The Day of the Triffids By iash2 Period: Jan 1, 1946 to Jun 20, 1979 The Day of the Triffids Apr 20, 1946 Bill Masen is born Jul 29, 1953 Triffids are introduced to the world Sep 10, 1968 Bill becomes a triffid researcher Apr 28, 1974 Bill is blinded and gets surgery to fix it May 7, 1974 The meteorite shower leaves almost everyone in the world blinded, Bill being an exception May 8, 1974 Bill meets Josella by saving her from a mean blind man May 9, 1974 The two camp out at an abandoned apartment May 9, 1974 The two sees light coming from the University. After a run in with a gang, Bill and Josella meet a leader of a survival group, the Colonel. May 10, 1974 After helping the group for a while, Bill is captured by another group by being tricked by a fake fire May 17, 1974 Bill helps out with the group for awhile, until leaving it with its leader, Coker. This is caused because the group's organization led to many deaths. May 20, 1974 Bill and Coker part May 26, 1974 Bill finds Susan, who joins him May 27, 1974 Find Josella May 30, 1974 The place Josella was at also had a family in it. The group lives off the land while battling triffids for a few years. Jun 20, 1979 Bill and Josella stumble upon the Isle of Wight, where Michael Beadly's group ended up Jun 21, 1979 A few "goverment" people take over the establishment Jun 22, 1979 Bill and Josella sneak out of the camp to avoid the "goverment" people