Blood Summer of 1969

The summer of 1969, also known as the Bloody Summer of 1969, is a period from late spring through early autumn during which anti-magic riots took place in more than 20 cities across the United States.

USS Enterprise
The USS Enterprise, built between 1958 and 1961, was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, and it was the first ship with an integrated crew of magical and mundane sailors.

On January 14, the ship was off the coast of Hawaii to conduct a final battle drill before heading to Vietnam. Early in the morning of January 14, an explosion occurred at the stern of the ship.