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= Pre-20th Century =


==10,000 BCE==
==10,000 BCE==
*The Bird civilization, of which [[Hawk]] is a descendant, thrives on the [[Earth]]. One tribe at is located on Easter Island. Sometime shortly after this, the Bird people leave the Earth in search of a home on another planet. (“[[Time of the Hawk]]”). This would be the first time Earth creatures left the planet, a feat that would not be repeated until the 1960’s.
 
*The Bird civilization, of which [[Hawk]] is a descendant, thrives on the [[Earth]]. One tribe at is located on Easter Island. Sometime shortly after this, the Bird people leave the Earth in search of a home on another planet {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}. This would be the first time Earth creatures left the planet, a feat that would not be repeated until the 1960’s.


==7,500 BCE==
==7,500 BCE==
*The [[Goral]], aliens from “[[The Planet of Death]]”, leave their world and head into space. Behind, they leave a caretaker: the simulacrum called the [[Hand of the Goral]]. The only visitors to the planet to survive the tests of this gatekeeper are [[Buck Rogers]] and [[Hawk]] in [[2492]]. (10,000 years before “[[The Hand of Goral]]”)
 
*The [[Goral]], aliens from “[[The Planet of Death]]”, leave their world and head into space. Behind, they leave a caretaker: the simulacrum called the [[Hand of the Goral]]. The only visitors to the planet to survive the tests of this gatekeeper are [[Buck Rogers]] and [[Hawk]] in [[2492]] CE. (10,000 years before “[[The Hand of the Goral]]”)


==1493==
==1493==
*The [[Sedonian Generals]] and [[Private Zed]] are born. (1000 years before “[[Shgoratchx!]]”)
*The [[Sedonian Generals]] and [[Private Zed]] are born. (1000 years before “[[Shgoratchx!]]”)
=20th Century=
{{quote
|Crichton |  Oh, dear, how depressing. Now hear this! Your presence is requested on the hangar deck. Let us put a stop to this goldbricking.
|Capt. William 'Buck' Rogers | Goldbricking?
| Crichton | A quaint expression from the century which spawned you, Captain. A perfectly dreadful century, I might add. Highlighted by wars, women's lib, and the holocaust.
|attribution=[[Crichton]] and {{buck}} discuss the 20th century, {{BR25|Shgoratchx!|prose=Y}}
}}


==1902==
==1902==
*Hughie Cannon publishes the song “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?” Buck sings this song during his approach to the Earth in his shuttle in 2491 (“[[Awakening]]”)
 
*Hughie Cannon publishes the song “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?” Buck sings this song during his approach to the Earth in his shuttle in 2491 {{BR25|Awakening}}.


==1957==
==1957==


===9 January===
===9 January===
* [[Buck Rogers|William Anthony "Buck" Rogers]] in born in the [[United States]]. He grows up in [[Chicago]], Illinois. (534 years before “[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
* [[Buck Rogers|William Anthony "Buck" Rogers]] in born in the [[United States]]. He grows up in [[Chicago]], Illinois. (534 years before “[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)


==1958==
==1958==
*Jennifer is born in the United States. (1987 less 28 years)
*Jennifer is born in the United States. (1987 less 28 years)


===29 July===
===29 July===
*[[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] is founded. 
*[[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] is founded. 


==1968==
==1968==
*Danny Hutton brings together a group of musicians to form the band Three Dog Night, which is one of [[Buck Rogers]]’s favorites. In “[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]” he plays one of their albums while at his apartment.
 
*Danny Hutton brings together a group of musicians to form the band Three Dog Night, which is one of [[Buck Rogers]]’s favorites. In “[[Cosmic Whiz Kid]]” he plays one of their albums while at his apartment.


==1976==
==1976==
*Mayor Daly of Chicago passes away (novelization). In the summer, the motion picture Jaws becomes the top movie at the box office. [[Buck Rogers]] later watches a video of it in 2492. (“[[A Dream of Jennifer]]”)
 
*Mayor Daly of Chicago passes away (novelization). In the summer, the motion picture Jaws becomes the top movie at the box office. [[Buck Rogers]] later watches a video of it in 2492 {{BR25|A Dream of Jennifer}}.


==1977==
==1977==
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] is born on “old” Earth. He would become known as a child genius. Fox’s memories of his youth include cheeseburgers, rock music, Saturday morning cartoons, and comic books. This is an adjustment to the age given in “[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”, which suggests Fox was born in 1998.
 
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] is born on “old” Earth. He would become known as a child genius. Fox’s memories of his youth include cheeseburgers, rock music, Saturday morning cartoons, and comic books. This is an adjustment to the age given in “[[Cosmic Whiz Kid]]”, which suggests Fox was born in 1998.


==1980==
==1980==


===November===
===November===
*In the election of 1980, Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States.
*In the election of 1980, Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States.


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===November===
===November===
*In the election of 1984, a man who is neither Ronald Reagan nor Walter Mondale is elected President of the United States. (“Testimony of a Traitor”)
 
*In the election of 1984, a man who is neither Ronald Reagan nor Walter Mondale is elected President of the United States {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.


==1985==
==1985==


===March===
===March===
*Mikhail Gorbachev does not succeed Constantin Chernenko to become General Secretary of the Soviet Union.
*Mikhail Gorbachev does not succeed Constantin Chernenko to become General Secretary of the Soviet Union.


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===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*Relations between the USSR and the United States degenerate to the point where the 2 nations are on the brink of World War III. (novelization, “[[Awakening]]”)
*Relations between the USSR and the United States degenerate to the point where the 2 nations are on the brink of World War III. (novelization, “[[Awakening]]”)
*The President of the United States has a new bunker built for him to use in the event of a nuclear attack, located directly underneath the sculptures of the Presidents at [[Mount Rushmore]]. (“[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”)
*The President of the United States has a new bunker built for him to use in the event of a nuclear attack, located directly underneath the sculptures of the Presidents at [[Mount Rushmore]] {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.
*Many people, including [[Buck Rogers]] himself, are concerned about the possibility of a sneak attack from hostile forces. (“Testimony of a Traitor”)
*Many people, including [[Buck Rogers]] himself, are concerned about the possibility of a sneak attack from hostile forces {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] graduates from college at the age of 9. (“[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”)
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] graduates from college at the age of 9 {{BR25|Cosmic Whiz Kid}}.


===December===
===December===
*[[Buck Rogers]] meets with the [[President of the United States]] at his secret base inside [[Mount Rushmore]]. (“[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”)
 
*[[Buck Rogers]] meets with the [[President of the United States]] at his secret base inside [[Mount Rushmore]] {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.


==1987==
==1987==


===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] obtains his Ph.D. at the age of 10. (“[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”)
 
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] obtains his Ph.D. at the age of 10 {{BR25|Cosmic Whiz Kid}}.
*Global tensions begin to spiral out of control, ultimately leading to World War III.
*Global tensions begin to spiral out of control, ultimately leading to World War III.
*As World War III is approaching, Hieronymus Fox creates a device to preserve people in a cold sleep. Hieronymus Fox, unwilling to risk anyone’s life but his own, subjects himself to the cold sleep experiment and remains in cryogenic suspension until 2490 when he is revived by the Genesians.
*As World War III is approaching, Hieronymus Fox creates a device to preserve people in a cold sleep. Hieronymus Fox, unwilling to risk anyone’s life but his own, subjects himself to the cold sleep experiment and remains in cryogenic suspension until 2490 when he is revived by the Genesians.


===January===
===January===
*[[Buck Rogers]], under deep hypnosis, works with the conspiracy to steal the nuclear launch codes from NATO. (“[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”)
 
*[[Buck Rogers]], under deep hypnosis, works with the conspiracy to steal the nuclear launch codes from NATO {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.


===9 January===
===9 January===
*[[Buck Rogers]]’s 30th birthday. This is the age he is preserved at when he is frozen in May 1987. (“[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”, “[[Awakening]]”)
 
*[[Buck Rogers]]’s 30th birthday. This is the age he is preserved at when he is frozen in May 1987 {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck|Awakening}}.


===February===
===February===
*With [[Buck Rogers]]’s assistance, the conspiracy within America’s defense establishment is thwarted. After his debriefing, his original personality is restored, and his memories of the mission suppressed. Buck is rewarded for his help in thwarting a national conspiracy by being given the opportunity to pilot Ranger 3 for the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]. Ironically, this was a posting that had also been promised to him by the conspirators. (“[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”)
 
*With [[Buck Rogers]]’s assistance, the conspiracy within America’s defense establishment is thwarted. After his debriefing, his original personality is restored, and his memories of the mission suppressed. Buck is rewarded for his help in thwarting a national conspiracy by being given the opportunity to pilot Ranger 3 for the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]. Ironically, this was a posting that had also been promised to him by the conspirators {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.


===March===
===March===
*[[Buck Rogers]] has dinner with [[Jennifer]], and promises her that after the [[Ranger 3]] deep space probe, he will never leave her again. (“[[A Dream of Jennifer]]”)
 
*[[Buck Rogers]] has dinner with [[Jennifer]], and promises her that after the ''[[Ranger 3]]'' deep space probe, he will never leave her again {{BR25|A Dream of Jennifer}}.


===April===
===April===
*On leave from [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], [[Buck Rogers]] visits his Mother in Chicago. He stays until just prior to his final preparations for piloting [[Ranger 3]]. Buck relives this experience in 2493. (“[[The Guardians]]”)
 
*On leave from [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]], [[Buck Rogers]] visits his Mother in Chicago. He stays until just prior to his final preparations for piloting ''[[Ranger 3]]''. Buck relives this experience in 2493 {{BR25|The Guardians}}.


===May===
===May===
*[[Ranger 3]] is launched by the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] and the [[United States Air Force]]. Buck repeatedly states the flight number “Flight 711” in his transmissions to Houston Control. (“[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)]]”, “[[Awakening]]”)
 
*Introduction to “[[Awakening]]”. “The year is 1987...” National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches [[Ranger 3]], piloted by [[Buck Rogers]]. It is the last of America’s deep space probes. The probe is launched atop a giant rocket similar to a Saturn V rocket, the sort used in the earlier Apollo missions. This new rocket had some problems in testing, which concerned Buck’s mother. Once out of Earth orbit, [[Ranger 3]] was capable of tremendous speeds, and was to have toured the entire solar system within 5 months. Clearly, faster than light travel, if not already a reality, was close at hand. In a freak mishap, Rogers is frozen and remains in a state of suspended animation for 504 years. (6 months prior to “[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”) Buck relives this experience in 2493. (“[[The Guardians]]”)
*''[[Ranger 3]]'' is launched by the [[National Aeronautics and Space Administration]] and the [[United States Air Force]]. Buck repeatedly states the flight number “Flight 711” in his transmissions to Houston Control {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}.
*Introduction to “[[Awakening]]”. “The year is 1987...” National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches ''[[Ranger 3]]'', piloted by [[Buck Rogers]]. It is the last of America’s deep space probes. The probe is launched atop a giant rocket similar to a Saturn V rocket, the sort used in the earlier Apollo missions. This new rocket had some problems in testing, which concerned Buck’s mother. Once out of Earth orbit, ''[[Ranger 3]]'' was capable of tremendous speeds, and was to have toured the entire solar system within 5 months. Clearly, faster than light travel, if not already a reality, was close at hand. In a freak mishap, Rogers is frozen and remains in a state of suspended animation for 504 years. (6 months prior to “[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”) Buck relives this experience in 2493 {{BR25|The Guardians}}.


===October===
===October===
*When [[Buck Rogers]]’s original 5 month tour of the solar system was to have concluded. (“[[Awakening]]”)
 
*When [[Buck Rogers]]’s original 5 month tour of the solar system was to have concluded {{BR25|Awakening}}.


===22 November===
===22 November===
*World War III begins. (“[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)]]”, “[[Awakening]]”, “[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”)
 
*World War III begins {{BR25|Film|Awakening|Testimony of a Traitor}}.
*The [[United States]] undergoes a devastating nuclear attack, and all major U.S. cities are destroyed. The U.S. counterattacks, and a second wave of missiles is launched by enemy forces. World War III is waged primarily between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
*The [[United States]] undergoes a devastating nuclear attack, and all major U.S. cities are destroyed. The U.S. counterattacks, and a second wave of missiles is launched by enemy forces. World War III is waged primarily between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
*In the minutes before what he knows will be the final destruction not only of America, but ultimately of the Earth, Major [[Jim Petersen]], United States Air Force, records a videotape at NORAD headquarters in Colorado. As a result of coming into possession of surveillance tapes from Air Force intelligence, Petersen is under the mistaken impression that [[Buck Rogers]] was part of a conspiracy within the American armed forces to obtain the secret nuclear launch codes, and initiate a pre-emptive strike against the enemy without civilian authorization. Prior to this discovery, Petersen had considered Buck to be his best friend. Completing the recording, he places it in a fireproof box. The box is later recovered by the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in 2493. (“[[Testimony of a Traitor]]”)
*In the minutes before what he knows will be the final destruction not only of America, but ultimately of the Earth, Major [[Jim Petersen]], United States Air Force, records a videotape at NORAD headquarters in Colorado. As a result of coming into possession of surveillance tapes from Air Force intelligence, Petersen is under the mistaken impression that [[Buck Rogers]] was part of a conspiracy within the American armed forces to obtain the secret nuclear launch codes, and initiate a pre-emptive strike against the enemy without civilian authorization. Prior to this discovery, Petersen had considered Buck to be his best friend. Completing the recording, he places it in a fireproof box. The box is later recovered by the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] in 2493 {{BR25|Testimony of a Traitor}}.
*The second wave of missiles from the enemy strikes, destroying what remains of the United States.
*The second wave of missiles from the enemy strikes, destroying what remains of the United States.
*World War III rages throughout the Earth killing millions.
*World War III rages throughout the Earth killing millions.
*Radiation and disease in the aftermath of World War III kills millions more. Civilization begins to collapse. The collapse happens very quickly, and bodies are hurriedly buried often without grave markers.
*Radiation and disease in the aftermath of World War III kills millions more. Civilization begins to collapse. The collapse happens very quickly, and bodies are hurriedly buried often without grave markers.
*According to Dr. [[Goodfellow]], this destruction may have occurred because there was no Guardian in place at this time, who could have protected the Earth. (“[[The Guardians]]”)
*According to Dr. [[Goodfellow]], this destruction may have occurred because there was no Guardian in place at this time, who could have protected the Earth {{BR25|The Guardians}}.


==1988==
==1988==


===April===
===April===
*As society breaks down, people lose track of the passage of time. By the time that [[Buck Rogers]]’ parents die and are buried, only the month of their death is noted on the tombstone.
*As society breaks down, people lose track of the passage of time. By the time that [[Buck Rogers]]’ parents die and are buried, only the month of their death is noted on the tombstone.


==1990==
==1990==
*The survivors of humanity have to deal with the various challenges posed by starvation, contamination, radiation, and plague. (novelization, “Awakening”)
*The survivors of humanity have to deal with the various challenges posed by starvation, contamination, radiation, and plague. (novelization, “Awakening”)
*This is the beginning of a long period of anarchy on the Earth. Humanity struggles just to survive. Many humans and other life forms are horribly mutated by the prolonged exposure to nuclear radiation. (“Awakening”)
*This is the beginning of a long period of anarchy on the Earth. Humanity struggles just to survive. Many humans and other life forms are horribly mutated by the prolonged exposure to nuclear radiation {{BR25|Awakening}}.


==1996==
==1996==
*The year that the [[Draconians]] inscribed on the fake Earth satellite which they used to lure [[Buck Rogers]] into capture. It is clearly erroneous, as Dr. [[Theopolis]] surmised. (“[[Ardala Returns]]”)
 
*The year that the [[Draconians]] inscribed on the fake Earth satellite which they used to lure [[Buck Rogers]] into capture. It is clearly erroneous, as Dr. [[Theopolis]] surmised {{BR25|Ardala Returns}}.
 
= 21st Century =


==2000 - 2050==
==2000 - 2050==
*During the period of time immediately after World War III, groups of people begin to find ways to leave [[Earth]] and start life anew on other planets. Some remain in contact with “Terra”, others do not, and some develop divergent cultures. Ultimately all contact between Earth and these colonies is lost, although Earth and the colonies remain in touch from the early 20th century through to the late 23rd century. (“[[Time of the Hawk]]”, “[[The Satyr]]”)
 
*At least one group of colonists sets up a viable community on [[Saturn]]. (“[[Journey to Oasis]]”)
*During the period of time immediately after World War III, groups of people begin to find ways to leave [[Earth]] and start life anew on other planets. Some remain in contact with “Terra”, others do not, and some develop divergent cultures. Ultimately all contact between Earth and these colonies is lost, although Earth and the colonies remain in touch from the early 20th century through to the late 23rd century {{BR25|Time of the Hawk|The Satyr}}.
*Earth is looted by aliens. The frozen body of [[Hieronymus Fox]] is stolen. (“[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”) This is likely the time of first contact between the humans of Earth and people from other worlds, and is not auspicious. This alien contact may have helped in the acceleration of human technology.
*At least one group of colonists sets up a viable community on [[Saturn]] {{BR25|Journey to Oasis}}.
*Earth is looted by aliens. The frozen body of [[Hieronymus Fox]] is stolen {{BR25|Cosmic Whiz Kid}}. This is likely the time of first contact between the humans of Earth and people from other worlds, and is not auspicious. This alien contact may have helped in the acceleration of human technology.


==2090==
==2090==
*The first shipments of genetic waste materials are shipped from [[Saturn]]. (400 years prior to “[[Journey to Oasis]]”) [[Odee-x]] is one of the experimental beings that survives this banishment. This clearly indicates that faster than light capability had been refined and was more broadly in use by humans in the late 21st century. As well, genetic engineering was widely in use as suggested by both “[[Journey to Oasis]]” and “[[The Crystals]]”.
*The first shipments of genetic waste materials are shipped from [[Saturn]]. (400 years prior to “[[Journey to Oasis]]”) [[Odee-x]] is one of the experimental beings that survives this banishment. This clearly indicates that faster than light capability had been refined and was more broadly in use by humans in the late 21st century. As well, genetic engineering was widely in use as suggested by both “[[Journey to Oasis]]” and “[[The Crystals]]”.
*A strange colony is established on the volcanically active planet of [[Fibracetes]], a world rich in [[Dirbidian crystals]]. Accompanying the human colonists is a series of pre-packaged settlers. Mummified for transportation, they were packaged in this form to await activation by light through the use of the dirbidian crystals. After activation, they would pass through 2 stages. In the early stage, they would appear as monstrous hulks with bluish-grey skin. As they had superhuman strength and tended toward violence, they were intended to be supervised at this point. Later, they would emerge from this cocoon-like stage as normal humans. The settlers were essentially fabricated, full sized, from DNA, with all cultural information encoded in their genes. This was to allow for the colony to rapidly expand and so as not to rely on normal methods of childbirth. This colony was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 2093, and several of the mummies were trapped under the ash. (“The Crystals”)
*A strange colony is established on the volcanically active planet of [[Fibracetes]], a world rich in [[Dirbidian crystals]]. Accompanying the human colonists is a series of pre-packaged settlers. Mummified for transportation, they were packaged in this form to await activation by light through the use of the dirbidian crystals. After activation, they would pass through 2 stages. In the early stage, they would appear as monstrous hulks with bluish-grey skin. As they had superhuman strength and tended toward violence, they were intended to be supervised at this point. Later, they would emerge from this cocoon-like stage as normal humans. The settlers were essentially fabricated, full sized, from DNA, with all cultural information encoded in their genes. This was to allow for the colony to rapidly expand and so as not to rely on normal methods of childbirth. This colony was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 2093, and several of the mummies were trapped under the ash {{BR25|The Crystals}}.
 
= 22nd Century =


==2100==
==2100==
*Electricity is no longer used as a means of providing power. A new technology takes its place at this time. (400 years before “[[Buck’s Duel to the Death]]”)
*Electricity is no longer used as a means of providing power. A new technology takes its place at this time. (400 years before “[[Buck’s Duel to the Death]]”)


==2193==
==2193==
*The energy cells aboard the Sedonian ship transporting [[Solar bomb]]s implode, leaving the ship and its crew to go adrift for 300 years. (“[[Shgoratchx!]]”)
 
*The energy cells aboard the Sedonian ship transporting [[Solar bomb]]s implode, leaving the ship and its crew to go adrift for 300 years {{BR25|Shgoratchx!}}.
 
= 23rd Century =


==2293==
==2293==
*The [[Earth]] loses contact with the many colonies that had been established on other worlds in the years immediately following World War III. It is with the hope of re-establishing contact with these colonies that the [[Searcher]] is dispatched in [[2493]]. (200 years before “[[The Satyr]]”)
*The [[Earth]] loses contact with the many colonies that had been established on other worlds in the years immediately following World War III. It is with the hope of re-establishing contact with these colonies that the [[Searcher]] is dispatched in [[2493]]. (200 years before “[[The Satyr]]”)
= 24th Century =


==2387==
==2387==
*The Earth finally begins to recover from World War III, and rebuilding begins at full speed. Advances in computer technology are key to the new renaissance of human culture. (“[[Awakening]]”, 400 years after World War III according to the novelization.)
*The Earth finally begins to recover from World War III, and rebuilding begins at full speed. Advances in computer technology are key to the new renaissance of human culture. (“[[Awakening]]”, 400 years after World War III according to the novelization.)
*The Inner City ([[New Chicago]]) is built, the [[Computer Council]] is put in place, and commerce is established with off world sources of trade. New Chicago becomes the new capital of Earth.
*The Inner City ([[New Chicago]]) is built, the [[Computer Council]] is put in place, and commerce is established with off world sources of trade. New Chicago becomes the new capital of Earth.
*Soon, many other Earth cities are reborn including [[New Phoenix]], [[City by the Sea]] (New Orleans), [[New Detroit]], [[New Tulsa]], and [[New London]]. The [[Earth Defense Directorate]] is created to defend the Earth from emerging extraterrestrial threats.
*Soon, many other Earth cities are reborn including [[New Phoenix]], [[City by the Sea]] (New Orleans), [[New Detroit]], [[New Tulsa]], and [[New London]]. The [[Earth Defense Directorate]] is created to defend the Earth from emerging extraterrestrial threats.
*At this time, contact is re-established with some of the colonies that previously lost. Others remain out of contact.
*At this time, contact is re-established with some of the colonies that previously lost. Others remain out of contact.
*To resolve disputes between the various human settlements in the galaxy, the [[Galactic Court]] is formed. (“[[Time of the Hawk]]”) It is also known as the [[Galactic Judiciary]]. (“[[The Golden Man]]”)
*To resolve disputes between the various human settlements in the galaxy, the [[Galactic Court]] is formed {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}} It is also known as the [[Galactic Judiciary]]. {{BR25|The Golden Man}}.


==2397==
==2397==
*The [[Galactic Judiciary]] establishes a penal colony on the asteroid, [[Iris VII]], within the [[Alpha Centauri]] asteroids. (96 years prior to “[[The Golden Man]]”)
 
*The [[Galactic Judiciary]] establishes a penal colony on the asteroid, [[Iris VII]], within the [[Alpha Centauri]] asteroids. (96 years prior to "[[The Golden Man]]")
 
= 25th Century =


==2406==
==2406==


===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*[[Noah Cooper]] is born on [[Earth]]. (84 years before “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)
*[[Noah Cooper]] is born on [[Earth]]. (84 years before “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)


===October===
===October===
*[[Noah Cooper]] born. He reached the age of 85 during the early part of “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”, which featured a surprise birthday party held for him.
*[[Noah Cooper]] born. He reached the age of 85 during the early part of “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”, which featured a surprise birthday party held for him.


==2414==
==2414==
*Dr. [[Goodfellow]] is born on Earth, in England.
*Dr. [[Goodfellow]] is born on Earth, in England.


==2419==
==2419==
*Brigadier [[Gordon]] is born on [[Earth]]. (“[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”)
 
*Brigadier [[Gordon]] is born on [[Earth]] {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.


==2420==
==2420==
*Earth begins to slowly establish new colonies in neighboring star systems, but relations are not easy with all of the new colonies, many of which desire to establish some independence from Earth. This is the beginning of what will become known as the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Earth Defense Directorate]].
*Earth begins to slowly establish new colonies in neighboring star systems, but relations are not easy with all of the new colonies, many of which desire to establish some independence from Earth. This is the beginning of what will become known as the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Earth Defense Directorate]].


==2439==
==2439==
*[[Elias Huer]] is born on Earth.
*[[Elias Huer]] is born on Earth.
*[[Efram Asimov]] is born.
*[[Efram Asimov]] is born.


==2452==
==2452==
*[[Daylora Bayliss]] is born. (“[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
 
*[[Daylora Bayliss]] is born {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck}}.


==2462==
==2462==
*[[Wilma Deering]] is born on [[Earth]]. Her father is a fighter pilot.
*[[Wilma Deering]] is born on [[Earth]]. Her father is a fighter pilot.


==2464==
==2464==
*[[Elias Huer]] pilots the first ship through a [[Stargate]]. The short trip takes him across Earth’s solar system. His mission a success, a system of Stargates is developed to link trading planets throughout the [[Earth Federation]] and beyond.
*[[Elias Huer]] pilots the first ship through a [[Stargate]]. The short trip takes him across Earth’s solar system. His mission a success, a system of Stargates is developed to link trading planets throughout the [[Earth Federation]] and beyond.
===25 April===
*[[Jason Samos]] establishes the colony of [[New Corinth]] on [[Arcadis]], consisting of 116 colonists {{BR25|The Satyr}}.


==2465==
==2465==
*Dr. Theopolis assists in the design of the Earth Starfighter. (“[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”)
 
*Dr. Theopolis assists in the design of the Earth Starfighter {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.


==2469==
==2469==
*[[Efram Asimov]], at the time a Captain, is present when 7 [[Earth Federation]] starships are lost in a great explosion. He survives, but is traumatized by the events. (“[[Journey to Oasis]]”)
 
*[[Efram Asimov]], at the time a Captain, is present when 7 [[Earth Federation]] starships are lost in a great explosion. He survives, but is traumatized by the events {{BR25|Journey to Oasis}}.


==2470==
==2470==
*Traeger first meets Delora Bayliss on Regulus 5, where as a teenager she is selling quadrilium, a radioactive element. (“[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
 
*Traeger first meets Delora Bayliss on Regulus 5, where as a teenager she is selling quadrilium, a radioactive element {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck}}.


==2471==
==2471==
*The last “sled bomber” is produced for Earth’s defense fleet. (20 years before “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)
*The last “sled bomber” is produced for Earth’s defense fleet. (20 years before “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)


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===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*[[Cornell Traeger]] begins meeting with [[Delora Bayliss]], who is now working as a Doctor of psycho-medicine, as her patient. Later, Traeger joins the exploration division of the [[Earth Federation]] fleet. Shortly thereafter Huer assigns him to an exploration mission. (“[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)


===25 April===
*[[Cornell Traeger]] begins meeting with [[Delora Bayliss]], who is now working as a Doctor of psycho-medicine, as her patient. Later, Traeger joins the exploration division of the [[Earth Federation]] fleet. Shortly thereafter Huer assigns him to an exploration mission {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck}}.
*[[Jason Samos]] establishes the colony of [[New Corinth]] on [[Arcadis]], consisting of 116 colonists. (“[[The Satyr]]”)


==2476==
==2476==
*In flight school, [[Duke Danton]] receives instruction on the use of pulsar cannons by Brigadier [[Gordon]]. (15 years before “[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”).
*In flight school, [[Duke Danton]] receives instruction on the use of pulsar cannons by Brigadier [[Gordon]]. (15 years before “[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”).
*[[Cornell Traeger]], an [[Earth Defense Directorate]] pilot on a routine exploration mission is lost and presumed dead. In fact, Traeger lands on the planet [[Ovion]] where he is charged with espionage and held until 2491. Traeger blames Dr. [[Elias Huer]] for his ordeal. (15 years before “[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
*[[Cornell Traeger]], an [[Earth Defense Directorate]] pilot on a routine exploration mission is lost and presumed dead. In fact, Traeger lands on the planet [[Olvion]] where he is charged with espionage and held until 2491. Traeger blames Dr. [[Elias Huer]] for his ordeal. (15 years before “[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)


==2479==
==2479==
*After a few years on Ovion, [[Cornell Traeger]] learns the secrets of matter transmutation. (“[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
 
*After a few years on Olvion, [[Cornell Traeger]] learns the secrets of matter transmutation {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck}}.


==2480==
==2480==
*At 18, [[Wilma Deering]] begins her training with the Earth defense force. She is aided in her studies by [[Noah Cooper]], who was a colleague of her father. (“[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”) While in flight school, Wilma meets [[Duke Danton]], and at some point the 2 become romantically involved. (“[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”)
 
*At 18, [[Wilma Deering]] begins her training with the Earth defense force. She is aided in her studies by [[Noah Cooper]], who was a colleague of her father {{BR25|Return of the Fighting 69th]]”) While in flight school, Wilma meets [[Duke Danton]], and at some point the 2 become romantically involved. (“[[Planet of the Slave Girls}}.


==2484==
==2484==
*[[Del Samos]], son of Major [[Jason Samos]], is born at [[New Cornith]] on [[Arcadis]]. (9 years before “[[The Satyr]]”)
 
*[[Del Samos]], son of Major [[Jason Samos]], is born at [[New Corinth]] on [[Arcadis]]. (9 years before “[[The Satyr]]”)


==2485==
==2485==


===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*At age 23, [[Wilma Deering]] bids Ambassador [[Duvoe]] goodbye. The couple was very much in love, but their careers and commitments pulled them apart. (7 years prior to “[[Journey to Oasis]]”)
*At age 23, [[Wilma Deering]] bids Ambassador [[Duvoe]] goodbye. The couple was very much in love, but their careers and commitments pulled them apart. (7 years prior to “[[Journey to Oasis]]”)


===17 July===
===17 July===
*The last communication was received at Earth from Major [[John Stamos]] at the [[New Corinth]] colony on [[Arcadis]]. Shortly after this, Major Stamos transformed into a half-man half-goat creature, and assumed the name of [[Pangor]]. (“[[The Satyr]]”)
 
*The last communication was received at Earth from Major [[John Stamos]] at the [[New Corinth]] colony on [[Arcadis]]. Shortly after this, Major Stamos transformed into a half-man half-goat creature, and assumed the name of [[Pangor]] {{BR25|The Satyr}}.


==2486==
==2486==
*[[Alicia]], a deaf girl, is kidnapped from her parents on [[Earth]] by a group of gunrunners. [[Buck Rogers]] revealed that Alicia had been taken from her family 5 years before the events of “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”.
*[[Alicia]], a deaf girl, is kidnapped from her parents on [[Earth]] by a group of gunrunners. [[Buck Rogers]] revealed that Alicia had been taken from her family 5 years before the events of “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”.
*[[William Helson]]'s family dies in a shuttle accident at the hands of the [[Vorvon]], for which Helson is tried and acquitted. He swears revenge and eventually acquires the [[power lock]] in his 5 year-long search, later dying at the hands of the Vorvon on ''[[I.S. Demeter]]'' {{BR|Space Vampire}}.


==2488==
==2488==


===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*A plot to ship guns and weaponary to hostile colonies is exposed. (“[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)
 
*A plot to ship guns and weaponary to hostile colonies is exposed {{BR25|Return of the Fighting 69th}}.


===October===
===October===
*[[Wilma Deering]] leads a raid on the base of gunrunners, accompanied by the [[Fighting 69th]]. (3 years before “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)
*[[Wilma Deering]] leads a raid on the base of gunrunners, accompanied by the [[Fighting 69th]]. (3 years before “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)
==2489==
* The [[Ruathan-Zantian Conflict]] occurs, ending with the Ruathan's being defeated but at the expense of the Zantians losing a substantial portion of their male population to either death or incarceration by Ruathan hands {{BR25|Planet of the Amazon Women}}.
* [[Barnard Smith]] meets [[Rafael Argus]] on [[Sutter's World]] {{BR25|The Plot to Kill a City, Part II}}.


==2490==
==2490==


===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] is awakened from cryogenic suspension by the people of [[Genesia]]. He had been frozen at roughly 10 years of age, and is still a child, although a brilliant one. He works to improve their planet, and is shortly made their President. (prior to “[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”, but not long before as Hieronymus still appears to be 10 years old to [[Roderick Zale]] at that time.)
 
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] is awakened from cryogenic suspension by the people of [[Genesia]]. He had been frozen at roughly 10 years of age, and is still a child, although a brilliant one. He works to improve their planet, and is shortly made their President. (prior to “[[Cosmic Whiz Kid]]”, but not long before as Hieronymus still appears to be 10 years old to [[Roderick Zale]] at that time.)


===October===
===October===
*[[Noah Cooper]] and the entire [[Fighting 69th]] squadron are removed from combat flight ready status and active duty by [[Wilma Deering]] after they fail to pass the routine physical. [[Elias Huer]] tells Buck that the members of the 69th were removed from duty “a year ago”. (“[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”)
 
*[[Noah Cooper]] and the entire [[Fighting 69th]] squadron are removed from combat flight ready status and active duty by [[Wilma Deering]] after they fail to pass the routine physical. [[Elias Huer]] tells Buck that the members of the 69th were removed from duty “a year ago” {{BR25|Return of the Fighting 69th}}.


==2491==
==2491==


===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*[[Buck Rogers]] is found after 504 years. He returns to the vicinity of the Earth and encounters the Draconian flagship bringing [[Princess Ardala]] to Earth. (“[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)]]”, “[[Awakening]]”)
*Buck declines to formally join the [[Earth Defense Directorate]], but retains the honorary rank of Captain. He also agrees to help the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] out on occasion. Later, he accepts a position reporting to [[Elias Huer]]. (“[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (film)]]”, “[[Awakening]]”)
*[[Wilma Deering]] meets [[Buck Rogers]] for the first time. Colonel Deering’s initial hostility diminishes following Buck’s success in exposing the Draconians attempted invasion of Earth. (“[[Awakening]]”)
*Buck meets the former Chief Engineer of the [[Draconia (starship)]], who is fleeing the Draconians, and agrees to find him a hiding place on Earth. (“[[Escape to Wedded Bliss]]”)


*Buck and [[Wilma Deering]] travel together on a recon mission to a destination near Stargate 4. This is one of Buck’s first trips through a space warp. While they are gone, over a course of 3 days, 25000 people in [[New Chicago]] are afflicted with a strange nerve condition. The [[Computer Council]] keeps the matter secret, as the condition has affected the readiness of Earth’s Defense Squadrons. Buck accepts a position with the [[Earth Defense Directorate]], reporting to Dr. Huer. (“[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”)
*[[Buck Rogers]] is found after 504 years. He returns to the vicinity of the Earth and encounters the Draconian flagship bringing [[Princess Ardala]] to Earth {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}.
*Pirates using [[Hatchet fighter]]s begin attacking Earth shipping. (“[[Vegas in Space]]”)
*Buck declines to formally join the [[Earth Defense Directorate]], but retains the honorary rank of Captain. He also agrees to help the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] out on occasion. Later, he accepts a position reporting to [[Elias Huer]] {{BR25|Film|Awakening}}.
*[[Wilma Deering]] meets [[Buck Rogers]] for the first time. Colonel Deering’s initial hostility diminishes following Buck’s success in exposing the Draconians attempted invasion of Earth {{BR25|Awakening}}.
*Buck meets ''[[Draconia]]''{{'|s}} former Chief Engineer, who is fleeing the Draconians, and agrees to find him a hiding place on [[Earth]] {{BR25|Escape from Wedded Bliss}}.
*Buck and [[Wilma Deering]] travel together on a recon mission to a destination near [[Stargate 4]]. This is one of Buck’s first trips through a [[space warp]]. While they are gone, over a course of 3 days, 25000 people in [[New Chicago]] are afflicted with a strange nerve condition. The [[Computer Council]] keeps the matter secret, as the condition has affected the readiness of Earth’s Defense Squadrons. Buck accepts a position with the [[Earth Defense Directorate]], reporting to Dr. Huer {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls}}.
*Pirates using [[Hatchet fighter]]s begin attacking Earth shipping {{BR25|Vegas in Space}}.
*”[[The Plot to Kill a City]]”
*”[[The Plot to Kill a City]]”


===October===
===October===
*”[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”
*”[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”
*”[[Unchained Woman]]”
*”[[Unchained Woman]]”
*”[[Planet of the Amazon Women]]” - Buck plans a 2 week vacation with [[Tangie]].
*”[[Planet of the Amazon Women]]” - Buck plans a 2 week vacation with [[Tangie]].
*”[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]” - Buck spends his 2 weeks of vacation on [[Genesia]].
*”[[Cosmic Whiz Kid]]” - Buck spends his 2 weeks of vacation on [[Genesia]].
*”[[Escape from Wedded Bliss]]”
*”[[Escape from Wedded Bliss]]”
*”[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]”
*”[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]”
*”[[Space Vampire]]”
*”[[Space Vampire]]” - Buck and Deering plan to spend 5 days on [[Genesia]], but are instead occupied by the invading [[Vorvon]] on [[Theta Station]].


===31 December===
===31 December===
*”[[A Blast For Buck]]” - [[Wilma Deering]] attends a New Year’s Eve party at Buck’s apartment. The episode shows scenes from “[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”, “[[Vegas in Space]]”, “[[The Plot to Kill a City]]”, “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”, “[[Unchained Woman]]”, “[[Planet of the Amazon Women]]”, “[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”, “[[Escape From Wedded Bliss]]”, “[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]”, and “[[Space Vampire]].”
 
*”[[A Blast for Buck]]” - [[Wilma Deering]] attends a New Year’s Eve party at Buck’s apartment. The episode shows scenes from {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls|Vegas in Space|The Plot to Kill a City|Return of the Fighting 69th|Unchained Woman|Planet of the Amazon Women|Cosmic Whiz Kid|Escape from Wedded Bliss|Cruise Ship to the Stars|Space Vampire|prose=y}}.
*[[Buck Rogers]] becomes depressed as his birthday approaches.
*[[Buck Rogers]] becomes depressed as his birthday approaches.


==2492==
==2492==


===Fall===
===January===
*[[Elias Huer]] detaches [[Wilma Deering]] from his Office at the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] and Wilma accepts an assignment aboard the exploration vessel [[Searcher]]. [[Buck Rogers]] also accepts an assignment aboard ''Searcher''. [[Twiki]] goes with Buck. Dr. [[Theopolis]] is assigned a different ambuquad to assist him.


===January===
*[[Buck Rogers]] mentions during ”[[Ardala Returns]]” that he and [[Ardala]] had “been through this twice before”, a reference to the events of “[[Awakening]]” and “[[Escape from Wedded Bliss]]”. Subsequent to the events of “[[Ardala Returns]]”, the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Draconian Empire]] again establish a formal truce and back off from a war footing. Relations quickly degenerate again, however, as attacks resume by Draconians on Earth shipping {{BR25|Flight of the War Witch}}.
*[[Buck Rogers]] mentions during ”[[Ardala Returns]]” that he and [[Ardala]] had “been through this twice before”, a reference to the events of “[[Awakening]]” and “[[Escape From Wedded Bliss]]”. Subsequent to the events of “[[Ardala Returns]]”, the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Draconian Empire]] again establish a formal truce and back off from a war footing. Relations quickly degenerate again, however, as attacks resume by Draconians on Earth shipping. (“[[Flight of the War Witch]]”)


===1 January===
===1 January===
*”[[A Blast For Buck]]” - [[Wilma Deering]] attends a New Year’s Eve party at Buck’s apartment. The episode shows scenes from “[[Planet of the Slave Girls]]”, “[[Vegas in Space]]”, “[[The Plot to Kill a City]]”, “[[Return of the Fighting 69th]]”, “[[Unchained Woman]]”, “[[Planet of the Amazon Women]]”, “[[Cosmic Wiz Kid]]”, “[[Escape From Wedded Bliss]]”, “[[Cruise Ship to the Stars]]”, and “[[Space Vampire]].”
 
*”[[A Blast for Buck]]” - [[Wilma Deering]] attends a New Year’s Eve party at Buck’s apartment. The episode shows scenes from {{BR25|Planet of the Slave Girls|Vegas in Space|The Plot to Kill a City|Return of the Fighting 69th|Unchained Woman|Planet of the Amazon Women|Cosmic Whiz Kid|Escape from Wedded Bliss|Cruise Ship to the Stars|Space Vampire|prose=Y}}.
*[[Buck Rogers]] becomes depressed as his birthday approaches.
*[[Buck Rogers]] becomes depressed as his birthday approaches.


===7 - 9 January===
===7 - 9 January===
*[[Wilma Deering]] organizes a surprise birthday party for Buck. [[Jen Burton]], [[Joella]], [[Marla]], [[Allison]], [[Tangie]], and [[Miss Cosmos]] were all invited to the party. Note: “[[A Blast for Buck]]” was first shown after “Happy Birthday, Buck” which, according to the dates mentioned in these episodes, was out of sequence. (”[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
 
*[[Wilma Deering]] organizes a surprise birthday party for Buck. [[Jen Burton]], [[Joella]], [[Marla]], [[Allison]], [[Tangie]], and [[Miss Cosmos]] were all invited to the party {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck}}. ''Note: “[[A Blast for Buck]]” was first shown after “Happy Birthday, Buck” which, according to the dates mentioned in these episodes, was out of sequence.''


===February===
===February===
*”[[Twiki is Missing]]”
*”[[Twiki is Missing]]”
*”[[Olympiad]]” - Buck and [[Wilma Deering]] travel to the 2492 Olympiad.
*”[[Olympiad]]” - Buck and [[Wilma Deering]] travel to the 2492 Olympiad.


===March===
===March===
*Prior to the end, [[Buck Rogers]] spends 3 weeks on [[Antares]]. (”[[A Dream of Jennifer]]”)
 
*Prior to the end, [[Buck Rogers]] spends 3 weeks on [[Antares]] {{BR25|A Dream of Jennifer}}.


===April===
===April===
*”[[Space Rockers]]”
*”[[Space Rockers]]”
*”[[Buck’s Duel to the Death]]” - Relations have once again degenerated to near a point of open hostility between the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Draconian Empire]].
*”[[Buck’s Duel to the Death]]” - Relations have once again degenerated to near a point of open hostility between the [[Earth Federation]] and the [[Draconian Empire]].
*”[[Flight of the War Witch]]” - Buck goes away on a “weekend in the country” with a girlfriend. In light of their cooperation over the battle with the War Witch, the Draconian Empire and the Earth reach some level of detente. Ardala and Kane return to the Draconian Empire.
*”[[Flight of the War Witch]]” - Buck goes away on a “weekend in the country” with a girlfriend. In light of their cooperation over the battle with the War Witch, the Draconian Empire and the Earth reach some level of detente. Ardala and Kane return to the Draconian Empire.
*”[[Time of the Hawk]]” - Peace finally having been established, the people of Earth begin to turn their attentions to other matters.
*”[[Time of the Hawk]]” - Peace finally having been established, the people of Earth begin to turn their attentions to other matters.
==Fall==
*[[Elias Huer]] detaches [[Wilma Deering]] from his Office at the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] and Wilma accepts an assignment aboard the exploration vessel ''[[Searcher]]''. [[Buck Rogers]] also accepts an assignment aboard ''Searcher''. [[Twiki]] goes with Buck. Dr. [[Theopolis]] is assigned a different ambuquad to assist him.


===November===
===November===
*Dr. [[Goodfellow]] is selected to be assigned to the [[Searcher]] as lead scientist. Working together with [[Twiki]], Dr. Goodfellow designs a new robot to assist him, which he names [[Crichton]].
 
*Dr. [[Goodfellow]] is assigned to ''[[Searcher]]'' as lead scientist. Working together with [[Twiki]], Dr. Goodfellow designs a new robot to assist him, which he names [[Crichton]].


===December===
===December===
*Crichton is activated, and as a first act, recites the Laws of Robotics as all robots are programmed to do at activation. Chricton, however, refuses to believe that he has been created by humans, and views Twiki as his father. (“[[Time of the Hawk]]”, “[[Shgorapchx!]]”)
*The [[Searcher]], commanded by [[Efram Asimov]], heads out from Earth to prepare for a shakedown flight. Once this is completed, ''Searcher'' will begin its journey to locate the lost tribes of humanity, who left after World War III. (“[[Time of the Hawk]]”)
*Hawk and Koori leave their village for a time to visit the Soaring Place. While they are away, drunken humans come and destroy their village and kill all its inhabitants, leaving Koori and Hawk as the only survivors of their race. (“Time of the Hawk”)


===31 December===
*Crichton is activated, and as a first act, recites the Laws of Robotics as all robots are programmed to do at activation. Chricton, however, refuses to believe that he has been created by humans, and views Twiki as his father {{BR25|Time of the Hawk|Shgoratchx!}}.
*[[Hieronymus Fox]] surprises [[Buck Rogers]] on New Years’ Eve.
*''[[Searcher]]'', commanded by [[Efram Asimov]], heads out from Earth to prepare for a shakedown flight. Once this is completed, ''Searcher'' will begin its journey to locate the lost tribes of humanity, who left after World War III {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}.
*[[Hawk]] and [[Koori]] leave their village on [[Throm]] for a time to visit the [[Soaring Place]]. While they are away, drunken humans come and destroy their village and kill all its inhabitants, leaving Koori and Hawk as the only survivors of their race on {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}.


==2493==
==2493==


===January===
===January===
*Some time elapses, and [[Hawk]] is able to reconcile his feelings of isolation, anger, and loneliness. He becomes a trusted member of the crew of the [[Searcher]]. (”[[Time of the Hawk]]”)
 
*Some time elapses, and [[Hawk]] is able to reconcile his feelings of isolation, anger, and loneliness. He becomes a trusted member of the crew of the [[Searcher]] {{BR25|Time of the Hawk}}.


===9 January===
===9 January===
*Respecting [[Buck Rogers]]’s wishes, Wilma does not plan another surprise birthday party for him. Buck turns 535. (“[[Happy Birthday, Buck]]”)
 
*Respecting [[Buck Rogers]]’s wishes, Wilma does not plan another surprise birthday party for him. Buck turns 535 {{BR25|Happy Birthday, Buck}}.
*[[Wilma Deering]] coordinates some final tests of the solar collectors on ''Searcher'', just prior to starting the shakedown.
*[[Wilma Deering]] coordinates some final tests of the solar collectors on ''Searcher'', just prior to starting the shakedown.


===May===
===May===
*”[[Journey to Oasis]]”
*”[[Journey to Oasis]]”
*”[[The Guardians]]” - Note: Time is distorted during “The Guardians”, but it appears that at the end of the episode, very little time has actually elapsed.
*”[[The Guardians]]” - Note: Time is distorted during “The Guardians”, but it appears that at the end of the episode, very little time has actually elapsed.
*The [[Searcher]] spends some time at [[Lambda Colony]].
*The [[Searcher]]''[[Searcher]]'' spends some time at [[Lambda Colony]].
*”[[Mark of the Sauriann]]” - The Searcher picks up a distress call originating from the [[Alpha Centauri]] asteroids.
*”[[Mark of the Saurian]]” - The Searcher picks up a distress call originating from the [[Alpha Centauri]] asteroids.
*”[[The Golden Man]]”
*”[[The Golden Man]]”


===June===
===June===
*In an alternate future, Lt. [[Devlin]]’s finance joins the crew of a ship sent from [[Lambda Colony]]. The ship is subsequently lost during the course of its mission: to find the [[Searcher]] which had gone missing. (“[[The Guardians]]”)
 
*In an alternate future, Lt. [[Devlin]]’s finance joins the crew of a ship sent from [[Lambda Colony]]. The ship is subsequently lost during the course of its mission: to find the [[Searcher]]''[[Searcher]]'' which had gone missing {{BR25|The Guardians}}.
*Sometime prior to the next episode, ''Searcher'' runs out of its supply of [[Dirbidian crystals]].
*Sometime prior to the next episode, ''Searcher'' runs out of its supply of [[Dirbidian crystals]].
*”[[The Crystals]]”
*”[[The Crystals]]”
*”[[The Satyr]]”
*”[[The Satyr]]”
*”[[Shgorapchx!]]”
*”[[Shgoratchx!]]”
*”[[The Hand of Goral]]”
*”[[The Hand of the Goral]]”
*”[[Testimony of a Traitor]]” - The Searcher begins a mission to transport refugees.
*”[[Testimony of a Traitor]]” - The Searcher begins a mission to transport refugees.
*”[[The Dorian Secret]]”
*”[[The Dorian Secret]]”
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===Unknown===
===Unknown===
*Hawk encounters the surviving Bird people on a remote planet.
*Hawk encounters the surviving Bird people on a remote planet.


===January===
===January===
*The [[Searcher]] continues its journey searching for the lost tribes of humanity.
*The [[Searcher]] continues its journey searching for the lost tribes of humanity.


==2499==
==2499==
*Dr. [[Goodfellow]] retires at age 85.
*Dr. [[Goodfellow]] retires at age 85.
= 26th Century =


==2500==
==2500==
*Turn of the 26th century.
*Turn of the 26th century.


==2524==
==2524==
*[[Elias Huer]] retires at age 85.
*[[Elias Huer]] retires at age 85.
*[[Efram Asimov]] retires.
*[[Efram Asimov]] retires.


==2546==
==2546==
*Buck retires. The mandatory age of 85 has been changed in his case, he retires when he reaches the biological age of 85. His chronological age is 589.
*Buck retires. The mandatory age of 85 has been changed in his case, he retires when he reaches the biological age of 85. His chronological age is 589.


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===9 January===
===9 January===
*[[Buck Rogers]]’ 600th birthday. (Biological age: 96)
*[[Buck Rogers]]’ 600th birthday. (Biological age: 96)
[[Category:Timeline]]
 
[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category: Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]

Latest revision as of 22:12, 26 November 2023

Pre-20th Century

10,000 BCE

  • The Bird civilization, of which Hawk is a descendant, thrives on the Earth. One tribe at is located on Easter Island. Sometime shortly after this, the Bird people leave the Earth in search of a home on another planet (BR25: "Time of the Hawk"). This would be the first time Earth creatures left the planet, a feat that would not be repeated until the 1960’s.

7,500 BCE

1493

20th Century

Oh, dear, how depressing. Now hear this! Your presence is requested on the hangar deck. Let us put a stop to this goldbricking.
Goldbricking?
A quaint expression from the century which spawned you, Captain. A perfectly dreadful century, I might add. Highlighted by wars, women's lib, and the holocaust.

 — Crichton and William "Buck" Rogers discuss the 20th century, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's "Shgoratchx!"

1902

  • Hughie Cannon publishes the song “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home?” Buck sings this song during his approach to the Earth in his shuttle in 2491 (BR25: "Awakening").

1957

9 January

1958

  • Jennifer is born in the United States. (1987 less 28 years)

29 July

1968

  • Danny Hutton brings together a group of musicians to form the band Three Dog Night, which is one of Buck Rogers’s favorites. In “Cosmic Whiz Kid” he plays one of their albums while at his apartment.

1976

  • Mayor Daly of Chicago passes away (novelization). In the summer, the motion picture Jaws becomes the top movie at the box office. Buck Rogers later watches a video of it in 2492 (BR25: "A Dream of Jennifer").

1977

  • Hieronymus Fox is born on “old” Earth. He would become known as a child genius. Fox’s memories of his youth include cheeseburgers, rock music, Saturday morning cartoons, and comic books. This is an adjustment to the age given in “Cosmic Whiz Kid”, which suggests Fox was born in 1998.

1980

November

  • In the election of 1980, Ronald Reagan is elected President of the United States.

1984

November

  • In the election of 1984, a man who is neither Ronald Reagan nor Walter Mondale is elected President of the United States (BR25: "Testimony of a Traitor").

1985

March

  • Mikhail Gorbachev does not succeed Constantin Chernenko to become General Secretary of the Soviet Union.

1986

Unknown

December

1987

Unknown

  • Hieronymus Fox obtains his Ph.D. at the age of 10 (BR25: "Cosmic Whiz Kid").
  • Global tensions begin to spiral out of control, ultimately leading to World War III.
  • As World War III is approaching, Hieronymus Fox creates a device to preserve people in a cold sleep. Hieronymus Fox, unwilling to risk anyone’s life but his own, subjects himself to the cold sleep experiment and remains in cryogenic suspension until 2490 when he is revived by the Genesians.

January

9 January

February

  • With Buck Rogers’s assistance, the conspiracy within America’s defense establishment is thwarted. After his debriefing, his original personality is restored, and his memories of the mission suppressed. Buck is rewarded for his help in thwarting a national conspiracy by being given the opportunity to pilot Ranger 3 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Ironically, this was a posting that had also been promised to him by the conspirators (BR25: "Testimony of a Traitor").

March

April

May

  • Ranger 3 is launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United States Air Force. Buck repeatedly states the flight number “Flight 711” in his transmissions to Houston Control (BR25: Film, "Awakening").
  • Introduction to “Awakening”. “The year is 1987...” National Aeronautics and Space Administration launches Ranger 3, piloted by Buck Rogers. It is the last of America’s deep space probes. The probe is launched atop a giant rocket similar to a Saturn V rocket, the sort used in the earlier Apollo missions. This new rocket had some problems in testing, which concerned Buck’s mother. Once out of Earth orbit, Ranger 3 was capable of tremendous speeds, and was to have toured the entire solar system within 5 months. Clearly, faster than light travel, if not already a reality, was close at hand. In a freak mishap, Rogers is frozen and remains in a state of suspended animation for 504 years. (6 months prior to “Testimony of a Traitor”) Buck relives this experience in 2493 (BR25: "The Guardians").

October

22 November

  • World War III begins (BR25: Film, "Awakening", "Testimony of a Traitor").
  • The United States undergoes a devastating nuclear attack, and all major U.S. cities are destroyed. The U.S. counterattacks, and a second wave of missiles is launched by enemy forces. World War III is waged primarily between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
  • In the minutes before what he knows will be the final destruction not only of America, but ultimately of the Earth, Major Jim Petersen, United States Air Force, records a videotape at NORAD headquarters in Colorado. As a result of coming into possession of surveillance tapes from Air Force intelligence, Petersen is under the mistaken impression that Buck Rogers was part of a conspiracy within the American armed forces to obtain the secret nuclear launch codes, and initiate a pre-emptive strike against the enemy without civilian authorization. Prior to this discovery, Petersen had considered Buck to be his best friend. Completing the recording, he places it in a fireproof box. The box is later recovered by the Earth Federation and the Earth Defense Directorate in 2493 (BR25: "Testimony of a Traitor").
  • The second wave of missiles from the enemy strikes, destroying what remains of the United States.
  • World War III rages throughout the Earth killing millions.
  • Radiation and disease in the aftermath of World War III kills millions more. Civilization begins to collapse. The collapse happens very quickly, and bodies are hurriedly buried often without grave markers.
  • According to Dr. Goodfellow, this destruction may have occurred because there was no Guardian in place at this time, who could have protected the Earth (BR25: "The Guardians").

1988

April

  • As society breaks down, people lose track of the passage of time. By the time that Buck Rogers’ parents die and are buried, only the month of their death is noted on the tombstone.

1990

  • The survivors of humanity have to deal with the various challenges posed by starvation, contamination, radiation, and plague. (novelization, “Awakening”)
  • This is the beginning of a long period of anarchy on the Earth. Humanity struggles just to survive. Many humans and other life forms are horribly mutated by the prolonged exposure to nuclear radiation (BR25: "Awakening").

1996

21st Century

2000 - 2050

  • During the period of time immediately after World War III, groups of people begin to find ways to leave Earth and start life anew on other planets. Some remain in contact with “Terra”, others do not, and some develop divergent cultures. Ultimately all contact between Earth and these colonies is lost, although Earth and the colonies remain in touch from the early 20th century through to the late 23rd century (BR25: "Time of the Hawk", "The Satyr").
  • At least one group of colonists sets up a viable community on Saturn (BR25: "Journey to Oasis").
  • Earth is looted by aliens. The frozen body of Hieronymus Fox is stolen (BR25: "Cosmic Whiz Kid"). This is likely the time of first contact between the humans of Earth and people from other worlds, and is not auspicious. This alien contact may have helped in the acceleration of human technology.

2090

  • The first shipments of genetic waste materials are shipped from Saturn. (400 years prior to “Journey to Oasis”) Odee-x is one of the experimental beings that survives this banishment. This clearly indicates that faster than light capability had been refined and was more broadly in use by humans in the late 21st century. As well, genetic engineering was widely in use as suggested by both “Journey to Oasis” and “The Crystals”.
  • A strange colony is established on the volcanically active planet of Fibracetes, a world rich in Dirbidian crystals. Accompanying the human colonists is a series of pre-packaged settlers. Mummified for transportation, they were packaged in this form to await activation by light through the use of the dirbidian crystals. After activation, they would pass through 2 stages. In the early stage, they would appear as monstrous hulks with bluish-grey skin. As they had superhuman strength and tended toward violence, they were intended to be supervised at this point. Later, they would emerge from this cocoon-like stage as normal humans. The settlers were essentially fabricated, full sized, from DNA, with all cultural information encoded in their genes. This was to allow for the colony to rapidly expand and so as not to rely on normal methods of childbirth. This colony was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 2093, and several of the mummies were trapped under the ash (BR25: "The Crystals").

22nd Century

2100

  • Electricity is no longer used as a means of providing power. A new technology takes its place at this time. (400 years before “Buck’s Duel to the Death”)

2193

  • The energy cells aboard the Sedonian ship transporting Solar bombs implode, leaving the ship and its crew to go adrift for 300 years (BR25: "Shgoratchx!").

23rd Century

2293

  • The Earth loses contact with the many colonies that had been established on other worlds in the years immediately following World War III. It is with the hope of re-establishing contact with these colonies that the Searcher is dispatched in 2493. (200 years before “The Satyr”)

24th Century

2387

  • The Earth finally begins to recover from World War III, and rebuilding begins at full speed. Advances in computer technology are key to the new renaissance of human culture. (“Awakening”, 400 years after World War III according to the novelization.)
  • The Inner City (New Chicago) is built, the Computer Council is put in place, and commerce is established with off world sources of trade. New Chicago becomes the new capital of Earth.
  • Soon, many other Earth cities are reborn including New Phoenix, City by the Sea (New Orleans), New Detroit, New Tulsa, and New London. The Earth Defense Directorate is created to defend the Earth from emerging extraterrestrial threats.
  • At this time, contact is re-established with some of the colonies that previously lost. Others remain out of contact.
  • To resolve disputes between the various human settlements in the galaxy, the Galactic Court is formed (BR25: "Time of the Hawk") It is also known as the Galactic Judiciary. (BR25: "The Golden Man").

2397

25th Century

2406

Unknown

October

2414

2419

2420

  • Earth begins to slowly establish new colonies in neighboring star systems, but relations are not easy with all of the new colonies, many of which desire to establish some independence from Earth. This is the beginning of what will become known as the Earth Federation and the Earth Defense Directorate.

2439

2452

2462

2464

  • Elias Huer pilots the first ship through a Stargate. The short trip takes him across Earth’s solar system. His mission a success, a system of Stargates is developed to link trading planets throughout the Earth Federation and beyond.

25 April

2465

2469

2470

  • Traeger first meets Delora Bayliss on Regulus 5, where as a teenager she is selling quadrilium, a radioactive element (BR25: "Happy Birthday, Buck").

2471

2475

Unknown

2476

2479

2480

  • At 18, Wilma Deering begins her training with the Earth defense force. She is aided in her studies by Noah Cooper, who was a colleague of her father {{BR25|Return of the Fighting 69th]]”) While in flight school, Wilma meets Duke Danton, and at some point the 2 become romantically involved. (“[[Planet of the Slave Girls}}.

2484

2485

Unknown

  • At age 23, Wilma Deering bids Ambassador Duvoe goodbye. The couple was very much in love, but their careers and commitments pulled them apart. (7 years prior to “Journey to Oasis”)

17 July

2486

2488

Unknown

October

2489

2490

Unknown

  • Hieronymus Fox is awakened from cryogenic suspension by the people of Genesia. He had been frozen at roughly 10 years of age, and is still a child, although a brilliant one. He works to improve their planet, and is shortly made their President. (prior to “Cosmic Whiz Kid”, but not long before as Hieronymus still appears to be 10 years old to Roderick Zale at that time.)

October

2491

Unknown

October

31 December

2492

January

1 January

7 - 9 January

February

March

April

  • ”Space Rockers”
  • ”Buck’s Duel to the Death” - Relations have once again degenerated to near a point of open hostility between the Earth Federation and the Draconian Empire.
  • ”Flight of the War Witch” - Buck goes away on a “weekend in the country” with a girlfriend. In light of their cooperation over the battle with the War Witch, the Draconian Empire and the Earth reach some level of detente. Ardala and Kane return to the Draconian Empire.
  • ”Time of the Hawk” - Peace finally having been established, the people of Earth begin to turn their attentions to other matters.

Fall

November

  • Dr. Goodfellow is assigned to Searcher as lead scientist. Working together with Twiki, Dr. Goodfellow designs a new robot to assist him, which he names Crichton.

December

  • Crichton is activated, and as a first act, recites the Laws of Robotics as all robots are programmed to do at activation. Chricton, however, refuses to believe that he has been created by humans, and views Twiki as his father (BR25: "Time of the Hawk", "Shgoratchx!").
  • Searcher, commanded by Efram Asimov, heads out from Earth to prepare for a shakedown flight. Once this is completed, Searcher will begin its journey to locate the lost tribes of humanity, who left after World War III (BR25: "Time of the Hawk").
  • Hawk and Koori leave their village on Throm for a time to visit the Soaring Place. While they are away, drunken humans come and destroy their village and kill all its inhabitants, leaving Koori and Hawk as the only survivors of their race on (BR25: "Time of the Hawk").

2493

January

  • Some time elapses, and Hawk is able to reconcile his feelings of isolation, anger, and loneliness. He becomes a trusted member of the crew of the Searcher (BR25: "Time of the Hawk").

9 January

  • Respecting Buck Rogers’s wishes, Wilma does not plan another surprise birthday party for him. Buck turns 535 (BR25: "Happy Birthday, Buck").
  • Wilma Deering coordinates some final tests of the solar collectors on Searcher, just prior to starting the shakedown.

May

June

2494

Unknown

  • Hawk encounters the surviving Bird people on a remote planet.

January

  • The Searcher continues its journey searching for the lost tribes of humanity.

2499

26th Century

2500

  • Turn of the 26th century.

2524

2546

  • Buck retires. The mandatory age of 85 has been changed in his case, he retires when he reaches the biological age of 85. His chronological age is 589.

2557

9 January

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