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[eye didn't know that! (http://www.eyedidntknowthat.info/?pageLoc=/fun-and-games/history&index=1) Transitions Eyeware This one goes on the top of the list because it strikes me as the current gold standard of a timeline. Can you explain why?

Civilizations (http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/interactive/civilisations/) What a cool map. Demonstrates the rise of religious and ethical movements across the world.

WikiTimeScale (http://www.wikitimescale.org) A Wiki dedicated to timelines. Everybody can add new historic events, persons and so on.

1000 Years - The Political, Social, and Scientific Milestones that Shape Our Lives Today (http://www.csmonitor.com/atcsmonitor/specials/athousandyears/APtimeline/flash/index.html) Christian Science Monitor / Associated press

| Growth of A Nation (http://www.animatedatlas.com/movie.html) This narrated, animated map tells of the new territories and states as they were added to the United States. Click on states or years for more info.

Pearl Harbor (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pearlharbor/)NAtional Geographic
Gettysburg's First Hours (http://www.openhistoryproject.org/img/gettysburg.htm) The oldest Shockwave/Flash timeline I know.

Not for Ourselves Alone (http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/) CPBS.org>/span> Women's Rights Movement

An Animated History of Books (http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/historyofbooks/). BBC This extraordinary use of narrated animation combined with humor sets a standard for future story telling. Alas, it has disappeared, and we can find it nowhere!

Chicago On Fire! (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/chicago/maps/index.html) PBS/American Experience This is actually an animated map. We thought the clock contributed to the study of timelines.

US History Timeline Map (http://www.boltmap.com/) This animated map moves through the history of the US territory.

The Price of Freedom (http://americanhistory.si.edu/militaryhistory/exhibition/flash.html) Smithsonian. The timeline guides you to their new exhibit on America's wars.


Conflict Map (http://nobelprize.org/peace/educational/conflictmap/conflictmap.html) Love the way the map interacts with the timeline slider bar.

Where in the World is Douglas MacArthur? (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/macarthur/maps/where.html) Interactive map, but still chronological.

The War That made America (http://www.thewarthatmadeamerica.org/default.aspx?id=27) French and Indian War.


Ages of Treasure timeline (http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/archaeology/treasure/timeline_launch.shtml) "From the Palaeolithic to the Norman Conquest, explore archaeological sites and treasures from the past, then test yourself on the eras and events in the Ages of Treasure game. "

Geohistory (http://www.geohistory.com/) provides lots of maps on US and European history, with Flash overlays. Ambitious and in-progress.

Britain's Rocky Past (http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/rocks/flash/indexfull.html) Interactive timeline of earth's and Britains geologic formation.
Earth's Timeline (http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/wld/graphics/earths_timeline_dw.htm) From MSNBC Interactive, a timeline of geologic History.
Evolution (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution) PBS

Flash timeline of Big Bang (http://www.schoolscience.co.uk/flash/bang.htm) SchoolsScience UK A tour back through time to the beginning of time...and a unique way to do it!


Secrets of the Pharoahs Timeline (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/pharaohs/flash/timeline_flash.html)
The Greeks - Crucible of Civilization (http://www.pbs.org/empires/thegreeks/) A number of navigation devices. This timeline is definitely different.

Muhammed: Legacy of a Prophet (http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/timeline_flash.shtml) PBS
Life of Muhammad. (http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/timeline_flash.shtml) Actually, there are two interactive timelines here.
Islam - Age of Faith Timeline (http://www.pbs.org/empires/islam/timeline.html) PBS Empires
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance (http://www.pbs.org/empires/medici/timeline/index.html) PBS/Empires
Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire (http://www.pbs.org/empires/japan/timeline.html) | PBS Empires Timeline for the program.
Timeline of the Conquest (http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/timeline/timeline_flash.htm) PBS Part the online Conquistadores site (http://www.pbs.org/opb/conquistadors/home.htm).
Turkey: A Brief History (http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/turkey_history.swf) the Guardian
Napoleon (http://www.pbs.org/empires/napoleon/flash/n_time/) PBS/Empires
The Middle East (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/globalconnections/mideast/timeline/flash/tl.swf) | PBS Global Connections
Armenian Genocide of 1915...in Flash (http://armeniangenocideposters.org/flash/24April.swf) 15levels.com

Scavenger Hunt Through History (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/historyofus/tools/scavenger/game2_flash.html). PBS In this one, the timeline construction is put to the learner!
Australia: Beyond the Fatal Shore (http://www.pbs.org/wnet/australia/) PBS

The Race to Utah! (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/tcrr/sfeature/sf_map.html) PBS/American ExperienceThis one has some really cool elements. I think they need rearranged somehow.
They Made America (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/index.html) PBS

Biography of America - The Redempitive Imagination (http://www.learner.org/biographyofamerica/prog26/feature/index.html) Plots events in womens, civil, labor, and native American rights -- on a timeline of world events.
Nine Months in Yorktown (http://www.yorkheritage.org/articles/html/timeline.html) Continental Congress in York, PA
Benjamin Franklin (http://www.pbs.org/benfranklin/timeline_early.html) PBS

Influenza 1918 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/influenza/maps/index.html) Animated map showingthe spread of the disease.

The Telephone (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/timeline/f_timeline.html) PBS / American Exerience

Queens Jubilee (http://popups.ctv.ca/content/publish/popups/queens_jubilee/content_pages/timeline.html) CTV
Cold War - Bay of Pigs (http://www.opb.org/lmd/coldwar/bayofpigs/timeline/flash.html#) Oregon Public Broadcasting
Our Friend Martin - Timeline (http://www.foxhome.com/ourfriendmartin/timeline/timeline.html) MLK for kids CBS/Fox Video.
RFK | Shock Year: 1968 (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rfk/sfeature/sf_1968.html) PBS | American Experience An incredible year, and a remarkably different approach to a timeline. [I'd like the ability to de-slect event categories. ] A Week at War (http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/international/20030326_iraq_TARGETS/). From the New York Times coverage of the Iraq war.


More random timelines

Australia's Prime Ministers (http://primeministers.naa.gov.au/timeline.asp)National Archives of Austrailia
Clinton Administration (http://www.clintonpresidentialcenter.com/flash_timeline.html#flash_top) Nope, no Monica.
US-Afghanistan timeline (http://www.inthesetimes.com/issue/25/25/timeline.shtml) In These Times
Michael Jackson: Changing Faces (http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,547930,00.html) Guardian Unlimited
Foot and Mouth (http://www.guardian.co.uk/footandmouth/flash/0,7365,443772,00.html) Guardian
Alberta Archaeology (http://www.ucalgary.ca/~walde/testtime.html)U. Calgary
Iraq: Steps to a New Government (http://www.cnn.com/interactive/world/0501/iraq.gov/frameset.exclude.html)CNN
2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season (http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/hurricanes/interactive/hurricane.paths/) CNN


Arts & Sciences

History of Computing (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,35470,00.asp) PC Mag.
A History of Analgesia and Anesthesia (http://www.the-scientist.com/supplement/20050328/timeline) The Scientist
Net Art Idea Line (http://artport.whitney.org/commissions/idealine.shtml) A timeline exposing net art works by date and grouping them by subject. A navigation that is innovative, aesthetically pleasing, yet easy to use.


Corporate, Organizational, etc.

R/GA (http://www.rga.com/index_flash.html) A design firm's coroporate history, and very high bandwidth. But an approach to examine.
Kimmel center (http://www.kimmelcenter.org/building/timeline.php) This is for a new building; however the simple structure and use of photos recommend some techniques.
History of Papermate (http://www.papermate.com/sanford/consumer/papermate/jhtml/aboutus/pmhistoryflash.jhtml)
Salvation Army (http://www1.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/flashTimeline)
Comunity Foundation of Oakville (http://www.thecfo.org/timeline.html) I kind of like some of their approach.


Timeline Tools and Resources

No content (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/7k7mllshxiyg1.swf) An open source resource? Look here (http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse/Help%2FMedia%20Assets%2FData%2Fby%20title%2FT%2FTimeline%20Flash/)

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