The History of Kerbin

[kmMango]

819 Million BC-Estimated age of the Monoliths

212 Million BC-The Kraken evolve in Jool's Atmosphere, and quickly expand into the entire Jool System.

605000 BC-Proto-Kerbals take to the stars and establish an empire spanning the entire system. The Face on Duna dates from this time.

600000 BC-Kerbals encounter the Kraken, hostile creatures living in the atmosphere of Jool.

599824 BC-Kraken begin war on Kerbals to stop them from expanding.

599113 BC-The Kraken raze Duna, leaving it unihabitable. Before their demise, the Kerbals transmit a signal on endless loop for future civilizations, revealing the location of Kerbin. By the time it is discovered, its power supply has dropped to the point where it can't be heard for more than a few hundred meters.

598588 BC- Great Planetary Wars come to an end, Kraken species is supposedly extinct. However, their last act was to push a small icy moon, later known as Minmus, on a collision course with Kerbin. Only those Kerbals still in space survive. Those who remain return to Kerbin. The Flying Saucers and Dead Kraken date from around this time.

598500 BC-Damage from the Asteroid leads to Kerbals retreating to their underground cities. The Kerbal Dark Ages begin.

60000 BC-First Kerbals emerge from underground. By this time,all knowledge of their past glory has been lost. Almost all of their advanced technology has failed by this time.

4400 BC- First Writing by Kerbals, titled "How many people are in our tribe?"

1130 BC-First Cities established.

20 BC- Mun Discovered

100 AD- Great Tribal Wars break out between the cities of Kerbin, supposedly after one Kerbal says another Tribe's city looks "dumb".

417 AD- First Kerbal Council unifies all the Tribes of Kerbin, ending the wars.

1804 AD- Solid Fuel discovered when a Kerbal accidentally drops a torch on some Aluminum Oxide. It is initially used to amaze Kerbals with light shows.

1988 AD- Kerbals discover the Laws of Motion.

2160 AD-Kerbals create the first rocket using solid fuel, and relying on the Laws of Motion

2213 AD- Liquid Fuel found while digging for more Aluminum Oxide.

2346 AD- Eve, Moho, Jool, and Duna discovered.

2552 AD-Interplanetary Society is founded.

2617 AD-Ike, Dres, and Tylo discovered

2642 AD-Gilly, Laythe, and Bop discovered

2844 AD- Pol, Vall, and Eeloo discovered.

2919 AD-Interest in the newly discovered planets leads to the formation of the Space Program and the first manned rocket flight.

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Edited May 19, 2014 by kmMango

[Dodgey]

That's pretty cool. I always love a bit'o lore.

[kmMango]

Thanks. Will add more when I get a chance.