The first Metahuman was discovered in 1987, in Ukraine. It was a baby boy with the power of flight.
After the first appearance of Super Powers in 1987, many countries started to monopolize heroes. Unlike our world, the Cold War didn't end in 1991, it actually got worse. We went from holding nukes against each other to threating a super-powered war that would end the world.
Metahumans were created and used to fight a 50 year long war before peace was finally reached.
After America learned of the Soviets new metahumans, the US government decided to start experimenting on making their own super-powered individual. After years of tests, they finally managed to create their magnum opus with the help of the scientist Wilhelm Kantor.
The Cold War finally escalated into a 50 year long war that involved almost every country on Earth. It ended after the Ultimate Hero stopped the war by threatening to destroy the world if both sides didn't call a ceasefire.
Champion University is founded in 2032 under the cover of a normal Ivy league school, but is really a cover school for up-and coming heroes.
A.E.G.I.S. is formed in place of the FBI and CIA, and watches over domestic and foregin threats to stop them before they boil into a second Super War.
With most of North and South America left in remnants of what they used to be, they decided to join together to help each other rebuild. North and South AMerica no longer existed, instead they created the New Americas. The U.S., Canada, and Mexico would all still be their own countries, but all of South America would combine into one single country in this new Continent. Central America would also create their own unified country, and would end up joining the New Americas in the coming years.
Large strides were made regarding Mars and its inhabitants, the Martians
The World Coalition saw every country come together and vow to never go through another Super War. They all signed agreements, and decided for the first time ever in recorded history, to come together for a better tomorrow.
The first manned mission to mars saw 6 astronauts from various countries fly to the moon. The mission lasted about a year, and they started building infrastructure for human colonies on the moon. This is also when the human race discovered martians for the first time.
Mars sends 8 delegates to represent Mars for all diplomatic issues regarding Mars. They all live in the Capital of America, New D.C.
31 years after the first manned mission to Mars, the world was finally ready to send humans to Mars. In respect for the Martians,no Metahumans were sent to Mars as that might've been seen as a threat. In total, there were 10,000 humans that made it to Mars to start a new population of Humans on Mars.
The first ever Mar-Man is documented from the Mars colony. The child ultimately didn't live past a few years old, but it was the first of its kind causing all sorts of scientific theories to form between the anatomy of Humans and Martians.
With the outlawing of Metahuman creation and the disappearance of the Ultimate Hero, new upstart heroes have taken the spotlight to fight the ever increasing crime rates.
Although Metahuman creation had been considered taboo since the end of the Super War over 50 years ago, the World Coalition Council decided to finally outlaw it, which inevitably causes a chain reaction that no one could've foreseen.
Prime Academy is founded in Neo City, New Americas by Astrid Procaccia. It was founded to be a competitor to Champion University, but didn't really gain popularity until 2125. It gained notoriety for its avant garde teaching methods, and is popular with the newer generations. It's a much more futuristic campus and college compared to Champion University. Prime Academy is now the main rival of Champion University, and students from either college are always having disagreements.
The Ultimate Hero, who had been upholding the peace of the world on his shoulders, disappeared out of nowhere. His disappearance caused numerous criminal organization to come up from the shadows, and with the outlawing of Metahuman creation, arranged marriages started becoming more popular. Certain people were getting married in order to create a child with a "perfect" set of powers.
The Save the World Inititative is founded by Myles Rapa. It's goals are identical to the A.E.G.I.S. organization, but Myles believed them to be corrupt and didn't want to leave the safety of the world to a bunch of bureaucrats. It's base of operations is located deep beneath Champion University.
The Black Rose Syndicate is basically just a hub for mercenaries to do jobs and gained a cult following after they won the struggle for power left in the wake of the disappearance of the Ultimate Hero. They are currently the largest known and active criminal organization in all of the New Americas.