Creation of the Federal Reserve System
The creation of the Federal Reserve System on December 23, 1913, established the central banking authority of the United States. It was enacted through the Federal Res...
Explore event →History does not happen in isolation. Explore world events across time, follow the connections between them, and investigate the threads that reveal how one event can lead to another.
TheTimeMap currently follows events across 95 countries and 268 years of history — building a connected archive designed for people who want to look beyond the headline.
We oppose antisemitism, racism, and dehumanization — everywhere.
When people stop feeling, injustice becomes easy.
The creation of the Federal Reserve System on December 23, 1913, established the central banking authority of the United States. It was enacted through the Federal Res...
Explore event →
The Selk'nam genocide refers to the systematic extermination of the Selk'nam people, indigenous inhabitants of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Patagonia, during th...
Explore event →
On December 1, 1845, David Levy Yulee was sworn in as one of the first two United States senators from the newly admitted State of Florida, marking a notable moment in...
Explore event →
The Jin dynasty court experienced severe internal divisions fueled by rival factions vying for control after a series of military defeats. These conflicts weakened cen...
Explore event →
Emperor Hadrian, renowned for consolidating and fortifying the Roman Empire's frontiers, passed away at his villa near Rome. His death marked the end of a significant ...
Explore event →
Emperor Hadrian undertook a significant visit to the province of Britannia during his reign as Roman Emperor. This visit marked an important moment in consolidating Ro...
Explore event →
Jesus of Nazareth was executed by crucifixion under Roman governor Pontius Pilate in Jerusalem, during the period of Roman occupation of Judea. The event is documented...
Explore event →
The completed National Security Study Memorandum 200 examined worldwide population growth, food supplies, minerals and fuel, economic development, population pressures...
Explore research
National Security Study Memorandum 200, issued April 24, 1974, directed a study of worldwide population growth and its implications for U.S. security and overseas inte...
Explore research
January–June 1919 — Allied leaders negotiate borders, reparations, military restrictions, mandates and a new international organization. Wilson's language of self-dete...
Explore research
1917–1918 — Woodrow Wilson increasingly presents American participation as part of a larger project to restructure international relations. His Fourteen Points call fo...
Explore research
Henry Kissinger requested a study of the implications of worldwide population growth for U.S. security and overseas interests. The resulting study became National Secu...
Explore research
Kissinger requested preparation of a National Security Study Memorandum examining the implications of worldwide population growth for U.S. security and overseas intere...
Explore research
National Security Study Memorandum 200 was a U.S. government policy study concerning the implications of population growth in developing countries for U.S. security an...
Explore research
The National Security Study Memorandum 200 study was completed in December 1974. It examined population growth in developing countries and considered possible conseque...
Explore research
1 August 1944 — The Warsaw Uprising is driven not only by resistance to German occupation but by fear that Soviet liberation will eliminate Polish political independen...
Explore research