Axiomnos
The entire history of the world, on a single line.
Global Timeline
The entirety of mapped history.
The K-T Extinction
Mass extinction marking the end of non-avian dinosaurs.
Würm Glaciation
Last major glacial period in Europe.
Toba Eruption
Supervolcanic eruption causing a human population bottleneck.
The Titanomachy
Primordial war between the Titans and the Olympians.
Creation of the world from Ymir
The world forged from the body of the giant Ymir by Odin, Vili and Vé.
Creation of Japan (Izanagi and Izanami)
Birth of the Japanese islands and the kami.
Invention of Cuneiform
Sumerians develop the first known writing system.
The Myth of Osiris
Death and resurrection of Osiris, founder of the Egyptian afterlife.
Epic of Gilgamesh and the Flood
Babylonian account of the great flood.
Revelation at Mount Sinai
Gift of the Decalogue (Ten Commandments) to Moses.
Foundation of Rome
Mytho-historical foundation of the city by Romulus.
Enlightenment of Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama achieves Nirvana under the Bodhi tree.
Assassination of Julius Caesar
The Ides of March. Assassinated by Roman senators led by Brutus.
Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth
Central event of Christianity under Pontius Pilate.
The Hegira
Migration of Muhammad from Mecca to Yathrib (Medina).
Signing of the Magna Carta
Limitation of English royal power by the barons.
The Black Death
Bubonic plague pandemic that decimated Eurasia.
Invention of the Printing Press
Gutenberg prints the first Bible with movable type.
The 95 Theses of Martin Luther
Beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
The Copernican Revolution
Publication of the heliocentric model by Nicolaus Copernicus.
Principia Mathematica
Isaac Newton formulates the laws of motion and universal gravitation.
United States Declaration of Independence
Separation of the 13 American colonies from Great Britain.
Storming of the Bastille
Symbolic starting point of the French Revolution.
Tambora Eruption
Largest recorded volcanic eruption, causing the 'Year Without a Summer'.
Theory of Evolution
Charles Darwin publishes 'On the Origin of Species'.
General Relativity
Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
Discovery of Penicillin
Alexander Fleming discovers the first antibiotic.
Discovery of DNA
Discovery of the DNA double helix structure.
First steps on the Moon
Neil Armstrong steps on the Moon (Apollo 11).
Creation of the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee proposes the information management system (WWW).