| YEAR |
MONTH |
EVENT |
| 1967 |
|
On Earth,
a young hippie by the name of Henry Starling has
an
uneventful camping trip in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. He
does nothing significant with his life.
(VOY:
"Future's End" -- alternate) |
| July | Miles
O'Brien and Major Kira Nerys beam into San Francisco from the future --
June 14, 2371. They are attempting to find Commander Benjamin Sisko,
Jadzia Dax, and Doctor Bashir who were lost sometime in their past.
O'Brien and Kira spend about a minute in this time before beaming back
to 2371. Before they leave, however, two young hippies step out of a
nearby van and give O'Brien and Kira small flowers. They then exchange
Peace signs, before watching in drug-induced wonder as O'Brien and Kira
disappear into the transporter cycle.
(DS9: "Past Tense" -- month assumed) |
| 1968 | Dec. 21 | On
Earth, NASA's Apollo 8 manned space craft is launched into orbit. It
becomes the first manned space craft to leave Earth orbit, reach the
Moon, orbit it and return safely to Earth. The three-astronaut crew
consisting of Commander Frank Borman, Command Module Pilot James
Lovell, and Lunar Module Pilot William Anders become the first humans
to travel beyond low Earth orbit, the first to see Earth as a whole
planet, and then the first to directly see the far side of the Moon.
This mission -- the third flight of the Saturn V rocket and the first
manned launch of the Saturn V -- is also the first manned launch from
John F. Kennedy Space Center in Florida (located asjacent to Cape
Canavaral). The entire mission lasts six days. The 400-year-old
command module for Apollo 8 is currently located at the National Air
and Space Museum in Washington D.C. (Historical Archives) |
| 1969 |
July 12
|
On
Earth, a UFO is sighted above Omaha, NE. An F-104 fight jet from U.S.
Offutt Air Force Base (piloted by USAF Captain John Christopher) is
scrambled to identify the reports, but no concrete UFO vidence is found. (TOS: "Tomorrow Is Yesterday") |
| July 20 | The
first
Humans land on the surface of Earth's moon. NASA astronauts Neil
Armstrong and
Edwin Aldrin Jr. set down in the Sea of
Tranquility, collect moon rocks, and return to Earth. Astronaut Michael
Collins pilots the command spacecraft alone while Armstrong and Aldrin
are down on the lunar surface. Neil Armstrong
goes down in history as the first Human to walk on the surface of the
moon. The
dedication on the landing ship Eagle proclaims, "We come in peace for
all mankind." The entire mission lasts eight days. (Historical Archives) |
| August | On
Earth, Maury Ginsberg hitches a ride to the famous Woodstock music
festival in New York. When he gets there, he notices a disconnected
cable that could have ruined the concert.
(VOY:
"Death Wish") |
| 1971 | April 17 | On
Earth, the Soviet Union launches Salyut 1 into space. It is the first
human space station of any kind, and the precurser to the later
Internationl Space Station. During its time in orbit, Salyut 1 will be manned
for 23 days -- a new record for human time spent in space. The Salyut 1
space station will later be intentionally destroyed by de-orbiting it after only
six months in space (because it ran out of fuel before a redesigned
Soyuz spacecraft could be launched to it).
(Historical Archives) |
| 1972 |
March 2
|
The
Pioneer 10 probe is launched from Earth. During its Jupiter flyby a
year later, it
sends 500 images of the enormous planet, as well as amazing technical
data
back to Earth. On June 13, 1983, the probe will cross the orbit of
Neptune, thereby becoming the first man-made object to leave the solar
system. Thirty-one years later (on January 23, 2003), NASA loses
communication with the probe due to power constraints. It will be
eventually be destroyed by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey in 2287. ("Star
Trek: The Final Frontier", Historical Archives) |
| 1973 | May 14 | The
American space station Skylab is launched into Earth orbit. It includes
a workshop, a solar observatory and other systems. Three manned
missions to the station between 1973 and 1974 deliver a
three-astronaut crew. (Historical Archives) |
| 1976 |
July 20
|
NASA's
Viking 1
lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia. It is the first human space craft to
successfully land on Mars and perform its mission. In January 1982, the
Viking 1 Lander will be named the Thomas Mutch Memorial Station in honor of
the leader of the Viking imaging team. The lander will operate for six
years (until Nov. 11, 1982), when a faulty command sent by ground
control on Earth results in loss of contact.
(Historical Archives) |
| Sept. 3 | NASA's
Viking 2
lands on Mars at Utopia Planitia. The lander will operate for 1,281 days on
the surface until it is turned off on April 11, 1980 when its batteries
fail. The orbiter will work until July 28, 1978, sending 16,000 images
back to Earth in 706 orbits around Mars.
(Historical Archives) |
|
Sept. 17
|
On
Earth, NASA
unveils its first full scale prototype for a reusable orbiting space
shuttle. This prototype vessel is named Enterprise, and is
constructed without engines or a functional heat shield. It was,
therefore, not capable of spaceflight. Atmospheric flight testing
begins the following year. (Historical Archives)
|
| 1977 | | The only two Earth space probes in the NASA Voyager series (Voyager 1, Voyager 2) are launched in this year. ("Star Trek: The Motion Picture" -- alternate, Historical Archives) |
| | A Vulcan survey ship arrives at Earth, and spends a few weeks conducting statistical scans from high orbit. (ENT: "Carbon Creek" -- assumed) |
| 1979 |
July 11
|
The
American space station Skylab re-enters Earth's atmosphere and burns
up. Debris from the station strikes portions of Western Australia. (Historical Archives)
|
| 1981 |
April 12
|
NASA's Space
Shuttle Columbia lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for the first time. This
marks the operational beginning of the American Space Shuttle program on Earth.
(Historical Archives)
|
| April 15 | The Nexus passes within three light years of Earth.
("Star Trek:
Generations" -- date assumed, Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 1983 | April 4 | NASA's Space
Shuttle Challenger lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for the first time.
(Historical Archives) |
| April 12 | NASA's Pioneer 10 probe crosses the orbit of
Neptune, thereby becoming the first man-made object to leave the solar
system. Thirty-one years later (on January 23, 2003), NASA will lose
communication with the probe due to power constraints. It will be
eventually be destroyed by a Klingon Bird-of-Prey in 2287. ("Star
Trek: The Final Frontier", Historical Archives) |
| 1984 | Aug. 30 | NASA's Space
Shuttle Discovery lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for the first time.
(Historical Archives) |
| 1985 | Oct. 3 | NASA's Space
Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for the first time.
(Historical Archives) |
| 1986 |
Jan. 28
|
NASA's space
shuttle Challenger explodes
shortly after
lift-off, killing all seven astronauts onboard, including the first
civilian in space. The tragedy brings the American space program to a temporary
halt on Earth. (Historical Archives) |
| Feb. 20 | The
first components of the Soviet space station Mir are launched into
space. From 1986 to 1996, the station is assembled in low Earth orbit.
It will serve as a microgravity research laboratory in which crews
could conduct experiments in biology, human biology, physics,
astronomy, meteorology and spacecraft systems in order to develop
technologies required for permanent habitation in space. The station
will eventually consist of seven pressurized modules and several
unpressurized components, and have the capacity to support a resident
crew of three, and larger crews for short-term visits. (Historical Archives) |
| Aug. 19 | Miles
O'Brien and Major Kira Nerys beam into San Francisco from the future --
June 14, 2371. They are attempting to find Commander Benjamin Sisko,
Jadzia Dax, and Doctor Bashir who were lost sometime in their past.
O'Brien and Kira spend about a minute in this time before beaming back
to 2371. Before they leave, however, they are almost knocked over by a
punk carrying a "boom box" and listening to the blaring punk-rock song,
"I Hate You" (by an obscure band known as Edge of Etiquette).
A poster on the wall behind them promotes two humpback whales named
George and Gracie that are on display at the Cetacean Insitute in
Sausalito, California. (DS9: "Past Tense" -- timeline addition) |
|
Aug. 19
|
Late at night, the Cetacean Institute in Sausalito, California on Earth, releases two
humpback whales -- George and Gracie -- back into the Pacific Ocean. They
are later killed by whalers in the Bering Sea near Alaska. ("Star Trek:
The Voyage Home" -- alternate)
|
|
|
Dr.
Gillian Taylor continues to have a long and successful career as a
marine biologist.
("Star Trek: The Voyage Home" -- alternate) |
| 1987 | April 24 | Gabriel Bell is born. He will later become a major player in the Bell Riots of 2024.
(DS9: "Past Tense") |
| 1990 | April 24 | NASA's
Hubble Space Telescope is launched into low orbit above Earth aboard
the Space Shuttle Discovery. The 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) aperature telescope
has the ability to observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near
infrared. (Historical Archives) |
| 1991 |
Dec. 26
|
The Union of
Socialist Republics on Earth desolves
into a number of independent republics and federations. (Historical Archives, VOY: "Future's End, Part II") |
| 1992 | May 7 | NASA's Space
Shuttle Endeavor lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida for the first time.
(Historical Archives) |
| 1994 | | On Earth, Claire
Raymond, a 35-year-old homemaker, dies of heart failure. Her body is
buried in a cemetary in her hometown of Secaucus, New Jersey. (TNG: "The Neutral Zone -- alternate") |
| 1995 | | Ralph
Offenhouse, an American financier on Earth dies of inoperable
cardiomyopathy. Also in this year, L.Q. "Sonny" Clemonds, a musician
and entertainer, dies of massive coronary, arterial, and liver damage.
Both men are buried in cemetaries in their respective hometowns.
(TNG: "The Neutral Zone -- alternate")
|
| 1996 |
|
On Earth, a
Scottish researcher creates a cloned lamb
from the DNA
of an adult sheep. This is the first major success in the field of
cloning on Earth. Following this breakthough, international laws are passed that govern -- and
severely restrict -- genetic engineering.
(Historical Archives) |
| July | Rain
Robinson, a young Astronomer, works in the SETI lab at the Griffith
Observatory in Los Angeles, California on Earth. She hosts a
planetarium show every Tuesday night.
(VOY: "Future's End, Parts I and II") |
| 1997
|
July 4 |
The Terran
Pathfinder Mars Probe lands on
Mars and
dispatches the six-wheeled rover, Sojourner. The site, at Carl Sagen
Memorial Station, is later preserved as a Mars Heritage Site by the
Mars Historical Preservation Society. The six-wheeled Sojourner currently resides in a museum on Mars. (ENT: "Terra Prime",
Historical Archives) |
| 1998 |
|
On Earth, the
begining of the explosive growth of what
is later
known as the internet or "world wide web", takes place. It will
revolutionize the history of Earth's technology in only a few short
years. Email becomes hugely popular. (Historical Archives) |
| Oct. 31 | Baseball legend, Harmon Buck Gin Bokai, is born on Earth in Marina del Rey, California.
(DS9: "The Storyteller", Sisko's baseball card prop) |
|
Nov. 20
|
The
International Space Station begins
construction in Earth orbit. The first section of the space station is launched aboard a Russian Proton rocket. (Historical Archives) |
| 1999 |
July
|
Q, in his
constant search for
amusement, sends the crew of the Defiant class, USS Invincible from the
year 2376 into Earth's past of this year. He spreads the crew out
across the planet, and leaves them to fend for themselves for two
weeks. Among this crew is Garrett Andrews, the eventual commander of
the USS Terra Nova. Andrews is deposited in the small American town of
Berlin, Maryland. While there, he is befriended by a young college
woman named Hannah Peters, and becomes quite familair with the culture
of 21st century Earth. Before Q returns him to his own time, Hannah
presents Garrett with a gift -- a kitten, which he names Mouchi. Q, in
an unexpected act of kindness, allows the cat to return to 2376 with
Garrett.
(Terra Nova RPG) |
| c. 2000 |
|
On Earth the technology of genetic
enhancement -- later used for the
Augments -- is secretly developed. Most nations consider this kind of research to be ethically immoral.
(ENT: "Borderland", ENT: "The Augments") |
| 2000 |
|
A small
group of science fiction fans come together on
Earth, and decide to put together an online roleplaying game remarkably
similar to this timeline.
(Historical Archives, Terra Nova RPG) |
| 2001 | Jan. 1 | Groundbreaking
takes place for the Millennium Gate in Portage Creek,
Indiana (south-central part of the state). This massive structure
will be Earth's first self-sustaining civic environment, and when
finished, will be visible from space. It will be 3.2 kilometers wide at
the base, and one kilometer tall. The surface will be covered in highly
reflective solar panels, and it will contain room for over 600 stores
and commercial facilities. Shannon O'Donnell, an ancestor of Starfleet Captain
Kathryn Janewway is a consulting engineer on the project.
The facility will take eleven years to build, and is under contract to
be built by a construction company from Texas.
(VOY: "11:59") |
|
March
23 |
The Russian space station Mir
deorbits Earth, and burns up during its atmospheric descent. Unburned fragments fall into the South Pacific Ocean. Mir
has orbited Earth successfully for more than fifteen years.
(Historical Archives) |
|
Sept.
11 |
On
Earth, terrorists use three
hijacked commercial airlines to
conduct suicide attacks on both the World Trade Center in New York
City, and the Pentagon in Washington DC. A fourth plane fails to reach
its target, and crashes into the Pennsylvania countryside after
passengers
wrest control from the hijackers. Nearly 3,000 lives are lost in the
tragedy, which emmediately launches the United States into a widespread
war on terrorism. (Historical Archives) |
| 2002 |
March 8 |
Notable, though
harmless solar activity sends EMP waves into the area of Baker's Cave
in Western Wisconsin on Earth. Electronics/computer equipment is
temporarily affected. Unfortunately, the EMP activity also activates an
unknown object of alien origin, which preceeds to freeze a twenty foot
cube of time surrounding the object. A young boy named Steve Baker is
trapped within that cube, and, at the age of 14, is frozen in time.
Authorities, unable to find him, determine the boy to have died. Steve
remains "frozen" there for the next 358 years.
(Terra Nova RPG) |
| 2003 |
Jan. 23 |
The last signal is received from NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft, located some 7.5 billion miles from Earth. (Historical Archives) |
| Feb. 1 | NASA space
shuttle Columbia, breaks apart after
re-entry over the American state of Texas on Earth. Seven astronauts
are killed. This is the second major space disaster for the American
superpower, however, it does not hault the Human dream of discovering
and exploring space. (Historical Archives) |
| June 11 | Phillip
Green is born on Earth. During World War III, he will be known as
Colonel Green, and will lead a faction during the conflict. (birthday assumed base on actor's age) |
| 2004 |
Jan. 4
|
The Earth
Spirit Rover lands on Mars.
After traveling 4.8 miles, it's wheels become trapped in sand, and NASA
cannot free the vehicle. They reassign it as a stationary science
platform. It eventually stops communicating with earth on March 22,
2010. Spirit currently resides in a museum on Mars.
(Historical Archives) |
| Jan. 14 | In Mojave, California on Earth, SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
(Historical Archives) |
| Jan. 25 | The Earth
Opportunity Rover lands on Mars. It has a long and productive service life. Opportunity currently resides in a museum on Mars.
(Historical Archives) |
| August | Lawrence Strode (a parapalegic in a wheel chair), and Georgia Tandy (a prostitute) are among those who donate blood
at a Detroit blood center where a financially struggling Loomis is an
employee. All three individuals continue their lives as usual.
(ENT: "Carpenter Street" -- alternate) |
| August | A popular fast food restaurant chain on Earth is Burgerland. (ENT: "Carpenter Street") |
|
Dec. 26 |
A 9.3 magnitude earthquake
occurs just of the coast of Indonesia
on Earth. It creates a series of deadly tidal waves which fan out
across the Indian Ocean. 230,000 people in coastal areas from Somalia
to
Sumatra are killed, and millions more are left destitute.
(Historical Archives) |
| Dec. 31 | On
Earth, Taipei 101, a skyscraper located in Taipei, Taiwan opens to the
public. It is officially the tallest building on the planet, a record
that will not be broken until 2010. Taipei 101 is 1,669.9 feet tall (509 meters) and has a total of 101 floors. (Historical Archives) |
| 2005 | Aug. 29 | Hurricane
Katrina destroys most of the American city
of
New Orleans on Earth. Over 1,800 people are killed in what is considered
the largest hurricane of it's strength to approach the United States up to this point in
recorded history. (Historical Archives) |
| Nov. 25 | Khan Noonian Singh is born on Earth, the product of a secret Human genetic engineering program. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2006 |
Jan. 26
|
NASA's
New Horizon's spacecraft is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Station in
Florida, USA on Earth. It will be the first human spacecraft to fly by
and study Pluto and its moons.
(Historical Archives) |
| March 20 | The first World
Baseball Classic on Earth is won by
the team from
Japan. (Historical Archives) |
| 2008 | Sept. 28 | SpaceX Falcon 1 becomes the Earth's first privately developed space launch vehicle to successfully make orbit. (Historical Archives) |
| 2009 | March 7 | On Earth, NASA's Kepler Mission, a space photometer, is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, USA. It will search for extrasolar planets in the MIlky Way.
(Historical Archives) |
| 2010 |
Jan. 4
|
On Earth, Burj Khalifa, a skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates opens to the public.
It is the new tallest building on the planet, a record that will
not be broken until 2012. Burj Khalifa is 2,717 feet tall (828 meters) and has a total of 163 floors. (Historical Archives) |
| Jan. 12 | On
Earth, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in the island country of
Haiti, devestating the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. The confirmed
death toll is over 230,000 -- one of the deadliest earthquakes on
record.
(Historical Archives) |
| April 3 | On
Earth, the United States company Apple Inc. releases a portable tablet
computer known as the iPad. This multi-function device pioneers the
technology, functionality and design of the Federation PADD still in
use 360 years later. (Historical Archives) |
| Oct. 11 | On
Earth, United States President Barack Obama signs into law an act that
ends NASA's Constellation Program -- the space agency's exploration
plan after the retirement of the Space Shuttle. As a result, America's
space program shifts away from Moon exploration, and moves in the
direction of new rocket technology. (Historical Archives) |
| | On
Earth, the continent of Africa reaches a population of one billion. (Historical Archives) |
| 2011 |
March 11 |
A
9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hits the eastern part of
Japan on Earth. Nearly 16,000 people are killed, with another 9,000
missing. Emergencies are declared at four Japanese nuclear power plants
affected by the quake.
(Historical Archives) |
| May 1 | On
Earth, U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the
founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda -- that carried out
the 9-11 attacks -- has been killed during an American military
operation in Pakistan .
(Historical Archives) |
| May | On
Earth, the Three Gorges Dam is completed in China. At this point in
history, It is the largest power planet ever built. Unfortunately,
though, 1.4 million people were displaced by the dam project,
archaeological and cultural sites were flooded, and significant
ecological changes were put into place, including an increased risk of
landslides within the region.
(Historical Archives) |
| July 7 | On
Earth, the planet's first artificial organ transplant is achieved, using an artificial windpipe coated with stem cells.
(Historical Archives) |
| July 21 | The
American Space Shuttle Atlantis lands successfully at Kennedy Space
Center on Earth. This operation marks the end of NASA's space shuttle
program. All four remaining Space Shuttles still exist in various American museums on Earth.
(Historical Archives) |
| Aug. 5 | Juno,
the first solar-powered unmanned probe on a mission to study Jupiter,
is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Earth.
(Historical Archives) |
| Oct. | The population on Earth reaches 7 billion. (Historical Archives) |
| Oct. 18 | On
Earth, the planet's first purpose-built commercial spaceport, Spaceport
America, is built on 27 square miles of state-owned desert in New
Mexico, USA. This new facility offers sub-orbital spaceflights to the
paying public. (Historical Archives) |
| Nov. 26 | On
Earth, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiousity -- the most
elaborate Martian exploration vehicle up to this point in Human history
-- is launched from the Kennedy Space Center.
(Historical Archives) |
| 2012 |
May 15
|
On
Earth, after eleven years of construction, the Millennium Gate, located
atop the former location of Portage Creek, Indiana (USA), opens to the
public.
It is the new tallest building on the planet at an astounding height of 3,280.8 feet tall (1,000 meters). (VOY:
"11:59")
Covered in highly-reflective solar
panels, the kilometer-high Millennium Gate is built as a self-contained
biosphere with it's own ecosystem and over 600 stores. It pioneered
many new
technologies and scientific principles
which would later serve as a model for the first colony on Mars.
Shannon O'Donnell, an ancestor of Starfleet Captain Kathryn Janeway was
a consulting engineer on the project. Upon completion, one of the
stores in the Millennium Gate structure is the new location of
Alexandria Books, owned by Henry Janeway, now husband to Shannon
O'Donnell. (VOY:
"11:59", date assumed) |
| Aug. 6 | In
the Sol System, the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiousity
successfully lands at Gale Crater on Mars. It's mission is to help
assess the habitability of the planet, and to determine whether Mars is
or has ever been able to support life. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Oct. 9 | The
first SpaceX operational mission for Space Exploration Technologies
Corporation's uncrewed Dragon cargo spacecraft (under contract with
NASA) is launched into space from Cape Canaveral on Earth. Despite the
shutdown of one of the vessel's nine engines during liftoff, the launch
is a success. It helps pave the way for independent commercial
ventures seeking to explore the vast blanket of space beyond the
boundaries of Earth's atmosphere.
(Historical Accounts)
|
| Oct. 22 | Miles
O'Brien and Major Kira Nerys beam into San Francisco from the future --
June 14, 2371. They are attempting to find
Commander Benjamin Sisko,
Jadzia Dax, and Doctor Bashir who were lost sometime in their past.
O'Brien and Kira spend about a minute in this time before beaming back
to 2371. Before they leave, however, they are mobbed by a throng of
excited youths (dressed in baseball jerseys and caps) who are
celebrating a local late night San Francisco baseball victory.
A poster on the wall behind them promotes the MLB National League
Championship Series between the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis
Cardinals.
(DS9: "Past Tense" -- timeline addition) |
| Oct. 29 | A
massive weather event on Earth -- known as Hurricane Sandy -- makes
landfall on the eastern coastline of the United States. Strong winds
reaching as high at 140 mph are recorded in some areas; waves of sea
water drown parts of New Jersey and New York City, flooding subway
tunnels and low-laying areas of Manhattan; an entire neighborhood of 80+
houses are burned to the ground because firefighters can't get to
the fire; towns and neighborhoods are buried in beach sand and debris; 253 people were killed in seven countries;
and millions of people lose power, some for weeks. Damage is
estimated at 65 billion of dollars in the economy of that time.
(Historical Accounts) |
| Nov. 6 | In
the United States on Earth, Mitt Romney (Republican) is elected
President, narrowly defeating one-term President Barack Obama. Romney's
Vice Presidential running mate is Paul Ryan. Many contribute Obama's
loss to a slipping economy, failed promises and a stagnant 9.3%
national unemployment rate. In congressional elections, the Republicans
increase their majority in the House and narrowly capture the Senate,
with Vice President Paul Ryan providing the tie-breaker vote. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| Dec. 1 | The
eighth Earth naval vessel to be named USS Enterprise is retired from
active service. The vessel, also known by the United States naval
registry CVN-65, is an Enterprise-class aircraft carrier commissioned
on November 25, 1961. It holds the distinction of being Earth's first
nuclear powered aircraft carrier. At CVN-65's decommissioning, it is
announced that a Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (CVN-80)
will be named USS Enterprise in honor of its predecessor. It will be
the 9th U.S. naval ship to carry the name.
(Historical Accounts) |
| 2013 | Feb. 28 | On
Earth, Benedict XVI resigns as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the
first to do so since Gregory XII in 1415, and the first to do so
voluntarily since Celestine V in 1294.
(Historical Accounts) |
| March 13 | On
Earth, Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic
Church. He takes the name Francis, thus becoming known as Pope Frances
I. He is the first Jesuit pope, the first pope from the Americas, and
the first pope from Earth's Southern Hemisphere.
(Historical Accounts) |
| April 15 | On
Earth, terrorists plant two home-made bombs that explode near the
finish line of the Boston Marathon in Boston, USA. Three people are
killed, and 183 are wounded. The bombers are later determined to be two
brothers from the North Caucasus -- a region within the Russian
Federation. Three days later, the brothers kill a police officer on the
campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. On April 19th, one
brother is killed in a shootout with police, the other is apprehended
after a massive manhunt ending in a suburb of Boston. (Historical Accounts) |
| May | On
Earth, the Istanbul Canal begins construction. This is an artificial
sea-level waterway, built by the Republic of Turkey (on the European
side of Turkey), which will connect the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| July 22 | On
Earth, in England, a son is born to Prince William and the Dutchess of
Cambridge. They give him the name George Alexander Louis. (historical accounts) |
| 2014 | March 1 | On Earth, One World Trade Center, a skyscraper located in New York City, USA opens to the public.
It is the 4th tallest building on the planet,
standing 1,776 feet tall (541.32 meters), with a total of 104 floors.
The building is 1,776 feet tall in reference to the date of American
independence from Great Britain in the year 1776. (Historical Archives -- date assumed) |
| March 15 | On
Earth, the sudden collapse of the US Dollar results in thousands of job
losses across the United States. Stocks open to crushing losses, and
several investors commit suicide after what becomes known as the Crash
of 2014. President Mitt Romney's approval ratings drop from 60% to 36%
in only five days. (future events) |
| March 18 | Space
Complex Alpha begins construction in low Earth orbit. It is the first
habitable commercial space station built by a civilian organization.
Owned by Bigelow Aerospace, this private orbital space station is
constructed of expendable spacecraft modules as well as a central
docking node, propulsion, solar arrays, and attached crew capsules.
Leased out to both civilian organizations and national projects, this
space station will see up to 25 launches per year for crew and cargo.
Additional civilan space stations by Bigelow Aerospace soon follow.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| | On Earth, Shanghai Tower, a skyscraper located in Shanghai, China opens to the public.
It is the tallest building in China, and the 3rd tallest building on the planet. It stands 2,073 feet tall (632 meters) and has a total of 121 floors. (Historical Archives) |
| | The
International Space Station is completed in orbit of Earth.
(Historical Accounts) |
| 2015 |
Feb.
|
NASA's
New Horizons spacecraft reaches the vacinity of Pluto, and begins
exploring the area. It eventually enters the Kuiper belt, and then
leaves the Sol System altogether.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| April 6 | On Earth, the Eurasian Union is formed.
This political and economic union of nations initially consists of
Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and Tajikistan.
(Historical Archives -- date assumed) |
| May 10 | In
response to geopolitical events in the region, Japanese voters on Earth
approve a constitutional amendment that will turn Japan's Self Defense
Forces into a military. The United States welcomes this decision, in
the hopes that Japan can begin to play a more signficant peace-keeping
role in the Asia-Pacific region. (future events)
|
| July | The unemployment rate in the United States on Earth reaches 12.7%. (future events) |
| August | On
Earth, after years of civil war, the world recognizes Cyrenaica, the
former easten half of Libya, as a sovereign and independent Democratic
nation. (future history) |
| Sept. | The
London Kings baseball team has a good first year, bolstered by the
performance of rookie shortstop, Buck Bokai. (DS9: "Past Tense") |
| Sept. 24 | On
Earth, near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, the first phase of
Masdar City -- a $22 billion eco-project -- is completed. Entirely
pre-planned and self-contained, Masdar City is the world's first carbon
neutral, zero waste and fully sustainable city. Incorporated within
this ambitious city project is the largest solar power plant in the
Middle East, rooftop photovoltaics, wind farms, geothermal sources and
a hydrogen power plant. The city's water needs are fulfilled by a
solar-powered desalination plant, and there are extensive recycling
systems throughout the city as well. The commercial sector is mostly
concerned with the manufacture of environmental-friendly products,
automobiles are banned from the city, and residents use integrated
forms of mass transit and personal rapid transit to get around --
including external connections by rail and outside roadways to the rest
of Abu Dhabi.
Masdar
City will initially be home to around 7,000 residents and 15,000
commuters, although it continues to undergo major expansion. The final
phase of the project will be completed in 2025, and will cover an area
of nearly 2.5 square miles (6 sq km). Upon completion, the city will
contain 50,000 residents and 1,500 businesses. (Historical Archives -- date assumed) |
| Oct. 15 | Earth
civilian organization, Astrobotic Technology, successtully lands the
lunar rover Polaris on the Moon. The mission is launched aboard a
SpaceX Falcon9 rocket, and is Humanity's first private lunar lander and
rover mission. Polaris currently resides in a museum on the Moon.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| | On Earth, Puerto Rico is admitted to the USA as the nation's 51st state.
(assumed based on real-life politics) |
| 2016 | July 4 | In the Sol System, the space probe Juno arrives at Jupiter and begins it's year-long orbital studies of the planet.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Aug. 3 | On
Earth, the CST-100 (Crew Space Transportation) crew capsule -- created
in partnership between Boeing and Bigelow Aerospace -- makes its first
successful manned launch atop a Falcon9 rocket. Its primary missions is
to transport crew to the Internation Space Station, and to other
commercial space stations in Earth orbit. The capsule can support crews
of up to seven people. It is designed to be able to remain on-orbit for
up to seven months and be reusable for up to ten low orbit missions. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Sept. 17 | On
Earth, British monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies. She is the longest reigning
monarch in British history. Having ascended to the throne on February
6, 1952, she has reigned for 64 years and 224 days. She is 90
years-old at the time of her death. Her son, Prince Charles, ascends to the throne as King
George VII. (future history) |
| Oct. 1 | On
Earth, Dream Chaser DC-1 vertical-takeoff, hoizontal-landing (VTHL)
spaceplane -- developed by Sierra Nevada Corporation Space Systems --
makes its first manned launch into space atop an Atlas V rocket. The
intended mission parameters of the Dream Chaser spaceplane is to
provide NASA with a safe, reliable commercially-operated transportation
service for crew and cargo to the International Space Station and back
to Earth. Missions include delivering crew and cargo to other orbital
stations and facilities, or to function as a short-term independent
orbiting laboratory for givernment agencies, commercial entities, and
orbital space tourism.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Nov. 1 | Montana Senator Brian Schuster (Democrat) is elected President of
the United States on Earth. His Vice President is New York Governor
Andrew Cuomo. This Democratic ticket defeats Republican candidate Sam
Brownback, who had defeated sitting President Mitt Romney in GOP
Primaries. In congressional elections, Democrats increase their holds
on the House and Senate. President Romney, while viewed as a strong
leader during his one term in office, lost popularity due to the
economic troubles plaguing the USA. (future history)
|
|
| On
Earth, India becomes only the fourth nation -- after Russia, the USA
and China -- to independently launch humans into space. There are two
astronaughts aboard the vessel. They remain in orbit for seven days before
splashing down in the Bay of Bengal.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2017 | March 18 | On
Earth, US President Schuster announces that, in response to
recent reforms in Cuba, the United States embargo on the island nation
will be partially lifted. American companies will be allowed to import
some Cuban goods, and export American products to the island. American
tourists will also be allowed to visit Cuba. Over the next year, US
companies will have invested and traded goods and services worth $18.4
billion, making Cuba the United States' 34th-biggest trade partner.
Trade is expected to rise by the end of the decade. (future history) |
| Oct. | In the Sol System, the space probe Juno, completes his 33 orbits around Jupiter, de-orbits, and crashes into the planet.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Dec. 17 | The
Space Launch System (SLS) undergoes it's maiden launch from the Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, USA on Earth. It is the successor launch
vehicle to the American Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. This
maiden voyage is an unmanned mission around the moon.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| | On
Earth, the internet is the primary source of news reporting, even
moreso than television. Online videos, blogs and web series have become
major competition to the best and most watched television shows.
Printed newspapers are all but extinct,
as they are no longer a financially sustainable media. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| | On Earth, the Transbay Transit Center in San Francisco, California is completed.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2018 | Jan. 1 | On
Earth, after a referendum in Ukraine, the eastern oblasts of the
country are granted independence. Despite European protest, the newly
independent Democratic Republic of Ukraine (DRU) apples to become a
member of the Russian-led Eurasian Union. (future history) |
| Aug. 4 | On Earth, the Kingdom Tower, a skyscraper located in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia opens to the public.
It is the new tallest building on the planet, eclipsing the Millennium Gate by 83 feet. The Kingdom Tower is 3,363 feet tall (1045 meters) and has a total of 158 floors.
(Historical Archives -- date & details assumed) |
| | The
9th USS Enterprise (a United States naval vessel) begins construction
on Earth. It is a Ford-class aircraft carrier, and will enter service
in 2027. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| | The Dax symbiont is born on Trill. (DS9: "You Are Cordially Invited") |
| 2019 |
|
On Earth, baseball legend Buck Bokai is traded from the London Kings to the Crenshaw Monarchs. (Sisko's baseball card prop) |
| June 8 | On
Earth, after a referendum in Ukraine, the Republic of Crimea is granted independence.
(future history) |
| July 18 | The James Web Space Telescope is launched on Earth. It
serves as the scientific sucessor to the Hubble Space Telescope.
(Historical Archives -- date assumed) |
| Aug. 3 | The
United States government on Earth repeals the Federal Employment Act,
opening the door for the creation of santuary districts in all major
cities, and eventually classifying unemployment as an essentially
illegal condition. (DS9:
"Past Tense" -- date assumed) |
| 2020 |
Jan. 1
|
On Earth, United States President Brian Schuster
(Democrat) signs a bill into law that establishes Sanctuary Districts.
These regions are established in most cities to alleviate unemployment
and poverty. People who have
no jobs or places to live are placed into these districts, as are those
with mental conditions -- because the United States government is
unable to afford treatment for them. People with criminal records are
not allowed in sanctuary districts. A job placement service exists, but
jobs are scarce due to the poor American economy.
(DS9:
"Past Tense" -- date assumed) |
| May 17 | The Nexus passes within three light years of Earth.
("Star Trek:
Generations" -- date assumed, Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| July | On Earth, baseball legend Buck Bokai is part of a 12-man trade from the Crenshaw Monarchs to the Gotham City Bats. (Sisko's baseball card prop -- date assumed) |
| Nov. 3 | On Earth, USA President Schuster (Democrat) is re-elected to a second term. Andrew Cuomo continues as his Vice President. (future history) |
| 2021 | Jan. 23 | On
Earth, Ethiopia, frustrated by the civil war that has been raging in
their neighbor Somalia for 30 years (leaving them with an unstable
eastern border), decides to grant independence to Somaliland, the
autonomous region and aspiring state in the northwest region of the
country. Somalia retaliates by suspending formal diplomatic relations
with Ethiopia. (future history) |
| July 10 | The
Space Launch System (SLS) successfully launches four American
astronauts into lunar orbit for the first time. The SLS is the
successor launch
vehicle to the American Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011. It is
designed for manned and/or cargo missions to near-Earth objects like
asteroids, the Moon, Mars, and the International Space Station as
needed. The SLS is integrated with NASA's Orion Program, providing a
multipurpose crew vehicle.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| March | In
the United States on Earth, official statistics show that unemploment
has fallen to 7.2%. This, however, completely overlooks that fact that
the perpetually unemployed are now living in Sanctuary Districts
in the nation's largest cities. (future history)
President Schuster's approval rating reaches 74%, the highest of any American President since George Bush after 9-11. (future history) |
| 2022 | | On Earth, baseball legend Buck Bokai is traded from the Crenshaw Monarchs to the team from Tanis, France. (Sisko's baseball card prop) |
| June 17 | The
Chinese space station (CSS) is launched into low Earth Orbit, and is
shortly therafter constructed from already existing components. It has
a planned operational life of ten years.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Aug. 11 | 21st
Century Earth scientist Jackson Roykirk dies. He is considered by many
to be one of the most brilliant but erratic scientists of his time. His
biggest scientific goal was to create a perfect-thinking machine
capable of independent thought. He never fully achieved that goal.
(TOS: "The Changeling" -- alternate, Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology) |
| 2023 | | On Earth, baseball legend Buck Bokai is traded from the Tanis, France team to the Siebu Lions in Japan. (Sisko's baseball card prop) |
| | The
American sports league, The National Football League, shuts down at the
end of this year's season. The NFL can no longer hold back the
medical lawsuits resulting from head injuries and concussions native to
the sport. Technology can't fix the problem, rule changes have little
effect, the impressions of violence in the game are prevalent, outcry
against player salaries is too great, and advertisers started to pull
their funding. Other football leagues began to shut down for fear of
successful legal action, schools close down their football programs,
and the sport loses its integrity and appeal. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| Jan. 24 | On
Earth, since the near-collapse of the Transitional Federal Government
in Somalia, the country has been reeling. Autonomous region Puntland
takes the opportunity and declares its independence from Somila. (future history) |
| Oct. 29 | On Earth,
the Istanbul Canal is officially opened in Turkey. This artificial 30-mile-long sea-level
waterway connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara.
Excavated soil from this project has been used to build a major new
seaport, as well as an international airport. With it's newly achieved
energy independence, it's new transport investments, and it recent
entry into the European Union, Turkey, has seen it's standing in the
world increase significantly, thereby allowing it to serve as a bridge
between Islam and the West.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Nov. 1 | On Earth, Queen Camilla, wife of King George VII of England, passes away after a battle with lung canger. She has become one of the most beloved members of the Royal Family.
(future history) |
| Nov. 3 | A major 8.4 earthquake strikes the city of Istanbul in Turkey, causing billions of dollars in damage. (future history) |
| 2024 | | On
Earth, France is gripped by student protests and waves of violent civil
unrest. The Neo-Trotskyists come to power and remove the incumbant
Gaulists. Unfortunately, the change in government has little if any
impact upon the growing protests. Europe is falling apart.
(DS9: "Past Tense") |
|
|
On
Earth, all
citizens of the United States have ID cards. Retail goods are purchased
with "credit chips" or credit cards. Tattoos are taboo in upper class
society. (DS9: "Past Tense")
A
number of
major channels dominate the internet landscape. The American internet
is heavily regulated by the United
States Government. The internet is inaccessible within Santuary
Districts, thereby sealing off all inhabitants from outside world. "Out
of sight, out of mind."
(DS9: "Past Tense" -- alternate)
Major
internet companies during time include: Brynner Information Systems (Owned
by Chris Brynner; one of the primary providers of internet access, and
producer of Channel 90 on the net -- a major news source), as well as SafeTech Industries (provider of a fingerprint database and retinal scan services on Channel 178). (DS9: "Past Tense") |
| Aug. 30 | Friday.
Two
men in "pajamas" are discovered sleeping in the streets of San
Francisco on Earth. Since neither man has an ID card, and there's a law
against sleeping in the streets, the men are escorted to the local
Sanctuary District A processing center. A similarly-dressed woman
(with no ID or credit chips) is discovered sleeping in the subway by
Chris Brynner. She is rescued into high-class society before the
local police can find and arrest her as well.
(DS9: "Past Tense") |
| Sept. 1 | On Earth, the Inhabitants
of Santuary District A in San Francisco, California start a
riot in reponse to conditions surrounding the distribution of food
rations. The rioters take control of the district,
and hold six hostages as bargaining chips until the local authorities
meet their demands, which are: closure of the sanctuary districts, jobs
for the residents, and the reinstatement of the Federal Employment Act.
One of the hostages is a female government official
named Lee (the Public Health Official for the San Francisco santuary
districts). Two others are district guards, Bernardo Calvera and Vin.
The man in charge of holding the hostages is Gabriel Bell.
(DS9: "Past Tense")
In
the hostage building, resident Michael Webb acts as representative
of
the District when speaking online. However, their internet connection
is later severed by the San Francisco police department. Negotiator,
Detective
Preston, offers to speak with Webb in person.
(DS9: "Past Tense") |
| Sept. 2 | In
San
Francisco on Earth, residents of Santuary District A gain access to the
net -- courtesy of Chris Brynner of Channel 90. They share some of
their personal stories, and begin to sway public opinion toward their
plight (as well as starting riots in other sanctuary districts across
the country). Unfortunately, police Detective Preston is unable to
convince
California Governor Robert Chen to meet the residents demands. Chen
orders the SFPD SWAT and California National Guard to storm the
district early the next morning. (DS9: "Past Tense") |
| Sept. 3 | Earth. Tuesday.
0500 hours. San Francisco Police SWAT and the California National Guard
storm Santuary District A under the belief that the six
hostages are dead. In reality, thanks to Gabriel Bell, they are all
unharmed. Hundreds of sanctuary district residents are killed,
including Michael Webb and Gabriel Bell. As a result of Bell's
sacrifice during the standoff, the entire ordeal becomes known to history as "The Bell Riots". Historians 300 years later will
marvel at how similar Gabriel Bell looks to Starfleet Captain Benjamin
Sisko. (DS9: "Past Tense")
Miles
O'Brien and Major Kira Nerys beam into San Francisco from the future --
June 14, 2371. They are attempting to find
Commander Benjamin Sisko,
Jadzia Dax, and Doctor Bashir who were lost sometime in their past.
They successfully locate the them, thanks to their combadges, and the
five time-travelers return to the year 2371. Any details about the
activities of Sisko, Dax and Bashir in this year are marked
confidential by Starfleet. (DS9: "Past Tense") |
|
|
Chris
Brynner, of Brynner Information Systems on Earth, loses his internet
license, effectively ending the dominance of Channel 90 as a major news
source.
(DS9: "Past Tense" -- assumed) |
|
Oct. 10
|
On Earth,
Ireland is reunited by the Treaty of Rotterdam. The United Kingdom, the
Republic of Ireland, and the European Union are signers of this treaty.
(TNG: "The High Ground" -- date assumed) |
| Nov. 5 | On
Earth, with the recent Sanctuary District events fresh in American
minds, former Republican Vice President Paul Ryan (age 54) is
elected President of
the United States. It is the closest US Presidential election since
2012. In congressional elections, however, Democrats continue their
hold
on the House and Senate. (future history) |
| 2025 | | In
the wake of the "Bell Riots" in San Francisco on Earth, and the
senseless death of so many people, public opinion turns against the
concept of the Sanctuary Districts. During this year, the United States
begins to close down the districts, and is forced to face the serious
social problems it has struggled with for over a century. In
California, Governor Chen is run out of office in response to his
actions during the conflict. (DS9: "Past Tense" -- assumed) |
| | On Earth, baseball legend Buck Bokai is traded from the Siebu Lions
back to the London Kings where he started his professional career. By
the end of this season, Bokai is two games shy of beating Joe
DiMaggio's consecutive game hitting streak. (Sisko's baseball card prop) |
| | On Earth, a seafloor mining project begins within the territory of the Pan-Caribbean government.
(DS9: "Past Tense" -- assumed) |
| | On
Earth, Masdar
City is completed in the United Arab Emirates. The eco-friendly city
covers an area
of nearly 2.5 square miles (6 sq km). It has space for 50,000 residents
and 1,500 businesses. Cars are banned from the city, with travel
focused on public mass transit. In addition, technology allows for the
funneling of cool breezes down to the street level, creating shaded
surface temperatures that are 12-15 degrees lower than the rest of
nearby Abu Dhabi. Masdar City is carbon neutral, powered entirely by
renewable energy, and includes the largest solar power plant in the
Middle East. Vertical farms provide much of the city's food.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| | On
Earth, commercial aircraft are taking on striking new designs, with notable technological and
environmental benefits. On the ground, electric and hybrid cars are
becoming more common than combustion-engine vehicles, thanks to falling
vehicle costs and improvements in battery
life.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2026
|
April
|
On
Earth, Buck
Bokai, shortstop for the London Kings baseball team, breaks Joe
DiMaggio's long-standing record for most consecutive games in a single
season. He does do with a "squeaker that went just under Eddie Newsom's glove".
(TNG: "The Big Good-Bye", DS9: "The Storyteller", DS9:
"If Wishes Were Horses") |
| July 4 | On
Earth, the United States of America celebrates its 250th Anniversary of
the signing of the Declaration of Independence from Britain in 1776.
Throughout the
country, events are held to mark the anniversary. Many historical
reenactments take place, from the Boston Tea Party, to the Battle of
Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. President Ryan attends the celebrations in
Washington. At
this time, Ryan has an approval rating of 70%, despite being a
Republican
President alongside a Democratic House and Senate. (future history) |
| July 26 | On Earth, after
a year of heated debate over Social Security reform, U.S. President Ryan's
Social Security Reform Act successfully passes the Democratic-held
Senate (after having passed the House earlier in the year). Ryan signs it into law shortly thereafter.
Historians will later point to this political event as the reason for the GOP
gains in the 2026 mid-term elections, as well as Ryan's re-election in 2028. (future history) |
| 2027 |
July 10
|
The
Women's Soccer World Cup on Earth is won by the team from Russia.
(Terra Nova RPG) |
| | On Earth, the
Ford-class aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise, is commissioned and enters
service in the United States Navy. It is the 9th naval vessel
to carry the name Enterprise, and will still be in service during World
War III. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| | On
Earth, United States President Paul Ryan signs a bill into law that
provides the funding necessary to resume NASA's abandoned VentureStar
manned re-usable spaceplane development program. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2028 | Jan. 1 | On
Earth, as part of a negotiated settlement, the Morocco-Western Sahara
dispute is finally put to rest. Western Sahara is granted independence
from Morocco. (future history) |
|
May 15
|
The non-repurposed remains of the International
Space Station are deorbited and burn up upon descent into Earth's
atmosphere. Unburned debris falls harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean. (Historical Archives -- date assumed) |
| June 1 | The
Russian Orbital Piloted Assembly and Experiment Complex (OPSEK) begins
construction in low Earth orbit. This third-generation modular space
station begins life with modules repurposed from the recently deorbited
International Space Station. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Nov. 6 | On
Earth, USA President Paul Ryan (Republican) is re-elected to a second
term in office. In addition, the GOP manages to narrowly gain
control of the Senate. The House, though, remains under Democrat
majority. (future history) |
| | On
Earth, the United Kingdom (Britain) reaches a population of 70 million,
becoming the most populated country in Europe. This is primarily due to
the high number of immigrants entering the country. Combined with a
shrinking labor force, this is putting a great strain upon the island's
public services, especially in London, where the East End rivals the
West End. Vast areas of London have been redeveloped with hundreds of
new residential developments, office towers, retail malls, green spaces
and public areas. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| | The United States military on Earth, relies upon the F-35 Lightning II as it's primary manned fighter aircraft. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2029 | | On
Earth, at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, the famous wreck of
the Titanic has been reduced to a mere rust patch on the ocean floor.
Metal-eating bacteria have disolved what remains of the once mighty
ship. Some artifacts were salvaged since its sinking, however, any hope
of recovering the ship itself is long gone. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Oct. 27 | On
Earth, British monarch King George VII dies. He is 80 years-old at the
time of his death, and has reigned for only thirteen years. His
47-year-old son, William Arthur Philip Louis, Prince of Wales, ascends
to the
throne, taking the name, King William V. (future history)
|
| 2030 | Jan. 1
| The International Space Agency on Earth is established.
(VOY: "One Small Step", date assumed) |
| Sept. 21 | The Earth ISA spacecraft Ares I becomes the first manned vessel to land on Mars.
(Star Trek: Star Charts, date assumed) |
| | The population of Earth reaches 8 billion inhabitants.
By the middle of this decade, India alone will have 1.5 billion
inhabitants. China comes in a close second with an urban population
approaching one
billion. In fact, much of the Chinese coast is now a giant urban corridor.
(Historical Archives -- assumed)
The
combination of stem cell research, synthetic genomics, nanotechnology
and other medical breakthroughs this decade will lead to cures for a wide range of
illnesses -- including AIDS/HIV, a number of cancers, motor neuron
disease, arthritis and diabetes. Although Parkinson's and Altzheimer's
have yet to be fully understood, damatic progress is being made due to
the increased understanding of the human brain. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2031 | | By
this year on Earth, almost all physical documents in existence
have been digitally encoded, backed up and archived online. This
includes full copies of all books, journals, manuscripts and other
other published literature. This effectively creates a
complete repository of human knowledge going back thousands of years.
These documents can be retrieved and analysed using real-time speech
commands, translated from any of the world's 6,000 languages. In
addition, news agencies are easily outmoded by bloggers and other
social media when it comes to the speed and accuracy of information. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Aug. 6 | On
Earth, the three to four month internationally-supported Somali War comes to an
end. The terrorist faction has been severely weakened, land has been
reclaimed, and the sovereign nation of Puntland is reincorporated into
Somalia as an autonomous region. (future history) |
| Oct. 8 | The
Nobel Committee on Earth announces that both President Paul Ryan and
the President of Turkey will recieve the Nobel Peace Prize for their
efforts to alleviate the Somali Crisis and avoid greater conflict.
President Ryan is the third American president to accept a Nobel Peace
Prize. (future history) |
| 2032 |
Jan. 27
|
Zefram Cochrane is born on Earth. (TOS: "Metamorphosis" -- date assumed) |
| March 5 | After
months of rumbling, the 4,750 meter Kluchevskoy Volcano located on
Russia's Kamchatka peninsula errupts. The eruption is so powerful it
destroys the entire mountain. While only 2,734 people die in the
initial blast, there is great loss of wildlife on the once pristine
Kamchatka peninsula. The poisonous cloud of sulfur dissipates over the
Pacific ocean. (future history) |
| May 3 | On
the planet Xindus, after 109 years of civil war among the six
intelligent native species, the Xindi-Reptilians and the
Xindi-Insectoids intentionally destroy their home planet. The
Xindi-Avians are unable to evacuate the planet before it is destroyed,
and are subsequently wiped out. Following the destruction of Xindus,
the five remaining Xindi species declare peace, and spread out across their
region of space, settling on various planets. Their colony planets are located roughly fifty light years from Earth. (ENT: "The Shipment", ENT: "The Council" -- alternate)
|
| July 16 | The
Chinese space station (CSS) de-orbits and burns up as it descends into
Earth's atmosphere. Non-destroyed debris falls harmlessly into the
Pacific Ocean.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| Oct. 19 | The
command module of the ISA
spacecraft Ares IV, in orbit of Mars, and manned by Lt. John Kelly,
reports a strange object approaching it's position... and then
vanishes. No trace of Kelly or Ares IV is ever found. Crewmates Rose
Kumagawa and
Andrei Novakovich, on the planet's surface at the time, are stranded,
but later rescued. This is humanity's first encounter with a spacial anomaly. (VOY: "One Small Step") |
|
Oct. 28
|
On Earth, The New
York Yankees beat the London Kings in the baseball World Series.
(VOY: "One Small Step") |
| Nov. 2 | On
Earth, Texas Republican Senator Willard Cross is
elected President of
the United States. In congressional elections, the Republicans retain their majority in the Senate; the Democrats continue to hold the House. (future history) |
| 2033 |
|
On
Earth, the U.S. Virgin Islands are admitted to the USA as the nation's
52nd state. This new state is officially known as New Columbia, in
honor of explorer Christopher Columbus who set foot on the Virgin
Island of Saint Croix in 1493.
(TNG: "The Royale", assumed) |
| | On
Earth, a new generation of commercial aircraft enters service. These
planes have a cruising speed of Mach 5 (roughly 3,800 mph), enabling
them to fly from Europe to Austalia in less than four hours. With a
range of more than 12,000 miles, they can perform this journey without
refueling. As they are powered by liquid hydrogen, they are also
environmentally friendly. In addition, they are lighter than previous
commercial jets, and can utilize conventional runways. They lack
windows, however, as the heat generated from traveling so fast makes
them impractical. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2034 | March 29 | On
Earth, the Treaty of Istanbul establishes the Union of the
Mediterranean. Founding member nations include: Turkey, Egypt, Morocco,
Tunisia, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, Algeria, Albania, Bosnia, and
Herzegovina, Monaco, Montenegro, and Slovenia. Borderless
travel is established among all member nations, as well as increased
co-operation on the development and protection of the Mediterranean
Sea, and the creation of an integrated energy and transportation
network. The Federated States of Europe will be included as well -- once
established, although, it will not be part of the borderless UM travel
agreement. In addition, the treaty integrates the European Union and
the Union of the Mediterranean as a single economic market, thereby
allowing the free movement of goods, services, and labor, as well as
unifying external tarriffs and regulations.
(future history) |
| April 12 | The NASA VentureStar spaceplane Pathfinder (OV-201) undergoes it's maiden launch from the Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, USA on Earth. It is one of the successor launch
vehicles to the American Space Shuttle Program ended in 2011.
(Facebook: Starfleet Academy, "Star Trek: Enterprise" opening title -- assumed) |
| 2035 | Jan. 1 | The
nation of Belgium ceases to exist. In its place, the Republic of
Flanders is established. The former Belgian province of Luxembourg
rejoins the the nation of Luxembourg as do the German-speaking
provinces of Eupen and St. Vith. The province of Namur, and the rest of
French-speaking Wallonia, becomes the French Kingdom of Wallonia. The
city of Brussels, a French-speaking enclave completely surrounded by
the Republic of Flanders, becomes a Free City in anticipation of becoming the capital of the soon-to-be European Federation.
(future history) |
| June 24 | On
Earth, US President Willard Cross (Republican) is assassinated by an
unknown gunman. The next day, the assassin is revealed to be Daniel
Sevin, a 35 year old man who has been unemployed for over a year. Vice
President Adam Kemp is sworn in as interim President.
(future history) |
| Sept. 15 | On
Earth, Mt. Vesuvius erupts in as violent and powerful an eruption as
was seen in the Bronze age eruption. Naples and the ancient
city of Pompeii are buried beneath pyroclastic flow and a thick layer of ash. The
damage is catastrophic, although the death toll is surprisingly low --
only 229 people are estimated to have been killed, thanks to advanced
eruption warnings and an effective evacuation plan. Over two million
people are left homeless. Massive refugee camps are set up. Some people
are relocated to new housing in the north of Italy. (future history) |
| 2036
|
|
Hovercars
are introduced on
Earth. While they remain an item of luxury for quite some time, the
prices will eventually fall, making them affordable to a larger segment
of the population.
(VOY: "The 37's") |
| May 9 | After
years of planning, the Federated States of Europe is formally
established, turning much of the European continent into a single
nation
ruled by a Democratic government. The establishing nations, which are
incorporated into the FSE as component states are: Austria, Flanders,
France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain, Norway, Switzerland, and Georgia.
The constitution of
this new federal parliamentary republic calls for a President elected
by the Parliament and the legislatures of every component state. The
Presidential term is capped at seven years, and is renewable only once.
The Parliament will be composed of the European Assembly as the lower
house, with 750 elected members who will form the government of the
Federation by electing a Prime Minister at the start of every
Parliament. The upper house will be the European Council with 10 members
per state to begin with, all of whom would be serving at the will and
pleasure of their respective state legislatures. (future history) |
| July 6 | On
Earth, NASA's Spaceplane Enterprise (OV-202) undergoes it's maiden
launch from the Kennedy
Space Center in Florida, USA. It is the second orbital vessel within
NASA's resumed VentureStar space launch program. Astronaut Colonel
Steven Richey is one of the crewmembers on this historic first flight. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy, renamed from OV-165 in "Enterprise" opening title, TNG: "The Royale" -- alternate) |
| Nov. 7 | On
Earth, Virginia Democrat Alexander Boone is
elected President of
the United States. In congressional elections, the Republicans retain
their majority in the Senate despite strong Democratic gains. Democrats
continue to hold the House. (future history) |
| 2037 |
|
On Earth, the
use of fossil fuels is not as prominent in developed
countries. Alternative fuels (wind, solar, hydroelectric) relegate the use
of fossil fuels to the Middle East and to developing third world countries. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2038 | | The
Blackhawk and Chinook helicopters are retired from the US miltary on
Earth. The new Future Vertical Lift (FVL) replaces them in active
service. The FVL, in four different sizes (depending upon mission
needs), is designed with a propulsion method
consisting of counter-rotating coaxial main rotors and a pusher
propeller. This tilt-rotor design allows for both vertical take-offs
and forward thrust flight. (Historical Archives -- assumed)
|
| Jan. 5 | On
Earth, The Treaty of New Delhi ends the war/hostilities between India
and Pakistan. Harsh terms are placed on Pakistan. These terms include: The
region of Kashmir will become part of India; Pakistan will reliquish
control of all existing nuclear weapons and may no longer posess such
weapons; India will occupy cities and parts of Pakistan for five years. (future history) |
| Aug. 3 | On Earth, in England, George Alexander Louis, Prince of Wales (age 25), and his wife Lillian, welcome their first child into the world. They name their newborn son William Henry George.
(future history) |
| 2039 | | The population of the United States on Earth reaches 400 million inhabitants.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| 2040 |
|
Broadcast and cable television
loses its importance as a common form of entertainment. Internet video
officially takes its place. Movies, however,
endure.
(TNG: "The
Neutral Zone")
On Earth, high-speed rail networks are common in heavily urbanized areas.
(Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| May 9 | On
Earth, the nations of Slovenia and Croatia become part of the Federated States of Europe.
(future history) |
| Nov. 3 | On
Earth, USA President Alexander Boone (Democrat) is re-elected to a second
term in office. In congressional elections, the Democrats take control of the Senate, and continue to hold the House. The US Government is once again dominated by the Democrats. (future history) |
| 2041 | Jan. 10 | On
Earth, the People's Republic of China renames itself as the United
Provinces of China. The nation's ruling party, the Communist Party of
China, renames itself the Union for Development and Prosperity (UDP). (future history) |
| April 20 | Above
Earth, an American orbital weapons station comes online. US President
Boone declares that a 24-hour global missle response is now in operation. (future history) |
| May | On
Earth, the last of the Vesuvian volcano refugee camps are closed. Naples
and several other towns have been rebuilt, but now contain
significantly less population than before the eruption. It is decided
that Pompeii will not be re-excavated, in order to keep it preserved
within the rock. The area is, however, well marked, and the location is
recorded for future generations. A partial replica is built on top of
the site where Pompeii once stood. (future history) |
| 2042 | May 9 | On
Earth, the Czech Republic becomes part of the Federated States of Europe.
(future history) |
|
Oct. 27
|
On Earth, the last game of the Baseball World Series is attended by only 300 spectators.
The London Kings win the series with the help of a homerun by Buck
Bokai. This is the last
year baseball is played
professionally until the mid 24th century when the sport sees a major
revival. Buck Bokai retires from baseball shortly after the World Series.
(DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses" -- date assumed) |
| Nov. | On
Earth, "vertical farming" is becoming increasingly popular -- and
efficient. These vertical farm structures are urban skyscrapers that
grow food for the city they build in. As of this year, there are
more than 80 vertical farms located across the globe. Twelve more
are under construction. Cities are planning to incorporate vertical
farms into their long-term strategic planning.
(future history) |
| 2044 | | On Earth, a major hurricane strikes New York City. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| June 12 | Mt.
Hood, in the Cascades Range on Earth, erupts unexpectedly. The violence
of the eruption is similar to Mt. Saint Helens in 1980. Lava and mud
flows from the eruption destroy many acres of Mt. Hood Nationl Forest,
a portion of the Columbia River to the north is affected, and areas of
Gresham (the eastern suburb of Portland) -- as well as the towns of
Boring, Sandy, Estacada, Troutville and Washougal -- are severely
damaged or destroyed. Portland and Vancouver, however, are spared.
Approximately
131 people are killed in the course of the event, and ash falls over
much of the Pacific Northwest. (future history) |
| Sept. 1 | On Earth, the African nation of Lesotho joins the Republic of South Africa as a province.
(future history) |
| Nov. 4 | On
Earth, former Vice President James Patrick (Democrat) is
elected President of
the United States. President-elect Patrick is the first US President of
South Asian heritage. He is also a good friend of Britain's Prime
Minister. The Democrats
continue to hold the House and Senate.
(future history) |
| 2046 | May 9 | On
Earth, Iceland becomes part of the Federated States of Europe. (future history) |
| Nov. 9 | On
Earth, a 9.2 earthquake in the South Atlantic Ocean creates a powerful
tsunami that devastates coastal West Africa, the Antilles, northeastern
South America, Barbados, and to a lesser extent, the east coast of the
United States. Nearly 128,000 people are killed in the devestation
caused by this geological event. (future history) |
| 2047 | May 9 | On
Earth, Denmark becomes part of the Federated States of Europe. Greenland becomes an autonomous region of the FSE. (future history) |
| June 26 | On
Earth, the Hermosa Earthquake strikes the western coastline of
North America, causing major damage to the city of Los Angeles and the
surrounding area. Despite the damage and devestation, however, Los
Angeles residents rebuild. The city returns to is former prominance
within a few short years. (VOY: "Future's End" -- alternate -- date assumed) |
| July 11 | Nations
all across Earth are shocked when official documents are leaked
revealing decades of secret experimentation in the area of human
genetic engineering at locations throughout Asia. It is also revealed
that dozens (perhaps
even hundreds) of individuals who have been genetically engineered are
already living cross the planet. Many of the revolutionary
leaders,
small-time dictators and determined freedom-fighters involved in
Africa's many wars and revolutions are genetically
engineered "Augments". A number of the planet's known terrorists,
particularly in the Middle East, are Augments, as is a top cabinet
minister in the Russian government. Fear, shock and deep concern sweeps
across the planet as the true nature of these individuals is soon
discovered.
Public sentiment begins to grow against these individuals, and programs
are soon established to root them out and remove them from power. (future history)
Not
all genetically-enhanced "Augments" have hurtful intent, though. Nor
are they in positions of power. Some are peaceful, law-abiding
citizens. Nonetheless, all Augments across the planet soon find
themselves feared among the cultures they have been living in.
Over
the next eight years, most of the military campaigns against
evil-minded Augments become known as "The Eugenetics Wars". It is later
discovered that hundreds of thousands of people have already died at
the hands of power-hungry Augments. (future history) |
| 2048 | June | Miles
O'Brien and Major Kira Nerys beam into San Francisco from the future --
June 14, 2371. They are attempting to find Commander Benjamin Sisko,
Jadzia Dax, and Doctor Bashir who were lost sometime in their past.
O'Brien and Kira spend about a minute in this time before beaming back
to 2371. Before they leave, however, a young woman shoves a piece of
paper into both of their hands that announces a political rally in
opposition to the immoral existence of all those who are
genetically-enhanced.
A poster on the wall behind them promotes a strong anti-Augement agenda. (DS9: "Past Tense" -- month assumed) |
| Nov. 4 | On
Earth, USA President James Patrick (Democrat) is re-elected to a second
term in office.
(future history) |
| 2049 | Feb. 6 | On
Earth, the first reactor of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant in
Guangdong, China explodes. The disaster and nuclear radiation is more
severe than the Chernobyl explosion in 1986.
The reaction is quick, with the Chinese government declaring the 50 km
Daya Bay evacuation ring (which covers half of Shenzen and most of
Kowloon, Hong Kong, a permanent no-go zone.
(future history) |
| May 13 | On
Earth, after parliamentary elections in India, a 43-year-old politician named Khan Noonian Singh is elected Prime Minister. He wins on a strong anti-China platform, supported by a majority of the 875 million Indians who voted him into office. At the time, no one is aware that he is actually the product of genetic engineering. (future history) |
| June 2 | The
leader of the Chinese far-right Grand National Party, Li Chang, resigns
after suggesting in a speech that the Chinese should kill Indian Prime
Minister Khan
Noonian Singh. India recalls it's ambassador to China. The Chinese
premier, Chian Wu Fang, condemns Li Chang's speech, but also points out
that the Indian government was overreacting. China responds by
recalling its ambassador from India. (future history)
|
| June | Anti-Chinese
riots break out across India. Indian Prime Minister Singh declares a
state of emergency. The riots are put down two days later, with more
than 700 people arrested. Meanwhile, anti-Indian riots break out all
across China, killing more than 600 people, including 75 non-Indian
South Asians who were in the wrong place at the wrong time. A Chinese
state of emergency is extended to all areas affected by riots. On June
13th, back in India, several lawmakers propose a controversial Chinese
Internment Act. (future history)
On
June 16th, China recalls its ambassador from the United States after US
President James Patrick (Asian in heritage) condemns the Anti-Indian
riots in China. (future history)
On
June 21st, Mongolia recalls its ambassador from India after Prime Minister Singh declares President's rule in Nagaland. (future history) |
| July 3 | Earth
global stock markets suffer a panic after Chinese finance
minister Zhao Jinping suggests that all American assets in China should
be frozen. Zhao is forced to resign from his post, and the approval
rating of Chinese Premier Chian Wu Fang plummets to 19%.
(future history) |
| 2050 | | On Earth, Shannon
Janeway (formerly O'Donnell) is still alive, residing in Millennium,
Indiana (formerly known as Portage Creek). She is a widower (her husband Henry has since passed
away). She has several children and grandchildren, and is doing well. (VOY:
"11:59") |
| | The population of Earth is recorded at 9.2 billion inhabitants.
The population of the United States is recorded at 439 million, with
over 600,000 people in the country being at least 90 years-old. The
ten largest national economies on the planet (in order) are China,
the United States of America, India, Federated States of Europe, Brazil, Russia,
Japan, Mexico, Indonesia, and the United Kingdom. Combined,
the
nations of China and India account for 50% of the Earth's total
population. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| February | Both
coasts of the United States on Earth are finally connected by a high-speed
transcontinental rail. It completes heavily with the declining national
interstate highway system. Connecting rail extensions to most of the
large American cities (including many in Mexico and Canada) are also in service at this time. (future history) |
| March 5 | After
intense pressure, Chinas premier Chian Wu Fang resigns as Premier of
China. He is replaced by political party leader, Zien Mai, the first
female premier in Chinese history.
(future history) |
| April 7 | On Earth the new Chinese premier, Zien Mai, travels to India in order to hold bilateral meetings with Indian Prime
Minister Khan
Noonian Singh. Despite
the China-India tensions, both national leaders acknowledge the
importance of cooperation for the sake of regional stability and
economic development. (future history)
Unfortunately,
before the meeting can take place, an anti-China Indian radical manages
to assasinate Premier Zian Mai. As soon as word reaches China, anger
swells, and the Chinese government declares immediate war upon India.
Historians will later point to this as the spark that ignited World War
III. (future history) |
| April | World
War III
begins on Earth, initially as a result of the heightened tensions in
Asia, but later coming to include the on-going conflicts known as the
"Eugenetics Wars" taking place all across the planet. The major factions
involved at the start of World War III are:
- The Allies
- (Asian nations that ally with India against China, including: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Phillipines,
etc.)
- The ECON - "The Eastern Coalition of Nations" - (China, North Korea, Pakistan)
(future history, "Star Trek: First Contact" -- alternate) |
| April | Colonel
Phillip Green, an ambitious and charismatic 47-year-old man, who had
been dishonorably discharged from the US Army and was living in
Malaysia, takes advantage of the chaos of war. He gathers his followers,
and begins carrying out eco-terrorism attacks on pre-planned targets.
As World War III engulfs Asia, Africa and parts of the Middle East,
Colonel Green's following grows, his targets become bigger and bolder,
and he becomes a major terrorism threat within the war-torn regions of
the planet. He is later found to be responsible for the deaths of nearly 100,000 people -- mostly civilians. (future history) |
| July | Three months into the war, Indian Prime Minister Khan
Noonian Singh is revealed to be an Augment. Despite the ravages of
World War III, and India's desperate fight against the ECON,
Khan is forced to flee into exile, leaving his beloved India in the
hands of other leaders. He eventually finds his way into the company of
other Augments, and is drawn into their desperate struggle against
those seeking to track down and destroy all genetically-engineered
humans. He quickly rises in the ranks among his fellow Augments, and
becomes a major leader for the rest of the war. He ends up becoming one
of the world's most wanted war criminals.
(future history) |
| 2051 | January | By this time, the major factions participating in World War III on Earth include:
- The Allies
- (India, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, Phillipines, the United States, the Federated States of Europe, the
European Union, Russia, Canada, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Iraq, and other nations)
- The ECON - "The Eastern Coalition of Nations" - (China, North Korea, Pakistan, and various well-funded terrorist organizations)
- The Augments
- (various genetically-enhanced individuals that control armies and
militias, and hold other positions of power in Africa, Asia and parts
of the Middle East)
- Colonel Green's eco-terrorists
Notable neutral nations include: Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, Brazil, and Turkey.
(future history, "Star Trek: First Contact" -- alternate) |
| 2052 | Nov. 2 | On
Earth, Michigan Senator Devin Wade (Republican) is
elected President of
the United States. In congressional elections, the Republicans gain control of the House. The Democrats remain firmly entrenched in the Senate. (future history) |
| 2055 |
Sept. 14
|
World War
III finally comes to an end on Earth when several of Earth's governments meet in San Francisco to declare a cease-fire. At least 73 million
people are confirmed dead, although some reports claim casualties to be as high as 300 million. In addition the
territories of the Eastern
Coalition (namely Asia, China, North Korea and parts of Pakistan and
India) are decimated. The United States, Europe, Central and South
America, and the non-border regions of Russia are relatively untouched
by large-scale military operations and/or missile attacks.
Almost every nation, however, does face terrorist attacks either in the form of bombs
or cyber-hacking.
Notable world changes as a result of the war-ending treaty include:
- A
new Democratic government is set up in China, and the former nation is
broken down into eight sovereign countries. These new nations consist
of Hong Kong, Macau, Xinjiang, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria,
Hainan and China.
- The
government of North Korea is toppled, finally bringing freedom and
pro-Democracy leaders to the economically destroyed nation. North and
South Korea are unified under the already existing South Korean
government.
- On
the Indian-Pakistan front, the disputed area of Kashmir is granted
independence as a sovereign self-governing nation. All other borders
revert to pre-war status.
- India gains full control of all other pre-war disputed territories.
- Various
areas of Africa and the Middle east see changes as a result of
all known Augments being forced from power and either executed for war
crimes, or put on trial and locked away for life. Petty revolutions,
dictatorships, and rebellions are crushed, and long-time war-torn
regions are placed on a path toward reconstruction.
- In Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo is renamed the Federal State of the Congo.
- The
African countries of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and
Somaliland are joined together as one nation known as the African
Confederation.
The
body of former Indian Prime Minister Khan Noonian Singh is never found.
He played a military role within the Augment's faction, and is assumed
to have died in one of the final battles of the war. Nonetheless,
without indisputable evidence of his death, his true fate remains one
of Earth's most fascinating unsolved mysteries.
(future history, Facebook: Starfleet Academy, ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" -- alternate, ENT: "Demons" - alternate)
|
| 2056 | | Colonel Phillip Green is still alive on Earth. He makes a major speech in this year.
(ENT: "Demons") |
| May 9 | On
Earth, Slovakia becomes part of the Federated States of Europe. (future history) |
| Nov. 4 | On
Earth, USA President Devin Wade (Republican) is re-elected to a second
term in office.
(future history) |
| 2057 | | The natural oil supply on Earth is depleted. (Historical Archives -- assumed) |
| May 9 | On
Earth, Cyprus becomes part of the Federated States of Europe. (future history) |
| 2058 | | Most
of the nations on Earth are suffering through weak economic conditions.
The United States is in the middle of a deep depression, the American
dollar has all but collapsed, and unemployment has spiked now that US
troops are returning home from their deployments during World War
III. (future history, "Star Trek: First Contac") |
| 2059 | June 19 | The Nexus passes within three light years of Earth.
("Star Trek:
Generations" -- date assumed, Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2060 | Nov. 5 | On
Earth, Francisco Martinez (Democrat) is
elected President of
the United States. President-elect Martinez is the first US President of full Mexican-Hispanic heritage. In congressional elections, the Democrats remain in control of the Senate. The Republicans continue to hold the House. (future history) |
| 2061 | July 1 | On
Earth, in Africa, the Republic of Kikongo -- a Muslim majority nation -- is created out of the western coastal area the
Federated State of the Congo. Other western areas in the FS Congo are
absorbed into the neighboring nations of the Republic of the Congo and
Angola. The remaining eastern regions of the FS Congo are renamed
Federated Central Congo. (future history) |
| 2063 |
April 5
|
In
Bozeman,
Montana on Earth, Zefram Cochrane works
to convert an
intercontinental
ballistic missile (ICBM) into the first faster-then-light, warp-drive
spaceship -- the Pheonix. The first test flight attracts the attention
of alien space exploreers, and first contact is soon made between
Humans
and Vulcans. The commander of the Vulcan ship is Solkar, the eventual
grandfather of Sarek. Solkar was also the first Vulcan ambassador to
Earth.
("Star Trek: First Contact", ENT: "The Catwalk", Star Trek: CCG)
Declassified
Starfleet reports and 2373 eye-witness accounts indicate that Captain
Jean-luc Picard and his crew of the USS Enterprise-E are preset at
these events. Commander William Riker and Lieutenant Commander Geordi
LaForge accompany Cochrane during the Phoenix's historic warp flight. ("Star Trek: First Contact")
Unknown
at the time, debris
and a number of inactive Borg drones from the orbital destruction of a
24th Century Borg sphere crash into the Arctic Circle (NW Greenland). Nearly a century
later, they will be discovered by a Starfleet Arctic science team.
Unfortunately, the science team will be assimilated when the frozen
drones and technology are reactivated.
(ENT:
"Regeneration") |
| | During
this year, the United States on Earth is developing a warp-driven
starship similar to Zefram Cochrane's Pheonix. This American vessel is
known as the Bonaventure (C1-21). Cochrane, however, is the first to
launch a working vessel using warp technology, and is therefore known
to history as the inventor of the warp drive. The Bonaventure flies
in space at a later date.
(DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets", Star Trek Chonology, assumed) |
| 2064 |
May 2
|
During this year, Zefram
Cochrane is asked to give the commencement speech at Princeton
University. In his remarks about First Contact, he
mentions his encounter with "cybernetic creatures from the future" and
reveals that these creatures were defeated by a group of humans -- also
from
the future. These comments are, however, widely disregarded by critics
and historians, leading Cochrane to distance himself from his remarks.
(ENT:
"Regeneration" -- date assumed) |
| Nov. 6 | On
Earth, US President Francisco Martinez (Democrat) is
elected to a second term in office.
(future history) |
| 2065 | | On
Earth, the United Earth government is formed. It's headquarters are built in New York City, on the eastern coast of the
United States. Not all nations join the
new planetary government at first, but they slowly do so over
the next 85 years. The United Earth Space Probe Agency (UESPA), the organization
responsible for exploring space, is part of this new government.
(TNG: "Attached", VOY: "Friendship One" -- date assumed) |
| May 9 | On
Earth, the European countries of Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia
become part of the Federated States of Europe. This is the largest
expansion of the FSE since its creation in the 2030s. (future history) |
| 2066 | March 12 | The New Berlin colony is established on Earth's moon. It is the first permanent settlement on the surface of the moon. (ENT: "Terra Nova" -- date assumed) |
| Aug. 25 | The
New York Towers are completed in Manhattan. The twin buildings become
the tallest buildings on Earth at 4,780 ft. (1,457 m.) and 4,950 ft.
(1509 m.). The towers are heavily influenced by the design of the World
Trade Center, although with a more sleek and modern design. Both
buildings were built in order to break height records, as well as to
attrack attention and business to New York. It doesn't take long for
cafes, apartment residents, offices and more to fill up the available
building space. Both towers have 235 floors and will become iconic
features of the New York City skyline for many years to come. (future history) |
| 2067 |
|
An
idea to create a deep space probe, tentatively called "Friendship 1" is
discussed by the young United Earth Space Probe Agency. Unfortunately,
the resources to create such a vehicle are too impractical at this
point in time. The idea is shelved, and later incorporated into other
unmanned space missions yet to come. (VOY: "Friendship One" -- alternate) |
| 2068 | Nov. 2 | On
Earth, California Senator Brian Wilson (Democrat) is
elected President of
the United States. In congressional elections, the Democrats remain in control of the Senate. The Republicans continue to hold the House. (future history) |
| 2069 |
Feb. 6
|
The
Klingon
Emperor dies. He will be the last in this position until 300 years
later when a clone of Kahless is installed as the Empire's figurehead.
(TNG: "The Rightful Heir" -- date assumed) |
| May 9 | On
Earth, the nation of Bosnia-Herzegovina
becomes part of the Federated States of Europe.
(future history) |
| 2070 | March 11 | On Earth, in England, William Henry George, Prince of Wales, welcomes his first child into the world. William and his wife name their newborn son George Samuel Alexander. (future history) |
| 2072 | Nov. 2 | On
Earth, Pennsylvania Senator Raj Faysal (Republican) is
elected President of
the United States. President-elect
Faysal is the first Arab-American to be elected President. He is of
Lebanese descent. In congressional elections, the Democrats remain in
control of the Senate. The Republicans continue to hold the House. (future history) |
| Dec. 25 | On Christmas Day, British
King William V dies at Buckingham Palace in the UK on Earth. His death
is ruled to be the result of a stroke. He was 90 years old. During his
43-year reign, he was a wildly popular and deeply beloved monarch. He
is suceeded by his son, George Alexander Louis, age 59, who takes the name: King George VIII. (future history) |
| 2073 | | On Earth, Zefram Cochrane utters his famous line: "Don't try to be a great man, just be a man. And let history make its own judgements." ("Star Trek: First Contact") |
| 2074 | May 9 | On
Earth, the the Spanish province of Catalonia is granted independence
from Spain and becomes a separate state within the Federated States of
Europe. (future history) |
| 2075 | | The SS Enterprise (XCV-330), an American-class starship, is launched from
Earth. It is a design based upon Vulcan starship principles. Ultimately, however, design flaws determine that this class is a dead-end in Earth starship design.
(ENT: "First Flight", ENT: "Home", Star Trek: Ships of the Line (2011) -- date assumed) |
| 2076 | Nov. 5 | On
Earth, President Raj Faysal (Republican) is re-elected to a second term in office. In addition, the Republicans win enough seats to control the Senate. They retain their hold on the House.
(future history) |
| 2077 |
Feb. 24
|
Henry Archer,
famous warp engineer, is born in the
United States on
Earth.
(ENT: "Home" -- deleted scene -- date assumed) |
| 2079 |
|
On
Earth, the nations of Haiti and the Dominican Republic are combined and admitted to the USA as the nation's
53rd state. This new state is officially known as Hispaniola, after the name of the island both former nations occupy.
(TNG: "The Royale" - future history)
|
| 2080 | May 9 | On
Earth, the European countries of Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia
become part of the Federated States of Europe. They are the last four nations to join the FSE.
(future history) |
| 2082 | | On
Earth, the 18-mile (29 km) 'Bridge of the Horns' is completed across
the strait at the juncture of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aiden in the
Middle East. The bridge connects the coasts of the African
Confederation and Yemen. Twin cities known as Al Noor City are built at
both ends of the bridge. Construction was originally planned for 60
years earlier, however, economic conditions derailed the project at
that time. This time around, the entire bridge/city project is
completed with the help of Vulcan engineers. (future history) |
| 2085 | | On
Earth, the Bahamas are admitted to the USA as the nation's
54th state. This new state is officially known as Bahama. After the
island of Hispaniola became part of the United States six years prior,
the political and economic closeness of the Bahamas to the USA paved
the way for the former British Commonwealth nation to chose US
statehood. (future history) |
| 2088 | | T'Pol is born to T'Les and her husband on Vulcan. (ENT: "Zero Hour") |
| 2090 |
Aug. 11
|
The
mining
colony Orpheus is established on Earth's moon. It begins mining and
processing oxygen, regolith, iron, Helium-3, and other rare-Earth
minerals.
(ENT: "Demons" -- date assumed) |
| 2098 | July 21 | The Nexus passes within three light years of Earth.
("Star Trek:
Generations" -- date assumed, Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2099 | Oct. 3 | On Earth, British
King George VIII dies. He is 86 years old. His reign as the monarch of the Commonwealth of Nations lasted 27 years. He
is suceeded by his son, William Henry George, age 61, who takes the name King William VI. (future history) |
| 2100 | Jan. 20 | On Earth, in England, George Samuel Alexander, Prince of Wales, welcomes his first child into the world -- a daughter. He and his wife name the baby girl, Elizabeth Mary Rose.
(future history) |
| 2102 | | The
SS Hokule'a, a DY-500 class starship, is launched from Earth on a
mission of deep space exploration. The ship's captain is Melinda
Snodgrass. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| April 9 | On Earth, in England, George Samuel Alexander, Prince of Wales, welcomes his second child into the world -- a son. He and his wife name the boy, Edward Charles Louis.
(future history) |
| 2103 |
July 17
|
Humanity establishes a foothold
on Mars and the colonization process
begins. The United Martian Colonies is founded, a jurisdiction
independant of any Earth government.
(VOY: "The 37's", "Star Trek:
Generations", Star Trek Star Charts -- date assumed) |
| 2105 | | The
VK Yuri Gagarin, a DY-732 class starship, is launched from
Earth on a mission of deep space exploration. The ship's captain
is Winrich Kolbe.
(TNG: "Up The Long Ladder" -- alternate) |
| 2106 | | Earth baseball legend Buck Bokai dies. He is 108 years old.
(Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2107 | | Due
to it's proximity to Earth, the decision is made to establish
humanity's first colony on a planet recently named, "Terra Nova". The
success of such a colony is considered uncertain, and the expedition
becomes known in history books as "the Great Experiment". Nearly two
hundred colonists, made up mostly of specialists and their families, are part
of this mission. Their ship is named the SS Conestoga, and is specially
constructed to be dismantled on arrival and serve as homes and service
buildings for the colony. The expedition departs in this year, and will
endure a five year journey at warp speeds attainable in this period.
(ENT: "Terra Nova" -- alternate) |
| 2108 | Nov. 8 | Mestral,
the Vulcan explorer who remained on Earth back in 1958 (in Carbon
Creek, Pennsylvania) dies. Unknown to his Vulcan contemporaries, he is
buried in a cemetary near his home on Earth. (ENT: "Carbon Creek" -- assumed) |
| 2112 |
Oct. 9
|
Jonathan
Archer is born in New York state on Earth to warp engineer Henry Archer and his wife Sally. Jonathan will later become the
legendary captain of the NX-01 Enterprise, the first warp 5 ship in
Earth's Starfleet. (ENT: "North Star" -- date assumed) |
| June 23 | The
SS Conestoga arrives at Terra Nova only to discover that part of the planet
suffered a meteor strike sometime in the last thirty years. Toxic
debris is spread all over the region. A different part of the planet
not effected by the meteor strike is selected, and groundbreaking for
the colony begins. The colony soon proves to be amazingly
successful -- a fully-functioning community on a world in deep space.
Earth grows interested in repeating the experience, and prepares to
launch a second ship full of colonists for Terra Nova. Humans have
officially settled beyond the Sol System. (ENT: "Terra Nova" -- alternate) |
| 2116 | Jan. 4 | Berlinghoff Rasmussen is born in New Jersey on Earth.
(TNG: "A Matter of Time" -- assumed from actor's age) |
| 2119 |
March 20
|
The Warp 5 Complex is
established on Earth to create technology that will allow humans to
safely explore deep space. Zefram
Cochrane, an old man, is present during the groundbreaking ceremony.
Henry
Archer is second only to Cochrane in his importance
to this program. The Warp Five program would eventually come under the
jurisdiction of the new entity, Starfleet, working in conjunction with
the Vulcan Advisory Council.
(ENT: "First Flight", ENT:
"Singularity",
ENT: "Broken Bow" -- date assumed) |
|
|
The
Constiturion class vessel, USS Urbaine, arrives in the Ryalli Expanse,
150 years in its own past. It is consequently attacked by cybernetic
beings. It's crew manages to escape the ship in shuttles and life pods,
and travels to a nearby star system where they found a new colony which
they eventually name, "New Urbaine". (Terra Nova RPG) |
|
|
Zefram
Cochrane, now 87 years of age and a resident of the Alpha Centauri
system, takes off for "parts unknown." He takes a one man vessel, and
is never seen again. Rumors surround his departure,
and some believe he was setting out to test a new warp capable vehicle.
Cochrane's disappearance becomes the most famous missing persons case
in history.
(ENT: "Future Tense") |
| | The
SS Tomobiki, an RT-2203 class starship, is launched from Earth on
a mission of deep space exploration. The ship's captain is Dave Glick. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| 2120 | | The HMS Lord Nelson, a DY-500 class starship, is launched from Earth on a mission of deep space exploration. The ship's captain is Young Jae Kim. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| | The SS Seattle, an RT-2230 class starship, is launched from Earth on a diplomatic mission to SR-47 (90 light years from Earth). The ship's captain is Wendy Nuess.
(TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| 2121 | | Charles Tucker III is born in Panama City, Florida on Earth.
(ENT:
"Unexpected", ENT:
"Fusion")
The SS Botany Bay, a DY-500 class starship, is launched from Earth on a mission of deep space exploration. (Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2123 | June 18 | The
European Hegemony -- a loose alliance of non-FSE European nations -- is founded
on Earth. It replaces the now-defunct European
Union.
(TNG: "Up The Long Ladder"; TNG: "Attached" -- date assumed) |
| Nov. 27 | The SS Mariposa, a DY-500 class starship, is launched from Earth on a mission of colonization to the Ficus Sector.
It is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia. It carries a UH
registry, and is owned by a company known as OCC. The ship's captain is
Walter Granger. Two colonies are intended with this mission. The first
is a group of Irish Neo-Transcendentalists, who set up a low-tech
colony on the planet Bringloid V. The other group is a collection of
tech-savvy scientists, destined for the planet Mariposa, located half a
light year away from Bringloid V. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| 2124 |
Oct. 8
|
Earth warp engineer, Henry Archer dies as a result of advanced Clarke's
Disease. He is 47 years old. He dies before his warp five engine can
be constructed. His son Jonathan is only 12 years-old at the time. (ENT: "Broken Bow", ENT: "Cold Station 12" -- date assumed) |
| 2126 | | Travis Mayweather is born aboard the cargo ship ECS Horizon. (ENT:
"Broken Bow") |
| June 13 | On Earth, British
King William VI dies. He is 88 years old. His reign as the monarch of the Commonwealth of Nations lasted 27 years. He
is suceeded by his eldest son, George Samuel Alexander, age 56, who takes the name King George IX. (future history) |
| 2127 | June 13 | On
Earth, less than a year after her father assumed the British
throne, Elizabeth Mary Rose, Princess of Wales, the beloved
27-year-old heir to the throne, dies in a shuttle accident. Her younger
brother, Edward Charles Louis becomes Prince of Wales and the
successive heir to the British throne. (future history) |
| 2129 | July 9 | Hoshi Sato is born in Kyoto, Japan on Earth. (ENT:
"In A Mirror, Darkly, Part II") |
| 2130's |
|
Transparent
aluminum is invented. ("Star Trek:
The Voyage Home" -- early draft) |
| 2134 |
|
Arik Soong
steals a series of genetically engineered Human embryos. He
takes them
to a planet in the Trialis system in order to raise them to adulthood. This planet is
located
between the Orion Syndicate and the Klingon Empire. (ENT:
"Borderland") |
| 2135 | | The
HMS New Zealand, a DY-732 class starship, is launched from
Earth on a diplomatic mission to Aldebaran (68 light years from
Earth). The ship's captain is Bob Lederman.
(TNG: "Up The Long Ladder", StarTrek.com) |
| 2136 | Aug. 1 | Starfleet
is
formed, and it's headquarters are established in San Francisco on
Earth. Starfleet's charter reads, "To boldly go where no man has gone
before."
(date assumed from multiple sources) |
| Aug. 1 | On Vulcan, Syrran
finds the
vessel containing Surak's katra. (ENT:
"The Forge") |
| Aug. 5 | On Earth, in England, Edward Charles Louis, Prince of Wales -- welcomes his first child into the world. He and his wife name their newborn son William Arthur Louis. (future history) |
| 2137 | Aug. 23 | The Nexus passes within three light years of Earth.
("Star Trek:
Generations" -- date assumed, Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| | The SS Buckaroo Bonzai, a BBI-993 type starship, is launched from Earth on a mission to Planet 10 (DIM-8). The ship's captain is John Whorfin. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| 2139 | Feb. 10 | On Earth, in England, Edward Charles Louis, Prince of Wales -- welcomes
his second child into the world -- a daughter. He and his wife name
their newborn little girl, Elizabeth Alexandra Rose in honor of
Edwards older sister, who would have been queen had she not died in a
shuttle accident twelve years earlier. (future history) |
| 2143 | | Commander
A.G. Robinson launches from Earth aboard the NX-Alpha. He is successful
in breaking the warp 2 barrier, although the NX-Alpha is destroyed in
the process. He survives.
(ENT:
"First Flight") |
| 2144 |
|
Arik
Soong is captured and convicted, but the fate
of the embryos he stole
from Cold Station
12 remains unknown. In fact, the embryos have developed into children, who
are
now 10 years of age, and living on a planet in the Trialis system.
(ENT: "Borderland") |
| | Commander Duvall launches from Earth aboard the NX-Delta. He is successful
in breaking the warp 3 barrier. The test vessel successfully returns to Earth.
(ENT:
"First Flight") |
| 2146 | | The SS Urusei Yatsura, a DY-430 class starship, is launched from Earth on a nebula survey mission. The ship's captain is Steve Tucker. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
| 2149 |
|
During
this year, Berlinghoff Rasmussen, an inventor from New Jersey on Earth,
steals a time
travel pod
from a 26th Century researcher. He uses the pod it to travel to 2367,
and
successfully steals items from the USS Enterprise-D. He intends to return
to this year, and "invent" those future items as his own creation. He
is, however, apprehended by the Enterprise-D crew, and cannot complete
his mission. The time pod automatically returns to this year without
him.
(TNG: "A Matter of Time" -- year assumed) |
| | T'Pol is assigned to Earth both as an ambassador to the United Earth government, and as an aide to Vulcan Ambassador Soval. She is 61 years-old.
(ENT:
"Fusion", ENT:
"The Expanse") |
| 2150 |
|
By this year,
all countries on
Earth have joined the United Earth Government.
(TNG: "Attached") |
| 2151 |
May 4
|
The
Enterprise NX-01 is
launched under the command of Jonathan Archer. T'Pol is assigned as
first officer at the request of the Vulcan High Command. Enterprise
NX-01 is the first starship
built by Humans to achieve Warp 5. Extra-ship
operations are conducted by shuttle or docking port only. Projectile
weapons are still in use, and topedoes and "pulse torpedos" are the only weapons fired from
starships. Transporters do not exist until 2208. Phasers don't enter
the scene until 2262. (ENT: "Broken Bow" -- alternate) |
| May 6 | The NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Axenar. (ENT: "Fight or Flight") |
| June 11 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Xyrillians while
helping them to repair their malfunctioning engines. During the
three-day repair process, Commander Charles Tucker inadvertantly
becomes a reproductive host to a Xyrillian embryo, thereby going down
in history as being the first Human male to become pregnant. The
Xyrillian female embryo is later transferred to a Xyrillian host. (ENT: "Unexpected" -- date assumed) |
| June 22 | Captain
Jonathan Archer and the Enterprise NX-01 makes first Human contact with
the Klingons. They encounter a Klingon battle cruiser while
searching for the Xyriallian ship they had helped to repair eleven
days earlier. (ENT: "Unexpected" -- alternate -- date assumed) |
| July 3 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Andorians while
visiting the Vulcan monastery at P'Jem. The Vulcans and Andorians,
however, have already been in conflict for many centuries. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident" -- date assumed) |
| July 30 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the pre-warp Akaali. (ENT: "Civilization") |
| July 31 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Malurians who are
operating secretly among the Akaali while mining veridium isotopes used
to make weapons. Archer and his crew ultimately manage to blow up the
mining equipment, forcing the Malurians to end their mining operation
and leave the Akaali homeworld. (ENT: "Civilization" -- alternate) |
| Aug. 15 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Nausicaans while defending an Earth cargo vessel from Nausicaan pirates. (ENT: "Fortunate Son" -- date assumed) |
| Sept. 13 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the pre-warp Menk and Valakians, both of which live on the same planet. (ENT: "Dear Doctor" -- date assumed) |
| Oct. 1 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Coridans while visiting their homeworld of three billion inhabitants. (ENT: "Shadows of P'Jem" -- date assumed) |
| Oct. 24 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Eska on the planet Dakala.
(ENT: "Rogue Planet" -- date assumed) |
| Dec. | At this time, the Ferengi only have 173 Rules of Acquisition.
(ENT: "Acquisition" -- date assumed) |
| | Plasma rifles are a popular weapon on the civilian market on Earth. Starfleet uses the technology as well. They fire "plasma bullets". (ENT: "Broken Bow") |
| 2152 | Jan. 21 | The
NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Kreetassans. It does not go well.
(ENT: "Vox Sola" -- date assumed) |
| Feb. 18 | The NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the Risians on the planet Risa. Humans
visit Risa for the first time. (ENT: "Two Days
and Two Nights"). |
| Feb. 25 | NX
Enterprise visits the Paraagan II mining colony. The rapidly growing
settlement has a population of 3,600 people. It's growth will continue
in suceeding years, and will eventually become a major outpost for the
Paraagans. (ENT: "Shockwave" -- alternate). |
|
April 22
|
The
NX
Enterprise makes first Human contact with the
Romulans when the ship runs into a Romulan minefield. No Romulan personnel
are seen by the crew of the Enterprise.
(ENT:
"Minefield" -- date assumed) |
| April. 25 | The
NX Enterprise encounters a highly sophisticated alien automated repair
station 130 light years from Earth. It posesses advanced technology
well beyond anything known to Starfleet, including a food replicator,
advanced medical tools, a transporter and more. The Enterprise is fully
repaired in a day. The only thing the station asks for in return are
200 liters of warp
plasma.
Upon completion of the necessary repairs, the NX
Enterprise is
sent on in it's way. There was, however, one crew casualty. A Human
security crewman had disobeyed orders to stay out of the area under
repair, and was electrocuted by the station. His body is
later committed to space. Unknown to the Enterprise crew, the body of
the
dead Human is a actually a highly detailed clone. The real crewman has
been added to a collection of dozens of unconscious bodies, whose
brains have been reorganized, and connected to the repair station
computer. Among these bodies are a Klingon, a Vulcan, a Cardassian, a
Xepolite, and a Vaadwaur.
(ENT:
"Dead Stop" -- alternate) |
| Sept. 16 | The
soon-to-be First Monarch of the Sovereign Dynasty of Krios Prime (a
young Kriosian princess) is found dead in a small cargo vessel floating
in space. The only other bodies on the vessel are her two kidnappers --
two Retellians -- who were seeking ransom from the Kriosian government. (ENT:
"Precious Cargo" -- alternate; assumed) |
| Sept. | A biography of warp engineer Henry Archer is published. It contains a one-page preface written by his son, Jonathan Archer. (assumed from events in ENT:
"Singularity") |
| Nov. 6 | Captain Archer is called in to mediate a territorial dispute between
the Vulcans and the Andorians on Weytahn. A peace treaty is eventually signed between the Vulcans and Andorians.
(ENT:
"Cease Fire" -- date assumed) |
| Dec. 18 | Starfleet
Captain Jonathan Archer is sentenced by a Klingon magistrate to life
imprisonment in the dilithium mines of Rura Penthe. Archer spends some
time on the prison planet, but is ultimately rescued by the crew of NX
Enterprise. (ENT:
"Judgement") |
| 2153 |
Feb. 13
|
The NX Enterprise makes first Human contact with the advanced Vissians.
(ENT: "Cogenitor") |
| March 1 | In
the Arctic on Earth,
a group of Borg from the sphere crash of 2063 are discovered by a Human
arctic archaeology team from the Earth Sciences Institute. Not knowing
what they had found, the team allows the Borg's regeneration process to
resuscitate the drones. The research team and their ship are assimilated not long
after. (ENT: "Regeneration") |
| March 4 | The
research team in the Arctic on Earth fails to check in with the Science
Council. Starfleet is notified, and steps in investigate. The NX
Enterprise -- only six light years from the assimilated transport's
course, is ordered to intercept. (ENT: "Regeneration") |
| March 5 | The
now-assimilated former Human transport attacks a Tarkalean freighter.
The NX Enterprise arrives and drives the Borg transport back into warp.
Two Tarkaleans (a man and a woman) are rescued from the damaged
freighter and brought aboard the Enterprise. They are under nanoprobe
assimilation, and manage to escape from sickbay. Later, while reconfiguring
Enterprise ship systems, and sabotaging the Enterprise to drop out of
warp, both drones are killed by the projectile weapons of ship's
security, and blown out into space. (ENT: "Regeneration" -- alternate)
Later
in the day, NX Enterprise catches up with the increasingly enhanced
Borg transport, targets the vessel's EPS manifold with a torpedo, and
knocks it out of warp. At the same time, sabotaged systems come to life
on Enterprise, shutting down her non-assimilated power systems. A group
of Borg drones beam onto the Enterprise, and a firefight ensues with
ship security. Meanwhile, external Borg disruptor fire destroys the
Enterprise's hull plating, and a Borg cutting beam starts tearing into
the hull. (ENT: "Regeneration")
Unable
to regain control of the NX Enterprise, Captain Archer orders the crew
to escape pods, and overloads the warp core. The NX Enterprise
explodes, and takes out the nearby Borg transport as well. The Borg
threat has been neutralized, however, the NX Enterprise is destroyed,
along with all of her sensor data collected from the Borg transport.
Doctor Phlox dies in the explosion. Most of the crew survives in escape
pods, including the rest of the senior staff. No Borg transmission is
sent to the Delta Quadrant. (ENT: "Regeneration" -- alternate) |
| March | The
survivors of the Enterprise NX-01 are recovered and eventually taken back
to Earth. A salvage operation begins among the debris of the NX
Enterprise and Borg ship. (events assumed) |
| April | T'Pol,
one of the survivors from the Enterprise NX-01, is reassigned to
Vulcan. She takes up a position at the Ministry of Information. She
later marries a Vulcan architect named Koss. She is 65 years-old at the time. (ENT: "The Expanse"; assumed) |
|
April 21
|
On
Earth, in Florida and the Caribbean, it is a beautiful, sunny and
uneventul day. Elizabeth Tucker, an architect and younger sister to
Starfleet Commander Charles Tucker, enjoys a wonderful afternoon
of suba-diving off the Florida Keys. (ENT: "The Expanse" -- alternate)
|
| April 22 | On
the Klingon homeworld of Qo'noS, Duras, son of Toral is dishonored by
the Klingon Empire. This sets the stage for two centuries of desperate
attempts by the Duras family to reclaim their their honor and restore
their family name. (ENT: "The Expanse" -- date assumed) |
| 2154 |
April
|
While
on patrol in the Borderland, an area of space between the Klingon
Empire and the Orion Syndicate, a Klingon Bird-of-Prey discoveres a
transport shuttle containing two Human bio-signs. While the Humans are
being escorted to the Klingon brig, they attack and murder the crew.
On Earth, Captain Archer is given temporary command of the Valiant, an
Intrepid-type starship. Along with convicted criminal Dr. Arik Soong,
Archer and his crew are sent to track down the Klingon Bird-of-Prey and
apprehend the Augment humans onboard.
(ENT: "Borderlands" -- alternate) |
| May 17 | The
Valiant enters the Borderland, and is attacked by two Orion
interceptors. The Orions disable the Starfleet ship, and abduct eleven
of it's crewmembers. The crewmembers are taken to a planet known as
Verex III, where they are prepared to be sold as slaves.
(ENT: "Borderlands") |
| May 18 | Arriving
at Verex III, Captain Archer -- with Dr. Soong's help -- is able to
reclaim his captured crew. Dr. Soong, however, manages to escape from
Starfleet custody, and later reunites with the Augments onboard the
Bird-of-Prey. The captured Klingon ship escapes into warp before the
Valiant is able to follow. (ENT: "Borderlands" -- alternate) |
| May | Dr.
Soong and his Augments aboard the captured Klingon Bird-of-Prey take
control of Cold Station 12. They steal 1,800 other Augment enbryos, and
then leave the station on their Bird-of-Prey. Assuming Dr. Soong went
to to the Trialis system where he raised the Augments, Captain Archer
discovers Udar, an Augment misfit left behind by the others. Udar and
the crew of the Valiant then travel to Cold Station 12. They arrive
shortly after the Bird-of-Prey leaves.
(ENT: "Cold Station 12" -- alternate) |
| May 27 | Onboard
the captured Bird-of-Prey (in Klingon space), the Augments turn on Dr.
Soong, place him into a captured Denonulan medical transport (the
Barzai), and jettison the transport into space. They then proceed
further into Klingon space intent on killing the inhabitants of a
Klingon colony world. Choosing not to follow the Bird-of-Prey into
Klingon territory, Captain Archer alerts the Klingon High Command,
which later finds and destroys the Augments before they can carry out
their nefarious plan. Dr. Soong is later returned to Starfleet custody.
(ENT: "Borderlands" -- alternate) |
| June 14 | Captain Archer and the Valiant return to Earth. (assumed) |
| August | Earth's
embassy on Vulcan is bombed, killing 43 Vulcans and Humans, including
Starfleet Admiral Forrest. The Valiant, once again commanded by Captain
Archer arrives at Vulcan to investigate. With the insistance that the
Vulcans handle the investigation beyond the embassy, Starfleet's hands
are tied. Investigators remain at the embassy site, and the Valiant
returns home with the bodies of the Human victims. (ENT: "The Forge" -- alternate)
On
Vulcan, The High Command determines that the embassy bombs were set by
the Syrrannites -- a small group of Vulcans who follow a "corrupted"
form of Surak's teachings. The High Command uses this evidence to begin
bombing the Syrrannite sanctuary in an area known as the Vulcan Forge
-- a barren area with electrical sandstorms and geomagnetic
instabilities that prevent the use of any technology. The bombardment
is successful, the sanctuary is destroyed, and many Syrranites are
killed. Survivors scatter into the surrounding terrain.
(ENT: "The Forge" -- alternate)
|
| August | On Earth, in England, 18-year-old William Arthur Louis -- the son of Edward Charles Louis, Prince of Wales -- gives
up his claim to the British throne in order to begin training for a
career in Starfleet. He has long dreamed of exploring the stars. He
assumes the surname Windsor, and herefter goes by the name William
Windsor. (future history) |
| Sept. | The
Vulcans conduct a surprise attack on Andoria. The Andorian fleet is
vastly outnumbered and completely unprepared. They take heavy losses. (ENT: "Kir'Shara" -- alternate)
Back
on Vulcan, and before the Vulcan fleet is able to finish it's invasion
of Andoria, Syrran enters the High Command chamber. He reveals to the
council that the Syrranites are not responsible for the embassy attack.
He also claims that High Command leader V'Las used the embassy bombing
as part of his plan to round up the Syrranites, so they wouldn't find
the Kir'Shara. V'Las insists that the Kir'Shara is a myth, however,
Syrran activates it, thereby displaying the teachings of
Surak. Defeated, V'Las tries to destroy the Kir'Shara, but is instead
arrested, and is forced to call off the Vulcan invasion of Andoria.
Facing treason, the High Command is later disbanded. (ENT: "Kir'Shara" -- alternate)
|
|
Nov. 30 |
The starship Columbia NX-02 is
launched under the command of Erika Hernandez. Charles Tucker is assigned as the chief engineer. (ENT: "The Expanse", ENT: "Affliction") |
| 2155 |
Jan. 19 |
During
a political meeting consisting of alien dignitaries discussing a
"Coalition of Planets", a woman named Susan Khouri manages to deliver a
warning that John Frederick Paxton, leader of the xenophobic movement
known as Terra Prime, is planning a terrorist attack on Earth.
She dies shortly thereafter, the result of an attempt on her life.
Acting swiftly, Starfleet sends in a team of commandos to take out
Paxton before he can carry out his attack.
(ENT: "Demons" -- alternate) |
| Jan. 22 | The
Coalition of Planets is founded in San Francisco on Earth. The founding
members include: United Earth, Vulcan, the Andorian Empire, Rigel,
Denobula, Coridan, Tellar and six other species. (ENT: "Demons" -- assumed) |
| August | The Challenger NX-03 and Discovery NX-04 are launched.
Captain Jonathan Archer is given command of the Discovery. He is later
replaced by Captain Stiles when the Earth-Romulan War begins (which is
fortunate for Archer, as the Discovery is one the first Earth vessels
destroyed by the Romulans). (ENT: "Fortunate Son"; Trek novels; alternate) |
| 2156 |
|
The Earth-Romulan War begins. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" -- production art) |
| 2157 | April 15 | The
starship Columbia NX-02 disappears near Vega. The ship, her captain
(Captain Erika Hernandez) and her crew are declared missing. It will be
discovered in May of 2375, however, that the ship accidentally traveled
into the future after coming in contact with an unusual spacial anomaly
near Vega. They will be unable to return to this year.
(Facebook: Starfleet Academy) |
| 2158 | April | William
Windsor, the former heir to the British throne on Earth, is serving as
an Ensign aboard the Starfleet Drolet-class vessel, USS Cochrane
(NCC-89). He sees some combat action during the Earth-Romulan War. (future history) |
| 2160 |
Feb. 1
|
The humiliating defeat of the
Romulans at the Battle
of Cheron ends the Earth-Romulan War. This victory was
achieved by an alliance composed of Earth, Vulcan, Andorian, and
Tellarite forces. A Neutral Zone is set up separating Terran and
Romulan space. At this time, Humans have no knowledge about Romulan
physiology. The resulting treaty is negotiated via subspace radio.
(TOS: "Balance of Terror", TNG: "The Defector", ENT: "In a Mirror,
Darkly" -- date assumed) |
| | The VK Velikan, a DY-1200 class starship, is launched from Earth on a stellar chart mapping mission. The ship's captain is Mike Volland. (TNG: "Up The Long Ladder") |
