March 23, 2001 The Russian space station Mir re-enters the earth’s atmosphere. It had orbited the earth for more than fifteen years. (Contemporary accounts. Mir is mentioned in the on-line Enterprise chronology.)

September 11, 2001 Terrorists use three hijacked commercial airliners to conduct suicide attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. A fourth plane fails in its attempt and crashes after passengers wrest control from the hijackers. Thousands of lives were lost in this horrible tragedy which immediately launched the United States into a widespread war against terrorism. (Contemporary accounts.) Entry from the Enterprise exploration timeline: "A terrorist attack on the United States leaves thousands of innocent civilians dead, a horrific tragedy that forces all nations of the world to re-evaluate their values and priorities, and galvanizes the people of Earth to strive harder to put their differences behind them."

November 14, 2001 The return of the American aircraft carrier U.S.S Enterprise after its service in military actions overseas was heralded. (The arrival of the U.S.S. Enterprise was acknowledged through a public announcement TV spot featuring Scott Bakula dressed as Captain Archer on this date.)

July 4, 2002 NASA launches Nomad, the first interstellar probe charged with seeking out new life forms. Nomad was built by the brilliant but erratic Jackson Roykirk, who's goal was to build the perfect thinking machine capable of independent logic. Nomad is later presumed destroyed in a meteor collision. ("The Changeling" (TOS), year given in script, and Enterprise exploration timeline )

September 18, 2002 CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) announces the first controlled production of large numbers of antihydrogen atoms at low energies. (contemporary accounts)

February 1, 2003 The space shuttle Columbia is lost upon re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere. (contemporary accounts) Entry from the Enterprise exploration timeline: "On February 1, the entire crew of seven aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia is killed when the ship breaks up in the Earth's atmosphere. President George W. Bush paid tribute to the crew "These astronauts knew the dangers, and they faced them willingly, knowing they had a high and noble purpose in life. Because of their courage and daring and idealism, we will miss them all the more."

March 2003 Loomis starts work at the blood bank in Detroit. (over a year before 21st century sequences in "Carpenter Street")

January 3, 2004 The Spirit Rover lands on Mars. (contemporary accounts)

February 2004 Loomis is recruited by the Xindi, who he later suspects to be terrorists. (two months before 21st century sequences in "Carpenter Street")

April 2004 Archer and T'Pol arrive in Detroit, Michigan, to learn why three Xindi-Reptilians have been detected in this time period. Using 22nd-century technology, Archer and T'Pol scour the city and locate an abandoned factory where the Xindi are developing a biological weapon with the help of a local medical worker. (150 years before "Carpenter Street" - month is a guess - it is clear from this episode that Detroit, like Los Angeles, has been spared the ravages of the Eugenics Wars.)

Leading up to 2009 The development of space travel accelerates during this period, as manned missions to the Moon, Mars, and Saturn are prepared. (contemporary projections and speculation based on "Tomorrow is Yesterday")

2009 Captain Shaun Geoffrey Christopher leads the first successful manned Earth-Saturn space mission, paving the way for the continuation of manned space exploration. (sources: Enterprise exploration timeline, "Tomorrow is Yesterday" (TOS).)

2010 The International Space Station (ISS) is completed in orbit over Earth. This task completed, the U.S. space shuttle fleet is retired. (contemporary projections, opening sequence to Enterprise).

2018 Propulsion technologies, and speeds, continue to improve. "Sleeper ships" become a thing of the past. This may be a result of the development of the impulse drive. (sources: "Space Seed" (TOS) and Enterprise exploration timeline. ) Note: there are however, similar vessels that remain in use for interplanetary missions - please see 2070

2018 The Dax symbiont is born on Trill. Dax's first host is Lela Dax, who becomes the first woman to serve on the Trill Council. (sources: "You Are Cordially Invited" (DS9), Star Trek Encyclopedia)

2020 The U.S. Government creates special Sanctuary Districts for homeless people and the unemployed. ("Past Tense, Part I" (DS9)) Continuing tensions between the United States and European Union stalemate the UN. Talks begin on revamping the bloated UN bureaucracy, reshaping it along the lines of the 19th century 'Congress of Europe'.

The United States returns to the moon for the first time since the early 1970's (contemporary projections)

2024 The Bell Riots, led by Gabriel Bell, break out in San Francisco on Earth. ("Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II" (DS9))

2025 The reunification of Ireland. ("The High Ground" (TNG))

2025 A hypersonic space plane begins service between orbit and Earth. (speculation based on the opening sequence to Enterprise)

2026 Buck Bokai, a shortstop from the London Kings, breaks Joe DiMaggio's hitting record in the game of baseball. (DS9)

2028 Joe DiMaggio's hitting record is broken by a member of the London Kings baseball team. (Date given in "The Big Goodbye")

2030 A famous novelist writes a classic based on the theme "let me help" - "The City on the Edge of Forever 1930 plus 100 years)

2030 A permanent settlement is established by the United States on the moon. (contemporary projections)

2031 Captain Mitchell is born on Earth (speculation. assumes Captain Mitchell was 40 whenthe colony ship left for Terra Nova).

Suval, later to become Vulcan's ambassador to Earth, is born. (speculation. Assumes he was 23 when sent to Raytan "Cease Fire")

2032 Zefram Cochrane, inventor of the warp drive, is born. ( Enterprise exploration timeline 87 years before 2119), working backwards from "Metamorphosis" )

October 19, 2032 Lieutenant John Kelly, piloting the Ares IV command module in Mars orbit, reports the approach of a large unknown object seconds before he and his craft vanish. Crewmates Rose Kumagawa and Andrei Novakovich, on the planet's surface at the time, are stranded but later rescued. (sources: Date given in "One Small Step" (VGR), text from Enterprise exploration timeline ) Although Mars was certainly explored at this time, it seems that Mars was not colonized until some years later, circa 2065.

2033 In the Delphic Expanse, the Xindi Homeworld is destroyed. Members of five of the species of Xindi manage to escape and live on other planets within the Expanse. A sixth species, the Avians, are completely wiped out. The destruction of the planet was caused by the use of a seismic weapon by the Reptilian and Insectoid Xindi species. (120 years before "The Xindi", "The Shipment")

July 4, 2033 The Virgin Islands are admitted as a state of the United States of America, making a total of 52. ("The Royale") Puerto Rico was admitted on July 4, 2023 (conjecture)

Also this year, Velar, the famed Vulcan ambassador, is born. (speculation from "Fallen Hero" - assumes she was 25 when she started her career as a diplomat. This would make her 119 in the episode)

This was also the last time that a Denoblian encountered an Antaran prior to 2153. (6 generations before "The Breach" - assumes Anataran generations are 20 years, although other dialogue suggests no contact may have been made since 1853.)

2036 The New United Nations rules that Earth citizens may not be held responsible for crimes committed by ancestors. ("Encounter at Farpoint" (TNG)) The older version of the United Nations, founded after World War Two, has presumably ceased to operate at this point.

Hover cars come into popular use on Earth. ("The 37's" (VGR)) They replace the combustion engine driven automobile.

July 23, 2037 NASA launches a deep-space exploration vessel, the Charybdis, with Colonel Steven Richey in command. This is the third mission of its kind to depart Earth in an attempt to travel beyond the orbit of Pluto. The first two were unsuccessful. ( Enterprise exploration timeline, "Casino Royale" ). Note: According to the Enterprise exploration timeline on startrek.com. this is the last deep space exploration attempt until 2065.

2039 The Lunar Colonies are founded (Star Trek Star Charts, p. 32)

One of the first colonies established on the Moon is New Berlin. (major city by 2140's "First Flight")

2040 Television has lost popularity and is no longer widely watched. (Year indicated in "The Neutral Zone.") Movies, however, endure. (Archer mentions science fiction movies in "Fight or Flight," and movie night is a recurring activity of the crew throughout the Enterprise series))

2042 The sport of baseball meets its demise as the last World Series is held. ("If Wishes Were Horses" (DS9))

2043 The bloody Mind Control Revolts start on Earth. (Date is conjecture, but based on fandom. The Mind Control Revolts are referred to in the ST-TMP novel, widely viewed as canon.)

c. 2044 The S.S. "Charybdis" is contaminated by an alien life form. Colonel Richey, the last survivor, finds himself on planet Theta VIII within a holographic simulation created from the poorly written novel 'Hotel Royale.' (date is speculation from "The Royale")

2047 The Los Angeles area is submerged under 200 meters of water following the Hermosa Quake. The region becomes the largest coral reef on the planet. ("Future's End, Part 1" (VOY)) Mohave, a desert community. survives, and becomes a large city. ("The Cage")

2050 The Vulcan ship T'Plana encounters a Class 5 neutronic storm and is lost with all hands. (Over a hundred years before "The Catwalk")

2050 The Andorians discover a small Class-D planet in the space between Andorian and Vulcan territory. (Roughly 100 years prior to "Cease Fire") They name in Raytan (?) and proceed to terraform it.

c. 2050 Religious wars begin on the Triannon homeworld. (100 years before "Chosen Realm")

early 2050's Relations break down between the two major alliances of nations that compose mid 21st century Earth. Presumably, the United States and her allies and the emergent European Union and her allies. ("Star Trek: First Contact")

2051 Hunting, having gone out of favor, is outlawed throughout most of Earth. (100 years before "Rogue Planet")

2052 Terraforming having gone exceptionally well, the Andorians begin to settle on Raytan. ("Cease Fire") The Vulcans become suspicious of this rapid settlement so close to Vulcan space.

2053 World War III begins when Europe and the United States come to blows over the resolution of the 6th Arab-Israeli war. The EU invades the region to reverse the lopsided Israeli victory over the Arab League (and just as importantly, to expel the Israelis from the Suez Canal and the Saudi oil fields). The United States, unwilling to allow either the canal or oil to fall into EU hands, backs the Israelis. The war sees the first widescale deployment of artificially intelligent war machines as well as the use of AI manufactories to sustain war production.

Colonel Green, a EuroCorps officer, becomes known for his cruelty during the course of the conflict. (sources: Enterprise exploration timeline, "The Savage Curtain" (TOS))

Six hundred million people died in the hostilities and most major cities were destroyed. The previously flourishing technological societies of Earth were thrown back to a barbaric state more like the Dark Ages of over 1,000 years earlier. Advances in ABM technology prevented large-scale nuclear exchanges (and probably spared mankind from extinction), however, the social and economic dislocations were nearly as destructive as any nuclear weapon.

Few governments survived, and recovery was hampered further by the nuclear winter caused by dust and debris thrown into an atmosphere already saturated with radioactive isotopes. Life for the survivors was very hard. (Star Trek - The Magazine, Vol. 1 Issue 16)

Notably, however, some institutions and locations were spared. Large scale destruction was limited to the war zones in Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, the countryside of Europe and Asia. San Francisco and Paris both seem to have survived, and some schools such as Cambridge and Princeton were unharmed. Other institutions, such as West Point, also remained. It also seems likely that the colonists on the Moon survived.

2054 The Vulcan High Command concludes that a military base is being built on Raytan, and determines to put an end to it. A Vulcan occupation force arrives on Raytan, complete with Vulcan intelligence officers. A young intelligence officer named Suval, later to become Vulcan's ambassador to Earth, is part of the occupation force. According to Andorian accounts, the settlers on Raytan are forcibly moved into refugee camps and moved off planet. These events apparently lead to one of two wars that the Vulcans and Andorians fight over Raytan over the next 100 years. ("Cease Fire")

The Arkonians develop the ability to travel faster than light with the invention of the warp drive. (almost 100 years before "Dawn")

2055 Shortly after the Arkonians first develop warp drive, they are contacted by the Vulcans, which is the Arkonians' first contact with an alien race. (almost 100 years before "Dawn") The meeting of the two cultures does not go well, the Arkonians do not accept cultural exchanges and are suspicious of the Vulcans. Ultimately, after some time (years?) and after discovering that the Arkonians have been deceitful, the Vulcan High Command withdraws its contingent from Arkonians. ("Dawn")

mid to late 2050's The world slowly recovers from the ravages of World War III. A few nation states survive at least in part, and will re-emerge in the years to follow. (Hoshi mentions the United States is still considered a geopolitical entity in 2063 "Fallen Hero", and we know that Australia survives as an independent nation until the 22nd century)

In what became known as the post atomic horror, the legal system is reduced to the principle of "guilty until proven innocent." Amries during this period begin to control their soldiers through the use of drugs. ("Encounter at Farpoint": (TNG) - date given)

During this time, all the edicts of the New United Nations are rendered null as all "United Earth nonsense is abolished." ("Encounter at Farpoint")

2058 Velar begins her successful career as a diplomat for the planet Vulcan. (94 years prior to "Fallen Hero")

2061 It is at this time, that some progress is made in moving the Earth's economy away from the use of fossil fuels. (year given in "Carpenter Street")

2062 Velar negotiates the first accords between the Andorians and Vulcan (90 years prior to "Fallen Hero")

Also this is the rough time that Malcolm Reed's Grandfather was born in the area known as England. It is unclear if England had survived intact as a nation at this point, but it certainly re-emerged before long. (speculation: assumes generations of 30 years in duration)

2063 In the post-war era, groups of humans struggle to rebuild their society. Progress was made at different rates in different areas. (Star Trek - The Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 16)

In Montana, Zefram Cochrane works to convert an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the first faster-than-light, or warp, spaceship the Phoenix. The Phoenix's test flight attracts the attention of other space travelers and "first contact" is soon made between humans and Vulcans.

These events are so critical to Earth history, that Borg from the 24th century come to this time to attempt to keep the launch of the Phoenix from happening. The intervention of the crew of the Enterprise-E, also from the 24th century, preserves the launch which facilitates the historic first contact between Vulcans and the people of Earth. Star Trek: First Contact; Enterprise exploration timeline , Phoenix flight is shown in opening of Enterprise.)

A Borg sphere, shot down over the Earth in this exchange, crashes in the Arctic Circle. These remains, inclusive of some inactive drones, are discovered by researchers in February 2153. ("Regeneration")

April 5, 2063 FIRST CONTACT The contact with extraterrestrials marks a key moment in human history.

Not long after first contact, Solkar, the first Vulcan Ambassador to Earth, arrives. ("The Catwalk")

From this point on, Earth begins a rapid recovery from the ravages of World War III. Assisted by the sometimes reluctant Vulcans, humanity begins the long process of rebuilding society, unifying the Earth's governments and reaching out into space. (First Contact, Carbon Creek)

When describing this period, which is considered by many to be the turning point where humanity turned away from war and worked towards unifying the world and solving problems in common, Archer indicates that it began with "a few courageous people who realized they could make a difference." ("Judgment")

Within a very short period of time, Earth begins sending vessels out into space, exploring the unknown.

Velar, who will become a famous and successful Vulcan ambassador, is troubled by this chain of events. She is concerned that the people of Earth, so recently have come through a devastating war, can by no means be ready for interstellar travel. ("Fallen Hero")

2064 A wholesale revolution in space exploration begins By the time that Terra Nova is first discovered around 2066 there is a human colony on the Moon at New Berlin and a colony at Utopia Planetia on Mars. There are even a few colonies on asteroids within the solar system by that point. ("Terra Nova.")

Early warp vessels make use of the design of the 1990's era space vehicle, the DY-100. The new version of the ship are the DY-500 class. Where the DY-100 had been sub warp "sleeper ships" the new DY-500 class ships have warp drives installed and remain in use until the 2120s. (speculation. sources: "Space Seed," "Strange New World," "Up the Long Ladder," Star Trek Encyclopedia.)

During this year, Zephrem Cochrane is asked to speak at Princeton, to give a commencement note address. 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 from the future. These comments are widely disregarded and Cochrane later distances himself from his remarks, disavowing them. (89 years before "Regeneration")

Also in 2064, this is roughly the time when Malcolm Reed's Great Uncle was born. (date is speculation based on "Minefield")

2065 The first deep-space exploration vessel since 2037, the S.S. Valiant, departs Earth. Transmissions from the ship eventually die out. ( Enterprise exploration timeline - including reference that there had been no deep space exploration since 2037)

2066 The planet Terra Nova, only 20 light years away from Earth, is discovered. (speculation - one year before the mission is launched.)

2067 The Conestoga, a ship commanded by Captain Mitchell, is sent out by the Space Agency to colonize the new planet known as Terra Nova. This was the first time the humans had tried to colonize deep space. It would take nine years to complete the journey. ("Terra Nova" - 9 years before the colony established.)

John Burke of the Royal Academy is the first to map an area of space that contains Sherman's Planet. That such important research was being done by the Royal Academy at this time suggests that at least some areas of the United Kingdom had made a reasonable recovery from the devastation of the war. Other distinguished institutions and structures also survived, such as Cambridge University and the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (sources: "The Trouble with Tribbles" (TOS), Enterprise exploration timeline, Star Trek - The Magazine, Vol. 1, Issue 16. )

Because previous deep-space exploration attempts ultimately failed, a new approach, an unmanned probe named Friendship 1, leaves Earth with a message of peace, warp technology instructions, and an invitation to visit Earth. ( "Friendship One" (VGR), Enterprise exploration timeline )

T'Pau is born. (speculation. assumes T'Pau was 200 in "Amok Time.")

The civilization on Levinius V is destroyed by the "flying parasites." ("Operation—Annihilate!")

The Great Awakening on Argelius II. The Awakening marked their cultures entrance into a hedonistic society. ("Wolf in the Fold")

A radiation-laden freighter from an unidentified race discovered in the Gamelan system in 2367 was determined to have been at least 300 years old. (TNG "Final Mission")

2069 The last Klingon Emperor, Keth the Centerian, dies. No successor ascends the throne. ("Rightful Heir" (TNG)) Note: The end of this office does not signal any sort of decline - Kolos describes Klingon society as "great" and in the period prior to the 2120s, which was an time when Klingons were not predominantly warlike. ("Judgment")

The Skorr, a race of avian beings, long existed as a warrior race with advanced technology and the ability to breed vast armies very quickly. Around 2069, a great Skorr philosopher, Alar, lead the Skorr into a new era of peace. After Alar's death, his thought patterns were preserved in an indurite sculpture referred to as the "Soul of Skorr." ("The Jihad" - TAS)

According to the animated episodes, the series of four wars between Earth and the Kzinti, a race of felinoid warriors, finally ends around this time with the Kzinti being ultimately defeated. It doesn't really fit here, however, so I have moved it out 100 years. Please see 2169.

2070 More colonization efforts are launched, even though the Conestoga is still in transit to Terra Nova.

The first of the ten space arks is launched at this time. (Terratin Incident).

As well, it seems likely that this was the time that Harry Kim's ancestor Jack piloted a deep space mission to Beta Capricus, while the rest of his crew is in stasis. When he finds no sign of life he turns around without waking up the crew. The ship didn't yet have a subspace transmitter ("11:59," Voyager). Note: the mission was said to have been begun in 2210, but this entry assumes Harry had his dates incorrect. See also another entry at 2070.)

This is the era represented by the unknown warp vessel in the opening sequence of Enterprise. (see left) The ship is shown flying over an Earth colony - perhaps Luna?

Suspiria, one of the Nacene taking care of the Ocampa, decides to leave the region and explore the galaxy. She creates a small array similar to her companion's array and departs with a large number of Ocampa, the first Ocampa to leave their homeworld. No historical records on the Ocampa homeworld exist of this small exodus. ("Cold Fire" (VOY))

2072 Quinn is imprisoned by the Q Continuum in a comet in the Delta Quadrant. ("Death Wish" (VGR))

2073 The tenth and last Space Ark, Terra 10, is launched complete with early transporter technology. Of all ten generation ships, only the passengers of this last ship will survive. Shortly after this, the Interstat code that they made use of becomes outdated. ( "The Terratin Incident." (TAS) approximately 200 years before the episode (2269). The remaining space arks, to be consistent with the established date of the Conestoga's voyage as the first colony ship, must have been launched within the previous two years.) Date that Molly O'Brien was sent back to after accidentally falling into an abandoned time portal on the planet Golona in 2373. At this time Golona was an uninhabited world, the race that had constructed the time portal having disappeared circa 375. "Time's Orphan" (DS9)

Around 2073, give or take a year, Zephrem Cochrane offered one of his more famous quotes: "Don't try to be a great man ... just be a man. Let history make its own judgments." (First Contact, Star Trek.com bio)

2075 Captain Vannick first signs up with the Vulcan Space Fleet. 76 years before " Breaking the Ice" (ENT)

Also in 2075, Slug-O-Cola, a Ferengi beverage business, creates an advertising slogan that it keeps for the next 300 years. "Profit and Lace" (DS9)

2076 The Terra Nova colony, the first human colony outside of the solar system, is established. Trip's grandfather saw the first transmissions from "Terra Nova" when he was a child. (5 years prior to the breakdown in relations and the asteroidal impact, 80 years prior to "Terra Nova.") That same year, Bernadette Fuller is born to a colonist family. It is unclear whether she was born on the planet or onboard the colony ship Conestoga en route to Terra Nova. (75 years prior to "Terra Nova." (ENT))

2079 At least in some regions, the military courts of the Post Atomic Horror continue. (date given in Encounter at Farpoint)

July 4, 2079 Guam becomes the 53rd State of the United States (conjecture based on Riker's reference to the historical span of the 52 star flag in "The Royale": 2033-2079 and the existence of the USA after this point based on flashback sequences to Henry Archer in "Broken Bow")

Early 2081 Having proved interplanetary colonization is viable, the Earth government decides "nothing succeeds like success" and plans to send another expedition to Terra Nova. The existing colonists on Terra Nova do not wish additional inhabitants, and so a dispute breaks out between the Earth and the colony. (speculation, a few months before the asteroidal impact, "Terra Nova" (ENT))

Later in 2081 A rouge asteroid strikes Terra Nova. Captain Mitchell, the leader of the colony, attempts to send one last communication to Earth, accusing the Earth government of having attacked the Novans. The radioactive fallout resulting from the asteroidal impact eventually kills off all of the adult colonists, and the children are forced to fend for themselves, seeking refuge in underground caves. Only the ones five years old and younger develop an immunity to the radiation. (70 years before "Terra Nova", (ENT))

2082 Recovering from the loss of the Terra Nova colony, new expeditions are put together to establish Earth colonies on other planets. (speculation)

Colonel Steven Richey, commander of the Earth space vehicle Charybdis, dies in captivity on the eighth planet of the Theta 116 system. ("The Royale", (TNG))

Also in 2082, at age 18, Malcolm Reed's Great Uncle signs up for the Royal Navy. He would join the submarine service. (Speculation based on "Minefield")

The Lornack Clan on Acamar II begins a bitter feud with the Tralestas. (280 years before "The Vengeance Factor")

2083 Roughly the time period when the pod was ejected from the Y-500 class vessel in Travis Mayweather's Boomer ghost story in "Strange New World." (speculation - 63 years before 2146)

Kolos, the Klingon advocate, is born. He is not born into the warrior class - his Father is a teacher and his Mother is a biologist. (speculation - 75 years before "Judgment")

During this year, a great Xindi poet declares that a race without a planet is lost, which is presumably the beginning of the effort for the Xindi to begin to work towards rebuilding their society on new worlds. (50 years after the Diaspora according to Degra in Azati Prime)

2085 An Earth colony is established on Alpha Centauri. (speculation)

2086 T'Pol is born on Vulcan. She is an only child.

Speculation. She is noted as being the oldest member of the Enterprise crew in "Fallen Hero." This date assumes T'Pol is 65 in "Broken Bow." Note: she has been described in press releases as both "late 20's, early 30's" and as "the oldest one on board." In at least one interview, Jolene Blacock described T'Pol as being 65 years of age. We know T'Pol has no siblings from "The Xindi."

It was also during 2086 that Henry Archer, famous warp engineer, was born in the United States on Earth. (speculation. Assumes Henry was 35 in the flashback sequences of "Broken Bow.")

2087 Vega Colony is established. (speculation) Vega was still a colony as of 2254. Some sources list Vega as an early Federation member planet. (eg. The Worlds of the Federation)

2089 The Andorians and Vulcans begin negotiations about the status of Raytan. The negotiations take eight years and an accord is finally reached in 2097. ("Cease Fire") It is logical to assume that this process began at the end of a conflict - perhaps the second war that was fought over Raytan between the Andorians and Vulcans.

2090 Malcolm Reed's Great Uncle dies when the HMS Clement, a nuclear submarine, is sunk after striking an undersea mine. It had been traveling on a patrol beneath the ice cap when this event occurred. To save the crew, he had locked himself in the engine room and kept the reactor from melting down, while the rest escaped. This story had a great affect on Malcolm, even though it seems unlikely he was alive when the events took place. (date is speculation based on "Minefield")

2090 Zephrem Cochrane perfects the warp 2 engine, and construction begins on the first of the warp 2 freighters that will usher in a new era of interstellar travel and commerce. (speculation, based on "Fortunate Son" and "Horizon")

An engine capable of propelling vessels faster than warp 2 would prove somewhat elusive, and it would not be until the mid 2140's that a successful testing of a ship capable of Warp 3 would succeed. ("First Flight")

2091 Warp 2 capable freighters first begin to be used to ship cargo on long runs from planet to planet. Their crews, the "boomers" develop an unique culture with strong bonds of loyalty to their families and their ships. Three generations (which I took to be 60 years) prior to "Fortunate Son" (ENT)

2092 Dr. Phlox is born on Denoblia, a crowded planet with a billion people on a single continent.

Date is speculation. Press releases state that Dr. Phlox's age is unknown. The actor, John Billingsley, who plays Dr. Phlox, was 51 at the time that "Broken Bow" was filmed. However, the mention in "A Night in Sickbay" that all of his children have grown up and left home and have chosen careers suggests he may be older, perhaps 60 in 2152. Crowded planet info from "The Catwalk"

Also around about 2092, Malcolm Reed's parents are born in England. Malcolm's father is in the Royal Navy, as was Malcolm's Grandfather and Great Uncle. (speculation: assumes they were 30 when Malcolm was born)

2093 At age seven, T'Pol undergoes a ceremony that arranges her marriage. (Speculation, based on "Amok Time" and "Breaking the Ice.") Also while 7 years of age, T'Pol undergoes the kahs-wan ritual, where she is taken to the desert and left there to try and survive. ("Yesteryear", "The Catwalk")

Also in 2093, the people of Coridan achieve warp capability. (Star Trek Star Charts, p. 53)

2097 Vulcan finally establishes its claim to Raytan, after eight long years of negotiating with the Andorians. Ambassador Suval has been part of the entire process. ("Cease Fire" - year given) As part of the treaty, the planet is abandoned and a surveillance satellite placed in orbit to monitor compliance with the accord.

2098 Travis Mayweather's father is born in America on Earth. (speculation based on "Horizon." Assumes he was quite young, only 55, at the time of his death in December 2152)

2100 Admiral Forrest is born. (Speculation. Assumes Admiral Forrest was 51 in "Broken Bow.")

The future Mrs. Rianna Mayweather, Travis' mother, is born in America on Earth. (Speculation. Assumes Rianna is 53 in "Horizon")

c. 2100 This is also the era of the European Hegemony: a loose political alliance and successor to the European Union on Earth and the beginnings of a world government.