In 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Julius and Ethan Rosenburg, spies who stole atomic weapon secrets from the U.S. and were executed. After their death sentence was carried out, FBI head J. Edgar Hoover assumed the position of the presidency instead of Lyndon B. Johnson. Citizens are only allowed to listen to state approved music, mostly mellow and wholesome standards sung by the likes of Jim Morrison and Kurt Cobain. Policemen on this Earth wear kilts, alluding to a pronounced Scottish influence.