12,000,000 BCE: (?) A massive meteorite, over one-third km across, crashes into the Mid-West. It leaves a crater 25 mi wide, and is thought to have brought several forms of alien bacteria to Earth. 1722: English colonists land in South Carolina and found Georgetown. it later becomes a major port for the Americans. 1743: During an expedition to Lake Marion, 42 people are killed when "savages" attack the party, apparently tearing the dead apart and devouring them. this indicates a possible presence of the undead in North America.