Editing 2524

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'''2524''' was a year in the 2520s in the 26th century.

==Events==
===January===
'''January 2'''
*[[Gage Yevgenny]] told a friend about his decision to leave [[Harvest]], then he went round [[Utgard]], walking up and down [[Mimir River]] drinking until he could barely walk.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=HEDirt|Evo|Story=Dirt}}
'''January 3'''
*A tired and hungover Gage Yevgenny enlisted in the [[Colonial Military Authority]] the hour he turned 18. By the evening he became a [[Private, First Class]].{{Ref/Reuse|HEDirt}}
'''January 18'''
*A telescope on [[Mars]], [[CFHT-Mars]], while recording the Rosette Nebula, captures the first ever human photograph of the [[Covenant]] mobile planetoid, ''[[High Charity]]''. The discovery is sent to Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] for evaluation.{{Ref/Game|Id=HRLEHJ2524Photo|HR|Part=Halo: Reach Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Detail=Photo of NGC 2244}}

===February===
'''February 28'''
*[[Jun-A266]] is born on [[Tyumen]], [[New Harmony]].{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUCJun|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jun-a266|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Characters|Page=Jun-A266|D=12|M=11|Y=2020|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jun-a266.html}}{{Ref/Site|Id=HBNPRPJun|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24522|Site=Halo.Bungie.Net|Section=Project, Halo: Reach, Intel, Personnel|Page=Jun|D=20|M=10|Y=2020|LocalArchive=Noble Team performance reports}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HEVGP104|EVG|Page=104 (Jun)}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P98|Enc22|Page=98}}

===May===
'''May 22'''
*[[James Cutter]] receives a [[Bronze Star]] for his actions aboard the {{UNSCShip|Glasgow}}.{{Ref/Game|HW|Part=Halo Wars Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Halo Wars: Genesis}}{{Ref/Site|Id=HWFLWHTIHP4|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2534425_Today-in-Halo.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Forums|Page=Learn What Happened Today In Halo - Page 4|D=12|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=}}

===June===
'''June 12 '''
*[[Kojo Agu|Kojo "Romeo" Agu]] is born in the [[Castra Arcology]], [[Castra]], on [[Madrigal]].{{Ref/Site|Id=ODSTfieldguide|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/odst/guide.aspx|Site=Bungie.net|Section=Halo 3: ODST Project page|Page=Field Guide|Detail=|Quote=|D=30|M=11|Y=2020|LocalArchive=}}{{Ref/Site|Id=HWUCRomeo|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/romeo|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Universe, Characters|Page=Romeo|D=27|M=10|Y=2020|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/romeo.html}}{{Ref/Book|Id=HEVG159|EVG|Page=159 (Romeo)}}{{Ref/Site|Id=HBNNMeettheSquad|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad|Site=Bungie.net|Section=News|Page=Meet the Squad|Detail=|Quote=|D=7|M=2|Y=2021|LocalArchive=}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P96|Enc22|Page=96}}


'''Mid June'''
*[[Insurrectionist]]s hit the luxury liner ''[[National Holiday]]'' above [[Reach]], detonating unmanned [[orbital taxi]]s loaded with explosives against its hull. The ship plummets into Reach's atmosphere, burning up via re-entry. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] manages to portray it as a tragic accident.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC8|CH|Chapter=8}}
'''June 16'''
*As part of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]; [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Nolan Byrne]] and [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] lead two four-man teams on a raid in the city of [[Casbah]] on [[Tribute]] to find rebel bombs. Johnson hesitates to fire at one of the bombers due to a child being in range leading to the boys father detonating it.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHCP|CH|Chapter=Prologue}}

===August===
'''August 7'''
*[[Marcille Johnson]] passes away in her apartment in [[Chicago]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC2|CH|Chapter=2}}
'''August 10'''
*Avery Johnson arrives in [[Chicago]], [[United Republic of North America|URNA]], after the botched operation on Tribute. He goes to visit his aunt Marcille, only to find that she had passed away three days ago. In grief, he goes on a drinking spree.{{Ref/Reuse|HCHC2}}
'''August 13'''
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Downs]] finds a drunk Avery Johnson at the recruitment centre entrance in Chicago. Johnson is transferred to [[Harvest]] to train the [[Harvest Militia|local militia]].{{Ref/Reuse|HCHC2}}
'''August 22'''
*Catherine Halsey records in her Journal that she was furious that Spartan-II candidates were rerouted during a training exercise due to interested parties. Halsey then requested that next-generation AI matrix strata be pushed forward so new intrusion and counter-intrusion software can be developed to watch her back, and aid the Spartans.{{Ref/Game|Id=HRLEHJ2524August|HR|Part=Halo: Reach Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Detail=August 22, 2524}}

===September===
'''September 3'''
*The [[freighter]] ''[[Horn of Plenty]]'' emerges from [[Slipstream Space|Slipspace]] in error, courtesy of a radiation leak, and sends out a distress beacon. The beacon is futile, however, as the ship is attacked and captured by a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] vessel.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC1|CH|Chapter=1}}
'''September 3'''
*'''Horn of Plenty'''s navigation box is retrieved by Covenant forces and its contents are analysed by the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]]. Lighter Than Some finds the vessel's point of origin. The Covenant ship, ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', heads off to obtain more spoils.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC3|CH|Chapter=3}}
'''Around September 18'''
*'''Horn of Plenty'''s signal reaches [[Harvest]], being received by the [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] [[Sif]].{{Ref/Reuse|HCHC1}}
'''September 18'''
*[[Rion Forge|Lucy Orion Forge]] is born on [[Earth]] to [[John Forge]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P111|Enc22|Page=111}} and [[Laine Forge]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HPOLC1|HPoL|Chapter=1}}

===November===
'''November 17'''
*Dr. Catherine Halsey writes in her journal about previously reuniting with [[Lieutenant]] [[Jacob Keyes]] while attending a conference at the [[University of Calippus]]. Their rendezvous left Halsey pregnant with their daughter, [[Miranda Keyes|Miranda]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HRLEHJ2524November|HR|Part=Halo: Reach Limited Edition|PartText=Limited Edition|Dr. Halsey's personal journal|Detail=November 17, 2524}}{{Ref/Note|The journal entry is dated November 17, 2524, and Halsey writes as though the events occurred recently. However, Miranda Keyes was born February 28, 2525, which would place the date of their rendezvous in late May or early June 2524. Although Halsey often went months and even years without writing in her journal, there is another entry in August which makes no mention of the incident or her pregnancy. It is therefore possible that the date of the journal entry is anachronistic, and should be dated five months earlier.}}

===December===
'''December 21'''
*The {{UNSCShip|Two for Flinching}}, carrying Staff Sergeant Johnson and many others, arrives in the [[Epsilon Indi system]]. Simultaneously, ONI operative [[Jilan al-Cygni]] is briefed by the AIs Sif and [[Mack]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC4|CH|Chapter=4}}
*''Minor Transgression'''s crew launches a raid on the freighter ''[[This End Up]]'', killing its captain, [[Henry Gibson]]. A while later, Sif reports the attack to al-Cygni, both realizing that it was the only ship in the area with a human crew.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HCHC6|CH|Chapter=6}}

===Unknown===
*Office of the High Prophet of Restraint issues an Edict, following an incident with the Kig-Yar ship ''[[Pitiless]]'', that teams of Unggoy and Sangheili are to search all Kig-Yar vessels for evidence of "Unclean Beings".{{Ref/Game|Id=HWTEEotOotHPoR|HW|Halo Wars Timeline Events|Timeline Events|Detail=Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Restraint}}

===Circa 2524===
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'''Around a year prior to the start of the Human-Covenant War'''
*UNSC forces quell a colonial rebellion on [[Persia IX]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HNBC15|NB|Chapter=15}}

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