US History Visualizer
An interactive, zoomable timeline of American and world history from 1492 to today —
over 300 curated events across exploration, presidents, politics, wars, laws, science, society, statehood and natural
disasters, shown on two tracks so you can read what was happening in America and elsewhere in the world at the same moment.
Every event opens a detail card with a live summary from Wikipedia.
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The eight eras it covers
- Contact & Colonization, 1492–1763
- Revolution & Founding, 1763–1800
- Expansion & Division, 1800–1861
- Civil War & Reconstruction, 1861–1877
- Gilded Age & Progressive Era, 1877–1917
- World Wars & Depression, 1917–1945
- Cold War America, 1945–1991
- Globalization & the Digital Age, 1991–today