31st century

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The 31st century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 3001–3100.

Astronomical events

• December 18, 3089: Transit of Venus

Millenials

• 3001: 1,000th anniversary of Encyclopedia Jr.

Fiction

• The Guardians of the Galaxy of Marvel Comics are active in the 31st century. They first appeared in January 1969.

• The Japanese-French cartoon series Ulysses 31 transposes the events of The Odyssey to the 31st century.

• The TV show Futurama mainly takes place in the first years of the 31st century (3000–3006). In this series the head of Richard M. Nixon wins the planetary election of 3000 and becomes president of Earth. (For more details, see Futurama.)

• 3001: The Final Odyssey, the final novel in Arthur C. Clarke's Space Odyssey series takes place in 3001.

• The film Idiocracy, directed by Mike Judge (creator of King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-head, and Office Space), takes place in a dismal 31st century almost entirely devoid of intelligent thought.

• "Preludio para el año 3001" is a tango by Ástor Piazzolla with lyrics by Horacio Ferrer.

• The 20th Century Fox movie Titan A.E. takes place in the early 31st century. In that century, the Earth has been destroyed in the year 3028.

• The fighting mecha from the future, M.E.G.A.S. (of the animated series Megas XLR) and its former owner, Kiva, are from this century.

• In Star Trek: Enterprise, one of the factions involved in the Temporal Cold War is from the 31st century. In the episode "Shockwave," Captain Jonathan Archer is briefly transported to the 31st century in an alternate timeline in which the United Federation of Planets was never established. According to Enterprise, time travel has become a commonly used method of exploration by this point.

• DC Comics' Legion of Super-Heroes titles are set 1000 years after "the present day", meaning that more recent stories are set in the 31st century.

• Del Tha Funkee Homosapien, Dan the Automator, and Kid Koala produced the high-concept hip-hop album Deltron 3030, a story of corporate destruction and love lost in a post-apocalyptic 31st-century universe.

• In the manga series Biomega by Tsutomu Nihei, 3005 is the year when the story begins with humans successfully landing on Mars.

• The Webcomic Schlock Mercenary is set solely in the early 31st century, presumably beginning in the year 3000 and progressing to the current year of 3006. The recent introduction of time travel to the storyline may alter this, of course.

• According to the song "What Would Brian Boitano Do" from South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut, Brian Boitano travels through time to 3010, fights an evil robot king and saves the human race again.

• All of the "recent events" of the Classic BattleTech timeline occur in the thirty-first century.

• The TV show "Rocket Robin Hood" takes place in 3001 and follows the adventures of Robin Hood's descendant Rocket Robin Hood and the rest of the Merry Men who travel on the mobile, rocket-powered Sherwood Asteroid.

• In the novel Star Split, Darci, the main character, lives in the year 3038.

• The 1998 music video "Victory", by Puff Daddy (and featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) takes place in 3002 and follows the adventures of a 'runner' from the 'New World Order'.

• The heroes from Power Rangers Series Power Rangers Time Force are from the year 3000.

• On the cartoon Lazer Tag Academy, Jamie Jaryn travels to 1987 from 3010 to save her ancestor from Draxon Dreer.

• In the South Park episode 'Goobacks', the time machine is invented in 3045. All humans are bald; have a pale orange complexion; adopt a latin-american culture; and speak 'Futurespeak', a blend of all world languages. In 3045 inflation rates are so extremely high that people travel back to 2005 so they can work for pittance and then invest the money in banks to gather interest to support their families in the future. Note that time-travel follows 'Terminator Rules' as opposed to 'Back To The Future Rules'.
• Chibiusa, from Sailor Moon, is born, and Crystal Tokyo is built.
• 3059 is a roguelike inspired game for the PC taking place in the year that makes up its name on the planet Esperenza.

• The manga Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo takes place in the year 300X.

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