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Chronology is the science of locating events in time. An arrangement of events, from either earliest to latest or the reverse, is also called a chronology or, particularly when involving graphical elements, a timeline. See also Chronicle.
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Unlike chronometry (i.e. timekeeping), which is part of physics, chronology (i.e. arithmetic of time), as the science of localizing historical events in time, is part of history.
The familiar terms ‘era’ (taken as a system of numbered calendar years) and ‘calendar’ concern two complementary fundamental concepts of chronology. So during eight centuries the calendar belonging to the Christian era, which era was taken in use in the eighth century, was the Julian calendar, but after the year 1582 it was the Gregorian calendar. Dionysius Exiguus (about the year 500) was the founder.
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Looking Back on Jesse Helms' Life
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:14:00 -0400
Sen. No, as he was often called, "was a real throwback," says Merle Black, a professor of southern politics at Emory University. One of a select group of politicians who helped solidify Republican control in the South, he had a loyal constituency of working-class whites in North Carolina.
Financial Aid Woes Make Community College More Appealing
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:05:00 -0400
Despite efforts by the Bush Administration and Congress to quell turmoil in the student loan market, some students are still struggling to find money for college. We examine the case of two recent high school graduates who have been promised financial aid, but don't know how much they can count on.
When Did Flag Pins Become So Important?
Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:00:00 -0400
Sen. Barack Obama Obama was questioned about why he doesn't always wear a flag pin during a Democratic debate in April. His critics say his lack of pin casts doubt on Obama's patriotism, and recently the Democratic candidate has been wearing one.
The Talk of the Town
The Chill
Nick Paumgarten Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
If you had stumbled into Banjo Jim’s, in the East Village, on a recent Wednesday night and encountered a sixty-something guy leading a band through a fervent rendition of “Wild Thing,” for an audience of two dozen or so, you might have concluded, “This is lame,” and slipped back . . .
Oily Speculations
James Surowiecki Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
When bad things happen, it’s always nice to have a scapegoat. So, with Americans furious about soaring oil prices, Congress has gone in search of someone to blame. There are a number of usual suspects to choose from, depending on your politics--OPEC, greedy oil companies, lily-livered environmentalists opposed . . .
Obama’s Iraq Problem
George Packer Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In February, 2007, when Barack Obama declared that he was running for President, violence in Iraq had reached apocalyptic levels, and he based his candidacy, in part, on a bold promise to begin a rapid withdrawal of American forces upon taking office. At the time, this pledge represented conventional thinking . . .
AlternaTime - A collection of timeline links on the web for history, science, arts, literature, popular cultures, science fiction.
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Ancient World History Chronologies - (10,000BCE-640CE) Text-style (.txt) pages, difficult to read but with rich content.
Din Timelines - A large, ordered timeline of world history from ca. 5000 BC, to the 1920s.
Meta Description: [ A large, ordered world history timeline from the dawn of
civilization, circa 5000 BC, to the mid 20th Century, used for online research and study ]
Flotte's Outline of World History - An illustrated timeline of history from prehistory to the present day.
Graham's World Timeline - Graham Drake's history of the World to 1717.
Meta Description: [ Graham Drake's collection of historical time events in a chronological listing of events of World history, that build into a world timeline, up to 1717, linked to additional information where possible. ]
History of the World Timeline - (500BCE-2000) From the History Channel: select a century or decade to generate a timeline with links to other items or enter text to search the site.
Meta Description: [ Learn what happened on This Day in History at History.com. ]
HistoryMole: History Through Timelines - A searchable database of historical world events and themed articles from the last two thousand years.
Meta Description: [ History Through Timelines by HistoryMole.com. Searchable historical themes and world events from the last two thousand years. ]
I Wanna Get That - trivia from the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's - Everything you ever wanted to know from 1940-1979: from music to history, what things cost to Broadway hits, and more.
Meta Description: [ Much more than gadgets, gizmos, neat stuff, and unique finds that make you say I wanna get that! Visit Retroville while you're here to read the fascinating highlights of the 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's. You had no idea, did you? ]
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Keeping In Touch With the Past and Future - World history timeline spanning the dawn of time to the 16th century, with images and links.
Millennium Timeline - Timeline of the second millennium as seen from Greenwich, England.
Meta Description: [ The official starting point for the millennium is the Old Royal Observatory at Greenwich. There are 2 thousand years of history here! ]
Piero Scaruffi's World History - Timelines for many countries, some empires, as well as religion and culture.
Meta Description: [ Articles on world history ]
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The Modern History Project - A user-edited database of timelines for significant persons, organizations and events. Graphical display with cross-reference, searching, and links to other sources.
Meta Description: [ A database of timelines and relationships for people, organizations and events ]
Timeline Index - Links to web sites cross-indexed by People, Events, Periods and Places in a chronological context.
Meta Description: [ The Timeline Index : People, Periods, Places and Events in a chronological context ]
Timelines of History - Universal history site with individual country timelines, also Today in History and various subjects timelines.
Meta Description: [ World History in timeline form from the Big Bang. Also Today in History., A world history site with timelines for each day in history and the histories of countries, states and cities. ]
Timelines.Info - Graphical timelines covering the range of World history.
Meta Description: [ Graphical Timelines covering a range of World History ]
WebChron - A web chronology project sponsored by North Park University featuring regional timelines spanning from 12,000 BC to present day.
WhoWhatWhen - An online database of people and events that shaped history. Create graphic timelines of periods in history and of the lives of individuals.
Meta Description: [ WhoWhatWhen is a database of people and events from 1000 A.D. to the present. ]
World History - A timeline of history from the formation of the Earth to the present. From Infoplease.
World History Timeline - Explore timeline of 2,000 years of world history on five continents. New section for On this day. From Camelot International.
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