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* The universe is formed in the instantaneous expansion that [[scientist]]s call the "[[Big Bang]]". The "Big Bang" has been theorized to be caused by destabilizing [[Omega molecule]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
 
* The universe is formed in the instantaneous expansion that [[scientist]]s call the "[[Big Bang]]". The "Big Bang" has been theorized to be caused by destabilizing [[Omega molecule]]s. ({{VOY|The Omega Directive}})
 
* This point in time represents a hideout for members of the [[Q Continuum]]. The {{USS|Voyager}} was briefly transported here by [[Quinn]] in order to escape [[Q]], but he too had once used this hideout and was thus able to find the ship. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
 
* This point in time represents a hideout for members of the [[Q Continuum]]. The {{USS|Voyager}} was briefly transported here by [[Quinn]] in order to escape [[Q]], but he too had once used this hideout and was thus able to find the ship. ({{VOY|Death Wish}})
{{bginfo|The age of the universe was given in {{VOY|Good Shepherd}} as 16 billion years. Current scientific evidence indicates an age of 13.7 billion years.}}
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{{bginfo|The age of the universe was given in {{VOY|Good Shepherd}} as 16 billion years, which was the estimated age during the filming of the episode. Current real-world scientific evidence indicates the {{w|age of the universe}} to be 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years.}}
   
 
=== 9 billion years ago ===
 
=== 9 billion years ago ===
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=== 3.5 billion years ago ===
 
=== 3.5 billion years ago ===
 
* On Earth, in a region later known as [[France]], [[amino acid]]s combine to form the first [[protein]]s. ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
 
* On Earth, in a region later known as [[France]], [[amino acid]]s combine to form the first [[protein]]s. ({{TNG|All Good Things...}})
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{{bginfo|According to actual science, life already gained a foothold on Earth 4.1 billion years ago. However, this wasn't theorized until after the shooting of "All Good Things...".}}
 
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{{bginfo|According to current real-world science, there is evidence that early life already flourished in the oceans at least 3.7  billion years ago. ''[http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v7/n1/full/ngeo2025.html]''}}
   
 
=== 2 billion years ago ===
 
=== 2 billion years ago ===
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=== 1 million years ago ===
 
=== 1 million years ago ===
 
* On [[Earth]], the ancestors of [[Human]]s begin to distinguish themselves from their [[primate]] ancestors by their intelligence and reasoning skills. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
 
* On [[Earth]], the ancestors of [[Human]]s begin to distinguish themselves from their [[primate]] ancestors by their intelligence and reasoning skills. ({{TOS|A Taste of Armageddon}})
* Construction of the vast city around the [[Guardian of Forever]], stretching out to the horizon of [[Time vortex planet|its planet]]. Spock estimated the age of the ruins to be "on the order of ten thousand centuries" in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
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* Construction of the vast city around the [[Guardian of Forever]], stretching out to the horizon of [[Unnamed Alpha and Beta Quadrant planets#Time planet|its planet]]. Spock estimated the age of the ruins to be "on the order of ten thousand centuries" in [[2267]]. ({{TOS|The City on the Edge of Forever}})
   
 
=== Indeterminate ===
 
=== Indeterminate ===
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=== 500,000 years ago ===
 
=== 500,000 years ago ===
 
* Civilization first begins to flourish on [[Bajor]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}})
 
* Civilization first begins to flourish on [[Bajor]]. ({{TNG|Ensign Ro}})
{{bginfo|[[Ro Laren]] stated in a conversation with Captain [[Jean Luc Picard]] that the ancient [[Bajorans]] had flourished "when Humans were not yet standing erect". Homo Erectus existed on [[Earth]] from about 1.8 million years to about 200,000 years ago. Homo Sapiens began to emerge at about 200,000 years ago.}}
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{{bginfo|Captain [[Jean Luc Picard]] stated in his log that the ancient [[Bajoran]]s had flourished "when Humans were not yet standing erect". Homo Erectus existed on [[Earth]] from about 1.8 million years to about 200,000 years ago. Homo Sapiens began to emerge at about 200,000 years ago.}}
 
* [[Sargon's species]] is destroyed in a massive civil war when the [[atmosphere]] is ripped from [[Sargon's homeworld|their planet]]. Only a few survivors escape by preserving their consciousnesses in a [[cave]] deep below the surface. ({{TOS|Return to Tomorrow}})
 
* [[Sargon's species]] is destroyed in a massive civil war when the [[atmosphere]] is ripped from [[Sargon's homeworld|their planet]]. Only a few survivors escape by preserving their consciousnesses in a [[cave]] deep below the surface. ({{TOS|Return to Tomorrow}})
 
* The planet [[Exo III]] becomes nearly uninhabitable after its sun begins to fade. The inhabitants resettle beneath the surface and construct [[android]]s to serve them. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}})
 
* The planet [[Exo III]] becomes nearly uninhabitable after its sun begins to fade. The inhabitants resettle beneath the surface and construct [[android]]s to serve them. ({{TOS|What Are Little Girls Made Of?}})
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{{bginfo|According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'', on page 34, the [[Talosians]] became warp capable.}}
   
 
=== 200,000 years ago ===
 
=== 200,000 years ago ===
* The [[Iconian]]s, a highly developed civilization, are destroyed in an orbital bombardment of their [[Iconia|homeworld]]. ({{TNG|Contagion}}; {{DS9|To the Death}})
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* The [[Iconian]]s, a highly developed civilization, are presumed destroyed in an orbital bombardment of their [[Iconia|homeworld]]. ({{TNG|Contagion}}; {{DS9|To the Death}})
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* The large [[bioplasmic organism]], dubbed as the "[[telepathic pitcher plant]]" is born in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. ({{VOY|Bliss}})
 
* By at least this point, the [[Borg]] have begun their evolution into cybernetic beings. ({{TNG|Q Who}})
 
* By at least this point, the [[Borg]] have begun their evolution into cybernetic beings. ({{TNG|Q Who}})
 
{{bginfo|''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' presents a different point of origin for the Borg.}}
 
{{bginfo|''[[Star Trek: Destiny]]'' presents a different point of origin for the Borg.}}
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=== 45,000 years ago ===
 
=== 45,000 years ago ===
* Extraterrestrial visitors, known as the "[[Sky Spirit]]s", visit a people on Earth who become the indigenous inhabitants of America. ({{VOY|Tattoo}})
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* Around 42,600 BC, extraterrestrial visitors, known as the "[[Sky Spirit]]s", visit a people on Earth who become the indigenous inhabitants of South America. ({{VOY|Tattoo}})
   
 
=== 30,000 years ago ===
 
=== 30,000 years ago ===
 
* The [[Verathan]] civilization, originally from the [[Verath system]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]], reaches its height, spanning two dozen star systems. ({{DS9|Q-Less}})
 
* The [[Verathan]] civilization, originally from the [[Verath system]] in the [[Gamma Quadrant]], reaches its height, spanning two dozen star systems. ({{DS9|Q-Less}})
* An ancient city was built with walls and a [[reckoning Tablet|tablet]] that were dated to be over thirty millennia old. This city was inhabited until twenty-five thousand years ago after which, sediment buried the ruins and the ancient city of [[B'hala]] was built on top of it. ({{DS9|The Reckoning}})
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* An ancient city was built on [[Bajor]] with walls and a [[Reckoning Tablet|tablet]] that were dated to be over thirty millennia old. This city was inhabited until twenty-five thousand years ago after which, sediment buried the ruins and the ancient city of [[B'hala]] was built on top of it. ({{DS9|The Reckoning}})
   
 
=== 28,000 years ago ===
 
=== 28,000 years ago ===
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* A species of intelligent spacefaring organisms which form symbiotic relationships with humanoid lifeforms that live within their bodies become nearly extinct. [[Gomtuu]] is the last known survivor. ({{TNG|Tin Man}})
 
* A species of intelligent spacefaring organisms which form symbiotic relationships with humanoid lifeforms that live within their bodies become nearly extinct. [[Gomtuu]] is the last known survivor. ({{TNG|Tin Man}})
 
* The first of the [[Orb]]s is discovered by the [[Bajoran]]s in the sky above their planet. Over the next ten millennia, a total of nine of these extraordinary objects are discovered, inspiring revelations that shape [[Bajoran religion]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
 
* The first of the [[Orb]]s is discovered by the [[Bajoran]]s in the sky above their planet. Over the next ten millennia, a total of nine of these extraordinary objects are discovered, inspiring revelations that shape [[Bajoran religion]]. ({{DS9|Emissary}})
* The [[Founder]]s establish a [[Founders' homeworld|new homeworld]] in the [[Omarion Nebula]] to escape prejudice and persecution founding the Dominion. ({{DS9|The Search, Part II}})
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* The [[Founder]]s establish a [[Founders' homeworld|new homeworld]] in the [[Omarion Nebula]] to escape prejudice and persecution founding the [[Dominion]]. ({{DS9|The Search, Part II}})
* The [[Ferengi]] discover [[Money|currency]] and the concept of [[Ferengi#Philosophy|profit]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}})
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* The [[Ferengi]] discover [[Money|currency]] and the concept of [[Ferengi#Philosophy|profit]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) The first [[Grand Nagus]], [[Gint]] writes the [[Rules of Acquisition]] during this time. ({{DS9|Body Parts}})
 
* The Bajoran archaeologists begin their unsuccessful, ten thousand year search for the lost city of B'hala, which is not uncovered until the year [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Rapture}})
 
* The Bajoran archaeologists begin their unsuccessful, ten thousand year search for the lost city of B'hala, which is not uncovered until the year [[2373]]. ({{DS9|Rapture}})
   
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=== 9,000 years ago ===
 
=== 9,000 years ago ===
 
* The [[Zakdorn]] earned a reputation as brilliant strategists. ({{TNG|Peak Performance}})
 
* The [[Zakdorn]] earned a reputation as brilliant strategists. ({{TNG|Peak Performance}})
 
=== 8,000 years ago ===
 
* By around this time, the [[Dominion]] is formed by the [[founders]]. ({{DS9|To the Death}})
 
   
 
=== 6,000 years ago ===
 
=== 6,000 years ago ===
 
* The [[Aldean]]s build a massive [[cloaking device]] that shields their [[planet]], [[Aldea]], from outside detection. ({{TNG|When The Bough Breaks}})
 
* The [[Aldean]]s build a massive [[cloaking device]] that shields their [[planet]], [[Aldea]], from outside detection. ({{TNG|When The Bough Breaks}})
 
=== 4,000 years ago ===
 
*[[Human]]s on [[Earth]] begin the tradition of confining law-breakers to [[prison]]s. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}})
 
 
;circa 4000 BC: Unknown [[alien]]s take or abduct several [[Human]]s from Earth to be eugenically bred on [[Assigners' planet|a distant planet]], lest humanity destroy itself in its early technological age. [[Gary Seven]], [[Agent 201]] and [[Agent 347]] will be among their descendants. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
 
;circa 4000 BC: Unknown [[alien]]s take or abduct several [[Human]]s from Earth to be eugenically bred on [[Assigners' planet|a distant planet]], lest humanity destroy itself in its early technological age. [[Gary Seven]], [[Agent 201]] and [[Agent 347]] will be among their descendants. ({{TOS|Assignment: Earth}})
 
;3834 BC: [[Akharin]] is born in [[Mesopotamia]] on [[Earth]]. A soldier felled in battle, he soon realizes that no injury can kill him. He goes on through many aliases, becoming the immortal known as [[Flint]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
;3834 BC: [[Akharin]] is born in [[Mesopotamia]] on [[Earth]]. A soldier felled in battle, he soon realizes that no injury can kill him. He goes on through many aliases, becoming the immortal known as [[Flint]]. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
;circa 3733 BC: [[Landru]] of [[Beta III]] preaches peace and coexistence among his people, ending a period of savagery. He creates a powerful [[computer]] to guide and protect his people after his death. ({{TOS|The Return of the Archons}})
 
;circa 3733 BC: [[Landru]] of [[Beta III]] preaches peace and coexistence among his people, ending a period of savagery. He creates a powerful [[computer]] to guide and protect his people after his death. ({{TOS|The Return of the Archons}})
   
=== 3,000 years ago ===
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=== 5,000 years ago ===
 
;circa 2700 BC: Earth is visited by aliens who settle in the region near [[Greece]] and the [[Mediterranean]], where they are worshiped by the Greeks as [[god]]s. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}})
 
;circa 2700 BC: Earth is visited by aliens who settle in the region near [[Greece]] and the [[Mediterranean]], where they are worshiped by the Greeks as [[god]]s. ({{TOS|Who Mourns for Adonais?}})
 
: [[Sarpeidon]] experiences an [[ice age]]. [[Zarabeth]] is exiled to this time period, and [[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] are briefly stranded here as well. ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}})
 
: [[Sarpeidon]] experiences an [[ice age]]. [[Zarabeth]] is exiled to this time period, and [[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] are briefly stranded here as well. ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}})
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:By this time, [[Vulcan]]s are still barbaric, war-like and "nearly killing themselves off with their own passions". ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}})
 
;circa 2600 BC: The [[Egypt]]ians build the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza]]. They are observed by [[anthropology|anthropologists]] from the future (specifically, the year [[2769]]). ({{ENT|Cold Front}})
 
;circa 2600 BC: The [[Egypt]]ians build the [[pyramid]]s of [[Giza]]. They are observed by [[anthropology|anthropologists]] from the future (specifically, the year [[2769]]). ({{ENT|Cold Front}})
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;circa 2500 BC: [[Vulcan]]s begin to mentally train themselves to suppress their emotions. ({{VOY|Random Thoughts}})
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=== 4,000 years ago ===
 
;circa 1800 BC: The [[Xindi-Avian]]s build a concealed fortress on a [[Xindi Council planet|planet]] that will one day become the home of the [[Xindi Council]]. ({{ENT|The Council}})
 
;circa 1800 BC: The [[Xindi-Avian]]s build a concealed fortress on a [[Xindi Council planet|planet]] that will one day become the home of the [[Xindi Council]]. ({{ENT|The Council}})
   
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;circa 1735 BC: According to Spock, this is when Humans begin to glorify organized violence. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}})
=== 1,000 years ago ===
 
 
:[[Human]]s on [[Earth]] begin the tradition of confining law-breakers to [[prison]]s. ({{TOS|Dagger of the Mind}})
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=== 3,000 – 2,000 years ago ===
 
;circa 950 BC: Flint lives the life of [[King]] [[Solomon]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
;circa 950 BC: Flint lives the life of [[King]] [[Solomon]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
;circa 850 BC: The [[Vulcan]] monastery on [[P'Jem]] is built. ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}})
 
;circa 850 BC: The [[Vulcan]] monastery on [[P'Jem]] is built. ({{ENT|The Andorian Incident}})
;circa 730 BC: The [[Kalandan outpost]] planet, "a few thousand years old" in 2269, may be constructed around this time. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}})
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;circa 730 BC: The [[Kalandan outpost]] planet, "a few thousand years old" in [[2268]], may be constructed around this time. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}})
 
;circa 500 BC: The [[Bajoran]] [[prophet]] [[Trakor]] first encounters the [[Orb of Prophecy and Change]], and writes a series of prophecies concerning the [[Emissary of the Prophets]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
 
;circa 500 BC: The [[Bajoran]] [[prophet]] [[Trakor]] first encounters the [[Orb of Prophecy and Change]], and writes a series of prophecies concerning the [[Emissary of the Prophets]]. ({{DS9|Destiny}})
 
;480 BC: The [[Battle of Thermopylae]] is fought on [[Earth]] between the [[Spartan]]s and the [[Persia]]ns. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
 
;480 BC: The [[Battle of Thermopylae]] is fought on [[Earth]] between the [[Spartan]]s and the [[Persia]]ns. ({{DS9|What You Leave Behind}})
;circa 400 BC: Survivors from the [[Sahndara system]] [[supernova]] arrive on Earth. Their sojourn coincides with the time of the [[philosophy|philosophers]] [[Socrates]] and [[Plato]]. "After the death of the Greek civilization they idolized" they move on to the planet [[Platonius]].({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}})
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;circa 400 BC: Survivors from the Sahndara system [[supernova]] arrive on Earth. Their sojourn coincides with the time of the [[philosophy|philosophers]] [[Socrates]] and [[Plato]]. "After the death of the Greek civilization they idolized" they move on to the planet [[Platonius]].({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}})
 
;356-323 BC: Flint lives the life of [[Alexander the Great]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
;356-323 BC: Flint lives the life of [[Alexander the Great]] on Earth. ({{TOS|Requiem for Methuselah}})
 
;214 BC: Construction begins on the [[Great Wall of China]] on Earth. ({{VOY|11:59}})
 
;214 BC: Construction begins on the [[Great Wall of China]] on Earth. ({{VOY|11:59}})
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;3 BC: [[Philana]], now 30, stops aging. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}})
 
;3 BC: [[Philana]], now 30, stops aging. ({{TOS|Plato's Stepchildren}})
   
== Indeterminate Past ==
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== Indeterminate past ==
 
* An unknown race, possibly of extragalactic origin, builds a massive [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
 
* An unknown race, possibly of extragalactic origin, builds a massive [[planet killer]]. ({{TOS|The Doomsday Machine}})
 
* The population of [[Talos IV]] is largely wiped out in a war. Forced to live beneath the surface, the [[Talosian]]s develop their mental powers, while neglecting their technological knowledge and skills. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
 
* The population of [[Talos IV]] is largely wiped out in a war. Forced to live beneath the surface, the [[Talosian]]s develop their mental powers, while neglecting their technological knowledge and skills. ({{TOS|The Cage|The Menagerie, Part I|The Menagerie, Part II}})
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* A [[neutron star]] in a [[binary star system]] in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]] begins exploding every 196 years. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
 
* A [[neutron star]] in a [[binary star system]] in the [[Kavis Alpha sector]] begins exploding every 196 years. ({{TNG|Evolution}})
 
* A power struggle occurs within the highest ranks of a race called the [[Saltah'na]], which ultimately destroys them. Before their extinction, the Saltah'na create a collection of [[Saltah'na energy sphere|energy spheres]] which preserve a record of the events leading to the species' destruction via a telepathic matrix, which can be transferred into the minds of some [[humanoid]] species, causing them to reenact the power struggle. ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}})
 
* A power struggle occurs within the highest ranks of a race called the [[Saltah'na]], which ultimately destroys them. Before their extinction, the Saltah'na create a collection of [[Saltah'na energy sphere|energy spheres]] which preserve a record of the events leading to the species' destruction via a telepathic matrix, which can be transferred into the minds of some [[humanoid]] species, causing them to reenact the power struggle. ({{DS9|Dramatis Personae}})
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* A scientist named [[Lazarus]] discovers the [[alternative warp]], constructing a space-time vehicle which can transverse the corridor between two universes over both time and space. He begins his relentless pursuit of his nemesis "the thing" across centuries of time, who is fact Lazarus's own [[Anti-Lazarus|counterpart]] from the [[Anti-matter universe|alternate universe]]. ({{TOS|The Alternative Factor}})
   
 
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Billions of years ago

16 billion years ago

The age of the universe was given in VOY: "Good Shepherd" as 16 billion years, which was the estimated age during the filming of the episode. Current real-world scientific evidence indicates the age of the universe to be 13.798 ± 0.037 billion years.

9 billion years ago

7 billion years ago

  • The Theta 116 system begins the process of becoming a planetary system. (TNG: "The Royale")

5 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ago

4 billion years ago

3.5 billion years ago

According to current real-world science, there is evidence that early life already flourished in the oceans at least 3.7  billion years ago. [1]

2 billion years ago

1 billion years ago

Millions of years ago

400 million years ago

  • In the Permian period, Eryops, the last common ancestor of cold-blooded and warm-blooded organisms, lives on Earth. (VOY: "Distant Origin")

300 million years ago

87 million years ago

65 million years ago

  • Earth's dominant reptile superorder, the dinosaurs, are wiped out when an asteroid impacts the planet. (VOY: "Distant Origin"; ENT: "Azati Prime")
  • Some of Earth's dinosaurs survive the asteroid impact and continue to develop and name themselves the Voth. Sometime thereafter they leave Earth and travel to the Delta quadrant where they create one of the first interstellar empires in the quadrant. (VOY: "Distant Origin")

20 million years ago

1 million years ago

Indeterminate

Ayelborne said that his people had evolved beyond the need for physical bodies millions of years ago.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago

600,000 years ago

500,000 years ago

Captain Jean Luc Picard stated in his log that the ancient Bajorans had flourished "when Humans were not yet standing erect". Homo Erectus existed on Earth from about 1.8 million years to about 200,000 years ago. Homo Sapiens began to emerge at about 200,000 years ago.
According to Star Trek: Star Charts, on page 34, the Talosians became warp capable.

200,000 years ago

Star Trek: Destiny presents a different point of origin for the Borg.

100,000 years ago

Tens of thousands of years ago

50,000 years ago

45,000 years ago

  • Around 42,600 BC, extraterrestrial visitors, known as the "Sky Spirits", visit a people on Earth who become the indigenous inhabitants of South America. (VOY: "Tattoo")

30,000 years ago

  • The Verathan civilization, originally from the Verath system in the Gamma Quadrant, reaches its height, spanning two dozen star systems. (DS9: "Q-Less")
  • An ancient city was built on Bajor with walls and a tablet that were dated to be over thirty millennia old. This city was inhabited until twenty-five thousand years ago after which, sediment buried the ruins and the ancient city of B'hala was built on top of it. (DS9: "The Reckoning")

28,000 years ago

22,000 years ago

20,000 years ago

12,000 years ago

  • An artisan known only as the Master of Tarquin Hill on Kurl, during the Third Dynasty, creates small ceramic figurines, called naiskos, that embody that culture's belief that within each person is a community of individuals, each with its own desires, views, and voices. (TNG: "The Chase")

10,000 years ago

Thousands of years ago

9,000 years ago

6,000 years ago

circa 4000 BC
Unknown aliens take or abduct several Humans from Earth to be eugenically bred on a distant planet, lest humanity destroy itself in its early technological age. Gary Seven, Agent 201 and Agent 347 will be among their descendants. (TOS: "Assignment: Earth")
3834 BC
Akharin is born in Mesopotamia on Earth. A soldier felled in battle, he soon realizes that no injury can kill him. He goes on through many aliases, becoming the immortal known as Flint. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
circa 3733 BC
Landru of Beta III preaches peace and coexistence among his people, ending a period of savagery. He creates a powerful computer to guide and protect his people after his death. (TOS: "The Return of the Archons")

5,000 years ago

circa 2700 BC
Earth is visited by aliens who settle in the region near Greece and the Mediterranean, where they are worshiped by the Greeks as gods. (TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?")
Sarpeidon experiences an ice age. Zarabeth is exiled to this time period, and Spock and Leonard McCoy are briefly stranded here as well. (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")
By this time, Vulcans are still barbaric, war-like and "nearly killing themselves off with their own passions". (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")
circa 2600 BC
The Egyptians build the pyramids of Giza. They are observed by anthropologists from the future (specifically, the year 2769). (ENT: "Cold Front")
circa 2500 BC
Vulcans begin to mentally train themselves to suppress their emotions. (VOY: "Random Thoughts")

4,000 years ago

circa 1800 BC
The Xindi-Avians build a concealed fortress on a planet that will one day become the home of the Xindi Council. (ENT: "The Council")
circa 1735 BC
According to Spock, this is when Humans begin to glorify organized violence. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")
Humans on Earth begin the tradition of confining law-breakers to prisons. (TOS: "Dagger of the Mind")

3,000 – 2,000 years ago

circa 950 BC
Flint lives the life of King Solomon on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
circa 850 BC
The Vulcan monastery on P'Jem is built. (ENT: "The Andorian Incident")
circa 730 BC
The Kalandan outpost planet, "a few thousand years old" in 2268, may be constructed around this time. (TOS: "That Which Survives")
circa 500 BC
The Bajoran prophet Trakor first encounters the Orb of Prophecy and Change, and writes a series of prophecies concerning the Emissary of the Prophets. (DS9: "Destiny")
480 BC
The Battle of Thermopylae is fought on Earth between the Spartans and the Persians. (DS9: "What You Leave Behind")
circa 400 BC
Survivors from the Sahndara system supernova arrive on Earth. Their sojourn coincides with the time of the philosophers Socrates and Plato. "After the death of the Greek civilization they idolized" they move on to the planet Platonius.(TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
356-323 BC
Flint lives the life of Alexander the Great on Earth. (TOS: "Requiem for Methuselah")
214 BC
Construction begins on the Great Wall of China on Earth. (VOY: "11:59")
44 BC
Parmen, future leader of the Sahndaran refugee community, is born on Platonius. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
33 BC
Philana, future wife of Parmen, is born on Platonius. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")
3 BC
Philana, now 30, stops aging. (TOS: "Plato's Stepchildren")

Indeterminate past

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