DP as new info. No it isn't the .exe, think you must have had something wrong.
{MAK_EVENT_TITLE} its a Mak event!
{MAK_EVENT_BODY} if this turns up it worked.....
in historic_events.txt
event historic mak_event
date 2 summer
in descr_events.txt
nothing done to strat txt
using RTW disc and .exe (but under mod-folder, can't see why that would make a difference but might be worth trying if you aren't already in one)

I'd screenied message turning up but can't get image shack to work - you'll have to trust me!