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- FeaturedGeologic Time Scale: Earth's 4.6-Billion-Year HistoryAn interactive geologic time scale, from Earth's formation 4.54 billion years ago to today, with eons, eras, periods and epochs dated to the current International Chronostratigraphic Chart. Zoom in to see each unit open into the next, alongside the history of life, climate, the five mass extinctions and human origins.102 events
- FeaturedJFK Assassination Timeline: November 22, 1963 and the InvestigationsThe assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, from Lee Harvey Oswald's background and the Texas trip through the Warren Commission, the House Select Committee on Assassinations and the release of the JFK records. Zoom into November 22, 1963 to follow the day minute by minute. As of September 24, 2026.92 events
- Featured2026 Iran War Timeline: From the First Strikes to TodayThe war between the United States, Israel and Iran, from the February 28 strikes that killed Ali Khamenei through the April ceasefire, the Strait of Hormuz blockades, the June memorandum and its collapse, and the renewed strikes and talks of September. Zoom in for the first day hour by hour. As of September 24, 2026.125 events
- Featured9/11 Timeline: The September 11 Attacks Minute by MinuteThe four hijacked flights, the FAA and military response, the President's day and the fall of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, with the lead-up and aftermath. Zoom into the morning to follow each flight minute by minute, as the 9/11 Commission and NIST record it.109 events
- FeaturedThings That Happened at the Same Time: Surprising Overlaps in HistoryTwenty-two pairs of events that feel eras apart but sit close together on one timeline, from Cleopatra and the Moon landing to the last guillotine execution and Star Wars. Each pair shares a tag, so you can filter to one overlap and see the two events side by side in different lanes.48 events
- The Race to the MoonFrom Sputnik to the last footsteps on the Moon, 1957–1975, then the return: robotic landers from China, India, Japan and private companies, and Artemis II, the first crewed flight around the Moon since 1972. Zoom in on any programme to see its missions, and keep zooming into Apollo 11 to follow the landing minute by minute.91 events