If you read this blog regularly, you know that we write about disasters somewhat frequently. We’ve written about disasters that have low notoriety but high death counts, strange but true disasters and disasters that sound like one thing but turn out to be another. Disasters are unique events that capture the imagination and become part [...]
Disasters have a unique way of capturing our attention. The Titanic, the Hindenburg, the Chicago Fire, the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius and destruction of Pompeii- they are all well known and hold a strong place in our memory. On Timelines.com, there are over 500 disasters chronicled. When you glance through this list, some jump [...]
Believe it or not, summer is almost over and the school year is nearly upon us. So we at Timelines decided to give all of you history teachers out there a head start. Here’s a list of five great web sites and resources. Drop us a note if you know of others to recommend. Enjoy [...]
Earlier in the year, Chicago experienced a “non-event” when we lost the bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics in the first round of voting. This week we experienced another one.
After 19 months of proclaiming his innocence on countless talk shows, a stint on “Celebrity Apprentice”, an appearance on a musical named for him, writing a [...]
We’ve been working hard on expanding our product line, and we are proud to announce our latest addition to the Timelines family – the Timelines Showcase!
Similar to Timelines SE (in case you were wondering, SE is for “Sports Edition”), the Timelines Showcase enables newspaper clients to present their past content in the context of the [...]
If you are a Twitter or Facebook user (or both), be sure to follow us. We tweet and post fun facts about this day in history as well as cool (dare I say educational) history-related posts, resources and experts. And we are always on the look out for like-minded people and sites. So if you [...]
I happened to be browsing our “What Happened On” page on Timelines.com, and I decided to look at the events of today, July 1. After looking at the events, I’ve concluded that July 1 might be history’s bloodiest day of the year. Take a look:
July 1, 1863 – Battle of Gettysburg
The American Civil [...]
It’s Day 59 and counting since the BP Deepwater Horizon well blew up in the Gulf of Mexico, initiating the spill that has wreaked incredible environmental and economic damage and completely consumed the news cycle. This event is a sad and frustrating story on multiple levels, not the least of which is that 11 people [...]
Congratulations to the Chicago Blackhawks for winning the Stanley Cup last night, four games to two over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Blackhawks broke the longest drought without a Stanley Cup in the National Hockey League, 49 years, as the last time they were champs was in 1961 (when they beat the Detroit Red Wings). (For [...]
Do you know that the most watched sporting event in the world kicks off this Friday, June 11 in South Africa? And it’s related to the sport that has the greatest sports anthem of all-time?
If you don’t know, or if you are wondering what it is, Timelines.com is here to help.The event is the World [...]
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