1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established as independent agency.
  1.         Center for Disease Control (CDC) founded.
  2.         Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) established.
  3.         Project MKULTRA officially terminated. Aegis Prime maintains control over the bulk of the scientific                                                                        research and devices and moves to contain, monitor and co-opt a number of the most promising scientists and programs.
  4.         President Kennedy discovers that one of his Secret Service agents is a member of Aegis. As events        spin somewhat out of control, Kennedy is assassinated. Although the affair is resolved without undue compromise of Aegis, Aegis Prime secures further evidence that one or more secret conspiracies, other than itself and Black Book, are operating within the US government.
  1. Peter Henry Westmane accepts Aegis Prime's invitation to establish a centre for the study of supernatural phenomenon significantly funded by Aegis. The Centre for the Advanced Pheonomenological Studies (CAPS) is established.
  1. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) becomes a separate agency in the Department of Treasury.
  2. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs becomes the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA).
  1. Satellite Alexis launched by Project Rasputin.
  2. Rasputin's Tatyana Markova disappears from the Soviet Union.
  3. HEW renamed Department of Health and Human Services.
  1. "Queens Tome" secured by Aegis operatives. Aegis Prime assigns the text to the Centre for Advanced Cognitive Phenomenon for translation and study.
  1. Challenger shuttle disaster precipitated by Black Book/Saurian sabotage results in a focussed recruitment and placement drive by Aegis into NASA.
  2. MJ-12 document released to the public. Aegis Prime cannot determine the origin of the document or how it was smuggled past Aegis suppression controls.
  1. Aegis begins dissemination of smaller, portable HERMES Mark II links with improved graphics, scrambling and interface. Security features are improved by thermal scans.
  1. Aegis begins dissemination of disguised, advanced HERMES Mark IIa links. Again, security features are updated to include DNA sampling and matching protocols.


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