Definition of Earth - history

Earth - History
What is it that makes the humans so special? What is it that draws you to them? They fight. They argue. They are ruled by passions and fears." 'Yes, and that is their strength. They do not seek conformity. They do not surrender. Out of their differences comes symmetry, their unique capacity to fight against impossible odds. Hurt them and they only comeback stronger. The passions we deplore have taken them to their place in their stars and will propel them to a great destiny. Their only weakness is that they do not recognize their own greatness. They forget that they have come to this place through two million years of evolution, struggle and blood and they are better than they think and nobler than they know. They carry within them the capacity to walk amongst the stars like giants. They are the future and we have much to learn from them.'
- Gray Council members and Delenn, "Babylon Squared"
The Human history of the last 5000 years has been dominated by wars and destruction in which millions died. Earth was divided into several unions for a long time which fought against each other. This changed with the founding of the "United Nations" in the mid 20th Century. Later the Earth Alliance was founded and replaced the United Nations organization.
A key point of Human evolution is their extreme high development speed. Humans managed to fly into space for the first time only about 60 years after the first "mechanical flight" has been recorded. From that point it took only another 200 years to reach a technology level like that of the Centauri . There are many indications that Human technology will soon be as advanced as the Minbari technology. The Minbari and Centauri needed several thousands of years to reach their current level, only the Narn can stand against the Human evolution speed

Earth Alliance began setting up colonies in 2090. Other colonies followed in the Sol-System but mankind was "trapped" in their home system. No "faster than light" technology had been developed and so "Sleeper Ships" had been used for many years. This changed rapidly when the Centauri made contact with the Humans in 2155. The Centauri offered to trade goods and technology to Earth, boosting Earths technology level into new heights.
Human ships were allowed to use the Centauri jumpgates for a small fee and later the Centauri completely sold the jumpgate technology to Earth. From this point, Earth began building colonies in many systems. Earth Alliance to the rank of a galactic superpower after declaring war against the Dilgar. The Dilgar fought against the League of Non-Aligned Worlds and the Narn and were on the verge of success when without any notice Earth Force vessels joined the other races.
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