The United States of America

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[atrb=border,0,true][atrb=width,520,true][atrb=style,border:2px solid #302427; background-image:URL('http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll219/aniskylupus/ohoksob.png'); padding:5px] THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TAKE A LOOK AT ME CAUSE I CANNOT CARE AT ALL E PLURIBUS UNUM ● IN GOD WE TRUST ● AEGIS FORTISSIMA HONOS the basics you'll never make me because the world will never take my heart Name » Alfred F. Jones       Alfred → Old English: councelor, sage, wise irony       Jones → English: family of John Nation » The United States of America Aliases ↓      national nicknames        The Thirteen Colonies, British America, New England (obsolete) → colonial        The United States, The U.S. of A., the US → just abbreviations        The States → mostly used by non-Americans.        America → don't wear it out~        The Union→ northern half's name during the Civil War & the union of states        The Confederate States of America, The Confederacy, Dixieland (obsolete) →No        Empire of Liberty, The American Empire (derogatory) → Really guys?        Land of the Free → not used in everyday speech, but is known as this        Columbia (not Colombia 8I) → poetic nickname meaning "land of Colombus"      personal nicknames        Alfred, Al, Alfie → sure, why not        Mr. Jones → eh, too proper but whatever        Yankee, yank → can never tell if that's offensive or not        Idiot, moron, oaf, wanker, git, bastard ETC ETC. → D8 Apparent Age » 19 mentality of a 5 year old Actual age » 420+ (founding of the English colony of Roanoke) Gender » Male THE EXTERNAL Though you try, you'll never break me Eye Color » Light blue Hair Color » Sandy blond Height 5'9.6" Weight168 lbs. Skin Tone Pale, somewhat tanned Defining Features ↓       For starters, he has a stubborn lock of hair that curls slightly. This happens to be the representation of the island of Nantucket. He sports a pair of glasses that represent the state of Texas and amusingly, he doesn't need them to see, and the glasses themselves hold no vision-enhancing properties in any way.       He's had his share of wear and tear like everyone else, though. He used to have a burn scar over his heart due to the Burning of Washington in 1814, but that has since been faded away. He has had scars and burns littered through his body during the 19th century, most of them due to Bleeding Kansas and the Civil War, but the only indication of injury left on his body is a faded, very jagged scar across his torso, diagonally reaching from his shoulder to his hip in a very crooked fashion, resembling the border between the Union and the Confederacy. He vehemently denies its existence for a few reasons. It's very rare to catch him shirtless because of this. Additional Features ↓       Alfred stands at a reasonable 5'9.6". Despite his "paranoia" of gaining weight, he's actually a well-set young adult where most of his weight comes from just his muscles. He is, though, not bulky or ripped in anyway. Like his personality, his face often has a certain "glow" to it that just seems happy and uplifting. None of it, most of the time, is capable of portraying or emitting an air of intimidation or fear. The way his face is set up is quite soft. His blue eyes finish it off, lacking the typical "iciness" blue eyes would normally give off.       His hair on the other hand, while not strictly wild, doesn't fit in well with a placid look too well. Oftentimes, it has been compared to Arthur's (perhaps in reference to an English background, and even pointed out by England himself) though it is not quite as unruly. His bangs are trimmed just past his eyes while the parting is to the side slightly.       His iconic look consists of a khaki service dress that belongs to the Navy. It is a khaki button-up shirt and trousers, worn with a gold belt buckle. The shirt features two front flap pockets and a pointed collar, finished off with brown oxford shoes. His flight jacket, as its name suggests, is an item often worn by the Air Force. It is brown, with a large, golden star printed on the left side, as well as a small image of an airplane on one of the sleeves. The darker brown fuzzy stuff is fur. The jacket as a whole makes him look bulkier than he actually is.       From colonial times through the early 20th century he wore a lace with a small cross, though that has recently been replaced by a chain with dog tags. THE INTERNAL We want it all, we wanna play this part Personality ↓       Oh, where to start with this man.       As his appearance may give off Alfred is indeed one of those lovable oafs you can't help but remotely like... at least at a first glance. The moment you start a conversation, it will all go downhill, depending on your tolerance levels anyway. He is just chatty and loud, going on and on even if you're not listening. He is the type to give a quiet person a very bad migraine, and would most likely be an ear-worm to even the most social of people. He is seemingly tactless, though usually he doesn't even know he's being rude. This is a result of him never reading the atmosphere, nor will he even try to read it. On top of his tactlessness he has a habit of minding other people's business, and this tends to make him seem pretty damn nosy. He will make the excuse that as the "hero" he needs to know what is going on, even if it has nothing to do with him..       Yes, he believes himself to be the big-shot "hero" that everyone should look up to. Due to this he often acts in a very conceited manner: his opinions are the best opinions and no one's allowed to disagree, he's the hero and everything he does is great regardless of what you think. He appears ignorant of world geography as a result of his ego, as well as a lack of caring on noticing other landmasses. He knows they are there, he just never bothers with acknowledging the fact they are existent as it's not directly pertaining to him.       As a nation of immigrants, he is very accepting of different people and cultures. However, he is quick to judge and often assumes things without proper backing. The one thing most people seem to miss is that he actually does mean well. He honestly tries to make things better, even though sometimes things just get worse. This is rarely the intention, and when he wants to help, he really does want to help.       His overall optimistic nature is accompanied with a love of adventure, and the overall drive to just keep going. His days with the Wild West has certainly cemented the "going my way" type of outlook. Often times his international faults come from him pressing his views and ways of doing things on others, much to their annoyances. He believes himself to be a role-model for everyone, even to those who know better than he does. This among other things has caused him to become a relatively friendless individual despite his bubbly nature. Yes, he has a global hold on the world as being the last major superpower, but it's lonely standing on the top. It is not something he lets get at him, because he has faith that in the end everyone will just accept him warmly anyway.       The world to him is something that needs to keep up as he keeps moving onwards, not waiting for a single soul to catch up. He doesn't see the ride as a conflict, but rather as a competition. In modern times, one might think he has been slowing down or losing his touch. He'll admit there is a bump in the road, but thus far this has not stopped him, more than anything it's causing him to push himself further. For the entirety of his history, even back to colonial times, he has been quick to adapt, quick to fall, but just as quick to get up and keep going. To him no obstacle is too big or difficult to overcome. It's simply just another challenge to test him, which never bothered him (more than anything he relishes it). He's an overachiever to say the least, or at least this is his opinion. There are times though where he can appear to be incredibly lazy, and at the end of the day he really just does whatever the hell he wants. He's steadfast in his beliefs, and will become very unwavering to anything that conflicts with his ideals about the world.       As an upholder of "liberty and justice for all", he is quick to try to cut down those who obstruct this. Indeed, an enemy of liberty is an enemy of his, no doubt about it. Despite everything he's really not the sort of guy you want against you, rather, he's better to have on your side if you hope to crawl out of the situation intact. Due to the way he is wired, he will absolutely refuse to back down and will stay until the very, very end, even if he is on the losing team. He will make sure he has, or at least feels, that he has tried to have accomplished his goals. An innocent face he may be, but not one that should be taken so lightly. In fact, when angered he becomes even more unrelenting. As much as he may deny it (due to the somewhat unheroic nature of it), he is very capable of using anger solely as a fuel for his actions and fights and is very capable of feeling the utmost need for revenge. He is familiar of feeling a great animosity towards those he dislikes, and for the most part he's not afraid to show it. While his more vicious side is usually hidden pretty damn well it's still there, and he can be quite nasty when he decides to show it. Over the course of his history after independence, he has developed the same old greed that the older nations of Europe seemed to developed. While it is no surprise that he is gluttonous to every sense of the word, he craves attention, fame, and image. He loves it when all eyes are on him to see him perform on the world stage. With greed, comes possessiveness, which was a prominent personality trait during the Cold War, where he'd try his damn best to keep his allies aligned with him as opposed to the Communists, paranoid they'd leave his side for them. Indeed, loss is a great fear of his, though it's hidden damn well.       Besides hateful words and the evil eye, he tends to rub salt into the wounds. In light of having none he will try to create them, and then deepen them gradually afterwards. Prior, he was good with making threats, though now this skill has weakened to being virtually just words that lack believability. Ultimately that would be perhaps one of his greater fears; the day everyone believes his words are just meaningless promises, thus the day he in which he has finally lost his influence. However, as an optimist he strongly believes this will never happen. It is even harder to sadden him, as he has a habit of just letting things go over his head. Reflecting on certain things in the past, though, are probably enough to put him in a somber mood. Seeing children with their parents also puts him in an off mood, but more so in a way that it simply makes him jealous of young children who have their parents to be with them (especially during the Christmas season). As he grew up at an extremely fast rate, the child within him still longs for someone to be there with him, making him hate being alone even in this day in age with so little true allies and friends.       He retains much of his childlike behavior, and often what he has to say is rather immature. There are however times when he appears to behave in a fashion more appropriate for certain situations. As uncommon as they seem to be, he has been able to handle situations more accordingly and in a more practical level. In modern times these instances have only seemed to occur when things become critical, or just too serious of matters to simply overlook. Before the first World War his years of isolation made him seem more 'normal', or more serious anyway. His own nation was indeed the only thing that really mattered to him, and he handled things with more care. At this time he would much rather stay out of things across the Atlantic than mess with it, simply because it had nothing to do with him. Overtime he seemed to switch quickly to a total extrovert. There has never been a time where he's allowed himself to concede, and it's unlikely that there ever will be. Instead, he carries everything out with every ounce of zeal he has within him to keep going. Passionate would be another good word to fit the bumbling youth, especially with his beliefs, and motives. Likes ↓

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• Justice, liberty and the like. This is America we're talking about.
• Being the center of attention. It's the main reason why he's so loud and obnoxious
• Sports of any kind really. He's the biggest fan of American football and baseball, as well as basketball. He's starting to warm up to soccer.
• Archaeology. The way people used to live is very interesting to him, despite the fact he's fixated on advancing society.
• Musicals. A good Broadway show never hurt anyone. On the topic of music, he knows how to play a wide range of instruments, and while not a prodigy, he is proficient in playing such instruments. He's best at the piano and saxophone.
• Adventures, whether it's reading about them or actually going out of his way to do something new.
• Science and Technology. It's amazing as to what you can discover, create, and learn.
• Junk food, fast food, and most foods that aren't necessarily the "best" for you. But for some reason, the worst foods taste good.
• Actually, most kinds of foods.
• Games of any kind. Preferably video games, but hey, sometimes board games or other kinds of activities can be quite entertaining if you have the right crowd with you.
• Movies and movie making.
• Bothering the hell out of England. It's a guilty pleasure. He just happens to be the only person Alfred does this to intentionally. This being because he wants attention from him.
• Being a melting-pot. It's way cool to have so many cultures co-existing. His culture is the culture of having so many of them together, and he's just fine with that.
• Pyrotechnics. Fireworks and explosives are always awesome, especially on the Forth of July.
• Visiting Japan. America's convinced they're friends (which is maybe pushing it a bit) and plus, he finds Japan's culture very interesting and cool. Also they both share a love of technology.
• Being in the air and heights. He finds a lot of freedom being off the ground or so high up in the air, whether it's being in a skyscraper or flying in an airplane. The sky is just vacant space for him to be free in. He doesn't feel as restricted. He also adores birds because of their ability to fly.
• Just life. <3[/ul]Dislikes ↓

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• England's taxes and weird laws. Having no representation in Parliament. Not having a say.
• Tyranny or oppression, including threats to people's rights. The Declaration of Independence is proof enough of that.
• British spelling and slang. This is mostly due to a game of spite, but it's not like he doesn't like it because he can't understand it. He used to be British, after all.
• Reading the atmosphere. He sees it as a waste of time. He can read it but he'd prefer not to.
• Amusingly, English food. Even his sense of taste can't escape it. When he was younger he'd lie and would say he liked it. Now he'll just bluntly say how much it sucks.
• Being labeled as an "empire". He has been called the "American Empire" and the "Empire of Liberty" many times in the past. He takes it offensively and is quick to reply with him stating that he is a Republic and that the two are completely dissimilar.
• Communism, Socialism, a combination of the two, or any form of the two. He tries his best to avoid interaction between nations that follow these policies outside of warring with him. Yet he trades with China. Good job.
• When attention's off him. He'll just be more annoying and loud to gain it back.
• Being outdone. He is very, very competitive with everything.
• When others point out the limits to the freedom in his country. During the 19th century, it was about the issue of slavery. During the 20th century, it was about women's suffrage and segregation. During the 21st century, it's about gay rights. He replies by saying that he only allows things like this to happen because it's what the people have decided on and that he shouldn't interfere with what they want, even if he doesn't agree with it. In this sense he believes there is a lot of freedom and that everyone else should stfu about it.
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[/s]. That and there's some rumors floating around about Texan sovereignty. America emphasizes unity under one federal government with state's own rights (10th amendment), with this he fears the day that one day something will once more spark and cause great upheaval. On the subject, he actually doesn't hate the Southern states for what they did, instead he kind of just goes with the fact that they just did it because they felt their 10th amendment right was being taken away, so they're justified... in just that respect.[/ul]Lesser Known Facts ↓

[/i], and the last for handling the World War II until his death.• Can't hold liquor well. He doesn't admit it but it doesn't take too much to get him wasted.
• Has a smoking habit, but doesn't smoke excessively. Does so when under a lot of stress.
• He will use his middle initial as a conversation starter and make jokes out of it, just because it's just one letter and he just can. Despite what he says, we don't know what the "F" really stands for.
• He used to have a British accent due to England's influence, although it didn't completely go away until the end very of the 18th century. Hell, American-English didn't show up until Webster published his dictionary in 1806 as he felt that if America wanted to truly be independent, then a new system of English needed to be created and we all know how that turned out.
• Despite being quick to deny the fact he's an empire, him and his nation had very imperialistic views right up until World War I. During this time he developed a very violent streak, trying to expand his borders, even if it meant he had to fight everyone and their mother to get it. In short, Manifest Destiny kind of just equaled ruling all of North America.
• For the longest time, he's wanted to just go in and take in Mexico's land. The idea has been long since abandoned, though.
• Strongly denies he's ever had sexual interactions or relations with another nation, mostly due to the fact that it's just awkward admitting that, as well as suffering from a pretty severe case of unresolved sexual tension. No, that "Special Relations" thing he's got going on doesn't count. Being still young and having the mindset of a young man, he's easier to sway into such interactions than someone with a more mature mindset.
• Outside from when he was a child, he has never cried in front of anyone.
• He used to have gorgeous handwriting. When other means of writing things down became popular (such as the typewriter), his handwriting has taken quite a hit. It's still legible, at least.[/ul][/list]Goals ↓

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THE PAST

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Proto-Nation

• 1585-1587- The colony of Roanoke is founded by Sir Walter Raleigh
  
• 1590 - Roanoke Colony found deserted. It failed mysteriously, earning the nickname "The Lost Colony". It is the first attempt to colonize America by the English.

≤16 years

• 1607- Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia
  
• 1625 - Foundation of New York City as New Amsterdam.
  
• 1628 - Massachusetts Bay Colony founded.
  
• 1634 - Province of Maryland founded.
  
• 1635 - Connecticut Colony founded by Thomas Hooker. I know I laughed too
  
• 1636 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations founded by Roger Williams
  
• 1638 - Delaware Colony founded.
  
• 1644-1646 - Third Anglo–Powhatan War
  
• 1663 - King Charles II grants charter for a new colony, Province of Carolina
  
• 1664 - New Amsterdam captured by the British at the start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War
  
• 1667 - New Netherland ceded to Great Britain under Treaty of Breda
  
• 1674 - New Netherland permanently relinquished to British with Treaty of Westminster
  
• 1675 - King Philip's War (1675–76) in New England
  
• 1676 - Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia
  
• 1682 - Province of Pennsylvania founded by William Penn
  
• 1685 - King Charles II dies and James II succeeds to throne, reducing colonial autonomy
  
• 1686 - Dominion of New England decreed. Dominion of New England ceases to exist a few months later as Governor is deposed. King William's War (1689–1697), part of the wider War of the Grand Alliance, begins
  
• 1692 - Salem witch trials in colonial Massachusetts
  
• 1697 - King William's War in North America ends with the Treaty of Ryswick
  
• 1702 - East Jersey and West Jersey become crown colonies

16-17 years

• 1732 - First Great Awakening
  
• 1754 - French and Indian War begins, part of the Seven Years' War. Albany Congress, in which a "Union of Colonies" is proposed
  
• 1763 - The Treaty of Paris (February 10) formally ends the French and Indian War. France cedes most of its territories in North America to Great Britain, but Louisiana west of the Mississippi River is ceded to Spain.
  
• 1764 - The Sugar Act (April 5), intended to raise revenues, and (March 22) the Stamp Act, imposing a tax on many types of printed materials used in the colonies, are passed. These Acts, coming during the economic slump that followed the French and Indian War, are resented by the colonists and lead to violent displays of protest as they are seen as a violation of rights.
  
• 1765 - Parliament enacts (March 24) the Quartering Act, requiring the Colonies to provide housing, food, and other provisions to British troops. The act is resisted or circumvented in most of the colonies.
  
• 1766 - The British Parliament repeals (March 18) the unpopular Stamp Act of the previous year, but, in the simultaneous Declaratory Act, asserts its "full power and authority to make laws and statutes ... to bind the colonies and people of America ... in all cases whatsoever".
  
• 1770 - Boston Massacre (March 5)
  
• 1773 - The Parliament passes the Tea Act (May 10) Boston Tea Party (December 16)
  
• 1774 - Benjamin Franklin, Massachusetts' agent in London, is questioned before Parliament. British pass Intolerable Acts. The First Continental Congress meets; twelve colonies send delegates
  
• 1775 - American Revolutionary War begins with the Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 19) The Second Continental Congress meets. Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III
  
• 1776 - The Second Continental Congress enacts (July 2) a resolution declaring independence from the British Empire, and then approves (July 4) the written Declaration of Independence.
  
• 1778- John Paul Jones attacks Whitehaven, making him the last person in history to have successfully invaded England.
  
• 1781- The British surrender at Yorktown (October 19)
  
• 1782 - The British government officially, yet informally, recognizes American independence.
  
• 1783- The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War
  
• 1787- Northwest Ordinance of 1787. Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.
  
• 1788- George Washington is inaugurated as the first President in New York.
  
• 1791 - Bill of Rights ratified (see ratification timeline)
  
• 1793 - Eli Whitney invents cotton gin. Fugitive Slave Act passed
  
• 1795 - Jay Treaty tries to ease tensions between the US and Britain. It kind of doesn't work out.

17-18 years

• 1803 - Louisiana Purchase.
  
• 1804 - Lewis and Clark set out to explore land from the Mississippi River to the Pacific coast.
  
• 1807 - Embargo Act of 1807. Robert Fulton invents steamboat
  
• 1812 - War of 1812, an offshoot of the Napoleonic Wars, begins.
  
• 1814 - British troops burn Washington, D.C. but are forced back at Baltimore. Treaty of Ghent settles War of 1812
  
• 1815 - Battle of New Orleans is the very last battle of the war, even though it is already officially over.
  
• 1819 - Panic of 1819. Adams-Onís Treaty, including acquisition of Florida.
  
• 1820 - Missouri Compromise, which states that any state above the 36°30' parallel is forbidden to slavery
  
• 1823 - Monroe Doctrine proclaimed
  
• 1826 - Former presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams die within hours of each other on Independence Day, marking the 50th anniversary of the constitution.
  
• 1830s - Second Great Awakening religious revival movement
  
• 1832 - Jackson vetoes the charter renewal of the Second Bank of the United States, bringing to a head the Bank War and ultimately leading to the Panic of 1837
  
• 1835 - Texas War for Independence begins
  
• 1837 - Panic of 1837
  
• 1838 - Forced removal of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern U.S. leads to over 4,000 deaths in the Trail of Tears.

18 years

• 1842 - The Dorr Rebellion: A civil war in Rhode Island
  
• 1846 - The U.S.-Mexican War begins.
  
• 1848 - The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the Mexican-American War
  
• 1850 - President Taylor threatens to veto Compromise of 1850 even if it means civil war. President Taylor dies, Millard Fillmore becomes President. Compromise of 1850 passed. California becomes a state
  
• 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act; nullified Missouri Compromise.
  
• 1856 - Preston Brooks beats Charles Sumner with his walking stick on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building gearr made me keep this here
  
• 1857 - Dred Scott v. Sandford declares that blacks are not citizens of the United States and cannot sue. Panic of 1857
  
• 1860 - Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States. South Carolina secedes from the Union
  
• 1861 - Ten more states (North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas) secede from the Union and establish the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederacy
  
• 1861 - American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter
  
• 1862 - Battle of Antietam becomes the bloodiest day in American history, with over 22,000 deaths in less than 23 hours
  
• 1862 - Dakota War of 1862 begins
  
• 1862–1863 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves.
  
• 1863 - Pro-Union Virginia counties become separate state of West Virginia
  
• 1865 - Abraham Lincoln assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth; Andrew Johnson becomes President (April 14);. American Civil War ends as the last elements of the Confederacy surrender, over an estimated 625,000+ deaths (5% of population) having been accumulated (April 9th). Conspirators of Lincoln's assassination are found and hanged publicly. 13th Amendment passes, permanently outlawing slavery.
  
• 1876 - Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone
  
• 1877 - Reconstruction ends in failure, further widening the gap between north and south
  
• 1879 - Thomas Edison invents light bulb
  
• 1881 - President James Garfield assassinated. Clara Barton creates Red Cross
  
• 1893 - Panic of 1893

18-19 years

• 1901 - William McKinley assassinated
  
• 1903 - The Wright brothers make their first powered flight in the Wright Flyer.
  
• 1914 - World War I begins in Europe. Mother's Day established as a national holiday
  
• 1917 - Zimmermann telegram. U.S. enters World War I.
  
• 1917-1920 - First Red Scare, marked by a widespread fear of Bolshevism and anarchism
  
• 1919 - Treaty of Versailles ends World War I. United States Senate rejects Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations. 18th Amendment, establishing Prohibition
  
• 1929 - St. Valentine's Day massacre. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummets a record 68 points over a two-day period, setting off the Wall Street Crash of 1929 and triggering the Great Depression.
  
• 1939 - World War II begins.
  
• 1941 - Lend-Lease, which supplies the Allied nations with vast amounts of war material during World War II. Attack on Pearl Harbor; U.S. enters World War II by declaring war on Japan the next day on December 8; and three days later against Germany and Italy. Atlantic Charter, drafted by the UK and U.S., to serve as the blueprint for the postwar world after World War II. Japanese American internment begins, per executive order by President Roosevelt; the order also authorizes the seizure of their property.
  
• 1945 - Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Days later, Japan surrenders, ending World War II.
  
• 1947 - Truman Doctrine, which establishes "the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures"
  
• 1950 - Senator Joseph McCarthy gains power, and McCarthyism (1950-1954) begins. Korean War begins
  
• 1953 - Armistice in Korea
  
• 1961 - US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba. Trade embargo on Cuba. Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon
  
• 1962 - Cuban Missile Crisis, which becomes the closest nuclear confrontation (as of 2010) involving the U.S. and USSR
  
• 1963 - March on Washington; Martin Luther King, Jr. "I have a dream" speech. President Kennedy assassinated in Dallas; Lyndon Johnson becomes President. The man accused of assassinating President Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot and killed as he is led to jail by Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby.
  
• 1964 - Civil Rights Act of 1964, outlawing major forms of discrimination against blacks and women, and ended racial segregation in the United States
  
• 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. and presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy assassinated two months apart.
  
• 1976 - Americans celebrate the Bicentennial
  
• 1991 - The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq.
  
• 1991 - Cold War ends as the USSR dissolves.
  
• 1995- Oklahoma City bombing kills 168 and wounds 800. The bombing is the worst domestic terrorist incident in U.S. history, and the investigation resulted in the arrests of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols.
  
• 2001 - September 11th terrorist attacks; 19 terrorists hijack four planes and crash them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring over 6,000. All civilian air traffic is suspended for 3 days, the first time an unplanned suspension had occurred. Invasion of Afghanistan Operation "Enduring Freedom". Patriot Act, increasing law enforcement agencies' ability to conduct searches in cases of suspected terrorism.
  
• 2003 - Invasion of Iraq Operation "Iraqi Freedom" commences.
  
• 2004 - Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize same-sex marriage, this in compliance with a ruling from the state's Supreme Court ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health.
  
• 2007 - A student shoots and kills 32 other students and professors in the Virginia Tech massacre before shooting himself. It is the worst mass-shooting in U.S. history. Recession officially begins in December.
  
• 2008 - Global financial crisis in September 2008 begins as the stock market crashes.
  
• 2009 - Barack Obama is inaugurated as the first African-American President of the United States.
  
• 2010 - The Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico explodes, sending millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill becomes the worst oil spill in American history. A surge of suicides among gay or thought-to-be gay teenagers occurs across the U.S.
  
• 2011- I CAN ALREADY TELL IT ISN'T GOING TO BE GREAT.

THE TRYOUT

I'm unashamed, I'm gonna show my scar

[ from this thread ]

     There was little to do besides just chilling out and waiting for the English warships to arrive. Well, for Alfred anyway. President Roosevelt was content fishing for... god knows what out in the water. Just the other day the man caught a very large fish that was just gross to look at. Everyone was getting all hyped over it because no one knew what it was. America himself was a little bewildered. It was... cool yet so ugly at the same time. After everyone gave up, the President simply said it should be sent to the Smithsonian for preservation. Thinking with his stomach, Alfred simply thought it would have been better to just cook and serve it. But that's all most of everyone did. Even though they had this huge battleship, the USS Augusta, the executives really did little else but waste their time and fish, along with preparing everything for the arrival of the British Prime Minister.

      Churchill always struck to Alfred as being kind of... odd. The man had this sense of humor the young man didn't quite understand but occasionally found it quite amusing. President Roosevelt was very fond of the man, though. They always were seen together and often got drunk together, finding each other's company quite enjoyable. They cracked jokes and goofed off, but in the end when they got the work done, they got it done right. The same could not be said with Alfred and Arthur, as things never got done and when they did, it was only "just enough". Instead of cracking jokes, they cracked insults, and instead of finding each other's company enjoyable, they felt repulsed by it. It was a stark contrast between their bosses' relationship with their own. This was an important meeting and America was determined to seem like he was ready for something of such importance. Oftentimes he was put down as being too young to be handling matters that would effect the whole world, although he felt that he had proved himself with the end of the first World War. Hopefully things would go well.

     Going into his quarters he figured that the HMS Prince of Wales would be arriving into the harbor soon. Might as well dress up properly then. He pulled out a Navy service outfit and promptly put it on, adjusting the the tie and neatly placing the white, decorated hat upon his head with the golden eagle upon it sparkling against the light. Sharp, wouldn't you think? With golden stripes along the cuffs with a single golden star on the sleeves and golden studs keeping coat closed, it was hard to say no naval officer didn't look quite decorative, especially with the medals that aligned along the chest against the dark navy background of the uniform that simply made them look all the more brighter. As soon as he was just about done prepping, footsteps were being heard all through out the carrier as talk now was being heard of the arrival of the warship. About time.

      Quickly America looked for his boss to escort him to the English officials. Roosevelt, to be frank, was not the best at getting around, especially because he wouldn't be in a wheelchair in public. It was a quirk he had but America could understand why. The man was in denial of his disease and just because he was disabled he didn't want to appear weak. Now, that was the kind of spirit Alfred loved to see. Determination to move on despite difficulties. Upon finding the politician, he flashed a grin towards the elderly man.

"Ready, Mr. President~?" He chimed.

"Of course."

      Promptly, the man stood, putting much effort into standing. Even with the cane and braces it was extremely difficult. Thankfully the man had impressive upper-body strength. Despite this Alfred hooked his arm around the man's, not wanting him to strain himself. They didn't need that now, nor would they ever. Escorting him he made a point to take it slow, as the man could only move his legs so much. The disease was crippling and took a toll on the old man's body, so having him strain himself was definitely not necessary.Eventually though they found themselves with the rest of the crew, aligned neatly along their sides, saluting the Chief Executive as well as his counterpart. Looking ahead of himself he felt quite anxious about this whole meeting, but at the same time was anticipating it. Finally, he would be able to do something important without having to be in that crazy war. Hopefully he wouldn't have to join it, though at the end of the day he felt like he was gong to if only because he eventually joined the first one. Eugh.

      Stiffing his form he stood up straight, keeping his hooked arm on the President in place. President Roosevelt looked at him quickly with a reassuring smile.

"Calm down, it's not like this is the first time."

"I am calm, sir." He stated, reassuring him in return, "I won't let myself get nevous, because that's not what heroes do~"

      The older man chuckled softly to himself, shaking his head as they awaited for their advocates to present themselves. America could hardly wait, although at the same time, he wanted to wait forever.

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