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  • 1962

    1973


    Project 112
    Military action

    Project 112 was a biological and chemical weapon experimentation project conducted by the United States Military from 1962 to 1973.

  • 2001

    22 June
    2001

    23 June

    Operation Dark Winter
    Scientific achievement

    Operation Dark Winter was the code name for a senior-level bio-terrorist attack simulation conducted by the United States Government.

  • 2007

    4 May

    Executive Directive 51
    Political event

    Directive 51 is a executive order signed on May 4, 2007 which claims power to execute procedures for continuity of the federal government in the event of a "catastrophic emergency".

  • 2009

    21 January

    United States Presidential Inauguration
    Political event

    Democratic candidate Andrew Shepard is inaugurated as the new President of the United States of America

  • 2012

    August

    The CDC begins studying the rhesus monkey
    Geological / environmental event

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention begins studying rhesus monkeys that have been reported to be behaving strangely in the Tampa area.

  • 2013

    20 January

    United States Presidential Inauguration
    Political event

    Andrew Shepard undergoes his second presidential inauguration after winning reelection.

  • 2013

    14 February

    The Center for Disease Control and Prevention discovers HVZ.
    Scientific achievement

    Research conducted in the labs at CDC headquarters in Atlanta reveals their new monkey test subjects are suffering from a never before seen virus which they name Human Viral Zoonosis

  • 2013

    12 April

    Human Viral Zoonosis escapes from reserch labs.
    Plague / Epidemic

    HVZ is inadvertently carried out of the lab by researchers who were unknowingly contaminated.

    HVZ
  • 2013

    13 April

    Human Viral Zoonosis leaves Georgia.
    Plague / Epidemic

    Travelers carrying Human Viral Zoonosis spread it across America.

    HVZ
  • 2013

    24 April

    HVZ leaves America
    Plague / Epidemic

    Infected passengers aboard an airline flight to Germany carry HVZ to Europe.

  • 2013

    4 May

    The Center for Disease Control and Prevention publish their intial findings on HVZ.
    Scientific achievement

    Scientists find that Human Viral Zoonosis is a highly infectious virus that is able to take control of it's hosts body in order to help it find new hosts. While the virus appears only be able to take control of the rhesus monkey scientist believe that humans could act as carriers of the virus.

  • 2013

    11 July

    Human Viral Zoonosis Mutates
    Disaster / Destruction

    Reports flood in from across the world that people have begun attacking one another in the streets. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states that they believe these events are linked to Human Viral Zoonosis. It is believed that HVZ has begun evolving to take control of human hosts.

    HVZ
  • 2013

    14 July

    The United States Government declares martial law and initate CONPLAN 8888.
    Political event

    President Shepard declares a nation wide state of emergency and imposes martial law for the entire country. The Government also enacts CONPLAN-8888, stating that although it was originally created as a training exercise they believe it is currently their most applicable contingency plan.

  • 2013

    21 July

    U.S. Govvernment orders the evacuation of most large cities.
    Political event

    As hundreds of thousands are infected by Human Viral Zoonosis in just a mater of days, the United States Government orders the evacuation of all metropolitan areas with a population density greater than 3,000 people per square mile.

  • 2013

    14 August

    HVZ Infects Over One Hundred Million Amereicans.
    Plague / Epidemic

    In a statement today the White House says that they estimate that over 100 million people have been infected by HVZ in the US. Meaning that around 1 in 3 Americans are now infected.

    HVZ
  • 2013

    September

    America's Infrastructure begins to destablize.
    Disaster / Destruction

    As infect rates continue to rise the national guard is unable to maintain order in most of the remaining larger cities and most people begin to lose access to government aid, leaving millions without a reliable source of food and water.

    HVZ
  • 2013

    11 October

    President Shepard issues Executive Order 13495.
    Political event

    Executive Order 13295 requires all citizens with scientific training or lab experience to report to the Centers for Disease Control to help in the search for a cure.

    HVZ
  • 2014

    6 October

    The United States Government goes underground.
    Political event

    As Washington DC becomes harder and harder to keep secure the decision is made to evacuate all high ranking government officials from the area. The location of President Andrew Shepard is not publicly released.

  • 2017

    19 May
    2017

    21 May

    WSC 2017
    Miscellaneous

    Wakefield Science Center is overrun by infected, releasing several experimentally mutated zombies into the surrounding areas.

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    WSC 2017