Here is a brief overview of Freedom City's defining moments. Yes, I know that there are a lot of little details missing and they may or may not be added at a later date as they become relevant.

1631:
    Freedom City is founded

1776:
    The Declaration of Independence is signed.

    American and British troops report the first sightings of a mysterious masked woman who became known as "Lady Liberty".

    The Minuteman first appears in the Boston area.

1781:
    The British surrender to the American army at Yorktown

1787:
    The United States Constitution is framed and ratified.

1789:
    Incorporation of Freedom City.

1861-1865:
    American Civil War.

1889:
    Freedom City celebrates its centennial.

1912:
    The S.S. Titanic sinks on her maiden voyage. Although the ship struck an iceberg, some later scholars suggest the Atlanteans were responsible, although there has never been any evidence to support this theory.

1914-1918:
    World War I fought in Europe.

1925:
    Police reports and newspapers attribute disrupted gangland activities to a mysterious crime-fighter called The Ghost.

1938:
    Centurion first appears, preventing a robbery at the First National Bank by lifting the getaway car off the ground with his bare hands, bullets bouncing harmlessly off him.

1940:
    The first Bowman makes his public debut, followed by Johnny Rocket.

    Lantern Jack makes his first confirmed appearance in the modern era.

1941:
    A new Lady Liberty makes her first appearance in Washington D.C.

    The Japanese attack the American Naval Base in Pearl Harbo, Hawaii

    Dr. Tomorrow arrives from the future with the prediction that the Axis will win the war if histery as he knows it goes unchanged.

    President Roosevelt announces the formation of the Liberty League.

1942:
    The Patriot first appears in Boston and joins the Liberty League.

    Formation of the first crime league in Freedom City, composed of costumed criminals threatened by the activities of the Liberty League.

1945:
    Germany Surrenders to the Allies.

    The United States drops two atomic bombs on Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan Surrenders, ending the second World War.

1955:
    The HUAC hearings force the conscientious disbanding of the Freedom League.

    The Freedom Eagle and Bowman retire.

1960:
    Hades, the Greek god of the Underworld, invades Freedom City with an undead army. A number of heroes band together to fend off the invasion. The heroes remain together to combat similar threats, founding the Freedom League.

1962:
    The U.S. government establishes AEGIS (the American Elite Government Intervention Service), appointing Jack Simmons (formerly The Patriot) as its first director.

1964:
    AEGIS opens Blackstone Penitentiary off the coast of Freedom City, a prison specially designed to hold superhuman inmates, moving criminals from existing prisons.

1965:
    Omega and the forces of the Terminus pierce the dimensional barriers and invade Freedom City. Omega and his army are driven back by the Leage and Dr. Atom.

1981:
    Two members of the Freedom League - Tectonic and Halogen - die stopping the rampage of the Katanarchists, led by the Crimson Katana. Centurion disbands the League before more lives are lost.

1984:
    Franklin Moore elected mayor of Freedom City on a platform of "zero-tolerance" for crime and vigilantism. Costumed heroes are outlawed, and even some stalwarts like Centurion are forced to stop operating in Freedom City.

1985:
    In defiance of the Moore Act, Archer forms FORCE Ops, uniting a young (sometimes brutal) cadre of heroes to fight Mayor Moore's political machine as well as more standard menaces and enemies. The new heroes are branded outlaws.

1989:
    Freedom City celebrates its bicentennial.

1992:
    Michael O'Connor Jr's "No Moore" campaign wins him the election by a landslide - particularly after FORCE Ops exposes some of Franklin Moore's criminal ties. Mayor O'Connor devotes his efforts (and considerable personal fortune) toward rebuilding people's trust in their leaders and in Freedom City.

1993:
    The Terminus Invasion. The armies of Omega invade Freedom City. The largest alliance of heroes ever seen unite to repel the invaders. Many heroes die or are seriously injured in the battle. Centurios sacrifices himself to shatter Omega's support armor, forcing the overlord to retreat back into the Terminus. Freedom City and the world mourn the loss of their greatest hero.

    Dr. Metropolis makes his presence known in Freedom City. FORCE Ops is no more in the aftermath of the invasion, leaving Freedom City without a team of heroes.

    Mayor O'Connor repeals the Moore Act, making superheroes legal in Freedom City once again. A grateful city welcomes their return with open arms.

1994:
    A group of heroes re-establishes the Freedom League, and it quickly becomes the world's premier superhero team.

    Mayor O'Connor establishes Honor Day, the annual citywide holiday to commemorate the defeat of Omega and the sacrifice of the Centurion and other fallen heroes, with the dedication of the Sentry Statue in Riverside Park.

1996:
    Mayor O'Connor wins re-election.

2001
    An alliance of super-villains destroys Freedom Hall and seriously wounds or disables most of the Freedom League. Daedalus defeats the villains apparently by himself, though unconfirmed rumors suggest he had aid from the mysterious Foreshadow. The League rebuilds Freedom Hall to its current splendor within the year.

    Duncan Summers, the origional Raven, opens the Claremont Academy in Bayview. He begins teaching the next generation of super-powered youngsters about the deeds and the sacrifices of all those who came before them.

2005:
    The Freedom League builds a satellite head-quarters dubbed "the Lighthouse" and greatly expands its ranks to act as guardians of the entire world. Freedom Hall becomes the team's local outpost in Freedom City.


This message was last edited by the GM at 08:42, Fri 27 Aug 2010.