Aiden, fingers flying around the keyboard, spent hours searching for all important events of the last 3000 years he'd missed, going all the way back to the day he last remembered. He wasn't surprised at the enormous amount of information, but he was rather disheartened at a different discovery. Information from the years 2000 to 2150 had been sealed by a government entity called the Earth Federation, which essentially was the ruling government of the Sol System. Most of its power was concentrated on maintaining its power over the system, which continued to dwindle as its number of talented citizens stagnated. The last information of that time period Aiden could collect was an article from New Year's Day, 2151, stating that the Mars Colony had exceeded expectations and become the first true settlement to reach the 1000 natural-born citizens mark, making it officially classified as a town by Federation standards. Anything before then was kaput.
Frustrated, but accepting that he couldn't find out what he wanted to at the moment, the now teenage lad began scrolling through the major events from 2151 and onward. Wars, viruses, exploration, anything he could find. What he gathered was, at least to some degree, satisfying enough for now. Within the span of time from 2151 to 3155, he discovered:
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2264: First contact with unknown species in the Gliese-667 System during attempted flyby by probe
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2268: Unknown species identified as 'Ranno' (plural 'Rannoi'), spaceflight capable. Interspecies negotiations started.
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2273: First interspecies alliance between Humankind and Rannoi
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2334: First contact with interstellar empire of the 'Alkois' (singular and plural) species, simplified to Alkois Interstellar Empire in the K2-288B System
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2335: Attempted negotiations with the A.I.E on behalf of the Rannoi and Human alliance.
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2343: First interstellar war between the R.H Alliance and the A.I.E, termed the First Stellar War
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2400: First Stellar War ends after A.I.E decision that conquering the R.H Alliance would be too costly, a pyrrhic draw for the Alliance. Losses calculated at around 121,000,000, primarily Human casualties.
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2415: A.I.E and R.H Alliance negotiate a trade deal and neutrality compromise, including information sharing. It is determined that the A.I.E. holds claim to 1/10 of the Milky Way Galaxy
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2553: First contact between R.H Alliance and the Nex'ad Autocracy, resulting in an immediate battle and subsequent war caused by the Nex'ad (singular and plural) people. Nex'ad species believed to be hive-minded insectoids and focused on total conquest.
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2695: A.I.E join the way against the Nex'ad Autocracy after some holdings are destroyed by the Nex'ad, drastically altering the war's favour.
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2696: A.I.E and R.H Alliance unite into one entity, the Milky Way Galactic Federation, (colloquially 'the Federation', determined to be the first known appearance of a galactic government entity.
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2771: 65% of Milky Way Galaxy mapped, 45% held by the Federation, remaining 20% held by the Nex'ad Autocracy
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2788: Nex'ad Autocracy forced back to the remaining 30% of the Milky Way Galaxy, now focusing on a defensive war to force the Federation to expend even more lives to claim any more of the galaxy. Commonly referred to as the Carapace Sector due to the difficulty in breaking through. Nex'ad-Federation war entered stalemate after more than 3 billion Federation lives lost, including those before the Federation formed.
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2857: Multiple extinct species discovered on numerous former Nex'ad holdings, determining that the Nex'ad also exterminate their conquered enemies. Two species, termed as the Moldris and Voqral (singular Moldri/Voqra) species, had been spaceflight capable prior to extermination.
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2863: Surviving members of a former Nex'ad system's native species, Phossets (singular Phosset), discovered on a hidden moon of one planet. Phossets determined to have a racial illusionary ability that allowed the species to survive in hiding. Phosset homeworld restored to the species.
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2977: First appearance of 'superpowers' amongst humans after extended interaction, but not interbreeding, with Phosset species. Cause believed to be the Phosset's natural ability to influence the area, and therefore creatures, within their ability's range, though unable to confirm.
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3022: Second-generation human born with superpowers, Inuit Tribe descendant Kinaktok (b. June 14th, 2097), bearer of SSS-rank superpower Physikinesis (Physics Manipulation), singlehandedly annihilates 20% of the defensive barrier around the Carapace Sector, and personally leads the offensive forces.
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3075: First battle between the Nex'ad Autocrat, ruler of the Nex'ad Autocracy, and Federation Grand Marshal Kinaktok, outcome determined to be a draw. Both parties forced to retreat to recover.
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3085: Nex'ad Autocracy holdings reduced by a third following the first offensive campaign led by Kinaktok before the Autocracy rebuilt its defensive protections. 80% of the Milky Way Galaxy held by Federation forces.
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3101: Second battle between Nex'ad Autocrat and Kinaktok, outcome determined to be a pyrrhic victory for the Federation, as both combatants died from the battle, with Kinaktok surviving the fight but succumbing to his wounds. Kinaktok immortalized as a Federation Hero, receiving the first Federation Medal of Heroism posthumously. All fallen Federation peoples from the Nex'ad-Federation War to date awarded similarly.
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3122: Nex'ad-Federation war comes to a close as the last known Nex'ad holding was conquered, marking the Nex'ad species as extinct. Federation now holds 100% of the Milky Way Galaxy's holdings, the first documented fully galactic empire.
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3155: January 19th, the final day of the Nex'ad-Federation War, becomes known as Remembrance Day. Both January 19th and June 14th, Kinaktok's birthday, are officially named as Federation holidays. Federation officially prepares first intergalactic spaceflight preparations for spaceflight to Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, closest known galaxy to the Milky Way at 0.008 megaparsecs (1mpc=1 million parsec (pc), 1pc=3.261 light-years (ly). CMa Dwarf is roughly 26,092ly away from the Milky Way)