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History. 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.
- Timeline of Ancient History
Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of...
- Timelines of Modern History
Further reading. Langer, William. An Encyclopedia of World...
- 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
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About...
- ChronoZoom
ChronoZoom is a free open source project that visualizes...
- Timeline of The 21st Century
January 3 – 7: Boko Haram perpetrates a massacre of over...
- Timeline of Ancient History
January 3 – 7: Boko Haram perpetrates a massacre of over 2,000 people in Baga, Nigeria, and allies itself with ISIL. April 2: Al-Shabaab perpetrates a mass shooting in Kenya, killing 148. April 25 – May 3: The death of an African-American man, Freddie Gray by police leads to violent unrest in Baltimore, Maryland.
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The Ages of history – Stone Age • Copper Age • Bronze Age • Iron Age • Middle Ages • Age of Discovery • Renaissance • Age of Enlightenment • Industrial Age • Space Age • Information Age • Imagination Age. History by subject. Cultural history – Money • Sport
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.
History (derived from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historía) 'inquiry; knowledge acquired by investigation') [1] is the systematic study and documentation of the human past. [2] [3] The period of events before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. [4] ". History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the ...
Prehistory of the United States. History of the United States. Pre-Columbian era. Colonial history of the United States. 1776–1789. 1789–1815. 1815–1849. 1849–1865. 1865–1918. 1918–1945. 1945–1964. 1964–1980. 1980–1991. 1991–2008. 2008–present. Named eras and periods. These multi-year periods are commonly identified in American history.
Browse our archive of historical events by year including the dates of important, interesting and notable events from thousands of years of history.
