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[[Science fiction]] and other related fields of [[fiction]] are often set in the future, or at least involve events in times that have not yet occurred. This list is a chronological collection of significant events from various works of such fiction. It includes some events that were set in the future when the fiction containing them was first written but which have now been overtaken by real [[history]], becoming a form of [[alternate history (fiction)|alternate history]] or [[failed prediction]] in the pr(contracted; show full)
** [[June 1]] - ''The Pulse'', the deployment of an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] weapon, destroys a significant amount of the computer-based infrastructure in the U.S., in turn leading to economic and social breakdown across the country. (''[[Dark Angel (TV series)|Dark Angel]]'')
*[[2010]]
**Events of ''[[2010: Odyssey Two]]''. David Bowman, now a magnetic being, returns to Earth, and later on merges with [[HAL 9000]]. [[Jupiter
 (planet)|Jupiter]] explodes, forming Lucifer, a small sun.
**John Boone becomes the first human to set foot on Mars at age 38. (''[[Mars trilogy]]'')
*[[2012]]
**In an underground bunker in [[Utah]], a [[Dalek]], the last of its race, gets loose and kills 200 people before it is stopped (''[[Doctor Who]]'' - ''[[Dalek (Doctor Who episode)|Dalek]]'')
**[[December 22]] - Alien colonization begins on Earth. (''[[The X-Files]]'')
*[[2013]]
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==External links==
*[http://www.mts.net/~arphaxad/history.html Edgar Governo, Historian of Things That Never Were]
* [http://moa.dracandros.com/ Fictional encyclopedia wiki with a section for fictional history]
* [http://manconquersspace.com/MCSPg1.html Man Conquers Space]

[[Category:Fictional timelines|Fictional timelines]]