2438

Standard Earth Year (SEY): 2438 is best known for Humanity making first contact with the Banu, the first sentient species ever discovered by human-kind.

June

 * 2438-06-12, Humanity makes first contact with the Banu when Vernon Tar encountered a Banu vessel in the outskirts of the Davien system.

October

 * General Neal Socolovich negotiates the first intergalactic peace and trade treaty with the Banu Protectorate.

Major Events

 * Humanity's participates in the Red Festival for the first time when a Banu ship invites Humans on Cestulus to celebrate with them.
 * The Customs Bureau sees an expansion in the scope of their duties after first contact with the Banu.
 * The United Nations of Earth drastically increases their military spending with the discovery of the Banu in order to prepare for the worst-case scenarios.
 * Adelaide Lorris discovers the Cathcart system while fleeing from Marshal Cathcart.