c. 50,000 BC- An unknown alien race stumbles across the Earth, then in an ice age. Finding bands of sentient creatures and worrying about their extinction, the aliens seed at least 10 worlds (and possibly more)  with Homo Sapiens and Homo Neanderthalensis to ensure their survival.  A New Floridian archeological team will discover evidence of “seeding” in a dig on Emerson near the New Floridian city of Cape Dade in 2422. They discover a probe near some ancient ruins that they somehow activate which documents the removal of tribes from Earth and the placement of those tribes onto other worlds.

 

2000- beginning of 21^st Century on Earth

 

September 11^th, 2001- The destruction of the World Trade Center in New York sparks the War on Terror. Largely headed by the US, it spends billions rooting out terror worldwide.

                                               

2011- The foundation of the African Alliance (many African countries align their governments in a mini-UN) Europeans living in Africa finally accept the fact that they are not at home and begin to live amongst their African neighbors. A new era of prosperity begins in Central and Southern Africa as the economies of the nations boom.

 

2015- Mars is colonized.

                                                           

2022- foundation of the Arab Islamic Republic (N. Africa and Middle East excluding Israel.)

 

2020s- Nanotechnology is created cheaper. It allows for megastructures to be built.

 

2025- FTL Travel discovered.

                                                                                                                                   

2026- The capital city of the Asteroid Belt, Asteropolis, opens as the center of

 all mining activity.  It is also used, at times, as a way‑station and

 refueling depot for increasing outer planet expeditions, along with a port of exit for all interstellar liners later in the century. The Asteroid Belt will benefit greatly from the development of FTL travel.

 

2028- The African Alliance becomes the African Alliance Republic as much of Central and Southern Africa unites. Nations not joining are Rwanda, Burundi, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar, South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

 

2030- The African Alliance and Arab Islamic Republic begin a series of wars that will last for nearly 50 years. The fourth will devastate much of the continent and leave half a billion dead.

 

2030s-  The nations at the southern tip of Africa unify into the South African Union.

 

2040 - The "Galileo" class transports enter service.  The U.N.S.S. "Tycho Brahe,"

     among others of this class, will become the most durable workhorses in

     spaceflight history.  Extremely durable and long‑lasting vessels, these

     early fusion ships will be able to attain up to 0.35c and enable travel to

     the outer planets and beyond into interstellar space. They are also equipped with FTL Drive          Engines. These are the first ships with elementary interstellar celestial navigation, with a

     ship's complement of 98 and 521 passengers. The first extrasolar colonies are opened up

     with this vessel class  73 different variants of this vessel will be

     produced, some with an overall length of 1,200 meters (82% of the mass

     being fuel)

 

2058- Commercial interplanetary and interstellar  travel begins for the Terrans with the inaugural

     flight of Galaxy Star Lines  And a new species will soon inhabit the Solar

     System: the tourist.  The "Magellan" class spaceliners enter service, each

     carrying 660 passengers from Earth to the Asteroid Belt and beyond to the stars.

     The "Prince Of Wales" will be the most famous ship of this class, commanded by Captain

     Lars Olmstead. .

 

2061- The "Glenn" class spacebus enters service.  Over 1200 of these principal

     surface‑to‑orbit carriers will be built, each with a complement of 128 and

     with the ability to carry up to 950 passengers.  Their convertible inter‑

     iors make them useful for both industrial transport and passenger service

     around Earth, orbital satellite‑cities, Mars, the Asteroid Belt, outer system colonies and

     to the Alpha Centauri Colonies.

           

 

2090- The fourth Arab-African war begins on December 27th. The rest of the world watches but does not get involved, but see 2094.

 

2090s- During this period, 3 ships are stolen by two groups. No one knows where the 15,000 people went. One group was from Europe, the other, Senegal. The latter were fleeing the advancing Alliance armies.

 

Also during this period, the Indian Exodus begins. By 2100, India will lose half a billion of her people, through warfare and migration to North America, Europe, and the colonies, mainly the colonies on Tau Ceti.

 

2091- Within the first four months of this year, the Alliance 6^th Republican Army captures most of Senegal, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and move to within 125 kilometers of Rabat, Morocco. Meanwhile, the Republican 5^th  captures Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and much of the Sudan and southern Egypt, coming to within 100 kilometers of Luxor. The 4^th marches out of the Central African Republic and easily captures Niger and Chad. N’Jdema, the capital of Chad, is leveled to the ground when it resists. After June, the Alliance armies do not advance any further and a war of attrition begins.

 

2092- Argentina sends aid to the African Alliance. Horrified, the first-world nations convene a convention at Geneva in October. The end result is world unification. (See 2073)

 

2093- First -world nations (Western and Northern Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, southeast Asia (except Singapore, Indonesia, and Malaysia) unify, mainly because of the war. The countries are no longer independent nations but states in a larger world government. The government is called the United Commonwealth. The capital is first in Geneva, then moved to New York City. A new charter is drawn up, a Senate and Assembly  is formed and a new political era begins on Earth. Meanwhile, the horror continues to rage in Africa.

 

2094- India begins a war with Pakistan which drags them into the war with the Arab Islamic Republic. Seeing no other alternative except war with the Arab Islamic Republic, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, Singapore, and Malaysia all join the new United Nations.

 

     An Interplanetary Communications Network guarantees reliable commun‑

     ications throughout the Solar System.  Mohammed Kahlil, first Secretary-General

     of the United Nations Commonwealth of Earth, makes the inaugural transmission from the        L‑4 Communications Platform.

 

2096- India launches low-grade atomic weapons against the capitals of Pakistan and Iran. Nearly 2 million die. The AIR responds by nukeing Bombay and New Delhi, killing nearly 10 million Indian citizens. The Commonwealth is horrified by the devastation and call for an end to the war. In the chaos, the Lunar colonies, with a population of nearly 6 million, declare their independence from the Commonwealth. Israel, surrounded by war, joins the Commonwealth for protection and wisely stays out of the raging war. The tide begins to turn in the war as Alliance armies are chased out of Egypt, Chad and Morocco. By the end of 2076, the Alliance has been chased nearly back to their borders.

 

2097- The Arab-African-Indian war rages, now claiming 300 million lives. Mozambique joins the Commonwealth but the rest of South America remains fiercely independent.  They unite to form the United States of South America. Several Central American and Caribbean countries join as well. A massive invasion of Alliance territory begins December 31^st.

 

2098-  By far the worst year in the war: Madras, India, Tunis, Tunisia, Nairobi, Kenya, and Dakar, Senegal all nuked between September 5^th and 6^th. Nearly 50 million die in this attack alone. The T.U.C., now the most powerful political unit on the Earth, calls for an immediate cease-fire. India, devastated with nearly 300 million of her 2 billion citizens dead and hundreds of millions more sick from radiation sickness, signs a treaty with the Arab Islamic Republic and leaves the war.

The invasion recaptures Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, and captures Kenya, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria.

Lagos, Nigeria, the capital of the African Alliance, is captured on November 17^th. Secretary-General Halsai Obiang evacuates to Kinshasa, Zaire along with the Alliance Lower and Upper Assemblies.

 

2099-  By now, most of Africa is dominated by the Arab Islamic Republic. Only Gabon, Congo, Namibia, Zaire, Uganda, Angola, the Comoros and Tanzania hold out. The South African Union is absorbed into the Commonwealth.

 

2100- The fourth Arab-African war ends December 31^st . Nearly 500 million have died worldwide in the war, and much of northern and central Africa lies in shambles. The radiation clouds have begun to cause cancers and radiation sickness in Europe, South America and southeast Asia.

 

2101- The Treaty of Addis Ababa is signed August 8^th after a seven month long conference. Under the treaty, nuclear weapons are banned from Earth and the remaining African Alliance nations, along with India, are forced to pay reparations to the Arab Islamic Republic. Meanwhile, the AIR is forced to disarm. Indonesia joins the AIR and is the most distant member state. Madagascar and the remaining Pacific Ocean nations join the Commonwealth. Under the treaty, all extrasolar colonies are to become apart of the Commonwealth by 2150.

 

2103- Civil war begins as the African Alliance begins to break up. The UN members in Southern Africa are sent aid to help absorb refugees. The T.U.C does not get involved in the complex, multi-factioned civil war.

 

2104- The T.U.C Commonwealth Charter is finally ratified by the Senate. The head of the T.U.C is called the Secretary-General. The Commonwealth is given broad powers over the member states, which no one seems to mind given the alternative. In the African Alliance, three factions arise out of dozens. The SWAPO faction controls Namibia and southern Angola, the FFAA faction controls Zaire and the rest is held by Alliance troops. The Secretary-General flees to Capetown on September 8^th when FFAA armies march into Kinshasa.

 

2105- Massacres of civilians are occurring in Gabon during this year. An estimated 56,000 people are reportedly killed outside the capital city of Gabon, Libreville. This occurs on July 8^th.

 

2106- The AIR is discovered to be aiding the multiple-sided civil war in the African Alliance. Sanctions are imposed.

 

2107- The civil war ends, with the African Alliance being absorbed into the AIR. Now, only southern Africa is not dominated by the AIR.

 

2115- The catastrophic wars and increased industry causes global warming. Tides rise by as much as three feet, flooding Bangladesh and threatening London, the Netherlands, Micronesia, the Maldives and the East Coast of North America. A powerful El Nino event also does major damage globally. The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives is considered a loss and the 300,000 inhabitants are evacuated. The AIR takes many of them in, along with the Indian Ocean nation of Seychelles, an AIR protectorate.

 

2120- A new Commonwealth campaign begins . . . it is titled “Onward, Upward, Outward!” It calls for the complete colonization of the solar system by 2150, along with the economic and environmental revitalization of Earth, especially India. Also, the continued exploration of interstellar space is called for as well.  “Onward, Upward, Outward” fails, although it costs the Commonwealth trillions.

 

2122- Commonwealth Secretary-General Clark-Ian Smith is assassinated on the steps of the Plaza in New York City. He is succeeded by Joachim Vasco, of Oporto, Portugal, a power-hungry man. Vasco’s vice-president is former Sec-Gen of the African Alliance, Halsai Obiang of Rio Muni City, Equatorial Guinea.

 

2125- Balkans join T.U.C..

 

2126- The AIR is absorbed into the Commonwealth.

 

2130- The United States of South America is absorbed into the Commonwealth. Russia joins the Commonwealth. CIS joins T.U.C..

 

2150- Japan, Democratic China and Communist China, long holdouts of independence, join the Commonwealth. On this date, the Commonwealth now controls the entire globe and much of the solar system. The Republic of Luna is still independent.

 

Earth’s colonies remain fiercely independent, despite the fact that many different nations founded them. On several planets, the colonies have become countries and nations of their own.

Earth needs the colonies to rebuild, and the Commonwealth begins to assert its authority, quietly at first. On the densely populated colony world of Soror and other, many of the former American and European colonies become Commonwealth Protectorates.

 

Many other worlds soon follow, and eventually by 2190 all worlds colonized by mankind fall under Commonwealth control., sparking a resistance movement.

 

 

2150s- About this time, the colonization boom of the late 21^st century- early 22^nd century wanes.

 

2160-2250: Prosperity for Earth, as the industrial base of the colonies supports an increasingly crowded and polluted Earth.

 

2170- Tachyons are discovered to have the ability to carry messages faster than light. Expensive relay stations are built throughout the Solar System, then on Soror. Many colonial worlds are equipped with relay stations to further unite the Commonwealth.

 

2180s- The Commonwealth government becomes increasingly militarized to deal with colonial resistance.

 

2249- An telescope on Luna spots what will become known as VX-2250, a 2 mile wide asteroid on collision with Earth. The Commonwealth’s attempts to destroy the asteroid fail, and massive evacuations occur on Earth.

 

2251, June 9th- VX-2250 impacts the Indian Ocean, wiping out all life on the coasts of East Africa, Southwest Asia, and Western Australia. The wave batters the coasts of Argentina and Brazil and devastate Indonesia and The Phillipines. 500 million die.

 

2250-2290- The Human Exodus, as impact Winter, and Ultraviolet Spring devastate the Earth and World environment and economy. Two billion people leave the Earth for the Mars Federated Colonies, Soror, Grunewelt, and beyond.

 

2251-2260 - The Commonwealth’s extrasolar colonies become independent.

 

2251, August-December, All Commonwealth vessels retreat to Earth.

 

2251-2350- Earth falls into a recession. Famine, disease, and civil wars kill an additional 2 billion people during this period. In 2350 however, Mars Federation and the Republic of Luna, long independent, band with Earth nations to reform the Commonwealth and reunite Humanity.

 

2251-2400- Earth’s colonies become independent nations and are fairly isolated from each other. Trade does not exist between worlds. This is known as the Dim Age. Many extrasolar nations revert to mid 21^st century technology.

 

2388- October 8^th, A Commonwealth fleet of 22 military vessels arrives at Soror.

 

2390-2415- The Commonwealth Pacification of Soror. (Locally known as the Terran Aggression) A costly measure. 7 million Terran military personnel will die in the 25-year war, and at least 20 million residents from ten of Soror’s twelve nations that resist the Terrans will also die. Ultimately, Soror’s twelve nations fall under the control of the Terran Commonwealth.

 

2400- Limited trade begins between the colonies and the Terran United Commonwealth. Terrans find that in the 150-year isolation, unique cultures, lingual shifts, and even some slight genetic changes and adaptations (major ones on Ceti Nova, where Minerva’s closed society hid genetic experiments) have developed on the 9 Worlds. It won’t be easy to assimilate them into the Commonwealth, leaders on Earth discover. With the pacification well under way on Soror after war breaks out there, leaders try a newer, slower, diplomatic approach.

 

Many nations have become somewhat isolationist, and are cool and suspicious to the arrival of the Terrans, especially after word of the Pacification of Soror spreads through the remaining 8 worlds.

 

2400-2450- The old tachyon network is slowly rebuilt by the Terran United Commonwealth. By 2450, Soror, Grunewelt (only Paradiesheim) , Ceti Nova (Al-Battari and Minerva), and Emerson (only New Florida) are connected. Very few use the technology, as it is very expensive.

 

 

2448- Eager to avoid the expensive horror of Soror again, the Terran United Commonwealth visits Procyon 7, locally known as Grunewelt with four nations. Dominating the planet is former German colony Paradiesheim and negotiations begin with the Paradiesheimian government to persuade the rest of the planet to join the Commonwealth.

 

2450- The Current Day