21st Century (Betaverse)

The 21st Century is the first century of the 3rd millennium, beginning on January 1st, 2001 and ending on January 1st, 2101.

2018

 * ESPNOnline, an ESPN Streaming Service launches.
 * The James Webb Space Telescope is launched.
 * Implementation of General Data Protection Regulation.
 * Impeachment of Donald Trump.
 * NASA's Solar Probe Plus orbits the Sun.
 * Two space tourists fly around the Moon, the first time humans have gone beyond low-Earth orbit since 1972.
 * Israel releases classified information regarding the first 20 years of its existence.
 * NASA's InSight launched to Mars.
 * 2018 WInter Olympics opens in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
 * BepiColombo spacecraft launched to Mercury.
 * Polish US Missile Defense Complex begins operation.
 * 2018 FIFA World Cup opens in Russia.

2019

 * DisneyNet, a streaming service revolving around Disney launches.
 * The United Kingdom officially withdrawns from the European Union.
 * Google acquires SoundCloud.

2020

 * Launch of the Euclid spaceprobe
 * 2020 Summer Olympics opens in Tokyo, Japan.
 * Launch of Super Nintendo World in Osaka, Japan
 * 2020 World Expo opens in Dubai, UAE.
 * Liberia becomes first African nation to completely halt deforestation in return for aid; Norway pays the country $150 Million.
 * Mars2020 lands on Mars.

2021

 * US Senator John McCain succumbs to Glioblastoma, dying at the age of 85.
 * Fox sells the rights of Percy Jackson to Disney for $200 Million.
 * India conducts its first human spaceflight.
 * Costa Rica has become carbon-neutral and has banned non-reusable plastic bags.
 * ESA's ExoMars rover makes landing on Mars.

2022

 * Former President George HW Bush dies at the age of 98.
 * Germany phases out its last nuclear power plants.
 * The launch of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer.
 * 2022 Winter Olympics opens in Beijing, PRC.
 * 2022 FIFA Cup opens in Qatar.
 * SpaceX sends the first manned spaceflight to Mars.

2023

 * Former President Jimmy Carter dies at the age of 101.
 * Kanal Instanbul is built.
 * The super sewer of London finishes construction.
 * OSIRIS-REx returns from the Asteroid Bennu.

2024

 * 2024 Summer Olympic opens in Paris, France.
 * Britain's Lunar Mission One lands on the Moon.
 * MarsOne establishes the first human establishment on Mars.
 * SpaceX launches the Interplanetary Transport System to Mars.

2025

 * FAA's NextGen is implemented.
 * Giant Magellan Telescope is completed.
 * Square Kilometre Array is completed.
 * The US Navy's CVN-80 is commissioned.
 * Japan's Shimizu Corp. begins construction of an underwater city.
 * World Population reaches 8 Billion.
 * First domestic 3D Printer released.

2027

 * Former President Donald Trump dies at the age of 81.
 * The autopsy report for Elvis Presley is unsealed.
 * FBI archived records of MLK, Jr. is made available to the public.
 * The second Gotthard road tunnel, in Switzerland, is completed.

2028

 * The Bangladesh Earthquake of 2028 occurs, causing US$ Billion in damage and approximately 22,000 deaths. It was marked 8.4 on the Richer Scale
 * Completion of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link.

2029

 * New Horizons leaves the solar system.

2030

 * First quantum computer developed.
 * China's Christian population surpasses the US.
 * Masdar City is completed.
 * Commercial drones in American airspace reach 30,000.
 * Robots have replaced a fifth of the total US Army.

2033

 * On the weeking morning of March 5th, 2033,  the Great Hayward Earthquake occurs, causing US$  Billion in damage and 351 deaths. It was marked 6.9 on the Richter Scale.
 * Completion of the final phase of the UK's HS2 rail link.

2034

 * Last of Switzerland's nuclear power plants have been phased out.
 * ESA's Laster Interferometer Space Antenna is launched.

2035

 * Diesel cars are banned in the UK.

2036

 * Former President Bill Clinton dies at the age of 89.

2037

 * The Royal Archives releases documents relating to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon's wishes for the British monarchy to stay in case of Nazi occupation.
 * The FUSE space telescope burns up in the atmosphere.
 * Diesel cars are banned in France.

2038

 * Former First Lady Hillary Clinton dies at the age of 91.
 * The last World War 2 veteran dies at the age of 111.

2040

 * Former President Mike Pence dies at the age of 81.
 * The Antarctic Treaty goes under review.
 * The last of Japanese Nuclear Power Plants are shut down.
 * The Northeast Corridor high-speed rail route is completed.

2041

 * Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is completed.
 * The completion of , a railroad connecting Moscow and New York.

2042

 * The Nickelodeon Time Capsule is opened.

2043

 * The Slovenian nuclear power planet is phased out.

2045

 * Completion of a maglev route connecting Tokyo and Osaka.

2047

 * Works published between 1978 and 2002 entered  public domain in the US.

2050

 * World population reaches 9.7 Billion
 * US Population reaches 400 Million.

2051

 * First uses of cloning to help maintain population are seen in Japan.

2060

 * The UK's total population reaches 90 Million.

2065

 * Former President Barack Obama dies at the age of 104.

2070

 * Islam surpasses Christianity as the world's largest religion.

2075

 * Ozone layer has fully recovered.

Society

 * Most clothing becomes less and less aligned with a specific gender.
 * More acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
 * People become more accepting of their bodies. Less body shaming.
 * Death of fad diets.

Health/Medicine

 * Death of the anti-vaccine movement
 * As well as the bankruptcy of Autism Speaks in 2031.
 * Creation of the artificial womb, which are used to hold clones, premies, and aborted babies.
 * Rise of artificial skin.
 * Growth of replacement body parts and heart muscle via stem cells.
 * Creation of the Universal Flu Vaccine
 * Reversible hearing loss, and Alzheimer's.
 * Use of nanobots/nanotechnology in the body to fight diseases and edit cells.
 * Widespread use of bionic eyes, ears, arms, and legs.
 * Average life expectancy in first world countries reaches 125.

Housing

 * More eco-friendly (solar/wind power, built-in recycling)
 * Modular
 * More space saving techniques, smaller houses
 * Domestic Robots
 * Stilt houses, house boats, and floating houses
 * Domestic 3D Printers
 * Interactive television (AR, VR, MR)
 * Massive parts - Walls, Roof (Cheaper, Stronger)
 * Smart houses, home automation
 * Anti-Earthquake Beds - When ground shakes enough, it drops the person sleeping and their mattress into a sealed box with needed supplies such as food and water
 * Portable Apartments

Planes

 * Resurgence of supersonic planes, rise of hypersonic.
 * Interchangeable cabins
 * Solar powered flights
 * Planes are larger - being wider, taller, and longer
 * Self-flying

Cars/Trucks

 * More eco-friendly
 * Flying
 * Rise of self-driving cars/trucks
 * 40% of known cars still have human drivers

Motorcycles

 * Flying
 * More eco-friendly

Trains

 * Popularization of Maglevs
 * Self-driving
 * Hyperloop
 * Bullet trains
 * Rail network connecting San Fransisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and San Diego.

Buses

 * More eco-friendly
 * Flying
 * Popularization of Elevator Buses in cities
 * Self-driving

Ships

 * Run themselves
 * Require less maintenance
 * Lighter
 * Self-driving

Other

 * Hoverboards (replaces the skateboard)
 * Jetpacks