Royal Christian Empire vs. Islamic Republic

Royal Christian Empire vs. Islamic Republic
April 21, 1974 - Instead of getting an abortion, a woman gives birth to Daniel Archer in New York City. She leaves the newborn on the front door of a wealthy family, hoping that they will adopt him.

April 23, 1974 - The wealthy family gives the infant to an Catholic Orphanage.

June 4, 1990 - Daniel Archer is never adopted and attends Georgetown University on a full scholarship due to his impressive intellect.

May 30, 1991 - Daniel Archer founds Horizon Corporation, the firm eventually grows from a small software business to a multi-billion dollar competitor to Microsoft. Horizon purchases Bank of America, and buys shares in the newly merged Exxon Mobil in 1999. Seeing the incredible potential of each others business, Bill Gates and Daniel Archer merge Horizon and Microsoft to create Luna Incorporated. By the year 2001, Luna is the largest company in the world with profits in the hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars.

December 11, 1998 - Luna Inc. launches the satellite Icarus. The satellite consists of a giant mirror made of highly heat reflective foil which is used to direct the sun's heat energy on parts of the globe. The satellite is used to allow crop growth in previously frozen areas. As a result Canada becomes one of the leading agricultural nations.

March 1, 2001 - Daniel Archer uses his influence and former Catholic contacts to get a personal audience with Pope John Paul II. He also creates the World Christian Leadership Conference (WCLC), which meets in the Vatican on this date. Attending are representatives from every major denomination of the Christian Faith. At the conference, the groundwork for what will eventually become the Royal Christian Empire is laid.

March 20, 2001 - Mohammad Khatami, the president of Iran, arranges the assassination of Saddam Hussein by brilliantly using a sleeper agent in the dictator's bodyguard who was planted before the Iran-Iraq war. Iran quickly agrees with the group of ruling generals who replace Saddam that they and their families will be granted amnesty if they surrender control of their country. The generals agree and Iran merges with Iraq, founding the United Islamic Republic.

March 30, 2001 - Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan join the United Islamic Republic unconditionally after widespread public support following the proclamation that the Islamic Republic will unite the Muslim countries of the world and restore the Caliphate.

April 2, 2001 - Alarmed at the creation of the Islamic Republic, Daniel Archer and representatives from WCLC approach the Danish Government and purchase the uninhabited  sections of Greenland.