The Mote in God's Eye

Chronology

1969—Neil Armstrong sets foot on Earth’s moon.

1990—Series of treaties between United States and Soviet Union creates the CoDominium.

2008—First successful interstellar drive tested. Alderson Drive perfected.

2020—First interstellar colonies. Beginning of Great Exodus.

2040—CoDominium Bureau of Relocation begins mass out-system shipment of convicts. Colonization of Sparta and St. Ekaterina.

2079—Sergei Lermontov becomes Grand Admiral of CoDominium Space Navy.

2103—Great Patriotic Wars. End of the CoDominium. Exodus of the Fleet.

2110—Coronation of Lysander I of Sparta. Fleet swears loyalty to the Spartan throne. Marriage of dynasties produces union between Sparta and St. Ekaterina.

2111—Formation Wars begin.

2250—Leonidas I proclaims Empire of Man.

2250–2600—Empire of Man enforces interstellar peace.

2450—Jasper Murcheson explores region beyond the Coal Sack. Terraforming of New Scotland.

2603—Secession Wars begin. Growth of Sauron supermen. St. Ekaterina nearly destroyed.

2640—Secession Wars continue. Dark Ages in many systems. Effective termination of First Empire. Sauron supermen exterminated.

2800—Interstellar trade ceases. Piracy and brigandage. Dark Ages.

2862—Coherent light from the Mote reaches New Scotland.

2870—Effective end of Secession Wars.

2882—Howard Grote Littlemead founds Church of Him on New Scotland.

2903—Coherent light from Mote ends abruptly.

2903—Leonidas IV of Sparta proclaims the Second Empire of Man. The Oath of Reunion is sworn.

3016—Revolt of New Chicago.

3017—FIRST CONTACT.