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==Billions of years ago== |
==Billions of years ago== |
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=== 16 billion years ago === |
=== 16 billion years ago === |
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| − | * The universe is formed in the instantaneous expansion that [[scientist]]s call the "[[Big Bang]]". |
+ | * The universe is formed in the instantaneous expansion that [[scientist]]s call the "[[Big Bang]]". The "Big Bang" has been theorized to be caused by destabilizing [[Omega molecule]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}}) |
* This point in time represents a hideout for members of the [[Q Continuum]]. The {{USS|Voyager}} was briefly transported here by [[Quinn]] in order to escape [[Q]], but he too had once used this hideout and was thus able to find the ship. ({{VOY|Death Wish}}) |
* This point in time represents a hideout for members of the [[Q Continuum]]. The {{USS|Voyager}} was briefly transported here by [[Quinn]] in order to escape [[Q]], but he too had once used this hideout and was thus able to find the ship. ({{VOY|Death Wish}}) |
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{{bginfo|The age of the universe was given in {{VOY|Good Shepherd}} as 16 billion years, which was the estimated age during the filming of the episode. Current real-world scientific evidence indicates the {{w|age of the universe}} to be 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years.}} |
{{bginfo|The age of the universe was given in {{VOY|Good Shepherd}} as 16 billion years, which was the estimated age during the filming of the episode. Current real-world scientific evidence indicates the {{w|age of the universe}} to be 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years.}} |
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=== 4.5 billion years ago === |
=== 4.5 billion years ago === |
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| − | *The [[Guardian of Forever]] |
+ | *The [[Guardian of Forever]] was asked its last question until [[2267]], when it told Captain [[James T. Kirk]] and [[Spock]] that it had awaited a question "since before your Sun burned hot in space." ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}) |
*The star [[Sol]] takes form. |
*The star [[Sol]] takes form. |
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* The [[ancient humanoid]]s, one of the oldest known sentient species, seeded the oceans of many [[homeworld|worlds]] with [[DNA]] codes, directing the evolution of life towards a physical pattern similar to their own. The varieties of [[lifeform]]s that carried this seed code to fruition include the [[Human]]s, [[Vulcan]]s, [[Klingon]]s and [[Cardassian]]s, and likely many other [[humanoid]] species of the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]]. ({{TNG|The Chase}}) |
* The [[ancient humanoid]]s, one of the oldest known sentient species, seeded the oceans of many [[homeworld|worlds]] with [[DNA]] codes, directing the evolution of life towards a physical pattern similar to their own. The varieties of [[lifeform]]s that carried this seed code to fruition include the [[Human]]s, [[Vulcan]]s, [[Klingon]]s and [[Cardassian]]s, and likely many other [[humanoid]] species of the [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]]. ({{TNG|The Chase}}) |
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=== 4 billion years ago === |
=== 4 billion years ago === |
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| − | * [[Q]] and |
+ | * [[Q]] and {{dis|Q|female}} begin their romantic involvement around this time. ({{VOY|The Q and the Grey}}) |
* The [[planet]] [[Pollux IV]] forms in the [[Beta Geminorum system]]. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
* The [[planet]] [[Pollux IV]] forms in the [[Beta Geminorum system]]. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
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* On Earth, in a region later known as [[France]], [[amino acid]]s combine to form the first [[protein]]s. ({{TNG|All Good Things...}}) |
* On Earth, in a region later known as [[France]], [[amino acid]]s combine to form the first [[protein]]s. ({{TNG|All Good Things...}}) |
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+ | {{bginfo|According to current real-world science, there is evidence that early life already flourished in the oceans at least 3.7 billion years ago. ''[http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v7/n1/full/ngeo2025.html]''}} |
=== 2 billion years ago === |
=== 2 billion years ago === |
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=== 1 million years ago === |
=== 1 million years ago === |
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* On [[Earth]], the ancestors of [[Human]]s begin to distinguish themselves from their [[primate]] ancestors by their intelligence and reasoning skills. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}}) |
* On [[Earth]], the ancestors of [[Human]]s begin to distinguish themselves from their [[primate]] ancestors by their intelligence and reasoning skills. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}}) |
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| − | * Construction of the vast city around the [[Guardian of Forever]], stretching out to the horizon of [[ |
+ | * Construction of the vast city around the [[Guardian of Forever]], stretching out to the horizon of [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Time planet|its planet]]. Spock estimated the age of the ruins to be "on the order of ten thousand centuries" in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}}) |
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=== Indeterminate === |
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=== 600,000 years ago === |
=== 600,000 years ago === |
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* The [[Tkon Empire]] collapses. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}}) |
* The [[Tkon Empire]] collapses. ({{TNG|The Last Outpost}}) |
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| − | * The [[humanoid]] ancestors of [[Sargon]]'s race colonized the galaxy. Their colonists may have caused, or influenced, the rise of intelligent life on |
+ | * The [[humanoid]] ancestors of [[Sargon]]'s race colonized the galaxy. Their colonists may have caused, or influenced, the rise of intelligent life on {{dis|Vulcan|planet}}. ({{TOS|Return to Tomorrow}}) |
=== 500,000 years ago === |
=== 500,000 years ago === |
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* Civilization first begins to flourish on [[Bajor]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}) |
* Civilization first begins to flourish on [[Bajor]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}}) |
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| − | {{bginfo|Captain [[Jean |
+ | {{bginfo|Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] stated in his log that the ancient [[Bajoran]]s had flourished "when Humans were not yet standing erect". Homo Erectus existed on [[Earth]] from about 1.8 million years to about 200,000 years ago. Homo Sapiens began to emerge at about 200,000 years ago.}} |
| − | * [[Sargon's species]] is destroyed in a massive civil war when the [[atmosphere]] is ripped from [[Sargon's homeworld|their planet]]. |
+ | * [[Sargon's species]] is destroyed in a massive civil war when the [[atmosphere]] is ripped from [[Sargon's homeworld|their planet]]. Only a few survivors escape by preserving their consciousnesses in a [[cave]] deep below the surface. ({{TOS|Return to Tomorrow}}) |
| − | * The planet [[Exo III]] becomes nearly uninhabitable after its sun begins to fade. |
+ | * The planet [[Exo III]] becomes nearly uninhabitable after its sun begins to fade. The inhabitants resettle beneath the surface and construct [[android]]s to serve them. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}}) |
| − | {{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 34, the [[Talosians]] became warp |
+ | {{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 34, the [[Talosians]] became warp-capable.}} |
=== 200,000 years ago === |
=== 200,000 years ago === |
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=== 45,000 years ago === |
=== 45,000 years ago === |
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+ | * Around 42,600 BC, extraterrestrial visitors, known as the "[[Sky Spirit]]s", visit a people on Earth who become the indigenous inhabitants of South America. ({{VOY|Tattoo}}) |
=== 30,000 years ago === |
=== 30,000 years ago === |
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* The [[Verathan]] civilization, originally from the [[Verath system]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]], reaches its height, spanning two dozen star systems. ({{DS9|Q-Less}}) |
* The [[Verathan]] civilization, originally from the [[Verath system]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]], reaches its height, spanning two dozen star systems. ({{DS9|Q-Less}}) |
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| − | * An ancient city was built on [[Bajor]] with walls and a [[ |
+ | * An ancient city was built on [[Bajor]] with walls and a [[Reckoning Tablet|tablet]] that were dated to be over thirty millennia old. This city was inhabited until twenty-five thousand years ago after which, sediment buried the ruins and the ancient city of [[B'hala]] was built on top of it. ({{DS9|The Reckoning}}) |
=== 28,000 years ago === |
=== 28,000 years ago === |
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=== 22,000 years ago === |
=== 22,000 years ago === |
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| − | * The first of at least |
+ | * The first of at least 947 [[archeology|archaeological]] expeditions is conducted at the ancient ruins on [[Tagus III]]. ({{TNG|Qpid}}) |
* The [[Trill]] begin their life as a [[joined species]]. ({{TNG|The Host}}) |
* The [[Trill]] begin their life as a [[joined species]]. ({{TNG|The Host}}) |
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=== 20,000 years ago === |
=== 20,000 years ago === |
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| + | '''Circa 17627 BC to 17,600 BC''' |
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* The [[Bajoran]]s begin celebrating the [[Bajoran Gratitude Festival]]. ({{DS9|Fascination}}) |
* The [[Bajoran]]s begin celebrating the [[Bajoran Gratitude Festival]]. ({{DS9|Fascination}}) |
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=== 12,000 years ago === |
=== 12,000 years ago === |
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| − | * An artisan known only as the [[Master of Tarquin Hill]] on [[Kurl]], during the |
+ | * An artisan known only as the [[Master of Tarquin Hill]] on [[Kurl]], during the {{dis|Third Dynasty|Kurlan}}, creates small ceramic figurines, called [[Kurlan naiskos|''naiskos'']], that embody that culture's belief that within each person is a community of individuals, each with its own desires, views, and voices. ({{TNG|The Chase}}) |
=== 10,000 years ago === |
=== 10,000 years ago === |
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* A species of intelligent spacefaring organisms which form symbiotic relationships with humanoid lifeforms that live within their bodies become nearly extinct. [[Gomtuu]] is the last known survivor. ({{TNG|Tin Man}}) |
* A species of intelligent spacefaring organisms which form symbiotic relationships with humanoid lifeforms that live within their bodies become nearly extinct. [[Gomtuu]] is the last known survivor. ({{TNG|Tin Man}}) |
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* The first of the [[Orb]]s is discovered by the [[Bajoran]]s in the sky above their planet. Over the next ten millennia, a total of nine of these extraordinary objects are discovered, inspiring revelations that shape [[Bajoran religion]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}}) |
* The first of the [[Orb]]s is discovered by the [[Bajoran]]s in the sky above their planet. Over the next ten millennia, a total of nine of these extraordinary objects are discovered, inspiring revelations that shape [[Bajoran religion]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}}) |
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| − | * The [[Founder]]s establish a [[Founders' homeworld|new homeworld]] in the [[Omarion Nebula]] to escape prejudice and persecution founding the [[Dominion]]. ({{DS9|The Search, Part II}}) |
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* The [[Ferengi]] discover [[Money|currency]] and the concept of [[Ferengi#Philosophy|profit]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) The first [[Grand Nagus]], [[Gint]] writes the [[Rules of Acquisition]] during this time. ({{DS9|Body Parts}}) |
* The [[Ferengi]] discover [[Money|currency]] and the concept of [[Ferengi#Philosophy|profit]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) The first [[Grand Nagus]], [[Gint]] writes the [[Rules of Acquisition]] during this time. ({{DS9|Body Parts}}) |
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* The Bajoran archaeologists begin their unsuccessful, ten thousand year search for the lost city of B'hala, which is not uncovered until the year [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Rapture}}) |
* The Bajoran archaeologists begin their unsuccessful, ten thousand year search for the lost city of B'hala, which is not uncovered until the year [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Rapture}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|In the {{DS9|The Dogs of War}}, [[Weyoun]] euphorically claims that "the [[Dominion]] had not surrendered in battle since it was founded ten thousand years ago." However, this statement contradicts what Weyoun said in {{DS9|To the Death}}, when he stated that "the Dominion has endured for [[4th century|two thousand years]] [...]."}} |
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== Thousands of years ago == |
== Thousands of years ago == |
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;circa 4000 BC: Unknown [[alien]]s take or abduct several [[Human]]s from Earth to be eugenically bred on [[Assigners' planet|a distant planet]], lest humanity destroy itself in its early technological age. [[Gary Seven]], [[Agent 201]] and [[Agent 347]] will be among their descendants. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}}) |
;circa 4000 BC: Unknown [[alien]]s take or abduct several [[Human]]s from Earth to be eugenically bred on [[Assigners' planet|a distant planet]], lest humanity destroy itself in its early technological age. [[Gary Seven]], [[Agent 201]] and [[Agent 347]] will be among their descendants. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}}) |
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;3834 BC: [[Akharin]] is born in [[Mesopotamia]] on [[Earth]]. A soldier felled in battle, he soon realizes that no injury can kill him. He goes on through many aliases, becoming the immortal known as [[Flint]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) |
;3834 BC: [[Akharin]] is born in [[Mesopotamia]] on [[Earth]]. A soldier felled in battle, he soon realizes that no injury can kill him. He goes on through many aliases, becoming the immortal known as [[Flint]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) |
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| − | ;circa 3733 BC: [[Landru]] of [[Beta III]] preaches peace and coexistence among his people, ending a period of savagery. |
+ | ;circa 3733 BC: [[Landru]] of [[Beta III]] preaches peace and coexistence among his people, ending a period of savagery. He creates a powerful [[computer]] to guide and protect his people after his death. ({{TOS|The Return of the Archons}}) |
=== 5,000 years ago === |
=== 5,000 years ago === |
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;circa 2700 BC: Earth is visited by aliens who settle in the region near [[Greece]] and the [[Mediterranean]], where they are worshiped by the Greeks as [[god]]s. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
;circa 2700 BC: Earth is visited by aliens who settle in the region near [[Greece]] and the [[Mediterranean]], where they are worshiped by the Greeks as [[god]]s. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}}) |
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: [[Sarpeidon]] experiences an [[ice age]]. [[Zarabeth]] is exiled to this time period, and [[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] are briefly stranded here as well. ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}}) |
: [[Sarpeidon]] experiences an [[ice age]]. [[Zarabeth]] is exiled to this time period, and [[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] are briefly stranded here as well. ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}}) |
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+ | :By this time, [[Vulcan]]s are still barbaric, war-like and "nearly killing themselves off with their own passions". ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}}) |
;circa 2600 BC: The [[Egypt]]ians build the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza]]. They are observed by [[anthropology|anthropologists]] from the future (specifically, the year [[2769]]). ({{ENT|Cold Front}}) |
;circa 2600 BC: The [[Egypt]]ians build the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza]]. They are observed by [[anthropology|anthropologists]] from the future (specifically, the year [[2769]]). ({{ENT|Cold Front}}) |
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;circa 2500 BC: [[Vulcan]]s begin to mentally train themselves to suppress their emotions. ({{VOY|Random Thoughts}}) |
;circa 2500 BC: [[Vulcan]]s begin to mentally train themselves to suppress their emotions. ({{VOY|Random Thoughts}}) |
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;circa 1735 BC: According to Spock, this is when Humans begin to glorify organized violence. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}}) |
;circa 1735 BC: According to Spock, this is when Humans begin to glorify organized violence. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}}) |
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+ | === 3,000 – 2,000 years ago === |
;circa 950 BC: Flint lives the life of [[King]] [[Solomon]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) |
;circa 950 BC: Flint lives the life of [[King]] [[Solomon]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) |
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;circa 850 BC: The [[Vulcan]] monastery on [[P'Jem]] is built. ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}}) |
;circa 850 BC: The [[Vulcan]] monastery on [[P'Jem]] is built. ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}}) |
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;circa 730 BC: The [[Kalandan outpost]] planet, "a few thousand years old" in [[2268]], may be constructed around this time. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}}) |
;circa 730 BC: The [[Kalandan outpost]] planet, "a few thousand years old" in [[2268]], may be constructed around this time. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}}) |
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| − | ;circa 500 BC: The [[Bajoran]] [[prophet]] [[Trakor]] first encounters the [[Orb of Prophecy and Change]], and writes a series of prophecies concerning the [[Emissary of the Prophets]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}}) |
+ | ;circa 500 BC: The [[Bajoran]] [[Bajoran prophecy|prophet]] [[Trakor]] first encounters the [[Orb of Prophecy and Change]], and writes a series of prophecies concerning the [[Emissary of the Prophets]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}}) |
;480 BC: The [[Battle of Thermopylae]] is fought on [[Earth]] between the [[Spartan]]s and the [[Persia]]ns. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}) |
;480 BC: The [[Battle of Thermopylae]] is fought on [[Earth]] between the [[Spartan]]s and the [[Persia]]ns. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}}) |
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;circa 400 BC: Survivors from the Sahndara system [[supernova]] arrive on Earth. Their sojourn coincides with the time of the [[philosophy|philosophers]] [[Socrates]] and [[Plato]]. "After the death of the Greek civilization they idolized" they move on to the planet [[Platonius]].({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
;circa 400 BC: Survivors from the Sahndara system [[supernova]] arrive on Earth. Their sojourn coincides with the time of the [[philosophy|philosophers]] [[Socrates]] and [[Plato]]. "After the death of the Greek civilization they idolized" they move on to the planet [[Platonius]].({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
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;356-323 BC: Flint lives the life of [[Alexander the Great]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) |
;356-323 BC: Flint lives the life of [[Alexander the Great]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}}) |
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| + | ;280 BC: The [[Lighthouse of Alexandria]] is built under [[Ptolemy II]]. ({{VOY|11:59}}) |
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;214 BC: Construction begins on the [[Great Wall of China]] on Earth. ({{VOY|11:59}}) |
;214 BC: Construction begins on the [[Great Wall of China]] on Earth. ({{VOY|11:59}}) |
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;44 BC: [[Parmen]], future leader of the [[Sahndara]]n [[refugee]] community, is born on [[Platonius]]. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
;44 BC: [[Parmen]], future leader of the [[Sahndara]]n [[refugee]] community, is born on [[Platonius]]. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
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;33 BC: [[Philana]], future wife of [[Parmen]], is born on [[Platonius]]. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
;33 BC: [[Philana]], future wife of [[Parmen]], is born on [[Platonius]]. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
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;3 BC: [[Philana]], now 30, stops aging. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
;3 BC: [[Philana]], now 30, stops aging. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}}) |
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== Indeterminate past == |
== Indeterminate past == |
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* An unknown race, possibly of extragalactic origin, builds a massive [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) |
* An unknown race, possibly of extragalactic origin, builds a massive [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}}) |
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* The population of [[Talos IV]] is largely wiped out in a war. Forced to live beneath the surface, the [[Talosian]]s develop their mental powers, while neglecting their technological knowledge and skills. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}}) |
* The population of [[Talos IV]] is largely wiped out in a war. Forced to live beneath the surface, the [[Talosian]]s develop their mental powers, while neglecting their technological knowledge and skills. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}}) |
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| + | * "Eons ago", [[Changeling]]s evolved from non-metamorphic lifeforms, who were limited to one form like other [[humanoid]]s. ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}}) |
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* According to [[Klingon mythology]], [[Kortar]], the first [[Klingon]], destroys the gods who created him. ({{DS9|Homefront}}; {{VOY|Barge of the Dead}}) |
* According to [[Klingon mythology]], [[Kortar]], the first [[Klingon]], destroys the gods who created him. ({{DS9|Homefront}}; {{VOY|Barge of the Dead}}) |
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* A [[neutron star]] in a [[binary star system]] in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]] begins exploding every 196 years. ({{TNG|Evolution}}) |
* A [[neutron star]] in a [[binary star system]] in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]] begins exploding every 196 years. ({{TNG|Evolution}}) |
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* A power struggle occurs within the highest ranks of a race called the [[Saltah'na]], which ultimately destroys them. Before their extinction, the Saltah'na create a collection of [[Saltah'na energy sphere|energy spheres]] which preserve a record of the events leading to the species' destruction via a telepathic matrix, which can be transferred into the minds of some [[humanoid]] species, causing them to reenact the power struggle. ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}}) |
* A power struggle occurs within the highest ranks of a race called the [[Saltah'na]], which ultimately destroys them. Before their extinction, the Saltah'na create a collection of [[Saltah'na energy sphere|energy spheres]] which preserve a record of the events leading to the species' destruction via a telepathic matrix, which can be transferred into the minds of some [[humanoid]] species, causing them to reenact the power struggle. ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}}) |
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| + | * A scientist named [[Lazarus]] discovers the [[alternative warp]], constructing a space-time vehicle which can transverse the corridor between two universes over both time and space. He begins his relentless pursuit of his nemesis "the thing" across centuries of time, who is fact Lazarus's own [[Lazarus (antimatter)|counterpart]] from the [[Anti-matter universe|alternate universe]]. ({{TOS|The Alternative Factor}}) |
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Revision as of 16:38, 28 April 2016
Billions of years ago
16 billion years ago
- The universe is formed in the instantaneous expansion that scientists call the "Big Bang". The "Big Bang" has been theorized to be caused by destabilizing Omega molecules. (VOY: "The Omega Directive")
- This point in time represents a hideout for members of the Q Continuum. The USS Voyager was briefly transported here by Quinn in order to escape Q, but he too had once used this hideout and was thus able to find the ship. (VOY: "Death Wish")
The age of the universe was given in VOY: "Good Shepherd" as 16 billion years, which was the estimated age during the filming of the episode. Current real-world scientific evidence indicates the age of the universe to be 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years.
9 billion years ago
- Hundreds of protostars collapsed in close proximity to one another forming the astronomical phenomenon later known as a black cluster. (TNG: "Hero Worship")
7 billion years ago
- The Theta 116 system begins the process of becoming a planetary system. (TNG: "The Royale")
5 billion years ago
- The star Sol begins to form out of nebular dust and interstellar gases. (VOY: "Death Wish")
- Female Q is born. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")
4.5 billion years ago
- The Guardian of Forever was asked its last question until 2267, when it told Captain James T. Kirk and Spock that it had awaited a question "since before your Sun burned hot in space." (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")
- The star Sol takes form.
- The ancient humanoids, one of the oldest known sentient species, seeded the oceans of many worlds with DNA codes, directing the evolution of life towards a physical pattern similar to their own. The varieties of lifeforms that carried this seed code to fruition include the Humans, Vulcans, Klingons and Cardassians, and likely many other humanoid species of the galaxy. (TNG: "The Chase")
4 billion years ago
- Q and Q begin their romantic involvement around this time. (VOY: "The Q and the Grey")
- The planet Pollux IV forms in the Beta Geminorum system. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
3.5 billion years ago
- On Earth, in a region later known as France, amino acids combine to form the first proteins. (TNG: "All Good Things...")
According to current real-world science, there is evidence that early life already flourished in the oceans at least 3.7 billion years ago. [1]
2 billion years ago
1 billion years ago
- The Slaver Empire is the master of all intelligent beings in the Milky Way Galaxy. The Slavers and all of their subjects were exterminated in a massive war which caused all intelligent life to re-evolve. (TAS: "The Slaver Weapon")
Millions of years ago
400 million years ago
- In the Permian period, Eryops, the last common ancestor of cold-blooded and warm-blooded organisms, lives on Earth. (VOY: "Distant Origin")
300 million years ago
- An alien ship of unknown beings is invaded by a magnetic organism. Trapped in orbit of Questar M-17, the crew disable their own ship to prevent the spread of the entity. (TAS: "Beyond the Farthest Star")
87 million years ago
65 million years ago
- Earth's dominant reptile superorder, the dinosaurs, are wiped out when an asteroid impacts the planet. (VOY: "Distant Origin"; ENT: "Azati Prime")
- Some of Earth's dinosaurs survive the asteroid impact and continue to develop and name themselves the Voth. Sometime thereafter they leave Earth and travel to the Delta quadrant where they create one of the first interstellar empires in the quadrant. (VOY: "Distant Origin")
20 million years ago
- The recorded history of the Voth civilization begins in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Distant Origin")
1 million years ago
- On Earth, the ancestors of Humans begin to distinguish themselves from their primate ancestors by their intelligence and reasoning skills. (TOS: "A Taste of Armageddon")
- Construction of the vast city around the Guardian of Forever, stretching out to the horizon of its planet. Spock estimated the age of the ruins to be "on the order of ten thousand centuries" in 2267. (TOS: "The City on the Edge of Forever")
Indeterminate
- The inhabitants of Organia evolve to beings of pure energy. (TOS: "Errand of Mercy")
Ayelborne said that his people had evolved beyond the need for physical bodies millions of years ago.
Hundreds of thousands of years ago
600,000 years ago
- The Tkon Empire collapses. (TNG: "The Last Outpost")
- The humanoid ancestors of Sargon's race colonized the galaxy. Their colonists may have caused, or influenced, the rise of intelligent life on Vulcan. (TOS: "Return to Tomorrow")
500,000 years ago
Captain Jean-Luc Picard stated in his log that the ancient Bajorans had flourished "when Humans were not yet standing erect". Homo Erectus existed on Earth from about 1.8 million years to about 200,000 years ago. Homo Sapiens began to emerge at about 200,000 years ago.
- Sargon's species is destroyed in a massive civil war when the atmosphere is ripped from their planet. Only a few survivors escape by preserving their consciousnesses in a cave deep below the surface. (TOS: "Return to Tomorrow")
- The planet Exo III becomes nearly uninhabitable after its sun begins to fade. The inhabitants resettle beneath the surface and construct androids to serve them. (TOS: "What Are Little Girls Made Of?")
According to Star Trek: Star Charts, on page 34, the Talosians became warp-capable.
200,000 years ago
- The Iconians, a highly developed civilization, are presumed destroyed in an orbital bombardment of their homeworld. (TNG: "Contagion"; DS9: "To the Death")
- The large bioplasmic organism, dubbed as the "telepathic pitcher plant" is born in the Delta Quadrant. (VOY: "Bliss")
- By at least this point, the Borg have begun their evolution into cybernetic beings. (TNG: "Q Who")
Star Trek: Destiny presents a different point of origin for the Borg.
100,000 years ago
- The subspace network which will be later claimed by the Hirogen is constructed by an unknown race. (VOY: "Message in a Bottle", "Hunters")
- The ocean planet, later home of the Monean civilization, is created by extracting all water from a Class M planet and containing it inside an immense force field. (VOY: "Thirty Days")
Tens of thousands of years ago
50,000 years ago
- The Horta of Janus VI begin their latest cycle of rebirth. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")
- Bele begins to chase Lokai, who has led a revolution on the planet of Cheron. (TOS: "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield")
45,000 years ago
- Around 42,600 BC, extraterrestrial visitors, known as the "Sky Spirits", visit a people on Earth who become the indigenous inhabitants of South America. (VOY: "Tattoo")
30,000 years ago
- The Verathan civilization, originally from the Verath system in the Gamma Quadrant, reaches its height, spanning two dozen star systems. (DS9: "Q-Less")
- An ancient city was built on Bajor with walls and a tablet that were dated to be over thirty millennia old. This city was inhabited until twenty-five thousand years ago after which, sediment buried the ruins and the ancient city of B'hala was built on top of it. (DS9: "The Reckoning")
28,000 years ago
- On Earth, the Neanderthals become extinct. (ENT: "Dear Doctor")
22,000 years ago
- The first of at least 947 archaeological expeditions is conducted at the ancient ruins on Tagus III. (TNG: "Qpid")
- The Trill begin their life as a joined species. (TNG: "The Host")
20,000 years ago
Circa 17627 BC to 17,600 BC
- The Bajoran Holy City of B'hala is lost to history. (DS9: "Rapture")
- The Bajorans begin celebrating the Bajoran Gratitude Festival. (DS9: "Fascination")
12,000 years ago
- An artisan known only as the Master of Tarquin Hill on Kurl, during the Third Dynasty, creates small ceramic figurines, called naiskos, that embody that culture's belief that within each person is a community of individuals, each with its own desires, views, and voices. (TNG: "The Chase")
10,000 years ago
- According to Quinn, this was the last time that "ordinary" Q in the Q Continuum had to speak with each other. (VOY: "Death Wish")
- When their sun is about to go nova, the Fabrini leave their system on a propelled asteroid known as the Yonada. (TOS: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky")
- The machine-god Vaal on Gamma Trianguli VI is built. (TOS: "The Apple")
- The civilization on Sigma Draconis VI which is currently at its technological peak, advanced well beyond 23rd century Federation capabilities, experiences a catastrophic glacial age. As a result, the inhabitants of the planet begin to de-evolve to a primitive level, and the male and female inhabitants experience a great schism in their society. (TOS: "Spock's Brain")
- A species of intelligent spacefaring organisms which form symbiotic relationships with humanoid lifeforms that live within their bodies become nearly extinct. Gomtuu is the last known survivor. (TNG: "Tin Man")
- The first of the Orbs is discovered by the Bajorans in the sky above their planet. Over the next ten millennia, a total of nine of these extraordinary objects are discovered, inspiring revelations that shape Bajoran religion. (DS9: "Emissary")
- The Ferengi discover currency and the concept of profit. (DS9: "Little Green Men") The first Grand Nagus, Gint writes the Rules of Acquisition during this time. (DS9: "Body Parts")
- The Bajoran archaeologists begin their unsuccessful, ten thousand year search for the lost city of B'hala, which is not uncovered until the year 2373. (DS9: "Rapture")
In the DS9: "The Dogs of War", Weyoun euphorically claims that "the Dominion had not surrendered in battle since it was founded ten thousand years ago." However, this statement contradicts what Weyoun said in DS9: "To the Death", when he stated that "the Dominion has endured for two thousand years [...]."
Thousands of years ago
9,000 years ago
- The Zakdorn earned a reputation as brilliant strategists. (TNG: "Peak Performance")
6,000 years ago
- The Aldeans build a massive cloaking device that shields their planet, Aldea, from outside detection. (TNG: "When The Bough Breaks")
- circa 4000 BC
- Unknown aliens take or abduct several Humans from Earth to be eugenically bred on a distant planet, lest humanity destroy itself in its early technological age. Gary Seven, Agent 201 and Agent 347 will be among their descendants. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")
- 3834 BC
- Akharin is born in Mesopotamia on Earth. A soldier felled in battle, he soon realizes that no injury can kill him. He goes on through many aliases, becoming the immortal known as Flint. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- circa 3733 BC
- Landru of Beta III preaches peace and coexistence among his people, ending a period of savagery. He creates a powerful computer to guide and protect his people after his death. (TOS: "The Return of the Archons")
5,000 years ago
- circa 2700 BC
- Earth is visited by aliens who settle in the region near Greece and the Mediterranean, where they are worshiped by the Greeks as gods. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
- Sarpeidon experiences an ice age. Zarabeth is exiled to this time period, and Spock and Leonard McCoy are briefly stranded here as well. (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")
- By this time, Vulcans are still barbaric, war-like and "nearly killing themselves off with their own passions". (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")
- circa 2600 BC
- The Egyptians build the pyramids of Giza. They are observed by anthropologists from the future (specifically, the year 2769). (ENT: "Cold Front")
- circa 2500 BC
- Vulcans begin to mentally train themselves to suppress their emotions. (VOY: "Random Thoughts")
4,000 years ago
- circa 1800 BC
- The Xindi-Avians build a concealed fortress on a planet that will one day become the home of the Xindi Council. (ENT: "The Council")
- circa 1735 BC
- According to Spock, this is when Humans begin to glorify organized violence. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")
- Humans on Earth begin the tradition of confining law-breakers to prisons. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")
3,000 – 2,000 years ago
- circa 950 BC
- Flint lives the life of King Solomon on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- circa 850 BC
- The Vulcan monastery on P'Jem is built. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident")
- circa 730 BC
- The Kalandan outpost planet, "a few thousand years old" in 2268, may be constructed around this time. (TOS: "That Which Survives")
- circa 500 BC
- The Bajoran prophet Trakor first encounters the Orb of Prophecy and Change, and writes a series of prophecies concerning the Emissary of the Prophets. (DS9: "Destiny")
- 480 BC
- The Battle of Thermopylae is fought on Earth between the Spartans and the Persians. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
- circa 400 BC
- Survivors from the Sahndara system supernova arrive on Earth. Their sojourn coincides with the time of the philosophers Socrates and Plato. "After the death of the Greek civilization they idolized" they move on to the planet Platonius.(TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
- 356-323 BC
- Flint lives the life of Alexander the Great on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
- 280 BC
- The Lighthouse of Alexandria is built under Ptolemy II. (VOY: "11:59")
- 214 BC
- Construction begins on the Great Wall of China on Earth. (VOY: "11:59")
- 44 BC
- Parmen, future leader of the Sahndaran refugee community, is born on Platonius. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
- 33 BC
- Philana, future wife of Parmen, is born on Platonius. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
- 3 BC
- Philana, now 30, stops aging. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
According to the Star Trek Encyclopedia (3rd ed., p. 453), Socrates is born in 469 and dies in 399.
Indeterminate past
- An unknown race, possibly of extragalactic origin, builds a massive planet killer. (TOS: "The Doomsday Machine")
- The population of Talos IV is largely wiped out in a war. Forced to live beneath the surface, the Talosians develop their mental powers, while neglecting their technological knowledge and skills. (TOS: "The Cage", "The Menagerie, Part I", "The Menagerie, Part II")
- "Eons ago", Changelings evolved from non-metamorphic lifeforms, who were limited to one form like other humanoids. (DS9: "Behind the Lines")
- According to Klingon mythology, Kortar, the first Klingon, destroys the gods who created him. (DS9: "Homefront"; VOY: "Barge of the Dead")
- A neutron star in a binary star system in the Kavis Alpha sector begins exploding every 196 years. (TNG: "Evolution")
- A power struggle occurs within the highest ranks of a race called the Saltah'na, which ultimately destroys them. Before their extinction, the Saltah'na create a collection of energy spheres which preserve a record of the events leading to the species' destruction via a telepathic matrix, which can be transferred into the minds of some humanoid species, causing them to reenact the power struggle. (DS9: "Dramatis Personae")
- A scientist named Lazarus discovers the alternative warp, constructing a space-time vehicle which can transverse the corridor between two universes over both time and space. He begins his relentless pursuit of his nemesis "the thing" across centuries of time, who is fact Lazarus's own counterpart from the alternate universe. (TOS: "The Alternative Factor")
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External links
- Thousands of years ago at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Millions of years ago at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Billions of years ago at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works