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@0 4,550 Ma - Formation of the Earth.
@0.1 4,527 Ma - Collision with Theia. Formation of the Moon.
@0.22 4,500 Ma - The Hadean Eon.
@0.67 4,400 Ma - Formation of the oceans.
@1.22 4,280 Ma - First evidence of single-celled life.
@2.06 4,100 Ma - The Late Heavy Bombardment.
@2.54 4,000 Ma - The Archean Eon. First continents appear.
@5.12 3,500 Ma - Last Universal Ancestor lives.
@5.11 3,500 Ma - First multi-cellular life (cyanobacteria).
@5.22 3,480 Ma - First life on land.
@5.66 3,400 Ma - Photosynthesis begins.
@11.29 2,500 Ma - Proerozoic Eon.
@11.65 2,450 Ma - Great Oxygen Catastrophe.
@12.75 2,300 Ma - The Huronian glaciation - first snowball Earth.
@16.74 1,820 Ma - Supercontinent Columbia forms.
@19.9 1,500 Ma - Supercontinent Columbia breaks up.
@23.02 1,230 Ma - Supercontinent Rodinia forms.
@23.4 1,200 Ma - First appearance of sexual reproduction.
@30.27 750 Ma - Supercontinent Rodinia breaks up.
@32.24 650 Ma - Supercontinent Pannotia forms.
@32.55 635 Ma - The Ediacaran Period.
@33.88 575 Ma - The Avalon explosion - flourishing of the Ediacaran biota.
@34.23 560 Ma - Supercontinent Pannotia breaks up.
@34.68 541 Ma - The Cambrian Period. Cambrian Explosion - radiation of multi-cellular life.
@34.71 540 Ma - Evolution of trilobites.
@34.95 530 Ma - First vertebrates evolve (fish).
@35.50 508 Ma - The Burgess Shale Formation is created.
@36.08 485.4 Ma - The Ordovician Period.
@37.21 444 Ma - The Ordovician-Silurian extinction event.
@37.22 443.8 Ma - The Silurian Period.
@37.93 419.2 Ma - The Devonian Period.
@39.14 380 Ma - First tetrapods evolve.
@39.3 375 Ma - The Late Devonian extinction.
@39.79 360 Ma - Plants evolve seeds.
@39.83 358.9 Ma - The Carboniferous Period.
@40.48 340 Ma - First amniotic egg, which can be laid on land.
@41.57 310 Ma - Divergence of synapsids (mammal ancestors) from the reptile lineages.
@41.95 300 Ma - Supercontinent Pangaea forms.
@41.99 298.9 Ma - The Permian Period.
@43.93 252.2 Ma - The Triassic Period. The Mesozoic Era begins.
@43.92 252.2 Ma - The Great Dying, the Earth's most severe mass extinction event.
@44.95 230 Ma - Evolution of the first dinosaurs.
@46.4 201.3 - The Jurassic Period.
@46.3 200 Ma - The Triassic-Jurassic extinction event.
@47.59 180 Ma - Supercontinent Pangaea breaks up.
@49.2 154 Ma - Brontosaurus.
@49.46 150 Ma - Archaeopteryx.
@49.80 145 Ma - Giraffatitan (aka Brachiosaurus).
@50.74 132 Ma - First flowers.
@51.19 126 Ma - Iguanodon.
@54.58 88 Ma - Pteranodon.
@56 75 Ma - Velociraptor.
@56.86 68 Ma - Tyrannosaurus rex.
@57.11 66 Ma - The Paleocene Epoch. The Cenozoic Era begins.
@57.12 66 Ma - The Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction. Extinction of non-avian dinosaurs.
@57.51 63 Ma - Evolution of Purgatorius - the first primate.
@58.5 56 Ma - The Eocene Epoch.
@62.46 33.9 Ma - The Oligocene Epoch.
@65.26 23.03 Ma - The Miocene Epoch.
@73.45 6 Ma - Last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees.
@74.07 5.333 Ma - The Pliocene Epoch.
@75.52 4 Ma - Bipedalism evolves in hominids.
@75.51 4 Ma - Australopithecus.
@76.3 3.4 Ma - First use of stone tools.
@76.59 3.2 Ma - Lucy.
@77.21 2.8 Ma - Homo habilis.
@77.54 2.6 Ma - Paleolithic begins.
@77.56 2.588 Ma - The Pleistocene Epoch. The most recent ice age.
@79.13 1.8 Ma - Homo erectus.
@82.73 700,000 BC - First use of fire.
@83.25 600,000 BC - Denisovans.
@83.85 500,000 BC - First cooking.
@84.55 400,000 BC - Neanderthals.
@85.09 335,000 BC - Homo naledi.
@85.94 250,000 BC - Homo sapiens.
@86.69 190,000 BC - Homo floresiensis.
@86.98 170,000 BC - First clothing.
@90.25 40,000 BC - Extinction of the Neanderthals.
@91.52 20,000 BC - Mesolithic begins.
@92.31 10,200 BC - Neolithic begins.
@92.38 9700 BC - End of the last ice age. The Holocene begins.
@92.61 8000 BC - Neolithic Revolution.
@93.49 3300 BC - Bronze Age begins.
@93.57 3000 BC - First civilisations appear in the Levant and Egypt.
@93.65 2700 BC - Development of cuneiform.
@93.79 2200 BC - Chinese civilisation appears.
@94.19 1000 BC - Iron Age begins
@94.45 399 BC - Death of Socrates.
@94.47 356 BC - Birth of Alexander the Great.
@94.62 44 BC - Death of Julius Caesar
@94.92 480 - Fall of the Roman Empire.
@95.39 1066 - Battle of Hastings; rise of Anglo-Norman England.
@95.84 1450 - Invention of the printing press.
@95.9 1492 - European rediscovery of the Americas.
@96.32 1712 - Invention of the steam engine by Thomas Newcomen.
@97.32 1954 - Publication of The Fellowship of the Ring
@97.99 Dec. 2001 - Release of The Fellowship of the Ring in cinemas.
@98.73 Dec. 2015 - Release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens in cinemas.
@100 The Present Day.
@0.00 3300 BC - Emergance of pictograms in Sumeria.
@0.94 3200 BC - The Narmer Palette - the earliest Egyptian hieroglyphic text.
@1.90 3100 BC - Development of hieratic script in Egypt.
@2.86 3000 BC - Invention of the reed pen in Egypt.
@5.81 2700 BC - Development of cuneiform, the first true syllabic writing system.
@6.81 2600 BC - Appearance of the Indus script in the Indus Valley Civilisation.
@7.83 2500 BC - Development of Linear A in the Aegean.
@12.01 2100 BC - Epic of Gilgamesh first recorded.
@14.72 1850 BC - First alphabet appears in Canaan.
@19.25 1450 BC - Development of Linear B.
@22.22 1200 BC - First known Chinese inscriptions.
@22.22 1200 BC - Phoenician alphabet emerges in the Mediterranean.
@24.67 1000 BC - The Cascajal Block - an Olmec inscription from Mesoamerica.
@27.60 770 BC - Creation of the Greek alphabet.
@27.93 745 BC - First books of the Hebrew Bible written down.
@28.38 710 BC - The Iliad and the Odyssey written.
@29.04 660 BC - Adoption of the Latin alphabet from the Greek.
@29.18 650 BC - Demotic script developed in Egypt.
@34.70 250 BC - Maya script first used in Mesoamerica.
@35.49 196 BC - Carving of the Rosetta Stone.
@39.63 79 AD - Metal-nibbed pens in use in Pompeii.
@41.22 180 AD - Lucian of Samosata writes The True History, a satirical fantastical adventure.
@44.11 356 AD - Development of the Arabic alphabet.
@46.59 500 AD - Invention of the quill pen.
@48.54 609 AD - Writing of the Qu'ran begins.
@55.73 975 AD - Beowulf written.
@56.48 1010 AD - Murasaki Shikibu's Tale of Genji, seen as the first true novel, is written.
@65.58 1387 AD - Chaucer begins the Canterbury Tales.
@67.06 1440 AD - Gutenberg invents the printing press.
@68.37 1485 AD - Le Morte d'Arthur published.
@70.68 1560 AD - Invention of the pencil by an Italian couple.
@72.16 1605 AD - Cervantes writes Don Quixote, the first European novel.
@72.78 1623 AD - Shakespeare's First Folio published.
@79.75 1799 AD - Discovery of the Rosetta Stone by Napoleonic troops.
@80.65 1818 AD - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein published, regarded by some as the first science fiction novel.
@80.85 1822 AD - Translation of the Rosetta Stone.
@80.95 1824 AD - Invention of braille.
@83.43 1871 AD - George MacDonald writes At The Back of the North Wind, creating the modern Fantasy genre.
@83.60 1874 AD - Introduction of the first commercial typewriter.
@84.85 1895 AD - H.G. Wells writes The Time Machine.
@87.81 1938 AD - Biro ballpoint pen patented.
@89.11 1954 AD - J.R.R. Tolkien publishes The Fellowship of the Ring.
@92.74 1989 AD - Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.
@93.87 1997 AD - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone released by J.K. Rowling.
@94.02 1998 AD - Fanfiction.net founded.
@94.69 2002 AD - The Protectors of the Plot Continuum created by Jay and Acacia.
@100.00 2017 AD - The Present Day.
@0.00 Age of Trees 1050 - Awakening of the Elves by Cuivienen.
@1.19 Age of Trees 1085 - Oromë discovers the Eldar.
@1.36 Age of Trees 1090 - The Valar wage war on Melkor.
@1.71 Age of Trees 1100 - The Siege of Utumno ends, with Melkor taken captive and imprisoned in Mandos.
@1.78 Age of Trees 1102 - Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë visit Aman as ambassadors of the Eldar.
@1.88 Age of Trees 1105 - The Great March of the Eldar begins. The Avari stay at Cuivienen.
@2.23 Age of Trees 1115 - The Silvan Elves forsake the March.
@2.76 Age of Trees 1130 - Elwë meets Melian in Nan Elmoth, and falls into a trance.
@2.86 Age of Trees 1133 - The Vanyar and the Noldor reach Valinor.
@3.11 Age of Trees 1140 - The founding of Tirion upon Túna.
@3.18 Age of Trees 1142 - White Tree given to Noldor by Yavanna
@3.46 Age of Trees 1150 - The Teleri sail to Valinor, but Tol Eressëa stops in the Bay of Eldamar.
@3.53 Age of Trees 1152 - Elwë awakens from the trance and becomes King of Elves in Beleriand; his hair is now silver
@3.86 Age of Trees 1161 - The swan-ships of the Teleri reach the shores of Aman. Alqualondë is founded.
@4.00 Age of Trees 1165 - All the Vanyar depart from Tirion to Taniquetil.
@4.14 Age of Trees 1169 - Birth of Fëanor.
@4.18 Age of Trees 1170 - Death of Míriel Serindë.
@4.25 Age of Trees 1172 - The Statute of Finwë and Míriel is decreed.
@4.72 Age of Trees 1185 - Finwë weds Indis.
@4.90 Age of Trees 1190 - Birth of Fingolfin.
@5.26 Age of Trees 1200 - Birth of Lúthien in Neldoreth.
@6.37 Age of Trees 1230 - Birth of Finarfin.
@7.12 Age of Trees 1250 - Dwarves enter Beleriand and meet the Sindar.
@8.26 Age of Trees 1280 - Finarfin weds Eärwen
@9.04 Age of Trees 1300 - Birth of Finrod and Turgon. Menegroth founded in Doriath.
@11.01 Age of Trees 1350 - Nandor settle in Ossiriand.
@11.50 Age of Trees 1362 - Birth of Galadriel and Aredhel.
@13.06 Age of Trees 1400 - Morgoth released from bondage
@15.17 Age of Trees 1450 - Fëanor creates the Silmarils, filling them with the light of the Two Trees.
@16.93 Age of Trees 1490 - Fëanor breaks the Peace of Valinor and is banished to Formenos.
@17.15 Age of Trees 1495 - Death of the Two Trees. The Kinslaying at Alqualondë. The Flight of the Noldor begins.
@17.20 Age of Trees 1496 - The Doom of Mandos is spoken.
@17.24 Age of Trees 1497 - The First Battle ends with the raising of the Girdle of Melian. Death of Fëanor at Dagor-nuin-Giliath.
@17.29 Age of Trees 1498 - Maedhros held captive by Morgoth.
@17.37 Age of Trees 1500 - First rising of the Sun and the Moon. The host of Fingolfin enters Middle-earth.
@17.38 F.A. 1 - Men awake in Hildórien
@17.40 F.A. 5 - Fingon rescues Maedhros. Fingolfin becomes High King of the Noldor.
@17.47 F.A. 20 - The Feast of Mereth Aderthad.
@17.61 F.A. 50 - Ulmo grants visions of hidden places to Finrod and Turgon.
@17.62 F.A. 52 - Nulukkizdîn? discovered by Finrod.
@17.62 F.A. 53 - Hidden valley of Tumladen discovered by Turgon.
@17.66 F.A. 60 - Dagor Aglareb. The Siege of Angband begins.
@17.68 F.A. 64 - Turgon removes his people from Nevrast to Tumladen.
@17.69 F.A. 67 - Thingol learns of the Kinslaying at Alqualondë. Quenya forbidden in Beleriand.
@17.85 F.A. 102 - Nargothrond completed
@17.92 F.A. 116 - Gondolin completed
@18.08 F.A. 150 - Caranthir meets with the Dwarves of the Blue Mountains
@18.61 F.A. 260 - Glaurung defeated in Ard-galen. The Long Peace begins.
@18.62 F.A. 262 - Bëor born.
@18.71 F.A. 282 - Marach born.
@18.85 F.A. 310 - Men of the House of Bëor enter Beleriand and are discovered by Finrod.
@18.86 F.A. 312 - The Haladin enter Beleriand.
@18.86 F.A. 313 - Marach enters Beleriand.
@18.88 F.A. 316 - Aredhel leaves Gondolin and is taken by Eöl.
@18.90 F.A. 320 - Maeglin born.
@18.91 F.A. 322 - Malach settles in Hithlum.
@19.00 F.A. 341 - Haleth born.
@19.06 F.A. 355 - Death of Bëor
@19.09 F.A. 361 - Andreth born.
@19.16 F.A. 375 - Deaths of Haldad and Haldar. Haleth assumes leader of the Haladin.
@19.17 F.A. 376 - Death of Marach
@19.23 F.A. 390 - Hador Golden-head born.
@19.28 F.A. 400 - Aredhel returns to Gondolin. Eöl kills Aredhel and is then executed. Birth of Barahir, father of Beren.
@19.31 F.A. 405 - Hador enters the service of Fingolfin.
@19.31 F.A. 406 - Birth of Emeldir, mother of Beren.
@19.32 F.A. 408 - Death of Boron
@19.33 F.A. 409 - Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth
@19.33 F.A. 410 - Ladros is given to the House of Bëor.
@19.36 F.A. 416 - The House of Hador is given the lands of Dor-lómin to dwell in.
@19.38 F.A. 420 - Death of Haleth.
@19.39 F.A. 422 - Forest of Brethil given to the House of Haleth.
@19.44 F.A. 432 - Beren Erchamion born.
@19.48 F.A. 441 - Húrin born.
@19.49 F.A. 443 - Morwen born.
@19.50 F.A. 444 - Huor born.
@19.53 F.A. 450 - Rían born.
@19.55 F.A. 455 - The Dagor Bragollach.
@19.55 F.A. 456 - Death of Fingolfin in single combat with Morgoth.
@19.56 F.A. 458 - Húrin and Huor enter Gondolin.
@19.57 F.A. 459 - Húrin and Huor leave Gondolin.
@19.57 F.A. 460 - Deaths of Barahir, Belegund, Baragund, and all the outlaws save Beren Erchamion.
@19.59 F.A. 464 - Túrin born. Beren leaves Dorthonion and meets Lúthien.
@19.60 F.A. 465 - Quest for the Silmaril. Death of Finrod
@19.60 F.A. 466 - Silmaril taken from Morgoth by Beren and Lúthien. Death of Beren Erchamion.
@19.61 F.A. 467 - Death of Lúthien. Lúthien sings Beren back from Mandos.
@19.62 F.A. 469 - Death of Lalaith, sister of Túrin. Beren and Lúthien return to life.
@19.62 F.A. 470 - Dior Eluchíl born on Tol Galen.
@19.63 F.A. 471 - Huor weds Rían.
@19.63 F.A. 472 - Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
@19.64 F.A. 473 - Nienor born. Túrin sent to Doriath.
@19.69 F.A. 484 - Death of Saeros. Túrin leaves Doriath and becomes an outlaw.
@19.72 F.A. 490 - Gwindor leads Túrin to Nargothrond. Túrin becomes captain of Nargothrond.
@19.73 F.A. 491 - Tuor escapes and becomes an outlaw.
@19.74 F.A. 494 - Morwen and Nienor flee to Doriath
@19.75 F.A. 495 - Sacking of Nargothrond by Glaurung.
@19.75 F.A. 496 - Túrin comes to Brethil. Tuor comes to Gondolin. Nienor loses her memory and is given the name Níniel.
@19.76 F.A. 497 - Dior weds Nimloth.
@19.76 F.A. 498 - Túrin weds Níniel.
@19.77 F.A. 499 - The slaying of Glaurung and deaths of Nienor and Túrin.
@19.77 F.A. 500 - Release of Húrin. Death of Morwen
@19.78 F.A. 502 - Dwarves of Nogrod set the Silmaril in the Nauglamír. The death of Thingol and departure of Melian.
@19.78 F.A. 503 - Eärendil and Elwing born. Final deaths of Beren and Lúthien.
@19.80 F.A. 506 - Second Kinslaying at Menegroth.
@19.80 F.A. 507 - Elwing comes to the Havens of Sirion with the Silmaril.
@19.82 F.A. 510 - Fall of Gondolin.
@19.89 F.A. 525 - Eärendil weds Elwing, Tuor and Idril depart for Valinor.
@19.93 F.A. 532 - Elrond and Elros born.
@19.96 F.A. 538 - Third Kinslaying at the Havens of Sirion.
@19.98 F.A. 542 - Eärendil and Elwing come to Valinor.
@19.99 F.A. 545 - Host of Valinor lands in Beleriand. The War of Wrath begins.
@20.21 F.A. 590 - The War of Wrath ends. Morgoth is cast out of Arda.
@20.37 S.A. 32 - Founding of Númenor.
@22.44 S.A. 442 - Death of King Elros Tar-Minyatur.
@22.74 S.A. 500 - Sauron returns to Middle-earth in the East.
@23.26 S.A. 600 - Vëantur makes the first Númenórean voyage back to Middle-earth.
@23.42 S.A. 630 - Birth of Valandil, first Lord of Andúnië.
@23.92 S.A. 725 - Aldarion makes his first journey to Mithlond.
@24.05 S.A. 750 - Eregion is founded and construction on Ost-in-Edhil begins.
@24.17 S.A. 771 - Birth of Erendis.
@24.63 S.A. 858 - Aldarion is betrothed to Erendis
@24.69 S.A. 869 - Aldarion returns to Númenor. First shadow appears on sailing to Middle-earth.
@24.70 S.A. 870 - Wedding of Aldarion and Erendis
@24.76 S.A. 882 - Seperation of Aldarion and Erendis
@24.77 S.A. 883 - Tar-Aldarion takes Sceptre.
@24.82 S.A. 892 - Ancalimë proclaimed King's Heir and changes law of marriage.
@25.32 S.A. 985 - Drowning of Erendis.
@25.40 S.A. 1000 - Sauron begins construction on Barad-dûr. Ancalimë weds Hallacar.
@25.81 S.A. 1075 - Queen Tar-Ancalimë takes Sceptre
@26.51 S.A. 1200 - Gil-galad turns away Annatar. Númenóreans construct permanent havens in Middle-earth.
@28.21 S.A. 1500 - The Rings of Power are forged. Sauron departs Eregion.
@28.74 S.A. 1590 - The Three Rings are forged
@28.79 S.A. 1600 - The One Ring is forged, Barad-dûr completed, and Sauron openly proclaims himself.
@29.34 S.A. 1693 - The War of the Elves and Sauron begins.
@29.37 S.A. 1697 - Sack of Eregion, Death of Celebrimbor, and founding of Rivendell.
@29.38 S.A. 1700 - Defeat of Sauron by the Númenóreans.
@29.39 S.A. 1701 - First White Council held.
@32.77 S.A. 2251 - Elven tongue is forsworn in Númenor by King's Men. First appearance of the Nazgûl.
@32.96 S.A. 2280 - Haven of Umbar founded.
@33.41 S.A. 2350 - Pelargir is built. It becomes the chief haven of the Faithful Númenóreans.
@37.55 S.A. 2960 - Elven tongue abandoned in Númenor.
@38.69 S.A. 3117 - Míriel born. Elves no longer permitted entrance to Númenor.
@38.70 S.A. 3118 - Pharazôn born
@38.70 S.A. 3119 - Elendil born
@39.13 S.A. 3177 - Death of Ar-Gimilzôr, Tar-Palantir takes the Sceptre. Civil War in Númenor.
@39.37 S.A. 3209 - Isildur born
@39.44 S.A. 3219 - Anárion born
@39.71 S.A. 3255 - Death of Tar-Palantir, Ar-Pharazôn seizes the Sceptre.
@39.76 S.A. 3261 - Ar-Pharazôn lands at the Haven of Umbar
@39.77 S.A. 3262 - Sauron taken to Númenor as prisoner
@40.17 S.A. 3316 - Amandil sails to Aman.
@40.20 S.A. 3319 - The Downfall of Númenor and the Changing of the World.
@40.20 S.A. 3320 - Arnor and Gondor founded
@41.04 S.A. 3429 - Sauron takes Minas Ithil
@41.05 S.A. 3430 - Last Alliance formed.
@41.08 S.A. 3434 - Battle of Dagorlad.
@41.14 S.A. 3441 - The end of the Siege of Barad-dûr and the defeat of Sauron.
@41.15 T.A. 2 - Death of Isildur and loss of the One Ring.
@42.00 T.A. 109 - Elrond and Celebrían wed.
@42.16 T.A. 130 - Birth of Elladan and Elrohir, twin sons of Elrond and Celebrían.
@43.06 T.A. 241 - Birth of Arwen Undómiel, daughter of Elrond and Celebrían.
@45.16 T.A. 490 - First invasion of Easterlings.
@45.25 T.A. 500 - Tarostar defeats the Easterlings and takes the name Rómendacil I, "East-victor", in token of this.
@48.53 T.A. 861 - Death of King Eärendur of Arnor. Division of Arnor into Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan.
@49.22 T.A. 933 - Umbar seized by Eärnil I of Gondor.
@49.88 T.A. 1000 - About this time the Istari first appear in Middle-earth.
@50.38 T.A. 1050 - Gondor conquers Harad, reaching the height of its power. The shadow falls over Greenwood.
@50.89 T.A. 1100 - The Wise discover that an evil power has made a stronghold at Dol Guldur.
@52.44 T.A. 1248 - Construction of the Argonath begins.
@53.00 T.A. 1300 - The Witch-king founds the Kingdom of Angmar.
@54.21 T.A. 1409 - The Witch-king of Angmar invades Arnor, occupies Rhudaur and ravages Cardolan.
@54.48 T.A. 1432 - Start of the Kin-strife in Gondor.
@54.53 T.A. 1437 - Castamir "the Usurper" becomes the twenty-second King of Gondor. Osgiliath-stone lost in Anduin.
@54.65 T.A. 1447 - Death of King Castamir: Eldacar regains the kingship of Gondor. End of the Kin-Strife.
@54.66 T.A. 1448 - Rebels escape the Siege of Pelargir and seize the Haven of Umbar.
@56.48 T.A. 1601 - Founding of the Shire.
@56.91 T.A. 1636 - The Great Plague hits Gondor.
@56.92 T.A. 1637 - The Great Plague hits the Shire.
@56.96 T.A. 1640 - The capital of Gondor is moved to Minas Anor. Mordor left unguarded.
@59.79 T.A. 1856 - Marhwini leads Northmen refugees out of Rhovanion to the Vales of Anduin where they become the Éothéod.
@60.41 T.A. 1900 - Calimehtar buils the White Tower in Minas Anor.
@61.47 T.A. 1974 - Destruction of the Kingdom of Arnor.
@61.49 T.A. 1975 - Drowning of Arvedui with two palantíri. Angmar destroyed.
@61.55 T.A. 1979 - Bucca of the Marish becomes first Thain of the Shire
@61.56 T.A. 1980 - Durin's Bane awakens in Khazad-dûm. Death of Durin VI.
@61.58 T.A. 1981 - Deaths of Amroth and Nimrodel.
@61.84 T.A. 1999 - Erebor founded, Arkenstone discovered.
@61.89 T.A. 2002 - Capture of Minas Ithil and it's palantír. Minas Anor renamed Minas Tirith.
@62.62 T.A. 2050 - The line of the Kings of Gondor comes to an end.
@62.82 T.A. 2063 - Sauron flees Dol Guldur. The Watchful Peace begins.
@67.56 T.A. 2340 - Buckland is settled, Brandy Hall constructed.
@69.35 T.A. 2430 - About this time, Sméagol is born.
@69.98 T.A. 2460 - Sauron returns to Dol Guldur. The Watchful Peace ends.
@70.05 T.A. 2463 - Formation of the White Council. The One Ring is discovered by Déagol, who is slain by Sméagol.
@70.61 T.A. 2489 - Cirion becomes Ruling Steward of Gondor.
@70.88 T.A. 2501 - Eorl becomes Lord of the Éothéod and tames Felaróf, first of the Mearas.
@71.06 T.A. 2509 - Celebrían poisoned by an Orc wound. She sails over the Sea the following year.
@71.08 T.A. 2510 - Battle of the Field of Celebrant, Oaths of Cirion and Eorl, and founding of Rohan.
@71.89 T.A. 2545 - Death of Eorl.
@72.42 T.A. 2567 - Death of Cirion, Steward of Gondor.
@72.47 T.A. 2569 - Brego completes Meduseld.
@72.99 T.A. 2590 - Thrór returns to Erebor and becomes King under the Mountain.
@75.12 T.A. 2670 - Tobold Hornblower plants Pipe-weed.
@75.49 T.A. 2683 - Great Smials constructed at Tuckborough.
@76.29 T.A. 2710 - Dunlendings capture Isengard.
@77.43 T.A. 2746 - Thorin II Oakenshield born.
@77.46 T.A. 2747 - Battle of Greenfields, Death of Golfimbul.
@77.83 T.A. 2758 - The Long Winter.
@77.86 T.A. 2759 - Saruman gains the keys to Orthanc.
@78.24 T.A. 2770 - Destruction of Dale, Smaug takes Erebor.
@78.95 T.A. 2790 - Birth of Gerontius, the Old Took.
@81.12 T.A. 2845 - Thráin II captured and Ring of Durin taken. Gandalf passes through Moria.
@81.25 T.A. 2848 - Gerontius Took becomes Thain of the Shire.
@81.34 T.A. 2850 - Gandalf secretly enters Dol Guldur. Death of Thráin II.
@81.38 T.A. 2851 - White Council meets to discuss Dol Guldur. Saruman learns of Hobbits.
@81.42 T.A. 2852 - White Tree of Gondor dies.
@82.67 T.A. 2879 - Gimli born
@83.22 T.A. 2890 - Bilbo Baggins born.
@83.80 T.A. 2901 - Ithilien deserted, Henneth Annûn constructed.
@84.36 T.A. 2911 - The Fell Winter. Wolves invade Eriador.
@84.88 T.A. 2920 - Death of the Old Took.
@85.44 T.A. 2929 - Arathorn II weds Gilraen
@85.56 T.A. 2931 - Aragorn born
@85.69 T.A. 2933 - Death of Arathorn II, Aragorn becomes Chieftain of the Dúnedain.
@86.23 T.A. 2941 - The Quest of Erebor. Smaug is slain, Sauron is driven from Dol Guldur, and Bilbo takes the One Ring.
@86.30 T.A. 2942 - Sauron returns to Mordor.
@86.44 T.A. 2944 - Gollum begins his hunt for the Ring.
@86.72 T.A. 2948 - Théoden born.
@86.94 T.A. 2951 - Construction begins on Barad-dûr.
@87.02 T.A. 2952 - Aragorn discovers his heritage and first meets Arwen.
@87.09 T.A. 2953 - Last meeting of the White Council.
@87.17 T.A. 2954 - Orodruin re-awakens.
@87.97 T.A. 2964 - Lotho Sackville-Baggins born.
@88.32 T.A. 2968 - Frodo Baggins born.
@89.06 T.A. 2976 - Denethor II weds Finduilas.
@89.16 T.A. 2977 - Death of Bard I of Dale.
@89.26 T.A. 2978 - Boromir born.
@89.46 T.A. 2980 - Betrothal of Aragorn and Arwen. Samwise Gamgee born.
@89.67 T.A. 2982 - Meriadoc Brandybuck born.
@89.77 T.A. 2983 - Faramir born.
@89.88 T.A. 2984 - Denethor becomes Ruling Steward of Gondor and begins to use the Anor-stone. Rose Cotton (Gamgee) born.
@90.45 T.A. 2989 - Balin enters Moria and names himself its lord.
@90.57 T.A. 2990 - Saruman begins breeding Orcs. Peregrin Took born.
@90.70 T.A. 2991 - Éomer born.
@91.08 T.A. 2994 - Destruction of Balin's colony.
@91.21 T.A. 2995 - Éowyn born.
@91.93 T.A. 3000 - Saruman ensnared by Sauron.
@92.09 T.A. 3001 - Bilbo's birthday feast.
@92.25 T.A. 3002 - Bilbo comes to Imladris.
@93.55 T.A. 3009 - Gandalf and Aragorn hunt for Gollum.
@94.80 T.A. 3014 - Gríma Wormtongue becomes chief council for Théoden.
@95.84 T.A. 3017 - Gollum captured and taken to Barad-dûr.
@96.30 T.A. 3018 - Frodo Baggins bears the Ring to Rivendell. The Council of Elrond is held, and the Fellowship of the Ring formed.
@96.85 T.A. 3019 - The War of the Ring and the downfall of Sauron.
@97.61 T.A. 3020 - Faramir and Éowyn wed, Samwise weds Rose Cotton.
@100.00 T.A. 3021 - The White Ship sails from the Grey Havens. The end of the Third Age.