Babylon 5 Timeline
From The Great Machine
Important events in the timeline of the Babylon 5 Universe.
[edit] First Age of Mankind
1957: On October 4, the first man-made satellite, "Sputnik I," is launched into Earth orbit by the Soviet Union.
1961: On May 5, less than one month after Yuri Gagarin's historic orbital flight of the Earth, astronaut Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space.
1969: On July 20, American astronaughts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin become the first humans to set foot on the Moon.
1976: On July 20, the first Viking probe lands on Mars. One mission objective is to search for life. The results prove inconclusive.
1981: On April 12, the space shuttle Columbia, the first human reusable spacecraft, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
1986: On January 28, the space shuttle Challenger explodes in flight 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 astronauts onboard.
1998: On November 20, construction of the International Space Station begins in Earth orbit.
[edit] Second Age of Mankind
2018: On July 4, the first permanent Lunar Colony is established in the Sea of Tranquility on Earth's moon.
2057: On July 4, the first human manned interplanetary vessel, Ares 3, lands on Mars.
2085: On April 3, following the end of World War III and the dissolution of the United Nations, the Earth Alliance is founded.
2109: The Narn are conquered by the Centauri Republic.
2150: On July 17, the city of San Diego is destroyed by an act of nuclear terrorism.
2156: On April 7, first contact occurs with the Centauri. Interstellar travel becomes possible due to jumpgate technology.
2161: On April 12, the Psi Corps is established by the Earth Alliance to monitor and train the growing number of telepaths.
2171: Around the time where the last recorded case of possession occurred, according to Father Cassidy (Voices in the Dark).
2165: The Proxima 3 colony is established by the Earth Alliance.
2209: The Narn regain their independence from the Centauri.
2230: The Dilgar begin to attack the League of Non-Aligned Worlds.
2231: The Earth Alliance declares war on the Dilgar, coming to the aid of the League of Non-Aligned Worlds.
2232: The Dilgar War comes to an end with the Dilgar being quarantined within their own star system.
2235: The sun in the Dilgar home system goes nova, exterminating the entire Dilgar race, with the exception of Jha'Dur.
2245: On July 12, first contact with the Minbari goes horribly wrong for the Earth Alliance, resulting in the death of Minbari leader Dukhat and the start of the Earth-Minbari War. Events seen in In The Beginning.
2248: On September 7, the Battle of the Line is fought. On the verge of victory, the Minbari forces mysteriously surrender ending the Earth-Minbari War.
2249: On October 24, Babylon 1 is destroyed when the station's infastructure collapses during construction.
2250-53: Babylon 2 & 3 are destroyed by acts of sabotage.
2254: On January 19, Babylon 4 disappears without a trace twenty-four hours after going online.
2256: Construction of Babylon 5 is completed and it goes online on March 9.
[edit] Third Age of Mankind
2257: Events seen in The Gathering and In the Beginning.
2258: The first season of Babylon 5.
2259: The second season of Babylon 5.
2260: The third season of Babylon 5.
- April 6th - General William Hague starts a coup against Clark's loyalist forces in wake of the declaration of martial law. Captain Sheridan reads the declaration over the Babcom public address system. Nightwatch takes over security of Babylon 5 and instigates a riot.
- April 7th - Early in the morning, members of Nightwatch are led in to a trap where they are arrested for failing to obey the proper chain of command. G'Kar brings in the station's Narn population to fill the gap in station security.
2261: The fourth season of Babylon 5.
Events seen in Thirdspace. View main article for further timeline information
2262: The fifth season of Babylon 5. Events seen in The River of Souls
2266: Events seen in A Call to Arms & the beginning of Crusade
2271: Events seen in Voices in the Dark.
2281: Events seen in Sleeping in Light.
2762: Events seen in The Deconstruction of Falling Stars.
3262: Events seen in The Deconstruction of Falling Stars.
