: On July 2nd, the aliens launch a coordinated strike, incinerating these cities and killing millions, including the U.S. First Lady, Marilyn Whitmore .
: Massive, 15-mile-wide city-destroyer spaceships hover over major global cities, including Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. DГa de la Independencia 1
: On July 4th, Levinson and Hiller fly the captured ship into the alien mothership to upload a computer virus that disables the shields. This allows a global counterattack to succeed, led by President Whitmore's famous rallying speech. Alternative Meanings : On July 2nd, the aliens launch a
The story follows humanity's struggle against an overwhelming alien invasion that begins on July 2nd. : On July 4th, Levinson and Hiller fly
: The actual historical events of various nations, such as Mexico's Grito de Dolores on September 16, 1810, or Argentina's Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1816.