A timeline of all major events in the Halo universe from the time of the Forerunners through the rule of the Created.
The Rainforest Wars was a large-scale conflict from 2162 to 2163 between the fascist Friedens, the neo-communist Koslovics, and the forces of the United Nations on the continent of South America.
The Interplanetary War was a six-year conflict between the United Nations, neo-communists known as the Koslovics, and the corporate-backed Friedens, an movement with strong fascist roots.
The Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine, informally known as an FTL drive or slipspace drive, was invented by a team of scientists led by Tobias Fleming Shaw and Wallace Fujikawa and unveiled to humanity in April 2291.
The Battle for Earth was a large-scale space, air, and ground battle between the invading Covenant forces and the UNSC Home Fleet on and around Earth at the end of 2552.
The Voi Memorial was erected in March 2553, marking the end of the Human-Covenant War and to remember all who were lost during the conflict.
The Invasion of Earth was an attempt by the monitor of Installation 00 to harvest the Earth for resources to repair the Ark when the Portal at Voi was reopened in March of 2555.
The New Phoenix Incident was an attack by the Ur-Didact on the Earth city of New Phoenix on July 25th, 2557 using the Composer that he had acquired from Ivanoff Station the day prior.
The Battle of New Phoenix was a military engagement between the UNSC and Covenant remnant forces under command of Jul 'Mdama in the city of New Phoenix on Earth, immediately after the New Phoenix Incident and the Battle of Installation 03 in July 2557.
The Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro was a trek undertaken by 343 Guilty Spark, Rion Forge, and the crew of the Ace of Spades to find the Librarian and, in the case of Spark, gain access to the Domain in September 2557.
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Following the Didact’s self-imposed exile one thousand years prior after losing the political battle over the Forerunner defense plan against the Flood, the Didact is resurrected from his cryptum on Erde-Tyrene by Forerunner Manipular Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting, and humans Chakas and Riser.
