The Event(1931)

On Friday, October 15th, 1931 at 2:11pm GMT the people of Earth observed a strange celestial event. The skies across the planet strobed with intense white light for approximately 4 minutes. All broadcast mediums were interrupted by erratic signals and various highly-sensitive electronic devices were damaged. It is not known how this event is tied to a second event observed in 1973.

Common Knowledge Of The Event

 * The scientific community at the time explained The Event as the Earth passing through an extremely rare 'super solar flare', the intensity of which was amplified by the light of the flare reflecting off of the Moon.
 * Recordings of radio broadcasts during the event seemed to sound almost rhythmic in nature, like a strange and gentle type of music. This was explained as pure coincidence and the tendency for the human mind to find patterns in things.
 * Witnesses near the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro claim to have seen an intense white light at the peak of the mountain directly after The Event. Supposedly an expeditionary team had been exploring the mountain in the weeks previous. No members of this expedition were seen again.
 * A second scientific expedition to Kilimanjaro in 1934 discovered that the snow and ice normally on the mountain's peaks had melted due to exposure to extreme heat and that parts of the rock beneath them had been thoroughly scorched. An ea

Rumors About The Event

 * Several conspiracy theorists claim The Event was an attempt by an extraterrestrial intelligence to contact the Earth over a long distance. This theory has been debunked numerous times as no significant data or pattern has ever been extrapolated from the strobing light or radio signals caused by The Event.
 * A high yield nuclear weapon was test fired at and detonated in the upper atmosphere. This theory rose to prominence during the Cold War and many people seem to think this was the case. No government has stepped forward to take responsibility for any such weapon test.
 * Various religious groups have laid claim that The Event was a message from their respective gods signalling the beginning of either an age of greatness for humankind or a harbinger of a coming end time.
 * The Event is what gave Liberty Torch and Firehawk their incredible abilities.

What Do People Say?

 * "Aliens, man, it was aliens. Open your eyes, look at the clues. The government's tryin' to cover it up but it's there, plain as day! The same thing is happenin' now. Don't believe me? Pick up a newspaper. Don't be a sheep!" - Tony Glasser, local radio personality and crackpot, 1973