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37	The president of West Texas is assassinated. The new president exonerates Sheldon Surina and calls oflf the manhunr for him. It is scill many years before Surina can appear in public without intense security.
39	Creed Elan is founded as a private philanthropic organization (though the term “creed" has not yet been coined).
52	Dr. Plugenpatch is incorporated as a private enter-prise. Henry Osterman and Sheldon Surina are among those on its original board.
60-100	Many of the great nation-states of antiquity dissolve as their primary functions (enfbrcing law, keeping the peace, encouraging trade) become irrelevant or morę efficient to handle through distributed technology. People begin to form their own independent legał entities, or civic groups.
61	The Third Jesus leads a splintcr group of radical Phar-isees in building a new orbital colony (the first sińce the destruction of Yu). Though initially promising, 49th Heaven collapses within a generation. It reemerges to prominence a hundred years later as a sybaritic resort.
66	First fully functioning multi technology comes into existence. Sheldon Surina, though not the technology's inventor, makes vast engineering improve-ments. Within a decade, multi projections are ubkjui-tous among the wealthy.
70s-90s	Inspired by the apparent succcss of 49th Heaven, a rash of orbital colonies are fundcd and colonized. Space mania brings new funding and energy to ongoing efforts to colonize Mars.
80	Birth of Prengal Surina.