Timeline (Chequers)

This is a timeline of all events that take place in the world of Chequers (2018-2118), and covers the early to late Information Age (2018-2048), the Great Turmoil (2048-2058), the Warm Age (2058-2077), and the Chequers Age (2077-2118).

2018

 * October 8, 2018: The IPCC releases a new report detailing the adverse effects of climate change and how humanity has 12 years to contain and limit the effects of global warming.


 * November 6, 2018: In the United States midterm elections, Democrats secure the House of Representatives by a slim 9 seats while Republicans gain 3 seats in the Senate.
 * November 19, 2018: The first ever commercial flight to Antarctica occurs, with 114 passengers on board.

2019

 * January 14, 2019: The Recession of 2019 begins. The "everything bubble" crashes, a period of extensive but artificial economic growth in the United States following the 2008-2009 Recession. The Dow Jones drops nearly 600 points, and vulnerable markets such as retail are affected the most. Risky stocks, such as Amazon, Apple, and Twitter also fare poorly. Chinese housing markets also crashed, and many Chinese houses are foreclosed. This is often cited as the result of a lengthy trade war between the United States and China in 2018, as well as the raising of interest rates by the Federal Reserve, coupling into the Recession of 2019.


 * March 29, 2019: The United Kingdom's membership with the European Union ceases to exist. Multiple negotiations between both parties were somewhat successful, but effectively useless. Brexit is made worse by the Recession of 2019.
 * April 30, 2019: Emperor Akihito of Japan abdicates, making Naruhito the new emperor.
 * June 1, 2019: A single market is created in South America, after UNASUR eliminates all remaining tariffs on products.
 * CNN WASHINGTON 2019.pngAugust 14, 2019: The Great Surge occurs, a seven hour power outage occurs in most of Washington D.C. President Trump is evacuated to an unknown location (likely Raven Rock) during the third hour of the blackout. Although terrorism was quickly suspected, a fatal mistake in a control room leads to a surge of power overloading transmission lines in the DC area. Parallels are often made to the Northeast Blackout of 2003.

2020

 * June 12, 2020: A mass shooting at a carnival in Liberal, Kansas kills 77 and injures more than 141 people. It soon becomes the center of attention of the 2020 Presidential Election.


 * November 3, 2020: The 2020 United States Presidential Election is held. Donald Trump wins a narrow victory over Democratic opponent Cory Booker, and Democrats gain 3 seats in the House while Republicans maintain a firm majority in the Senate.

2022

 * Climate Change Negotiations 2022.jpgApril 20, 2022: Climate change negotiations in Bonn, Germany, end in stalemate as the United States is unwilling to transfer nuclear technology to India, to bring cheap and reliable power to the nation and lessen that nation's reliance on oil.

2026

 * June 21, 2026: A vast portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet calves into the Atlantic Ocean, after extreme ablation following multiple summers of hot weather. The lack of new névé (snow) due to hotter temperatures caused the extreme ablation, however other factors such as dark algae coating the ice helped accelerate the melting. Although the sheet had been melting since 1998, the southern portion was melting rapidly faster.
 * June 24, 2026: The United Nations announces its intention to use "damage control" to prevent a drastic sea level rise caused by the fallen portion of the Ice Sheet.
 * June 25, 2026: Public Safety Canada (PSC) announces voluntary evacuation in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador as shockwaves from the fall of the Ice Sheet cause some minor flooding in the area.

2028

 * April 30, 2028: The first robot to successfully pass the Turing Test is created in San Jose, California.

2029

 * May 28, 2029: The Beijing Protocol is signed by 34 nations, which includes a legally binding agreement to reduce CO2 emissions. It also includes the founding of the Climate Change Coalition, which aimed to severely reduce the effects of climate change.
 * September 10, 2029: The Financial Crash of 2029 occurs.

2033

 * December 14, 2033: The Ramadan Revolution occurs in Saudi Arabia.
 * December 16, 2033: The new and unstable government of Saudi Arabia collapses, and this starts the Saudi Civil War.

2041

 * August 30, 2041: At the height of the Great Migration, fighting between refugees from the Middle East and Russian immigration forces reaches an all time high as 34 Iranian refugees are killed at the border with Russia. Known as the Parsabad Conflict, it nearly sprouts a war between the two nations.
 * September 14, 2041: The Great Internet Crash occurs.

2047

 * April 4, 2047: Private contractors hired by the Indian government begin construction on the Great Himalayan Aqueduct, a series of aqueducts bringing water from the Himalayan mountains into rapidly modernizing cities like New Delhi. The arduous task was completed using a computer system known as ELI, which although previously used in construction projects in the United States, had never been used on a project this grand before.
 * April 7, 2047: China's Foreign Ministry claims the Great Himalayan Aqueduct is violating China's sovereignty, as it passes through Arunachal Pradesh, which despite negotiations, was still claimed by China.

2048

 * February 5, 2048: Indian troops stationed in Kashmir mistake a small Chinese expeditionary force in the region for troops of a nearby Muslim insurgency and open fire.
 * February 6, 2048: The Chinese Foreign Ministry sends an ultimatum to India in retaliation for Indian troops opening fire on Chinese troops the day before.
 * February 7, 2048: India declines the audacious ultimatum. China declares war on India. World War Three begins.

2050

 * June 1, 2050: The New York Stock Exchange moves its physical offices to Chicago, after the braching of newly constructed sea walls and intense flooding in New York City. Trading is closed for the entire first week of June, and investors sell as fears rise of an economic recession.

2055

 * November 10, 2055: Coalition and Allied Forces come to a peace agreement, after some negotiation. The Treaty of Hanoi is signed and ratified.
 * December 14, 2055: The last Indian troops are ordered to leave Kashmir.

2069

 * June 9, 2069: Puerto Rico becomes the 52nd state of the US, after President Sanchez signs the 150-year old territory into statehood.