Sept. 1974	In the turmoil of Watergate, the Avengers are implicated in several charges of conspiracy and the group is disbanded in a furor of public opinion. It is later discovered that Dr. Ruby manufactured the evidence against the hero group with the assistance of several members of Congress.
April 21, 1975	Crusader begins his crimefighting career by bringing in three known cop-killers.
April 30, 1975	Vietnam War ends.
July 18, 1975	Crusader stops the rampage of a government “Ubermensch” subject (from the super-soldier program) who had gone insane. The soldier dies when he falls from the top of the Empire State Building.
Dec. 14, 1975	Thok crash lands on Earth and is captured by NASA.
Jan. 21, 1976	In East Germany, Fiacho recruits Durak as the first member of his new supervillain team Eurostar.
Feb. 2, 1976	Thok escapes from the Department of Defense.
Sept. 1976	PRIMUS officially begins operations.
Oct. 13, 1976	Eurostar becomes a trio as Bora joins in Rome.
Oct. 14, 1976	Fiacho introduces Pantera, who he had encountered the night before, to the rest of Eurostar. She joins the team and the villains leave Rome.
Dec. 2, 1976	Eurostar break Le Sone out of prison to add him to the team as a gadgeteer.
Feb. 17, 1977	Eurostar raids a Russian Gold Depository, soundly defeating the Russian hero Ivan.
April 27, 1977	The detective who would become Sagittarius discovers the existence of the Zodiac and joins them.
June 16, 1977	Eurostar attacks an UNTIL base in France, killing 36 agents and stealing vital computer codes.
March 10, 1978	Eurostar finishes building is base in Switzerland.
July 13, 1978	Taurus recruits a rock musician to join the Zodiac as Leo.
Sept. 2, 1978	The Golden Avenger makes his first public appearance on television during a presidential press conference announcing his existence as America’s foremost protector and hero.
April 29, 1979	VIPER agents, after attempting to track down Crimebuster, capture his son, Dr. Elias James McQuark. They attempt to get him to work for them, but he is rescued by the hero Radion just in time.
Jan. 13, 1980	The Minutemen officially disband.
Feb. 12, 1980	Firewing comes to Earth. PRIMUS moves to intercept him and 23 agents are killed.
Feb. 14, 1980	Firewing makes it to San Francisco where he is confronted by a group of heroes. Firewing is defeated, and the heroes form the Guardians.
Feb. 22, 1980	Despite placing a paranormal athlete on their team, the Soviet Union’s hockey team is defeated by the United States in the Winter Olympics.
March 13, 1980	Taurus and Leo of the Zodiac interrupt the ninja assassin Antares in mid-assignment. After a brief battle, the assassin is force to join the group as Scorpio.
May 2, 1980	Sir John Aleister, a British noble and well-known mutant (who would one day become the villain White Flame), is imprisoned for the vigilante murder of his wife’s killers.
Aug. 3, 1980	Nuetron attempts to create a mind-control device, but the experiment fails. However, the resulting accident gives Arc his powers, and he joins Neutron.
Sept 1980	Sabrina Fairchild enters college.
Oct. 13, 1980	Dr. McQuark’s Superhero Supply and Gymnasium officially opens for business.
Nov. 1980	Ronald Reagan, with the largest landslide in history, is swept into office to become the 40th President of the United States. Many points of his campaign are directed at making America strong again, including a strong defense, a healthy economy and the development and encouragement of superheroes. In his inaugural speech a few months later, he announces his intentions to appoint a new cabinet position specifically to deal with paranormal activity and to advise the President in his dealings with them. A few short weeks later, he does just that by appointing Arthur Stravorski as the first Secretary of Paranormal Affairs.
Jan. 26, 1981	UNTIL attacks and takes over the base of KRONOS, putting them out of “business.” Mechassassin escapes with their new armored suit to begin his career of crime.
Feb. 1981	President Reagan approves the formation of the U.S. covert super-strike team, Force-1. Members are classified.
March 13, 1981	Violet Lotus is recruited by Capricorn to join the Zodiac as Virgo.
June 5, 1981	The Project Sunburst experiment is conducted.
June 7, 1981	Sunburst kills all of the military personnel around him during his debriefing after Project Sunburst. He and the other survivors of the project go off to form the supervillain group of the same name.
July 27, 1981	Professor Muerte creates the villain Giganto. The two battle, and Muerte wins, subduing Giganto to psychologically condition him into serving the mastermind.
Nov. 10, 1981	Binder manages to establish a partnership with Plasmoid. Binder refers to them as the Ultimates.
Nov. 13, 1981	The Conquerors are born as Anklyosaur and Wyvern join Neutron and Arc.
Feb. 10, 1982	Scorpia officially becomes a member of Terror, Inc.
April 2, 1982	The Ultimates run into Black Star while robbing a shipment of gold. They join forces.
May 10, 1982	The Swordfish II, the first of a fleet of such crimefighting/exploratory craft, is launched by UNTIL.
June 3, 1982	Exo-Skeleton Man joins forces with Foxbat.
June 30, 1982	The Ultimates attack Charger, and Charger ends up joining the group.
July 13, 1982	Eric Rahn finds the Earth Crown of Krim and becomes the Earthmaster.
Sept. 12, 1982	Bullet and Big John join forces.
Jan. 5, 1983	The Guardians battle the Ultimates in San Francisco. The Ultimates lose but none are captured.
Feb. 10, 1983	The Ultimates break Slick out of jail and he gratefully joins their ranks.
Feb. 15, 1983	Herculan lands on Earth.
March 3, 1983	VOICE supervillains attack Bullet and Big John. Starseer becomes accidentally involved and joins Bullet and Big John, forming the Raiders.
Nov. 6, 1983	Peter Thronson dies. Sabrina first uses her powers to fight crime.
Feb. 4, 1984	AVAR-7 lands on Earth and decides to become a superhero.
March 1984	The Protectors of Los Angeles are formed.  Founding members are Lotus, Dynamo, Captain Camouflage, Lightsaber and Alex 2000.
March 2, 1984	Steve Rogers Jr. is given the “Vita-Ray” treatment and begins training to become Captain America.
May 1984	Sabrina Fairchild graduates from college with Masters Degree.
May 10, 1984	The Swordfish agents stop an invasion of Bermuda by Atlantis before it gets a chance to start.
June 28, 1984	Dark Thunder I makes 1st public appearance.
July 4, 1984	Captain America II makes 1st public appearance
Aug. 8, 1984	Stacey Summer and Ito (Samurai) Kenji marry. Ito retires from superheroing and takes his wife back to his family’s ancestral estate in Japan to live.
Aug. 15, 1984	Dr. Ruby decides to test a new weapon before placing it for sale on the black market. He sends a giant robot into New York City to wreak havoc. Dark Thunder, Captain America II and Donarr manage to stop its rampage and destroy it. Dr. Ruby, however, escapes. In the aftermath of the battle, the heroes resolve themselves to the defense of their country, the world and all mankind and become the New Avengers! (Avengers Vol. 2 #1)
Aug. 25, 1984	Merlinia makes 1st public appearance. (Merlinia #1)
Sept. 6, 1984	The New Avengers move into Avengers Mansion which is donated by SKT, their new sponsor. SKT is owned by John (Dark Thunder) Charger. Leopard, Fireyes, Merlinia Gargoyle and Starshine are recruited into the group and the old charter is once again adopted.
Sept. 8, 1984	Superman makes 1st public appearance.
Sept. 16, 1984	Sorcerer Supreme makes first modern appearance when Sabrina Fairchild accidentally releases him from imprisonment.
Sept. 26, 1984	Samurai is killed by a bomb planted in his bedroom by VIPER. His wife, Stacey, survives.
Sept. 30, 1984	Merlinia joins the Avengers.
Oct. 1984	Formed by Sorcerer Supreme, The League of Doom makes their first appearance, attacking and defeating the Avengers. This organization seems to have come from nowhere, boasting well trained agents and the largest assembly of supervillains ever: Sorcerer Supreme, Howler, Weapon Master, Peregrine, Diamondhead, Airacobra, Armadillo, Solvent, Roulette, Iron Maiden, Mind Slayer and Manticore. In order to protect their headquarters, the Avengers have a robot constructed as a security guard. They contract a young Matthew Armbruster to build the construct. It, however, develops artificial intelligence and attempts to kill the Avengers and take over the world. The Avengers barely manage to stop it but the world will again be plagued by the menace of Mechanon!
Oct. 6-8, 1984	Key to Reality affair. The Key is believed to be destroyed.
Oct 24, 1984	Sorcerer Supreme and the Legion of Doom try to summon the Kraken of Myth. The Avengers stop them.
Nov. 1984	Howard “Hal” Silva is nearly killed in the crash of an experimental plane. His body is stolen by Mechanon, who implants a mystic gem in his chest and sends him to join the Avengers as Red Lightning.
Nov. 17, 1984	Red Skull makes 1st modern appearance.
Nov. 20, 1984	Red Lightning makes 1st public appearance.
Nov. 30, 1984	The first Stronghold facility opens in the desert of New Mexico.
Dec. 1, 1984	Island of Dr. Destroyer affair.
Dec. 2, 1984	Red Lightning betrays the Avengers into a trap by Mechanon.
Dec. 3, 1984	Red Lightning apparently sacrifices himself to save the Avengers. Services are held the next day.
Dec. 24, 1984	Red Lightning reappears.
Jan. 1984	Captain Camouflage is killed by mercenaries operating on behalf of the supervillain Lucifer.
Jan. 1, 1985	The Red Skull initiates a plan to control the world’s weather.
Jan. 3,1985	The Red Skull is defeated by the Avengers, apparently perishing in the explosion of his control satellite.
Jan. 4, 1985	Crusader makes 1st public appearance.
Jan. 24, 1985	Nighthawk (1) makes 1st public appearance.
Jan. 27, 1985	Hellspawn makes 1st appearance.
Feb. 6, 1985	Merlinia receives the Staff of Meltocoles.
Feb. 11, 1985	A large number of inmates break out of Stronghold.
Feb. 28, 1985	The being knows as Time Master is created in a laboratory explosion. This fact is not revealed for many years.
March 1985	Lady Lazer and Goldendude join the Protectors, bringing them up to strength. The group immediately sets about tracking down and capturing Lucifer.  They succeed. Mysterious sightings of a giant bat begin in Gotham City, NJ.
March 4, 1985	The Osirans arrive on Earth, capturing Merlinia and conditioning her to believe she is the goddess Isis. The Avengers confront the Osirans and rescue Merlinia.
March 5, 1985	The Osirans move to Mars saying that they will wait there for mankind.
March 13, 1985	Merlinia helps clears Bushman of murder charges. A villainous clown known as the Joker murders a prominent Gotham City politician.
March 16, 1985	Merlinia receives Perry as a ‘thank you’ from Bushman.
March 20, 1985	The Joker is found bound and gagged, dangling from a light post outside of Gotham City police headquarters. He claims he was captured by a man dressed as a bat. The tabloids proclaim this mysterious person the Bat-man.
March 30, 1985	Ladybug attacks Dark Thunder in Manhattan and humiliates him.
April 4, 1985	The first part of Deathstroke’s plan to rule the world begins.
April 8, 1985	Vampirella meets Nighthawk.
April 11, 1985	Merlinia joins the Circle. 1st appearance of the Circle.
April 13, 1985	Gamma Leader makes 1st appearance.
May 16, 1985	Dragonman makes 1st public appearance.
May 20, 1985	The Athenian makes her 1st public appearance.
June 1985	Alliance of Soviet Paranormals forms.
June 18, 1985	Crimson Chronicles found.
June 20, 1985	Black Bolt killed(?)
June 21, 1985	Protectors make 1st public appearance. (Nighthawk and the Protectors #1)
July 2, 1985	Merlinia meets Angelique De Medici.
July 5, 1985	Merlinia frees Dr. Fate (1st modern appearance.) Verdaemon makes 1st appearance. Dr. Quietus makes 1st appearance.
July 6, 1985	Pyro is killed. Star Rider makes 1st appearance.
July 9, 1985	Esmeralda Lawrence is apparently killed. The Idol of Chaos is destroyed.
July 11, 1985	Chaos is defeated and cast back into the Nether Void.
July 22, 1985	Leopard joins the Protectors.
July 26, 1985	Paralyzer joins the Protectors (1st appearance.)
July 28, 1985	1st appearance of Jaguar and Wild Wind. Merlinia gets new costume. (Stage magician look.) Starfire rejoins Avengers.
Aug. 3, 1985	Merlinia is elected chair of the Avengers.
Aug. 11, 1985	Force-1 (1st team) makes 1st public appearance. (Force-1 #1)
Aug. 21, 1985	Force-1 meets Dr. Destroyer.
Aug. 30, 1985	Timemaster freed.
Aug. 30, 1985	Radion leaves the Guardians.
Sept. 1, 1985	Black Knight makes 1st public appearance, joins Force-1.
Oct. 9, 1985	Dark Thunder II joins the Avengers.
Nov. 1985	The Challengers form in Chicago. Members are Gargoyle (formerly of the Avengers) Gem, Stellar Man and Pixie.
Nov. 3, 1985	Feur joins Terror, Inc.
Dec. 24, 1985	Planeload of children rescued by heroes.
Dec. 31, 1985	1st appearance of Gold Wing.
Jan. 1, 1986	Dr. Ruby steals plans for Robot Samurai.
Jan. 9, 1986	Overstreet Museum and Archives opens. The Avengers attend. Black Paladin becomes good due to Silver Orb. Nubium makes 1st appearance.
Jan. 19, 1986	Avengers travel to Nether Void and Gray Plane. 1st appearance of Metal Master.
Jan. 28, 1986	The space shuttle Challenger is destroyed.
Jan. 31, 1986	Mechanon destroyed fighting the Avengers.
Feb. 3, 1986	Force-1 meets the Alliance of Soviet Paranormals.
Feb. 13, 1986	The Avengers meet Force-1.
Feb. 19, 1986	Sherwood Longbow makes 1st public appearance. Lion’s Knights called to recover the Holy Grail. 1st modern appearance of Morgan le Fey.
Feb. 21, 1986	Morgan Le Fey disrupts a New York auction. Lion’s Knights retrieve Holy Grail. Queen Victoria dies.
March 14, 1986	Lycanthrope makes 1st appearance, joins Force-1.
March 15, 1986	Eurostar sneaks into an American prison to kill the Whip for his attacks on them long ago. He convinces them to let him join them instead, and they free him from prison.
March 19, 1986	GAMMA is found to be in control of Puerto Sierra via the Red Skull. The Avengers intercede and are captured.
March 21, 1986	Resistance movement begins on Puerto Sierra.
March 22, 1986	Avengers free Puerto Sierra from GAMMA. 1st known appearance of Gamma Prime. Captain America II proposes to Merlinia. Power Master makes 1st appearance.
March 23, 1986	Rightful government of Puerto Sierra restored.
April 1986	Lady Victory begins fighting crime in Philadelphia.
April 4, 1986	1st appearance of Solvent.
April 9, 1986	Mr. Jameson reveals he knows Sabrina’s secret identity.
April 19, 1986	Metal Master attempts to merge his world and Earth. The Avengers stop him.
April 23, 1986	Dr. Lu steals a vase from the New York Museum of Natural History (1st appearance.) Action Man makes 1st public appearance.
April 25, 1986	1st appearance of Earth-2.
May 1986	The Mask races into action against criminals in Boston. Lucifer escapes from Stronghold Federal Prison.
May 3, 1986	Sea Lords make 1st public appearance.
May 5, 1986	Sabrina meets Samantha Bernhardt and discovers that Hellspawn is her half-sister. She also discovers that Samantha is her biological mother.
May 7, 1986	Dr. Ruby is pardoned in exchange for assistance with an earth shattering crisis.
May 10, 1986	1st appearance of Black Bow. 1st appearance of Packmaster.
May 16, 1986	1st appearance of Star Slaver.
May 23, 1986	Captain America II calls off the wedding with Merlinia. Esmerelda Lawrence is discovered to be alive.
June 5, 1986	Meglo takes over SKT. Starsong makes 1st  appearance as Starsong.
June 7, 1986	Lefty makes 1st appearance.
June 21, 1986	Kinetic makes 1st public appearance. 1st appearance of Joe Petrone.
June 27, 1986	Beamline makes 1st appearance.
June 28, 1986	Timemaster I attempts to evolve world. The Avengers stop his plot when Kinetic destroys the oil rig Timemaster is using for a base.
July 26, 1986	1st appearance of Professor Polarity.
Aug. 10, 1986	Aerion makes 1st appearance. Merlinia discovers she may be dying
Aug. 16, 1986	Merlinia and Steve Rogers travel to the Dragonlands to rescue Lefty. Sir Perrus makes 1st appearance.
Sept. 4, 1986	Dr. Destroyer has Mentalla infiltrate Eurostar.
Sept. 10, 1986	Merlinia kills the sorcerer Nerken. The dragon he is riding hits the side of the World Trade Center.
Oct. 1986	The Mask and Lady Victory are first seen as a team in Philadelphia.
Oct. 13, 1986	The hero Seaspray is killed by Eurostar off the coast of Spain as they attempt to hijack an UNTIL ship.
Dec. 1986	Merlinia, Donarr and Captain America II capture Airacobra and Iron Maiden of the League of Doom.
Feb. 1987	The Protectors of Los Angeles fight their most infamous battle against Lucifer at a public ceremony honoring their exploits.  Lucifer and his mercenaries murder 65 civillians as well as Dynamo, Lady Lazer and Alex 2000.  Lucifer falls to his death when his flight belt is damaged by Lotus.
March 1987	Lotus announces in a press conference that the Protectors of Los Angeles are disbanding due to lack of sufficient membership to perform their duties and the fact that their arch foe, Lucifer, is apparently defeated for good.
June 1987	Mask and Lady Victory deal a crushing blow to the League of Doom as they capture Diamondhead, Armadillo, Solvent and Roulette in two separate incidents.
June 25, 1987	The Red Skull plots to destroy the U.S. Senate.
June 15, 1987	Dr. Power makes 1st appearance. Silver Orb appearance.
July 1987	The Avengers face the remainder of the League of Doom. Howler, Mind Slayer and Manticore are captured. Sorcerer Supreme is apparently killed, breaking the organization for what is thought for good.
July 3, 1987	Electra and Starshine leave the Avengers.
July 4, 1987	Garbage Man makes 1st appearance. Jester dies in an “accident”. Heroes save President. Captain America II “retires”. 1st appearance of Wonder Boy.
July 6, 1987	Captain America’s shield is stolen from Chemo Labs by Betsy Clarke. She assumes the identity of Captain America III.
July 20, 1987	Ramses attempts a takeover of Egypt. The Avengers stop him. (1st appearances of Ramses and Captain America III.) Torpedo and Icestar join the Avengers.
July 23, 1987	Goliath retires when his belt is destroyed. Sorcerer Supreme is blasted into the Demon Dimension.
July 30, 1987	1st appearance of Blackfire.
Aug. 1, 1987	1st appearance of White Wolf.
Aug. 2, 1987	1st appearance of the Amazing Darkon. Kinetic is handed over to PRIMUS.
Aug. 4, 1987	Kinetic and the Avengers are captured by GAMMA. Kinetic apparently kills Dr. Arndee.
Aug. 5, 1987	The Avengers discover Meglo is a cover for GAMMA.
Aug. 6, 1987	Merlinia resigns as chairman of the Avengers.
Aug. 7, 1987	The Avengers assault Meglo. Chicago is under siege. Dr. Ruby discovered to be the mastermind behind the plot.
Aug. 11, 1987	Merlinia is reinstated as Avengers chairman. Kinetic and Captain America III are made Avengers in training.
Aug. 21, 1987	The Seven Horsemen make 1st appearance by attacking Avengers Mansion.
Sept. 9, 1987	Kinetic helps in Stronghold breakout. Sunflare leaves the Guardians.
Sept. 12, 1987	Starsong leaves the Avengers.
Sept. 13, 1987	Vowing revenge on the Avengers for “killing” him, Sorcerer Supreme opens a dimensional gate. Demons attack New York City, but are met by the combined forces of the Avengers and the Challengers.
Sept. 14, 1987	The combined might of the Challengers and the Avengers repel the demon attack. The Challengers are separated from the Avengers during the final moments of the fight. Merlinia destroys the Staff of Meltocoles to stop the demon invasion and close the gate. The Challengers are trapped on the other side when the gate closes. The fallout cures Merlinia of her illness. The final fate of the Challengers remains a mystery.
Sept. 15, 1987	Ronin makes 1st appearance. Enforcer’s armor is destroyed.
Sept. 29, 1987	Northern Star makes 1st appearance. Worm Sceptre is lost.
Oct. 12, 1987	Dark Thunder II’s armor is destroyed. Marksman, Gold Wing and Quantum join the Avengers. Kinetic made a full Avenger.
Oct. 25, 1987	Master Stroke makes 1st appearance. Avengers receive funding from Donald Atwood foundation.
Oct. 26, 1987	Hellspawn is discovered to be alive.
Nov. 11, 1987	Rajah makes his 1st appearance when he attacks Merlinia. 2nd Stronghold facility begins construction.
Nov. 19, 1987	Merlinia kills Hellspawn in Limbo.
Dec. 12, 1987	Reports of The Shape in the Outback of Australia attract Captain Australia’s attention. He intends to investigate the next day.
Dec. 13, 1987	Dr. Destroyer takes the Philippine monster Lava to Sidney, Australia. Captain Australia prevents the monster from causing much damage, but is forced to finally call the Guardians for help.
Dec. 14, 1987	The Guardians arrive in Sidney and help Captain Australia subdue Lava. Meanwhile, the Conquerors break into the Guardians’ base and make duplicates of all of their files for Dr. Destroyer.
Feb. 1, 1988	White Flame joins Eurostar.
April 23, 1988	Eurostar attacks Destroyer’s installation in Portugal, where Menton is attacking Mentalla. The installation is destroyed in the battle which ensues between the group and Destroyer, Menton and the destroids. Mentalla is rescued and joins Eurostar.
April 28, 1988	Karl “the Killer” Knudsen, a professional wrestler, is discovered to be a mutant and goes on a rampage in New York. The Zodiac shows up before the Avengers and recruit him as Aries.
May 14, 1988	Utility and Crusader fight in Coney Island. Utility beats the vigilante and publicly humiliates him.
Aug. 1, 1988	Ace Guard battles the Alliance of Soviet Paranormals in Turkey. (Ace Guard #1)
Aug. 4, 1988	1st appearance of Darkling. (Ace Guard #2)
Aug. 5, 1988	Ace Guard meets Donnah Hanna. (Ace Guard #3) Black Enchantress makes 1st appearance. (Ace Guard #3)
Aug. 7, 1988	1st appearance of Coriolis. (Ace Guard #5) Dr. Arcane dies. (Ace Guard #5) Lady Victory is badly burned by the fire elemental created by Black Enchantress. (Ace Guard #5) Twister of the Force of Nature is killed. (Ace Guard #5)
Aug. 12, 1988	Dr. Arcane’s funeral. Most heroes are in attendance. Ace Guard and Dr. Fate free Dr. Arcanes spirit. (Ace Guard #6)
Aug. 12, 1988	Lady Victory gets new costume and is completely healed of her burns by her mysterious benefactor. (Ace Guard #7) Mechanon MKIa is reactivated. It is publicly revealed that Mask created him. (Ace Guard #8) Dr. Power’s abilities are altered. (Ace Guard #8) Coriolis joins Ace Guard. (Ace Guard #8)
Aug. 25, 1988	Shanna Armbruster decides to run for Congress. She reveals to her campaign manager, Craig, that she is actually Lady Victory.
Aug. 27, 1988	Mechanon MKVIIa and MKIa destroyed. (Ace Guard #12) Dr. Power retires from active duty. (Ace Guard #12)
Sept. 4, 1988	1st appearance of Motor Master and the Concrete Savages. (Ace Guard Annual #1)
Sept. 17, 1988	While campaigning for Congress Shanna Armbruster is attacked by Spectra. (Lady Victory Special #1)
Sept. 20, 1988	Maya makes 1st public appearance and meets Lady Victory. (Ace Guard #14) Affrighter makes 1st appearance. (Ace Guard #14)
Sept. 21, 1988	Darkseid kidnaps Lady Victory and creates a double.
Sept. 22, 1988	Lady Victory escapes from Apokolips. Her double is destroyed
Sept. 24, 1988	Representative Jasperson is arrested when his connection to VIPER is discovered. Shanna Armbruster runs unopposed to victory and enters the U.S. Congress.
Oct. 28, 1988	Adrian makes 1st appearance.
Nov. 7, 1988	Areli makes 1st appearance.
Nov. 24, 1988	Several heroes killed.
Nov. 25, 1988	Sabrina goes to London with Jeff Carson.
Nov. 28, 1988	Merlinia discovers that Jeff Carson is a vampire.
Nov. 28, 1988	Force-1 stops the Ultimates from attacking a football game. 1st appearance of Xanadu. Force-1 announces themselves to the public. Face makes 1st appearance. Mechanon MKVIII destroyed.
Dec. 7, 1988	The Power Company makes their 1st appearance. They attempt to steal the Avengers’ Quinjets for unknown reason. Kinetic is almost killed in the attack.
Feb. 3, 1989	Steve Rogers discovers that he is the son of the original Captain America. Captain America II meets Madame Guillotine.
Feb. 8, 1989	Jarth, Vincent Dimitrios’ alien disciple, betrays him and gives him over to the evil Tyrannon. Tyrannon places him within the Thanic Rod.
Feb. 11, 1989	Starsong returns to Earth and finds energy sphere in orbit. The Avengers hire Les Edwards as team physician.
Feb. 14, 1989	Kidnapping attempt on British delegate to the International Symposium on Terrorism foiled by Captain Britain.
Feb. 19, 1989	Captain Britain averts rail disaster in Whitehaven, England.
March 5, 1989	Darkseid begins a plot to destroy Earth. Many earth leaders are kidnapped. Avengers defeat War. Kilroy makes 1st appearance.
March 6, 1989	Massive flooding in China. The Avengers defeat Famine. Disease in Panama. The Avengers defeat Pestilence.
March 7, 1989	Avengers stop Darkseid’s Megatank and Doomsday Bomb and defeat Death. Darkseid warns the Avengers with a display of his power. Torpedo leaves the Avengers. Marksman suffers a nervous breakdown. Gold Wing takes a personal leave.
April 1, 1989	CLOWN makes its 1st appearance. 1st appearance of Daedalus and Psylocke. Kilroy, Daedalus and Psylocke join the Avengers. Captain Britain is contacted about forming Euro-Avengers
April 8, 1989	Wonder Boy betrays the Avengers. Ramses is apparently killed when his flying Pyramid base crashes into the ocean.
May 3, 1989	Blink assembles Captain Britain, Mirage, and Argenta to defeat Ch’Andarra. Euro-Avengers is formed. Blink makes 1st appearance. Captain Britain loses his amplifier suit.
May 5, 1989	The Light Brigade attacks Euro-Avengers
May 12, 1989	Death Knell is captured by Captain Britain and Mirage.
May 14, 1989	Psylocke telepathically helps Death Knell. Dr. Buckaroo Banzai makes 1st appearance.
June 18, 1989	The Avengers discover NSD (Near Space Defense) when they attempt to steal an Avengers’ Quinjet.
June 25, 1989	1st appearance of Citadel. NICER chair stolen by VIPER.
July 2, 1989	COBRA blacks out New York City. Kilroy kills Black Mamba. Crystar makes 1st appearance.
July 9, 1989	Kilroy is court martialed and expelled from the Avengers. Merlinia resigns and leaves the team. The Avengers stop an attack on Wakandan Vibranium mines and find Kinetic (now Momentum).
Aug. 6, 1989	Captain America III is elected chairman of the Avengers. Black Mamba II makes her 1st appearance.
Aug. 20, 1989	Merlinia rejoins the Avengers. Malice is placed in stasis.
Sept. 1, 1989	Foxbat tries to get his own comic book.
Sept. 24, 1989	Rook joins the Avengers. 1st appearance of Fosfiend. Pulsar is killed. Agent Hart (DEA) makes 1st appearance. The Packmaster is killed. 1st appearance of Dragonlord. Fosfiend disappears. Momentum disappears.
Sept. 25, 1989	The Red Skull takes over the White House. The Avengers stop him and rescue the President. The Red Skull is captured but later escapes. Captain America III is wounded.
Nov. 9, 1989	Berlin Wall is torn down.
March 20, 1990	1st appearance of Rainbow.
March 21, 1990	Lady Viper makes 1st appearance.
May 6, 1990	Space shuttle Intrepid lifts off ahead of schedule to secretly rendezvous with a mysterious craft detected in orbit by the Hubble telescope.
May 7, 1990	Contact lost with space shuttle Intrepid. The crew has been killed by the Keeltori occupants of the derelict. Fearing a possible invasion, President Bush calls in the Avengers for help.
May 12, 1990	A group of Keetori-possessed supers, lead by Esper, attack the NASA launch complex. The Avengers defeat them, but Esper manages to sneak aboard the Atlantis and hide. 1st appearance of Esper.
May 13, 1990	The Avengers lift off into orbit aboard the shuttle Atlantis and fight the Keeltori on the derelict spacecraft. Esper is successful in freeing many of the Keeltory “life crystals” into space where they will eventually fall to Earth, but Esper is killed. The Avengers return to earth after destroying the remaining crystals, leaving the Keeltori vessel in orbit.
May 17, 1990	Nightweb makes 1st appearance. WEB and VIPER start turf war in San Francisco as Lady Viper and Spider Queen fight for control of the city’s criminal profits. Nightblade and Rainbow disrupts the activities of both organizations.
June 7, 1990	Marksman is checked out of the hospital. The Wondroid is discovered in a hidden compartment in Avengers Mansion.
June 8, 1990	Mechanon’s base in Canada is destroyed.
June 12, 1990	A mysterious idol is delivered to Shadowblade.
June 14, 1990	Darkling attacks Shadowblade. Merlinia encounters Dream Thief.
June 15, 1990	Strange UFO sightings in Florida.
June 16, 1990	Black Panther arrives in New York to address the United Nations. Torpedo assists in Ohio flood clean-up.
June 17, 1990	Lexcorp announces Man Augmentation Program seminars. Bizarre murder of prostitute in New York.
June 20, 1990	Professor Muerte escapes from Stronghold.
June 23, 1990	Black Panther leaves New York.
July 1, 1990	Iran accepts Soviet Super powered assistance in cleanup of massive earthquake.
July 4, 1990	Captain America II appears in parade. Messerschmidt addresses press at old site of Checkpoint Charlie.
July 6, 1990	Marksman raids a VIPER nest in Dallas.
July 7, 1990	2nd bizarre murder in New York, this time of a college student.
July 9, 1990	Explosion at the Hilton. The Avengers return.
July 10, 1990	Superman rescues a damaged airliner.
July 12, 1990	Foxbat’s robbery of a Toys’ R’ Us is foiled. Foxbat escapes.
July 13, 1990	Warm current discovered near the Sea of Japan.
July 15, 1990	Grond goes on rampage in a small town in the mid-west and then disappears. Another victim of the “vampire” killer is found in New York.
July 18, 1990	Soviet Union questions U.S. about space object. The U.S. is silent.
July 27, 1990	Rook battles Ladybug in Metropolis. Dugger Birch’s bike wins Expo-2000 race.
Jul 27-28, 1990	Lexcorp sponsors Man Amplification Program symposium.
July 30, 1990	Kalibak attacks Avengers Mansion.
Aug. 1, 1990	Amid mounting U.N. pressure for information, a team of reserve and current Avengers pilot the Keeltori spacecraft out of Earth orbit and into deep space on a mission of discovery. The craft is christened Intrepid, in honor of the crew of the NASA vessel that gave their lives in such a pursuit.
Aug. 3, 1990	Sonic Man meets Thunder and Lightning.
Aug. 1990	Further disappearances in Los Angeles.
Aug. 8,1990	Sonic Man, Nightblade, and Energizer disrupt crimson Cult activity in Los Angeles. Sonic Man meets Katerina.
Sept. 1990	Overlord meets with the Avengers.
Sept. 10, 1990	Evenstar’s 1st appearance.
Sept. 11, 1990	Madame Xanadu’s 1st appearance. Sonic Man captured by Crimson Cult.
Nov. 1, 1990	Strange meteorite discovered near Mustang Hill, Texas turns out to be a Keeltory life crystal. Most of the town’s residents fall under the groupmind’s control. The Avengers must face the Keeltory forces. They emerge victorious.
Nov. 6, 1990	Esper (I) is killed.
Dec. 22, 1990	Captain America II leaves for Saudi Arabia.
Jan. 17, 1991	Merlinia leaves the Avengers.
March 1991	Sonicman II hangs up his hero identity to pursue a music career full time.
Aug. 8, 1991	The Ultimates and Griffin (whom they had tricked into helping them) battle Firewing over a misunderstanding in Milwaukee. The battle spreads to a major roleplaying game convention. Firewing has the upper hand until Plasmoid almost kills him with an energy blast. Firewing leaves, swearing that he’ll get revenge.
Oct. 13, 1991	Spandau prison is completely renovated to be a “super-prison” in Europe, similar to Stronghold in the U.S. It is run by UNTIL and a multi-national European staff. Facet is its first inmate.
Nov. 30, 1991	Director Oliver Stone’s new movie, JFK, proposes the idea that the Military-Industrial Complex, in league with VIPER, was behind the assassination of President Kennedy.
Dec. 8, 1991	The Soviet national government is declared dead by Russia, Byelorussia and Ukraine. They would form a new alliance known as the Commonwealth of Independent States.
July 23, 1992	The Sentinels stop Dr. Destroyer from drawing asteroids down on the Earth but at a cost of over 50 superheroes and over 60,000 citizens of Detroit. Dr. Destroyer is assumed dead.
Nov. 1992	Bill Clinton is elected 42nd president of the United States, defeating incumbent president George Bush.
Jan. 3, 1993	U.S. and Russia sign the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II), and agreement to eliminate all land-based multiple-warhead missiles and a two-thirds reduction of long-range nuclear weapons. Other provisions of the treaty limit the use of superpowered beings by each government.
Feb. 28, 1995	Nightshift clashes with Bullet’s Raiders and the Harbinger of Justice. Rumors circulate that the Hudson City Police Department hired the mercenary group to capture the elusive Harbinger of Justice. Two jeweled daggers are stolen from the Hudson City Museum of World Art. The daggers were originally used by the Egyptian pharaoh Amen-ha-tefra.
March 26, 1995	Police forensics scientist Barry Allen is injured in a freak accident when the lab he is working in is hit by lightning.
March 30, 1995	Damon Harrington increases the reward for the capture of Nightshift to one million dollars.
March 31, 1995	An assassination attempt by Green Dragon, Sparkler and Lazer (2) on the mayor of Santa Monica is foiled by the new hero Quicksilver.
April 6, 1995	Black Arrow makes his 2nd appearance when he breaks into the offices of Corp One, kills 3 security guards and steals an unrevealed object.
April 14, 1995	Black Arrow once again breaks into Corp One’s offices and gains access to the company’s computer records. A security guard and cleaning woman are found dead.
April 15, 1995	Police in Los Angeles respond to a disturbance in a public park where a young girl exhibits uncontrolled cold powers. The girl is subdued and taken into custody.
April 19, 1995	The villainess known as Madame Crystal Frigia breaks into the police station and kidnaps a girl the police had taken into custody 4 days earlier.
April 20, 1995	Queen of Diamonds makes her 1st appearance, robbing a large jewelry store in Los Angeles.
April 22, 1995	The New Protectors make their 1st appearance in Los Angeles stopping an attack by large, white wolf-like creatures. Pharaoh slays an innocent woman in order to force the superheroine Jaguar out of hiding.
April 24, 1995	The New Protectors battle the murderous Pharaoh and capture him, preventing further slayings.
April 27, 1995	Madame Crystal Frigia and her new partner, Coldsnap, attack the UCLA Medical Center in an attempt to kid Dr. Yana Knurasen. Officer Mark Collins, leader of the LAPD Phoenix Team is critically wounded and loses an arm in the attack. Frigia is wounded and the villainous duo makes their escape.
May 4, 1995	The “ice-wolves” captured by the New Protectors are housed in the Los Angeles Zoo.
May 7, 1995	The LAPD Phoenix Team and the superheroine Flare (2) raid the warehouse hideout of Black Arrow, but he eludes capture. Flare reveals that she is re-locating to Los Angeles from San Francisco.
May 8, 1995	Ice Shadow saves a group of local musicians when a structural support collapsed at the Sonninger Concert Hall.
Aug. 27, 1995	NASA refuses to give permission to Dr. Reed Richards to proceed with the test flight of his experimental space shuttle.
Sept. 8, 1995	Reed Richards and a crew of three others blast off in his experimental shuttle in violation of the government “no fly” order.
Sept. 9, 1995	The Newton, Reed Richards’ experimental shuttle, crashes in the Mojave desert. All survive but are quickly taken to an undisclosed location.
Sept. 10, 1995	Armbruster Industries opens a robotics plant in Hudson City, TX.
Oct. 10, 1995	The Fantastic Four are attacked by unknown terrorists at a press conference. The high-tech agents are quickly subdued.
Oct. 16, 1995	The Flash (II), TOFU and Iguana join the Avengers as trainees.
Oct. 17, 1995	Rebels seize control of the capitol of Latveria. King Rudolph is assassinated.
Oct. 19, 1995	An attempted invasion by cybernetic beings from a parallel dimension known as the Mechanoids is foiled by the Avengers. Lady Victory, TOFU, Iguana (Raptor) and Rainbow Archer join the Avengers.
Oct. 20, 1995	Government forces regain control of the capitol of Latveria and drive out rebel forces.
Dec. 1, 1995	Prince Rudolph of Latveria mysteriously cancels meetings with U.S. officials in New York and returns to Latveria. His aides indicate that the Prince has not been feeling well and returned to Latveria to rest.
Dec. 4, 1995	Hudson City police are baffled by a rash of grave robberies.
Dec. 13, 1995	Prince Rudolph of Latveria abdicates the throne in favor of Dr. Victor Von Doom.
March 24, 1996	The Harbinger is captured in San Francisco but escapes in transit to police headquarters.
April 5, 1996	Daryl Stevenson announces he will return to the race for the Presidency.
April 7, 1996	Black Paladin is pronounced dead at Stronghold. The cause of death was apparently strangulation. Paranormal Registration Act moves out of committee, ready for a vote by the House.
April 8, 1996	PRIMUS opens office is Hudson City.
April 20, 1996	Presidential candidate Daryl Stevenson promises an increase in funding for PRIMUS, if elected.
May 1, 1996	A group of heroes led by Superman request permission to address Congress on the Superbeing Registration Act.
May 2, 1996	Captain Atlas II makes his first appearance.
May 16, 1996	The Change. Craig (T.O.F.U.) Hanlin returns from Hell. The exposure to such an element drove his fear of water to the back of his mind, never to bother him again. Abyssia re-emerges into our universe.
May 17, 1996	Realizing that all the things he cares for in the world have been in front of him all along, Craig (T.O.F.U.) Hanlin decides to devote more of his free time to his personal life and retires.
June 19, 1996	A catastrophic earthquake nearly levels San Francisco.
July 4, 1996	Merlinia and Captain America’s child is born on Otherworld.
July 12, 1996	After a year long courtship, Craig Hanlin proposes to Marion (Rainbow Archer) Locksley. She accepts.
July 16, 1996	Joey (Cyberpunk) Hanlin stumbles onto a bit of programming code buried deep in the Internet. Being curious, he traces the code to a small island in the South China Sea. The link is cut from the outside, so Joey brings this news to his brother Craig. Using technology borrowed from the Caretaker, Craig manages to trace the code again. The code turns out to be part of a rebuilding cycle program belonging to Mechanon. Remembering his vow to shut Mechanon down for good, Craig sets to work.
July 20, 1996	American Eagle II retires.
Aug. 22, 1996	Superman, Xax, the Wondroid and other heroes reveal that they are extraterrestrials. This announcement helps calm worldwide fears that erupted in the face of the Great Revelation.
Sept. 2, 1996	After long weeks of tireless work, Craig Hanlin traces Mechanon’s personal Worldnet and has set up program barriers to all the known factories. All that is left to do is eliminate the current Mechanon and he will be unable to rebuild, neutralizing the threat to life on this planet.
Oct. 1, 1996	Dr. Fate leads a small group of mystics, including Merlinia, and makes a similar announcement to the one made a month and a half by Superman and other extraterrestrial heroes. The mystics urge calm, tolerance and understanding. They also warn of false mystics that may take advantage of the recent upheaval to prey upon the ignorant and desperate.
Oct. 23, 1996	Mechanon attempts to steal an experimental cadmium bomb from the White Sands testing grounds. The Avengers attack and destroy Mechanon’s body, but not before he can set the bomb for detonation. T.O.F.U uses his suit teleporter to send the bomb to high orbit where it detonates harmlessly. The T.O.F.U. armor is destroyed.
Oct. 31, 1996	During a Halloween party at the Avengers Mansion, the Midnight Judges attack. Pumpkin Jack announces that he will kill all the partygoers unless he is given the Mys-Tech Dimension Portal Device. Bane arrives and the heroes battle the villains. During the fight, Bane loses a hand and an eye, but Pumpkin Jack is apparently destroyed. Bane goes into seclusion.
Nov. 1, 1996	A woman is found burned at the stake. A note nearby alleges the woman was a “witch” and is signed “a Pure Son of Earth.”
Nov. 5, 1996	Daryl Stevenson elected 43rd president of the United States, defeating Republican candidate Bob Dole.
Jan. 1997	Dr. Ibis moves to Cairo, Egypt.
May 23, 1997	Atlantis announces its existence to the world. Prince Tak’errik (Sea Guard) is appointed ambassador to the United Nations.
July 1, 1997	Hong Kong reunited with China after 99 years as a British overseas territory.
Oct. 1997	Donarr returns to Norway. He has not been heard from since.
Jan. 2, 1998	Gamma Leader is found dead of unknown causes. His body remains highly radioactive and has not deteriorated since its discovery.
Feb. 14, 1998	Scorpia and Feuermacher murder Professor Muerte, loot and destroy his facilities, and defect from Terror, Inc. to join Eurostar.
March 24, 1998	The Reverend Elder passes away quietly in his retreat. Most of the world’s mystics, including many old enemies, travel to Tibet to pay homage to his memory. This period of grace lasts for 2 weeks. Vincent Dimitrios then assumes the role of Archmage of Earth.
Nov. 1998	Shanna Armbruster is elected to the Senate and appointed to Chair the Division M Oversight Committee.
Dec. 4, 1998	The Metruns launch a giant asteroid towards the Earth as a precursor to an invasion. The Asteroid is destroyed by Quantum at the expense of her powers. The incident motivates the United Nations to fund research into planetary defense systems. Many countries and people have objected to the idea of placement of weaponry in space citing that the weapons might be turned towards targets on the Earth.
May7, 1999	Sapphire’s mutant powers manifest.
July 15, 1999	Mark Whitaker (Nighthawk 2) is injured in a VIPER attack on Millennium City University; inspired by the event, he becomes a crimefighter.
Sept. 18, 1999	The Avengers’ Space Platform is officially opened. A distress call is received from a fleet of starships on the edge of the solar system. When the Avengers investigate, they discover a legion of Baloren warriors are hidden aboard the ships as part of a sneak attack against Earth. With Star Knight Acaraa’s help the plan fails. Three of the ships are salvaged and sent to Earth for study and repair. Earth stands on the threshold of becoming a star-faring civilization.
Sept. 21, 1999	Bastion (Bane) returns to Hudson City and assists Darkness, Blackfire and Vampirella in apprehending several Demonz gang members who have taken hostages after a botched robbery of a pharmaceutical company. One of the gangers is later found hanging from a lamppost, eviscerated.
Oct. 8, 1999	Acaraa is sent to Earth by her father as an ambassador/consultant. She joins the Avengers. The Avengers stop Professor Muerte from freeing the other members of Terror, Inc. from Stronghold. Professor Muerte is captured.
Oct. 12, 1999	The military takes control of the Pakistan government. India’s military forces are placed on a state of high alert.
November, 1999	The Champions move to Detroit.
November 23, 1999	Detroit is officially re-christened Millennium City.
February 8, 2000	The Avengers are alerted to the “resurrection” of Mechanon. When they attempt to stop him from releasing nanites designed to turn organic matter into metal, Acaraa is infected by them. The Avengers quarantine her on the orbital platform and call in the greatest scientific minds on Earth.
February 9, 2000	In an unusual move, the Galactic Star Knights blockade Earth claiming that the nanite infestation cannot be allowed to escape Earth. Dr. Reed Richards, Craig Hanlin, Matt Armbruster and others stop Mechanon’s nanites and save Acaraa’s life. Acaraa’s left hand has been transformed into metal but it is functional.
February 11, 2000	The Avengers repel an attack on the captured starship by the Star Knights from the blockade. This was apparently their goal all along. Retaliation by the full strength of the blockade task force is stopped upon the arrival of a fleet of Star Knight Shield-ships led by the Green Lantern Xax. The blockade ships retire claiming the incident to be a “misunderstanding”.
March 7, 2000	The results of the “Super-Tuesday” primary election give the Republican presidential nomination to Senator Jeremiah Relm. Relm selects business mogul Lex Luthor as his running mate.
May 19, 2000	Presidential candidate Jerimiah Relm vows that, if elected, he will push forward with the plan to create a system of defense satellites to defend against asteroids as well as “other” threats.
June, 2000	Shanna and Matt Armbruster are named two of People’s “100 Most Beautiful People”. Other people on the list include actor Morgan Freeman, model/fashion designer Elizabeth Braddock, philanthropist Bruce Wayne and journalist Lois Lane.
Nov. 7, 2000	In the most closely contested election in American history, Jeremiah Relm is elected 44th president of the United States defeating Democratic contender Al Gore. Relm ran on a platform of security and rebuilding for the United States and vowed that the government would rein in paranormals.
Jan. 31, 2001	Newly sworn in President Relm introduces his version of the Metahuman Registration Act. It is met with lukewarm response.
Sept. 11, 2001	Metahuman suicide terrorists attack the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The World Trade Center towers collapse and the Pentagon sustains massive damage. A fourth attempt, apparently aimed at the White House, is stopped by the Avengers.
October 2001	The Patriot Act and the Metahuman Registration Act are passed by Congress.
Jan. 1, 2002	The Euro is introduced as the monetary unit of the European Union. Vanguard, a French superhero group, stops Eurostar from stealing the first shipment of the new bills.
May 24, 2002	Doc Photon kills Energizer during a battle between VOICE and the Avengers. Shatter takes full responsibility and steps down as chairman.
August 12, 2002	The Avengers refuse to turn over their personal information and identities. The NSC revokes the Avengers’ Priority Security clearance.
August 14, 2002	The Avengers officially disband.
Feb. 20, 2003	Captain Britain joins the New Knights of the Round Table.
April 10, 2003	The Metropolis City Council makes a resolution that they will not assist federal authorities in the apprehension of any unregistered metahuman superheroes. The Relm administration issues a statement that they will respect the resolution. Many attribute the popularity of Superman as the reason the government acquiesced.
July 4, 2004	Superman speaks at the Metropolis Independence Day celebration and reminds everyone that metahuman rights are human rights.
Nov. 2, 2004	President Jeremiah Relm is re-elected president of the United States. He defeats Democratic Senator Shanna Armbruster, the first woman in a major party to run for the presidency.
March 8, 2005	Former Avenger, Kilroy, is fatally wounded by police when he tries to flee after foiling a robbery at a LexCorp lab. Metahuman rights activists are outraged.
Dec. 2005	Renewal of the Patriot Act and the Metahuman Registration Act is delayed. Both are temporarily extended into the new year.
Jan. 31, 2006	President Relm delivers his State of the Union address and calls upon Congress to renew both the Patriot and the Metahuman Registration Act.
Feb. 2, 2006	President Relm reveals that metahumans have been used for surveillance on American citizens.
Feb. 17. 2006	The Avengers re-form under special dispensation from the White House in order to combat the apparent returning threat of Overlord. The Avengers travel to Overlord’s island where they sabotage the missiles he threatened to use. They also battle Lady Power who Overlord hoped to draw out with his ruse.
Feb. 20, 2006	The Avengers fly to the Philippines to assist with disaster relief after massive landslides.
Feb. 24, 2006	Captain America I appears on Larry King Live and emphasizes that the mission of the Avengers has not changed; the team exists to protect the Earth from enemies within and without.
March 3, 2006	1st appearance of Abraxas. Abraxas, Commodore and Marie DeBray join the Avengers. Shatter rejoins the Avengers. Entropi is defeated in Australia by the Avengers. Entropi is imprisoned in crystal and taken to Otherworld by Merlin.
March 7, 2006	A poll in People magazine indicates that Americans view superheroes more favorably than a year ago. A New York Times poll gives similar results.
March 12, 2006	Commodore, Marie DeBray and the crew of the Captain Blood assist the U.S. Navy in capturing pirates off the coast of Africa.
March 14, 2006	Captain America I battles Black Harlequin and keeps him from distributing his deadly toys through a dummy corporation. Black Harlequin escapes.
March 15-17, 2006	Members of the Avengers receive invitations to attend the St. Patrick’s Day festival in Belfast, Ireland.  There they combat the Banshee of Death with help from Shamrock, Captain Britain and Banshee. Flash II rejoins the Avengers.