National Baseball League

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The United Republic of Breda, also known as United Breda, URB or simply Breda, is a small independent island nation located off the southeastern coast of Nova Scotia. Discovered by Danish explorer Otto von Breda in 1606, the island of Breda was first settled by European colonists in 1681 when the British established a colony in response to French colonization in North America. Following the French-Indian War, in July 1763, Breda was claimed as part of the British empire as an official part of British North America.

During the War of 1812, Americans failed in an attempt at invading Canada. However, the Isle of Breda was captured by the United States while the British Army defended mainland Canada. The decisive naval battle and turning point of the War of 1812 occured of the coast of Breda in early 1814. Americans were succesful in securing the port of Aberswyth and therefore were able to produce powerful naval frigates to battle the Royal Navy. From 1814 -1861, Breda remained an official territory of the United States.

On July 1, 1861, the Breda Senate met and voted to secede from the United States of America and declared its independence as a soveriegn nation. The United States was in the midst of civil war and allowed Breda to peacefully secede when President Lincoln decided it was foolish to battle a war on two fronts as Breda had amassed a powerful naval fleet. The Bredan Senate confirmed Jon McLaren as the first president of Breda and adopted the American model of government. By allowing and recognizing Bredan independance, President Lincoln gained Bredan support during the Civil War and the Breda naval fleet was instrumental assisting northern troops in blockading southern ports during the war.

During the early years of the 20th Century, Breda was influenced by many aspects of the American culture. Scottish, English and Irish immigrants migrated to Breda from the crowded urban cities of the northeast United States. With this migration came a fascination with game of baseball. The nation of Breda became obsessed with the game and amateur and recreational sporting clubs sprang up throughout the country. Finally, in January of 1925, Breda banker Paul Schofield organized the four largest baseball sporting clubs into the nations first professional sports league, the National Baseball League.


(The NBL, and nation of Breda are totally fictional and much credit goes out to the many amazing pieces of work I have used to help create my fictional world. The nation of Breda is an unbelievable piece of work that was found online at The Map Realm! I hope you all enjoy!)

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January

• January 7 - Great fire in Aberswyth harbour.
• January 21 - Vladimir Lenin dies and Joseph Stalin begins to purge his rivals to clear way for his leadership.
• January 25 - The 1924 Winter Olympics open in Chamonix, France (in the French Alps), inaugurating the Winter Olympic Games.
• January 27 - Lenin is buried in a mausoleum (Lenin's Tomb) in Moscow's Red Square.

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February

• February 1 - United Republic of Breda recognizes the Soviet Union
• February 5 - GMT: Hourly time signals from Royal Greenwich Observatory are broadcasted for the first time.
• February 14 - IBM corporation founded.
• February 16-February 26 - Dock strike in Bredan harbors.
• February 22 - Calvin Coolidge becomes the first President of the United States to deliver a radio broadcast from the White House.

[CatKnight]

Looks REALLY interesting so far! Good luck!

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March - June

• March 8 - Lone Caverns mine disaster kills 55 coal miners in Cahill County, Breda
• March 25 - Greece proclaims it is a republic.
• April 1 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in jail for his participation in the Beer Hall Putsch. He will serve only nine months.
• April 1 - First flight for Breda's National Airlines.
• April 13 - A.E.K, one of the most successful football clubs in Greece, is founded.
• May 4 - The 1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies held in Paris, France.
• May 10 - J. Edgar Hoover is appointed head the Bureau of Investigation. (FBI)
• May 11 - Mercedes-Benz formed by the merging companies owned by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz.
• June 2 - U.S. President Calvin Coolidge signs the Indian Citizenship Act into law, granting citizenship to all Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
• June 12 - the Onyx Cavern Heist - Six men of LeRay's Rats gang rob a mail train near the Onyx Caverns in Praetoria County. Robbery is later found to have been an inside job
• June 16 - Glasgow Military Academy is founded.

[No Pepper]

Very good so far, I'll be reading!

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July - September

• July 20 - A United Republic of Breda sporting newspaper Bredan Sport is founded.
• August 18 - France begins to withdraw its troops from Germany.

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October - December

• October 2 - The Geneva Protocol is adopted as a means to strengthen the League of Nations.
• November 4 - Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming elected as the first woman governor in the United States.
• November 4 - Calvin Coolidge defeats John W. Davis in the U.S. presidential election
• November 27 - In New York City the first Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is held.
• December 24 - Breda's National Airlines Flight 771 air crash at London-Dover air field - 8 dead.

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October - December

• October 9 - Breda banker Paul Schofield meets with businessmen and officials from St Paul, Aberdeen, London, and New Perth City and form Breda's first professional sports league, The National Baseball League.
• November 20 - BCAA Football prepares for the post season. St Paul University is ranked number 1 and will face Perth University (#4) in the first round while Oxford University (#2) will play Tyne College (#3) in the opposing bracket.
• December 18- BCAA Basketball Preview: St Paul University, Breda's oldest university again returns the nation's strongest collegiate basketball program. The eight time national champions will feature 7'0 Benjamin Devry as he returns for his senior year looking for the Saints third consecutive championship.