The industrial revolution marked the beginning of serious human effect on the planet, and drastically improved the quality of life later on.
History of The Milky Way
Human era
... 2149 CE
The development of humanity, and it's establishing in the solar system.
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1760 CE
The industrial revolution
Technological achievement -
1955 CE
1975 CE
The Space Race
Scientific achievement -
2057 CE
Fusion power
Technological achievementThe first energy positive fusion reactor. After this, fusion power became commonplace over the next 30 years
Location
Earth -
2060 CE
Colonization of Sol
Diplomatic actionThe colonization of the Sol system. Planets, moons and asteroids were settled, and thousands of orbital habitats were constructed. Mars and Luna becoming vital hubs of industry and trade.
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2094 CE
The First Interstellar Spaceship
Technological achievementThe first interstellar colony ship was a comparatively crude one. With the average lifespan still in the hundreds, and the ship only capable of accelerating to a few percent of c, many who boarded never made it to their destination of Alpha Centauri.
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2123 CE
12 /72149 CE
25 /1
WW3
Military actionThe third world war was waged over colonial rights, and involved not only Earth, but also the Sol colonies, though drastically less. The UN became significantly more involved, and the road to a semi-united Earth was beginning.
The golden age
2150 CE 2780 CE
A period of rapid development, expansion and scientific discovery.
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2204 CE
Fully Sapient AI
Scientific achievement -
2230 CE
5 /102314 CE
26 /6
WW4
Military actionThe fourth world war was particularily destructive. Due to interstellar travel times being upwards of decades in lenght, the war took nearly a century. Entire continents were scorched of life, and Earth itself suffered heavy damage. Approximate death count was upwards of 25 billion.
Location
Core Worlds -
2305 CE
26 /2
The Indian Theater Is Won
Military actionThe Indian theater of the Fourth World War is won by the Pan-Asian Entente. During the later stages of the conflict, the Lunag Ri Base base was abandoned due to nanomachine weapons.
Location
Lunag Ri Base -
2329 CE
27 /2
Official creation of the Cellean Autocratic State
Political eventThe moment the Cellean Autocratic Space began officially existing. Began after they managed to unify Cellea.
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2379 CE
Antimatter Power
Scientific achievementWhile antimatter had been in use in interstellar ships as propulsion, it was now available as also a power generation option, allowing for truly colossal constructions.
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2396 CE
27 /2
The destruction of Hurte IV
Disaster / DestructionThe first use of an relativistic kill missile. The nations of the planet had been in a war with another power in the system, which launched several RKMs at it. The planet was turned into a barren, schorched rock in minutes.
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2432 CE
2524 CE
Wars of control
Military actionThe Wars of Control were a century-long series of skirmishes between the ASTUN, the Tteglik, the Cellean autocratic space and hundreds of other nations. The wars were started by Cellean aggressive expansion. They claimed the lives of several billion people, and destroyed tens of planets and thousands of habitats.
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2509 CE
22 /7
Colonization of Ak'Thakra
FoundingAk'Thakra is one of the rarer earth-like worlds in the galaxy. The colonization went well, and the city of Khar'Ak 'Than was founded fast.
Location
Ak'Thakra -
2512 CE
The Speranta Auxilium voyage
Discovery, ExplorationThe Speranta Auxilium was an armada dedicated to testing the then highly experimental faster-than-light drive systems. They could go faster than light, and were sent off for an couple-decade long voyage. Due to the nature of slower-than-light communications, they were contacted some 50 years later, and their data contributed to the development of FTL travel significantly.
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2623 CE
The FTL drive
Technological achievementThe first working FTL drive, it uses refined exotic matter to warp spacetime. Within a decade, these were distributed all over human space.
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2627 CE
25 /2
The Flight of the Halven
Population Migration / TravelAn exodus of people of Kosmaellon to flee the Cellean Autocratic Space.
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2654 CE
27 /2
The colonisation of Ochtotne Prime
FoundingSettlement of Ochtotne Prime. At first, habitats were built in orbit, notably Torgallon. The planet proper was settled in 2691.
Location
Ochtotne Prime
Now
2781 CE and beyond
The modern age. The innovations and technological developments of the golden age have reduced in frequency. Expansion is faster than ever, as faster-than-light travel is commonplace. Life is good, even with a world war ongoing.
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2851 CE
3 /11
WW5
Military actionThe Fifth World War. A massive, human space-wide war between the STUN and the The Coalition of a thousand Free Worlds.
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2876 CE
10 /62876 CE
15 /6
Battle of Ak'Thakra
Military actionBattle of Ak'Tharka. A space battle of some importance to the war, and of major importance to the Omega-Aurutka-Rakt'Akla region. Caused the total destruction of Ak'Thakra.
Location
Ak'Thakra -
2879 CE
9 /122880 CE
2 /4
Battle of Earth
Military action
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