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The 21st century, defined in the calendar of Earth as the period from 2001 to 2100, was a decisive turning point in Human history. After World War III devastated large parts of Earth placing Humanity in near-extinction, Zefram Cochrane made his historic jump to Warp 1 with the Phoenix making First contact with the Vulcans, ushering in a renaissance of peace, unity and development for Humankind. As well, in the latter decades of this century, this was the era of Humanity's earliest space explorations to nearby star systems. (TOS: "The Corbomite Maneuver", "Metamorphosis"; TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before"; Star Trek: First Contact; Star Trek: Enterprise)
Decades[]
Major events[]
- 2002
- The Nomad prototype space probe is launched from Earth as the planet's first interstellar vessel to seek out new life. During its mission, Nomad is damaged by a meteoroid and loses contact with Earth. (TOS: "The Changeling")
- 2004
- Correcting a temporal incursion, the deployment of a Xindi bio-weapon from the future to wipe out Humanity is closely averted with the help of a temporal agent from the 31st century. (ENT: "Carpenter Street")
- 2024
- Outcry over deaths and circumstances leading to the Bell Riots forces the United States of America to focus on social problems. This circumstance turns out to be a crucial milestone in the prehistory of the Federation. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II")
- 2026
- Social and civil unrest in the United States results in the Second Civil War. This is eventually credited as the beginning of World War III. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")
- 2030s
- Having started in the 1930s, the Xindi Civil War ends with the destruction of Xindus. The Sphere-Builders start to make appearances to the survivors of the Xindi and begin to manipulate them into unknowingly assisting in the transformation of the Delphic Expanse. (ENT: "The Shipment", "The Council"). Also, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches the Charybdis spacecraft in 2037. (TNG: "The Royale")
- 2050s
- The Andorians first arrive on the class D planet they call Weytahn, beginning to terraform and colonize it. (ENT: "Cease Fire")
- 2053
- World War III ends with a nuclear holocaust resulting in the deaths of some six hundred million Humans. Earth begins its long journey towards recovery. (Star Trek: First Contact)
- 2063
- Zefram Cochrane, the inventor of warp drive on Earth, conducts his first test flight with the Phoenix. The Vulcans, who, coincidentally, have the vessel the T'Plana-Hath in the Sol system, witness Cochrane's warp flight, and immediately initiate First Contact with Earth within hours of this demonstration of Human warp capability. (Star Trek: First Contact; VOY: "Year of Hell")
- 2067
- The United Earth Space Probe Agency launches Friendship 1. (VOY: "Friendship One")
- 2097
- Under the terms of the Treaty of 2097, Weytahn is officially claimed by the Vulcans, who call it Paan Mokar. (ENT: "Cease Fire")
Events without specified years[]
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Human history[]
- The species known as the humpback whale becomes temporarily extinct at some point during this century on Earth. (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
- Meanwhile, Earth's ozone layer deteriorates and the surface of the planet is flooded with ultraviolet radiation. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
- The Second Civil War is fought in the United States. (SNW: "Strange New Worlds")
- In the aftermath of the nuclear holocaust, there were nuclear winters on Earth. (TNG: "A Matter Of Time")
- A new age of medicine is heralded on Earth after Pyong Ko discovers the genetic sequence for inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. (VOY: "Fury")
- Progeria is eradicated this century. (VOY: "Scientific Method")
- Ancestors of Gary Mitchell on his maternal side begin to develop an aptitude for extra-sensory perception. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before")
- Kovich's legal pad is manufactured. (DIS: "Whistlespeak")
It seems likely that Colonel Shaun Geoffrey Christopher's expedition to Saturn was also in this century.
Other events[]
- While jointly taking care for the Ocampa on their deserted homeworld in the Delta Quadrant, the Nacene Suspiria leaves her mate. She takes several hundred Ocampa with her, intending to develop their telepathic abilities to a greater extent than the male Caretaker was willing to do. (VOY: "Cold Fire")
- The House of Mogh acquires a family bat'leth which will be passed down through ten generations. (TNG: "Reunion")
- An ancestor of Talas is enlisted into the military. (ENT: "Proving Ground")
- The Chrysalians enter into an era of peace which will last until at least 2366. (TNG: "The Price")
- Mizar II is conquered. Over the next three centuries, the planet will be conquered five more times. (TNG: "Allegiance")
- The gaseous-core fission reactor of a waste ship becomes inactive. (TNG: "Final Mission")
- On the Ullian homeworld, an individual is treated for telepathic memory invasion. Until 2368, this is the last time that someone received treatment for this form of rape. (TNG: "Violations")
- The Moneans discover and settle on an artificially coherent planetoid of water, which they termed the Waters. (VOY: "Thirty Days")
- The Vissians start using trinesium to construct starship hulls. (ENT: "Cogenitor")
Mid-21st century[]
- The title of Klingon emperor is dissolved. (TNG: "Rightful Heir")
- The draco lizard on Earth becomes extinct. (TNG: "New Ground")
- Colonists from Earth settle on a planet in the Cepheus system which they later name Terra 10. Shortly thereafter intersat code becomes outdated. (TAS: "The Terratin Incident")
This event most likely occurred after 2063, when Humanity became warp-capable, but prior to or in 2069, as the code the colonists used for their ship was last used in that year.
- The grandfather of Malcolm Reed is enlisted into the Royal Navy. (ENT: "Proving Ground")
- The Dax symbiont sees a wheeled wheelchair for the last time, until 2370. (DS9: "Melora")
- The Skorr Alar leads his race into a new era of peace. (TAS: "The Jihad")
- Cristóbal Rios dies in Morocco in a bar fight over medical supplies. Some time later Teresa Ramirez dies. (PIC: "Farewell")
Late 21st century[]
- Four wars are fought between Human and the Kzinti. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
- HMS Clement, an old British Royal Navy nuclear submarine is trapped under an ice shelf and sinks after hitting a mine left over from "one of Earth's world wars." (ENT: "Minefield")
- At some point, physicians cease administering barium to patients with stomach troubles for the purpose of taking X-rays. (VOY: "Tuvix")
- An Orion medical frigate from somewhere around this time was found on Alva IV in 2382. (LD: "Shades of Green")
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Notes[]
- According to show runners, Spock was wrong and that the Eugenics Wars happened much later during the 21st century. Terry Matalas: "We discussed endlessly. We came to the conclusion that in WW3 there were several EMP bursts that kicked everyone back decades. Records of that 75 year period, the 90s on were sketchy. Maybe Spock was wrong? No easy way to do it if you want the past to look and feel like today. Maybe because in 1967 they didn't anticipate the show still going for another 6 decades." Aaron J. Waltke added: "There's also the ripples of the Temporal Cold War shifting the Prime Timeline in Enterprise — at least until the Temporal Accords put an end to that wibbly wobbliness." [1]
Appendices[]
21st century productions[]
- DS9:
- "Past Tense, Part I" (in part)
- "Past Tense, Part II" (in part)
- "Time's Orphan" (in part)
- Star Trek: First Contact (in part)
- VOY:
- "11:59" (in part)
- "One Small Step" (in part)
- ENT:
- "Carpenter Street" (in part)
- "E²" (in part)
- "In a Mirror, Darkly" (mirror universe) (in part)
- DIS: "New Eden" (in part)
- PIC:
- "Assimilation" (in part)
- "Watcher"
- "Fly Me to the Moon"
- "Two of One"
- "Monsters"
- "Mercy" (in part)
- "Hide and Seek" (in part)
- "Farewell" (in part)
- SNW: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" (in part)
Apocrypha[]
According to a Hewlett Packard Enterprise commercial intended to tie-in with Star Trek Beyond, at the beginning of the 21st century was in need of a new way to keep up with the data from over thirty billion devices. Scientists from Silicon Valley made a breakthrough, The Machine, which changed the basic architecture of computers, and by doing so changed the world. The Machine was said to have been the path of every new technology for the next 250 years. [2]
External links[]
- 21st century at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- 21st century at Wikipedia