History & Chronicle

Timeline

History in nine turning points

• before 1922 · The Bitter YearsSupply relies on difficult-to-use raw cane sugar. A steady supply is rarely achieved.
• January 11, 1922The First Injection and Foundation of the State. Dextro Energie replaces raw cane sugar and is initially considered an improvement. The monument of pressed dextrose is dedicated to the mountain beside the future capital.
• 1922–1969 · The Dextro EraDextro Energie supplies the country for forty-seven years. Over time, the energy source affects local well-being and becomes increasingly frowned upon by the population.
• April 4, 1969 · The Dextro Tooth IncidentAn anonymously-kept child loses a tooth to a stale, rock-hard Dextro tablet. The government downplays the accident as an isolated case and defends Dextro as a favourable advance over raw cane sugar.
• Spring 1969 · The Anti-Dextro MovementThe tooth incident sparks a nationwide protest movement. Strikes, rallies, and the sticker “Dextro Energie? No thanks” characterize all four sectors.
• June 2, 1969 · Revelation and TransitionAt a nationally broadcast press conference, it is revealed that President Edwin Zuckerberg had secretly been receiving Caprisun instead of the supposed dextrose drink. He stutters briefly, concedes defeat, and convenes the Chamber of Sectors. Even before the vote, protesters topple the Zuckerhut Monument. The transition is passed with 16 out of 24 votes; six vote against, two abstain.
• 1969–1970 · The Memorial FountainThe Memorial Fountain is erected over the toppled monument. Its Caprisun completely dissolves the pressed dextrose over the course of about a year.
• 1971The settlement on the ridge is designated the capital and named Betazell. It is chosen because it lies in neither half.
• 1976–1979 · SectorisationThe four sectors and their joint chamber already exist before 1969. Sectorisation between 1976 and 1979 reforms their boundaries, responsibilities and registration rules. On 3 October 1979, sector papers are abolished and Article 2 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of movement.