- "She's crazier than him. And more fearless. But the Bat got her, too."
- ―Amanda Waller[src]
This is a timeline of events that occurred in 2014.
Events[]
Unknown dates[]
- Clark and Lois acquire an apartment in Metropolis
- Clark Kent begins his career at the Daily Planet.[1][2]
- Jacob Washington's schoolmates start to read Clark Kent's articles.[3]
- A bottle of Malbec wine is bottled.[4]
April[]
10th[]
- The Last Will and Testament of Jackson Teller is signed.[5]
May[]
27th[]
- The video game Watch Dogs is released.[6]
July[]
- Molly O'Keefe's Never Been Kissed and Between the Sheets are published.[7]
August[]
![Senator Finch and her committee discuss Superman](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/dccu/images/b/b8/Senator_Finch_and_her_committee_discuss_Superman.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20160208174359)
Finch and the committee discuss Superman.
- Senator June Finch sets up a meeting with her fellow senators and General Elkins. At the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., Finch leads the committee on the subject of Superman.[8]
- General Elkins presents a CGI simulation of a male Kryptonian attacking a city such as Metropolis, fighting against F-35s.[8]
- Rory Greeley searches for his mother with his remote controlled drone.[9]
- Capture of Firefly: Batman intervenes when Firefly is setting up charges to detonate a building. Batman then subdues him, leaving Firefly's two low-level criminal allies tied up on a sidewalk for the GCPD officers to find. During the fight Batman was observed by Lex Luthor via a CCTV camera in order to analyze the Dark Knight's capabilities.[10][11]
![Mercy in the Lex Luthor prequel](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/dccu/images/c/c9/Mercy_in_the_Lex_Luthor_prequel.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20160326105403)
Lex and Mercy in privacy.
- The Intergalactic Simulative Translator is developed by DARPA.[12]
- Rescue of the Runaway Train: Superman saves hundreds of civilians and workers from a runaway train.[13][14][15]
- A TV debate is hosted regarding the event between Mr. Weidman and Professor Garcia.[14]
- Heroes Park is officially presented to the public in the center of Metropolis.[15]
- Lex Luthor stands alongside his assistant Mercy Graves at a press conference amongst the ruins of LexCorp Tower in Metropolis, declaring that his building was the largest and most technologically advanced skyscraper in Metropolis until it was destroyed in the Kryptonian attack.[13]
- Assault on Wayne Enterprises[16]
- Thomas Kord, the owner and founder of the company Kord Industries, decides to expand his business by establishing a branch of Kord Industries in Metropolis during the rebuilding of the city following General Dru-Zod's defeat.[17]
- To avoid the collapse of his company, Mark Hanford steals some Kryptonian weapons to sell them on the black market.[18]
![Clark Kent at his Daily Planet desk](https://cdn.statically.io/img/static.wikia.nocookie.net/dccu/images/a/ae/Clark_Kent_at_his_Daily_Planet_desk.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20160129124023)
Clark Kent at the Daily Planet.
13th[]
- A series of floods occur in Bangladesh.[19]
![Photo of Diana in Paris](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/dccu/images/b/bd/Photo_of_Diana_in_Paris.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20170103122742)
Diana Prince while taking a taxi in Paris.
22nd[]
- Diana Prince is photographed in Paris, France, by a taxi.[20]
24th[]
- An earthquake occurs in California, devastating the region of North Bay, San Francisco.[21][22]
- Superman helps the survived local civilians with medical cures and foodstuff.[21][22]
September[]
![Lois after subduing Hanford](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/dccu/images/a/a3/Lois_after_subduing_Hanford.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20160206210503)
Lois Lane after meeting Mark Hanford.
- Harley Quinn breaks out of prison.[23]
====2nd
- Clark Kent is sent to Bangladesh to make a reportage about local floods.[19]
- Lois Lane came to question Mark Hanford on the missing pieces of Kryptoninan technology, having found proof of the sales on the darknet. He promptly threatens to kill her at gunpoint, confessing to the crimes, before she is able to knock him out, writing an article that would eventually help prosecute him and lose his company to LexCorp.[19]
7th[]
- Zoe Lawton sends one of many letters to her father in prison, but it, along with all the others, is stashed away on arrival, and he never receives it.[24]
9th[]
- Lex Luthor announces that LexCorp Industries is purchasing Hanford Technologies, including all of its holdings, assets, and personnel, as he claims that the employees should not suffer from the immoral actions of their former CEO. Lex proceeds to admit that despite his failings, Mark Hanford had been a good CEO, whose one big mistake was selling illegal Kryptonian technology.[19]
- Later, in the privacy of his car, with only his assistant Mercy Graves there to hear him, Lex finishes: "...because there were so many more interesting things that could potentially be done with it."[19]
18th[]
- The Daily Coastal publishes the article "AQUAMAN CAUGHT ON CAMERA".[25]
19th[]
- Assault on S.T.A.R. Labs: A group of students visit S.T.A.R. Labs on a field trip. The Ko'erst make a sudden appearance through a wormhole, attempting to invade the planet, but they are stopped by Superman.[3][26]
30th[]
- "Can't Sleep" is released by K.Flay.[27]
October[]
![Batman on the Smiley Car](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/dccu/images/4/43/Batman_on_the_Smiley_Car.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/270?cb=20180305184101)
The Smiley Car escapes from Batman.
13th[]
- Monster T is killed by the Joker.[7]
- Chase of Joker and Harley Quinn: Batman pursues Joker and Harley Quinn through the streets of Gotham City. The Joker escapes leaving Harley Quinn on her own, leading to her capture.[7]
November[]
====1st
- Barry Allen renews his drivers license.[28]
====23rd
- Superman helps after a Metropolis gas explosion.[29]
- Superman helps after a bus accident in Metropolis.[29]
December[]
====2nd
- Superman stops armed robbers in Metropolis.[29]
13th[]
- Superman prevents an attempted robbery in Metropolis.[29]
14th[]
17th[]
References[]
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