A timeline from prehistory to modern days of advances in optics and related disciplines, and of the people responsible for them. The timeline is categorized into distinct spans of time, each accompanied by extensive information.

This comprehensive timeline tracks the Holocaust from it's roots to the Nuremberg Trials. This interactive timeline is broken down into 5 groups based on dates. Each grouping contains a short summary and multiple primary sources such as...

This site gives a timeline for Alabama history since prehistory. Students can click on the timeline for specific time periods. Also provides links to other Alabama sites.

An extensive timeline examining the causes and events of the Cold War. It is preceded by several paragraphs discussing the shifting relations between the United States and Russia in the lead-up to the Cold War. The timeline begins in...

A collection of primary source materials presented on a timeline that showcase events in the history of the United States from 1625 on. Click on an image to go to a page with descriptive information about each item. Each description has...

This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site turns back the clock to the late 1500's to relive the dramatic life of one of the world's most renowned scientists.

Students learn how various kinds of data and information can be gathered to create a biodiversity timeline that serves as evidence of changes in a population of a species.

Explore this NOVA: "Spies That Fly" interactive timeline and discover the many technological innovations in the history of unmanned flight, from hot-air balloons to miniature flying robots.

An extensive timeline showing the events between 1933 and 1945 that occurred during the progression of the Jewish Holocaust. It begins with several paragraphs describing the nature of the Holocaust.

Use this interactive tool to discover the history and advancements of underwater exploration through time. Follow the timeline from ancient divers to diving suits to scuba diving to submarines, famous people, and more.

Ohio's history of human habitation goes back more than 12,000 years! Explore the prehistory in a logical fashion by clicking on the timeline and tracing people from Paleoindian, 13,000 BC to Historic Indians, 1650 AD. It's interesting to...

This site from the Wikipedia encyclopedia presents a timeline of important events that occurred in the United States from the 16th century on. Links are provided throughout this article for additional information on related subjects.

Features an environmental history timeline for the 1960s highlighting legislation and key events. Created by Professor William (Bill) Kovarik, Ph.D. from Radford University.

Neil Armstrong's celebrated "one small step" was far from the most dangerous maneuver in the effort to send three men to the moon and return them home a week later. See a timeline of the entire mission.

A timeline showing the events leading up to the Revolutionary War, beginning with unpopular legislation implemented under British rule. It follows with the reaction of the American colonists and continues in a cause and effect manner...

Provides a timeline of the civil rights movement from the Dred Scott Supreme Court case in 1857 up to the affirmative action policy instated at the University of Michigan Law School in 1992.

Detailed timeline with descriptions of the major events and scientific developments of aviation in the 20th century. Timeline is separated by decade.

Modern Olympic history is full of heart-thumping victories and painful defeats. But a look back at the 28 Summer Games that have taken place since 1896 also offer a snapshot of geopolitics, a shift in women's rights and the state of...

A detailed timeline showing the events leading up to and during the Korean War. Begins in 1893 with the Sino-Japanese War and continues until the end of the war in July 1953.

Follow a timeline which describes the discovery of the DNA double helix model in the early part of the 1950s.

What was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study? Find out more about this experimental study when you visit this site. The CDC compiled a timeline outlining the events of this tragedy.

This site presents an interactive timeline of computer development from 1939 through 1994. Upon selecting a year, the site presents all of the major computer hardware and software developments that occurred during that year.

A timeline of the history of the Texas Rangers beginning in 1821 with Mexico's Independence from Spain and covering the years up until the present day. The information can also be downloaded in PDF format.

A comprehensive timeline c30,000 B.C.-2002 A.D. for those studying the history of astronomy.