List of timelines
Encyclopedia
Types
- Living graphLiving graphIn terms of knowledge representation, a living graph is a graph similar to a chronology timeline which places events along a vertical axis to reflect changes over time. The vertical axis can be used to represent many factors, such as relative importance, degrees of success/failure, danger/safety...
- Logarithmic timelineLogarithmic timelineA logarithmic timeline is a timeline laid out according to a logarithmic scale. This necessarily implies a zero point and an infinity point, neither of which can be displayed. The most natural zero point is the Big Bang, looking forward, but the most common is the ever-changing present, looking...
- Detailed logarithmic timelineDetailed logarithmic timelineThis timeline allows one to see the whole history of the universe, the Earth, and mankind in one table.Each row is defined in years ago, that is, years before the present date, with the earliest times at the top of the chart...
- Detailed logarithmic timeline
- Synchronoptic viewSynchronoptic viewA synchronoptic view is a graphic display of a number of entities as they proceed through time. A synchronoptic view can be used for many purposes but is best suited to the visual display of history...
History
- Timeline of prehistory (13,700,000,000 BCE – 7000 BCE)
- Timeline of ancient historyTimeline of Ancient historyTimeline of Ancient history is the historical events in time of the documented ancient past from the beginning of recorded history until the Early Middle Ages....
(3300 BCE - 600 CE) - Timeline of the Middle Ages (406–1499)
- Timeline of early modern historyTimeline of early modern historyEarly modern history comprises the time between the end of the Middle Ages and the contemporary era.*For a timeline of events from 1500 to 1599, see: 16th century*For a timeline of events from 1600 to 1699, see: 17th century...
(1500–1899) - Timeline of modern historyTimeline of modern historyThis is a timeline of modern history, here defined as comprising the years since 1900.-1900s:*1900: Galveston Hurricane kills 8000 people. Indian famine ends....
(1900 – present) - Timeline of country and capital changesTimeline of country and capital changesThis is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world. It includes dates of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and significant changes in territory....
(4000 BCE – present) - Timeline of European explorationTimeline of European explorationThe following timeline covers European exploration from 1418 to 1948.The fifteenth century witnessed the rounding of the feared Cape Bojador and Portuguese exploration of the west coast of Africa, while in the last decade of the century the Spanish sent expeditions to the New World, focusing on...
Arts
- List of years in art (prehistoric – present)
- Timeline of architectureTimeline of architectureThis is a timeline of architecture, indexing the individual year in architecture pages. Notable events in architecture and related disciplines including structural engineering, landscape architecture and city planning...
(8000 BCE – present) - Timeline of architectural stylesTimeline of architectural stylesThis timeline shows the periods of various styles of architecture in a graphical fashion.-1000AD—present :*1000 years - The last 250 years is expanded in the timeline above...
- Timeline of Native American art historyTimeline of Native American art historyThis is a chronological list of significant or pivotal moments in the development of Native American art or the visual arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas...
(10,200 BCE – present) - List of years in literature (2400 BCE – present)
Biographical timelines
- Timeline of Lord Byron (1788–1824)
- Timeline of Niccolò MachiavelliTimeline of Niccolò MachiavelliThis timeline lists important events relevant to the life of the Italian diplomat, writer and political philosopher Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli ....
(1469–1527) - Timeline of Mary WollstonecraftTimeline of Mary WollstonecraftThis timeline lists important events relevant to the life of Mary Wollstonecraft , a British writer, philosopher, and feminist....
(1759–1797)
Business and management
- Timeline of project managementTimeline of project managementTimeline of project management. There is a general understanding that the history of modern project management started around 1950. Until 1900 projects were generally managed by creative architects and engineers themself, among those for example Christopher Wren, Thomas Telford and Isambard Kingdom...
(2570 BCE – present) - Timeline of labor and labor union issues and eventsTimeline of labor issues and eventsTimeline of organized labor history1790s - 1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s - 1900s - 1910s - 1920s - 1930s - 1940s - 1950s - 1960s - 1970s - 1980s-1790s:1797 -1800s:1806...
(1797–1989) - Timeline of the Enron scandalTimeline of the Enron scandal-1985:Kenneth Lay seized control in 1985 of HNG/Internorth created by the merger of Houston Natural Gas and the much larger and more diversified InterNorth, which combined four natural gas pipeline companies, Northern Natural Gas, Transwestern Pipeline, Florida Gas Transmission, and Houston...
(1996–present)
Crime
- List of assassinated people
- Timeline of organized crimeTimeline of organized crimeThis is a timeline of the history of organized crime.Note: Sources included are Carl Sifakis's The Mafia Encyclopedia, Herbert Asbury's The Gangs of New York and others. Online references also include Thomas P...
(1880–present) - Timeline of piracyTimeline of piracyThis is a timeline of the history of piracy.*1600s: 1600 - 1601 - 1602 - 1603 - 1604 - 1605 - 1606 - 1607 - 1608 - 1609*1610s: 1610 - 1611 - 1612 - 1613 - 1614 - 1615 - 1616 - 1617 - 1618 - 1619...
(1680–present) - List of riots (121 BCE – present)
Events
- Timeline of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contactTimeline of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contactThis is a Timeline of Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact, as accepted by mainstream archaeology.*Norse colonization of the Americas:** c.1000: Erik the Red and Leif Ericson, Viking navigators, discovered and settled Greenland, Helluland , Markland and Vinland...
(47,000 BCE–1492 CE) - Chronology of European exploration of AsiaChronology of European exploration of AsiaThis article attempts to list every significant event in the history of the European exploration of Asia. It proposes a chronological inventory of these events including every people involved and the places they helped to demystify ....
(330 BCE–1595 CE) - Chronology of colonialismChronology of colonialismThis is a non-exhaustive chronology of colonialism-related events, which may reflect political events, cultural events, and important global events that have influenced colonization and decolonization.- 15th to 18th century :...
- Chronology of the colonization of North America
- Timeline of mass migration to post-war EuropeTimeline of mass migration to post-war EuropeThis article attempts to list every significant event in the history of the mass migration to post-war Europe. See a document by UN Population Division for a detail description of the phenomenon. The article proposes a chronological view of it as a chain of events....
- Abolition of slavery timelineAbolition of slavery timelineAbolition of slavery occurred as abolition in specific countries, abolition of the trade in slaves and abolition throughout empires. Each of these steps was usually the result of a separate law or action.-Ancient times:...
(1102–present) - Timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender historyTimeline of LGBT historyThe following is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender related history.-9660 to 5000 BC:* Mesolithic rock art in Sicily depicts phallic male figures in pairs that have been interpreted variously, including as depictions of homosexual intercourse.-7000 to 1700 BC:*Among the sexual...
(25th century BCE – present) - Timeline of same-sex marriageTimeline of same-sex marriageThis page contains a timeline of significant events regarding same-sex marriage and legal recognition of same-sex couples worldwide in modern history, followed by a timeline of notable same-sex marriages and unions. Also, events concerning same-sex marriages are listed in bold.-2011:* October 25: ...
(1989–present) - Timeline of Philippine sovereigntyTimeline of Philippine sovereigntyThis article presents a timeline of the sovereignty of the Republic of the Philippines, showing transitions of sovereignty over the Philippine archipelago...
- Timeline of the Salem witch trialsTimeline of the Salem Witch Trials-Preceding the initial outbreak:1688The behavior of several children in the home of the Goodwin family in Boston results in the accusation, trial and execution of their Irish washerwoman, Ann Glover , for witchcraft.1689...
(1688–1713)
Disasters
- List of historic fires (356 BCE – present)
- List of massacres
- Lists of nuclear disasters and radioactive incidents
Economics
- Chronology of world oil market events (1970–2005)
- 2003 world oil market chronology2003 world oil market chronology*January 6: Venezuelan Minister of Energy and Mines Rafael Ramírez announces that the Venezuelan government plans to split state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. into two separate entities as part of a large-scale restructuring of the company, most of whose 40,000 workers are currently on...
- Timeline of Brazilian economic stabilization plansTimeline of Brazilian economic stabilization plansThe following is a timeline of the Brazilian economic stabilization plans in the "new Republic" era, a period characterized by intense inflation of the local currency, exceeding 2,700% in the period of 1989 to 1990....
(1989–1994) - Timeline of largest projects in the Russian economyTimeline of largest projects in the Russian economyThis timeline of largest projects in the Russian economy includes both megaprojects, costing over $1 billion, and other large investment projects, typically costing between $100 million and $1 billion. Projects with investments below $100 million also may be included here, either as parts of larger...
Entertainment
- Chronology of console role-playing games (1973–present)
- List of years in computer games (1971–present)
- List of years in film (1875–present)
- List of musical events (20th century BCE – present)
- Timeline of alternative rockTimeline of alternative rock__NOTOC_1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009 - 2010 - See also- 1979 :* Newly formed bands...
(1976–present) - List of years in television (1900–present)
- Timeline of the BBCTimeline of the BBC- 1920s :* 1922** 18 October - The British Broadcasting Company is formed.** 14 November - First BBC broadcasts from London .** 15 November - First broadcasts from Birmingham and Manchester ....
(1922–present) - List of ticker-tape parades in New York City (1886–present)
- List of world's fairs (1756–present)
- Timeline of media in EnglishTimeline of media in English*1731 The Gentleman's Magazine – appeared until 1907*1785 The Daily Universal Register later The Times *1791 The Observer*1821 The Manchester Guardian...
(1731–present)
Environmental issues
- Timeline of environmental eventsTimeline of environmental eventsThe timeline lists geological, astronomical, and climatological events in relation to events in human history which they influenced. For the history of humanity's perspective on these events, see timeline of the history of environmentalism...
(10,000 BCE – present) - Timeline of environmental history of New ZealandTimeline of environmental history of New ZealandThis is a timeline of environmental history of New Zealand. These events relate to the more notable events affecting the natural environment of New Zealand as a result of human activity.-Pre 1800s:...
(10th century CE–present)
Ancient civilizations
- Chronology of the ancient Near EastChronology of the ancient Near EastThe chronology of the Ancient Near East provides a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Individual inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers, taking forms like "in the year X of king Y". Thus by piecing together many...
(Ancient Orient including Babylonia and Assyria) - Conventional Egyptian chronologyConventional Egyptian chronologyThe Conventional Egyptian chronology represents the scholarly consensus on the chronology of the rulers of ancient Egypt, taking into account well accepted developments during the 20th century but not including any of the major revision proposals that have also been made in that time.All dates are...
(3200 BC32nd century BC-Events:* c. 3150 BC: Narmer started to rule in Ancient Egypt.* c. 3125 BC: Narmer died.* 3102 BC: The Beginning of Kali Yuga according to Vedic Scriptures....
– 525 BCE) - Egyptian chronologyEgyptian chronologyThe creation of a reliable chronology of Ancient Egypt is a task fraught with problems. While the overwhelming majority of Egyptologists agree on the outline and many of the details of a common chronology, disagreements either individually or in groups have resulted in a variety of dates offered...
- History of ancient Israel and JudahHistory of ancient Israel and JudahIsrael and Judah were related Iron Age kingdoms of ancient Palestine. The earliest known reference to the name Israel in archaeological records is in the Merneptah stele, an Egyptian record of c. 1209 BCE. By the 9th century BCE the Kingdom of Israel had emerged as an important local power before...
(1700 BCE – 200 BCE) - Kings of RomeKing of RomeThe King of Rome was the chief magistrate of the Roman Kingdom. According to legend, the first king of Rome was Romulus, who founded the city in 753 BC upon the Palatine Hill. Seven legendary kings are said to have ruled Rome until 509 BC, when the last king was overthrown. These kings ruled for...
(prior to the establishment of the Roman RepublicRoman RepublicThe Roman Republic was the period of the ancient Roman civilization where the government operated as a republic. It began with the overthrow of the Roman monarchy, traditionally dated around 508 BC, and its replacement by a government headed by two consuls, elected annually by the citizens and...
) (753 BCE – 510 BCE) - List of Roman Consuls
- Mesoamerican chronologyMesoamerican chronologyMesoamerican chronology divides the history of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica into several periods: the Paleo-Indian , the Archaic , the Preclassic , the Classic , and the Postclassic...
- Seljuk RulersSeljuq dynastyThe Seljuq ; were a Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries...
(1037–1194) - Timeline of ancient GreeceTimeline of Ancient GreeceThis is a timeline of Ancient Greece from 800 BC to 146 BC.For earlier times, see Greek Dark Ages, Aegean civilizations and Mycenaean Greece. For later times see Roman Greece, Byzantine Empire and Ottoman Greece....
(2800 BCE – 148 BCE) - Timeline of ancient MesopotamiaTimeline of Ancient MesopotamiaThe history of Mesopotamia describes the history of the area known as Mesopotamia, roughly coinciding with the Tigris–Euphrates basin, from the earliest human occupation in the Lower Paleolithic period up to the Muslim conquests in the 7th century AD...
- Timeline of ancient RomeTimeline of ancient RomeThis is a timeline of events concerning ancient Rome, from the city foundation until the last attempt of the Eastern Roman Empire to re-conquer Rome.-8th century BC:* 752 BC : Latins move into Italy...
(754 BCE – CE 1461) - Timeline of prehistoric ScotlandTimeline of prehistoric ScotlandThis timeline of prehistoric Scotland is a chronologically ordered list of important archaeological sites in Scotland and of major events affecting Scotland's human inhabitants and culture during the prehistoric period. The period of prehistory prior to occupation by the genus Homo is part of the...
(10800 BC – 1BCE) - Timeline of the Three Kingdoms periodTimeline of the Three Kingdoms periodThis is a timeline of the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history....
(184–251)
Extant civilizations
- Chronology of Tamil historyChronology of Tamil history-Pre-historic period:* c. 30,000 BCE-Paleolithic industries in north Tamil Nadu* c. 8000-3000 BCE-Pre-pottery microlithic industries* c. 3000-1000 BCE-Neolithic and fine microlithic industries-Pre-Sangam period:...
- History of BratislavaHistory of BratislavaThis page gives an overview of the history of Bratislava – the capital of Slovakia and the country's largest city.-Prehistory:In the area where present-day Bratislava lies, three skeletons of the Pliopithecus vindobonensis were found in the borough Devínska Nová Ves in 1957, dating 25–15...
, capital of SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - History of CyprusHistory of Cyprus-Prehistory:Cyprus was settled by humans in the Paleolithic period who coexisted with various dwarf animal species, such as dwarf elephants and pygmy hippos well into the Holocene...
(8500 BC9th millennium BCThe 9th millennium BC marks the beginning of the Neolithic period.Agriculture spread throughout the Fertile Crescent and use of pottery became more widespread. Larger settlements like Jericho arose along salt and flint trade routes. Northern Eurasia was resettled as the glaciers of the last glacial...
– present) - History of Portugal (PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - History of StockholmHistory of StockholmThe history of Stockholm, capital of Sweden, for many centuries coincided with the development of what is today known as Gamla stan, the Stockholm Old Town...
timeline (1252–present) - History of SwedenHistory of SwedenModern Sweden started out of the Kalmar Union formed in 1397 and by the unification of the country by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century. In the 17th century Sweden expanded its territories to form the Swedish empire. Most of these conquered territories had to be given up during the 18th century...
(9000 BC9th millennium BCThe 9th millennium BC marks the beginning of the Neolithic period.Agriculture spread throughout the Fertile Crescent and use of pottery became more widespread. Larger settlements like Jericho arose along salt and flint trade routes. Northern Eurasia was resettled as the glaciers of the last glacial...
– 2003) - House of Habsburg
- Kings of ItalyKing of ItalyKing of Italy is a title adopted by many rulers of the Italian peninsula after the fall of the Roman Empire...
(476–1946) - List of Polish monarchs (9th century – 1918)
- List of rulers of Sri Lanka (437 BCE – 1972)
- Russian Revolution of 1917 (1855–1918)
- Timeline of Adelaidean historyTimeline of Adelaide history- Prior to 1800s :*The Kaurna peoples' traditional lands stretched from Port Broughton to Cape Jervis, encompassing the Adelaide Plains.- 1830s :* 1836: The site for Adelaide is chosen by Colonel William Light beside the River Torrens as Australia's first free colony...
(1836–present) - Timeline of Albanian historyTimeline of Albanian historyTimeline of Albanian history*Timeline of Albanian history to 1993*Timeline of Albanian history from 1994...
(1225 BCE – present) - Timeline of Amazon historyTimeline of Amazon historyAmazon History dates back to some 8000 years ago, when humans first reached the region.Here is a brief timeline of historical events in the Amazon River valley.-Before current era:...
- Timeline of Argentine historyTimeline of Argentine historyThis is a timeline of Argentine history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Argentina. See also List of Presidents of Argentina, Lists of office-holders and :Category:Years in Argentina....
(5000 BC5th millennium BCThe 5th millennium BC saw the spread of agriculture from the Near East throughout southern and central Europe.Urban cultures in Mesopotamia and Anatolia flourished, developing the wheel. Copper ornaments became more common, marking the Chalcolithic. Animal husbandry spread throughout Eurasia,...
– present) - Timeline of Armenian historyTimeline of Armenian history- Earliest :*6000-4000 BC: Neolithic cultures of the South Caucasus, such as the Shulaveri-Shomu culture.*4000 BC: The Book of Genesis identifies the land of Ararat as the resting place of Noah's Ark after the "great deluge" described there....
(6000 BC6th millennium BCDuring the 6th millennium BC, agriculture spread from the Balkans to Italy and Eastern Europe, and also from Mesopotamia to Egypt. World population was essentially stable at approximately 5 million, though some speculate up to 7 million.-Events:...
– present) - Timeline of Australian historyTimeline of Australian historyThis is a timeline of Australian history.-BC:*c. 68,000–40,000 BC: Aboriginal tribes are thought to have arrived in Australia.*c. 13,000 BC: Land bridges between mainland Australia and Tasmania are flooded. Tasmanian Aboriginal people become isolated for the next 12,000 – 13,000 years.*c...
(1600 CE – present) - Timeline of Bangladeshi historyTimeline of Bangladeshi historyThis is a timeline of Bangladeshi history. It also includes historical events that occurred in the regions now known as West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Pakistan.-Prehistory and early history :1600 BC: Chalcolithic period...
- Timeline of British historyTimeline of British historyThis is a timeline of British history.*Before 1000**Timeline of the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain*1000-1499*1500-1599*1600-1699**Timeline of the English Civil War *1700-1799*1800-1899...
(8000 BC8th millennium BCIn the 8th millennium BC, agriculture became widely practised in the Fertile Crescent and Anatolia.Pottery became widespread and animal husbandry spread to Africa and Eurasia. World population was approximately 5 million.-Events:*c. 8000 BC—The last glacial period ends.*c...
– present)- Timeline of English historyTimeline of English history-To AD 999:* 55 BC Julius Caesar makes first visit to England* 54 BC Julius Caesar makes second visit to England* 43 Roman invasion ordered by Claudius, who dispatched Aulus Plautius and an army of some 40,000 men....
- Timeline of Birmingham historyTimeline of Birmingham historyThis article is intended to show a timeline of events in the History of Birmingham, England, with a particular focus on the events, people or places that are covered in Wikipedia articles.-Pre-Norman invasion:...
(1200s BCE – present) - Timeline of Cheshire historyTimeline of Cheshire historyThe timeline of Cheshire history shows significant events in the history of the English county of Cheshire.-1–1000 AD:* 70: The Romans found the fortress and town of Deva Victrix, now Chester.* c...
- Timeline of Northumbria and NorthumberlandTimeline of Northumbria and NorthumberlandThis timeline summarizes significant events in the history of Northumbria and Northumberland.-600:* 604 Aethelfrith unites Bernicia and Deira to form Northumbria.* 625 Paulinus is consecrated as Bishop of York....
(600–1974) - Timeline of Sheffield historyTimeline of Sheffield historyThis timeline of Sheffield history summarises key events in the history of Sheffield, a city in England. The origins of the city can be traced back to the founding of a settlement in a clearing beside the River Sheaf in the second half of the 1st millennium AD...
(70–present)
- Timeline of English history
- Timeline of Burundian historyTimeline of Burundian historyThis timeline of Burundian history is a chronological list of major events related to the human inhabitants of Burundi.-19th century:-20th century:-21st century:-References:GeneralSpecificSources...
- Timeline of Canadian historyTimeline of Canadian historyThis is a timeline of the history of Canada.*Years BC*Early years AD*1000s*1400s*1500s*1600s: 1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s*1700s: 1700 - 1701 - 1702 - 1703 - 1704 - 1705 - 1706 - 1707 - 1708 - 1709...
(40,000 BCE – present)- Timeline of Toronto historyTimeline of Toronto historyThis timeline of the history of Toronto documents all events that occurred in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, including historical events in the former cities of East York, Etobicoke, North York, Old Toronto, Scarborough, and York...
(1600's – present) - Timeline of events in Hamilton, Ontario (1616–present)
- Timeline of Prime Ministers of CanadaTimeline of Prime Ministers of Canada-See also:* List of Prime Ministers of Canada* Governors General of Canada timeline...
(1868–present) - Timeline of Quebec historyTimeline of Quebec historyThis article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Quebec's history....
(100,000 BCE – present) - Timeline of Regina historyTimeline of Regina historyThe timeline of Regina history shows the significant events in the history of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.-19th century:*1872 – The Dominion Lands Act encouraged homesteaders to come to the area where they could purchase 160 acres of land for $10.*1882 – Regina was established.*1883 – Regina was...
- Timeline of Toronto history
- Timeline of Chilean historyTimeline of Chilean historyThis is a timeline of Chilean history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Chile. See also the list of governors and presidents of Chile.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing...
(1520–present) - Timeline of Chinese historyTimeline of Chinese historyThe following is a timeline of the history of China. Between the changing of the dynasties, most dates overlap as ruling periods do not transfer immediately...
(400,000 BCE – present)- Timeline of Republic of China historyTimeline of Republic of China historyThis is a timeline of the History of the Republic of China on mainland China .For the timeline of the History of the Republic of China on Taiwan , see Timeline of Taiwanese history.-1911-1920:*1911: Wuchang Uprising....
(1911–1955)
- Timeline of Republic of China history
- Timeline of Colombian historyTimeline of Colombian historyThis is a timeline of Colombian history.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.- 150th to 50th century BC :- 49th to 10th century BC :- 9th to 1st century BC :...
- Timeline of Colombian armed conflictTimeline of Colombian armed conflictThis is a timeline of events related to the Colombian armed conflict.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.-Background:Events that preceded the conflict.456-1960456s:5634634-1970s:-1980s:...
- Timeline of Colombian armed conflict
- Timeline of country and capital changesTimeline of country and capital changesThis is a timeline of country and capital changes around the world. It includes dates of independence, changes in country name, changes of capital city or name, and significant changes in territory....
(3200 BCE – present) - Timeline of Cuban historyTimeline of Cuban history-Pre-colonial Cuba:* 5300 BC or earlier. Initial colonization of the Antilles by archaic hunter gatherers.-15th century:*1492 October 28 Christopher Columbus lands in east Cuba.*1494 Columbus returns to Cuba and sails along the south coast.-16th century:...
(3500 BC35th century BCThe 35th century BC in the Near East sees the gradual transition from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Proto-writing enters transitional stage, developing towards writing proper...
– present) - Timeline of European Union historyTimeline of European Union history-Distinct periods:*Pre-1945 ideas*1945–1957*1958–1972*1973–1993*1993–2004*2004–present-Key events:-See also:*History of the European Union**Ideas of European unity before 1945**History of the European Communities...
(1957–2010) - Timeline of French historyTimeline of French historyThis is a timeline of French history. To read about the background to these events, see History of France. See also the list of Frankish kings, French monarchs, and presidents of the French Republic....
(297–present) - Timeline of German historyTimeline of German historyThis timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.-BC:* 500 BC, the Germanic tribes appear in northern Germany, see the Nordic Bronze Age....
(1000s BCE – present)- Weimar TimelineWeimar TimelineThis Weimar Timeline charts the chronology of the Weimar Republic, dating the pre-history before the adoption of the actual Weimar constitution. This timeline stops when Hitler establishes the Third Reich.The timeline is color-coded:...
(1914–1933)
- Weimar Timeline
- Timeline of Glasgow historyTimeline of Glasgow historyThis article is intended to show a timeline of the history of Glasgow, Scotland, up to the present day.-500-1099:543: The 12th century Bishop Jocelyn will later claim Glasgow's monastic church was founded by Saint Kentigern, also known as Saint Mungo, in this year; he also claimed that Kentigern...
(543–present) - Timeline of Guantánamo BayTimeline of Guantánamo BayNoteworthy Events of Guantánamo Bay.-Timeline:*30 April 1494 — Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage of exploration, sailed into Guantánamo Bay and remained overnight...
(1494–1964) - Timeline of Hong Kong historyTimeline of Hong Kong history- Imperial China :- British Crown colony :- Japan :- British Crown colony :- People's Republic of China :- See also :* Political events in Hong Kong since 1997* Timeline of Chinese history* Hong Kong 1 July marches- External links :*...
(221 BCE – present) - Timeline of Indian historyTimeline of Indian historyThis is a timeline of Indian history. It includes the history of the Indian subcontinent, from the pre-historic beginning to the present.-Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka :...
(7000 BC7th millennium BCDuring the 7th millennium BC, agriculture spreads from Anatolia to the Balkans.World population was essentially stable at around 5 million people, living mostly scattered across the globe in small hunting-gathering tribes...
– present) - Timeline of Indonesian historyTimeline of Indonesian historyThis is a timeline of Indonesian history.-Pre-history:* Pleistocene: The modern geological form of Indonesia appears, linked to Asian mainland....
(6000 BC6th millennium BCDuring the 6th millennium BC, agriculture spread from the Balkans to Italy and Eastern Europe, and also from Mesopotamia to Egypt. World population was essentially stable at approximately 5 million, though some speculate up to 7 million.-Events:...
– present) - Timeline of Irish historyTimeline of Irish historyThis is a timeline of Irish history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Ireland. See also the list of Lords and Kings of Ireland and Irish heads of state and the list of years in Ireland....
(30,000 BCE – present) - Timeline of Italian historyTimeline of Italian historyThis is a timeline of Italian history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Italy.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing...
(1861–present) - Timeline of Japanese historyTimeline of Japanese historyThis is a timeline of Japanese history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Japan. See also the list of Emperors of Japan and Prime Ministers of Japan and the list of years in Japan....
(1603–present)- Japanese era nameJapanese era nameThe Japanese era calendar scheme is a common calendar scheme used in Japan, which identifies a year by the combination of the and the year number within the era...
- Japanese era name
- Timeline of JerusalemTimeline of JerusalemThis is a timeline of major events in the History of Jerusalem; a city that had been fought over sixteen times in its history. During its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times, and captured and recaptured 44 times....
(1800 BC18th century BCThe 18th century BCE was the century which lasted from 1800 BCE to 1701 BCE.-Events:*1800 BCE: Iron age in India*1800 BCE: Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age in the period system devised by Oscar Montelius....
– present) - Timeline of Jewish historyTimeline of Jewish historyThis is a timeline of the development of Jews and Judaism. All dates are given according to the Common Era, not the Hebrew calendar....
(200 BCE – present) - Timeline of Largo, Florida historyTimeline of Largo historyThis is a timeline of Largo, Florida history.-1513–1841:* 1513 – March 27 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida.* 1515–1519 Spanish explorers visit Pinellas barrier islands while trading with Tocobaga....
(1513–present) - Timeline of Lebanese historyTimeline of Lebanese historySince its early history, Lebanon has come under the domination of several foreign rulers, however, despite this fact, Lebanon's mountainous terrain has provided it with a certain protective isolation, enabling it to create its own and unique identity...
(7500 BCE – present) - Timeline of Llanelli historyTimeline of Llanelli historyThis article is a timeline of Llanelli history. For a full article on the town, see Llanelli.-1700s:1761 – Oldest map of Llanelli created, where Machynys is shown to be an island.1772 – John Wesley visits Llanelly....
(1682–present) - Timeline of Maltese historyTimeline of Maltese historyThis is a timeline of Maltese history, listing the key dates and events from the history of the Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo. For background information on the events, refer to History of Malta...
(5200 BC6th millennium BCDuring the 6th millennium BC, agriculture spread from the Balkans to Italy and Eastern Europe, and also from Mesopotamia to Egypt. World population was essentially stable at approximately 5 million, though some speculate up to 7 million.-Events:...
– present) - Timeline of Melbourne historyTimeline of Melbourne historyThis is a timeline of major events in the history of the city of Melbourne, Australia.-Pre-European settlement:*At least 5,000 years of settlement by various Aboriginal nations that were existing then-19th century:...
(1797–present) - Timeline of Middle Eastern historyTimeline of Middle Eastern HistoryThis timeline tries to compile dates of important historical events that happened in or that led to the rise of the Middle East. The Middle East is the territory that comprises today's Afghanistan, Egypt, the Persian Gulf states, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria,...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of modern Greek historyTimeline of modern Greek history-Greek War of Independence :*1821, March 25: Metropolitan Germanos of Patras blesses a big Greek flag at the Monastery of Agia Lavra. Greece declares its independence. Beginning of the Greek War of Independence....
(1821–present) - Timeline of modern Mongolian historyTimeline of Mongolian history-Qing Era:*1619-32: Ligden Khan, the last Mongol Great Khan, aims tocentralize imperial control over the various Mongol tribes, but alienates a number of Eastern Mongol tribes who go over to the Manchus....
(1911–present) - Timeline of New Zealand historyTimeline of New Zealand historyThis is a timeline of the history of New Zealand and only includes events deemed to be of principal importance - for more detailed information click the year heading or refer to List of years in New Zealand.- Prehistory :...
(181–present) - Timeline of New Zealand's links with AntarcticaTimeline of New Zealand's links with AntarcticaThis is a timeline of the history of New Zealand's involvement with Antarctica.-Eighteenth and nineteenth centuries:1773*17 January Captain James Cook and the crews of his expedition's ships, Resolution and Adventure, become the first explorers to cross the Antarctic Circle1770s – 1830s*Sealers and...
(1770s–present) - Timeline of Nigerian historyTimeline of Nigerian history-Precolonial era:*9th century — Bronzes found at the town of Igbo-Ukwu are created.*10th century — Nri kingdom begins.*11th century — Borno is established as an Islamic state.*15th century — Hausa kingdoms in the north are established as nominally muslim states....
(1000–present) - Timeline of Pakistani history (1947–present)
- Timeline of Philippine historyTimeline of Philippine historyThis is a timeline of Philippine history. To know more about the background of these events, re-read the history of the Philippines article. For the country, see Philippines.-Pre-historic:* 500,000 BC - The early humans in the Cagayan cave...
- Timeline of Polish historyTimeline of Polish historyDates and most important events in Polish history from prehistoric times up to the present day.-Before the 10th century:5500 BC : Arrival of the first farmers740 BC : Biskupin fortified settlement built...
(966–present) - Timeline of Portuguese historyTimeline of Portuguese historyThis is a historical timeline of Portugal.*Timeline of Iberian prehistory*Pre-Roman Iberia *Roman Lusitania and Gallaecia *Germanic Kingdoms...
(200,000 BCE – present) - Timeline of Romanian historyTimeline of Romanian history-Prehistory:* 1,000,000 - 700,000 BC – the appearance of the first carved tools, the so-called "Pebble culture" . These tools have been attributed to the Homo erectus hominid type.* c...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of Russian historyTimeline of Russian historyThis is a timeline of Russian history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Russia. See also the list of leaders of Russia.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing...
(862–present) - Timeline of Rwandan historyTimeline of Rwandan historyThis timeline of Rwandan history is a chronological list of major events related to the human inhabitants of Rwanda.-14th century:-17th century:-19th century:-20th century:-21st century:-References:...
- Timeline of Scottish historyTimeline of Scottish historyThis timeline outlines the main events in Scottish history.-1st century – 7th century:* c.84: Romans defeat Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius.* c.143: Romans construct the Antonine Wall.* c.163: Romans withdraw south to Trimontium and Hadrian's Wall....
(84–present)- Timeline of Edinburgh historyTimeline of Edinburgh historyThis article shows a timeline of the history of Edinburgh, Scotland, up to the present day. It shows its rise from an early hill fort and later royal residence to become the bustling city and capital of Scotland that it is today.-First millennium:...
(1–present)
- Timeline of Edinburgh history
- Timeline of Serbian historyTimeline of Serbian historyThis is a timeline of Serbian history.For individual centuries: 9th century in Serbia, 10th century in Serbia...
(50 CE – present)- Timeline of Belgrade historyTimeline of Belgrade historyThese lists show a timeline of Belgrade history:...
(7000 BC7th millennium BCDuring the 7th millennium BC, agriculture spreads from Anatolia to the Balkans.World population was essentially stable at around 5 million people, living mostly scattered across the globe in small hunting-gathering tribes...
– present)
- Timeline of Belgrade history
- Timeline of Singaporean historyTimeline of Singaporean historyThis is a timeline of the history of Singapore. For more detailed annual listings, see List of years in Singapore.-Before 1800:* 3rd century – Early Chinese account of Singapore describes the island of "Pu Luo Chung"....
(3rd century – present) - Timeline of Slovene historyTimeline of Slovene historyThis is a timeline of key events in the history of Slovenia, both of the Slovenes and the other ethnicities who once lived or do live on Slovene ethnic territory or in the geographical vicinity of Slovenia.- Prehistory :...
(1200s BCE – present) - Timeline of South African historyTimeline of South African history- Before European colonization :*BCE in Southern Africa*Early CE in Southern Africa*13th century*14th century- Colonization :*15th century*16th century*1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s...
(186,000 BCE – present) - Timeline of Spanish historyTimeline of Spanish historyThis is a timeline of Spanish history. To read about the background to these events, see History of Spain.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing...
(1469–present) - Timeline of Taiwanese historyTimeline of Taiwanese historyThis is a timeline of the History of Taiwan including the History of the Republic of China on Taiwan .For the timeline of the History of the Republic of China on mainland China , see Timeline of Republic of China history....
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of Tanzanian historyTimeline of Tanzanian historyThis timeline of Tanzanian history is a chronological list of major events concerning the citizens of Tanzania, including Zanzibar, the former territory of Tanganyika, and the surrounding areas prior to European colonisation. Human habitation in the region began at least 100,000 years ago...
- Timeline of the history of Afghanistan (1896–present)
- Timeline of the KaravasTimeline of the KaravasThe modern Sri Lankan Karava are the largest Dravidian caste in Sri Lanka, outnumbering Tamils of Sri Lanka fourfold. Modern DNA evidence disproves the Arya-Dravida divide. Traditionally set below the Govigama caste, the Karava of colonial times rapidly allied themselves to the Colonial powers ...
- Timeline of Tongan historyTimeline of Tongan history-Early history:*c.800 BC: Estimated arrival of the first Lapita settlers in Tonga.*c.200: Explorers set out from Tonga, Samoa and Fiji to discover and settle eastern Polynesia.-Rise and fall of the Tongan Empire:...
(800 BCE – present) - Timeline of Turkish historyTimeline of Turkish historyThis series of articles presents a detailed timeline summarizing the history of the Turkish people, the people who presently live in, or are from, Turkey.* Timeline of Turks * Sultanate of Rûm : Timeline of the Sultanate of Rûm...
(1299–present) - Timeline of United States historyTimeline of United States historyThis is a timeline of United States history.The United States Constitution was completed on September 17, 1787 and the history of the United States is divided below into pre- and post-constitution.-Pre-Constitution:*Pre–United States...
(1790–present)- Timeline of Boston historyTimeline of Boston historyThis is a timeline of the history of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.-17th century:* 1625** William Blaxton arrives* 1630 ** First Church in Boston established** September - Boston named* 1635** Boston Latin School founded...
- Timeline of Chicago historyTimeline of Chicago history-21st century:*2010: Chicago Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup.*2008: November 4, US President-elect Barack Obama makes his victory speech in Grant Park.*2006: May 1, the 2006 U.S...
(1673–present) - Timeline of Colorado historyTimeline of Colorado historyThis is a timeline of the history of the State of Colorado and its predecessors. 2000s 1900s 1800s 1700s 1600s 1500s ...
(8710 BCE – present) - Timeline of Kentucky historyTimeline of Kentucky history- Early history :*Before 1750, Kentucky was populated nearly exclusively by Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee and several other tribes of Native Americans See also Pre-Columbian...
(1750–present) - Timeline of Northfield, Minnesota history (1851–present)
- Timeline of the American Old WestTimeline of the American Old WestThis timeline of the American Old West, is a chronologically ordered list of significant events, births and deaths, associated with the period of westerly expansion of white settlers across northern continental America...
(1850–1909)
- Timeline of Boston history
- Timeline of Welsh history
- Timeline of Cardiff historyTimeline of Cardiff historyThe timeline of Cardiff history shows the significant events in the history of Cardiff which transformed it from a small Roman fort into the modern capital city of Wales...
(43–present)
- Timeline of Cardiff history
- Timeline of Zimbabwe historyTimeline of Zimbabwe history-The Conquests:*1600s - 1610s - 1620s - 1630s - 1640s - 1650s - 1660s - 1670s - 1680s - 1690s*1700s - 1710s - 1720s - 1730s - 1740s - 1750s - 1760s - 1770s - 1780s - 1790s*1800s - 1810s - 1820s - 1830s - 1840s - 1850s - 1860s - 1870s - 1880s - 1890s...
(1600–present)
Law
- List of judgments of the Constitutional Court of South Africa (1995-present)
- List of treaties (1283 BCE – present)
- List of United States federal legislation (1785–present)
- Lists of United States Supreme Court cases (1789–present)
- Timeline of United States diplomatic historyTimeline of United States diplomatic historyThe diplomatic history of the United States oscillated among three positions: isolation from diplomatic entanglements of other nations ; alliances with European and other military partners; and unilateralism, or operating on its own sovereign policy decisions...
(1776–present) - Timeline of civil marriage in the United States (1830–present)
- Food and Drug Administration History and Related Legislation (1862–present)
- Timeline of Cox Report controversy espionage detailed in the Cox ReportCox ReportThe Report of the Select Committee on U.S. National Security and Military/Commercial Concerns with the People's Republic of China, commonly known as the Cox Report after Representative Christopher Cox, is a classified U.S...
released by the U.S. Congress in 1999 (1995–1999)
Military
- List of battles (2071 BC20th century BCThe 20th century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2000 BC to 1901 BC.-Events:* 2000 BC: Arrival of the ancestors of the Latins in Italy.* 2000 BC: Town of Mantua was presumably founded.* 2000 BC: Stonehenge is believed to have been completed....
– present) - List of wars (PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Military historyMilitary historyMilitary history is a humanities discipline within the scope of general historical recording of armed conflict in the history of humanity, and its impact on the societies, their cultures, economies and changing intra and international relationships....
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of events in the Cold WarTimeline of events in the Cold War-1945:*February 4: The Yalta Conference occurs, deciding the post-war status of Germany. The Allies of World War II divide Germany into four occupation zones. The Allied nations agree that free elections are to be held in all countries occupied by Nazi Germany...
(1914–1992) - Timeline of United Nations peacekeeping missions (1948–present)
- History of the Arab–Israeli conflict
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflictTimeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflictThis is an incomplete timeline of notable events in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.- Palestinian Arab Nationalism and Zionism :The end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century are marked by the birth of two major nationalist movements among the Jews and among the Arabs, both...
- Timeline of the Iranian Islamic revolutionTimeline of the Iranian Islamic revolutionThis article is a timeline of events relevant to the Islamic Revolution in Iran. For earlier events refer to Pahlavi dynasty and for later ones refer to History of the Islamic Republic of Iran...
- Timeline of the Special Operations Executive, Section FSOE F Section timelineTimeline of events in the history of Section F of the Special Operations Executive. See also SOE F Section networks.*The relevant modern administrative département numbers are added, after several of the place names, so as to facilitate the tracing of events geographically.-May 1941-July 1941:...
(1941–1945)
Military conflicts
- Timeline of the Hundred Years' WarTimeline of the Hundred Years' WarThis is a timeline of the Hundred Years' War between England and France from 1337 to 1453 as well as some of the events leading up to the war. -Background:...
(1337–1453) - Timeline of the English Civil War (1642–1651)
- Timeline of the American Revolutionary WarTimeline of the American RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free of the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America....
(1775–1783) - Timeline of the French RevolutionTimeline of the French Revolution-Events preceding but pertinent to the French Revolution:*The Enlightenment, which led to many European writers criticising the Monarchy and espousing democratic, liberalist, nationalist and socialist ideas.1756...
(1789–1799) - Timeline of the War of 1812 (1812–1815)
- Timeline of the Texas RevolutionTimeline of the Texas RevolutionThis is a timeline of the Texas Revolution, spanning the time from the earliest independence movements of the area of Texas, over the declaration of independence from Spain, up to the secession of the Republic of Texas from Mexico....
(1835–1836) - Timeline of the Spanish-American War (1898)
- Timeline of Philippine–American War (1898–1913)
- Timeline of World War I (1914–1924)
- Timeline of the Gallipoli Campaign (1915–1916)
- Timeline of the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921)
- Timeline of the Irish Civil War (1922–1923)
- Timeline of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War (1928–1937)
- Timeline of World War IITimeline of World War IIThis is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II. Because of length it is subdivided into pages by year:*Timeline of events preceding World War II**Events preceding World War II in Asia**Events preceding World War II in Europe...
(1939–1945)- Timeline of events preceding World War IITimeline of events preceding World War II-April:April 3-October:October 28-December:December 6December 30-January:January 11-July:July 24-October:October 29-November:November 8-1924:January 21February 1April 1April 6-June:June 10-January:January 3January 31-April:April 4April 24...
- Events preceding World War II in AsiaEvents preceding World War II in AsiaThis article is concerned with the events that preceded World War II in Asia.- Kuomintang and Communism in China :The revolution led by the Kuomintang and others ended the last Chinese dynasty, the Qing Dynasty, which was replaced by a republic, the Republic of China, in 1912...
- Events preceding World War II in EuropeEvents preceding World War II in EuropeThe events preceding World War II in Europe are closely tied to the rise of fascism, especially in Nazi Germany.-Aftermath of World War I:World War II is generally viewed as having its roots in the aftermath of the First World War...
- Events preceding World War II in Asia
- Timeline of the invasion of Poland (1939)
- Timeline of the Second Battle of the AtlanticTimeline of the Second Battle of the Atlantic- September :September 3, 1939September 5, 1939September 14, 1939September 16, 1939September 17, 1939September 17, 1939September 20, 1939September 26, 1939September 30, 1939Dec 4- October :October 14October 16- November :November 21, 1939November 23, 1939...
(1939–1945) - Timeline of the Winter WarTimeline of the Winter WarThe timeline of the Winter War is a chronology of events leading up to, culminating in, and resulting from the Winter War. The war began when the Soviet Union attacked Finland on 30 November 1939 and it ended 13 March 1940.- Prelude :...
(1939–1940) - Timeline of the Norwegian CampaignTimeline of the Norwegian CampaignThe Norwegian Campaign, lasting from 9 April to 10 June 1940, led to the first direct land confrontation between the military forces of the Allies — United Kingdom and France — against Nazi Germany in World War II.-January 1940:...
(1940) - Timeline of the North African CampaignNorth African Campaign timeline- 1940:* 10 June: The Kingdom of Italy declares war upon France and the United Kingdom* 14 June: British forces cross from Egypt into Libya and capture Fort Capuzzo* 16 June: The first tank battle of the North African Campaign takes place, the "Battle of Girba"...
(1940–1943) - Timeline of World War II (1939)Timeline of World War II (1939)This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II.September 1939...
- Timeline of World War II (1940)Timeline of World War II (1940)This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1940:This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1940:...
- Timeline of World War II (1941)Timeline of World War II (1941)This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1941:*1: Accounting of the previous night's bombing of London reveals that the Old Bailey, the Guildhall, and eight churches by Christopher Wren were destroyed or badly damaged.:RAF bombs aircraft factories in...
- Timeline of World War II (1942)Timeline of World War II (1942)This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1942:This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1942:...
- Timeline of World War II (1943)Timeline of World War II (1943)This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1943.-January 1943:This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1943.-January 1943:This is a timeline of events that occurred during World War II in 1943....
- Timeline of World War II (1944)Timeline of World War II (1944)This is a timeline of events that occurred during 1944 in World War II.-January 1944:This is a timeline of events that occurred during 1944 in World War II.-January 1944:...
- Timeline of World War II (1945)Timeline of World War II (1945)This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1945:This is a timeline of events that stretched over the period of World War II.-January 1945:...
- Timeline of events preceding World War II
- Timeline of the Indonesian National Revolution (1945–1950)
- Timeline of the Kashmir conflictTimeline of the Kashmir conflict- 1846-1947: Kashmir before 1947 :* 1846: Jammu and Kashmir State is created for the first time with the signing on March 16 of the Second Treaty of Amritsar between the British East India company and Raja Gulab Singh of Jammu...
(1947–present) - Timeline of the Korean War (1950–1953)
- Timeline of the Vietnam War (1954–1975)
- Timeline of Colombian armed conflictTimeline of Colombian armed conflictThis is a timeline of events related to the Colombian armed conflict.This timeline is incomplete; some important events may be missing. Please help add to it.-Background:Events that preceded the conflict.456-1960456s:5634634-1970s:-1980s:...
(1962–present) - Timeline of Bangladesh Liberation WarTimeline of Bangladesh Liberation WarThe Bangladesh Liberation War started on March 26, 1971 and ended on December 16, 1971. Some of the major events of the war are listed in the timeline below.-Before the war:...
(1971) - Timeline of the Gulf WarTimeline of the Gulf War-1990:* May 28-30: Iraqi dictatorSaddam Hussein says that oil overproduction by Kuwait and United Arab Emirates was an "economic warfare" against Iraq....
(1990–1991) - Timeline of the Algerian Civil WarTimeline of the Algerian Civil WarThe Algerian Civil War was a conflict in Algeria, starting in 1991 and continuing to a diminished extent up to the present.-1991:* November 27 - Two Islamists who had fought in Afghanistan, Aïssa Messaoudi and Abderrahmane Dahane, attack a border post at Guemmar, killing soldiers and foreshadowing...
(1991–2002) - Timeline of the Croat–Bosniak War (1992–1994)
- Timeline of the 1993 Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
- Timeline of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
- Timeline of the War in Darfur (2002–present)
- Timeline of the Iraq War (2003–present)
- Timeline of the 2006 Lebanon War (2006)
- Timeline of the Gaza War (2007–2008)
- Timeline of the 2008 South Ossetia WarTimeline of the 2008 South Ossetia warThe 2008 South Ossetia war began on August 7, 2008 and involves Georgia, Russian Federation, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.- Military conflict - timeline :...
(2008)
Philosophy
- Timeline of philosophersTimeline of philosophers- Timelines of philosophers by region :* Eastern* Western- Chronological lists of philosophers :* List of philosophers born in the centuries BC* List of philosophers born in the first through tenth centuries...
- Timeline of Eastern philosophersTimeline of Eastern philosophersThis is a wide-ranging list of philosophers from the Eastern traditions of philosophy, with special interest in Indo-Chinese philosophy. The list stops at the year 1950, after which philosophers fall into the category of Contemporary philosophy....
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of Western philosophersTimeline of Western philosophersA wide-ranging list of philosophers from the Western traditions of philosophy. Included are not only philosophers , but also those who have had a marked importance upon the philosophy of the day....
(600 BCE – 1950)
Politics
- List of years in politics (1500s–present)
- State leaders by year (3200 BCE – present)
- Timeline of women's suffrageTimeline of women's suffrageWomen's suffrage has been achieved at various times in various countries throughout the world. In many countries women's suffrage was granted before universal suffrage, so women from certain classes or races were still unable to vote, while some granted it to both sexes at the same time.The...
(1776–present) - Timeline of ZionismTimeline of ZionismThis is a partial timeline of Zionism in the modern era, since the start of the 16th century.-16th–18th centuries:1561: Joseph Nasi encourages Jewish settlement in Tiberias, having fled the Spanish Inquisition fourteen years previously in 1547...
(1777–1991) - Timeline of the American RevolutionTimeline of the American RevolutionThe American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free of the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America....
(1763–1789) - Timeline of political parties in the United KingdomTimeline of political parties in the United KingdomThe following timeline of political parties in the United Kingdom shows the period during which various parties were active, from their date of establishment to their date of dissolution. Defunct parties are shown in green, and currently active parties are shown in pink. An asterisk or dagger...
(1832–present) - United States presidential election, 2008 timelineUnited States presidential election, 2008 timelineThe following is a timeline of major events leading up to and immediately following the United States presidential election of 2008. The election was the 56th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008, but its significant events and background date back to...
(2002–2009) - Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2009)
- Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2010)Timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama (2010)The following is a timeline of the Presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010. For his time as President-elect, see the Presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see First 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a...
Religion
- List of founders of religious traditions (2300 BCE – present)
- Religious leaders by yearReligious leaders by year-Twenty-first century:-Twenty-first century:-Twenty-first century:::2011:2010 - 2009 - 2008 - 2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001-Twentieth century:::2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991...
(451–present)
Christianity
- Timeline of ChristianityTimeline of ChristianityThe purpose of this timeline is to give a detailed account of Christianity from the beginning of the current era to the present. Question marks on dates indicate approximate dates....
(6 BCE – present) - Chronology of the BibleChronology of the BibleThe chronology of the Bible is the elaborate system of genealogies, generations, reign-periods, and other means by which Hebrew Bible measures the passage of time and thus give a chronological framework to biblical history from the Creation until the historical kingdoms of Israel and Judah.The...
- Chronology of RevelationChronology of RevelationThe Events of Revelation are what occurs in the Revelation of Jesus Christ as written in the Book of Revelation of the New Testament. An outline of what John of Patmos witnessed in his visions, follows below, by Chapter, in linear format.-Chapter 1:...
- Book of Mormon chronologyBook of Mormon chronologyThis chronology outlines the major events in the history of the Book of Mormon, according to the text. Dates given correspond to dates in the footnotes of the LDS edition of the Book of Mormon, found online here .-Jaredites:-I...
- Chronology of JesusChronology of JesusThe chronology of Jesus aims to establish a historical order for some of the events of the life of Jesus in the four canonical gospels. The Christian gospels were primarily written as theological documents rather than historical chronicles and their authors showed little interest in an absolute...
- Timeline of Christian missionsTimeline of Christian missionsThis timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a listing of the most important missionary outreach events.-Apostolic Age:.Earliest dates must all be considered approximate...
(31–present) - Timeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in AmericaTimeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in AmericaThe History of Orthodoxy in America is complex and resists any easy categorizations or explanations.- Early visits and missions :* 1741 Divine Liturgy celebrated on a Russian ship off the coast of Alaska....
- Timeline of the English Reformation (1415–1554)
Islam
- Timeline of Muslim historyTimeline of Muslim history-Gregorian calendar:* 6th Century * 7th Century * 8th Century * 9th Century * 10th Century * 11th Century * 12th Century...
(545–present) - Timeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsulaTimeline of the Muslim presence in the Iberian peninsulaThis is a timeline of notable events in the Muslim presence in Iberia, which started with the Umayyad conquest in the 8th century.-Conquest :...
Science
- List of years in science (1500–present)
- Timeline of scientific discoveriesTimeline of scientific discoveriesThe timeline below shows the date of publication of major scientific theories and discoveries, along with the discoverer. In many cases, the discoveries spanned several years.-3rd century BC:...
(17th century BCE – present) - Timeline of scientific experimentsTimeline of scientific experimentsThe timeline below shows the date of publication of major scientific experiments.See also timeline of scientific discoveries, timeline of historic inventions, list of timelines of science and technology, list of famous experiments, timeline of the history of scientific method.-8th century AD:*Jābir...
(240 BCE – present) - Timeline of the history of scientific methodTimeline of the history of scientific methodThis Timeline of the history of scientific method shows an overview of the cultural inventions that have contributed to the development of the scientific method. For a detailed account, see History of the scientific method.-BC:...
(2000 BC2nd millennium BCThe 2nd millennium BC marks the transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age.Its first half is dominated by the Middle Kingdom of Egypt and Babylonia. The alphabet develops. Indo-Iranian migration onto the Iranian plateau and onto the Indian subcontinent propagates the use of the chariot...
– 2009) - Timeline of science and engineering in the Islamic world (610–present)
- Timeline of Polish science and technologyTimeline of Polish science and technologyEducation has been of prime interest to Poland's rulers since the early 12th century. The catalog of the library of the Cathedral Chapter in Kraków dating from 1110 shows that Polish scholars already then had access to western European literature. In 1364, King Kazimierz the Great founded the...
(1251–present)
Astronautics and planetary science
- Timeline of first orbital launches by country (1957–2009)
- Timeline of Solar System explorationTimeline of solar system explorationThis is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordered by date of spacecraft launch. It includes:*All spacecraft that have left Earth orbit for the purposes of Solar System exploration , including lunar probes....
(1944–2030) - Timeline of space travel by nationality (1961–present)
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology
- Timeline of cosmologyTimeline of cosmologyThis timeline of cosmological theories and discoveries is a chronological record of the development of humanity's understanding of the cosmos over the last two-plus millennia. Modern cosmological ideas follow the development of the scientific discipline of physical cosmology.-Pre-1900:* ca...
(3rd century BCE – present) - Timeline of stellar astronomyTimeline of stellar astronomyTimeline of stellar astronomy* 134 BC — Hipparchus creates the magnitude scale of stellar apparent luminosities* 185 AD — Chinese astronomers become the first to observe a supernova, the SN 185...
(137 BCE – 1967) - Timeline of solar astronomyTimeline of solar astronomy-9th century:* 850 — Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Kathīr al-Farghānī gives values for the obliquity of the ecliptic, the precessional movement of the apogees of the Sun-10th century:...
(850–present) - Timeline of solar system astronomyTimeline of solar system astronomy-Antiquity:* 2nd millennium BC – earliest possible date for the composition of the Babylonian Venus tablet of Ammisaduqa, a 7th century BC copy of a list of observations of the motions of the planet Venus, and the oldest planetary table currently known....
(2137 BC21st century BCThe 21st century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC.- Events :Note: all dates from this long ago should be regarded as either approximate or conjectural; there are no absolutely certain dates, and multiple competing reconstructed chronologies, for this time period.* c....
– present) - Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons (PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and supernovaeTimeline of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and supernovaeTimeline of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and supernovaeNote that this list is mainly about the development of knowledge, but also about some supernovae taking place. For a separate list of the latter, see the article List of supernovae...
(185–2006) - Timeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large-scale structureTimeline of knowledge about galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large-scale structureTimeline of galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and large-scale structure of the cosmos-Pre-20th Century:* 400s BC — Democritus proposes that the bright band in the night sky known as the Milky Way might consist of stars,...
(964–present) - Timeline of knowledge about the interstellar and intergalactic mediumTimeline of knowledge about the interstellar and intergalactic mediumTimeline of the interstellar medium and intergalactic medium* 1848 — Lord Rosse studies M1 and names it the Crab Nebula* 1864 — William Huggins studies the spectrum of the Orion Nebula and shows that it is a cloud of gas...
(1848–1990) - Timeline of cosmic microwave background astronomyTimeline of cosmic microwave background astronomy-Thermal temperature predictions:* 1896 - Charles Edouard Guillaume estimates the "radiation of the stars" to be 5.6K.* 1926 - Sir Arthur Eddington estimates the non-thermal radiation of starlight in the galaxy ".. by the formula E = σT4 the effective temperature corresponding to this density is...
(1896–2009) - Timeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveysTimeline of astronomical maps, catalogs, and surveysTimeline of astronomical maps, catalogs and surveys* ca. 1800 BC — Babylonian star catalog* ca. 350 BC — Shi Shen's star catalog has almost 800 entries* ca. 300 BC — star catalog of Timocharis of Alexandria...
(1800 BC18th century BCThe 18th century BCE was the century which lasted from 1800 BCE to 1701 BCE.-Events:*1800 BCE: Iron age in India*1800 BCE: Beginning of the Nordic Bronze Age in the period system devised by Oscar Montelius....
– present) - Timeline of the Big BangTimeline of the Big BangThis timeline of the Big Bang describes the history of the universe according to the prevailing scientific theory of how the universe came into being, using the cosmological time parameter of comoving coordinates...
(13,700,000,000 BCE – 100,000,000,000,000) - Timeline of black hole physicsTimeline of black hole physicsTimeline of black hole physics* 1640 — Ismael Bullialdus suggests an inverse-square gravitational force law* 1684 — Isaac Newton writes down his inverse-square Law of universal gravitation...
(1640–present)
Biology
- Timeline of biology and organic chemistryTimeline of biology and organic chemistry-Before 1600:* c. 520 BC — Alcmaeon of Croton distinguished veins from arteries and discovered the optic nerve.* c. 450 BC — Sushruta wrote the Sushruta Samhita, describing over 120 surgical instruments and 300 surgical procedures, classifying human surgery into eight categories, and...
- Timeline of evolutionTimeline of evolutionThis timeline of evolution of life outlines the major events in the development of life on planet Earth since it first originated until the present day. In biology, evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations...
- Timeline of extinctionsTimeline of extinctionsThe timeline of extinctions is an historical account of species that have gone extinct during the time that modern humans have occupied the earth....
- Timeline of human evolutionTimeline of human evolutionThe timeline of human evolution outlines the major events in the development of human species, and the evolution of humans' ancestors. It includes a brief explanation of some animals, species or genera, which are possible ancestors of Homo sapiens...
- Timeline of zoologyTimeline of zoologyA timeline of the history of zoology.- Ancient world :*28000 BC. Cave painting in Europe, especially Spain, depict animals in a stylized fashion...
Computer science
- Timeline of computingTimeline of computingThis article presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing. For a narrative explaining the overall developments, see the related history of computing hardware and history of computer science....
(2400 BCE – present) - Timeline of programming languagesTimeline of programming languagesThis is a timeline of historically important programming languages.Legend-Pre-1950:-1950s:-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:- 2010s :-See also:* Programming language* Timeline of computing...
(1837–present) - Timeline of artificial intelligenceTimeline of artificial intelligence-To 1900:-1900–1950:-1950s:-1960s:-1970s:-1980s:-1990s:-2000 and Beyond:...
(AntiquityClassical antiquityClassical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ancient Greece and ancient Rome, collectively known as the Greco-Roman world...
–present) - Timeline of quantum computingTimeline of quantum computing-1970s:* 1970 – Stephen Wiesner invents conjugate coding.* 1973 – Alexander Holevo publishes a paper showing that n qubits cannot carry more than n classical bits of information . Charles H. Bennett shows that computation can be done reversibly.* 1975 – R. P...
(1970–present) - Timeline of computer security hacker history (1971–present)
Geology and paleontology
- Timeline of geologyTimeline of geologyTimeline of geology: see also geologic time scale.-Early works:* c. 1025 – Abū Rayhān al-Bīrūnī publishes the Kitab fi Tahqiq ma li'l-Hind , in which he discusses the geology of India and hypothesizes that it was once a sea....
(1025–1980) - Geologic time scaleGeologic time scaleThe geologic time scale provides a system of chronologic measurement relating stratigraphy to time that is used by geologists, paleontologists and other earth scientists to describe the timing and relationships between events that have occurred during the history of the Earth...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
) - Timetable of the Precambrian (PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
) - Timeline of paleontology (1027–2009)
- Timeline of glaciationTimeline of glaciationThere have been five known ice ages in the Earth's history, with the Earth experiencing the Quaternary Ice Age during the present time. Within ice ages, there exist periods of more severe glacial conditions and more temperate referred to as glacial periods and interglacial periods, respectively...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
) - New Zealand geologic time scaleNew Zealand geologic time scaleWhile also using the international Geologic time scale, many nations - especially those with isolated and therefore non-standard prehistories - use their own system of dividing geologic time into epochs and faunal stages....
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
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Mathematics and statistics
- Timeline of probability and statisticsTimeline of probability and statisticsA timeline of probability and statistics-Before 1600:* 9th Century - Al-Kindi was the first to use statistics to decipher encrypted messages and developed the first code breaking algorithm in the House of Wisdom in Baghdad, based on frequency analysis...
(19th century–present) - Timeline of mathematicsTimeline of mathematicsA timeline of pure and applied mathematics history.-Before 1000 BC:* ca. 70,000 BC — South Africa, ochre rocks adorned with scratched geometric patterns.* ca. 35,000 BC to 20,000 BC — Africa and France, earliest known prehistoric attempts to quantify time....
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of category theory and related mathematicsTimeline of category theory and related mathematicsThis is a timeline of category theory and related mathematics. Its scope is taken as:* Categories of abstract algebraic structures including representation theory and universal algebra;* Homological algebra;* Homotopical algebra;...
(1890–present) - Timeline of algorithmsTimeline of algorithmsThe following timeline outlines the development of algorithms since their inception.-Before modern era:* Before - Writing about "recipes"...
(1600 BCE – present) - Timeline of information theoryTimeline of information theoryA timeline of events related to information theory, quantum information theory, data compression, error correcting codes and related subjects....
(1872–1995)
Physiology, medicine, and health
- Timeline of medicine and medical technologyTimeline of medicine and medical technology- Antiquity :* 2600 BC – Imhotep wrote texts on ancient Egyptian medicine describing diagnosis and treatment of 200 diseases in 3rd dynasty Egypt.* 1500 BC – Saffron used as a medicine on the Aegean island of Thera in ancient Greece...
(2600s BCE–present) - Timeline of antibioticsTimeline of antibioticsThis is the timeline of antimicrobial therapy.The years show when given was released onto the pharmaceuticalmarket. Please note that this is NOT a timeline of the antibiotic itself!* 1910 - Arsphenamine aka Salvarsan* 1912 - Neosalvarsan...
(1935–present) - Timeline of vaccinesTimeline of vaccinesThis is a timeline of the development of prophylactic human vaccines. Early vaccines may be listed by the first year of development or testing, but later entries usually show the year the vaccine finished trials and became available on the market. Although vaccines exist for the diseases listed...
(1796–present) - Timeline of sexual orientation and medicineTimeline of sexual orientation and medicineTimeline of events related to sexual orientation and medicine-19th century:1886*Dr. Richard Freiherr von Krafft-Ebing, a German psychiatrist, publishes a study of sexual perversity.-20th century:1948...
(1886–present) - Timeline of AIDSTimeline of AIDSThis is a timeline of AIDS, including AIDS cases before 1980.-Pre-1980s:1930s*Researchers believe that sometime in the 1930s a form of simian immunodeficiency virus jumped to humans in central Africa...
(1930s–present) - Progress of the SARS outbreakProgress of the SARS outbreak-November 2002:On November 16, 2002, an outbreak of what is believed to be severe acute respiratory syndrome , began in the Guangdong province of China, which borders on Hong Kong. The first case of infection was speculated to be a farmer in Foshan County...
(2002–2004)
Meteorology
- Timeline of meteorologyTimeline of meteorologyThe Timeline of Meteorology contains events of scientific and technological advancements in the area of atmospheric sciences. The most notable advancements in observational meteorology, weather forecasting, climatology, atmospheric chemistry, and atmospheric physics are listed chronologically...
(350 BCE – present) - Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technologyTimeline of temperature and pressure measurement technologyTimeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology A history of temperature measurement and pressure measurement technology.-1500s:* 1592-1593 — Galileo Galilei builds a device showing variation of hotness known as the thermoscope using the contraction of air to draw water up a...
(800s–present)
Physics
- Timeline of fundamental physics discoveriesTimeline of Fundamental Physics DiscoveriesThis table provides an overview of the scientific relevant discoveries which would have to be predicted in its entirety by a theory of everything, in order to claim itself as a success.- References :*...
(1021–present) - Timeline of classical mechanicsTimeline of classical mechanics-Early history:* 300s BC - Aristotle founds the system of Aristotelian physics* 260 BC - Archimedes mathematically works out the principle of the lever and discovers the principle of buoyancy...
(300s BC4th century BCThe 4th century BC started the first day of 400 BC and ended the last day of 301 BC. It is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period.-Overview:This century marked the height of Classical Greek civilization in all of its aspects...
–1902) - Timeline of electromagnetism and classical opticsTimeline of electromagnetism and classical opticsTimeline of electromagnetism and classical optics*424 BC Aristophanes "lens" is a glass globe filled with water....
(424 BCE–1999) - Timeline of thermodynamics (5000 BC5th century BCThe 5th century BC started the first day of 500 BC and ended the last day of 401 BC.-Overview:This century saw the beginning of a period of philosophical brilliance among Western civilizations, particularly the Greeks which would continue all the way through the 4th century until the time of...
–1974) - Timeline of states of matter and phase transitionsTimeline of states of matter and phase transitionsTimeline of states of matter and phase transitions* 1895 – Pierre Curie discovers that induced magnetization is proportional to magnetic field strength* 1911 – Heike Kamerlingh Onnes discloses his research on superconductivity...
(1895–1987) - Timeline of gravitational physics and relativityTimeline of gravitational physics and relativityTimeline of gravitational physics and general relativity* 3rd century BC - Aristarchus of Samos proposes heliocentric model, measures the distance to the moon and its size...
(9th century–2007) - Timeline of atomic and subatomic physics (585 BCE – present)
- Timeline of particle physicsTimeline of particle physicsThe timeline of particle physics lists the sequence of particle physics theories and discoveries in chronological order. The most modern developments follow the scientific development of the discipline of Particle physics.-19th century:...
(1858–present) - Timeline of particle discoveriesTimeline of particle discoveriesThis is a timeline of subatomic particle discoveries, including all particles thus far discovered which appear to be elementary given the best available evidence...
(1858–present) - Timeline of other background radiation fieldsTimeline of other background radiation fieldsTimeline of other background radiation fields* 1912 - Victor Hess discovers that the ionization of air increases with altitude indicating the existence of cosmic radiation* 1949 - Herbert Friedman detects evidence for extrasolar X-rays...
(1912–1962) - Timeline of nuclear fusionTimeline of nuclear fusionTimeline of significant events in the study and use of nuclear fusion:*1929 - Atkinson and Houtermans used the measured masses of low-mass elements and applied Einstein's discovery that E=mc2 to predict that large amounts of energy could be released by fusing small nuclei together .*1932 - Mark...
(1929–present) - Timeline of nuclear program of IranTimeline of nuclear program of IranThis is the timeline of nuclear program of Iran.-1956–1974:1957: The United States and Iran sign a civil nuclear co-operation agreement as part of the U.S...
(1956–present) - Timeline of carbon nanotubesTimeline of carbon nanotubes-1952:* Radushkevich and Lukyanovich publish a paper in the Soviet Journal of Physical Chemistry showing hollow graphitic carbon fibers that are 50 nanometers in diameter.-1960:...
(1952–present)
Psychology
- Timeline of psychologyTimeline of psychologyThis article is a compiled timeline of psychology. A more general description of the development of the subject of psychology can be found in the history of psychology article...
(1550 BCE – present) - Timeline of psychotherapyTimeline of psychotherapyThis article is a compiled timeline of psychotherapy. A more general description of the development of the subject of psychology can be found in the history of psychology article. Likewise, a more general review of important events in the development of psychology can be found in the timeline of...
(1550 BCE – present)
Sports
- Timeline of Sports
- History of cricketHistory of cricketThe game of cricket has a known history spanning from the 16th century to the present day, with international matches played since 1844, although the official history of international Test cricket began in 1877...
(1066–present) - Timeline of football (soccer)Timeline of football (soccer)This page indexes the individual year in association football pages. Each year is annotated with one or more significant events as a reference point....
(3rd century BCE – present)- Timeline of English football (Soccer)
- Timeline of Hockey
- Timeline of Scottish footballTimeline of Scottish footballThis is a timeline of Scottish football which contains notable football-related events that have occurred both on and off the field.1850s – 1860s – 1870s – 1880s – 1890s – 1900s – 1910s – 1920s – 1930s – 1940s – 1950s – 1960s – 1970s – 1980s – 1990s – 2000s...
- Timeline of golf history (1353-1850)Timeline of golf history (1353-1850)The following is a partial timeline of the history of golf:*1421 - A Scottish regiment aiding the French against the English at the Siege of Bauge is introduced to the game of chole...
(1354–1848) - Timeline of foundation of national rugby unionsTimeline of foundation of national rugby unionsThis timeline lists the foundation dates of the national governing bodies for rugby union—known as rugby unions or federations. The first union was the Rugby Football Union that was founded in 1871 to govern rugby union within England. It was founded following the first ever rugby union...
(1871–2009)
Technology
- History of technologyHistory of technologyThe history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques, and is similar in many ways to the history of humanity. Background knowledge has enabled people to create new things, and conversely, many scientific endeavors have become possible through technologies which assist...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of historic inventions (PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timelines of United States inventions and discoveries (1717–2009)
- Timeline of Russian inventions and technology recordsTimeline of Russian inventions and technology recordsTimeline of Russian inventions and technology records encompasses the key events in the history of technology in Russia, starting from the Early East Slavs and up to the modern Russian Federation....
Communication and information media
- Timeline of communication technologyTimeline of communication technologyTimeline of communication technology* Prior to 3500BC - Communication was carried out through paintings of indigenous tribes.* 3500s BC - The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing and the Egyptians develop hieroglyphic writing...
(36th century BCE–present) - Timeline of postal historyTimeline of postal historyThis is a timeline of significant events in postal history, including dates relating to postage stamps.-Fifteenth century:* 1497 - Franz von Taxis established a postal service on behalf of Emperor Maximilian I of the Holy Roman Empire-Sixteenth century:...
(1639–present) - Timeline of the telephoneTimeline of the telephoneBelow is a timeline of the telephone that covers many important dates in the history of the telephone.- 1844 to 1875 :* 1844: Innocenzo Manzetti first mooted the idea of a “speaking telegraph” ....
(1849–present) - Timeline of the introduction of television in countries and regions (1928–2012)
- Timeline of the introduction of color television in countriesTimeline of the introduction of color television in countriesThis is a list of when the first color television broadcasts were transmitted to the general public. Non-public field tests and closed-circuit demonstrations are not included.Countries and territories which never had black and white television This is a list of when the first color television...
(1950–1986) - Timeline of CGI in film and televisionTimeline of CGI in film and televisionThis is a chronological list of films and television programs that have been recognised as being pioneering in their use of computer animation.- 1960s :- 1970s :- 1980s :-1990s:- 2000s :-References:...
(1971–present)
Computers and related technology
- Timeline of hypertext technologyTimeline of hypertext technologyThis article presents a timeline of hypertext technology, including "hypermedia" and related human-computer interaction projects and developments from 1945 on...
(1945–2001) - Timeline of notable computer viruses and wormsTimeline of notable computer viruses and wormsThis is a timeline of noteworthy computer viruses, worms and Trojan horses.- 1966 :* The work of John von Neumann on the "Theory of self-reproducing automata" is published...
(1966–present) - Timeline of Linux kernel developmentLinux kernelThe Linux kernel is an operating system kernel used by the Linux family of Unix-like operating systems. It is one of the most prominent examples of free and open source software....
(1991–present)
Everyday necessities
- Timeline of agriculture and food technologyTimeline of agriculture and food technologyTimeline of agriculture and food technology÷-Neolithic Revolution:* 11,500 BC – Rice domesticated in China.nt Near East]]* 12,000 BC – Natufians in the Levant begin harvesting wild grasses....
(12000 BC – present) - Timeline of clothing and textiles technologyTimeline of clothing and textiles technologyTimeline of clothing and textiles technology.*Prehistory – spindle used to create yarn from fibres.* – loom.*c. 28000 BC – Sewing needles in use at Kostenki in Russia....
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–1963)
Light and optical instruments
- Timeline of lighting technologyTimeline of lighting technologyTimeline of lighting technology- Antiquity :* 70,000 BCE A hollow rock, shell, or other natural found object was filled with moss or a similar material that was soaked in animal fat and then ignited.* c. 4500 BCE oil lamps...
(PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of microscope technologyTimeline of microscope technologyTimeline of microscope technology* 1590 - Dutch spectacle-makers Hans Jansen and his son Zacharias Jansen, claimed by later writers to have invented a compound microscope....
(1590–present) - Timeline of photography technologyTimeline of photography technologyTimeline of photography technology* 1822 – Nicéphore Niépce takes the first fixed, permanent photograph, of an engraving of Pope Pius VII, using a non-lens contact-printing "heliographic process", but it was destroyed later; the earliest surviving example is from 1825.* 1826 – Nicéphore Niépce...
(1826–present) - Timeline of telescope technologyTimeline of telescope technologyTimeline of telescope technology* c.2560 BC–c.860 BC — Egyptian artisans polish rock crystal, semi-precious stones, and latterly glass to produce facsimile eyes for statuary and mummy cases. The intent appears to be to produce an optical illusion....
(antiquityAncient historyAncient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
–present) - Timeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technologyTimeline of telescopes, observatories, and observing technology-3500s BC:*The earliest sundials known from the archaeological record are the obelisks ancient Egyptian astronomy and Babylonian astronomy-1900s BC:*Xiangfen Astronomical Observatory, Xiangfen County, Linfen City, Shanxi Province, China-600s BC:...
(1000–present)
Measurement
- Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technologyTimeline of temperature and pressure measurement technologyTimeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology A history of temperature measurement and pressure measurement technology.-1500s:* 1592-1593 — Galileo Galilei builds a device showing variation of hotness known as the thermoscope using the contraction of air to draw water up a...
(1450–1930) - Timeline of time measurement technologyTimeline of time measurement technologyTimeline of time measurement technology* 270 BC - Ctesibius builds a popular water clock, called a clepsydra* 46 BC - Julius Caesar and Sosigenes develop a solar calendar with leap years...
(270 BCE – present)
General mechanical engineering
- Timeline of motor and engine technologyTimeline of motor and engine technologyTimeline of motor and engine technology* – Hero of Alexandria describes the first documented steam-powered device, the aeolipile.* 1698 – Thomas Savery builds a steam-powered water pump for pumping water out of mines....
(c. 30–70 CE–present) - Timeline of heat engine technologyTimeline of heat engine technologyThis Timeline of heat engine technology describes how heat engines have been known since antiquity but have been made into increasingly useful devices since the seventeenth century as a better understanding of the processes involved was gained...
(Prehistory–1950s)
Transportation and space exploration
- Timeline of transportation technologyTimeline of transportation technology-Antiquity:*Stone Age – Dugout canoes*3500 BC – Wheeled carts are invented in Mesopotamia*3500 BC – River boats are invented *3100 BC – Horses are tamed and used for transport Botai Egypt *2000 BC – Chariots built by Indo-Iranians...
(3500 BC35th century BCThe 35th century BC in the Near East sees the gradual transition from the Chalcolithic to the Early Bronze Age. Proto-writing enters transitional stage, developing towards writing proper...
– present) - Timeline of railway historyTimeline of railway history-Ancient times:* ca. 600 BC - A basic form of the railway, the rutway, - existed in ancient Greek and Roman times, the most important being the ship trackway Diolkos across the Isthmus of Corinth...
(428 BCE – present) - Timeline of United States railway historyTimeline of United States railway historyThe Timeline of United States railway history is as follows:*1810s-1830s: Various inventors and entrepreneurs make suggestions about building model railways in the United States; In 1825 John Stevens builds a test track and runs a locomotive around it in Hoboken, New Jersey.*1820s and 1830s: The...
(1810s–present) - Timeline of the London UndergroundTimeline of the London UndergroundThe transport system now known as the London Underground began in 1863 with the Metropolitan Railway, the world's first underground railway. Over the next forty years, the early sub-surface lines reached out from the urban centre of the capital into the surrounding rural margins, leading to the...
(1820s–present) - Timeline of motorized bicycle historyTimeline of motorized bicycle historyThis timeline of motorized bicycle history is a summary of the major events in the development and use of motorized bicycles and tricycles, which are defined as pedal cycles with motor assistance but which can be powered by pedals alone.-Events:...
(1868–1986) - Timeline of aviation historyTimeline of aviationThis article does not contain direct references or citations but it builds upon other articles in Wikipedia which you can find in the links and in the year by year articles to the left. Those articles have references and citations...
(1000 BCE – present) - Timeline of rocket and missile technologyTimeline of rocket and missile technology-15th Century:* 1448 - During the era of Sejong the Great, the 4th King of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, Koreans invented the World's first gunpowdered multi-missile launchers called Singijeon or Hwacha.-17th Century:...
(1st century CE–2010) - Timeline of artificial satellites and space probesTimeline of artificial satellites and space probesThis timeline of artificial satellites and space probes includes unmanned spacecraft including technology demonstrators, observatories, lunar probes, and interplanetary probes. First satellites from each country are included. Not included are most earth science satellites, commercial satellites or...
(1957–2010)
Miscellanea
- Timeline of diving technology (PrehistoryPrehistoryPrehistory is the span of time before recorded history. Prehistory can refer to the period of human existence before the availability of those written records with which recorded history begins. More broadly, it refers to all the time preceding human existence and the invention of writing...
–present) - Timeline of hydrogen technologiesTimeline of hydrogen technologiesTimeline of hydrogen technologies — A timeline of the history of hydrogen technology.-1600s:* 1625 - First description of hydrogen by Johann Baptista van Helmont...
- Timeline of low-temperature technologyTimeline of low-temperature technologyThe following is a timeline of low-temperature technology and cryogenic technology .-16th century BCE – 17th century CE :...
(1850–present) - Timeline of materials technologyTimeline of materials technologyMajor innovations in materials technology-BC:* 29,000–25,000 BC – First pottery appears*3rd millennium BC – Copper metallurgy is invented and copper is used for ornamentation*2nd millennium BC – Bronze is used for weapons and armour...
(29,000 BCE – present) - Timeline of particle physics technologyTimeline of particle physics technologyTimeline of particle physics technology* 1896 - Charles Wilson discovers that energetic particles produce droplet tracks in supersaturated gases* 1908 - Hans Geiger and Ernest Rutherford invent the Geiger counter...
(1896–1968)
Terrorism
- Timeline of the September 11, 2001 attacksTimeline of the September 11, 2001 attacksSeptember 11, 2001 attacks timeline. All times are in New York Time .- Background History :* 1972: One World Trade Center completed.* 1973: Two World Trade Center completed.* c...
(1972–present) - September 11, 2001 timeline for the day of the attacksSeptember 11, 2001 timeline for the day of the attacksThe September 11 attacks, in addition to being a unique act of aggression, constituted a media event on a scale not seen since the advent of civilian global satellite links, round-the-clock television news organizations and the instant worldwide reaction and debate made possible by the Internet...
(11 September 2001) - Timeline of the 2001 anthrax attacks in Florida (2001–2004)
- Timeline of the 2001 anthrax attacks in New York and New Jersey (18 September – 18 October 2001)
- Timeline of the 2011 Norway attacksTimeline of the 2011 Norway attacksThe 2011 Norway attacks were a bombing in Oslo and a series of shootings at Utøya on Friday, 22 July 2011. The first attack was a bomb exploding in Regjeringskvartalet, the executive government quarter of Oslo, and the second an attack on a youth camp organized by the youth organization of the...
(1999 - 22 July 2011)
See also
- TimelineTimelineA timeline is a way of displaying a list of events in chronological order, sometimes described as a project artifact . It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labeled with dates alongside itself and events labeled on points where they would have happened.-Uses of timelines:Timelines...
- ChronologyChronologyChronology is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time, such as the use of a timeline or sequence of events. It is also "the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events".Chronology is part of periodization...
- Common EraCommon EraCommon Era ,abbreviated as CE, is an alternative designation for the calendar era originally introduced by Dionysius Exiguus in the 6th century, traditionally identified with Anno Domini .Dates before the year 1 CE are indicated by the usage of BCE, short for Before the Common Era Common Era...
(explains CE and BCE, CE and BCE) - Ussher chronology
- New Chronology (Fomenko)New Chronology (Fomenko)The New Chronology is a fringe theory in history, which argues that the conventional chronology is fundamentally flawed, that events attributed to antiquity such as the histories of Rome, Greece and Egypt actually occurred during the Middle Ages, more than a thousand years after the time to which...
- Holocene calendarHolocene calendarThe Human Era, also known as the Holocene calendar or Holocene era , is a year numbering system that adds exactly 10,000 years to the currently world-dominant Anno Domini and Common Era system, placing its first year near the beginning of the Holocene epoch and the Neolithic revolution...
- Dating CreationDating CreationCultures throughout history have attempted to date the beginning of the the world in the past, so methods of dating Creation have involved analysing scriptures or ancient texts.-Ancient creation dates:...
- Hindu/Vedic chronometryHindu units of measurementVedic and Puranic units of time span from the Paramáńu to the mahamanvantara . Its clearly given in Hindu Vedic knowledge that the creation and destruction of the universe is a cyclical process and the timespan of the universe is 311.04 trillion years...
- Tamil chronometryTamil chronometryMeasurements in ancient Tamil land were of seven kinds. They were number counts, balance weights, fluid volumes, grain volumes, length, time and the likeness. Ancient tamils were used only mind-calculation for their daily necessaries. Their life is mixed up with calculation for everything. They...
External links
- ChronoZoom is a timeline for Big History being developed for the International Big History Association by Microsoft ResearchMicrosoft ResearchMicrosoft Research is the research division of Microsoft created in 1991 for developing various computer science ideas and integrating them into Microsoft products. It currently employs Turing Award winners C.A.R. Hoare, Butler Lampson, and Charles P...
and University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of California, BerkeleyThe University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA... - 1000 year video timeline of British History
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- AllofMe – Interactive timelines.
- Twoop – An interlinked timeline project
- timelineindex – List of timelines sorted in categories
- Timesearch – World History timelines by year, areas or theme
- World History Timelines
- ipooz – To create and share photo timelines of family and people.
- Weple - Visualizes the biographical data of persons listed on Wikipedia.org.
- Dipity – Interactive timelines]