Post-2021 timeline of Earth

The post-2021 timeline of major events on Earth is outlined below. It generally covers major geopolitical, scientific, economic and cultural events.

2021

 * July 25 – The last U.S. troops are withdrawn from Afghanistan, ending a nearly 20 year long war in the area started in the aftermath of 9/11. This also marks the first split between the Cyprus timeline and the actual timeline.
 * September 14 – The 2021 California gubernatorial recall election is held.
 * September 20 – The 2021 Canadian federal election is held, and the Liberal Party maintains its minority government.

2022

 * October 27 – Kamala Harris becomes the 47th President of the United States after the death of Joe Biden, and also becomes the first female president of the United States.
 * November 8 – The 2022 United States midterms are held. (See: 2022 United States elections.)

2023

 * April 13 – Scotland votes in a referendum to gain independence from the United Kingdom.

2024

 * Feburary 5 to June 11 – The Republican and Democratic presidential primaries are held in the United States.
 * November 5 – Nikki Haley narrowly defeats incumbent United States president Kamala Harris in the Electoral College to become 48th President of the United States, despite losing the popular vote. This was the first time a woman was elected United States president. Other elections are also held in the country on the same day.

2025

 * January 20 – Nikki Haley is inaugurated as the 48th President of the United States.
 * April 13 – Scotland formally separates from the United Kingdom, exactly 2 years after they voted to do so in a referendum.

2026

 * March or April – India surpasses China in population, becoming the most populous country on Earth.
 * April 29 – Alphabet, Inc. and Facebook merge into a megacorporation called Lockpick, Inc.
 * May 10 – A massive stock market crash occurs, signaling the beginning of the 2026-28 global economic recession.

2027

 * January 1 – The entire population of Venice is permanently evacuated to mainland Italy, due to frequent flooding and sea level rise.

2028

 * November 7 – Julián Castro defeats incumbent United States president Nikki Haley in the 2028 United States presidential election. This was the first time a Hispanic person was elected president.

2029

 * January 20 – Julián Castro is inaugurated as the 49th President of the United States, and becomes the first Hispanic person to hold the office.
 * July 16 – Puerto Rico is admitted into the United States as its 51st state, after decades of referendums and heated debate.

2032

 * November 2 – Julián Castro is re-elected president of the United States, defeating Marco Rubio.

2037

 * January 20 – Gary Braun is inaugurated as the 50th President of the United States.

2040

 * November 6 – Stacey Abrams defeats incumbent president of the United States Gary Braun in a landslide election.

2041

 * January 1 – After a referendum, much of the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Virginia joins the state of West Virginia.
 * January 20 – Stacey Abrams is inaugurated as the 51st President of the United States.

2042

 * March 12 – The planet Cyprus is discovered by astronomer Susie Johnson in Mauna Kea Observatory, Hawaii.

2049

 * January 20 – Laura Les is inaugurated as the 52nd President of the United States, and becomes the first openly transgender (and LGBTQ+ as a whole) president in American history.

2053

 * January 20 – Abdul O'Shea is inaugurated as the 53rd President of the United States.

2061

 * January 20 – Bob Sanchez is inaugurated as the 54th President of the United States.

2068

 * November 6 – Álvaro Hunter wins the 2068 election in a historic landslide.

2069

 * January 20 – Álvaro Hunter is inaugurated as the 55th President of the United States.

2073

 * January 20 – David Cummings is inaugurated as the 56th President of the United States.

2074

 * June 28 – The Oahu-Molokai Bridge is opened to the public, as part of the construction of the Trans-Hawaiian Highway.
 * December 16 – The launch of the first manned rockets to the planet Cyprus occurs, from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

2081

 * January 9 – United States President David Cummings resigns after the contentious House of Representatives vote following the 2080 United States presidential election, beginning the 11-day term of the 57th President of the United States, Riko Tsukamoto.
 * January 20 – Caleb Webber is inaugurated as the 58th President of the United States.
 * January 29 – The U.S. state of Louisiana declares itself to be an independent country following the inauguration of Caleb Webber, sparking the Louisiana Rebellion.
 * February 13 – The Louisiana Rebellion ends after the U.S. Army captures Baton Rouge.
 * April 3 – Two states, West Louisiana and East Louisiana, separated by the Atchafalaya River, are created and admitted into the United States as a concession following the Louisiana Rebellion.

2085

 * January 20 – Annie Brown is inaugurated as the 59th President of the United States, and becomes the first Green Party candidate ever elected president.

2088

 * November 2 – Annie Brown is re-elected President of the United States in a near-unprecedented landslide.

2093

 * January 20 – Sara Ribo is inaugurated as the 60th President of the United States.

2101

 * January 20 – Jessica Snow is inaugurated as the 61st President of the United States.

2109

 * January 20 – Faisal Abdullahi is inaugurated as the 62nd President of the United States.

2114

 * April 16 – Jacqueline Wilkinson is inaugurated as the 63rd President of the United States after the death of Faisal Abdullahi.

2117

 * January 20 – Gareth Pace is inaugurated as the 64th President of the United States, and becomes the first and only Free Market Party candidate elected President of the United States.

2125

 * January 20 – James Scheu is inaugurated as the 65th President of the United States.

2133

 * January 20 – Miles Krige is inaugurated as the 66th President of the United States.

2134

 * October 15 – The Nogales nuclear war occurs, killing about 45% of the U.S. population and about 60% of the Mexican population, after longstanding tensions between the two countries. U.S. President Miles Krige and Mexican President Donaldo Luna are both killed, and both countries splinter into dozens of smaller nations afterward.