1947

Events

 * July 7th: The Votan Arks enter into orbit around Earth. A transmission announces the Votans intent of settling on Earth.
 * July 10th: Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin and Clement Attlee meet to discuss the fate of the alien refugees.
 * August 17th: The United Nations meets in Chicago to discuss the settlement of the Votans on Earth.
 * August 31st: The United Nations agrees on the Votan Resettlement Agreement, in which twelve countries would accept a fixed number of Votans.
 * Smaller vessels begin ferrying survivors from the Arks to the cities of agreed countries.
 * September 10th: Onulu Toruku, the first Votan to set foot in the United States of America, is nearly assassinated by John Paul Bullock, a construction worker in New York City.
 * In the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Clement Attlee gives his famous Welcome to Earth speech.
 * In the Soviet Union, several mobs attempt to storm the smaller vessels, only to be incinerated.
 * In France, citizens begin to protest the settlement of Votans into their cities.