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==2130==
* The [[United Earth Republic]] is born.<ref name="GoodMen"/> The head of state of the United Earth was the office of the [[President of the United Earth Republic]],<ref name="RomWar1"/> while the head of the government was the [[Prime Minister of the United Earth Republic|Prime Minister]].<ref name="ENT96"/> The new nation will continue to grow, until [[Australia]], the last remaining independent country, joins in [[2150 (Columbia)|2150]].<ref name="TNG260"/>

==2135==
* Vulcan Year 8737 ([[Star Trek: Enterprise|ENT]]: "[[Kobayashi Maru (Novel)|Kobayashi Maru]]," Chapter 3 Flashback)

==2138==
{{ImageBox2|file=tucker_trip-ent-01-02.jpg|caption=[[Tucker, Charles III (Columbia)|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]] ([[Star Trek: Enterprise|ENT]] [[Broken Bow (Episode)|01-02]])}}
* [[Earth Starfleet Ranks#Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Tucker, Charles III (Columbia)|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]] begins working on the [[Daedalus (Columbia)|''Daedalus'']] project under Professor [[Brodesser, Victor (Columbia)|Victor Brodesser]] and [[Earth Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Duvall, Monique (Columbia)|Monique Duvall]].<ref name="Daedalus"/>
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==2139==
{{ImageBox2|file=daedalus_class-sotl2015.jpg|caption=[[Daedalus class|''Daedalus'' class]] ([[Ships of the Line (Book)#2015|SotL 2015]])}}
* The starship [[Daedalus (Columbia)|''Daedalus'']] is launched, testing an experimental ion drive [[warp drive|warp]] engine designed by Professor [[Brodesser, Victor (Columbia)|Victor Brodesser]] in competition with the Warp Five engine designed for the [[NX class (Columbia)|NX class]] by [[Archer, Henry (Columbia)|Henry Archer]]. ''Daedalus,'' commanded by [[Earth Starfleet Ranks#Captain|Captain]] [[Duvall, Monique (Columbia)|Monique Duvall]], is destroyed upon launch when the ion drive is activated, killing all aboard, including Brodesser.<ref name="Daedalus"/> The class is refit with a standard warp drive, however, (possibly the Warp Two capable engine successfully tested by [[Robinson, A.G. (Columbia)|A.G. Robinson]] and [[Archer, Jonathan (Columbia)|Jonathan Archer]] in 2140<ref name="ENT50"/>) and enters into service with the [[Earth Starfleet (Columbia)|Earth Starfleet]],<ref name="RomWar1"/> and the class remains in active service until [[2190s (Columbia)#2196|2196]],<ref name="TNG215"/> although a few ships remain in service into the 23rd century, including the [[U.S.S. Nimrod (Columbia)|U.S.S. ''Nimrod'']]<ref name="STU4TOS"/> and [[U.S.S. Lovell NCC-470 (Columbia)|U.S.S. ''Lovell'' NCC-470]].<ref name="SCE64"/>

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