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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]]'')

** [[October 19]] - The giant solar flare destroys the planet Earth. (''[[Knowing]]'')⏎
*[[2010]]
**Events of ''[[2010: Odyssey Two]]''. David Bowman, now a magnetic being, returns to Earth, and later on merges with [[HAL 9000]]. [[Jupiter]] explodes, forming Lucifer, a small sun.
**John Boone becomes the first human to set foot on Mars at age 38. (''[[Mars trilogy]]'')
*[[2012]]
(contracted; show full)**[[March 22]] - [[James T. Kirk]] is born (''[[Star Trek]]'').
*[[2254]]
**Space station ''[[Babylon 4]]'' disappears shortly after construction is finished.
*[[2256]]
**Construction is finished on space station ''[[Babylon 5]]''.
*[[2257]]-[[2262]]
**The events of ''[[Babylon 5]]'', starting with the attempted assassination of [[Vorlon]] ambassador Kosh upon his arrival on the station.

*[[2258]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek (film)|Star Trek]]''⏎
*[[2260]]
** During the mostly covert Corporation Wars, Izanagi Corporation's research facility on Lamdon 3 was destroyed by a strike force from the Axon Research Corporation, despite the protection of the NEG ThunderCrash force. Axon was able to not only destroy the facility, but also retrieve the advanced plasma ion tank under development there. (''[[Unreal]]'' series of PC games)
*[[2263]]
** Events of ''[[The Fifth Element]]''.
*[[2263]]-[[2268]]
**The events of the original ''[[Star Trek]]''.
*[[2271]]
**The space probe Voyager 6 returns to Earth as part of gigantic machine entity, known as V'ger. (''[[Star Trek: The Motion Picture]]'')
*[[2274]]
**The events of ''[[Logan's Run (1976 film)|Logan's Run]]'' (the film)
*[[2285]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' and ''[[Star Trek III: The Search for Spock]]''
*[[2286]]
**The alien probe returns to Earth to communicate with the humpback whales and Kirk and his crew travels back in time to 1986 to pick George and Gracie. (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'').
*[[2287]]
**The events of ''[[Star Trek V: The Final Frontier]]''
*[[2293]]⏎
**Klingon diplomats launch a peace initiative toward the United Federation of Planets, following the disastrous explosion of the energy facility on Praxis. This leads to the [[Khitomer Accords]] and peace between the Empire and the UFP. (''[[Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]'')

==[[24th century]]==

*[[2305]]
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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]]