X-Men Apocalypse: 36 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes & References You Need To See

31. The Days Of Future Past History Lesson

Interestingly, the events of Days Of Future Past in Washington DC and the attempted assassination of the US government were so major that they've been adopted as part of modern history classes in high school. We see that confirmed when Scott Summers' mutation kicks in during history class.

The preceding film's Civil Rights allegory seems to have taken the place of the actual Civil Rights Movement, and there are flashes of that throughout the film: including suggestions that humanity hasn't really accepted mutants, just that they hide their intolerance better.

Curiously, none of those events changed the human history timeline, as Ronald Reagan is confirmed as being in the White House during the events of Apocalypse.