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Revision as of 10:39, 12 October 2024
The Virus Era | ||
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1933 | Discovery of the Scinfaxi Virus | In a remote region of the Philippine islands, an unknown substance is first observed by American researchers. |
National Socialist leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. | ||
American replenishment oiler, USS Ramapo encounters rouge waves and strange lights in the Pacific Ocean. | ||
The Imperial Japanese Army captures the Inner Mongolian province of Rehe and establishes the new state of Manchukuo. | ||
Burning of the Reichstag | The Reichstag, is set on fire under controversial circumstances. Key civil liberties in Germany are nullified in response. | |
Sanriku Earthquake | A powerful tsunami hits Honshu, Japan, killing over 3000 people. In the aftermath, unidentified biological material is found in the affected area. | |
Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn in as the 32nd president of the United States. | ||
German Federal Election | The National Socialist Party gains 43.9% of the vote. | |
Long Beach Earthquake | 115 people are killed in Southern California. | |
The Reichstag passes the Enabling Act. Adolf Hitler is effectively made dictator of the German Reich. | ||
Japan announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations, to be effective in 1935. | ||
Widespread persecution of religious minorities in Germany. The "Gestapo" secret police force is established by Hermann Goering. | ||
The Stahlhelm veterans organization joins the National Socialist party in Germany. | ||
The oath of allegiance to the British Crown is abolished in the Irish Free State. | ||
A man-made famine reaches its peak in Soviet Ukraine. | ||
A hurricane destroys the town of Tampico, Mexico. Organic material similar to those found in the Philippines and Japan is recovered. | ||
Germany withdraws from the League of Nations. | ||
The United States and Soviet Union establish formal diplomatic relations. | ||
The prohibition of alcohol is repealed in the United States. |
First Scinfaxi War (1944-1957) | ||
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1944 | First Scinfaxi War | Everywhere on Earth, dazzling lights are reported from within the Outgrowths. In many areas, the phenomenon is so bright, night turns to day. |
A machine of unknown origin emerges from an Outgrowth in New Jersey, United States. It vaporizes local military forces and is only destroyed after 99 hours of intense fighting. | ||
Hundreds and then thousands of similar machines emerge from Outgrowths across the planet. | ||
Every significant pre-war line is breached. The emerging war turns into a slow retreat. | ||
1947 | 24 atomic bombs are detonated across the frontline as part of Operation: Hercules. | |
1955 | All further offensive campaigns to retake the Outgrowths are suspended. | |
1956 | Douglas MacArthur resigns the Presidency of the Pacific States of America. | |
1957 | The last sporadic fighting on the perimeter of the Outgrowths subsides. The "First Scinfaxi War" is declared over. |
Terran Interregnum (1958-2001) | ||
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1958 | Terran Interregnum | The German government betrays the conditions of the Reykjavík Summit and annexes occupied territories of the French Republic. |
1962 | The French Crisis | Free French forces overthrow the Marseille Regime in an overnight coup. |
1962 | The German Reich backs down after an 11-day nuclear standoff with the Atlantic Treaty Organization. | |
2018 | First FTL Jump | An unmanned American spacecraft completes the first "skip" across a Cosmic String. |
Early Colonization Era (2002-2039) | ||
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2019 | The Centauri Program | The Centauri Program is established, a joint venture between the Soviet Union, German Reich, and ATO. |
2024 | The manned American spacecraft "Chiron" completes a successful FTL jump to Alpha Centarui. | |
2031 | Mankind's first extrasolar colony, "Harmony", is established on a planet in the Alpha Centauri system. | |
2039 | Operation: Mayflower | The United States announces a "second-generation" FTL drive, and plans for an independent colony in the Sea of Clouds. |
The Divide (2040-2149) | ||
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2040 | The Soviet Union and German Reich scale down their involvement within the Centauri Program. | |
2045 | The United States establishes a colony in the "Liberty" planetary system within the Sea of Clouds. | |
2049 | The German Reich colonizes the Germania System. | |
2064 | String-mapping vessels from the Empire of Japan pass beyond the Far Orinoco . | |
2078 | The Leningrad system is colonized by the Soviet Union. | |
2083 | Vega system colonized, it is the first extrasolar colony founded by nongovernmental interests. | |
2091 | Vesta system colonized. | |
2130 | Vega surpasses Alpha Centauri to become the largest independent colony in the Local Cluster. | |
2136 | STARNET established between Liberty and New Philadelphia. | |
2148 | The spread of the Scinfaxi outgrowths intensifies. Containment measures are increasingly overwhelmed. |
The Second Scinfaxi War (2150-2153) | ||
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2150 | Second Scinfaxi War | Scinfaxi machines emerge from the Outgrowths. |
2153 | 10,000 German soldiers are killed while defending Berlin. | |
2153 | The last transport departs the Solar System. The evacuation of Earth is declared over. |
The Modern Dark Age (2154-2171) | ||
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2154 | Communication Disruption | Interstellar communications are heavily disrupted. |
The New Dark Age | 8961 people are killed during the Siege of Mt. Bowers, the last major battle of the American insurrection. |
The Recovery (2171-2188) | ||
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2169 | The Orion Treaty Organization establishes permanent contact with Alpha Centauri. | |
2170 | The German Reich establishes permanent contact with Alpha Centauri | |
2172 | The Soviet Union establishes permament contact with Alpha Centauri | |
2179 | The Empire of Japan establishes permanent contact with Alpha Centauri | |
2183 | The Kisléta Chain Bridge is completed in Vitus, Vega, marking the nation's centennial. | |
2184 | The Lyra Campaigns | The Federal Republic of Vega declares war on the Altair Colonial Administration. It is mankind's first interstellar war. |
2187 | The Vega Accords are ratified ending the last fighting in the Lyra Veil. | |
2188 | The Empire of Japan joins the reformed League of Nations. |
The Cold War (2189 - ) | ||
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2208 | The First Solar War | The Federal Republic of Vega declares war on Alpha Centauri, beginning the First Solar War |
2213 | Alpha Centauri and Vega sign an armistice recognizing Vegan territorial gains and full sovereignty. | |
2229 | The Second Solar War | Vegan forces land on Sirius. |
2231 | The bulk of the Alpha Centauri Starfleet is destroyed in the Battle of Cygnus. | |
The Republic of Vega surrenders to Alpha Centauri, German Reich, ending the Second Solar War. | ||
2233 | Vega territories occupied by German Reich split to form the axis-backed Union of Vega. | |
2254 | The New People's Alliance party dominates elections in the Republic of Vega, ending UV as a political force. | |
2254 | The Republic of Vega signs the first of a series of diplomatic agreements with the Soviet Union | |
2258 | The Union of Vega is admitted into the Axis. | |
2259 | The First Vega War | The Union of Vega invades the Republic of Vega. |
2263 | After 4 years fighting, the First Vega War ends in a stalemate with almost no territorial changes. | |
2264 | The Republic of Vega joins the Comintern. | |
2269 | The Corporate War | The FSC Sabrina is destroyed by pirates in the Reunion system after a failed ransom attempt. |
THULE Inc. PMCs are deployed to Reunion and the surrounding planetary systems. | ||
2271 | Battle of Reunion. Non-state actors eject THULE PMC's from Reunion system. | |
2282 | American forces on Madiana endure a 99 day siege at Firebase Hector. | |
2285 | 104 Brazilian spacecraft violate India's IDIZ, the largest military escalation of the Solar Contest. | |
A shark attack on Alpha Centauri reignites the debate on Hybrid Animals. | ||
The former site of Firebase Hector is occupied by J17. | ||
An incursion across the Kisléta Chain Bridge in Vitus causes the deaths of at least three. | ||
US SECNAV announces steady progress of "70,000 Ship Navy" claim earlier pledged by Greene's Administration. | ||
Australasian Navy encounters suspected pirates in Dakuwaka Deeps, denies allegations of "Black Mask" affiliation. | ||
Reunion displaces Glasswall to become largest colonial republic within the Far Frontier. | ||
Red Army bolsters Vega security package containing 16,000 additional PPMs following earlier commitments by the Soviet Navy and Air Force. |