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===Pre-1900===
===Pre-1900===
*'''1798:''' [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] is founded
*'''1798:''' [[Liberty City in GTA III Era|Liberty City]] is founded
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'''1835:''' Earth begins its existence according to the [[Epsilon Program]].[http://www.epsilonprogram.com/]
*'''1835:''' Earth begins its existence according to the [[Epsilon Program]].[http://www.epsilonprogram.com/]
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'''1842: '''The 66th Cavalry under [[Colonel Henry Bolt]] left their base in [[Fort Carson]] to head to [[Las Barrancas]] to heed the calls of homesteaders as bandits attacked. The entire force fell down a hole whilst running to the nearby Las Barrancas. The hole then took the name of the "Barrancas Mass Grave".
*'''1842: '''The 66th Cavalry under [[Colonel Henry Bolt]] left their base in [[Fort Carson]] to head to [[Las Barrancas]] to heed the calls of homesteaders as bandits attacked. The entire force fell down a hole whilst running to the nearby Las Barrancas. The hole then took the name of the "Barrancas Mass Grave".
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*'''1888: '''[[Ranch]] starts operating in America.
'''1888: '''[[Ranch]] starts operating in America.
*'''1897: '''[[Sweeney General Hospital]] opens in [[Portland View]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City]].
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'''1897: '''[[Sweeney General Hospital]] opens in [[Portland View]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City]].
===1920s===
===1920s===
*'''1923: '''The [[Liberty City Memorial Stadium]] or "Bush Stadium" is completed and opened to public use.
*'''1923: '''The [[Liberty City Memorial Stadium]] or "Bush Stadium" is completed and opened to public use.
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*'''1967: '''700 hippies choke to death on toads on the "Notorious Blackfield Bad Trip of 1967" in [[Blackfield]], [[Las Venturas]].
*'''1967: '''700 hippies choke to death on toads on the "Notorious Blackfield Bad Trip of 1967" in [[Blackfield]], [[Las Venturas]].
*'''1967: '''[[Carl Johnson]] is born.
*'''1967: '''[[Carl Johnson]] is born.
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*'''1968: '''[[Howlin' Petes Biker Emporium]] opens for business in [[Vice City]]
'''1968: '''[[Howlin' Petes Biker Emporium]] opens for business in [[Vice City]]
*'''1968: '''[[Momma's Restaurant]] opens for business in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City]] and was run by [[Momma Cipriani]].
*'''1968: '''[[Momma's Restaurant]] opens for business in [[Saint Mark's]], [[Portland]], [[Liberty City]] and was run by [[Momma Cipriani]].
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*'''1969: '''[[Jazz Magazines]], a magazines store, opens.
'''1969: '''[[Jazz Magazines]], a magazines store, opens.
===1970s===
===1970s===
*'''1971: '''The [[Forelli Family]] sends [[Tommy Vercetti]] to kill a man. Tommy is ambushed and attacked by eleven gangsters. Tommy kills all his attackers and is taken to jail under the nickname "The [[Harwood]] Butcher".
*'''1971: '''The [[Forelli Family]] sends [[Tommy Vercetti]] to kill a man. Tommy is ambushed and attacked by eleven gangsters. Tommy kills all his attackers and is taken to jail under the nickname "The [[Harwood]] Butcher".
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*'''1978: '''[[Ken Rosenberg]] starts his career as a lawyer in [[Liberty City]], defending the [[Forelli Family]].
*'''1978: '''[[Ken Rosenberg]] starts his career as a lawyer in [[Liberty City]], defending the [[Forelli Family]].
*'''1978: '''[[Ricardo Diaz]], a very powerful drug lord from Columbia, bribes the INS for a green card, allowing him to take residence in [[Vice City]].
*'''1978: '''[[Ricardo Diaz]], a very powerful drug lord from Columbia, bribes the INS for a green card, allowing him to take residence in [[Vice City]].
*'''1''''''979: '''The construction of [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] is completed in [[Vice City]] and the stadium opens.
*'''1979: '''The construction of [[Hyman Memorial Stadium]] is completed in [[Vice City]] and the stadium opens.
===1980s===
===1980s===
*'''1980: '''[[Congressman Alex Shrub|Alex Shrub]] is elected Congressman for [[Vice City]].
*'''1980: '''[[Congressman Alex Shrub|Alex Shrub]] is elected Congressman for [[Vice City]].
*'''1980: '''[[Maurice Chavez]] begins working in Vice City as ''Sal, the Wheat-Free Clown''.
*'''1980: '''[[Maurice Chavez]] begins working in Vice City as ''Sal, the Wheat-Free Clown''.
*'''1980: '''The band [[Ambulance (band)|Ambulance]] (featuring [[Bernard "Crow" Gordon]] and [[Trev]]) become a hit in Vice City.
*'''1980: '''The band [[Ambulance (band)|Ambulance]] (featuring [[Bernard "Crow" Gordon]] and [[Trev]]) become a hit in Vice City.
'''1981: '''[[Wave 103]], a new wave radio station, broadcasts its first show in [[Vice City]].
 
*'''1981: '''[[Wave 103]], a new wave radio station, broadcasts its first show in [[Vice City]].
*'''1981: '''The Florida secessionist movement begins.
*'''1981: '''The Florida secessionist movement begins.
*'''1981: '''[[Evacuator]], a film starring [[Jack Howitzer]], premieres and is shown nation wide.
*'''1981: '''[[Evacuator]], a film starring [[Jack Howitzer]], premieres and is shown nation wide.
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*'''1982: '''Kent Paul leaves England for Florida.
*'''1982: '''Kent Paul leaves England for Florida.
*'''1982: '''[[Cluckin' Bell]] begins operations in America. [http://www.cluckinbellhappychicken.com/]
*'''1982: '''[[Cluckin' Bell]] begins operations in America. [http://www.cluckinbellhappychicken.com/]
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*'''Mid 1980s: '''[[Salvatore Leone]] takes control of the [[Leone Family]] after a bloody conflict in Sicily. A brother of Salvatore's is believed to be involved in the conflict.
'''Mid 1980s: '''[[Salvatore Leone]] takes control of the [[Leone Family]] after a bloody conflict in Sicily. A brother of Salvatore's is believed to be involved in the conflict.
 
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*'''1984: '''The events of '''''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''''' take place.
'''1984: '''The events of '''''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]''''' take place.
*'''1984: '''A Hurricane is forecast to hit Vice City, but safely bypasses it.
*'''1984: '''A Hurricane is forecast to hit Vice City, but safely bypasses it.
*'''1984: '''The car company [[Maibatsu]] releases a new sports car called the [[Thunder]].
*'''1984: '''The car company [[Maibatsu]] releases a new sports car called the [[Thunder]].
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*'''Unknown (1986-1992): '''Lazlow is fired from his radio DJ job at [[V-Rock]], later to become a talk show host on [[Entertaining America]] in 1992.
*'''Unknown (1986-1992): '''Lazlow is fired from his radio DJ job at [[V-Rock]], later to become a talk show host on [[Entertaining America]] in 1992.
*'''1987: '''After [[Carl "CJ" Johnson]] is blamed for letting his brother [[Brian Johnson]] die, he moves from his hometown of [[Los Santos]] to Liberty City, later to work for [[Joey Leone]] in a stolen car ring. Meanwhile, the trend of crack cocaine empowers the [[Ballas]] and [[Vagos]] street gangs, weakening [[Grove Street Families]] who refuse to sell it. [[Seville Boulevard Families|Seville and]] [[Temple Drive Families|Temple factions]] also divide from Grove and begin a three-way feud; according to [[Big Smoke]], "Seville wrongs Temple, Temple wrongs Grove, bad blood leads to bad blood".
*'''1987: '''After [[Carl "CJ" Johnson]] is blamed for letting his brother [[Brian Johnson]] die, he moves from his hometown of [[Los Santos]] to Liberty City, later to work for [[Joey Leone]] in a stolen car ring. Meanwhile, the trend of crack cocaine empowers the [[Ballas]] and [[Vagos]] street gangs, weakening [[Grove Street Families]] who refuse to sell it. [[Seville Boulevard Families|Seville and]] [[Temple Drive Families|Temple factions]] also divide from Grove and begin a three-way feud; according to [[Big Smoke]], "Seville wrongs Temple, Temple wrongs Grove, bad blood leads to bad blood".
'''1987: '''Giggle Cream is withdrawn from the market two years after being released.
 
*'''1987: '''Giggle Cream is withdrawn from the market two years after being released.
*'''1987: '''[[Blox]] is withdrawn from the market and is used as an American defense strategy.
*'''1987: '''[[Blox]] is withdrawn from the market and is used as an American defense strategy.
*'''1987: '''[[Swapmeet]], a sitcom, premieres.
*'''1987: '''[[Swapmeet]], a sitcom, premieres.
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*'''1991: '''An emulator for the game ''One Eyed Monster War'' for the [[eXsorbeo]] is released [http://www.rockstargames.com/exsorbeo/emulator.htm].
*'''1991: '''An emulator for the game ''One Eyed Monster War'' for the [[eXsorbeo]] is released [http://www.rockstargames.com/exsorbeo/emulator.htm].
*'''1991: '''[[Rochell'le]] released her album ''[[Leg$]]''.
*'''1991: '''[[Rochell'le]] released her album ''[[Leg$]]''.
'''1992: '''Kent Paul becomes the manager of the [[Gurning Chimps]] and proposes the band goes to America. The lead member, [[Maccer]], is excited at this prospect.
 
*'''1992: '''Kent Paul becomes the manager of the [[Gurning Chimps]] and proposes the band goes to America. The lead member, [[Maccer]], is excited at this prospect.
*'''1992: '''[[Paulie Sindacco|Paulie and]] [[Johnny Sindacco]], [[Salvatore Leone]] and the [[Forelli Brothers]] form a truce and business partnership in [[Caligula's Casino]], an impressive corporate-scale [[Las Venturas]] hotel and casino. [[Ken Rosenberg]], only days out of rehab, is chosen as their middle man.
*'''1992: '''[[Paulie Sindacco|Paulie and]] [[Johnny Sindacco]], [[Salvatore Leone]] and the [[Forelli Brothers]] form a truce and business partnership in [[Caligula's Casino]], an impressive corporate-scale [[Las Venturas]] hotel and casino. [[Ken Rosenberg]], only days out of rehab, is chosen as their middle man.
*'''1992: '''Mayor [[Roger C. Hole]] is first elected into City Hall.
*'''1992: '''Mayor [[Roger C. Hole]] is first elected into City Hall.
*'''1992-1993: '''The events of '''''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''''' take place, in later winter. The game ends in January 1993, when [[Madd Dogg]] reveals that his new album ''[[Forty Dogg]]'' (produced by CJ) has gone gold.
*'''1992-1993: '''The events of '''''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]''''' take place, in later winter. The game ends in January 1993, when [[Madd Dogg]] reveals that his new album ''[[Forty Dogg]]'' (produced by CJ) has gone gold.
*'''1992:''' The sitcom ''My Five Uncles'' premieres, replacing the cancelled sitcom ''Just the Five of Us'', which starred [[Jimmy]] and [[Claude Maginot]]. Both shows aired Friday on VBS. Jimmy is arrested the same year, in possession of cocaine with several prostitutes at the [[Four Dragons Casino]] in [[Las Venturas]] (while being interviewed by [[WCTR]] news' [[Richard Burns]] at the child actor convention).
*'''1992:''' The sitcom ''My Five Uncles'' premieres, replacing the cancelled sitcom ''Just the Five of Us'', which starred [[Jimmy]] and [[Claude Maginot]]. Both shows aired Friday on VBS. Jimmy is arrested the same year, in possession of cocaine with several prostitutes at the [[Four Dragons Casino]] in [[Las Venturas]] (while being interviewed by [[WCTR]] news' [[Richard Burns]] at the child actor convention).
*[[Denise Robinson]], Carl Johnson's (now ex) girlfriend, relocates to Liberty City from Los Santos
*'''1993: '''The infamous million dollar lunch incident takes place in [[Liberty City]], in which Mayor Roger C. Hole, three Russian prostitutes and a senior manager from a construction company were caught attempting to secure government contracts.
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'''1993: '''The infamous million dollar lunch incident takes place in [[Liberty City]], in which Mayor Roger C. Hole, three Russian prostitutes and a senior manager from a construction company were caught attempting to secure government contracts.
*'''1994: '''Madd Dogg releases an album entitled ''N.L.A.D.B. (Never Leave A Dogg Behind)'', which is poorly received and directs him to retire. Rochell’le releases an album called ''Dangerous Curves'' before her career spirals downward as well.
*'''1994: '''Madd Dogg releases an album entitled ''N.L.A.D.B. (Never Leave A Dogg Behind)'', which is poorly received and directs him to retire. Rochell’le releases an album called ''Dangerous Curves'' before her career spirals downward as well.
*'''1994: '''[[Toni Cipriani]] kills a made man for the Leone Family, forcing him to go into hiding outside the country.
*'''1994: '''[[Toni Cipriani]] kills a made man for the Leone Family, forcing him to go into hiding outside the country.
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*'''1999: '''The car company [[Maibatsu]] comes out with a 12 seat SUV called the [[Maibatsu Monstrosity]]. The car is advertised having a submarine feature.
*'''1999: '''The car company [[Maibatsu]] comes out with a 12 seat SUV called the [[Maibatsu Monstrosity]]. The car is advertised having a submarine feature.
===2000s===
===2000s===
'''2000: '''The events of '''''[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]''' take place.''
*'''2000: '''The events of '''''[[Grand Theft Auto Advance]]''' take place.''
 
*'''2001 (February): '''Barry Harcross is cleared of all the allegations dating back to 1997 and returns to Liberty City. Newly-elected president George W. Bush announces plans to visit Liberty City and improve [[Francis International Airport]].
'''2001 (February): '''Barry Harcross is cleared of all the allegations dating back to 1997 and returns to Liberty City. Newly-elected president George W. Bush announces plans to visit Liberty City and improve [[Francis International Airport]].
*'''2001 (March): '''The license for the [[Red Light District]] in Portland, Liberty City is up for renewal, with Mayor Miles O'Donovan planning to revamp the area to compete with Amsterdam, Bangkok and Baghdad, although a report states that there is no tourist industry in Liberty City. [[Winston Cole]] confirms that the Porter Tunnel project is behind schedule and will be finished within six months (October).
*'''2001 (March): '''The license for the [[Red Light District]] in Portland, Liberty City is up for renewal, with Mayor Miles O'Donovan planning to revamp the area to compete with Amsterdam, Bangkok and Baghdad, although a report states that there is no tourist industry in Liberty City. [[Winston Cole]] confirms that the Porter Tunnel project is behind schedule and will be finished within six months (October).
*'''2001 (April): '''A report is released stating that the pollution from a recent oil spill in the Liberty City Harbour (presumably the Portland Docks on Portland) will not effect the residents of Portland. Salvatore Leone walks free from court with only a $450,000 fine for illegally importing tomato sauce from the docks in Portland, Liberty City. He had been on charges of racketeering and tax evasion.
*'''2001 (April): '''A report is released stating that the pollution from a recent oil spill in the Liberty City Harbour (presumably the Portland Docks on Portland) will not effect the residents of Portland. Salvatore Leone walks free from court with only a $450,000 fine for illegally importing tomato sauce from the docks in Portland, Liberty City. He had been on charges of racketeering and tax evasion.

Revision as of 06:16, 25 June 2010

Spoiler Warning: Plot and/or ending details are in the text which follows.

The following is a timeline of events in the canon of the Grand Theft Auto III era, in the order which they occurred. Note that the article does not include events from Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto: London 1969/Grand Theft Auto: London 1961, Grand Theft Auto 2 or the Grand Theft Auto IV era, because they are confirmed not to take place in the same canon.

Timeline

Pre-1900

1920s

1930s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

  • 1981: Wave 103, a new wave radio station, broadcasts its first show in Vice City.
  • 1981: The Florida secessionist movement begins.
  • 1981: Evacuator, a film starring Jack Howitzer, premieres and is shown nation wide.
  • 1981: Kent Paul is arrested in Kent, England after smashing Mark Cosgrove's car (after Cosgrove stole Kent’s girlfriend May).
  • 1982: Kent Paul leaves England for Florida.
  • 1982: Cluckin' Bell begins operations in America. [3]
  • Mid 1980s: Salvatore Leone takes control of the Leone Family after a bloody conflict in Sicily. A brother of Salvatore's is believed to be involved in the conflict.
  • 1984: The events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories take place.
  • 1984: A Hurricane is forecast to hit Vice City, but safely bypasses it.
  • 1984: The car company Maibatsu releases a new sports car called the Thunder.
  • 1984: Local radio station V-Rock intern Lazlow goes to a school out of Vice City to learn how to be a DJ. In the next year or two, the station fires DJ Cousin Ed and when the station becomes more successful, Lazlow is nationally famous.
  • 1985: The Home Degenatron games console is released.
  • 1985: Giggle Cream is released with the slogan "Make Desserts Funny".
  • 1985: Jack Howitzer is nominated for an Oscar, but does not win the award.
  • 1985: Jenny Louise Crab was named Vice City's civilian of the year
  • 1986: The events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City take place, in summer.
  • 1986: After Sonny Forelli's death, Franco Forelli is the new head of the Forelli crime family in Liberty City.
  • 1986: Hurricane Hermione approaches but safely bypasses Vice City.
  • Unknown (1986-1992): Ken Rosenberg is disbarred from the law and goes to rehab in Las Venturas for his cocaine addiction. By the time he is released in 1992, Tommy Vercetti has stopped associating with him.
  • Unknown (1986-1992): Lazlow is fired from his radio DJ job at V-Rock, later to become a talk show host on Entertaining America in 1992.
  • 1987: After Carl "CJ" Johnson is blamed for letting his brother Brian Johnson die, he moves from his hometown of Los Santos to Liberty City, later to work for Joey Leone in a stolen car ring. Meanwhile, the trend of crack cocaine empowers the Ballas and Vagos street gangs, weakening Grove Street Families who refuse to sell it. Seville and Temple factions also divide from Grove and begin a three-way feud; according to Big Smoke, "Seville wrongs Temple, Temple wrongs Grove, bad blood leads to bad blood".
  • 1987: Giggle Cream is withdrawn from the market two years after being released.
  • 1987: Blox is withdrawn from the market and is used as an American defense strategy.
  • 1987: Swapmeet, a sitcom, premieres.
  • 1988: A pollution leak occurs in Liberty City, presumably with some harmful effects as a government body report stated: "This spill is nowhere near as serious as the pollution leak of 1988, so I don’t know why people are complaining".

1990s

  • 1992: Kent Paul becomes the manager of the Gurning Chimps and proposes the band goes to America. The lead member, Maccer, is excited at this prospect.
  • 1992: Paulie and Johnny Sindacco, Salvatore Leone and the Forelli Brothers form a truce and business partnership in Caligula's Casino, an impressive corporate-scale Las Venturas hotel and casino. Ken Rosenberg, only days out of rehab, is chosen as their middle man.
  • 1992: Mayor Roger C. Hole is first elected into City Hall.
  • 1992-1993: The events of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas take place, in later winter. The game ends in January 1993, when Madd Dogg reveals that his new album Forty Dogg (produced by CJ) has gone gold.
  • 1992: The sitcom My Five Uncles premieres, replacing the cancelled sitcom Just the Five of Us, which starred Jimmy and Claude Maginot. Both shows aired Friday on VBS. Jimmy is arrested the same year, in possession of cocaine with several prostitutes at the Four Dragons Casino in Las Venturas (while being interviewed by WCTR news' Richard Burns at the child actor convention).
  • 1993: The infamous million dollar lunch incident takes place in Liberty City, in which Mayor Roger C. Hole, three Russian prostitutes and a senior manager from a construction company were caught attempting to secure government contracts.
  • 1994: Madd Dogg releases an album entitled N.L.A.D.B. (Never Leave A Dogg Behind), which is poorly received and directs him to retire. Rochell’le releases an album called Dangerous Curves before her career spirals downward as well.
  • 1994: Toni Cipriani kills a made man for the Leone Family, forcing him to go into hiding outside the country.
  • 1994: Ohio State sues Cluckin' Bell over the side effects of their meals, which includes mammary gland swelling, although no link could be proven. [5]
  • 1995: Liberty City Mayor Roger C. Hole is photographed having lunch with Franco Forelli.
  • 1996: Believed to be when Yakuza leader, Kenji Kasen, first arrives in America.
  • 1997: El Burro, a prominent porn star since 1986, is placed under investigation by the LCPD because of the leadership position he allegedly holds with the Diablos street gang.
  • 1997: The "Hong Kong Handover" takes place in Liberty City, resulting in a massive influx of Chinese Triad activity.
  • 1997: Liberty City mayor Roger C. Hole is accused of securing drugs for city officials in exchange for sanitation contracts.
  • 1997: Zaibatsu Pharmaceuticals, unveiled their new wonder drug, Equanox. Zaibatsu are claiming that Equanox will combat lethargy, depression, melancholy, sexual dysfunction and allows you to see your environment very slow.
  • 1997: Car jacking in Liberty City is at an all time high.
  • 1997: The FBI makes false allegations against Liberty City businessman Barry Harcross, who also had offices in Colombia. The charges were that of money laundering and buying more than flowers from his Colombian office. This may suggest links to the Colombian Cartel gang.
  • 1997: The first known usage of the drug SPANK takes place in Liberty City.
  • 1997: The American Road Safety for Everybody (A.R.S.E.) Group starts a protest to ban motorcycles from Liberty City.
  • 1997: A protest is started to take Swampmeet, off the air before the premiere of it's 9th season.
  • 1997: The Pilgrim's Pantry opens.
  • 1997: RAILS, a breakfast cereal that you snort, goes under an FDA Scrutiny.
  • 1997: Mayor Roger C. Hole opens up an absolute legal killing mayhem for a week in honor of his 59th birthday celebration.
  • 1998: The events of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories takes place.
  • 1998: Jesus Max Sentenz founds the new vigilante group Avenging Angels. They become defunct by 2001.
  • 1998-2001: Big Shot Casino is renamed Kenji's Casino, still controlled by the Kasen Yakuza and renamed for Kenji Kasen, the new waka gashira (second-in-command, likely under his father in Japan) of the Yakuza.
  • 1998-2001: Donald Love avoids the Columbian Cartel by living on a yacht in the Carribean, and his investments make him a billionaire.
  • 1998-2001: Toni Cipriani's apartment building in Saint Mark's is destroyed, and the portion of the street directly west is damaged. Cipriani moves into his family's restaurant with his mother.
  • 1998-2001: The Jefferson Street Credit Union Building construction work is finished, making it the tallest building in Liberty City. The Callahan Bridge construction is also completed.
  • 1998-2001: Liberty City radio stations LCFR and Radio Del Mundo are shut down. In addition to most of the DJs from those stations, radio DJs Boy Sanchez, Cliff Lane and Natalee Walsh Davis are all fired. Gardening With Maurice is taken off the air for claiming the possibility of cross breeding a peach and a Pekingese midget.
  • 1999: The car company Maibatsu comes out with a 12 seat SUV called the Maibatsu Monstrosity. The car is advertised having a submarine feature.

2000s

  • 2000: The events of Grand Theft Auto Advance take place.
  • 2001 (February): Barry Harcross is cleared of all the allegations dating back to 1997 and returns to Liberty City. Newly-elected president George W. Bush announces plans to visit Liberty City and improve Francis International Airport.
  • 2001 (March): The license for the Red Light District in Portland, Liberty City is up for renewal, with Mayor Miles O'Donovan planning to revamp the area to compete with Amsterdam, Bangkok and Baghdad, although a report states that there is no tourist industry in Liberty City. Winston Cole confirms that the Porter Tunnel project is behind schedule and will be finished within six months (October).
  • 2001 (April): A report is released stating that the pollution from a recent oil spill in the Liberty City Harbour (presumably the Portland Docks on Portland) will not effect the residents of Portland. Salvatore Leone walks free from court with only a $450,000 fine for illegally importing tomato sauce from the docks in Portland, Liberty City. He had been on charges of racketeering and tax evasion.
  • 2001 (May): Cheung Industries of Shanghai, a Chinese company, expands into Liberty City with a mackerel factory in Callahan Point, Portland. Mayor Miles O'Donovan denies he has misused government funds to support a nail gun business.
  • 2001 (June-July): Donald Love purchases Chatterbox FM, hiring Lazlow to host a month later. All senior members of the Leone Family are under investigation. Liberty Tree states that killer bees are not a threat to Liberty City.
  • 2001 (August): Leon McAffrey, once the most powerful crooked cop in Liberty City, snitches on his trainee Ray Machowski (and his connection to Yakuza) to gain a dishonorable discharge instead of prison time.
  • 2001 (October): 8-Ball is sentenced to a long stint in jail after being convicted on 85 counts of owning a gun without a license. The Oriental Gentlemen arrives in Liberty City, and is quickly arrested for not providing a valid reason for being in America. The authorities begin plans to deport him. The dog ban in Liberty City is upheld.
  • 2001 (October): The events of Grand Theft Auto III take place. Ironically the first installment to be released, it is the last installment plotwise.


Spoilers end here


Sources

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