Timelines
Timelines make it easier to understand what happened, when it happened, and why it matters.
Israel Adesanya’s rise to UFC champion—and his setbacks
22 Jul 1989
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is born in Lagos, Nigeria, the eldest of five children, and is of Yoruba people ethnicity.
1999
He relocates with his family to Ghana for 10 months, an early part of his childhood spent outside Nigeria.
Nikola Tesla’s Journey: From AC Revolution to Wardenclyffe
10 July 1856
Nikola Tesla is born in Smiljan, Croatia, then part of the Austrian Empire, into an ethnic Serb family; his early environment and his mother’s inventiveness later shaped his confidence in mechanical problem-solving.
1861
Tesla attends primary school in Smiljan, studying German, arithmetic, and religion, beginning a formal education that would soon accelerate due to family moves and his academic aptitude.
Tiger Woods: prodigy, dominance, scandal, injuries, and late-career turns
December 30, 1975
Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods is born in Cypress, California, beginning the story of a future record-setting professional golfer.
1978
As a toddler golf prodigy, Woods appears on TV and putts against comedian Bob Hope, an early sign of the fame that would follow him through his career.
Thutmose III: Conquests, Karnak building, and the royal mummy’s journey
c. 1479 BC
Thutmose III becomes the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, succeeding Thutmose II. His reign is conventionally dated to 1479–1425 BC (Low Chronology).
c. 1479–1458 BC
For the first 22 years of his reign, Thutmose III rules as junior co-regent while his stepmother and aunt Hatshepsut acts as regent and then senior pharaoh, governing Egypt in practice while still acknowledging his kingship.
How Riefenstahl’s ambition and access drew her into Nazi power
22 Aug 1902
Helene Bertha Amalie “Leni” Riefenstahl is born in Berlin. She later describes early artistic and athletic interests that shaped her self-image as a performer and aesthete—traits that would matter when politics later offered her large-scale stages for spectacle.
1918
At age 16, a presentation of Snow White inspires her to pursue dance. Her mother supports the decision and secretly enrolls her in dance and ballet classes despite her father’s objections, reinforcing a pattern of personal ambition pursued against conventional constraints.
Huw Edwards: From BBC flagship anchor to 2024 conviction
18 Aug 1961
Huw Edwards was born in Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales, into a Welsh-speaking family.
c. 1965
From the age of four, he was brought up in Llangennech, near Llanelli.
Mohamed Salah’s rise from Nagrig to Liverpool’s record books
15 June 1992
Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is born in Nagrig, Basyoun, Egypt.
2006
Aged 14, Salah joins the youth team of Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC after being spotted by a scout, beginning a demanding commute to training that shaped his early development.
From Stone Tools to COVID-19: A Compressed Human History
7–5 million years ago
Hominins emerged in Africa, branching from other great apes and beginning a distinctive evolutionary line that would eventually produce humans.
c. 3.3 million years ago
Hominins began using rudimentary stone tools, marking the advent of the Paleolithic era and a major shift in how early humans interacted with their environment.
From Governors Awards to Oscars night: the 98th ceremony
November 16, 2025
The Academy held its 16th Governors Awards ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom of the Ovation Hollywood complex in Hollywood as part of the lead-up to the Oscars season.
March 15, 2026
The 98th Academy Awards, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, took place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, honoring films released in 2025 across 24 categories.
Leonid Radvinsky: From early web ventures to OnlyFans owner
1982 or 1983
Leonid Radvinsky is born in Odesa, in the Ukrainian SSR, to a Jewish family.
Childhood (date not specified)
His family emigrates to Chicago, where he grows up.
Ethan Hawke’s Rise from Teen Actor to Linklater Mainstay
November 6, 1970
Ethan Green Hawke is born in Austin, Texas.
1974
Hawke’s parents separate and later divorce; he is raised by his mother afterward, an experience he later said shaped how he learned to adapt his persona to different situations.
Chuck Norris: From Air Policeman to Action-Star Icon
1940-03-10
Carlos Ray “Chuck” Norris is born in Ryan, Oklahoma.
1956
At age 16, Norris’s parents divorce; he moves with his mother and brothers first to Prairie Village, Kansas, then to Torrance, California.
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