1938-2119 - Timeline of Earth's Divergence

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+ 20 November 1938
+ Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt
+ After a short and sudden illness, US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes away during his tenure. Vice President John Nance Garner assumes office and chooses a policy of neutrality and isolation in the war.

+ 10 May 1940
+ Start of the Battle of Lembach
+ The newly finished Maginot Defence Line in Lembach proves a strong asset in the war. The Franco-British defence force shows strong resistance to German invasion efforts.

+ 26 May 1945
+ End of World War II
+ With minimal American intervention, the war ends in 1945. The Axis powers surrender after a multi-front offensive from the Allies. 

+ 17 September 1946
+ Trials of Copenhagen
+ High ranking surviving Nazi officials as well as Adolf Hitler are tried at the human rights court of Copenhagen. A multi-week process begins, which only strengthens the resolve of the European community.

+ 26 October 1946
+ Bombing of Copenhagen
+ Initiated by a left-wing student group, a bomb detonates in the antechamber of the holding cell of the human rights court of Copenhagen, killing 6 people, including Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler as well as the Danish National Guard members tasked with securing the holding cell.

+ 14 August 1947
+ Birth of the Allied Superstate
+ In the face of shared post-war economic challenges and desiring a stronger collective voice in global politics, France, Great Britain, Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Llivia merge into the Federation of French Britain, Iberia, Andorra and Llivia.

+ 22 September 1947
+ Division of Germany
+ Germany, devastated by the war and incapable of rebuilding a strong democratic government, breaks apart into microstates that quickly align themselves with neighbouring states. French Britain receives Alsace, the Saar region and what remains of Baden-Wurttemberg. Demark gains control over Northern Germany; Austria absorbs Bavaria. Frankfurt and Berlin become independent city states.

+ 8 October 1947
+ Establishment of the Europa Alliance
+ In an unprecedented display of unity, the newly grown states of Denmark, Austria, Frankfurt and Berlin, as well as the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, Finland and Sweden form an economic trade bloc that allows for free trade and travel throughout EA member states. It is known as the Europa Alliance.

+ 25 December 1950
+ The Christmas Crisis
+ The 'Christmas Crisis' ensues when intelligence agencies from the American and Russian camps intercept Europa Alliance communications hinting towards a massive geopolitical strategy, later revealed to be Pan Shields.

+ 22 September 1951
+ Pan Shields Initiative
+ Amid rising global tensions, the Europa Alliance unveils the 'Pan Shields' initiative aimed ad ensuring collective regional defence and enhancing the military collaboration among member countries.

+ 12 March 1953
+ Fall of the Soviet Union
+ A spontaneous political overhaul, internally driven by changing political landscapes and a desire for a renewed national identity in the face of technological progress and the Europa Alliance, leads to the formation of the Russian Union from the ashes of the USSR. The birth of the Russian Union stokes the coals of the ongoing Cold War. The Union's new political outlook, coupled with its latent ideological friction with the European and American blocs, leads to a fresh surge of competition and suspicion.

+ 4 July 1954
+ Project Sandman
+ The United States' successful completion of 'Project Sandman', their nuclear programme, escalates the Cold War as the balance of power and mutually assured destruction comes into play.

+ 8 August 1954
+ The Islington Project
+ French Britain unveils the results of the Islington Project, a nuclear power programme that was spun off into a nuclear weapons project and shares the details with the United States and the EA in a gesture of good will. The Russian Union never reveals their nuclear programme.

+ 31 May 1961
+ JSET Treaty
+ The Europa Alliance tries to thaw the Cold War tensions by proposing a Joint Space Exploration Treaty; however, America and Russian Union remain sceptic, making the space race a major front of the Cold War.

+ 12 June 1961
+ Vostok RU-1
+ In response to the Europa Alliance's 'Project Odyssey', the Russian Union accomplishes a significant achievement by successfully launching the first human, Vasili Kondratyev, into space with 'Vostok RU-1'.

+ 23 June 1963
+ Vostok RU-6
+ 'Vostok RU-6' handles the first woman, Tatyana Korolyova, in space. The Russian Union continues to secure a firm position in the space race, regularly alternating between competitive and cooperative stances.

+ 25 August 1965
+ EA-1
+ The Europa Alliance successfully launches 'EA-1', the first artificial satellite. The EA-1 platform significantly helps in enhancing transcontinental communication within the Alliance and serves as an important tool for weather forecasting and surveillance.

+ 16 January 1966
+ Incident R-721
+ A remote observatory in the Europa Alliance detects a large explosion in low Earth orbit. Suspicions fall on a failed Russian Union space launch, escalating tensions.

+ 22 July 1969
+ Project Apollo
+ Emboldened by their recent successes in space and the escalating space race during the Cold War, the Europa Alliance teams up with French Britain and embarks on 'Project Apollo', an ambitious plan to put a man on the moon.

+ 30 July 1970
+ Red Cosmos Broadcast
+ An unprecedented global event, the 'Red Cosmos Broadcast', captures the world's attention. An unidentified transmission frequency broadcasts scientific data apparently from deep space. Authorities later trace it to a classified Russian Union interstellar project.

+ 18 October 1971
+ Apollo EA-14
+ 'Apollo EA-14', a spacecraft carrying a crew comprising members from French Britain and Denmark, successfully lands on the lunar surface. Astronauts Jean-Luc Durand from France and Elizabeth Howell from Britain become the first humans to set foot on the moon, whereas Jørgen Kjeldsen pilots the mission and remains in Lunar orbit.

+ 26 April 1972
+ Luna RU-24
+ The Russian Union lands the 'Luna RU-24' probe on the moon, marking the first successful Russian moon landing - a tremendous feat that places it on level footing with the Europa Alliance in lunar exploration.

+ 9 May 1974
+ Advanced Apollo Initiative
+ Building upon the 'Apollo EA' programme's success, the Europa Alliance launches the 'Advanced Apollo Initiative' or A2I. This programme aims at establishing semi-permanent research habitats on the lunar surface, thereby laying the groundwork for a future lunar base.

+ 16 March 1978
+ RU-Yuri
+ The Russian Union launches 'RU-Yuri', a reconnaissance spacecraft aimed to not only explore outer planets but to investigate potential extraterrestrial threats, staking the Union's claim on 'cosmic defence'.

+ 18 April 1996
+ PDR established
+ The Polaris Disease Research facility is established in the arctic circle as a remote epidemiology research base, paid for by Rheita Biotech, a shell company established by the French British Ministry of Defence.

+ 27 September 2000
+ Williams Vector
+ Geneticist Hideaki Williams develops the Williams Vector, a form of highly efficient targeted gene therapy. It is recovered by Rheita Biotech, and Hideaki refuses to develop a bioweapon based on it. The blank vector is released into the HVAC system and begins killing the scientists and civilians at PDR.

+ 8 October 2000
+ Death of Emily Williams
+ Emily Williams dies in the Arctic Circle in the generator room of Polaris Disease Research after shutting down the facility.

+ 8 July 2005
+ The Lunar Base
+ Following three decades of consistent lunar exploration, the long-envisioned Moonbase is finally established in a joint venture with the United States. This base, largely administered by the Federation of French Britain, marks the beginning of humankind's colonial efforts beyond Earth.

+ 27 October 2017
+ Death of Gwendolyn Ferguson
+ During a raid of the Ferguson home in Glasgow, FB, investigative journalists David and Mary Ferguson are detained. Their eldest daughter Maxine Ferguson flees the scene, while their younger daughter Gwendolyn is shot and killed by police.

+ 25 December 2017
+ STEEL-YARD-2 collapse
+ An abandoned soviet military compound containing a nuclear reactor and an over-the-horizon radar named STEEL-YARD-2 by EA intelligence is destroyed in a nuclear explosion. Two people die, one of them a French British national. The survivors include Connor Pierce, son of French British Prime Minister Pierce. Tensions begin to escalate as the Russian Union accuses French Britain of sabotage and espionage, and the French-British Superstate accuses the Russian Union of attempting to assassinate the son of the Prime Minister.

+ 30 December 2017  
+ The Defence Standoff  
+ Tensions reach a critical point as the Europa Alliance intercepts intelligence of an impending attack by the French British Federation against the Russian Union using the Williams Vector, broadcast by Prime Minister Pierce's son Connor Pierce. Emergency interventions efforts lead to a last-minute stand-down, averting disaster and resulting in the detainment of Prime Minister Pierce and a subsequent trial which promises disarmament of bioweapons and transparency in biological research.

+ 27 April 2022  
+ Lunar Transfer Station 'Prometheus'  
+ In a move to facilitate the increasingly frequent lunar missions and to act as a waypoint for deep space exploration, the Europa Alliance commissions 'Prometheus', a transfer station in lunar orbit, serving as a hub for personnel, equipment transfers, and scientific research.

+ 3 October 2024  
+ Tycho Climate Disaster  
+ A catastrophic environmental phenomenon strikes Tycho City on the moon, prompting rapid advancement in terraforming technologies. This unfortunate event catalyses international cooperation towards ensuring the safety of off-Earth human habitats.

+ 1 May 2041  
+ Red Eden Project  
+ The French British Federation introduces the 'Red Eden Project,' a comprehensive plan to establish sustainable human colonies on Mars. This ambitious endeavour focuses on long-term human habitation, resource utilisation, and the eventual terraforming of the Martian landscape.

+ 14 June 2046  
+ First Mars Colony 'Ares Prime'  
+ 'Ares Prime', the first permanent human settlement on Mars, is established under the combined efforts of the Europa Alliance and the Russian Union. This marked humanity's first steps towards becoming an interplanetary species.

+ 22 March 2063  
+ Asteroid Mining Act  
+ Facing resource shortages on Earth, the Europa Alliance and associated space agencies enact the Asteroid Mining Act, initiating an era of large-scale resource extraction from the solar system's asteroid belt, fuelling further colonisation efforts.

+ 4 August 2077  
+ The Dark Sky Protocol  
+ As environmental conditions on Earth deteriorate rapidly, world leaders ratify The Dark Sky Protocol, an international treaty aimed at reducing light and air pollution to mitigate the increasing damage to the ozone layer.

+ 12 January 2117  
+ Legacy Archive Project  
+ Faced with the imminent extinction of Earth's ecosystems, the international community begins the Legacy Archive Project, an ambitious mission to preserve human knowledge, culture, and biology. Recordings, DNA samples, and cultural artefacts are sent to the moon, Mars, and beyond.

+ 15 July 2119  
+ Final Broadcast from Opportunity  
+ As the ozone layer collapses, leading to a spiral of climate disasters, the last human settlement on Mars, Opportunity, transmits its final message. The capital city falls after years of siege from environmental catastrophes and resource depletion. The last known human dies, marking the end of an era for the species.

+ 17 July 2119  
+ The Silent Pulse  
+ Two days after the fall of Opportunity, the remaining automated systems on Earth and Mars simultaneously broadcast a silent radio pulse, a predetermined signal marking the extinction of humanity. The silence that follows is heard by spacefaring civilizations who have been monitoring the distressing decline of human life.