Resident Evil Facts

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`1960s: Engineer Michael Warren begins the electrification of Raccoon City. The fifth head of the Ashford family, Edward Ashford, begins his research into what would later become known as the Progenitor virus.`,
`1962: Ozwell E. Spencer enlists architect George Trevor to design and construct a reclusive mansion on the outskirts of Raccoon City.`,
`December 1966: Ozwell E. Spencer, James Marcus, and Edward Ashford officially establish the Progenitor virus which reconstitutes a living organism’s DNA.`,
`November 1967: The construction of the mansion and lab facilities in the Arklay Mountains is completed.`,
`1968: Construction of Raccoon City’s public transit trolleys begins in Europe and they are quickly put into use within the city. Spencer founds the pharmaceutical company Umbrella with Marcus and Edward Ashford. The company is established to mask their biological research.`,
`July-August 1968: Edward Ashford contracts the Progenitor virus and dies. His son, Alexander Ashford, succeeds him as head of the Ashford family. The Umbrella Training Facility is established in the Arklay Mountains with Marcus appointed as director.`,
`February to November 1969: Alexander Ashford begins to design a facility in Antarctica. He secretly makes plans to build an underground laboratory for the purpose of the Code Veronica project. Umbrella’s Antarctic Base and research facilities are completed.`,
`1971: The Code Veronica project is successful. The twins Alfred and Alexia Ashford are born.`,
`1977: Albert Wesker and William Birkin join the Training facility as prospective managers.`,
`January-July 1978: Marcus successfully develops the T-Virus. The closure of the Training Facility is finalized. Wesker and Birkin transfer their T-Virus research to the Arklay Research Facility. Marcus continues his own research in the closed down Training Facility.`,
`July 1981: Although only ten years old, Alexia Ashford graduates at the top of her class from a prestigious university. Birkin begins to view Alexia as a rival.`,
`1982: Alexia injects her father, Alexander, with the T-Veronica virus, but the experiment ends in failure.`,
`December 1983: Wesker researches secondary exposures to the T-Virus. He begins to have reservations about Spencer’s plans. Alexia is reported deceased due to accidental exposure to the virus.`,
`1987: Michael Warren becomes mayor of Raccoon City.`,
`1988: Wesker under orders from Spencer assassinates Marcus. Under Birkin’s guidance the T-Virus program begins development of the B.O.W. Tyrant. Umbrella begins work on the Nemesis project at its sixth European research facility.`,
`1991: Umbrella begins construction of an expansive underground laboratory beneath Raccoon City. Spencer approves Birkin’s G Virus project and work begins on it. Wesker is transferred to the Information Department.`,
`1992: Umbrella contributes funds for the refurbishment of City Hall and the building of the General Hospital. A statue of Michael Warren is erected in City Hall.`,
`1993: Raccoon City Police Chief Brian Irons begins conducting negotiations with Umbrella. Birkin transfers to the underground lab in Raccoon City clandestine meetings with Irons begin. Alfred Ashford graduates from a university in England, and becomes director of the Antarctic facility. He rises up the ranks to eventually become an executive of Umbrella, and then director of Rockfort Island.`,
`December 1993: A training facility for Anti-B.O.W. squad members is completed.`,
`1994: John from the Chicago lab takes over for Birkin at the Arklay Research Facility. Alfred builds a private mansion and prison on Rockfort Island.`,
`1996: Raccoon City Police Department’s S.T.A.R.S. team is founded with Wesker as Captain. HUNK undergoes combat training at Rockfort Island.`,
`May-June 1998: A mysterious man appears at the Umbrella Training Facility. There is a large-scale viral leak at the Arklay mansion. The research lab there is destroyed. Cerberus claims its first victim: a 20-year-old woman whose body is found dismembered. Cerberus sightings are reported in a local Raccoon City magazine.`,
`July 1998: There is an increase in reports of accidents and missing persons in the Arklay Mountains. The city sends the S.T.A.R.S. Bravo team to investigate. Bravo Team’s helicopter experiences engine trouble for unknown reasons and is forced to put down in the Arklay Mountains. Alpha Team is sent out to search for Bravo Team when communication is lost. The occurrence of the Mansion Incident.`,
`August-September 1998: Former S.T.A.R.S. member Chris Redfield learns of the G-Virus and heads to Europe to investigate Umbrella. The virus spreads throughout Raccoon City and is declared a biohazard as incidents of “cannibalism” continue to rise. Birkin completes his work on the G-Virus. A zombie horde attacks the city’s police station.`,
`August to September 1998: U.B.C.S. (Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service) arrived in the city to begin rescue operations. Rookie police officer Leon S. Kennedy arrives in the city at the same time as Claire Redfield.`,
`August-September 1998: Umbrella deploys the B.O.W. Nemesis T-Type into the city, and it begins its hunt for former S.T.A.R.S. members. Umbrella deploys mass produced Tyrants into the city. With the arrival of the U.S. military the city is placed under martial law.`,
`October-December 1998: The U.S. government decides to eliminate the virus threat by destroying Raccoon City with a missile strike. Claire infiltrates the Paris laboratory, only to be captured and imprisoned on Rockfort Island. Jill goes to Chris’s apartment, but he has already left.`,
`2002: Jack Krauser fakes his own death and joins Wesker’s secret organization.`,
`February 2003: Chris and Jill take part in the mission to destroy the Umbrella Caucasus Research Facility in Russia. They were successful in destroying a new B.O.W. known as T-A.L.O.S.`,
`2004: The U.S. president’s daughter, Ashley Graham, is kidnapped by the religious group known as the Los Illuminados. Leon Kennedy was scheduled to join Ashley’s Secret Service detail, but is ordered to find her instead.`,
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