WC:CIC Timeline v.02 What's New? - Most entries re-written. - Non-WC related past events removed. - Many missed points added. - Jazz & Doomsday's births fixed. - Pilgrim Stars notes added. - Sources added. - FNP & Acronyms added. 2.4 Trillion BC [Mars, Sol System] The Steltek Empire abandons their Mars Colony, leaving behind various artifacts. [P1] 10 Million BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] Pre-sentient Kilrathi begin using instinct and natural weaponry to hunt. Proto-Kilrathi lie in wait along the trails of food-animals, and attack the weakest of the groups. As they become sentient they begin to build shelters out of acidic ash and gain the ability to build traps for their prey. Weapons are evolved. [TCH] 4-3 Million BC [Earth, Sol System] Terrans become sentient as they begin to use instinct and artificial weaponry to hunt. [TCH] 7210 BC [Karatikus, Isaac System] The Crian Megalodon, a transplanted egg laying reptile, becomes extinct. [P2] 1600 BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] 'Star Gods' appear in the Kilrah system, finding the uncivilized Kilrathi unworthy of their advanced technology. The aliens promise to return and destroy the Kilrathi should they ever fail in combat against another race. This becomes a pillar of the culture of Kilrah's developing society. [ICIS] 1319 BC [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Prophecy Sivar and the Prophetess Kt'lan create the Prophecy of Sivar, based on the promises of the 'Star Gods'. The creation of the Cult of Sivar is regarded as the beginning of Kilrathi civilization. [ICIS] Christopher Blair is born, according to 2nd Lt. Lance Casey. [WCP] 210 BC Human civilization first appears on Anhur. [P2] 790 [Tri-System] The Irrulan, Isaac and Hom systems begin to co-exist. [P2] 1066 [England, Earth, Sol System] The Norman Conquest. An ancestor of Liam Anderson is among the knights defending England. [WCPG] 1454 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The current design for Kilrathi armored uniforms is first used. [TCH] 1417 [Earth, Sol System] The Tolwyn family is first formed, and begins its long history of military service. [ER] 1653 The Blair family begins its long history of military service. [WCATV] 1815.169 [Waterloo, Earth, Sol System] The Battle of Waterloo. The Tolwyn family serves against Napoleon. [FA] 1860.009-1860.099 [United States, Earth, Sol System] The American Civil War. An ancestor of Christopher Blair serves as a General. [WCATV] 1916.182-1916.334 [France, Earth, Sol System] The Battle of the Somme. The Tolwyn family serves against the Germans. [FA] 1940.191-1940.304 [London, Earth, Sol System] The Battle of Britain. An ancestor of Liam Anderson flies a fighter against the German blitzkrieg. Anscestors of Geoffrey Tolwyn defend England. [WCPM][FA] 1941 [USNA, Annapolis, Earth, Sol System] A gold class ring with an emerald is given to an Academy graduate. The ring will eventually belong to the Tolwyn family. [WCM][WCMN] 1944.296-1944.299 The Battle of Leyte Gulf. An ancestor of Commodore Polowski's helmsman at the Battle of Terra commands an American cruiser. [FA] 1990 [Earth, Sol System] Women are first allowed to hold high church offices. [VOW] [Earth, Sol System] The first research on non-Terran conception is performed. [TCH] 1998 [Brazil, Earth, Sol System] Ascilotriptostolene is discovered in the rain forest. A Nobel Prize and a Medical Achievement Award for the scientists involved. [VS] 2000 [Earth, Sol III] World War III. Member's of the Tolwyn family serve against Zhing at The Battle of Minsk and the Seige of London. The United States, lead by Harold Jarvis, brings about victory. [FA][ER][FC] 2032 [Sol III, Sol System] The United Nations Solar Trust commissions the production of the Sagan from McDonnel-Douglas Engineering. The Sagan is to be the first Terran fusion powered spacecraft. [TCH] 2041 [L3 Station, Sol System] The Sagan is launched. It immediately begins what will become a regular shuttle route between Luna, Mars and Titan. [TCH] 2050 [Sol System] The first practical fusion engine is developed, making more ships like the Sagan economically feasible. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] Female pilots are first allowed to fly combat missions. [WCMN] 2058 [Caernavon Station, Sol System] Research on vacuum fusion is conducted, at a cost of 4.3 billion dollars. [VS] 2060 [Caernavon Station, Sol System] A meta-analysis of Synapse replacement is conducted, at a cost of 4.3 billion dollars. A study on the incidence of myocardial infarction among pre-geriatric war veterans is conducted at a cost of 5.7 billion dollars. [VS] 2079.031 [Sol II, Sol System] The United Nations officially begins terraforming. [KSC] 2082 [China, Sol III, Sol System] The Mongols launch a devastating surprise assault on the Chinese during their New Year celebrations. [FA] 2090 [Sol System] The Grand Unified Theory is perfected, theorizing the existence of anti-gravitons. [TCH] 2116 [Deimos, Sol System] The Sagan is removed from its Luna-Mars-Titan shuttle route and de-commissioned. The historically important ship is placed in the Spacefarer's Museum. [TCH] 2154 [Earth, Sol System] Bob Hope retires at age 251. A holographic simulation of the noted entertainer is produced to take his place. [WC] [Earth, Sol System] The Tolwyn family comes into possession of a 1941 USNA graduation ring. [WCMN] 2167 [Olympia Station, Sol System] The first fully self sufficient Terran settlement on another planet is established by the United Nations. [TCH] 2170 [Hephaestus, Irrulan System] The political seat of the Tri-System is moved to Hephaestus, where it will remain to this date. [P2] 2173 [Phobos Station, Sol System] Research on non-Terran conception is conducted by Dr. Monzoli. [TCH] 2173.118 [Phobos Station, Sol System] Dr. Monzoli publishes report 217, detailing his recent experiments on non-Terran conception. Monzoli determines that conception and complications are within their normal ranges. The stillbirth rate is found to be four percent higher than normal. [TCH] 2175 [Olympus Station, Sol System] Doctors Gray and Bauer perform experiments on Rhesus monkeys involving non-Terran conception. The tests find a slightly higher stillbirth rate,. One of the space-borne offspring monkeys shows psychotic tendencies and is killed. Further generations are marked with occasional examples of psychosis. [TCH] 2175.053 [Olympus Station, Sol System] A pair of Rhesus monkeys taking part in Non-Terran conception experiments escapes into the station's crawl-spaces. This is reported in the maintenance reports. [TCH] 2175.077 [Houston, Earth, Sol System] The Space Exploration and Colonization Council publishes a press release regarding the effects of space-travel on pregnant women. The council notes that high-G forces are harmless to a healthy fetus. [TCH] 2175.152 [Olympus Station, Sol System] A pair of Rhesus monkeys which had escaped into crawl-spaces after being used in a non-Terran conception experiment starves to death. This fact is noted in the station's maintenance reports. [TCH] 2175.336 [Olympus Station, Sol System] Doctors Gray and Bauer publish report 682, with findings from their recent experiments on non-Terran conception. Gray goes on to publish reports 20, 55 and 72, and Bauer publishes report 22. The report concludes that is no real danger for pregnant women travelling off-planet. The scientists unsucsefully request more funding from the United Nations to continue their experiments. [TCH] 2189 [Luna Station, Sol System] Mutations: Occurences and Causes, by Dr. Synatschk is published. [TCH] 2190 [Sol System] Early non-functional prototypes of the anti-gravitons generators are produced. [TCH] 2200 [Earth, Sol System] The Utopian Underground, a society dedicated to peace, reflection and artistic development, occurs. [VS] [Earth, Sol System] The World Economic Consortium begins massive strip mining of Earth to support their military & corporate alliances. The resulting ecological damage is catastrophic for Earths eco-system. [TCH][SOF] 2201 [Lower African Republic, Earth, Sol System] The Aerospatiale Afrqiue Labritories are established. [TCH] 2214 [Aerospatiale Afrique Labritories, Lower African Republic, Earth, Sol System] Dr. Shari Akwende performs research on anti-gravitons dispersal, discovering that in zero gravity they tend to move slowly towards the Alpha Centauri System. Her findings are published in Effects and Ramifications of Anti-Graviton Dispersal, Conducted in a Suppressed Gravity Environment. [TCH] [Pluto, Sol System] Manned missions to Pluto's orbit begin. Dr. Shari Akwende is assigned as a crew member for one of the original missions, during which she repeats her anti-gravitons experiments. She triangulate an exact point between the orbits of Neptune and Pluto where anti-gravitons have a tenancy to gravitate towards. [TCH] 2215 [Sol System] The United Nations establishes permanent colonies on the moons of Jupiter and Saturn and temporary research facilities on the moons of Uranus and Neptune. [TCH] [Pluto, Sol System] Terrans make the first manned landing on Pluto. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] Earth becomes increasingly reliant on support from the other planets for maintaining its heavy industries. [TCH] 2219 [Luna Station, Sol System] The first Great Pandemic completely wipes out the station. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] Earth is infected by the first Great Pandemic. As a result, the Outer Colonies quarantine the homeworld. Fossil fuels and raw materials to support hydroponics systems are dropped into the Earths gravity well in exchange for data and cultural resources. Among the survivors are a family of Wisconsin dairy farmers, ancestors of Sachin Rapalski. [TCH][PS] 2234 [Hephaestus, Irrulan System] A fusion powered slowship leaves for Bex to set up a colony. [P2] 2244 [Sol System] K.J. Ludwick notices the fact that pregnant women living closer to the outside of ring station hulls have a higher ratio of unviable embryos when compared to those living closer to stations centers. Couples having trouble bearing children on space stations are henceforth assigned temporary quarters closer to the centers. [TCH] 2247 [Eros Station, Sol System] The Eros Station Medical Procedures Manual is published. [TCH] 2250 [Sol System] The 19th functional human space station enters service. [TCH] [Sol System] Space Stations begin to identify people as being savants, being genetically pre-dispositioned towards certain tasks. [TCH] 2257 [Sol System] Ivar Chu McDaniel is born. [TCH] 2277 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Shata first arrive. They begin to trade with the primitive Kilrathi. [AS] 2280 [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] Mimas Human Resources & Protocol Manual: Job Descriptions, Version 8 is published. [TCH] 2288 [Sol System] Andre Morvan is born. Morvan will go on to prove the feasibility of generating artificial anti-gravitons. [TCH] 2294 [Neptune Station, Sol System] Ivar Chu McDaniel, an organic chemist, is assigned to the station. He begins to experience periodic 'visions', which he understands to be communications with God. McDaniel writes to friends on Mars, who suggest that he collect and publish his insights. In so doing, McDaniel creates the belief system which will be the basis for the Pilgrim Alliance. McDaniel explains that those who have survived the great pandemic on Earth are 'elect' in God's view, and are destined to control the stars. [TCH] 2290 [Sol System] The existence of Savants becomes common enough that they are routinely hired to perform their specific genetically pre-disposed tasks. [TCH] 2304 [Io Colony, Sol System] A mining operation switches from a three stage de-contamination system to a less complete two stage variant. As a result, Malacreaux's Bite infects miners and destroys the entire colony. The public blames the tragedy on the scientific community. [SOF] [Sol System] The Morvan Drive is discovered. As a result of the newfound ability to escape the Sol system in a practical manner, Ivar Chu McDaniel's views gain support. [TCH] [Sol System] The first census of the Outer Planets is taken. [TCH] 2309 [Sol System] Supporters of Ivar Chu McDaniel legally take control of the Outer Planets Policy Council. [TCH] 2310 [Neptune Station, Sol System] Logging of Morvan Drive survival rates begins. [TCH] 2311.082 [Sol System] The first Morvan Drive colony ship leaves for Sirius. The expedition is lead by Ivar Chu McDaniel and includes 1,200 colonists. The ship fails to arrive in the Sirius System. Pilgrim theology teaches that Ivar Chu McDaniel and his followers had been transferred to a higher plain of existence. Some believe that he has been transformed into something so incredible that it is not capable of being understood. The day is celebrated as the Holy Day of Acclivity. For seven days following, the current Protur goes into hiding on McDaniel's World, where he prays and fasts to seek communion with Ivar Chu McDaniel. [TCH][PS] The Pilgrim Alliance begins to colonize systems in the Sol and Vega Sectors, using Morvan Drive colony ships. [TCH] 2323 [Anhur, Hom System] A D-Drive colony ship carrying Humanists leaves for Bex. It arrives in four weeks, and succefully starts a colony. [P2] 2328 [Outer Planets, Sol System] The final census of the Outer Planets is taken. [TCH] 2325 [Beacon System] The Pilgrim Alliance is officially established. [TCH] 2334 [Kilrah, Kilrathi System] The Shata trade space travel technology to the Kilrathi, and are in turn slaughtered. For the first time the Kilrathi leave their own biosphere. [AS] 2336 [Sol System] Dr. Andre Morvan dies. [TCH] 2344 [Neptune Station, Sol System] The Station stops logging Morvan Drive survival rates. An analysis of 34 years worth of data indicates that savants have an unusually high rate of success. [TCH] 2350 [Titan Colony, Sol System] A regular trade route between Titan and Centauri is established. [TCH] 2353 [Bex, Irrulan System] A fusion powered slowship from Hephaestus arrives to set up a colony, finding that the planet has been colonized for over 30 years thanks to the D-Drive. [P2] Production of Terran cryogenic transport ships is ceased. [WCATV] 2360 [Beacon System] The Pilgrim Alliance fleet becomes larger than any single commercial force, and reaches half the size of the Terran Federal Navy. [TCH] 2370 [Crius, Hom System] Vrootle Pigfididrin is born. [P2] 2399 [Sol System] All Pilgrims leave the system. The population of the Outer Planets is lessened to only a quarter of its level in 2400. [TCH] 2400 [Sol System] Caste systems & ghettos evolve on space stations, causing an increased appearance of Space Syndrome Mutations among the groups who live farther from the centers. [TCH] 2416 [Earth, Sol System] A violent civil insurrection breaks up the World Economic Consortium. [KSC][SOF] 2416.235 [Earth, Sol System] The Terran Confederation is officially formed, replacing the WEC as the Sol system's government. [AS][KSC] 2423 [Earth, Sol System] The quarantine is formally lifted. Terra begins to rebuild, using resources from the outer planets. [TCH] 2431 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Mantu explore the Kilrah system, where they are attacked by the Kilrathi. The Mantu fight back, and the ensuing major war ends in a draw. The Kilrathi spend the next 200 years demonizing the Mantu. [FA][ICIS] 2434 [Houston, Earth, Sol System] The Terran Confederation Service Academy opens. [AS] 2450 [Beacon System] The system officially becomes the political center of the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] [McDaniel's World, McDaniel's World System] The system officially becomes the religious center of the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] 2462 [Luna, Sol System] A heavily armed Pilgrim Alliance Morvan Drive ship arrives to meet with the Terran Confederation's leaders. The Pilgrim Alliance forces the signing of the Treaty of Luna, giving them control of all worlds within 50 years slowship travel of Sol. The Confederation is forced to give up all rights to exploration outside the Sol system in exchange for a promise of non-interference. Limited trade deals are agreed upon. [TCH] 2469 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Kiranka and Ki'ra Empires fight the 7th Dynastic War, which ends with millions killed, several planets devoid of life and the Ki'ra almost completely wiped out. [VS][FA] [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Utara arrive on Kilrah, bringing with them jump drive technology. The Kilrathi wipe out the peacefully aliens, taking the technology for themselves. [FA] 2489 [Yosu University, Sol System] Yosu University Press publishes Parallel Tonality: Ramifications Regarding the Exploratory Endeavor by Dr. Park. [TCH] 2490 [Tri-System] The first All-System Rugby Challenge Cup Final is held. [P2] 2498.134 William Wilson is born. [TCH] 2504 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The first variant of the Fralthi class cruiser enters service. Fralthi are first used during inter-clan conflicts. [TCH] [Beacon System] The Pilgrim Alliance develops jump drive technology, allowing them to move quickly between stars. [TCH] 2512 [Goddard Colony, Goddard System] Descendants of Earths North American continent start a colony. [SM1M] 2527 Development of the CF-117A Rapier begins. [TCH] 2529 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The first KF-100 Dralthi enter Kilrathi service. [TCH] [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The development cycle of the Dor-Chak laser rifle begins. [TCH] 2534 The Terran Confederation fights the Yan and wins. The war is the first major interstellar fight involving Terrans. [AS] The Terran Confederation halts production of the Minotaur class fighter. [AS] 2536 The Terran Confederation commissions the first order of 700 CF-117A Rapiers. [TCH] 2569 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] Interstellar technology becomes common on Kilrathi warships. [TCH] 2571 Johan McDaniel, the last living descendant of Ivar Chu McDaniel, is born. [PS] 2577 Wayne Spencer Banbridge is born on a Confederation colony world. [AS] 2579 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The Dor-Chak laser rifle enters military service. [TCH] [Earth, Sol System] The Tolwyn family reaches a high point of civil service, currently containing four admirals, one general and three senators. [TCH] 2583 [North America, East] Winston Turner is born. [AS] 2584 The first Ranger class light carriers enter Terran Confederation service. [WC3N] 2588 [Vega Sector] The Pilgrim Alliance sets up their 12th and final colony world. [TCH] 2588.187 [Sol System] The first tests are conducted on the prototype Akwende Drive. [TCH][KSC] 2588.315 [Sol System] The Haile Selassie, mounting the first Akwende Drive, jumps to the Polaris System. This marks the first manned Terran jump. [TCH] 2588.323 [Polaris System] The TCS Haile Selassie jumps back to Sol. [TCH] 2592 Hurricane class trainers are produced, including one that will someday be flown for 24 hours of training by Ensign Geoffrey Tolwyn many years later. [AS] Twelfth Press publishes Born in Heaven: The Life of a Station Child by Rose Sicilliano. [TCH] Sandra Gregarov is born. [PS] 2594 [Varni Republic] The Kilrathi Empire spends a short time studying the newly discovered Varni Republic before launching a surprise attack, lead by the man who will eventually become the last Emporer of Kilrah. [AS] [Varni Republic] A Varni fighter strike nearly destroys a Kilrathi heavy cruiser before becoming uncoordinated when their Wing Commander is killed. [AS] [Touring System] The Kilrathi attack the Varni colony in the Touring system, during which Vakka nar Ki'ra saves the life of his good friend Harga. [AS] [Karing System] The Kilrathi Empire attacks the system's Varni colony. During the ensuing battle Karga nar Ki'ra's cubs are killed while at his side. [AS] [Varni Republic] The Varni launch a suicidal final defense against the Kilrathi flagship, during which the future emperor of Kilrah loses an eye and a leg. [AS] [Varni Republic] The Kilrathi claim victory after 30 days of fighting, having taken all ten Varni worlds. [AS] Varni refugees begin to appear in Terran Confederation space, bringing with them stories of Kilrathi brutality. [AS] 2595 Wayne Banbridge enlists with the Terran Confederation Marine Corps [AS] 2596 The Porcupine MP-V4.2 enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] 2597 [Earth, Sol System] Arnold Blair is born. [TCH] 2598 The Kilrathi once again engage the Mantu, in a brief skirmish which ends in a draw. [FA] 2599 The Dart DF-V.32 missile enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] 2600 [Romanova, Earth, Sol System] Vincent Camparelli is born. [FC] 2604 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Professor Scneid teaches a class in Naval History 101. Among the cadets taking the are Winston Turner and Wayne Banbridge. Banbridge has difficulty and is tutored by Turner. Banbridge is given an A+, Turner an A. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Sol III] Wayne Banbridge and Winston Turner meet Janet, who falls in love with Turner. Turner isn't interested in her, and she ends up marrying Banbridge. [AS] The Terran Confederation launches Remote Deep Probe 12 to explore regions far spinward. [AS] The Wildcat class fighter enters Terran Confederation service. [AS] 2604.089 [TCSA, Houston, Sol III] Admiral Horatio gives a speach at the graduation ceremony. The graduating ensigns include Wayne Banbridge and Winston Turner. [AS] 2604.133 Lawrence Jacob Sansky is born. [TCH] 2605.156 [Ares Station, Venus, Sol System] James Taggart Jr. is born to James and Bethyln Taggarts, a pair of terraforming engineers. They move to Mimas Colony. [TCH] 2605.265 Richard Bellegarde is born. [TCH] 2608 Vance Richards is born. [AS] 2612 Robin Peter's father is born. [WC3N] 2613 Hans Kruger is born. [AS] [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] A Mimist terrorist attack kills James & Bethyln Taggart, leaving their son James Jr. an orphan. He is put into the care of Mikal Taggart. [TCH] 2613.078 The CS Iason, an Odysseus class ship, is commissioned as a long range exploritory ship. [TCH] 2613.101 [Earth, Sol System] Geoffrey Tolwyn is born. 2614 Proxima Spaceworks' begins production of the Errant class merchantman. [TCH] Pilgrim Explorers jump a pulsar for the last time before the TCS Tiger's Claw in 2654. [WCM] [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] Mikal and Anhel Taggart legally adopt the orphaned James Taggart. [TCH] 2615 [Bacon System] A militant faction takes political and religious control of the Pilgrim Alliance, increasing the hostility towards Earth. [TCH] 2616.198 Paul Gerald is born. [TCH] 2617 [Koahsiung, Taiwan, Earth, Sol System] Chen Kien is born. [CM] 2618 [Goddard Colony, Goddard System] Eduardo Rosado invents the first prototype Neutron Gun. [SM1M] [Lubango, Angola, Southern Africa, Earth, Sol System] Joseph Khumalo is born. [CMSNES][CM] 2619 The first Bengal class strike carrier is commissioned. [TCH] 2620 [Hawk Bay, New Zealand, Earth, Sol System] Etienne Montclair is born. [TCH] [University of Kingston] Arnold Blair is awarded the Golden Moebius for software design. He graduates with a bachelors degree. [TCH] 2621 Proxima Spaceworks updates their Errant class merchantman, adding optional weapons hardpoints. [TCH] William Santyana is born, the son of a pair of devout Pilgrims. William is forced to memorize the story of Ivar Chu McDaniel's transition to a higher plane. [WCMN] Elizabeth Norwood is born. [KSM] A drunken uncle of Richard Bellegarde tells him about his family's criminal past. Richard's father says nothing when asked about the events. [PS] 2621.293 [Ghorah Khar, Ghorah Khar System] Dr. C.L. Kohl is captured and executed by Kilrathi priestesses while observing the Sivar-Eshrad ceremony. [SM2M] 2622 [Panama System] The Terran Confederation plays out a major war game. Two fleets, Red & Blue, are each assigned ten battleships and three carriers. The Admiral in charge of Blue Fleet arms his bombers with theoretical capital ship destroying 'torpedoes' and uses them to exchange three carriers for all ten of Red Fleet's battleships. This action is classified, and the umpire in charge of the war games declares it illegal. Red Fleet is listed as having won the games due to the fact that Blue Fleet wasted their carriers scouting potential. Winston Turner attends the games as an observer from the Service Academy in Houston. [AS] [Kansas City, North America, Earth, Sol System] Zach Colson is born. [KSM] 2622.007 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] William Wilson graduates. [TCH] 2623 [Unversity of Sorbonne] Arnold Blair graduates with a Masters & a Ph.D. He accepts a job as troubleshooter for Sung Datasystems, working with the Confederation Colonial Services at colonies in the Enigma and Argent sectors. He earns two letters of commendation, and his light spacecraft pilot certification. [TCH] D'bell Associates publishes Caste Societies by Guillermo Sanches. [TCH] [Vancouver, British Columbia, Earth, Sol System] Michael Casey is born. [CM] 2624 [Mimas Colony, Venus, Sol System] A Mimite Terrorist attack shuts down the colony's primary systems, deleting most official records. [TCH] A man who will fly a parts & personel replacement transport to McAuliffe and personally deliver orders regarding a possible Kilrathi attack on McAuliffe from Admiral Banbridge to Lieutenant Anderson joins the military. [AS] 2625.003 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Lawrence Jacob Sansky graduates. Afterwards, he convinces William Wilson to drive out into a desert preserve with two bottles of champagne rather than stay for the post-graduation celebration. [TCH][WCMN] 2626 Thaddeus O'Brian is born. [ER] 2626.151 [Brussels, Belgium, Earth, Sol System] Jeanette Devereaux is born, the daughter of Pierre Christian Devereaux and Marie Sousex Devereaux. A holovid of her playing ball with her father at a picinic with her mother is filmed. Devereaux's family moves to Dewey Station 5 near Pluto. [CM][KSC][WCMN][PS] 2627 [Unversity of Cairo] Danielle Kura, a woman involved with James Taggart, dies of exposure to the TBM33 virus. [TCH] [Unversity of Cairo] James Taggart graduates 23rd in his class, with a Level One degree in Science. He is admitted to Space Forces OCS, following which he attends Flight & Counter-Intelligence Schools. He will later attend the TCSNA on Hilthros after serving onboard the CS Horus. [TCH] 2627.254 [Brisbane, Australia, Earth, Sol System] Ian St. John is born. [KSM] 2628 [Landreich] Terran merchants first encounter the Kilrathi, although their claims are ignored by the Terran Confederation government. [AS] The Pilum FF-V.21 missile enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The plasma gun enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The laser cannon enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The meson blaster enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] 2629 [CS Hourus] James Taggart completes his first tour of duty. [TCH] [Vega Sector] Kilrathi clans begin a mass expansion spinward, before running into the Terran Confederation. [AS] Human Actress Saranya Carr is born. [CM] The Terran Confederation's staple Wildcat class fighters reach their original intended maxiumum life expectancy. The craft are not retired, due to a lack of funding to produce a replacement. [AS] Remote Deep Probe 12 reports the existence of the Mantu Empire some 10,000 ly away from the Terran Confederation, before going silent. [AS] [Luna, Sol system] Confederation High Command is given clearance to produce eight Concordia class fleet carriers. Only two are actually completed, with the remaining six being left in Lunar orbit. [AS] [Fawcett's World] A Confederation colony on Fawcett's World is captured by Kilrathi forces, a short time after it had landed there. Rather than have the humans slaugtered Baron Vakka nar Ki'ra orders that they be taken prisoner. The computer of the Confederation transport is searched for information, and all Confederation colonists who had at some time served with the fleet are taken to Kilrah where they are interrogated by the Emporer, before being killed. The Confederation survivors at Fawcett's World voluntarily speak to the Kilrathi, and work to live. Vakka's good friend, Harga, is made commander of Fawcett's World. This marks the second encounter with the Kilrathi Empire. While the capture of Fawcett's World is never officially known by the Confederation, it does become a well known rumor. [AS] The Miaquez incident. A Kilrathi kills both of Wayne & Janet Banbridge's sons, later claiming that it had been a case of mistaken identity. Janet becomes very introverted. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Earth Sol System] Lt. Vance Richards serves as a summer flight instructor for basic subsonic atmospheric flight at the Service Academy in Houston. Richards gains a reputation for being very strict regarding his analysis of pilots in training. It is during this time that Cadet Geoffrey Tolwyn meets Richards for the first time. [AS] [TCSA, Houston, Earth Sol System] William Wilson and Lawrence Sansky serve at the Academy. Sansky, Wilson and other staff members have their holo-picture taken in their Academy uniforms. [WCMN] 2629.002 Richard Bellegard graduates Officer Candidacy School. [TCH] 2629.105 The TCS Iason encounters the KIS K'rath'kan while exploring the Vega Sector. Captain Jedora Andropolos of the Iason attempts to contact the destroyer using wide-band non-verbal greetings. After a 22 minute standoff, Captain Brath'kar nar Caxki of the K'rath'kan orders his ship to open fire, destroying the Iason. Brath'kar reports back that he believed the Terrans had been attempting to neutralize his ship's shields with their communications. This marks the first official contact with the Kilrathi Empire. [CM][VOW] 2629.334 Friction between the Terran Confederation and the Pilgrim Alliance increases. [TCH] 2630 The turreted laser enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] The Kilrathi begin a five year campaign of assault, piracy, kidnapping and plundering against the Terran Confederation. All attempts to meet with Kilrathi High Command are rejected. Congree votes unanymously to enforce a strict non-agression policy for the Kilrathi. [AS] Hans Kruger applies for acceptance to the TCSNA, attempting to escape an alcoholic father and a backwater ice planet. He is never accepted, and instead signs on with the crew of an out bound merchant ship. Arriving on Gainer's World, Kruger signs on with the Sarn shipping consortium, and spends the next four years rising in their ranks. [AS] [Fawcett's World] Vakka nar Ki'ra spends a year on Fawcett's World, studying the captured human settlement. [AS] 2630.168 [Nephele, Nephele System] Christopher Blair is born, the son of Arnold Blair and Devi Soulsong. [KSC][WCMN] 2631 [Earth, Sol System] Senator Jamison More locks appropriations for the creation of factories to produce Corsair class fighters into committee, because he wants the planned factory build on Primus III. [AS] [Enigma Sector] Winston Chang is born. [VS] Dirk Wright is born. [KSM] [Sapporo, Japan, Earth, Sol System] Mariko Tanaka is born. [CM] Carl LaFong is born. [WC12G] 2631.038 [Leto Colony, Proxima System] Todd Marshall is born. [CM] 2631.244-2631.247 [Port of Titan, Sol System] A Pilgrim Alliance fleet jumps into the Sol system, planning to destroy the Terran Confederation's Port of Titan space station. Durring the battle the Pilgrims attack Dewey Station 5, near Pluto. 1,400 civilians are killed when a Confederation strike carrier accidently destroys the base's south wing while targetting a Pilgrim slowship. Among those killed are Pierre Christian Deveraux and his wife Marie Sousex Devereaux. Their daughter, Jeanette Devereaux, survives. The incident is heavily classified by the Confederation. Following three days of intense combat, the Pilgrim fleet is repulsed. Terran offers to negotiate a peace settlement are ignored. [TCH][PS] [Angus Eve Orphanage, Brussels, Belgium] As stipulated in her father's will, Jeanette Devereaux is sent to the orphanage. She takes to hiding in a closet, for which she is beaten by a drunken Sister Fleurette with a wooden paddle. She cries at night for her dead parents, and is told that they are angels. She adopts a stray Brussels griffon which she names Pierre. [WCMN][PS] 2632 [Kilrah, Kilrah System] The final Emporer of Kilrah ascends the throne. [TCH] [TCSNA, Hilthros, Sirius System] 2nd Lt. James Taggart graduates and is assigned to a Scimitar squadron. He flies alongside Sam Seigler. [WC][TCH] The photon cannon enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] Ross Baldwin is born. [KSM] 2632.017 [Celeste, Celeste System] A Pilgrim fleet destroys a Confederation mining colony and military base on Celeste. [TCH] 2632.018 [Earth, Sol System] The Terran Confederation formally declares war on the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] 2632.089 [TCSA, Houstin, Earth, Sol System] Admiral Wayne Banbridge speaks at the TCSA graduation. [AS] 2632 The Terran Confederation engages in a year long defensive campaign against the Pilgrim Alliance, while secretly building the first Grand Fleet. Pilgrim forces capture several Confederation colonies, enforcing their rule with slave labour and mass executions. No attempt to retake fallen colonies is made by the Confederation, which the Pilgrims see as a sign of weakness. The Confederation military is harshly criticized for this descision. [TCH] Arnold Blair's reserve commision is activated. Blair hugs his son, Christopher, goodbye and he reports to the Port of Titan space station. He serves a 25 month tour of duty against the Pilgrim Alliance onboard the CS Harrison. Blair scores 11 confirmed kills and a destroys a pair of capital ships. He is awarded two Blazes for conspicious gallantry. Cadet Geoffrey Tolwyn serves with Blair. [TCH][WCMN] Development of the Concordia class SuperCruiser begins. [TCH] The first CF-131 Broadswords enter service to support the Terran Confederation's first Grand Fleet. [TCH] James Taggart is transferred to the CIS for the duration of the Pilgrim war. He and Ebenezer inflitrate the Pilgrim military. Taggart engages in transcendance dances, prayer meetings and con/crit sessions. He returns to flight status after the war. [TCH] Captain William Wilson commands a battleship against the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] 2633 The CS Iason is refitted as a fleet support transport. [TCH] [Tortuga, M421A System] Daimon Karnes goes AWOL after charting the area. Karnes founds a group of pirates dedicated to holding their own in the system. [WCATV] [TCS Albermarle] Cadets Geoffrey Tolwyn and David Whittaker are assigned to their first cadet cruise. The ship's captain assigns Tolwyn and Whittaker to a shuttle survey team. During the landing approach Tolwyn's helm console explodes and the shuttle crashes. Tolwyn awakens blind and trapped without his helmet under the wreckage. Whittaker's helmet is crushed under a wrecked computer. Whittaker rescues Tolwyn and brings him to an emergency pressure bubble. Both cadets spend six months in the hospital recovering from sulfur dioxide inhilation. Whitaker is awarded a commendation and the Distinguished Service Award. [FC] [Gainer's World] Hans Kruger recieves his copilots license. [AS] The Spiculum IR-V.25 missile enters Terran Confederation service. [KSM] Richard Bellegarde marries Melissa. [PS] Paul Gerald's father is tortured and then dismembered until he bleeds to death by Pilgrims. His wife finds his remains in the back yard. [PS] 2633.006 [TCSA, Houston, Earth, Sol System] Paul Gerald graduates. [TCH] 2633.089 [TCA, Houstin, Earth, Sol System] Admiral Wayne Banbridge speaks at the annual graduation ceremony. [AS] 2633.235 The Terran Confederation launches the first Grand Fleet. A five month offensive against the Pilgrim Alliance, taking Centauri, Sirius, Cygnus, Frase and Bradshaw. Pilgrim forces retreat to Peron in the Luyten system for a last ditch defensive effort. [TCH] [Peron, Luyten System] The Terran Confederation's first Grand Fleet begins the seige of Peron, a blockade which leaves more Pilgrims dead than any other single battle of the war. Among those trapped on Peron are Devi Soulsong and her son, Christopher Blair -- who had been smuggled there. [TCH][PS] Cadet Geoffrey Tolwyn is awarded his first star while serving against the Pilgrim Alliance. [TCH] Frequently Mentioned Topics ----------------------- Topic: Kilrathi History ----------------------- There's been a lot of confusion as to just how the Kilrathi gained space & jump technology. From the confusion between the Utara and Shata and several different amounts of time. I think that I have discovered the best way to explain it all -- the Shata and Utara are different races. The Shata traded the Kilrathi space technology, meaning the ability to engage in sublight travel and were summarily destroyed. The Utara, who are said to have come later, brought with them jump technology. ---------------- Topic: The Iason ---------------- There have been several inquiries as to why the TCS Iason information is not as specific as it is in the Confederation Handbook. Due to significant differences between the events which destroyed the TCS Iason in 2629 and the events which destroyed the CS Iason in 2638 (the enemy ships, the people involved, the dates, etc.) I've decided to treat them as two seprate events. Information on the second Iason will appear in the 'war' section of the timeline. --------------------- Topic: Character Ages --------------------- There is a lot of confusion as to the birth years for several of the more popular Wing Commander characters. Christopher Blair- Maverick's age is listed as 32 in Victory Streak (2669), implying that he was only 13 years old when he joined the Academy -- and that his parents had been dead for two years before he was born. His 2630 birth mentioned in the movie novel makes more sense. We should assume that he may have lied about his age in his Victory Streak interview. Geoffrey Tolwyn- Action Stations states that Tolwyn is 21 years old upon graduation in 2634. Pilgrim Stars implies, however, that he is 62 in 2654. If the latter were true, it would mean that Tolwyn was born in 2592 and that he was 42 years old upon graduation and died at age 91. Since this wouldn't make much sense, we assume that Action Stations is correct, and that the age in Pilgrim Stars refers to Space Marshall Sandra Gregarov. Tanaka Mariko- Spirit's age as given in Claw Marks (2654) is given as 23 -- but it is changed to 24 in the Kilrathi Saga edition. The age of 24 makes more sense, because she belonged to the 2653 Academy class, not the 2654. The difference in the two manuals is probably just because her birthday occured sometime between the publication of the 2654/4 Claw Marks and when Blair printed out her bio to add to his scrapbook. Todd Marshall- Claw Marks (2654) gives Maniac's age as 23, whereas Victory Streak (2669) gives it as 32. Since being born in 2637 would mean that Marshall was only 13 when he joined the Academy. We should assume that the original Claw Marks age, with Maniac being born in 2631, is correct. Like Blair, he may have lied about his age for the interview in Victory Streak. William Wilson- The Confederation Handbook lists Wilsons birthdate as 2498.134 -- meaining that he is over 150 years old in the movie. This has been left true to the typo that it was (2598.134 was probably the intended date) because there's no reason why it can't be true. It just seems unusual and worth pointing out. Guide to Source Acronyms [AS] - Action Stations [CM] - Claw Marks [ER] - End Run [FA] - Fleet Action [FC] - False Colors [ICIS] - ICIS Manual [KSC] - Kilrathi Saga Calander [KSM] - Kilrathi Saga Manual [P1] - Privateer [P2] - The Darkening [PS] - Pilgrim Stars [SM1M] - Secret Missions 1 Manual [SM2M] - Crusade Manual [SOF] - Secret Ops Fiction [TCH] - The Confederation Handbook [VS] - Victory Streak [WC] - Wing Commander [WC3N] - Heart of the Tiger Novel [WC4N] - The Price of Freedom Novel [WCATV] - Academy: The Animated Series [WCM] - Wing Commander Movie [WCMN] - Wing Commander Movie Novel [WCP] - Prophecy [WCPG] - Prophecy Guide