2114
First Interstellar War begins
2122
First Interstellar War ends, regrouping begins
2125
Second Interstellar War begins
2134
Second Interstellar War ends
2135
August: Benjamin Matthews born in Melbourne, Australia
2138
November: Rory Callahan born in Ireland
2140
March: Julie Gustavsson born in Sweden
2145
Third Interstellar War: The Siege of Terra begins
2146
December: Sten Gustavsson, father of Julie, dies in a work-related accident
2148
Start of Terran Counteroffensive
2151
Julie goes to live with her great aunt Anna Maria Gustavsson
2154
January: William Matthews, father of Benjamin, dies of a heart attack in his home in Canberra
February: Benjamin enters obligatory public service in Brisbane (military)
2155
April: Benajmin marries his girlfriend Robin Cole while on leave
November: Benjamin divorces Robin
2156
End of Terran Counteroffensive
2157
Benjamin goes into a military carreer in the Terran Navy
Rory meets and falls in love with Megan
2159
Megan leaves Rory and he turns into the womanizer he is today
2160
Benjamin marries Penelope Berkeley
Julie and Jonatan Strindberg have a short romance; only a few months
2162
July: Julie is headhunted to start working for the military
2165
March: Rory is assigned pilot to a scout vessel under the command of Benjamin
May: Julie completes her Ph.D. in engineering (space craft mechanics)
2166
Benjamin divorces Penelope
May: Rory pulls a stunt that saves a lot of people and gives him a rep as a great pilot
July: Rory is honorably discharged from the Terran Navy
2167
Benjamin befriends Julie through work, they stay friends after that
2169
March: Benjamin leaves the Terran Navy
April: Benjamin and Rory reconnect, Benjamin recruits both Rory and Julie to work on The Sparrow
2170
Present day