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{{Update History}}__NOEDITSECTION__The '''21st century''', defined in the [[calendar]] of [[Earth]], was the period from [[2001]] to [[2100]]

 == Major events Events ==

* [[2053]]: [[World War III]] ends with a [[nuclear holocaust]] resulting in the deaths of some six hundred million [[Human]]s. [[Earth]] begins its long journey towards recovery.* [[2063]]: [[Zefram Cochrane]] builds [[warp drive]] on Earth, and tries it in his experimental ship, the ''[[Phoenix]]''. ** After his flight, first contact occurs between Humans and [[Vulcan]]s. * The title of [[Klingon emperorEmpire|Klingon Emperor]] is dissolved. * The species known as the [[humpback whale]] becomes temporarily [[extinct]] at some point during this century on Earth. * Meanwhile, Earth's [[ozone layer]] deteriorates , and the surface of the planet is flooded with ultraviolet [[ultraviolet radiation]]. * A new age of [[medicine]] is heralded on Earth after [[Pyong Ko]] discovers the [[gene|genetic sequence]] for inhibiting the growth of [[cancer]] [[cell (biology)|cells]]. * On Earth, [[British]] [[astronomer]] [[John Burke]] of the Royal Academy maps the area of space that includes [[Sherman's Planet]]. * Colonists from Earth colonized a planet, which they later name [[Terra 10]], in the [[Cepheus system]]. <br> :''This event occurred prior to or in [[2069]] for the [[Intersat code|code]] they used for their ship was last used in that year.''* Ancestors of [[Gary Mitchell]] on his matriarchal side begin to develop an aptitude for extra-sensory perception.