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These timelines of world history detail recorded events since the creation of writing roughly 5000 years ago to the present day. For events from c. 3200 BC – c. 500 see: Timeline of ancient history; For events from c. 500 – c. 1499, see: Timeline of post-classical history; For events from c. 1500, see: Timelines of modern history; Future ...
- Timeline of Ancient History
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of...
- Timelines of Modern History
For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century...
- Timelines of The Future
3rd millennium, up to the year 3000; Timeline of the far...
- Timeline of Prehistory
This timeline of prehistory covers the time from the...
- Timeline of Natural History
Dating of the geologic record. The geologic record is the...
- Lists of Events Lists
List of terrorist incidents in 2012; List of terrorist...
- ChronoZoom
ChronoZoom is a free open source project that visualizes...
- History
List of time periods – Prehistory • Protohistory • Ancient...
- Timeline of Ancient History
October 7 – December 17: The United States invades Afghanistan and topples the Taliban regime, resulting in a long-term war. October 23: Steve Jobs introduces the first iPod. November 12: Crash of American Airlines Flight 587. December 3: Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a series of scandals.
Time periods: On this day (January 11) • Months • This Year (2024) • By year • By decade, century, or millennium. Timelines of events. By chronology: Big Bang • Ancient Mesopotamia • Ancient Greece • Rome • Roman Empire • French Revolution • World War I • World War II (Evacuations) • Space Race • Cold War
Key events of the 20th century. The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.
It also includes articles which serve as a list, catalog, or index of timelines by year; i.e. timelines for each and every year within a certain date range, (rather than timelines that span numerous years or decades in one timeline), in order to denote the major events during each of those years.
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