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This page contains a timeline of events of the ''[[Watchmen]]'' universe. This list includes elements seen in the viral marketing of the movie. |
This page contains a timeline of events of the ''[[Watchmen]]'' universe. This list includes elements seen in the viral marketing of the movie. |
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:''NOTE: This page may contain spoilers.'' |
:''NOTE: This page may contain spoilers.'' |
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| + | ==1901== |
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| + | ;August 21: [[Rolf Müller]] is born.<ref name=min6/> |
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==1916== |
==1916== |
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*[[Hollis Mason]] is born. |
*[[Hollis Mason]] is born. |
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| + | ==1917== |
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| + | ;July 4rth: [[William Brady|William Benjamin Brady]] is born in a farming town of Nebraska.<ref name=bill>[[Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill]]</ref> |
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==1920== |
==1920== |
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*[[Sally Jupiter|Sally Juspeczyk]] is born. |
*[[Sally Jupiter|Sally Juspeczyk]] is born. |
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*[[Nelson Gardner]] is born. |
*[[Nelson Gardner]] is born. |
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| + | *Little [[Jacob]] is kidnapped in the [[Hauptzelt Zircus]] by [[Rolf Müller]].<ref name=min2>[[Before Watchmen: Minutemen]] 02</ref> |
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==1924== |
==1924== |
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==1928== |
==1928== |
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*Hollis Mason's father begins working at [[Vernon's Auto Repairs]]. |
*Hollis Mason's father begins working at [[Vernon's Auto Repairs]]. |
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| − | *The [[Canada Malting Company]] constructs the largest |
+ | *The [[Canada Malting Company]] constructs the largest factory on the shores of the [[Hudson]].<ref name=minute1>[[Before Watchmen: Minutemen]] 01</ref> |
==1929== |
==1929== |
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| − | + | ;August 14: [[Jon Osterman]] is born.<ref name=man1>[[Before Watchen: Dr. Manhattan]] #01</ref> |
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| − | *Financial crash: |
+ | *Financial crash: the malting factory remains unfinished.<ref name=minute1/> |
==1930== |
==1930== |
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==1931== |
==1931== |
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| − | *[[Beatrice]] starts dating [[Fred Motz]]. |
+ | *[[Beatrice Vernon]] starts dating [[Fred Motz]]. |
==1933== |
==1933== |
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| + | ;February 14: [[Edgar Jacobi|Eddie Jacobi]] has his a heartbreak when he finds out that [[Marie]] hates him.<ref name=mol>[[Before Watchmen: Moloch]] 01</ref> |
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*At the age of 17, [[Hollis Mason]] encounters a situation he calls "[[Under the Hood: Chapter I#The Ride of the Valkyries|The Ride of the Valkyries]]": Beatrice and Fred leave [[Moe Vernon]], who then commits suicide. |
*At the age of 17, [[Hollis Mason]] encounters a situation he calls "[[Under the Hood: Chapter I#The Ride of the Valkyries|The Ride of the Valkyries]]": Beatrice and Fred leave [[Moe Vernon]], who then commits suicide. |
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*[[Janey Slater]] is born<ref name="C">''[[Watchmen: The Film Companion]]''</ref> |
*[[Janey Slater]] is born<ref name="C">''[[Watchmen: The Film Companion]]''</ref> |
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==1937== |
==1937== |
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| + | *Edgar Jacobi arrives to [[Chicago]] and begins his career as '''Moloch the Mystic'''.<ref name=mol/> |
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*[[Wally Weaver]] is born |
*[[Wally Weaver]] is born |
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*The Kovacses divorce. |
*The Kovacses divorce. |
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*First issue of ''Action Comics'' is released. |
*First issue of ''Action Comics'' is released. |
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*Hollis Mason graduates police college. |
*Hollis Mason graduates police college. |
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| + | ;August 14: Jon Osterman gets a clock as a birthday present from his father.<ref name=man1/> |
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;October 13 |
;October 13 |
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:[[Hooded Justice]] stops a supermarket robbery, and inspires [[Hollis Mason]] to become the first [[Nite Owl]]. |
:[[Hooded Justice]] stops a supermarket robbery, and inspires [[Hollis Mason]] to become the first [[Nite Owl]]. |
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*Mason as ''Nite Owl'' fights at [[Gotham Opera House]]<ref name="C"/> |
*Mason as ''Nite Owl'' fights at [[Gotham Opera House]]<ref name="C"/> |
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| + | *in the final game of the season, [[Dartmouth]] plays against the [[Horned Frogs]] of [[Texas Christian University]]. Bill Brady is injured.<ref name=bill/> |
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==1939== |
==1939== |
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[[File:Party.png|thumb|The Minutemen first Christmas party]] |
[[File:Party.png|thumb|The Minutemen first Christmas party]] |
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*[[Mothman]] is disovered by the media, described as "a man who can fly." |
*[[Mothman]] is disovered by the media, described as "a man who can fly." |
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*[[Hollis Mason]] begins work as a policeman at the age of 23. |
*[[Hollis Mason]] begins work as a policeman at the age of 23. |
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| + | *The Nazis bomb Polish towns.<ref name=min2/> |
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| + | ;Early: Meuller disappears from Germany. It is assumed he was executed by Nazis.<ref name=min6/> |
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| + | ;Spring: Bill Brady graduates.<ref name=bill/> |
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;Autumn |
;Autumn |
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:The [[Minutemen]] superhero group is formed. |
:The [[Minutemen]] superhero group is formed. |
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| − | *The Minutemen's first mission is to expose Italian weapon smugglers. They were actually fireworks smugglers. Nevertheless C.M. covers their blunder and the Minutemen are hailed as heroes. |
+ | *The Minutemen's first mission is to expose Italian weapon smugglers. They were actually fireworks smugglers. Nevertheless C.M. covers their blunder and the Minutemen are hailed as heroes.<ref name=min2/> |
;December 25 |
;December 25 |
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| − | :The Minutemen first Christmas party |
+ | :The Minutemen's first Christmas party is thrown. |
==1940== |
==1940== |
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[[File:052708-watchmen-minutemen.jpg|thumb]] |
[[File:052708-watchmen-minutemen.jpg|thumb]] |
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| + | *[[Big Top Circus]] visits New York.<ref name=min2/> |
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| + | *[[Mothman]] suggests the Minutemen should go after Moloch.<ref name=min2/> |
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| + | *[[Silhouette]], Nite Owl and Mothman team up and start looking for missing kids. A dead kid is found near the Circus.<ref name=min2/> |
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| + | *Moloch stops a military train using the [[Solar Mirror Weapon]]. The Minutemen show up and stop him.<ref name=mol/> |
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;January |
;January |
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:"Charlie" abandons Sylvia Kovacs after their semi-permanent relationship. |
:"Charlie" abandons Sylvia Kovacs after their semi-permanent relationship. |
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:[[Walter Kovacs]] is born to Sylvia, father unknown. |
:[[Walter Kovacs]] is born to Sylvia, father unknown. |
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;October ?2 |
;October ?2 |
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:After a group photo is taken of the [[Minutemen]], the [[Comedian]] attempts to rape [[Sally Jupiter|Silk Spectre I]], but is stopped by [[Hooded Justice]]. |
:After a group photo is taken of the [[Minutemen]], the [[Comedian]] attempts to rape [[Sally Jupiter|Silk Spectre I]], but is stopped by [[Hooded Justice]]. |
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==1941== |
==1941== |
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;December 7 |
;December 7 |
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| − | :Attack on [[Pearl Harbor]]. The United States enters World War II. |
+ | :Attack on [[Pearl Harbor]]. The United States enters [[World War II]].<ref name=min3>[[Before Watchmen: Minutemen]] 03</ref> |
| − | *Silhouette and Silk Spectre do pinup shots to inspire American soldiers. Tension arises between the two |
+ | *Silhouette and Silk Spectre do pinup shots to inspire American soldiers. Tension arises between the two.<ref name=min3/> |
*[[Eddie Blake]] is stabbed by a small-time hoodlum, causing him to start wearing a more protective costume. |
*[[Eddie Blake]] is stabbed by a small-time hoodlum, causing him to start wearing a more protective costume. |
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==1942== |
==1942== |
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*Norman Rockwell paints Silk Spectre with Hitler. |
*Norman Rockwell paints Silk Spectre with Hitler. |
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*The Comedian is sent to South Pacific during the war to make himself of a hero. |
*The Comedian is sent to South Pacific during the war to make himself of a hero. |
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*[[Dan Dreiberg]] is born. |
*[[Dan Dreiberg]] is born. |
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*[[Jon Osterman]] learns watch repair from his father.<ref name="C"/> |
*[[Jon Osterman]] learns watch repair from his father.<ref name="C"/> |
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+ | ;Feb 23 |
:Comedian lands at [[Iwo Jima]] and plants the American flag<ref name="C"/> |
:Comedian lands at [[Iwo Jima]] and plants the American flag<ref name="C"/> |
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+ | ;August 2 |
:[[King Taylor]] sends a letter to [[Laurence Schexnayder]]. |
:[[King Taylor]] sends a letter to [[Laurence Schexnayder]]. |
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[[File:Miss_jupiter.jpg|thumb]] |
[[File:Miss_jupiter.jpg|thumb]] |
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:[[Jon Osterman]]'s father pushes his son towards becoming a physicist rather than a watchmaker, and throws his old pocketwatch out of a window in Brooklyn. |
:[[Jon Osterman]]'s father pushes his son towards becoming a physicist rather than a watchmaker, and throws his old pocketwatch out of a window in Brooklyn. |
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;August 9 |
;August 9 |
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| − | :Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki (historical; not mentioned in story) |
+ | :Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki (historical; not mentioned in story). |
| − | ;August 14 |
+ | ;August 14 |
| − | :[[Wikipedia:V-J Day|V-J Day]] |
+ | :[[Wikipedia:V-J Day|V-J Day]] (historical). [[Silhouette]] meets her companion, then a nurse in Times Square.<ref>This event is seen only in the movie introduction</ref> |
| − | ;September 2 |
+ | ;September 2 |
| − | :World War II ends. |
+ | :World War II ends (historical). |
==1946== |
==1946== |
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[[File:NYPD incident report.jpg|thumb|Silhouette's murder]] |
[[File:NYPD incident report.jpg|thumb|Silhouette's murder]] |
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| − | + | ;October 1:[[Silhouette]] is reported to have a lesbian lover and is expelled from the [[Minutemen]]. |
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| − | + | ;November 12: Silhouette and her lover are murdered by the [[Liquidator]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3197364672/</ref> |
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==1947== |
==1947== |
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| − | *[[Sally Jupiter|Silk Spectre I]] |
+ | *[[Sally Jupiter|Silk Spectre I]] kills the Liquidator and retires from crimefighting.<ref name=min4>[[Before Watchmen: Minutemen]] 04</ref> |
| − | *[[Dollar Bill]] dies while stopping a bank robbery. |
+ | *[[Dollar Bill]] dies while stopping a bank robbery.<ref name=min5>[[Before Watchmen: Minutemen]] 05</ref> |
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+ | *Sally marries her agent, [[Laurence Schexnayder]].<ref name=min5/> |
| + | *Wanting revenge for [[Nagasaki]] and [[Hirosima]], Japanese saboteurs steal a 16-pound ball of enriched uranium from [[Los Alamos]].<ref name=min5/> |
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| + | *The Minutemen team up with [[Bluecoat]] and [[Scout]] and stop the Japanese at the [[Statue of Liberty]].<ref name=min5/> |
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| + | *The [[Doomsday Clock]] is invented<ref name="C"/><ref name=min5/> |
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==1948== |
==1948== |
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*[[Jon Osterman]] enrolls at [[Princeton University]]. |
*[[Jon Osterman]] enrolls at [[Princeton University]]. |
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==1949== |
==1949== |
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| − | *The [[Minutemen]] disband. |
+ | *The [[Minutemen]] disband.<ref name=min5/> |
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*The Doomsday Clock is set to 3<ref name="C"/> |
*The Doomsday Clock is set to 3<ref name="C"/> |
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| + | ;March 3: A girl attempts to persuade Jon Osterman to quit practicing with clocks and invites him to a hike. He declines the offer.<ref name=man1/> |
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== 1950 == |
== 1950 == |
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*Walter Kovacs sees a man pay his mother<ref name="C"/> |
*Walter Kovacs sees a man pay his mother<ref name="C"/> |
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==1951== |
==1951== |
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[[File:Little_ror.jpg|thumb]] |
[[File:Little_ror.jpg|thumb]] |
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| − | *Amendment 22 is ratified following Roosevelt's four terms |
+ | *Amendment 22 is ratified following Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
;July |
;July |
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| − | :At the age of 10, [[Walter Kovacs]] gets into a fight while picking up groceries, resulting in him being submitted |
+ | :At the age of 10, [[Walter Kovacs]] gets into a fight while picking up groceries, resulting in him being submitted to a [[Charlton Home|home]]. |
==1952== |
==1952== |
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| − | *[[Walter Kovacs]] writes the essay |
+ | *[[Walter Kovacs]] writes the essay ''[[My Parents]]''. |
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==1953== |
==1953== |
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==1954== |
==1954== |
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[[File:Laurence.png|thumb]] |
[[File:Laurence.png|thumb]] |
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| − | *Laurie's first memory with the snowglobe. She witnesses Schexnayder and Sally scolding each other. |
+ | *[[Laurie Juspeczyk|Laurie]]'s first memory with the snowglobe. She witnesses [[Laurence Schexnayder|Schexnayder]] and [[Sally Juspeczyk|Sally]] scolding each other. |
| − | ;November 12: Silhouette and her lover are murdered by the [[Liquidator]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3197364672/</ref> |
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==1955== |
==1955== |
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| + | *[[Big Top Circus]] returns to New York.<ref name=min5/> |
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| + | *Nite Owl kills Hooded Justice.<ref name=min6>[[Before Watchmen: Minutemen]] 06</ref> |
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| + | *Captain Metropolis destroys the [[Tower of Freedom]].<ref name=min6/> |
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==1956== |
==1956== |
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*[[Sally Jupiter]] and [[Laurence Schexnayder]] get divorced. |
*[[Sally Jupiter]] and [[Laurence Schexnayder]] get divorced. |
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| − | *[[Sylvia Kovacs]] is killed by her pimp, [[George Paterson]]. Walter Kovacs (16) starts working in a garment firm. |
+ | *[[Sylvia Kovacs]] is killed by her pimp, [[George Paterson]]. [[Walter Kovacs]] (16) starts working in a garment firm. |
| − | *Senate |
+ | *Senate subcommittee meetings are held. |
| − | *Adrian Veidt begins his journey to northern Turkey and follows Alexander the Great |
+ | *[[Adrian Veidt]] begins his journey to northern Turkey and follows the path of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_the_Great Alexander the Great]. |
==1958== |
==1958== |
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| − | *[[Jon Osterman]] graduates from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in Atomic Physics. |
+ | *[[Jon Osterman]] graduates from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University Princeton University] with a Ph.D. in Atomic Physics. |
*[[Ozymandias]] makes his debut by busting an opium and heroin smuggling racket. |
*[[Ozymandias]] makes his debut by busting an opium and heroin smuggling racket. |
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*'''Fall''': [[Hank Meadows]] dies. |
*'''Fall''': [[Hank Meadows]] dies. |
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==1959== |
==1959== |
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;May 12 |
;May 12 |
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| − | :[[Jon Osterman]] arrives at [[Gila Flats]] test base in Arizona as a research scientist replacing Hank Meadows. He meets [[Milton Glass]], [[Wally Weaver]] and [[Janey Slater]] for the first time. |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]] arrives at [[Gila Flats]] test base in Arizona as a research scientist replacing Hank Meadows. He meets [[Milton Glass]], [[Wally Weaver]] and [[Janey Slater]] for the first time.<ref name=man1/> |
| − | ;July |
+ | ;July<ref name=man1/> |
| − | :Jon Osterman and Janey Slater travel to New Jersey – Jon to visit university friends and Janey to visit her mother. At an amusement park, a photographer takes their picture. Janey's watch is broken and Jon promises to fix it. At his hotel, they make love for the first time. |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]] and [[Janey Slater]] travel to New Jersey – Jon to visit university friends and Janey to visit her mother. At an amusement park, a photographer takes their picture. Janey's watch is broken and Jon promises to fix it. At his hotel, they make love for the first time. |
[[File:Doctor Manhattan reappears.jpg|thumb]] |
[[File:Doctor Manhattan reappears.jpg|thumb]] |
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| − | ;August |
+ | ;August 20<ref name=man1/> |
| − | :Jon Osterman is accidentally locked in the [[Intrinsic Field Test Chamber]] before an experiment. He is |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]] is accidentally locked in the [[Intrinsic Field Test Chamber]] before an experiment. He is disintegrated. |
| − | ''The above is possibly the second "point of divergence". The transformation of Osterman changed political matters and made |
+ | ''The above is possibly the second "point of divergence". The transformation of Osterman changed political matters and made science advance more rapidly than in own world.'' |
;September |
;September |
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| − | :A funeral service is held for Jon Osterman. |
+ | :A funeral service is held for [[Jon Osterman]]. |
;October |
;October |
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| − | :Janey Slater places the photograph of her and Jon behind glass at the Bestiary. |
+ | :[[Janey Slater]] places the photograph of her and [[Jon Osterman|Jon]] behind glass at the Bestiary. |
;November |
;November |
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| − | :Jon Osterman's nervous system appears for a moment in the men's bathroom at Gila Flats while Milton Glass and a colleague are washing their hands. |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]]'s nervous system appears for a moment in the men's bathroom at [[Gila Flats]] while [[Milton Glass]] and a colleague are washing their hands. |
;November 10 |
;November 10 |
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| − | :Jon Osterman's circulatory system is seen in the Gila Flats kitchen by [[Dexter Redback]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3211849169/</ref> |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]]'s circulatory system is seen in the [[Gila Flats]] kitchen by [[Dexter Redback]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3211849169/</ref><ref name=man1/> |
;November 14 |
;November 14 |
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| − | :Jon Osterman's partially muscled skeleton appears for thirty seconds to [[J. Sanderson]] outside the perimeter fence at Gila Flats.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3211850951/</ref> |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]]'s partially muscled skeleton appears for thirty seconds to [[J. Sanderson]] outside the perimeter fence at [[Gila Flats]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3211850951/</ref><ref name=man1/> |
;November 22 |
;November 22 |
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| − | :Jon Osterman rematerializes in the Gila Flats cafeteria, having |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]] rematerializes in the [[Gila Flats]] cafeteria, having transformed into the being that will later be known as Dr. Manhattan. |
;December 25 |
;December 25 |
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| − | :Jon Osterman and Janey Slater spend Christmas together. He tells her that he will always want her, knowing that it is not true. |
+ | :[[Jon Osterman]] and [[Janey Slater]] spend Christmas together. He tells her that he will always want her, knowing that it is not true. |
==1960== |
==1960== |
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| − | Because of the existence of Dr. Manhattan, eugenics, quantum physics, transports and other sciences, start to leap forward from that year on. |
+ | Because of the existence of [[Dr. Manhattan]], eugenics, quantum physics, transports and other sciences, start to leap forward from that year on. |
[[File:Symbol.png|thumb|The debut of Dr. Manhattan]] |
[[File:Symbol.png|thumb|The debut of Dr. Manhattan]] |
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;February |
;February |
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:[[Jon Osterman]] is named [[Dr. Manhattan]] by the government and marks his forehead with the symbol of a hydrogen atom. |
:[[Jon Osterman]] is named [[Dr. Manhattan]] by the government and marks his forehead with the symbol of a hydrogen atom. |
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;March |
;March |
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| − | :Dr. Manhattan is introduced to the world. |
+ | :[[Dr. Manhattan]] is introduced to the world. |
;May |
;May |
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| − | :[ |
+ | :[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Comics National Comics] publish "''[[Tales of the Black Freighter]]''". |
;June |
;June |
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| − | :Several [[Masked Adventurer|costumed adventurers]] attend a Red Cross charity fundraiser for famine in India. [[The Comedian]], [[Captain Metropolis]], Dr. Manhattan, [[Ozymandias]], Nite Owl ([[Hollis Mason]]) and [[Mothman]] attend. Dr. Manhattan feels that only Ozymandias seems interesting. Hollis Mason first considers retiring from crime fighting. |
+ | :Several [[Masked Adventurer|costumed adventurers]] attend a Red Cross charity fundraiser for famine in India. [[The Comedian]], [[Captain Metropolis]], Dr. Manhattan, [[Ozymandias]], Nite Owl ([[Hollis Mason]]) and [[Mothman]] attend. Dr. Manhattan feels that only Ozymandias seems interesting. Hollis Mason first considers retiring from crime fighting.<ref name=man1/> |
;November |
;November |
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:While fighting crime, Dr. Manhattan blows up a criminal's head in a vice-den owned by [[Moloch]]. |
:While fighting crime, Dr. Manhattan blows up a criminal's head in a vice-den owned by [[Moloch]]. |
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==1961== |
==1961== |
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| + | ;May 14: Wedding reception for Jon and Janey Osterman (in a possible quantum universe).<ref name=man2/> |
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;September |
;September |
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:[[Dr. Manhattan]] meets with the current president, [[John F. Kennedy]], at the White House. |
:[[Dr. Manhattan]] meets with the current president, [[John F. Kennedy]], at the White House. |
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*[[Walter Kovacs]] receives an order for a dress in a [[Dr. Manhattan]] spin-off fabric intended for [[Kitty Genovese]] who refuses to buy it. |
*[[Walter Kovacs]] receives an order for a dress in a [[Dr. Manhattan]] spin-off fabric intended for [[Kitty Genovese]] who refuses to buy it. |
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[[File:Mothman sectioned.jpg|thumb]] |
[[File:Mothman sectioned.jpg|thumb]] |
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| + | *[[Byron Lewis]] buys Mason an auto repair shop.<ref name=min6/> |
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| − | *[[Mothman]] is submitted into a mental institution in Maine. |
+ | *[[Mothman]] is submitted into a mental institution in Maine.<ref name=min6/> |
| + | ;February 16 |
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| + | :7000 protestors, many from the [[Students for a Democratic Society]] protest against nuclears and Dr. Manhattan in Washington.<ref name=nite1>[[Before Watchmen: Nite Owl]] #01</ref> |
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| + | ;Febrary 20 |
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| + | :Scheduled launch of [[Friendship 7]]. [[John Glenn]] the third American in space.<ref name=nite1/> |
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;March 10 |
;March 10 |
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| − | :Wally Weaver writes a testimony concerning Dr. Manhattan |
+ | :Wally Weaver writes a testimony concerning [[Dr. Manhattan]] to Senators George Malloy, Colin Newberry and William Holmes.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3212500857/</ref> |
;March 15 |
;March 15 |
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:Wally Weaver writes the affidavit of his testimony and publishes it.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3213340608/</ref> |
:Wally Weaver writes the affidavit of his testimony and publishes it.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3213340608/</ref> |
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| + | ;May 12<ref name=nite1/> |
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| − | ;May |
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:[[Hollis Mason]] retires from crime fighting to open an [[Mason's Auto Repairs|automobile repair shop]], reveals his true name to the public and starts to write his autobiography, ''[[Under the Hood]]''. At a civic banquet, he is awarded with a golden statuette of him as the Nite Owl, with the engraving "In Gratitude". At the banquet, he speaks to Dr. Manhattan, who tells him about electric cars. |
:[[Hollis Mason]] retires from crime fighting to open an [[Mason's Auto Repairs|automobile repair shop]], reveals his true name to the public and starts to write his autobiography, ''[[Under the Hood]]''. At a civic banquet, he is awarded with a golden statuette of him as the Nite Owl, with the engraving "In Gratitude". At the banquet, he speaks to Dr. Manhattan, who tells him about electric cars. |
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| + | ;October 16: [[Cuban Missile Crisis]]. President Kennedy forbids Russian ships to approach [[Cuba]]. |
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| + | ::In a possible quantum universe, the Comedian goes as a [[CIA]] advisor and orders the Americans ships to fire, resulting to the Cuban missiles fire against [[Washington]]. |
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| + | ::In another universe, [[Ozyandias]] advises that the Jupiter missiles be moved out of [[Turkey]], resolving the crisis.<ref name=man2/> |
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*[[Dan Dreiberg]] contacts Hollis Mason and requests to become his successor; he debuts as [[Nite Owl II]]. |
*[[Dan Dreiberg]] contacts Hollis Mason and requests to become his successor; he debuts as [[Nite Owl II]]. |
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| − | *Sally Jupiter hosts Hollis, [[Nelson Gardner]] and [[Byron Lewis]] at her house; her daughter Laurie meets them. |
+ | *Sally Jupiter hosts Hollis, [[Nelson Gardner]], and [[Byron Lewis]] at her house; her daughter [[Laurie Juspeczyk|Laurie]] meets them. |
==1963== |
==1963== |
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| + | ;November 17<ref>Supposing this refers to the match against the [[Wikipedia:San Francisco 49ers|San Francisco 49ers]]. See [[Wikipedia:1963_New_York_Giants_season#Schedule]]</ref>: 70-yard touchdown strike from [[Y.A. Tittle]] to [[Del Shofner]] puts the [[New York Giants]] up 33 to 14. The Giants win and Blake loses his bet with the Kennedys.<ref name=com1>[[Before Watchmen: Comedian]] #01</ref> |
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| − | [[File:Dallas.jpg|thumb|The |
+ | [[File:Dallas.jpg|thumb|The assassination of JFK]] |
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| + | ;Friday, November 22: Blake prepares to leave for [[Dallas]] but he is stopped by [[Luxem]].<ref name=com1/> |
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| + | ::In a possible quantum universe, the Comedian assassinates JFK. In another universe, FJK survives.<ref name=man2>[[Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan]] #02</ref> |
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| + | ;Saturday, November 24: Projected rugby match between [[Cleveland Browns]] and Dallas Cowboys.<ref name=com1/><ref>[[Wikipedia:1963_Cleveland_Browns_season]]</ref> |
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==1964== |
==1964== |
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| − | *[[Dr. Manhattan]] informs the Pentagon he will change his costume. |
+ | *[[Dr. Manhattan]] informs the Pentagon that he will change his costume. |
| + | *[[Robert McNamara]] asks the Comedian to go to [[Vietnam]].<ref name=com2>[[Before Watchmen: Comedian]] #02</ref> |
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| + | ;February 25<ref>[[Wikipedia:Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Liston]]</ref>: [[Cassius Clay]] wins over [[Sonny Liston]] in the [[Miami Convention Center]]. Eddie Blake and Bob Kennedy watch the match.<ref name=com2/> |
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;March |
;March |
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:[[Kitty Genovese]] is attacked and murdered outside of her [[New York City]] home. [[Walter Kovacs]] decides to make his [[Rorschach's mask|mask]]. |
:[[Kitty Genovese]] is attacked and murdered outside of her [[New York City]] home. [[Walter Kovacs]] decides to make his [[Rorschach's mask|mask]]. |
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| − | + | ;August 2:North Vietnam gunboats attack against [[USS Maddox]] but the Defense Department does not respond.<ref name=com2/> |
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| + | ;August 4<ref>This must refer to the controversial "ghost" attack. See [[Wikipedia:Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident#Second_attack]]</ref>:Comedian and his soldiers stage a second attack against their own US destroyers. [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] orders retribution and the [[Vietnam War]] escalates.<ref name=com2/> |
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| + | ;September |
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| + | :[[Robert F. Kennedy]] quits his position as Attorney General and runs for Senator.<ref name=com2/> |
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| + | *[[Moloch]] kidnaps the governor of New Jersey.<ref name="C"/> |
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==1965== |
==1965== |
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*[[Dan Dreiberg|Nite Owl II]] and [[Walter Kovacs|Rorschach]] team up to fight crime. [[Underboss]] is brought down and [[Big Figure]] is put in prison. |
*[[Dan Dreiberg|Nite Owl II]] and [[Walter Kovacs|Rorschach]] team up to fight crime. [[Underboss]] is brought down and [[Big Figure]] is put in prison. |
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| + | ;August<ref>[[Wikipedia:Watts riots]]</ref>:The Comedian returns to America for a leave. He learns about the [[Watts riots]] and goes there to "help".<ref name=com3>[[Before Watchmen: Comedian]] #03</ref> |
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| + | *The Comedian spends some time in [[Hawaii]] and is scolded by Bob Kennedy.<ref name=com3/> |
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==1966== |
==1966== |
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==1968== |
==1968== |
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*[[Richard M. Nixon]] is elected President; he promises to send Dr. Manhattan to Vietnam. |
*[[Richard M. Nixon]] is elected President; he promises to send Dr. Manhattan to Vietnam. |
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| − | *Nite Owl arrests [[Twilight Lady]]. |
+ | *[[Nite Owl II]] arrests [[Twilight Lady]]. |
==1969== |
==1969== |
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| − | *Jon Osterman's father dies. |
+ | *[[Jon Osterman]]'s father dies. He then reveals his true identity to the public. |
*[[Blair Roche]] is born.<ref>She was six years old when she was killed in [[#1975|summer 1975]]; hence she was born before or by summer.</ref> |
*[[Blair Roche]] is born.<ref>She was six years old when she was killed in [[#1975|summer 1975]]; hence she was born before or by summer.</ref> |
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==1970== |
==1970== |
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*Veidt purchases [[Veidt's island|his island]]. |
*Veidt purchases [[Veidt's island|his island]]. |
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;March 11 |
;March 11 |
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| − | :NBS Nightly News with [[Ted Philips]] |
+ | :NBS Nightly News with [[Ted Philips]] features Dr. Manhattan<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5cInmK6LQ</ref> |
;May 22 |
;May 22 |
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:Nixon authorizes the [[Wrath of God]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3220349258/</ref> |
:Nixon authorizes the [[Wrath of God]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3220349258/</ref> |
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==1971== |
==1971== |
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;January |
;January |
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| − | :[[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]] asks Dr. Manhattan to intervene in [[Vietnam]]. |
+ | :[[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]] asks [[Dr. Manhattan]] to intervene in [[Vietnam]]. |
;March |
;March |
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| − | :Dr. Manhattan is reintroduced to [[Eddie Blake]] in Vietnam. |
+ | :[[Dr. Manhattan]] is reintroduced to [[Eddie Blake]] in [[Vietnam]]. |
;May |
;May |
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:Viet Cong surrender. |
:Viet Cong surrender. |
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[[Image:The Comedian (movie) in Vietnam.jpg|thumb|Comedian in Saigon]] |
[[Image:The Comedian (movie) in Vietnam.jpg|thumb|Comedian in Saigon]] |
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;June |
;June |
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| − | :'''V.V.N. Day''', celebrating American victory in the Vietnam War. President Nixon arrives in Saigon by helicopter to great applause. A pregnant [[Vietnamese woman]] accosts the Comedian. When he refuses to take responsibility for their baby, she slashes him across the face with a broken bottle, leaving a permanent scar. In return, he shoots her dead. Dr. Manhattan watches, but does not interfere. |
+ | :'''V.V.N. Day''', celebrating American victory in the [[Vietnam War]]. [[President Nixon]] arrives in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh_City Saigon] by helicopter to great applause. A pregnant [[Vietnamese woman]] accosts the [[Comedian]]. When he refuses to take responsibility for their baby, she slashes him across the face with a broken bottle, leaving a permanent scar. In return, he shoots her dead. [[Dr. Manhattan]] watches, but does not interfere. |
;November |
;November |
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:[[Wally Weaver]] dies of cancer, aged 34. |
:[[Wally Weaver]] dies of cancer, aged 34. |
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==1972== |
==1972== |
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| − | *Nixon is elected to a second term. |
+ | *[[Nixon]] is elected to a second term. |
| − | *Keene is elected as a Senator in New York.<ref name="gaz"/> |
+ | *[[Keene]] is elected as a Senator in New York.<ref name="gaz"/> |
| − | *Moloch hijacks ''[[Queen Elizabeth II]]''<ref name="C"/> |
+ | *[[Moloch]] hijacks ''[[Queen Elizabeth II]].''<ref name="C"/> |
==1973== |
==1973== |
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[[File:The Comedian party charmer.jpg|thumb|The Comedian's banquet]] |
[[File:The Comedian party charmer.jpg|thumb|The Comedian's banquet]] |
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| − | *Riot in [[Sing Sing]] prison, the [[Underboss]] escapes with the help of [[Jimmy the Gimmick]]<ref name="game">''[[Watchmen: The End Is Nigh]]''</ref> |
+ | *Riot in [[Sing Sing]] prison, the [[Underboss]] escapes with the help of [[Jimmy the Gimmick]].<ref name="game">''[[Watchmen: The End Is Nigh]]''</ref> |
| − | *[[Nite Owl II]] and [[Rorschach]] look for Jimmy who is injured in the process. |
+ | *[[Nite Owl II]] and [[Rorschach]] look for [[Jimmy the Gimmick|Jimmy]] who is injured in the process. |
| − | *They go to the sewers and discover missing FBI associate director, [[Mark Felt]] |
+ | *They go to the sewers and discover missing FBI associate director, [[Mark Felt]]. |
;November 5 |
;November 5 |
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| − | :Two reporters, [[Bob Woodward]] and [ |
+ | :Two reporters, [[Bob Woodward]] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Bernstein Carl Bernstein], are found dead in a garage while investigating the Watergate scandal. |
;November 6 |
;November 6 |
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| − | :[[Wall Street Post]] reports their deaths<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3246779475/</ref> |
+ | :[[Wall Street Post]] reports their deaths.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3246779475/</ref> |
| − | *Banquet is held in honor of the Comedian. Laurie accuses him of attempting to rape her mother. |
+ | *Banquet is held in honor of the [[Comedian]]. [[Laurie]] accuses him of attempting to rape her mother. |
==1974== |
==1974== |
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:Veidt's interview to [[Doug Roth]] is published in ''[[Nova Express]]''. |
:Veidt's interview to [[Doug Roth]] is published in ''[[Nova Express]]''. |
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;Summer |
;Summer |
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| − | :[[Gerald Anthony Grice]], an unemployed man, kidnaps and murders six-year-old [[Blair Roche]]. Walter |
+ | :[[Gerald Anthony Grice]], an unemployed man, kidnaps and murders six-year-old [[Blair Roche]]. [[Walter Kovacs]] intervenes and starts to become violent; birth of Rorschach. |
*Fast and safe airships will soon be economically viable. |
*Fast and safe airships will soon be economically viable. |
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==1976== |
==1976== |
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;September |
;September |
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| − | :The ''[[Probe]]'' features an interview with Sally Jupiter. |
+ | :The ''[[Probe]]'' features an interview with [[Sally Jupiter]]. |
| − | *Nixon is elected to a third term. |
+ | *[[Nixon]] is elected to a third term. |
==1977== |
==1977== |
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:The police go on strike. Riots spring up in [[New York]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]. In New York, the [[Comedian]], [[Dan Dreiberg|Nite Owl II]] and [[Rorschach]] attempt to keep the peace; [[Dr. Manhattan]] and [[Laurie Juspeczyk|Silk Spectre II]] settle the riots in Washington. Dr. Manhattan teleports the rioters home. |
:The police go on strike. Riots spring up in [[New York]] and [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]]. In New York, the [[Comedian]], [[Dan Dreiberg|Nite Owl II]] and [[Rorschach]] attempt to keep the peace; [[Dr. Manhattan]] and [[Laurie Juspeczyk|Silk Spectre II]] settle the riots in Washington. Dr. Manhattan teleports the rioters home. |
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;July 1 |
;July 1 |
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| − | :Rorschach interrogates [[Dwayne Carter]] |
+ | :Rorschach interrogates [[Dwayne Carter]]. |
;July 6 |
;July 6 |
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:After a thorough investigation down the sewers, he falls into a trap set up by [[Crime]]. |
:After a thorough investigation down the sewers, he falls into a trap set up by [[Crime]]. |
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;July 7 |
;July 7 |
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| − | :Rorschach visits the [[Gunga Diner]] |
+ | :Rorschach visits the [[Gunga Diner]]. |
;August 3 |
;August 3 |
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| − | :The [[Keene Act]], an emergency bill proposed by |
+ | :The [[Keene Act]], an emergency bill proposed by [[Keene|Senator Keene]], is passed, outlawing [[Costumed adventurer|costumed superheroes]] that are not government-sanctioned. |
==1978== |
==1978== |
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;15 March |
;15 March |
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| − | :[[Alexander Haig]] writes his memorandum expressing concerns about the Comedian.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3272365896/</ref> |
+ | :[[Alexander Haig]] writes his memorandum expressing concerns about [[the Comedian]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3272365896/</ref> |
;14 July |
;14 July |
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| − | :A Top Secret paper concerning Dr. Manhattan's invasion to Afghanistan is authored<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3314458022/</ref> |
+ | :A Top Secret paper concerning [[Dr. Manhattan]]'s invasion to [[Afghanistan]] is authored<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3314458022/</ref> |
;28 October |
;28 October |
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:Rorschach kills [[Franklin Smith]] and [[Daziel Amrand]], suspects of [[Loomis]] murder. |
:Rorschach kills [[Franklin Smith]] and [[Daziel Amrand]], suspects of [[Loomis]] murder. |
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:Police Officers [[James Schwarz]], [[Mark Pallazo]] and [[Grevin Adell]] come to apprehend Rorschach but are injured.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3274005299/</ref> |
:Police Officers [[James Schwarz]], [[Mark Pallazo]] and [[Grevin Adell]] come to apprehend Rorschach but are injured.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3274005299/</ref> |
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;27 November |
;27 November |
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| − | :Rorschach is called |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] is called wanted by the FBI.<ref name="FBI"/> |
==1979== |
==1979== |
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==1980== |
==1980== |
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*Nixon is elected to a fourth term. |
*Nixon is elected to a fourth term. |
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| − | *[[Comedian]] resolves the Iran hostage situation. |
+ | *[[Comedian]] resolves the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_hostage_crisis Iran hostage situation]. |
==1981== |
==1981== |
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*''[[Laetril]]'' is outlawed. |
*''[[Laetril]]'' is outlawed. |
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;August 22 |
;August 22 |
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| − | :World Chess Association sends a congratulation letter to Veidt about his victories<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3284945162/</ref> |
+ | :World Chess Association sends a congratulation letter to [[Veidt]] about his victories.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3284945162/</ref> |
==1983== |
==1983== |
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[[File:Famine.jpg|thumb]] |
[[File:Famine.jpg|thumb]] |
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*[[Flint Editions]], [[New York]], print the volume "''[[Treasure Island Treasury of Comics]]''". |
*[[Flint Editions]], [[New York]], print the volume "''[[Treasure Island Treasury of Comics]]''". |
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| − | *Nixon is elected to a fifth term. |
+ | *[[Nixon]] is elected to a fifth term. |
;July 12 |
;July 12 |
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| − | :A gathering against famine is organized by Veidt at [[Yankee Stadium]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3308946065/</ref> |
+ | :A gathering against famine is organized by [[Veidt]] at [[Yankee Stadium]].<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3308946065/</ref> |
;October 14 |
;October 14 |
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| − | :[[ |
+ | :[[Time Magazine]] runs an article about [[Dr. Manhattan]] and [[Ozymandias]] joining their power.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3325581305/</ref> |
==1985== |
==1985== |
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| − | *Blake runs across Veidt's island |
+ | *[[Blake]] runs across [[Veidt's island]]. |
;August 26 |
;August 26 |
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| − | :''[[The New Yorker]]'' runs an article about Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias joining their power. |
+ | :''[[The New Yorker]]'' runs an article about [[Dr. Manhattan]] and [[Ozymandias]] joining their power. |
;October |
;October |
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| − | :Blake visits Moloch and tells him about the island. |
+ | :[[Blake]] visits [[Moloch]] and tells him about the island. |
| − | ;October 11 |
+ | ;Friday, October 11 |
| − | :The Soviet Union conducts a bomb test in the Bering Sea |
+ | :[[Soviet Union|The Soviet Union]] conducts a bomb test in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bering_Sea Bering Sea] |
:Airing of an episode of late night UK current affairs review ''[[World in Focus]]'' with [[Jeremy Miller]], in which photo-journalist [[Alain Guillon]] and author [[Hal Eisner]] discuss the emerging geopolitical crisis.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TShz4VsKeso</ref> |
:Airing of an episode of late night UK current affairs review ''[[World in Focus]]'' with [[Jeremy Miller]], in which photo-journalist [[Alain Guillon]] and author [[Hal Eisner]] discuss the emerging geopolitical crisis.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TShz4VsKeso</ref> |
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:[[Edward Blake]] is ambushed in his high-rise apartment and thrown out of the window. He dies upon hitting the ground. |
:[[Edward Blake]] is ambushed in his high-rise apartment and thrown out of the window. He dies upon hitting the ground. |
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| − | ;October 12 |
+ | ;Saturday, October 12 |
| − | :[[Steven Fine]] and [[Joe Bourquin]] investigate Blake's apartment. Dr. Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk are informed of Blake's death. |
+ | :[[Steven Fine]] and [[Joe Bourquin]] investigate [[Blake]]'s apartment. [[Dr. Manhattan]] and [[Laurie Juspeczyk]] are informed of Blake's death. |
:[[Hollis Mason]] meets his old foe, the [[Screaming Skull]], at a supermarket; they trade addresses. |
:[[Hollis Mason]] meets his old foe, the [[Screaming Skull]], at a supermarket; they trade addresses. |
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| − | :After nightfall, [[Rorschach]] investigates Blake's apartment and discovers Blake's Comedian costume and a photograph of the [[Minutemen]]. He takes [[Comedian's badge|Blake's blood-stained smiley-face badge]]. |
+ | :After nightfall, [[Rorschach]] investigates [[Blake]]'s apartment and discovers Blake's Comedian costume and a photograph of the [[Minutemen]]. He takes [[Comedian's badge|Blake's blood-stained smiley-face badge]]. |
| − | :Hollis Mason meets [[Dan Dreiberg]] for their customary Saturday beer night. Dreiberg leaves Mason's home shortly before midnight. |
+ | :[[Hollis Mason]] meets [[Dan Dreiberg]] for their customary Saturday beer night. Dreiberg leaves Mason's home shortly before midnight. |
| − | ;October 13 |
+ | ;Sunday, October 13 |
| − | :Dan Dreiberg arrives home to find Rorschach waiting for him. He is informed of the Comedian's death and takes the Comedian's smiley-face badge. |
+ | :[[Dan Dreiberg]] arrives home to find [[Rorschach]] waiting for him. He is informed of the [[Comedian]]'s death and takes the [[Comedian's badge|Comedian's smiley-face badge]]. |
| − | :Rorschach sleeps through the day and wakes at 4:37, then continues his investigation at [[Happy Harry's]], then visits [[Adrian Veidt]] at his office |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] sleeps through the day and wakes at 4:37, then continues his investigation at [[Happy Harry's]], then visits [[Adrian Veidt]] at his office |
| − | :At 8:30 he infiltrates [[Rockefeller Military Research Center]] and finds then Dr. Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk. |
+ | :At 8:30 he infiltrates [[Rockefeller Military Research Center]] and finds then [[Dr. Manhattan|Dr. Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk]]. |
| − | :At 9:30, Laurie Juspeczyk and Dan Dreiberg meet for dinner at [[Rafael's]] restaurant until 11:30. |
+ | :At 9:30, [[Laurie Juspeczyk]] and [[Dan Dreiberg]] meet for dinner at [[Rafael's]] restaurant until 11:30. |
| − | ;October 16 |
+ | ;Wednesday, October 16 |
| − | :Laurie Juspeczyk visits her mother, [[Sally Jupiter]], in a [[Nepenthe Gardens|retirement home]] in California while Dr. Manhattan, Adrian Veidt, Dan Dreiberg and [[Moloch|Edgar William Jacobi]] attend Eddie Blake's funeral. |
+ | :[[Laurie Juspeczyk]] visits her mother, [[Sally Jupiter]], in a [[Nepenthe Gardens|retirement home]] in California while [[Dr. Manhattan]], [[Adrian Veidt]], [[Dan Dreiberg]] and [[Moloch|Edgar William Jacobi]] attend [[Eddie Blake]]'s funeral. |
| − | :Rorschach later accosts Jacobi at his home who in turn tells him about Blake's visit mentioning a "list", an "island" and the "blue guy"; |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] later accosts [[Moloch|Jacobi]] at his home who in turn tells him about [[Blake]]'s visit mentioning a "list", an "island" and the "blue guy"; |
| − | :Rorschach then visits the cemetery alone to pay his last respects to Blake. |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] then visits the cemetery alone to pay his last respects to [[Blake]]. |
| − | :''Nova Express'' runs a story about Nixon's third heart operation. |
+ | :''Nova Express'' runs a story about [[Nixon]]'s third heart operation. |
| − | ;October 19 |
+ | ;Saturday, October 19 |
| − | :After an argument, Laurie Juspeczyk leaves Dr. Manhattan. She visits Dan Dreiberg, and they are accosted by [[Knot Tops]] on the way to visit [[Hollis Mason]]. Laurie decides to check in to a hotel. |
+ | :After an argument, [[Laurie Juspeczyk]] leaves [[Dr. Manhattan]]. She visits [[Dan Dreiberg]], and they are accosted by [[Knot Tops]] on the way to visit [[Hollis Mason]]. Laurie decides to check in to a hotel. |
| − | :Meanwhile, Dr. Manhattan gives a televised interview on the [ |
+ | :Meanwhile, [[Dr. Manhattan]] gives a televised interview on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company ABC] network. [[Doug Roth]], a reporter from'' [[Nova Express]]'', accuses Osterman of causing cancer in people he worked with. While being harassed about it, Osterman teleports the crew and audience outside the studio. He briefly visits the abandoned [[Gila Flats]], picks up an old photo of himself with [[Janey Slater]], then teleports to [[Mars]]. |
| − | ;October 20 |
+ | ;Sunday, October 20 |
| − | :The main headline of the ''[[New York Gazette]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s morning edition is "Dr Manhattan Leaves Earth". The day's ''[[New Frontiersman]]'' claims that Russians are responsible. Walter Kovacs buys a copy of both papers before breaking into [[Dan Dreiberg]]'s house again (now wearing his Rorschach mask) to inform him that another costumed hero has gone. |
+ | :The main headline of the ''[[New York Gazette]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s morning edition is "Dr. Manhattan Leaves Earth". The day's ''[[New Frontiersman]]'' claims that [[Soviet Union|Russians]] are responsible. [[Walter Kovacs]] buys a copy of both papers before breaking into [[Dan Dreiberg]]'s house again (now wearing his [[Rorschach's mask|Rorschach mask]]) to inform him that another costumed hero has gone. |
| − | :Laurie Juspeczyk returns to the Special Talent Quarters at [[Rockefeller Military Research Center]] to discover that Jon has gone, that officials are sweeping the rooms for radiation, and that she is to be given a cancer scan. |
+ | :[[Laurie Juspeczyk]] returns to the Special Talent Quarters at [[Rockefeller Military Research Center]] to discover that [[Jon Osterman|Jon]] has gone, that officials are sweeping the rooms for radiation, and that she is to be given a cancer scan. |
:[[Soviet Union|Russians]] invade [[Afghanistan]]. |
:[[Soviet Union|Russians]] invade [[Afghanistan]]. |
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| − | ;October 21 |
+ | ;Monday, October 21 |
| − | :Rorschach pays a visit to Jacobi asking him about a |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] pays a visit to [[Jacobi]] asking him about a scheme to discredit [[Dr. Manhattan]]. |
| − | :In the morning, there is an apparent attempt on [[Adrian Veidt]]'s life. Veidt fends off the [[Roy Victor Chess|attacker]], who dies from ingesting a poison capsule. [[Laurie Juspeczyk]] and [[Dan Dreiberg]] meet at [[Gunga Diner]]. Rorschach arrives at the diner after they leave and waits for Jacobi's note. |
+ | :In the morning, there is an apparent attempt on [[Adrian Veidt]]'s life. Veidt fends off the [[Roy Victor Chess|attacker]], who dies from ingesting a poison capsule. [[Laurie Juspeczyk]] and [[Dan Dreiberg]] meet at [[Gunga Diner]]. [[Rorschach]] arrives at the diner after they leave and waits for [[Jacobi]]'s note. |
| − | :In the evening, Jacobi is shot in the head, presumably by Veidt, and Rorschach is framed. Rorschach is lured to Jacobi's apartment, where he is cornered by the police and arrested. |
+ | :In the evening, [[Jacobi]] is shot in the head, presumably by [[Veidt]], and [[Rorschach]] is framed. Rorschach is lured to Jacobi's apartment, where he is cornered by the police and arrested. |
| − | ;October 25 |
+ | ;Friday, October 25 |
| − | :Rorschach, now incarcerated at [[Sing Sing]] prison, attends his first interview with psychoanalyst |
+ | :Rorschach, now incarcerated at [[Sing Sing]] prison, attends his first interview with psychoanalyst [[Malcolm Long|Dr. Malcolm Long]]. |
| − | :Nite Owl and Silk Spectre rescue citizens from a building caught on fire. |
+ | :[[Nite Owl II]] and [[Silk Spectre II]] rescue citizens from a building caught on fire. |
| − | ;October 26 |
+ | ;Saturday, October 26 |
| − | :Rorschach tells Malcolm Long about the fabric used to make [[Rorschach's mask|his mask]], and the murder of [[Kitty Genovese]]. |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] tells [[Malcolm Long]] about the fabric used to make [[Rorschach's mask|his mask]], and the murder of [[Kitty Genovese]]. |
| − | :Later, at lunch, Rorschach throws hot cooking fat in the face of [[Otis|another inmate]] who had attempted to murder him. The guards intervene and drag Rorschach away, but not before he informs the other prisoners: "''I'm'' not locked up in here with ''you''. ''You're'' locked up in here with ''me''." |
+ | :Later, at lunch, [[Rorschach]] throws hot cooking fat in the face of [[Otis|another inmate]] who had attempted to murder him. The guards intervene and drag Rorschach away, but not before he informs the other prisoners: "''I'm'' not locked up in here with ''you''. ''You're'' locked up in here with ''me''." |
| − | ;October 27 |
+ | ;Sunday, October 27 |
| − | :Rorschach tells |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] tells [[Malcolm Long|Dr. Long]] about the [[Crimebusters]]. |
| − | :Russian tanks invade [ |
+ | :[[Soviet Union|Russian]] tanks invade [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan Pakistan]. |
| − | :Nite Owl and Silk Spectre decide to rescue Rorschach. |
+ | :[[Nite Owl II]] and [[Silk Spectre II]] decide to rescue [[Rorschach]]. |
| − | ;October 28 |
+ | ;Monday, October 28 |
| − | :Mal and Rorschach's fourth session. Rorschach relates the story of the Roche kidnapping. |
+ | :[[Malcolm Long|Mal]] and [[Rorschach]]'s fourth session. Rorschach relates the story of the [[Blair Roche|Roche]] kidnapping. |
| − | :''Nova Express'' has an issue about the "Spirit of '77".<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3326470760/</ref> |
+ | :''[[Nova Express]]'' has an issue about the "Spirit of '77".<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3326470760/</ref> |
| − | ;October 30 |
+ | ;Wednesday, October 30 |
| − | :Steve Fine visits Dreiberg. |
+ | :[[Steven Fine|Steve Fine]] visits [[Dreiberg]]. |
| − | :[[William J. Franklin]] writes a Top Secret paper concerning Dr. Manhattan and Soviet aggression; planned to be sent |
+ | :[[William J. Franklin]] writes a Top Secret paper concerning [[Dr. Manhattan]] and [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] aggression; planned to be sent on November 2.<ref>http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3313632123/</ref> |
| − | ;October 31 |
+ | ;Thursday, October 31 |
| − | :[[Otis]], the prisoner Rorschach scalded, dies. The prison erupts into chaos. [[Big Figure]] attempts to take his revenge on Rorschach. |
+ | :[[Otis]], the prisoner [[Rorschach]] scalded, dies. The prison erupts into chaos. [[Big Figure]] attempts to take his revenge on Rorschach. |
| − | :Nite Owl and Silk Spectre rescue Rorschach, but not before he kills Big Figure. |
+ | :[[Nite Owl II]] and [[Silk Spectre II]] rescue [[Rorschach]], but not before he kills [[Big Figure]]. |
| − | :Dr. Manhattan takes Laurie to Mars where he reveals to her Edward Blake was her real father, and ultimately decides to return to Earth, his faith in humanity renewed given his theory that all humans are " |
+ | :[[Dr. Manhattan]] takes [[Laurie]] to [[Mars]] where he reveals to her that [[Edward Blake]] was her real father, and ultimately decides to return to Earth, his faith in humanity renewed given his theory that all humans are "Thermodynamic Miracles". |
:Tanks amass in East Germany. |
:Tanks amass in East Germany. |
||
| − | ;November 1 |
+ | ;Friday, November 1 |
| − | :[[Nixon]] arrives at |
+ | :[[Nixon]] arrives at a secret military bunker. |
| − | :4:30: Veidt leaves for [[Karnak]]. |
+ | :4:30: [[Veidt]] leaves for [[Karnak]]. |
| − | :[[Derf]] and other citizens move against masked heroes; Hollis Mason is murdered by a clan of knot- |
+ | :[[Derf]] and other citizens move against masked heroes; [[Hollis Mason]] is murdered by a clan of [[Knot Tops|knot-tops]], having been mistaken for [[Daniel Dreiberg]]. |
| − | :Rorschach and Nite Owl find the courier at Happy Harry's. |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] and [[Nite Owl II]] find the courier at [[Happy Harry's]]. |
:The participants in the [[Alien Monster|alien monster]] project are taken from [[Veidt's island]] and killed by a bomb. |
:The participants in the [[Alien Monster|alien monster]] project are taken from [[Veidt's island]] and killed by a bomb. |
||
| − | ;November 2 |
+ | ;Saturday, November 2 |
| − | :Rorschach and Nite Owl break into Veidt's office, uncovering his crimes,and go to Karnak. |
+ | :[[Rorschach]] and [[Nite Owl II]] break into [[Veidt]]'s office, uncovering his crimes,and go to [[Karnak]]. |
| − | :Veidt kills his servants, and is approached by Nite Owl and |
+ | :[[Veidt]] kills his servants, and is approached by [[Nite Owl II]] and [[Rorschach]], telling them that he had activated the transmission, initiating the final stage of his sinister plot, "35 minutes ago." |
| − | :The "alien" appears in New York, and most of the city is |
+ | :The "[[Alien Monster|alien]]" appears in New York, and most of the city is devastated, killing millions. |
| − | :Laurie and Jon arrive at Karnak. Adrian attempts to kill Jon in the same way he was reborn as Dr. Manhattan, decimating him and |
+ | :[[Laurie Juspeczyk|Laurie]] and [[Jon]] arrive at [[Karnak]]. [[Adrian]] attempts to kill Jon in the same way he was reborn as [[Dr. Manhattan]], decimating him and [[Bubastis]]. |
| − | :Laurie |
+ | :[[Laurie]] shoots at [[Adrian]], who catches the bullet and knocks her to the ground. |
| − | :Jon returns, lashing out and destroying much of Adrian's estate. |
+ | :[[Jon]] returns, lashing out and destroying much of [[Adrian]]'s estate. |
| − | :Having witnessed the media's response to the |
+ | :Having witnessed the media's response to the alleged alien invasion, [[Adrian]] convincing his fellow [[Costumed adventurer|masks]] that revealing his atrocities would destroy the newly achieved atmosphere of peace between The United States and [[Soviet Union|Russia]]. All agree to remain silent, exceeding [[Rorschach]] who storms out, refusing to cooperate. |
| − | :Seeing the potential outcomes of |
+ | :Seeing the potential outcomes of [[Rorschach]]'s assured upcoming actions, [[Jon]] kills Rorschach. In the movie, [[Nite Owl II]] witnesses it. |
;December 25 |
;December 25 |
||
| − | :Laurie and Dan visit Sally under their new identities. |
+ | :[[Laurie]] and [[Dan]] visit [[Sally]] under their new identities. |
==1986== |
==1986== |
||
;Summer |
;Summer |
||
| − | :''Millennium'', the new re-branding of ''[[Nostalgia]]'', will circulate the news market according to Veidt's plans. |
+ | :''Millennium'', the new re-branding of ''[[Nostalgia]]'', will circulate the news market according to [[Veidt]]'s plans. |
==1988== |
==1988== |
||
| − | *According to rumors, [[Robert Redford]] runs for President. |
+ | *According to rumors, [[wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]] runs for President. |
| − | *According to Hector Godfrey Ronald |
+ | *According to [[Hector Godfrey]], [[wikipedia:Ronald Reagan|Ronald Reagan]] runs for president and has his vote. |
==Notes== |
==Notes== |
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Revision as of 23:24, 3 April 2016
This page contains a timeline of events of the Watchmen universe. This list includes elements seen in the viral marketing of the movie.
- NOTE: This page may contain spoilers.
1901
- August 21
- Rolf Müller is born.[1]
1916
- Hollis Mason is born.
1917
- July 4rth
- William Benjamin Brady is born in a farming town of Nebraska.[2]
1920
- Sally Juspeczyk is born.
- Nelson Gardner is born.
- Little Jacob is kidnapped in the Hauptzelt Zircus by Rolf Müller.[3]
1924
- Edward Morgan Blake is born.
1927
- Hollis Mason's father leaves his father's farm at Montana for New York.
1928
- Hollis Mason's father begins working at Vernon's Auto Repairs.
- The Canada Malting Company constructs the largest factory on the shores of the Hudson.[4]
1929
- August 14
- Jon Osterman is born.[5]
- Financial crash: the malting factory remains unfinished.[4]
1930
- John David Keene is born.[6]
1931
- Beatrice Vernon starts dating Fred Motz.
1933
- February 14
- Eddie Jacobi has his a heartbreak when he finds out that Marie hates him.[7]
- At the age of 17, Hollis Mason encounters a situation he calls "The Ride of the Valkyries": Beatrice and Fred leave Moe Vernon, who then commits suicide.
- Janey Slater is born[8]
1935
- Peter Joseph Kovacs and Sylvia Joanna Kovacs leave Ohio for New York
1937
- Edgar Jacobi arrives to Chicago and begins his career as Moloch the Mystic.[7]
- Wally Weaver is born
- The Kovacses divorce.
1938
- First issue of Action Comics is released.
- Hollis Mason graduates police college.
- August 14
- Jon Osterman gets a clock as a birthday present from his father.[5]
- October 13
- Hooded Justice stops a supermarket robbery, and inspires Hollis Mason to become the first Nite Owl.
- The above is possibly the "point of divergence" between our universe and theWatchmenuniverse; HJ's appearance is the earliest known historical event that didn't occur in our world, and caused the appearance of the othermasked adventurers.
- Mason as Nite Owl fights at Gotham Opera House[8]
- in the final game of the season, Dartmouth plays against the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University. Bill Brady is injured.[2]
1939
The Minutemen first Christmas party
- January 12
- Daily World has an article about Sally Jupiter.
- Adrian Veidt is born. His parents reach America.
- Comedian cleans up New York harbor.
- Comedian takes out bank robber[8]
- Silk Spectre is taken in a photograph with Police Chief.
- Silhouette exposes child pornography ring.
- Mothman is disovered by the media, described as "a man who can fly."
- Hollis Mason begins work as a policeman at the age of 23.
- The Nazis bomb Polish towns.[3]
- Early
- Meuller disappears from Germany. It is assumed he was executed by Nazis.[1]
- Spring
- Bill Brady graduates.[2]
- Autumn
- The Minutemen superhero group is formed.
- The Minutemen's first mission is to expose Italian weapon smugglers. They were actually fireworks smugglers. Nevertheless C.M. covers their blunder and the Minutemen are hailed as heroes.[3]
- December 25
- The Minutemen's first Christmas party is thrown.
1940
- Big Top Circus visits New York.[3]
- Mothman suggests the Minutemen should go after Moloch.[3]
- Silhouette, Nite Owl and Mothman team up and start looking for missing kids. A dead kid is found near the Circus.[3]
- Moloch stops a military train using the Solar Mirror Weapon. The Minutemen show up and stop him.[7]
- January
- "Charlie" abandons Sylvia Kovacs after their semi-permanent relationship.
- March 21
- Walter Kovacs is born to Sylvia, father unknown.
- October ?2
- The papers of the day say that scientists have created plutonium.
- After a group photo is taken of the Minutemen, the Comedian attempts to rape Silk Spectre I, but is stopped by Hooded Justice.
1941
- December 7
- Attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States enters World War II.[9]
- Silhouette and Silk Spectre do pinup shots to inspire American soldiers. Tension arises between the two.[9]
- Eddie Blake is stabbed by a small-time hoodlum, causing him to start wearing a more protective costume.
1942
- While fighting with Japanese smugglers, Blake is approached by Agent Kaufax who recruits him.[9]
- Norman Rockwell paints Silk Spectre with Hitler.
- The Comedian is sent to South Pacific during the war to make himself of a hero.
1945
- Dan Dreiberg is born.
- Jon Osterman learns watch repair from his father.[8]
- Feb 23
- Comedian lands at Iwo Jima and plants the American flag[8]
- August 2
- King Taylor sends a letter to Laurence Schexnayder.
- August 6
- An atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima by Miss Jupiter.
- August 7
- Jon Osterman's father pushes his son towards becoming a physicist rather than a watchmaker, and throws his old pocketwatch out of a window in Brooklyn.
- August 9
- Second atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki (historical; not mentioned in story).
- August 14
- V-J Day (historical). Silhouette meets her companion, then a nurse in Times Square.[10]
- September 2
- World War II ends (historical).
1946
Silhouette's murder
- October 1
- Silhouette is reported to have a lesbian lover and is expelled from the Minutemen.
- November 12
- Silhouette and her lover are murdered by the Liquidator.[11]
1947
- Silk Spectre I kills the Liquidator and retires from crimefighting.[12]
- Dollar Bill dies while stopping a bank robbery.[13]
- Sally marries her agent, Laurence Schexnayder.[13]
- Wanting revenge for Nagasaki and Hirosima, Japanese saboteurs steal a 16-pound ball of enriched uranium from Los Alamos.[13]
- The Minutemen team up with Bluecoat and Scout and stop the Japanese at the Statue of Liberty.[13]
- The Doomsday Clock is invented[8][13]
1948
- Jon Osterman enrolls at Princeton University.
- Comedian has another encounter with Sally Jupiter.
1949
- The Minutemen disband.[13]
- Laurie Juspeczyk is born.[13]
- The Doomsday Clock is set to 3[8]
- March 3
- A girl attempts to persuade Jon Osterman to quit practicing with clocks and invites him to a hike. He declines the offer.[5]
1950
- Walter Kovacs sees a man pay his mother[8]
1951
- Amendment 22 is ratified following Roosevelt's four terms in office.
- July
- At the age of 10, Walter Kovacs gets into a fight while picking up groceries, resulting in him being submitted to a home.
1952
- Walter Kovacs writes the essay My Parents.
- HUAC hearings. Hooded Justice goes missing.[13]
1953
- May 27
- At 13, Walter Kovacs tells a counselor about his dream.
1954
- Laurie's first memory with the snowglobe. She witnesses Schexnayder and Sally scolding each other.
1955
- Big Top Circus returns to New York.[13]
- Nite Owl kills Hooded Justice.[1]
- Captain Metropolis destroys the Tower of Freedom.[1]
1956
- Sally Jupiter and Laurence Schexnayder get divorced.
- Sylvia Kovacs is killed by her pimp, George Paterson. Walter Kovacs (16) starts working in a garment firm.
- Senate subcommittee meetings are held.
- Adrian Veidt begins his journey to northern Turkey and follows the path of Alexander the Great.
1958
- Jon Osterman graduates from Princeton University with a Ph.D. in Atomic Physics.
- Ozymandias makes his debut by busting an opium and heroin smuggling racket.
- Fall: Hank Meadows dies.
1959
- May 12
- Jon Osterman arrives at Gila Flats test base in Arizona as a research scientist replacing Hank Meadows. He meets Milton Glass, Wally Weaver and Janey Slater for the first time.[5]
- July[5]
- Jon Osterman and Janey Slater travel to New Jersey – Jon to visit university friends and Janey to visit her mother. At an amusement park, a photographer takes their picture. Janey's watch is broken and Jon promises to fix it. At his hotel, they make love for the first time.
- August 20[5]
- Jon Osterman is accidentally locked in the Intrinsic Field Test Chamber before an experiment. He is disintegrated.
The above is possibly the second "point of divergence". The transformation of Osterman changed political matters and made science advance more rapidly than in own world.
- September
- A funeral service is held for Jon Osterman.
- October
- Janey Slater places the photograph of her and Jon behind glass at the Bestiary.
- November
- Jon Osterman's nervous system appears for a moment in the men's bathroom at Gila Flats while Milton Glass and a colleague are washing their hands.
- November 10
- Jon Osterman's circulatory system is seen in the Gila Flats kitchen by Dexter Redback.[14][5]
- November 14
- Jon Osterman's partially muscled skeleton appears for thirty seconds to J. Sanderson outside the perimeter fence at Gila Flats.[15][5]
- November 22
- Jon Osterman rematerializes in the Gila Flats cafeteria, having transformed into the being that will later be known as Dr. Manhattan.
- December 25
- Jon Osterman and Janey Slater spend Christmas together. He tells her that he will always want her, knowing that it is not true.
1960
Because of the existence of Dr. Manhattan, eugenics, quantum physics, transports and other sciences, start to leap forward from that year on.
The debut of Dr. Manhattan
- February
- Jon Osterman is named Dr. Manhattan by the government and marks his forehead with the symbol of a hydrogen atom.
- March
- Dr. Manhattan is introduced to the world.
- May
- National Comics publish "Tales of the Black Freighter".
- June
- Several costumed adventurers attend a Red Cross charity fundraiser for famine in India. The Comedian, Captain Metropolis, Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias, Nite Owl (Hollis Mason) and Mothman attend. Dr. Manhattan feels that only Ozymandias seems interesting. Hollis Mason first considers retiring from crime fighting.[5]
- November
- While fighting crime, Dr. Manhattan blows up a criminal's head in a vice-den owned by Moloch.
1961
- May 14
- Wedding reception for Jon and Janey Osterman (in a possible quantum universe).[16]
- September
- Dr. Manhattan meets with the current president, John F. Kennedy, at the White House.
1962
- Walter Kovacs receives an order for a dress in a Dr. Manhattan spin-off fabric intended for Kitty Genovese who refuses to buy it.
- Byron Lewis buys Mason an auto repair shop.[1]
- Mothman is submitted into a mental institution in Maine.[1]
- February 16
- 7000 protestors, many from the Students for a Democratic Society protest against nuclears and Dr. Manhattan in Washington.[17]
- Febrary 20
- Scheduled launch of Friendship 7. John Glenn the third American in space.[17]
- March 10
- Wally Weaver writes a testimony concerning Dr. Manhattan to Senators George Malloy, Colin Newberry and William Holmes.[18]
- March 15
- Wally Weaver writes the affidavit of his testimony and publishes it.[19]
- May 12[17]
- Hollis Mason retires from crime fighting to open an automobile repair shop, reveals his true name to the public and starts to write his autobiography, Under the Hood. At a civic banquet, he is awarded with a golden statuette of him as the Nite Owl, with the engraving "In Gratitude". At the banquet, he speaks to Dr. Manhattan, who tells him about electric cars.
- October 16
- Cuban Missile Crisis. President Kennedy forbids Russian ships to approach Cuba.
- In a possible quantum universe, the Comedian goes as a CIA advisor and orders the Americans ships to fire, resulting to the Cuban missiles fire against Washington.
- In another universe, Ozyandias advises that the Jupiter missiles be moved out of Turkey, resolving the crisis.[16]
- Dan Dreiberg contacts Hollis Mason and requests to become his successor; he debuts as Nite Owl II.
- Sally Jupiter hosts Hollis, Nelson Gardner, and Byron Lewis at her house; her daughter Laurie meets them.
1963
- November 17[20]
- 70-yard touchdown strike from Y.A. Tittle to Del Shofner puts the New York Giants up 33 to 14. The Giants win and Blake loses his bet with the Kennedys.[21]
The assassination of JFK
- Friday, November 22
- Blake prepares to leave for Dallas but he is stopped by Luxem.[21]
- President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas.[21]
- While the Comedian is going to arrest Moloch, they learn about the President's death.[21]
- In a possible quantum universe, the Comedian assassinates JFK. In another universe, FJK survives.[16]
- Jon Osterman tells Janey Slater that he knows the future. Wally brings her the earrings
1964
- Dr. Manhattan informs the Pentagon that he will change his costume.
- Robert McNamara asks the Comedian to go to Vietnam.[23]
- February 25[24]
- Cassius Clay wins over Sonny Liston in the Miami Convention Center. Eddie Blake and Bob Kennedy watch the match.[23]
- March
- Kitty Genovese is attacked and murdered outside of her New York City home. Walter Kovacs decides to make his mask.
- August 2
- North Vietnam gunboats attack against USS Maddox but the Defense Department does not respond.[23]
- August 4[25]
- Comedian and his soldiers stage a second attack against their own US destroyers. Lyndon B. Johnson orders retribution and the Vietnam War escalates.[23]
- September
- Robert F. Kennedy quits his position as Attorney General and runs for Senator.[23]
1965
- Nite Owl II and Rorschach team up to fight crime. Underboss is brought down and Big Figure is put in prison.
- August[26]
- The Comedian returns to America for a leave. He learns about the Watts riots and goes there to "help".[27]
- The Comedian spends some time in Hawaii and is scolded by Bob Kennedy.[27]
1966
Crimebusters meeting
- April
- French withdraw military commitment from NATO.
- First heart transplant is performed.
- Captain Metropolis attempts to bring the Costumed adventurers together and form a new group of heroes, the Crimebusters. The Comedian meets Laurie Juspeczyk, who flirts with Dr. Manhattan
- May
- Dr. Manhattan and Silk Spectre II go out on patrol together and kiss for the first time. Janey Slater subsequently leaves Jon in anger and throws her earrings.
1968
- Richard M. Nixon is elected President; he promises to send Dr. Manhattan to Vietnam.
- Nite Owl II arrests Twilight Lady.
1969
- Jon Osterman's father dies. He then reveals his true identity to the public.
- Blair Roche is born.[28]
1970
- Gila Flats closes down.
- On Laurie Juspeczyk's birthday, she and Jon Osterman move into a Washington apartment.
- Veidt purchases his island.
- March 11
- NBS Nightly News with Ted Philips features Dr. Manhattan[29]
- May 22
- Nixon authorizes the Wrath of God.[30]
- June 15
- Day one of Wrath of God operation.
- June 18
- The Gazette publishes Nixon's response to the Soviets concerning Vietnam and Dr. Manhattan[31]
1971
- January
- President Nixon asks Dr. Manhattan to intervene in Vietnam.
- March
- Dr. Manhattan is reintroduced to Eddie Blake in Vietnam.
- May
- Viet Cong surrender.
- June 15
- Ton Duo Thang and Creighton Williams Abrams sign the act of military surrender. America wins the Vietnam War.[32]
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Comedian in Saigon
- June
- V.V.N. Day, celebrating American victory in the Vietnam War. President Nixon arrives in Saigon by helicopter to great applause. A pregnant Vietnamese woman accosts the Comedian. When he refuses to take responsibility for their baby, she slashes him across the face with a broken bottle, leaving a permanent scar. In return, he shoots her dead. Dr. Manhattan watches, but does not interfere.
- November
- Wally Weaver dies of cancer, aged 34.
1972
- Nixon is elected to a second term.
- Keene is elected as a Senator in New York.[6]
- Moloch hijacks Queen Elizabeth II.[8]
1973
The Comedian's banquet
- Riot in Sing Sing prison, the Underboss escapes with the help of Jimmy the Gimmick.[33]
- Nite Owl II and Rorschach look for Jimmy who is injured in the process.
- They go to the sewers and discover missing FBI associate director, Mark Felt.
- November 5
- Two reporters, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, are found dead in a garage while investigating the Watergate scandal.
- November 6
- Wall Street Post reports their deaths.[34]
- Banquet is held in honor of the Comedian. Laurie accuses him of attempting to rape her mother.
1974
- Captain Metropolis is decapitated in a car crash.
1975
Birth of Rorscach
- January 20
- Richard Nixon proposes a Constitutional amendment that will allow him to run for a third term as president.[35]
- Adrian Veidt retires from costumed crimefighting and sets up a commercial empire called Veidt Enterprises.
- July 12
- Veidt's interview to Doug Roth is published in Nova Express.
- Summer
- Gerald Anthony Grice, an unemployed man, kidnaps and murders six-year-old Blair Roche. Walter Kovacs intervenes and starts to become violent; birth of Rorschach.
- Fast and safe airships will soon be economically viable.
1976
- September
- The Probe features an interview with Sally Jupiter.
- Nixon is elected to a third term.
1977
- January or February
- Nite Owl and Rorschach investigate the disappearance of Violet Greene. They end up pursuing the Twilight Lady.[33]
The Comedian over the rioters
.
- March 2
- The police go on strike. Riots spring up in New York and Washington. In New York, the Comedian, Nite Owl II and Rorschach attempt to keep the peace; Dr. Manhattan and Silk Spectre II settle the riots in Washington. Dr. Manhattan teleports the rioters home.
- July 1
- Rorschach interrogates Dwayne Carter.
- July 6
- After a thorough investigation down the sewers, he falls into a trap set up by Crime.
- July 7
- Rorschach visits the Gunga Diner.
- August 3
- The Keene Act, an emergency bill proposed by Senator Keene, is passed, outlawing costumed superheroes that are not government-sanctioned.
1978
- 15 March
- Alexander Haig writes his memorandum expressing concerns about the Comedian.[36]
- 14 July
- A Top Secret paper concerning Dr. Manhattan's invasion to Afghanistan is authored[37]
- 28 October
- Rorschach kills Franklin Smith and Daziel Amrand, suspects of Loomis murder.
- Police Officers James Schwarz, Mark Pallazo and Grevin Adell come to apprehend Rorschach but are injured.[38]
- 27 November
- Rorschach is called wanted by the FBI.[39]
1979
- The United States bombs Beirut.
1980
- Nixon is elected to a fourth term.
- Comedian resolves the Iran hostage situation.
1981
- Dr. Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk move into the Special Talent Quarters at Rockefeller Military Research Center.
1982
- Laetril is outlawed.
- August 22
- World Chess Association sends a congratulation letter to Veidt about his victories.[40]
1983
- Dominique Hirsch is born.
1984
- Flint Editions, New York, print the volume "Treasure Island Treasury of Comics".
- Nixon is elected to a fifth term.
- July 12
- A gathering against famine is organized by Veidt at Yankee Stadium.[41]
- October 14
- Time Magazine runs an article about Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias joining their power.[42]
1985
- Blake runs across Veidt's island.
- August 26
- The New Yorker runs an article about Dr. Manhattan and Ozymandias joining their power.
- October
- Blake visits Moloch and tells him about the island.
- Friday, October 11
- The Soviet Union conducts a bomb test in the Bering Sea
- Airing of an episode of late night UK current affairs review World in Focus with Jeremy Miller, in which photo-journalist Alain Guillon and author Hal Eisner discuss the emerging geopolitical crisis.[43]
- Edward Blake is ambushed in his high-rise apartment and thrown out of the window. He dies upon hitting the ground.
- Saturday, October 12
- Steven Fine and Joe Bourquin investigate Blake's apartment. Dr. Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk are informed of Blake's death.
- Hollis Mason meets his old foe, the Screaming Skull, at a supermarket; they trade addresses.
- After nightfall, Rorschach investigates Blake's apartment and discovers Blake's Comedian costume and a photograph of the Minutemen. He takes Blake's blood-stained smiley-face badge.
- Hollis Mason meets Dan Dreiberg for their customary Saturday beer night. Dreiberg leaves Mason's home shortly before midnight.
- Sunday, October 13
- Dan Dreiberg arrives home to find Rorschach waiting for him. He is informed of the Comedian's death and takes the Comedian's smiley-face badge.
- Rorschach sleeps through the day and wakes at 4:37, then continues his investigation at Happy Harry's, then visits Adrian Veidt at his office
- At 8:30 he infiltrates Rockefeller Military Research Center and finds then Dr. Manhattan and Laurie Juspeczyk.
- At 9:30, Laurie Juspeczyk and Dan Dreiberg meet for dinner at Rafael's restaurant until 11:30.
- Wednesday, October 16
- Laurie Juspeczyk visits her mother, Sally Jupiter, in a retirement home in California while Dr. Manhattan, Adrian Veidt, Dan Dreiberg and Edgar William Jacobi attend Eddie Blake's funeral.
- Rorschach later accosts Jacobi at his home who in turn tells him about Blake's visit mentioning a "list", an "island" and the "blue guy";
- Rorschach then visits the cemetery alone to pay his last respects to Blake.
- Nova Express runs a story about Nixon's third heart operation.
- Saturday, October 19
- After an argument, Laurie Juspeczyk leaves Dr. Manhattan. She visits Dan Dreiberg, and they are accosted by Knot Tops on the way to visit Hollis Mason. Laurie decides to check in to a hotel.
- Meanwhile, Dr. Manhattan gives a televised interview on the ABC network. Doug Roth, a reporter from Nova Express, accuses Osterman of causing cancer in people he worked with. While being harassed about it, Osterman teleports the crew and audience outside the studio. He briefly visits the abandoned Gila Flats, picks up an old photo of himself with Janey Slater, then teleports to Mars.
- Sunday, October 20
- The main headline of the New York Gazette's morning edition is "Dr. Manhattan Leaves Earth". The day's New Frontiersman claims that Russians are responsible. Walter Kovacs buys a copy of both papers before breaking into Dan Dreiberg's house again (now wearing his Rorschach mask) to inform him that another costumed hero has gone.
- Laurie Juspeczyk returns to the Special Talent Quarters at Rockefeller Military Research Center to discover that Jon has gone, that officials are sweeping the rooms for radiation, and that she is to be given a cancer scan.
- Russians invade Afghanistan.
- Monday, October 21
- Rorschach pays a visit to Jacobi asking him about a scheme to discredit Dr. Manhattan.
- In the morning, there is an apparent attempt on Adrian Veidt's life. Veidt fends off the attacker, who dies from ingesting a poison capsule. Laurie Juspeczyk and Dan Dreiberg meet at Gunga Diner. Rorschach arrives at the diner after they leave and waits for Jacobi's note.
- In the evening, Jacobi is shot in the head, presumably by Veidt, and Rorschach is framed. Rorschach is lured to Jacobi's apartment, where he is cornered by the police and arrested.
- Friday, October 25
- Rorschach, now incarcerated at Sing Sing prison, attends his first interview with psychoanalyst Dr. Malcolm Long.
- Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II rescue citizens from a building caught on fire.
- Saturday, October 26
- Rorschach tells Malcolm Long about the fabric used to make his mask, and the murder of Kitty Genovese.
- Later, at lunch, Rorschach throws hot cooking fat in the face of another inmate who had attempted to murder him. The guards intervene and drag Rorschach away, but not before he informs the other prisoners: "I'm not locked up in here with you. You're locked up in here with me."
- Sunday, October 27
- Rorschach tells Dr. Long about the Crimebusters.
- Russian tanks invade Pakistan.
- Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II decide to rescue Rorschach.
- Monday, October 28
- Mal and Rorschach's fourth session. Rorschach relates the story of the Roche kidnapping.
- Nova Express has an issue about the "Spirit of '77".[44]
- Wednesday, October 30
- Steve Fine visits Dreiberg.
- William J. Franklin writes a Top Secret paper concerning Dr. Manhattan and Soviet aggression; planned to be sent on November 2.[45]
- Thursday, October 31
- Otis, the prisoner Rorschach scalded, dies. The prison erupts into chaos. Big Figure attempts to take his revenge on Rorschach.
- Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II rescue Rorschach, but not before he kills Big Figure.
- Dr. Manhattan takes Laurie to Mars where he reveals to her that Edward Blake was her real father, and ultimately decides to return to Earth, his faith in humanity renewed given his theory that all humans are "Thermodynamic Miracles".
- Tanks amass in East Germany.
- Friday, November 1
- Nixon arrives at a secret military bunker.
- 4:30: Veidt leaves for Karnak.
- Derf and other citizens move against masked heroes; Hollis Mason is murdered by a clan of knot-tops, having been mistaken for Daniel Dreiberg.
- Rorschach and Nite Owl II find the courier at Happy Harry's.
- The participants in the alien monster project are taken from Veidt's island and killed by a bomb.
- Saturday, November 2
- Rorschach and Nite Owl II break into Veidt's office, uncovering his crimes,and go to Karnak.
- Veidt kills his servants, and is approached by Nite Owl II and Rorschach, telling them that he had activated the transmission, initiating the final stage of his sinister plot, "35 minutes ago."
- The "alien" appears in New York, and most of the city is devastated, killing millions.
- Laurie and Jon arrive at Karnak. Adrian attempts to kill Jon in the same way he was reborn as Dr. Manhattan, decimating him and Bubastis.
- Laurie shoots at Adrian, who catches the bullet and knocks her to the ground.
- Jon returns, lashing out and destroying much of Adrian's estate.
- Having witnessed the media's response to the alleged alien invasion, Adrian convincing his fellow masks that revealing his atrocities would destroy the newly achieved atmosphere of peace between The United States and Russia. All agree to remain silent, exceeding Rorschach who storms out, refusing to cooperate.
- Seeing the potential outcomes of Rorschach's assured upcoming actions, Jon kills Rorschach. In the movie, Nite Owl II witnesses it.
- December 25
- Laurie and Dan visit Sally under their new identities.
1986
- Summer
- Millennium, the new re-branding of Nostalgia, will circulate the news market according to Veidt's plans.
1988
- According to rumors, Robert Redford runs for President.
- According to Hector Godfrey, Ronald Reagan runs for president and has his vote.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Before Watchmen: Minutemen 06
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Before Watchmen: Dollar Bill
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Before Watchmen: Minutemen 02
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Before Watchmen: Minutemen 01
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Before Watchen: Dr. Manhattan #01
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3266870980/
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Before Watchmen: Moloch 01
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 Watchmen: The Film Companion
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Before Watchmen: Minutemen 03
- ↑ This event is seen only in the movie introduction
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3197364672/
- ↑ Before Watchmen: Minutemen 04
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 Before Watchmen: Minutemen 05
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3211849169/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3211850951/
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #02
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Before Watchmen: Nite Owl #01
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3212500857/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3213340608/
- ↑ Supposing this refers to the match against the San Francisco 49ers. See Wikipedia:1963_New_York_Giants_season#Schedule
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 Before Watchmen: Comedian #01
- ↑ Wikipedia:1963_Cleveland_Browns_season
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 Before Watchmen: Comedian #02
- ↑ Wikipedia:Muhammad_Ali_vs._Sonny_Liston
- ↑ This must refer to the controversial "ghost" attack. See Wikipedia:Gulf_of_Tonkin_incident#Second_attack
- ↑ Wikipedia:Watts riots
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Before Watchmen: Comedian #03
- ↑ She was six years old when she was killed in summer 1975; hence she was born before or by summer.
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd5cInmK6LQ
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3220349258/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3235212490/
- ↑ The image released by the movie merchandise mistakenly gives the date as 1970
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Watchmen: The End Is Nigh
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3246779475/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3250581446
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3272365896/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3314458022/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3274005299/
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3325581305/
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TShz4VsKeso
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3326470760/
- ↑ http://www.flickr.com/photos/thenewfrontiersman/3313632123/