Timeline (The More Things Changed)

So I've been away for a bit! There's a lot I need to catch up on with this timeline, so patience is appreciated while I'm fixing things up.

What happens when:

• A graduate from the University of Chicago moves to Plattsburgh, New York?
• An Indian-born PhD graduate is offered a position as a professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary?
• An estranged father fails to make it in the United States, and reunites with his family in Alberta?
• One media company outbids another for a newspaper in New England?
• And the first black Governor of Virginia mounts a long-shot bid for the U.S. Senate?

Not much, at first.

At least in the grand scheme, nothing happens immediately following these five events - they are bolded for reference. The world, however, is slowly and permanently altered.

For better or for worse, history lurches away from our present.

Some background information can be found here. For deeper information, I encourage you to check out the growing web of individual pages linked throughout.

Timeline of Events

1960s-1980s

1964

Spring:

• University of Chicago graduate Bernard Sanders graduates and moves to Plattsburgh, New York.

1969

Dr. Ajit Singh Randhawa

Summer:

• Ajit Singh Randhawa earns a PhD degree from the University of British Columbia, and receives an offer for a position as a professor at Mount Royal University, Calgary.

1970

November 3:

• Sanders first runs for political office in the New York Senate election as the Socialist Labor nominee. He comes in fourth place, against James Buckley, Richard Ottinger, and Charles Goodell.

December 22:

• Rafael "Felito" Cruz is born in Calgary to Rafael Cruz and Elanor Wilson.

1972

January 20:

• Nimrata Randhawa is born in Banff, Alberta.

1974

• Cruz’s father leaves his family and moves to Texas. Later in the year, after Cruz Sr. is inspired by a Baptist Bible study session, he reaches out to Elanor. They reconcile and relocate their family to Edmonton.

1983

• After a series of unsuccessful political campaigns, Bernie Sanders wins election as Mayor of Plattsburgh, New York.

1990s

1992

November 3:

• Sanders wins election to the House of Representatives from New York’s 21st district.

1993

Gov. Doug Wilder (1990-1994)

September 14:

• Governor Doug Wilder of Virginia continues his campaign for U.S. Senator, deciding against dropping out of the race.

1994

November 8:

• Oliver North is elected to the United States Senate from Virginia in a four-way race.

1996

February 19:

• The Providence Journal Company is sold to Gatehouse Media for $1.6 billion.

• Summer: Nikki Randhawa marries Lawrence Pedersen, a technician at RCAF Station High River, Alberta.

1999

• Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan announces his retirement; New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is seen as the front runner and likely Republican nominee.
• New York Democrats attempt to recruit First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton to run against Giuliani, but she opts instead to launch a campaign against Oliver North for his Senate seat. She buys a home in Culpeper, Virginia.
• Representative Sanders announces his run for the Senate seat as an independent.
• Following the passing of Senator John Chafee, Lincoln Chafee, Mayor of Warwick, is appointed to his father's Senate seat.

2000s

2000

May 19:

• Despite a tumultuous four weeks, including the revelation of early-stage prostate cancer and separation from his wife, Mayor Rudy Giuliani continues with his Senate campaign.

First Lady Hillary Clinton (circa 1999)

November 7:

• Hillary Clinton wins election to the United States Senate from Virginia against Oliver North, despite Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush carrying the state and winning the White House.
• Rudy Giuliani wins election to the United States Senate from New York, defeating Sanders and Representative Nita Lowry.

2003

• May: Cruz becomes Chief Crown Prosecutor of Edmonton.

2006

November 7:

• Hillary Clinton wins re-election to the Senate, defeating Republican nominee Representative Jo Ann Davis.
• Incumbent Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island is defeated in his re-election bid against former state Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse.

2008

June 1:

• Chafee joins the advisory board of J Street, a lobbying group that promotes diplomatic relations between Israel and its neighbors and supports an independent Palestinian state.

2010s

2010

Lincoln Chafee (circa 2010)

January 4:

• Lincoln Chafee announces his candidacy for Governor of Rhode Island as an independent.

Feb 2:

• Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes wins a narrow Democratic gubernatorial primary against incumbent Governor Pat Quinn.

June 22:

• Andre Bauer wins the Republican gubernatorial primary runoff election in South Carolina.

November 2:

• Hynes wins the Illinois gubernatorial election against State Senator Bill Brady.
• Democratic State Senator Vincent Sheheen defeats Bauer in the South Carolina gubernatorial election.
• Lincoln Chafee wins his bid for Governor.

2011

January 4:

• Chafee enlists the support of Paradigm Media Consultants in his office, who persuade him not to adopt an "avoidance policy" of not giving interviews on the radio.

March 8:

• Governor Chafee unveils his budget plan - he does not extend a tax to newspapers, and he maintains an amicable relationship with the press.

June 25:

• Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President.

August 12:

• Robert Mugabe steps down as President of Zimbabwe, and becomes Senator-for-Life in a constitutional rewrite that protects him from prosecution; Vice President Joice Mujuru becomes President.

2012

February 23:

• Lincoln Chafee is announced as a campaign co-chair for President Barack Obama’s re-election bid, and declares his registration as a member of the Democratic Party.

November 6:

• Chelsea Clinton wins election to the House of Representatives from Arkansas’ 2nd district.

December 6:

• President Mujuru is expelled from her party during the ZANU-PF Annual Conference; former First Lady Grace Mugabe succeeds her as party leader.

2013

July 31:

• Grace Mugabe is elected President of Zimbabwe; many international monitors describe the vote as "highly flawed" and "fraudulent."

September 7:

• Julian Assange wins election as the sixth Senator for the state of Victoria, as a member of the WikiLeaks Party.
  • He refuses to take his seat in Canberra; his father, John Shipton, takes the Senate seat in his place.

2014

March 20:

• Former Ambassador Eric Bost founds Our Opportunity, to advocate for foreign aid and conservative policy.

October 16:

• Hurricane Gonzalo makes landfall in Kingston, Jamaica. It veers towards the Atlantic coast.

October 17-24th:

• President Obama, the Governors of Atlantic states from Florida through Massachusetts, and the Mayor of Washington, D.C. declare states of emergency.
  • Evacuations begin.

October 26:

• Hurricane Gonzalo dissipates: a total of 306 Americans die directly or indirectly from the storm. There's $112 billion in damages and losses, making it the costliest hurricane in U.S. history.

November 4:

• Governor Lincoln Chafee wins re-election against the Republican nominee, Cranston Mayor Alan Fung, and Moderate Party nominee Robert J. Healey.
• Lieutenant Governor of Maryland Anthony Brown wins the gubernatorial election against Republican Larry Hogan.
• Vince Shaheen, incumbent Governor of South Carolina, wins re-election against former Lieutenant Governor Glenn F. McConnell.
• Dan Hynes, incumbent Governor of Illinois, wins re-election against businessman Bruce Rauner.

2015

March 28:

• Felito Cruz runs for and wins in the Wildrose Party leadership election.

April 9:

• Chafee announces his exploratory committee for the 2016 Presidential election.

April 12:

• Former Secretary of State and former Senator from Virginia Hillary Clinton announces her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President.

May 5:

• Cruz wins election as Premier of Alberta. Without a majority, the Wildrose Party forms the first minority government in Albertan history.

May 12:

• After becoming disillusioned with Sanders’ campaign for President, Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig decides against a presidential run of his own. He reaches out to the Chafee exploratory committee.

May 30:

• Former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley announces his campaign for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

June 3:

• Chafee announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President; Lessig is named General Chairman of his campaign.

June 15:

• Former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe announces his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in Searcy, Arkansas.
• Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in Miami.

June 16:

• Businessman and reality show host Donald Trump announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination.

June 24:

• Bobby Jindal announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President in New Orleans.

November 30:

• Mansoor Dadullah, leader of the ISIL-allied Mullah Dadullah Front, survives an attack by the Taliban in Khak-e-Afghan.

2016

2016 Iowa Democratic Caucuses

2016 Iowa Republican Caucuses

February 1:

• Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic caucuses in Iowa.

• Donald Trump wins the Republican caucuses in Iowa. Senator Rand Paul, former IRS Commissioner Mark Everson, and former Governor Mike Huckabee drop out of the race for the Republican nomination; Paul considers running for the Libertarian nomination.

February 9:

• Bernie Sanders wins the New Hampshire Democratic Primary; Lincoln Chafee wins an unexpectedly strong second place.
• Donald Trump wins the New Hampshire Republican Primary. Carly Fiorina, Governor Chris Christie, and former Governor Jim Gilmore drop out of the race for the Republican nomination.

March 1:

• The Super Tuesday contests take place.
• Clinton sweeps the popular vote and the majority of Democratic contests; Sanders, O'Malley, and Chafee continue their campaigns.
• Clashes erupt between supporters of the Sanders and Chafee campaigns at the University of Minnesota, following Clinton's victory in the state's caucuses.
• Trump sweeps a majority of the Republican contests and wins a plurality of the vote; Jindal emerges as his clearest rival for the nomination.

March 6:

• Lincoln Chafee wins his first contest of the primary season, winning a plurality of votes in the Maine caucuses.

March 15:

• Donald Trump wins the Republican primaries in Florida, North Carolina, Missouri, Illinois, and the Northern Mariana Islands; Kasich wins the primary in his home state of Ohio. Rubio suspends his campaign.
• Clinton wins the Ohio and North Carolina primaries, while O'Malley wins the Florida and Illinois primaries and Sanders wins the Missouri primary.
• Geert Wilders' Party for Freedom (PVV) wins a plurality in the Dutch parliamentary elections; Wilders becomes the 51st Prime Minister of the Netherlands and vows to remove the country from the European Union.

Wildfire near Fort McMurray, May 2016

May 3:

• A wildfire sweeps through Fort McMurray, Alberta, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings and forcing the largest wildfire evacuation in Albertan history.

June 30:

• Michael Gove, UK Secretary of State for Justice, endorses Boris Johnson, former Mayor of London, for Leader of the Conservative Party, stating that Johnson would "provide the necessary leadership to build the team for the task ahead."
• King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia abdicates the throne; the War of Saudi Succession begins.

July 11:

• Former Mayor of London Boris Johnson wins the final ballot for Leader of the Conservative Party, defeating Theresa May, Andrea Leadsom, Rory Stewart, and Sajid Javid.

July 13:

• Boris Johnson takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

July 14:

• The United Kingdom invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union to begin withdrawal from the EU.

July 15:

• The Peace at Home Council attempts a coup against the government of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey; the Turkish Civil War begins.
• The Council seizes control of Ankara and a handful of other cities across the country.
• Erdoğan is besieged while on vacation at the resort town of Marmaris; Council soldiers take control of Dalaman Airport and prevent Erdoğan from leaving the villa.

Soldiers of the PHC in Ankara.

July 16-23:

• Turkish government forces, in conjunction with Greek and British forces, work to remove the estimated 50,000 foreign tourists trapped in Marmaris and other resort towns in Turkey.

July 23:

• Riyadh is captured by Muhammad bin Nayef; he becomes the undisputed monarch of Saudi Arabia.

July 24:

• The Battle of Marmaris ends; Erdoğan and his staff escape to Istanbul, where he delivers a televised speech urging supporters to take to the streets against the Council.

September 6:

• Cruz announces his intention to switch his affiliation to the Conservative Party, in order to run in the federal leadership election in 2017.

September 8:

• Albertan opposition leader Rachel Notley, of the NDP, introduced a motion of no confidence. Three Progressive Conservative MLAs joined the Liberals and New Democrats in supporting the motion, violating a previous agreement between their party and the Cruz government.

September 19:

• The Legislative Assembly of Alberta reconvenes, and the motion of no confidence is put to a vote; the Cruz government is sustained by a razor-thin 44-43 vote.
• Cruz reshuffles his cabinet, leading a coalition government of the Wildrose Party, Progressive Conservatives, and the Alberta Party.

Andrija Mandić, Prime Minister of Montenegro (since 2016)

October 16:

• On the day of the Montenegrin parliamentary election, pro-Russian activist organizations take control of key buildings in Podgorica, alleging attempted electoral interference by Prime Minister Duško Marković; Marković and much of his government are arrested.
• Opposition leader Andrija Mandić and his electoral alliance, the Democratic Front, claim a majority in Parliament; Mandić becomes Prime Minister.
• NSA leaker Edward Snowden, who had been living in Tivat Airport, is detained by the new government.

October 30:

• José Ramírez hits a home run for Cleveland in the second inning off of Jon Lester, and Rajai Davis scores a run off Lester in the sixth inning. The Indians clinch the World Series for Cleveland.

November 8:

• Hillary Clinton wins the United States Presidential election.
  • She ramps preparations for her transition, led by former Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar; Cheryl Mills is named Chief of Staff.

November 21:

• The Erdoğan government fully reclaims the last pockets of Council resistance in Ankara and Kars; the Turkish Civil War ends.

November 28:

• Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Peter King (R-NY) introduce the Effective Capital for Long Term Growth Act, seeking to combat "quarterly capitalism." Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) introduces the Senate version of the bill.

December 10:

• Bobby Jindal wins the runoff election for the Senate in Louisiana.

2017

January 3:

• Representative Charlie Dent (R-PA) is elected Speaker of the House of Representatives with bipartisan support, against the majority of his own party. Dent declares that he will do away with the Hastert Rule and speak on behalf of Congress as a whole.

January 17:

• Carly Fiorina is elected Chair of the Republican National Committee.

January 20:

• Hillary Clinton is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States; Luis Gutiérrez is inaugurated as the 48th Vice President.
• Gary Locke takes office as Secretary of State; Martin O'Malley takes office as Secretary of Homeland Security.

February 1:

• The Senate passes the Effective Capital Investment Act by a 58-42 margin.

February 10:

• The Effective Capital Investment Act passes the House by a 231-198 margin.
• Tim Wu is appointed Commissioner and Chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

February 13:

• President Clinton signs the ECIA into law.

February 21:

• Clinton signs legislation enabling the creation of an independent commission to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 elections; it is chaired by Avril Haines, former Deputy National Security Advisor and former Deputy Director of the CIA, and Condoleeza Rice, former Secretary of State and former National Security Advisor.

February 25:

• Representative Kieth Ellison is elected Chair of the Democratic National Committee.

March:

• EPA Administrator Kevin de León opens channels of communication with Mexican officials, laying the foundations for a U.S.-Mexico agreement on groundwater and transboundary aquifers.

March 20:

• Lincoln Chafee's diplomatic credentials are received by Secretary-General Luis Almago; he becomes the United States Ambassador to the OAS.

March 27:

• The Offshore Finances Repatriation and Reinvestment Act is introduced in the Senate, co-sponsored by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rob Portman (R-OH).
• The Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) of Venezuela takes over legislative powers of the National Assembly.

The No-Fly Zone in Northern Syria, as agreed upon by Locke and Çavuşoğlu.

March 30:

• Following their meeting, Secretary of State Gary Locke and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu issue a joint statement, supporting a no-fly zone in Northern Syria. Discussion of U.S. support of Syrian Democratic Forces is left to a later time.

April 1:

• Following mass protests and international condemnation, the TSJ reviews its decision, but decides to maintain its self-coup; protests continue.

April 4:

• The Syrian government of President Bashar al-Assad unleashes a chemical gas attack in the town of Khan Shaykhun, killing at least 74 people and injured more than 557.

April 6:

• President Clinton announces joint air strikes on many of Assad's air fields with Turkish and Qatari forces; she sends a letter to Speaker of the House Charlie Dent and Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy, notifying them of the strike.

The exempted governorates, as discussed between Locke and Lavrov.

• In phone call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Secretary Locke assures his counterpart that the Syrian governorates of Latakia, Tartus, and Damascus will not be targeted by the coalition airstrikes.

April 16:

• The Turkish constitutional referendum passes with a contested 54% of the vote, greatly expanding the powers of the Turkish Presidency.

April 26:

• President Maduro of Venezuela announces that his country will withdraw from the Organization of American States, kicking off a two-year process and worsening the diplomatic crisis.

May 17:

• During a state visit to Washington, DC, bodyguards of Erdoğan clash violently with protesters; nine people are hospitalized; the Turkish Ambassador to the United States, Serdar Kılıç, is summoned to the State Department.

May 19:

• The Clinton administration and the Locke State Department compels Ambassador Kılıç to return to Turkey; John Bass, the Ambassador to Turkey, is recalled to the United States.

May 24:

• The United States Senate passes the Offshore Finances Repatriation and Reinvestment Act by a 58-39 margin; President Clinton signs it into law the same day.

May 27:

• Nikki Pedersen wins the leadership election for the Conservative Party of Canada.

May 31:

• Clinton announces the selection of Ellen Tauscher - former U.S. Representative from California and former Under Secretary of State - as her selection for the United States Ambassador to Turkey.

June 5:

• Led by Saudi Arabia and Egypt, several countries across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia cut off diplomatic relations with Qatar.
• Felito Cruz announces the merger of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta with the Wildrose Party, and the creation of a new national party - One Canada.

July 10:

• Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi declares that Mosul - the largest city occupied by the terrorist group - has been liberated from ISIL.

Education Secretary Randi Weingarten (2017)

July 11:

• Wikileaks publishes the documents from The New York Times. Among the revelations are:
  • Undisclosed communications between the Turkish government and the United States Department of Education, including Secretary Randi Weingarten, seemingly targeting charter schools run by the Gülen movement.
  • A an undisclosed $900 million of direct financing given to the Venezuelan government by Goldman Sachs, through the front company Paxehaknik Management.

July 12:

• RNC Chairwoman Carly Fiorina calls for investigations into the document leaks and the Education Department, a sentiment later echoed by House Speaker Charlie Dent and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
• The Assyrian Democratic Movement proclaims the "Assyrian National Homeland," and elects Yonadam Kanna as President; he calls for Assyrians to take part in the Kurdish independence referendum, then hold a separate referendum later in 2017, in an "independence two-step."

July 17:

• The Venezuelan opposition holds a symbolic referendum rejecting the Constitutional Assembly.

July 29:

• Citing "interference of foreign powers", Maduro delays the planned Constitutional Assembly election indefinitely.

August 11–12:

• The Unite the Right Rally occurs. Six people die; two police officers in a helicopter crash, and four civilians in a vehicle ramming attack.

August 28-September 19:

• Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria strike the United States in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico, displacing tens of thousands of people, or leaving them without power.

Felito Cruz on the campaign trail.

September 3:

• Delegate-designate Kimberly Teehee of the Cherokee Nation is formally seated in the United States House of Representatives.

September 4:

• The House Select Committee on Covert Communications is formed to investigate improper communications between the Republic of Turkey and the Department of Education.

September 14:

• The 30th Albertan General election takes place; Felito Cruz' One Canada gains a majority of the seats.
• The Government Accountability Act is first proposed.

September 23:

• After months of protests, the War in Belarus begins.
• President Aleksandr Lukashenko resigns under pressure and flees to Moscow.
• The Belorussian Democratic Assembly is established, led by Andrei Sannikov and Mikola Statkevich.

September 24:

• A counter-coup begins, with Russian support, declaring Viktor Lukashenko the rightful President of Belarus.
• The Belorussian Democratic Forces is founded, led by Major-General Igor Rachkovsky.

September 25:

• Iraqi Kurdistan holds a referendum supporting independence from Iraq.
• Iraq places an embargo on international airports flying to and from Kurdistan.
• Skirmishes begin along the border, but little territory changes hands.

October 8:

• The 2017 Chicago Marathon is the site of the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

October 16:

• The Healthcare Modernization Act of 2017 passes the United States House of Representatives, and is signed into law by Clinton the same day.
• The Government Accountability Act passes the Alberta Legislative Assembly.

November 6:

• Zimbabwean President Grace Mugabe dismisses First Vice-President Emmerson Mnangagwa from both his post in the administration and in the ZANU-PF on accusations that he was plotting to topple her from power; Mnangagwa flees to Pretoria, South Africa.

November 9:

• Education Secretary Randi Weingarten resigns from office, citing an "inability to effectively perform" her job; Deputy Secretary John DeStefano becomes Acting Secretary.

November 14:

• The Zimbabwean Civil War begins as armored personnel carriers roll through major thoroughfares on the outskirts Harare, under the ultimate direction of Mnangagwa and Constantino Chiwenga, former head of the Zimbabwe Defense Force.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2000-2008, 2012-2017.

December 18:

• At the 54th National Conference of the African National Congress, Jacob Zuma successfully remains the leader of the party, and thus remains President of South Africa.

December 21:

• The Assyrian National Homeland holds a referendum supporting independence from Kurdistan; Yonadam Kanna becomes President.

December 28:

• Russian President Vladamir Putin is shot at Khrabrovo Airport in Kaliningrad.
• Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev takes office as Acting President.

2018

January 1:

• NATO's Committee on Cyber Security is officially instituted.

January 3:

• Acting President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev announces that the first round of the Russian Presidential election will still be held on March 18th, and that he intends to run for the United Russia nomination.

January 12:

• Former Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau is sworn in as the 12th United States Secretary of Education.
• Julian Assange, having fled undetected to Montenegro, makes his first public appearance in the country; he is greeted by Prime Minister Mandić.

January 13:

• Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu resigns from his position, announcing his intention to run for the for President as an independent.

February 1:

• The Bandarara Offensive begins in the Zimbabwean Civil War.
  • The Second Battle of Bulawayo begins; the African Union convenes an emergency meeting.

February 2:

• Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) publishes a memo as Chairman of the House Select Committee on Covert Communications, alleging that the Department of Education, Office of Personnel Management, Department of State, and FBI used improper sources in the covert communications affair.

February 12-18:

• The African Union, NATO, and the newly-created International Force for Zimbabwe begins intervention in Zimbabwe.

February 13:

• Over 100 Russian mercenaries and unmarked troops in Syria are attacked by U.S. airstrikes at Deir ez-Zor; public sentiment against Medvedev's administration grows.

February 15:

• Donald Trump Jr. announces his candidacy for Governor of New York.

March 9:

• The Second Battle of Bulawayo ends; coalition forces surround Harare.
• Former Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich launches his campaign for the Republican Presidential nomination

Russian President Sergey Shoygu, since 2018.

March 13:

• Assange creates the Open Intelligence Agency (OIA) in Montenegro, which he claims to be a a network of volunteer whistle-blowers and investigators.

March 18:

• Former Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu is elected President of the Russian Federation on the first ballot, with approximately 53% of the vote.
• Congressman Bernie Sanders launches his campaign for Governor of New York.

March 23:

• Grace and Robert Mugabe flee Harare for Singapore; Emmerson Mnangagwa is recognized as President by the remainder of the former Mugabe government.

April 6:

• A finalized agreement for crises in Venezuela is reached in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

April 12:

• The Venezuelan military seizes control of Caracas; General-in-Chief Vladimir Padrino López, formerly the Minister of Defense, is declared Acting President.

April 13-14:

• The 8th Summit of the Americas takes place; the Lima Declaration is signed, condemning the coup in Venezuela.
• The 54th Special Session of the OAS is convened.

April 27:

• President Jacob Zuma of South Africa grants asylum to the Mugabe family; widespread protests occur among the Zimbabwean population in the country.

The March on Caracas

May 7-8:

• The March on Caracas takes place; the Padrino junta is forced from power and National Assembly President Omar Barboza assumes authority as Acting President.

May 7-14

• A chlorine gas attack is carried out in BDF-held areas of Minsk, killing 96 people, and injuring over five hundred, marking the deadliest chemical attack in Europe since the Second World War.
• Pro-Lukasheno forces capture Minsk.
• Investigators from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are blocked from entering Minsk.

May 19:

• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Dutch Prime Minister Geert Wilders reach the Rotterdam Arrangement, whereby the UK would honor Dutch certain rules and regulations for shipping, cargo, and airways, therefore following EU regulations by default

May 28:

• Karen Kwiatkowski, Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public Affairs, resigns in protest of VA facility safety in the aftermath of the Yountville shooting.

June 4-5:

• An international summit is held in The Hague concerning the crisis in Belarus, at the headquarters of the OPCW; a ceasefire lasts for 27 hours before fighting resumes.

June 5:

• Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom and Treasurer John Chiang, both Democrats, advance to the California gubernatorial election; Republican David Fennell and independent Gayle McLaughlin advance to the election for Lieutenant Governor.

June 8:

• Facing pressure from Congress and the public, Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald resigns; Deputy Secretary Kristin Beck becomes Acting Secretary.

June 27:

• Supreme Court Associate Justices Stephen Breyer and Ruth Bader Ginsburg announce their retirement.

July 10:

• Former Rear Admiral Michelle Howard is sworn in as United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

July 14:

• At 11:00 pm, the United Kingdom officially withdraws from the European Union.

July 15:

• Day One of Brexit
  • A legal hard border is placed between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
  • France imposes mandatory controls for the EU's new external border; approximately 65% of all British heavy goods vehicles are unprepared for French customs.

July 30:

• Clinton announces her nomination of Circuit Judge Jacqueline Nguyen and District Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the vacancies on the Supreme Court.
• The Zimbabwean general election is held, with international observers declaring Susan Tsvangirai the victor with 50.8% of the vote; coalition-building talks begin with incumbent President Mnangagwa.
• As part of the peace process in the country, Parliament of Cameroon appointing a commission to study and rewrite the constitution.

August 14:

• The checkpoint near Belcoo, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland is set on fire, and the the flames damage a nearby apartment building and two businesses; in response, a group of pro-Brexit Northern Irish civilians organize the Red Hand Sovereignty Patrol (RHSP), to discourage further damage to the border infrastructure.

August 20:

• Leopoldo López wins the Venezuelan presidential election, defeating PSUV candidate Adán Chávez and Workers' Movement (MT) candidate Luisa Ortega.
  • Chávez declares the results fraudulent and sets up a government-in-exile in Cuba.

September 9:

• Swedish general election.
  • The Sweden Democrats win a plurality, but are unable to form a government.
  • Stefan Löfven continues as Prime Minister in a caretaker government.

September 10:

• Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, after narrowly losing her congressional primary, founds the advocacy group People for Peace.

October 7:

• The Cameroonian general election is held: the referendum on the constitution is approved with 61% of the vote. Paul Biya is re-elected President, but as part of reform agreements, Akere Muna is appointed Prime Minister.
  • Ambazonia, as a new region, will have a two-round referendum, potentially allowing for greater autonomy or independence.

The Federal Republic of Syria

October 27:

• The Treaty of Aqaba is formally accepted by all major parties in the Syrian peace process.

November 6:

• Elections are held for the United States House of Representatives, Senate, and for multiple Governorships and statewide offices.
  • The Republican Party wins control of the Senate and takes control of the Governor's Mansions in Illinois, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania.
  • The Libertarian Party wins control two Senate seats and the Governorship of Michigan.
  • Representative Bernie Sanders is elected Governor of New York in a four-way election; his wife, Jane Sanders, loses her bid to succeed him in Congress.
  • Ivanka Trump and former Senator Rudy Giuliani are elected to the New York Constitutional Convention.

December 6:

• Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, self-styled Caliph of ISIL/ISIS, is killed in a raid in Raqqa.
  • Mansoor Dadullah replaces him, styling himself as Caliph Umar.
    • He declares the Islamic State “in continuation” in the form of the Islamic State in Greater Khorasan.

December 8:

• The Federal Republic of Syria is formally established.

December 11-14:

• A RHSP group catches protesters tearing down a checkpoint camera, and after the ensuing fight, two protesters were hospitalized while a third goes into coma.
  • Three days later, a mobile unit is blown up in an attack, killing the three men inside.
  • The following week, escalation continues, with five republicans found murdered in their home in Derry in retaliation.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Special Envoy Joe Biden, 2017

December 21:

• The Irish Border Council is established, to ease tensions and resolve conflicts.
  • It is ultimately chaired by Joe Biden, United States Special Envoy for Northern Ireland.

2019

January 2:

• The Bay Islands declare independence from Honduras.

January 3:

• Representative Steve Scalise (LA-1) is elected Speaker of the House of Representatives.

January 11:

• The United Kingdom, under Prime Minister Johnson, annexes the Bay Islands
  • Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández declares that a "state of war" exists between the two countries, but adopts a policy of "no first strike"

January 12:

• Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President.
• Bob Stephens, former Mayor of Springfield, Missouri, announces his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination for President.

January 18:

• 2019 Swedish general election
  • The Sweden Democrats once more receive a plurality, and once more are unable to form a government.
  • Stefan Löfven continues his caretaker government.

January 31:

• Former Governor Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico announces his candidacy for President as a Republican.

February 2:

• Former President of the National Endowment for Democracy Carl Gershman announces his candidacy for President as a Democrat.

February 4:

• The Arctic Status Agreement is signed in Tromsø, Norway.

February 12:

• Lukashenko-loyal Belarussian troops march through Lithuanian territory to attack the BDA-held city of Astravyets.
  • A NATO multinational battlegroup in Rukla is activated but does not see engagement with Belarussian forces.
  • Border fortifications are constructed; Article IV of the North Atlantic Treaty is invoked.

March 6-19:

• Cyclone Idai makes landfall twice in Mozambique, making it one of the worst tropical cyclones on record to affect Africa and the Southern Hemisphere; refugees flee south to Zimbabwe and South Africa.

April 2:

• The Tenth New York Constitutional Convention is convened in Albany; former judge Robert S. Smith is elected President by consensus of the Republican-led majority.

April 4:

• Karen Kwiatkowski announces her candidacy for the Libertarian nomination for President.

April 8:

• The crew of an Irish fishing vessel on Lough Foyle is arrested by a British patrol for failing to provide documentation, sparking dispute with an outraged Ireland; civilian patrols take to the lough, to reinforce the fines on the British side or to escort vessels on the Irish side.

April 9:

• Israeli elections are held for the 21st Knesset.
  • Benny Gantz, former Chief of General Staff, wins election to become Prime Minister of Israel on the Blue and White party list.

April 13:

• Sheriff Richard Jones of Butler County, Ohio, officially launches his campaign for the Republican nomination for President.

President Leopoldo López rallies support outside Miraflores Palace, April 19, 2019)

April 19:

• Invasion of Vargas
  • A denial-of-service attack hit the Venezuelan Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Communications, severely hampering the government’s responsive capabilities.
  • The T-64 Capana Class landing ship Los Llanos, under the command of the Revolutionary Cabinet, reaches the island of La Orchila.
  • Government offices in La Asunción, Margarita Island, in the state of Nueva Esparta, falls to the Revolutionary Cabinet; Adán Chávez lands via helicopter in La Asunción, declaring that Venezuela would be “liberated from imperialism”
  • The 23 de Enero parish in Caracas is taken by pro-Chavez collectivos.
  • President López addresses a crowd of approximately 12,000 outside Miraflores Palace, calling on Venezuelans to reject the invasion and rally on behalf of the constitution.

April 21 - May 5

• Elections in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
  • Ivan Babanovski of the anti-Prespa party Macedonian Struggle wins the first round of presidential elections in Macedonia.
  • Babanovski wins the run-off election; a concurrent election on accepting the proposed name change to FYR Macedonia is rejected.
  • Incumbent President Gjorge Ivanov refuses to allow election monitors into the country.

April 24:

• Pro-Chavez forces retreat from their beachhead at Simón Bolivar Airport in Maiquetía, their last major stronghold on the mainland.

May 2:

• A ceasefire negotiated in Trinidad and Tobago allows the return of hostages and free movement of refugees from Nueva Esparta.
  • The the Revolutionary Cabinet has maintained control of the islands; a moderate insurgency has continued on the mainland, particularly in the state of Barinas and along the borders with Colombia and Brazil.

May 8:

• 2019 South African general election is held.
  • Mmusi Maimane of the Democratic Alliance is elected President; Makhosi Khoza of the African National Change is elected Deputy President.

May 12:

• Ivan Babanovski is sworn in as President of FYR Macedonia
  • As part of his proclaimed National Unity Initiative, Babanovski issues a decree that Macedonian is the sole official language of the country, and all state materials and institutions are to use Macedonian.

May 18:

• The New York Constitutional Convention is adjourned, setting the proposed document towards a public vote.

June:

• Puerto Rican leadership crisis;
  • The FBI arrest two former officials in the cabinet of Puerto Rico Governor Ricky Rosselló; three days later, Telegram messages are leaked showing Rosselló and his inner circle joking about casualties from Hurricane Maria and ridiculing political rivals with violent language.
  • Both incidents triggered the largest government protests in modern Puerto Rican history and a wave of government resignations.
  • Due to intervention by Vice President Luis Gutiérrez, and former Governor Fortuño, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez - the nonpartisan U.S. Attorney for Puerto Rico - is ultimately chosen to serve as Governor until the next general election.

June 1:

• Cherokee Nation general election is held.
  • Delegate Kimberly Teehee is elected Principal Chief, defeating Tribal Councilmen David Walkingstick and Dick Lay; she is the second woman to be elected to the position, after Wilma Mankiller.

June 10:

• A ceasefire and a preliminary peace agreement for Belarus is reached in Trump Tower Baku, Azerbaijan.
  • An unannounced visit to the tower by Ivanka Trump leads to rumors that she took part in negotiations; Trump refuses to comment and the State Department categorically denies any involvement from non-diplomats.

June 11:

• Larry Sharpe announces his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination for President.

June 12-17:

• President Babanovski orders the arrest of Abdylmenaf Bexheti, Rector of South East European University in Tetova, for refusal to stop teaching in Albanian, in opposition to his Macedonian-only language policy.
  • Protests erupt in Tetova and Albanian-speaking parts of FYR Macedonia.

June 13:

• After 146 days, the Sweden Democrats form a government with the Christian Democrats, with confidence and supply from the Moderates
  • Jimmie Åkesson becomes Prime Minister of Sweden.

June 17:

• Ivanka Trump announces her candidacy for the Republican nomination for President.

June 26:

• Speaker Steve Scalise is assassinated in an attack on the annual Congressional baseball game.
  • He is later succeeded by Representative Jim Jordan (R-OH).

July 1:

• President Bababovski orders the arrest of Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, leading to international condemnation

Ivanka Trump campaigns in Iowa (9/6/2019)

July 17:

• The Baku Agreement is finalized; Austrian diplomat Benita Ferrero-Waldner is chosen by consensus to lead the international task force.

August 14:

• Teehee is inaugurated as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
  • She selects former United States Ambassador Keith Harper as Attorney General of the Cherokee Nation.

September 17:

• Howard Schultz, former APEC Ambassador and former Starbucks CEO, announces his candidacy for the Libertarian nomination for President.

September 18:

• Richmond Accords
  • A US-mediated agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority begins the process of returning control of freshwater springs to the PA.

October 9:

• Victor Lukashenko formally withdraws from the Baku Agreement.

October 10:

• Elections are held in BDA-held territory in Belarus:
  • Sannikov is elected to a full term as President
  • Hanna Kanapatskaya is elected Prime Minister.

October 15:

• Carl Gershman announces former Representative Tulsi Gabbard as his running mate for the Democratic nomination.

October 19:

• German-led mediation secures the release of Zaev, who publicly renounces his resignation.

October 20-27:

• President of the Macedonian Assembly Talat Xhaferi moves to remove Babanovski from office.
  • After receiving a tip that he would be arrested, Xhaferi flees to the border town of Debar, where he would hold a meeting of the Assembly to remove Babanovski from power; Xhaferi is recognized as President by the Zaev government.

October 21:

• Felito Cruz and One Canada wins a plurality of the vote in the Canadian general election.

October 24:

• Palestinian national elections
  • Independent candidate Mustafa Barghouti is elected President of the Palestinian National Authority and President of Palestine, while his party took a plurality of seats in the legislature.
  • The outcome is disputed by Hamas and Fatah; leaders Ismail Haniyeh and Mahmoud Aloul claim legitimacy as President, respectively.

October 28:

• Prime Minister-elect Cruz enters a coalition agreement with the Conservative Party.
  • Nikki Pedersen is designated as the next Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.

November 2-10:

• A Babanovski-loyal contingent of troops attempts to surround and take the town of Debar, where Zaev and Xhaferi had headquartered.

December 5:

• Prime Minister Cruz begins his premiership.

2020s

2020

Supreme Leader Ahmad Khatami (since 2020)

January 3:

• Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei dies; the news is broken during Tehran’s Friday prayer service by Ahmad Khatami.
  • Khatami is subsequently elected Supreme Leader.

January 21:

• First confirmed case of COVID-19 is reported in Snohomish County, Washington.
  • Secretary of Health and Human Services Neera Tanden declares a public health emergency.

January 23:

• The Islamic State in Greater Khorasan declares the Wilayat al-Zanj (province of the Zanj), operating in Mozambique, Kenya, Malawi, and Zimbabwe.
  • President Clinton authorizes 600 military advisors to be sent to the region, based in Harare.

February 3:

• Iowa caucuses are held.
  • Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse wins the Republican caucuses.
  • President Clinton wins the Democratic caucuses.
  • Karen Kwiatkowski wins the Libertarian caucuses.

February 6:

• President Clinton announces the White House Task Force on the Novel Coronavirus, chaired by HHS Secretary Tanden.

February 11:

• New Hampshire primaries are held:
  • Ivanka Trump wins the Republican primary.
  • President Clinton wins the Democratic primary.
  • Larry Sharpe wins the Libertarian primary.

February 22:

• Primaries and caucuses are held:
  • Ivanka Trump wins the Republican primary in South Carolina.
  • President Clinton wins the Democratic caucuses in Nevada.
  • Karen Kwiatkoski wins the Libertarian primary in South Carolina.

February 29:

• Primaries and caucuses are held:
  • President Clinton wins the Democratic primary in South Carolina.
  • Ivanka Trump wins the Republican caucuses in Nevada.
  • Representative Jim Kolbe wins the Libertarian caucuses in Nevada.

March 1:

• Prime Minister Johnson unveils his government's Coronavirus Action Plan.

March 3:

• Super Tuesday primaries are held:
  • Trump sweeps the southeastern states and California, while Cotton takes Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas; Sasse carries Utah and Colorado, while Fortuño takes Vermont.
  • President Clinton sweeps most states, but Gershman wins his first primary victories in Vermont and Oklahoma.
  • Kwiatkowski carries most states from Texas to Virginia to Vermont, and remains ahead in delegates and votes; Sharpe narrowly carries California and wins North Carolina.

March 5:

• President Clinton declares a nationwide stay-at-home order for nearly 90% of the federal workforce and issues shelter-in-place guidance nationwide.
  • All federal lands and buildings are closed to visitors excepting for "clear necessity."
  • The Election Assistance Commission and the USPS are tasked with providing mail-in ballots for the rest of the primary season and potentially for the general election campaign; primary states extend the timeframe for accepting mail-in ballots at the behest of all major campaigns.

March 11:

• Gershman suspends his campaign, stating he had accomplished his goal of raising "core issues for democracy, here and abroad."

March 12:

• Gabbard announces that she is continuing her vice-presidential campaign.
• Kolbe suspends his campaign and throws his support behind Sharpe.

March 17:

• Primaries are held:
  • Trump carries the states of Florida and Illinois, while Jones carries the winner-take-all states of Arizona and Ohio
  • Sharpe carries all five states holding primaries: Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida, and Illinois.
  • President Clinton wins all Democratic primary states.

March 24:

• The Parliament of the United Kingdom votes to delay most elections by a year, and elections for the House of Commons by at least six months.
• Cotton and Fortuño suspend their campaigns, following disappointing results in the Georgia primary.

March 29:

• Michigan Governor Kerry Bentivolio tests positive for COVID-19.

April 4:

• Gabbard claims victory in the mail-in Wyoming caucuses, via a majority of ballots cast being for Gershman.

April 6:

• Governor Bentivolio passes away, leaving Shri Thanedar as Governor.

April 26:

• Acela primaries are held:
  • Jones narrowly carries Pennsylvania and Maryland, but is unable to catch up to Trump's overwhelming delegate lead; he suspends his campaign two days later, leaving Trump as the presumptive nominee.
  • Kwaitkowski fails to catch up to Sharpe's lead in the popular vote or delegate count; she suspends her campaign, leaving Sharpe as the presumptive nominee.

April 28:

• The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reaches 10,000.

July 6-8:

• The Libertarian National Convention is held in Austin, Texas, albeit with most events happening virtually.
  • On the fourth ballot, U.S. Representative Martha Rainville (VT-AL) is chosen as the party's vice-presidential nominee.

Boundaries of the Five Tribes, as recognized in Sharp v. Murphy.

July 9:

• The Supreme Court of the United States issues its ruling in Sharp v. Murphy.
  • In a 6-3 decision, Justice Elena Kagan writes the majority opinion determining that Congress had never legally disestablished the Indian reservations of several tribal nations in Oklahoma (the Muscogee Nation, the Cherokee Nation, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the Chickasaw Nation, and the Quapaw Nation) and thus that those lands should be treated as "Indian country"

July 13:

• Gabbard suspends her vice-presidential campaign.

August 10:

• Louisiana Senator Bobby Jindal is selected as Ivanka Trump's running mate.

September 22:

• The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reaches 50,000.

October 26:

• A treaty is signed in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada formalizing the creation of the CANZUK common market and trading bloc.

November 3:

• The 2020 United States presidential election is held.
  • Arizona, Georgia, Missouri, and Texas flip Democratic, while Pennsylvania, Colorado, Wisconsin, Nevada, and California flip Republican; the Libertarians carry Alaska, Vermont, Maine, and Nebraska's 2nd congressional district.
  • Ivanka Trump wins the presidential election with 41.65% of the ballots cast and 275 votes in the Electoral College.
  • The Trump presidential transition begins.
  • The House of Representatives elections results in a slim Republican plurality of seats, marking the first time since 1916 that a single party failed to win a majority.

November 6-10:

• Democratic House Leader Jim Clyburn (SC-6) and Libertarian House Leader Amash (MI-3) agree to a list of common goals and principles for the 117th Congress.
  • Amash and incumbent Speaker Jim Jordan (R-OH) reach an agreement to allow Jordan to return to a full term as Speaker.

November 7:

• The 2020 United Kingdom general election is held.
  • The election results in a hung parliament, leading to negotiations for potential coalitions.

November 10:

• Trump designates Julie Radford, her campaign manager, as White House Chief of Staff; former Senator Rudy Giuliani, businessman Steve Bannon, and Attorney General of Missouri Josh Hawley are each named Counselor to the President.

November 17:

• Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage announce a coalition government, given confidence and supply by the Scottish National Party.

2021

January 3:

• Israeli airstrikes target pro-Iran weapons facilities in Lebanon, killing 8.
  • Among them is Maher al-Assad, brother of former President Bashar al-Assad, Chairman of the Council of Governors, and Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian National Guard; he is succeeded in his official roles by Suheil al-Hassan, who is more favorable to Russia over Iran.

January 6:

• Larry Sharpe announces his bid for Mayor of New York City.

Trump addresses supporters in January 2021, shortly after her inauguration.

January 20:

• Ivanka Trump is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States; Bobby Jindal is inaugurated as the 49th Vice President.
  • Tom Cotton takes office as Secretary of Defense; Carly Fiorina takes office as Secretary of Homeland Security.
  • Gary Bernsten takes office as National Security Advisor; Tulsi Gabbard takes office as Homeland Security Advisor; Mike Flynn takes office as Director of the CIA.
  • The Strategic Diplomacy Council is disbanded, with remaining responsibilities given to former Senator and newly-inaugurated Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ron Johnson.
  • The White House Task Force on the Novel Coronavirus is disbanded, with its responsibilities given to the President's Council on Pandemic Response, chaired by Vice President Jindal.

January 21:

• Governor General of Canada Julie Payette resigns, upon publication of an internal review describing a "toxic, verbally abusive workplace."

January 25:

• Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush takes office as Secretary of the Interior.

January 27:

• Trump suspends the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) for 120 days and denies entry to citizens of Iraq, Iran, Libya, Mozambique, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen, and Zimbabwe for 90 days; entry for Syrian, Zimbabwean, and Mozambican refugees is suspended for an indefinite period of time.

February 3:

• Trump signs an executive directing a 90-day review of US participation in the Arctic Status Agreement.

February 11:

• Rudy Giuliani takes office as United States Secretary of State.

March 1-5:

• Prime Minister Cruz announces his intent to nominate retired General Lewis Mackenzie as his choice of Governor General.
  • The selection is met with outcry among both the public and Parliament.
  • Deputy Prime Minister Nikki Pedersen withdraws from the coalition agreement.
  • Cruz asks for and receives ten weeks of prorogation from Administrator Richard Wagner.

April 5:

• Richard Jones takes office as Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

April 6:

• Donald Trump Jr. is appointed Senior Advisor to Interior Secretary George P. Bush.

May 4:

• Trump announces that the United States will withdraw from the ASA, unless certain enforcement conditions are met by the other parties; this will later be extended by 30 days.

June 6:

• Second round of the Peruvian general election.
  • Keiko Fujimori, in her third bid for the Presidency, wins with 50.07% of the vote.

June 21:

• 44th Canadian general election.
  • One Canada wins an expanded plurality of seats; Cruz is re-elected Prime Minister and forms a minority government.
  • Pedersen announces her pending resignation for June 27th.

June 22:

• New York City mayoral primary elections.
  • Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio wins renomination to a second term.
  • Retired NYPD detective Bo Dietl wins the Republican nomination.
  • Larry Sharpe wins the Libertarian nomination.

June 23:

• Cruz announces the nomination of Senator Thanh Hai Ngo as Governor General, who succeeds Payette.

August 3:

• The COVID-19 death toll in the United States reaches 250,000, largely fueled by the Delta variant.

August 12:

• Trump, Cruz, Åkesson, Wilders, and Corbyn reach an agreement, allowing the United States to formally join the negotiations for the common compliance network for the terms of the Arctic Status Agreement.

September:

• A cluster of SARS-CoV-2 infections occurs in Washington DC establishments in proximity to many high-level officials, including in the White House.

October 13:

• Canada, the United States, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom announce the creation of the Common Arctic Compliance Network.

October 29:

• Trump creates the positions of "Principal Executive Director" and "Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Chair" in the Federal Trade Commission, appointing Counselor to the President Josh Hawley to both positions; this effectively strips FTC Chair Tim Wu of his authority as Chairman.
  • Wu seeks legal recourse and maintains that he has full authority as Chairman.

November 2:

• Virginia gubernatorial election.
  • Jennifer McClellan is elected Governor, succeeding Stewart and defeating Republican nominee Amanda Chase and Libertarian nominee Scott Rigell.
  • Levar Stoney (D) and Tim Kaine (D) are elected Lt. Governor and Attorney General, respectively.
• New York City mayoral election.
  • Larry Sharpe wins the election, defeating incumbent Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio and Republican nominee Bo Dietl.

November 4:

• Secretary of the Treasury Herman Cain dies of complications caused by COVID-19.
  • He is succeeded as Acting Secretary by Sigal Mandelker, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.

2022

January 1:

• The COVID-19 death toll in the United States stands at approximately 360,000, fueled by the waning Delta variant and the ascendant Omicron variant.
• Sharpe in inaugurated as the 111th Mayor of New York City.

January 7:

• Pursuant to a ruling from D.C. Circuit Judge Amy Berman Jackson, Secretary Bush acquiesces and approves the new Cherokee Nation constitution.

January 15:

• Jennifer McClellan takes office as Governor of Virginia.

January 26:

• Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announces his retirement.