Chronology of the Scientology Movement
Historical Data and Background Informtion
Foreword
We tried to keep this timetrack factual, which means, that we keep it free from opinions according to the motto "time, place, event": When did it happen, the data to it, and its source.
We have chosen to post all sources without evaluation at this time.
LRH's policies on investigation as contained in the Vol. Ministers Handbook and other PLs contain a list of what makes something illogical, called "outpoints". These include "omitted data", "altered importances", "wrong scource" (as in buying candy from a dentist), "conflicting data" etc.
Here you find the data sources for this chronology.
1940's and earlier
- Family Roots
- Hubbard's 20's
- First Marriage
- the writer's carreer begins
- Dr. Nordenholz writes a book about "Scientologie"
- Hubbard writes "Excalibur"
- Science Fiction writer
- Hubbard, member of AMORC
- Years in the Navy
- The OTO experience... Jack Parsons, etc.
- Dianetics, Original Thesis
1950's
- Dianetics Book released
- First Attacks on Hubbard
- FBI starts building a file on Hubbard/Dianetics
- Scientology founded in Phoenix Arizona
- Church of Scientology incorporated
- Church of Scientology of California founded
- Air Force's interested in Hubbard
- Alaska Mental Health Akt
- FBI started the Counterintelligence Program
- IRS grants a tax exemption to the C of S of California
- CIA starts a file on Hubbard
- U.S. Department of Justice takes over the coordination of attacks against Scientology
- First E-Meter released
- Saint Hill Manor purchased
1960's
- Scientologists against Nixon
- South Africa: First Attacks
- Australia: Media/Scientology
- FDA raid
- Australia: Govn't investigation starts against Scn
- misuse of Ethics starts
- Australia: Anderson report
- GB: House of Common against Scn
- Guardian Office established
- South African Media/Scn
- LRH/Rhodesia
- Beg. of the Sea Org and
- Las Palmas
- Sea Org established
- Ron's Journal 67 issued
- First AO established
- Government actions against Scientology
- Sea Org in the Mediterranians/AOs set up
- Churches in Europe established
- Class VIII Course released
- GB: Hubbard and foreign Scn'sts banned
- Secret Attacks on Sea Org
- Infiltration of Scientology/GO noticed
- Sea Org ships in Marocco
- Sea Org ships in Spain
1970's
- “Remote Viewing Program” at Stanford Research Institute
- Sea Org in Spain and Portugal
- FBI / Scientology
- Religious Research Foundation
- Spanish Secret Police
- LRH in Queens, New York
- Snow White Program
- "New Civilization" Tour
- IRS: "the Final Solution conference on Scientology"
- Issue of GO 1361 (Infiltration of Various Gvn't Offices)
- Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) created
- Board Technical Bulletins established
- Apollo attacked by an angry mob
- Gerald Wolfe gets employed at the IRS
- FOI requests
- The United Churches of Florida (Flag)
- Wolfe steals IRD documents
- Scientology buys Fort Harrison Hotel
- Flag Land Base established
- Meisner and Wolfe caught by the FBI
- Cedars of Lebanon Medical Center in Hollywood purchased
- Wolfe convicted
- FBI raids Scientology's headquarters
- LRH convicted in absentia in Lyon, France
- David Mayo appointed Sen. C/S Int
- World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) founded
- Sandcastle purchased as part of the Flag Land Base
- Commodores Messenger Org International takes over church management and Watch Dog Committee set up
- Mary Sue Hubbard (and 10 others) convicted of conspiracy
1980's
- U.S. Intelligence community considered Scientology to be a national security threat
- Air Force Intelligence try to steal OT Levels
- Mission Corporate Category Sort-Out
- LRH appoints Bill Franks to the post of ED International
- The takeover of the GO starts
- 1st Mission Holders Meeting at Flag
- Church of Scientology International founded
- 2nd Mission Holders Meeting
- Religious Technology Center (RTC) incorporated
- LRH gave David Mayo the tech responsibility for the next 20-25 years
- LRH executes a new will
- Church of Spiritual Technology incorporated
- David Mayo removed by David Miscavige
- Mission Holders' Conference San Francisco
- over 600 people declared in past recent months
- LRH executes an alteration in his will... includes a clause forbidding autopsy
- David Mayo left the church
- ... and establishes the Advanced Ability Center
- Operation Phoenix starts (Free Zone)
- Lyman Spurlock given general power of attorney by LRH
- OSA attacks against FZ begin... (OT Convention in Munich)
- International Association of Scientologists (IAS) formed
- LRH dies
- Flag Order No. 3905 forbits Sea Org members having new children
- fight Miscavige / Broeker
- Tech degrades begin
- Christening of Freewinds in Curacao
- The Golden Age of Squirreling
1990's
- "baby-watching"
- newsgroup ars (alt.religion.scientology) established
- ...and alt.clearing.technology...
- Scientologists build crypt for Hubbard's works
- IRS agrees to grant tax exemptions
- Religious Freedom - US Government
- Chick Corea / Germany
- Scientology Policy Directive: "Personal Income Taxes"
- The Church (OSA) becomes aware of the Internet (Elaine Siegel briefing)
- CofS starts to attack Germany
- Cancelpoodle
- RTC attorney Helena K. Kobrin tries to remove alt.religion.scientology newsgroup
- confidential church material (OT Levels) hit the Internet: ...raid on Helsingius
- raid on Dennis Ehrlich
- Scamizdat (Internet)
- raid on Arnie Lerma
- Scientology filing for seizure of XS4ALL's computer equipment
- Lisa McPherson dies
- secret agreement leaked to Wall Street Journal
- RTC vs FACTNet case
- Clinton administration reports on "violations of religious freedoms"
- Scientology faces French ban
- Scientologists face Moscow teaching ban
- U.S. Congress introduced a bill criticizing Germany
2000
- Doctored Photos
- wishes from President Clinton
- Eugene Ingram
- France urged to ban Scientology
- Russia: Scientology group is invalid
- Lisa McPherson Trust
