The Catacombs The Continuity Guide
Earth History
by Martin Willey

1 Earth History

40,000 B.C. The Full Circle Cro Magnon man exists on Earth (Alphans regress to this stage in The Full Circle)
23,000 B.C. Arkadian colonists arrive on Earth (The Testament Of Arkadia)
3000 B.C. Triton probe visits Earth & is recorded in the pyramid texts of the Old Kingdom, the earliest kingdom of Ancient Egypt (Ring Around The Moon)
1400 B.C. Magus appears as an Egyptian magician & contends in magic with Moses in the Pharaoh's court (New Adam, New Eve, Exodus 7:11-9:11)
30 A.D. Magus appears as Simon Magus (Simon the Sorcerer) in Samaria & offers to buy the Nazerene's powers from the apostles (New Adam, New Eve, Acts 8:9-25)
500 Magus appears as Merlin (Myddrin), a wizard, in Wales (New Adam, New Eve)
1000 An Archanon base is established on the Moon (The Mark Of Archanon)
1338-1339 Koenig, Helena & Alan arrive in Scotland, leaving on New Year's Day, 1339 (Journey To Where). NB: Until 1600, New Year's Day in Scotland/England was March 25th.
1503-1566 Magus appears as Nostradamus (Michel de Notredame), a doctor and astrologer in France (New Adam, New Eve)
1950s Research into instantaneous matter transport begins (Ring Around The Moon)
1957 Yuri Gagarin, later to be the first man in space, does not marry Valentina (Journey To Where)
Late 1960s Apollo lunar landings. Apollo 9 photos (from March 1969) are seen in End Of Eternity and Dragon's Domain.
1974 Reclaiming of Sahara begins (completed by 1999) (The Last Sunset)
Early 1980s Moonbase Alpha is constructed (to exist by mid 1980s: Voyager's Return, Death's Other Dominion)
1985 Voyager One is launched "to probe the galaxy for signs of intelligent life". Voyager Two is launched but kills 200 people. (Voyager's Return)
Voyager's Return
1986 Uranus Probe commanded by Jack Tanner launched; lost in a proton storm (Death's Other Dominion)
1987 Global war between races, classes and religions; aftermath is a new wonderful civilisation (The Rules Of Luton)
Dorfmann artificial heart perfected (Catacombs Of The Moon)
Early 1990s Venus space station(s) established; during a resupply mission the scientists are found to have plague & are abandoned (The Exiles, The Lambda Factor)
1994 Nuclear Disposal Area One closed down (Breakaway) Breakaway
Astro 7 mission to Jupiter locked in orbit and lost (Matter Of Life And Death)
Victor Bergman discovers planet Ultra (Dragon's Domain)
1996 Star mission of mothership & 4 Swifts under Capt. Michael launched; contact is lost (Brian The Brain)
June 6th: Ultra Probe launched from interplanetary space dock under Tony Cellini (Dragon's Domain)
1997 After 8 month journey, Ultra Probe arrives at Ultra; contact is lost. Command module recovered 6 months later (August) (Dragon's Domain)
1998 World Series (American baseball): Boston Redsox won 4-3 against St. Louis Cardinals (Journey To Where)
In real life, the New York Yankees beat the San Diego Padres 3-0
1999 Unmanned Space-farer Nine encounters planet Meta. Meta probe prepared (Breakaway)
Sept 9th. John Koenig appointed Alpha Commander (Breakaway)
Sept 13th. Moon blasted out of Earth orbit (Breakaway) Explosion
21st century Serious pollution destroys all vegetation & makes air unbreathable. Enclosed metrocomplexes built (Journey To Where)
2026 Competitive sports banned on Earth (Journey To Where)
2074 Kaldorian ship due to arrive (Earthbound)
2120 Neutrino transmissions perfected. Texas city contacts Moon briefly (Journey To Where)
? Moon returns to Earth orbit, twice. (Another Time, Another Place)

Copyright Martin Willey