Terrans
The Terran people form the basis of Star Fleet and are often the
backbone of the Federation.
Society
Religion
Modern History
The modern history of Terra begins with the conquest of space,
starting in the third millenium A.D., to use their dating system.
Timeline
\begin{description}
\item[A.D.2009] Captain Shaun Geoffrey Christopher commands the first
Earth-Saturn probe.
\item[A.D.2025] Luna declares its independence and is recognized by the
United Nations. The reunification of Ireland.
\item[A.D.2037] NASA launches the spacecraft Charybdis, commanded by
colonel Steven Richey. It is the third attempt to explore beyond
Earth's solar system. The ship is declared missing after telemetry
is lost.
\item[A.D.2041] A Martian expedition to Alpha Centauri discover a humanoid
culture there. The first contact is remarkably straightforward.
The Alpha-centaurians had already been contacted by the Vulcans,
and thus were not surprised by the contact.
\item[A.D.2065] The building of the Eugenic empires is started, including
the rise of Indonesia of Khan Noonian Singh.
\item[A.D.2070] The Fundamental Declarations of the Martian Colonies.
\item[A.D.2074] The Eugenics Wars begin. These conflicts among the
superhuman warlords
\item[A.D.2079] The Eugenics Wars end with a series of nuclear exchanges
in the Pacific. All told, 37 million are left dead by the conflict.
The Eugenic empires crumble under revolution.
Many of the leaders of the wars escape from Earth in a sublight
sleeper ship, dubbed the SS {\em Botany Bay}.
\item[A.D.2106] The {\em UNSS Bonaventure} is commisioned: the first FTL
ship, built in cooperation between Terra and Alpha-Centauri. It uses
a fusion-powered hyperfoil drive, slower and less powerful than later
anti-matter driven warp drives.
\item[A.D.2111 = Y0] A summit of Terran, Alpha-Centauri, and Vulcan
representatives meet to propose the idea of a peaceful Federation of
Planets.
\item[A.D.2115 = Y4] The original Articles of Federation are signed at the
first Babel conference. The primary signatory powers include Terra,
Alpha-Centauri, Vulcan, Cygnus, and Andor.
\item[A.D.2156 = Y45] The Terran fleet introduces the armored cruiser
design. The venerable hull type will later be used in the
{\em Liberty} class warship and the {\em Texas} class light
cruiser.
\item[A.D.2230 = Y119] The Terra-Return League grows in popularity, which
will heavily influence the Babel conference of Y129 ten years later.
\end{description}
John H. Kim <jhkim-at-darkshire-dot-net>
Last modified: Thu Sep 28 18:42:49 1995