

February 28: The Gulf War ends as Iraq withdraw its military forces from Kuwait. 1991 January 17: Operation Desert Storm begins as the United States and its allies launched their attack on Iraq. August 2: Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. Crop duster pilot Russell Casse is allegedly abducted and experimented by aliens. 1986 David Levinson and Constance Spano are married. December 8: English singer and peace activist John Lennon is murdered by Mark David Chapman in front of The Dakota in New York City. 1980 February 22: During the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States hockey team defeats the Soviet Union hockey team 4–3. 1978 David Levinson graduates early from high school and is enrolled in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 1972 Brackish Okun is recruited by the U.S. 1969 July 16: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched. June: Julius Levinson marries Sarah Holtzman and begin their honeymoon in Niagara Falls. 1961 May: Julius Levinson graduates from Brooklyn College. military launches an investigation, and the vessel and its occupants are taken and transferred to Area 51. 1947 July 4: An extraterrestrial spacecraft crash lands in the outskirts of Roswell, New Mexico. 1939 October 26: Julius Levinson is born.

The Sphere begins gathering many alien races in a united front against the Harvesters. The Sphere is the sole survivor and makes its escape. The Harvesters devastate the home planet of an advanced species and their ships. The Harvesters wage war on several planets across the galaxy. Distant Past An advanced race sheds their biological existence and transfers their consciousnesses into artificial bodies thousands of years ago.
