Explore History With Timelines

By Author: Al Terry
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If you hunger for information or are in a career where access to information on events or places on a regular basis is critical, then the web site, Timelines of History, could be of great help. This web site contains much data related to past events. You can get data as far back in time as you can imagine. "Timelines of History" provides the sequence of events from the 'Big Bang' to the present. It includes the evolution of life, the evolution of dinosaurs, the evolution of humans and well into the present days.

Timelines is the brainchild of 'Algis Ratnikas', born in 1947 as a refugee of Lithuanian parents in Munich, Germany. He devotes almost all his time to edit and update Timelines, which has been his passion for over 30 years

Accessing information through the Timelines is very easy. For example, if you are interested in knowing about the all-important events that happened in the year 1880, all you have to do is to click on the relevant time period. In this case, it is 1879-1882, and you will get the list of the events on your screen. Likewise, you can also access information according to countries. ...
... All you have to do is to click on the name of the country whose information you are interested in, and you will get the information about its events by date or year.

If you are interested in any particular subject like movies or artists, then you can click on one of many special subjects to get their individual timelines.

There is also a search button that allows you to search for any information on 'Timelines' really fast. Just enter a keyword related to the information you are looking for, and the search results will be displayed on your screen within seconds.

In the reference section, the author has included the sources he has collected all this information from.

Another interesting feature of the web site is the poll section where every two weeks a question is posed to the visitors. You can participate in 'the current question' and then check to see the current results. Here you can also link to see all the poll questions since January 2008.

If you have any questions, you can contact the author of the web site directly through 'Quick Topic'. Not only can you ask a query, but you can also share information with the author. The author takes due care to check that the data provided on the web site is correct, but if you do find some discrepancy, you can inform him regarding the same through 'Quick Topic' or direct contact via the e-mail address at the bottom of the page.

Timelines is updated in part every week. It is a great web site for students, researchers, and people interested in history. Anybody can get relevant knowledge of some major cities, all the US states, and most every world country. Every day the web site provides you with information on events that happened on that particular day and month in history. You can even check with whom you share your birthday, as well as the historical events that coincide with your birthday. This web site is really useful for professionals and hobbyists alike.
The Timelines of History Web site, Timelines is dedicated to world history and provide information in both file and database format. Each site contains information in timeline form for events worldwide from the beginning of time to the present. Both sites allow for quick retrieval of information and within 2-3 clicks past events can be found by any of 3 general parameters, including time, location and subject. This project is intended to serve as a quick search tool into the past and by design not delve into detail. References for all entries are provided and these often included URLs to sites with extensive details.