2005: Judgement Day

The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

—Ted Kaczynski in his book, Industrial Society and Its Future.

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First Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) being fired off, July 8th, 2005, 9:30 AM.

2005: Judgement Day is an horrifying timeline following the Unabomber not being caught, which results in the third and final World War on July 8th, 2005. Inspired by a multitude of timelines such as 1983: Doomsday, Dying in the 90's, 2000: Y2K, Third Time's the Charm, 1995: The Armageddon & the Great Nuclear War respectively, as well as some post-apocalyptic films, mangas & video-games, including The Road, The Day After, Threads, Testament, Mad Max & Fallout.

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Timeline

Point of Divergence

Linda Patrik, David Kaczynski's wife, never suggests to David that Ted may be the Unabomber, fearing it may come off as rude. This makes it so David never suspects Ted as the Unabomber, leading him to not get arrested.

1995-2005 - Before Judgement Day

• January 1st, 1995: The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established.
• April 19th, 1995: The Oklahoma City bombing takes place, resulting in the deaths of 168 people.
• May 2nd, 1995: The European Union (EU) expands with the addition of Austria, Finland, and Sweden.
• November 22nd, 1995: Toy Story, the first feature-length film created entirely using computer-generated animation, is released by Pixar Animation Studios.
• June 26th, 1996: The Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia kills 19 U.S. servicemen and wounds hundreds.
• July 27th, 1996: The Centennial Olympic Park bombing occurs during the Atlanta Olympics, resulting in two deaths and multiple injuries.
• September 7th, 1996: Rapper Tupac Shakur is shot in Las Vegas and dies six days later.
• July 1st, 1997: Hong Kong is handed over from British to Chinese control, marking the end of British colonial rule.
• August 31st, 1997: Princess Diana dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief.
• November 27th, 1997: The Kyoto Protocol, an international treaty to address climate change, is adopted.
• February 23rd, 1998: The Nagano Winter Olympics begin in Japan.
• August 7th, 1998: The U.S. embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, are bombed, resulting in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries.
• September 2nd, 1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin as a search engine startup.
• October 29th, 1998: The John Glenn Space Shuttle mission launches, returning former astronaut John Glenn to space at the age of 77.
• January 1st, 1999: The euro, the common currency of the European Union, is introduced.
• April 20th, 1999: The Columbine High School massacre occurs in Colorado, with 15 people, including the two shooters, dead.
• May 25th, 1999: The Star Wars film franchise returns with the release of "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace."
• November 20th, 1999: The "Battle of Seattle" takes place as protesters clash with police during the WTO Ministerial Conference.
• January 1st, 2000: The Y2K computer bug fears lead to worldwide anticipation and preparations for potential system failures, but the New Year's transition is mostly uneventful.
• October 12th, 2000: The USS Cole bombing occurs in Yemen, killing 17 U.S. Navy sailors.
• November 7th, 2000: The United States presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore ends in controversy and legal challenges.
• September 11th, 2001: The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., result in nearly 3,000 deaths.
• October 7th, 2001: The United States launches the War in Afghanistan in response to the 9/11 attacks.
• December 11th, 2001: China joins the World Trade Organization (WTO).
• January 1st, 2002: The euro becomes the official currency in 12 European Union countries.
• February 12th, 2002: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules that Israel's barrier in the West Bank is illegal.
• October 23rd, 2002: The Moscow Theater hostage crisis takes place when Chechen militants seize a theater, leading to a rescue operation that results in the deaths of 130 hostages.
• March 20th, 2003: The United States and its allies invade Iraq, marking the beginning of the Iraq War.
• August 14th, 2003: The Northeast blackout affects large parts of the northeastern and midwestern United States, as well as Ontario, Canada.
• December 13th, 2003: The capture of Saddam Hussein, the former President of Iraq, is announced by U.S. forces.
• March 11th, 2004: The Madrid train bombings occur, with a series of coordinated terrorist attacks targeting commuter trains, resulting in 191 deaths and over 2,000 injuries.
• June 28th, 2004: The U.S. transfers sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government, marking a significant milestone in the Iraq War.
• December 26th, 2004: The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami occur, resulting in the deaths of approximately 230,000 people in 14 countries.

July 5th - 7th, 2005 - Unabomber's Bombings

• July 5th, 2005:
  • 11:30 AM - Ted's cronies set off towards cities targeted by the Unabomber himself to detonate the packages to "start the planet's rise once again."
  • July 5th 11:30-12:00 - University campus in the United States to scientific research institutes have been parcel bomb attacks, more continuous explosion, a series of casualties and fire.