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== Prehistory ==

=== Cretaceous period (between 146 and 65 million years ago) ===
* Earth - The Goddess [[Merulina]] arrives from outer space to what will become later the Atlantic Ocean.<ref name="kya coralax"/>

=== Birth of mankind ===
* Mediterranean - First human tribes in North Africa and Oriental Mediterranean. Spirits reach godhood status, starting to require human believers and worshipers. These gods eventually form alliances and pantheons.
* Ethereal - Some gods discover how to feed on pain and negative feelings of men instead of worship.<ref name="pt 20050615"/>

=== First war of gods ===
[[File:Hequat.png|right|125px]]
* Ethereal - The gods fight against those of them who feed on negative feelings of men. The goddess [[Tielekku]] learns the secrets of Magic and teaches them to other gods. Among her pupils are the gods [[Ermeeth]] and [[Hequat]].<ref name="pt 20050615"/> The war ends when the evil gods are defeated and banished to the [[Spiritual Plane]], making them known as the [[Banished Pantheon]].<ref name="pt 20050615"/>

=== Second war of gods ===
* Oranbega (presumed) - The god Ermeeth reveals the secrets of magic to his worshipers, the [[Oranbega]]ns. As a result, they stop worshipping the gods. Tielekku and Hequat's faction fight Ermeeth's followers, effectively forcing them to flee.<ref name="pt 20050615"/>

=== Oranbegan Civil War ===
* Oranbega - An Oranbegan named [[Mu'Rhakmet]] gathers a number of followers and begins to demand a return of the people to the worshiping of the gods and the old ways. A civil war soon follows: Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers are defeated and forced to flee to the sea.<ref name="mission defeat infernal"/>

=== Founding of Mu ===
* Atlantic Ocean, approximately 14000 years ago - The goddess [[Hequat]] raises an island from the sea and grants it to Mu'Rhakmeth and his followers to build a powerful nation on it. The inhabitants of the island, the [[Coralax]], are forced to leave. But one of his priests, [[Calystix the Shaper]], summons [[The Leviathan]] to destroy the invaders. Hequat defeats the beast and imprisons it under the island. The nation of [[Mu]] is born.<ref name="pt 20050615"/><ref name="mission force information"/> Muvians practice eugenic breeding, generation after generation, creating people of incredible magical potential.<ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat"/>

=== The Mu - Oranbega War ===
* Worldwide - Following [[Hequat]]'s orders, Mu finally attacks, and the civilizations of [[Mu]] and [[Oranbega]] war against each other. Only a handful of Muvians survive the conflict and are forced to flee; Oranbegans are reduced to spiritual existence and their city of Oranbega is physically abandoned.<ref name="pt 20050615"/><ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat"/>

=== Ancient Egypt ===
* Egypt - The great mage Nectanebo rules during the 30th Dynasty, leaving behind a legacy of magic items and relics still used today.<ref>Descriptions on magic origin enhancements.</ref>
* Egypt - The Kheldian half of the being that will be known later as [[Shadowstar]] finds refuge in a priestess of an ancient Egyptian Moon cult, looking to leave behind the ways of the [[Nictus]]. Together they create the path of the [[Warshade]]s.<ref>[[Shadowstar#Information|Shadowstar]], contact information.</ref>

=== Ancient Rome ===
* Rome - Rome destroys Carthago. Many relics of the god Mot survive the city, being used by metahumans still today.<ref name="police mot" />
* Rome - Evidences of activity of the [[Circle of Thorns]].<ref name="mission azuria crystals"/>
* Rome - Evidences of activity of the [[Cult of the Shaper]].<ref name="mission force information"/>
* Rome - The last Emperor of Rome, [[Romulus Augustus]], joins the [[Path of the Dark]].<ref name="arc path into darkness"/>

== 12th through 18th centuries ==

=== 12th century ===
[[File:Shivan2_thumb.jpg|right|150px]]
* Outer space - The alien entity known as [[Shiva]] destroys the planet of the Arcosians<ref name="kya shivan"/>

=== 1529 ===
* Italy (presumed) - Girolamo da Verrazano draws a map with the supposed location of the legendary [[Oranbega]], in the American East Coast.<ref name="kya circle"/>
* Unknown location - In an unknown place the book is written that allows the summoning of a powerful demon called "[[Envoy of Shadows|The Envoy of Shadows]]"<ref name="mission investigate scene"/>

=== 1600 ===
* America, early this century - More evidence of [[Circle of Thorns]] activity.<ref name="mission help soul"/>
* Rogue Isles, during this century - The sect known as "[[Children of Enos]]" colonizes the [[Rogue Isles]], enslaving the local population<ref>[[Lorekeeper Badge]].</ref>
* Italy, during this century - [[Giovanna Scaldi]] is born in a little village near Venetia.<ref name="kya carnival"/>
* Italy, during this century - Strange events in Venetia: the whole city falls into a pit of hedonism and depravity.<ref name="kya carnival"/>
* Unknown location, during this century - The Malta Knights separate from the Malta Templars.<ref name="malta templar" />

=== 1602 ===
* America - Expedition Novus Cartago launches from the island later known as [[Terra Volta]]. <ref>[[Reconnaissance Officer#Terra Volta|Reconnaissance Officer, Terra Volta]].</ref>
* Unknown location - [[Books#Spells of the First Order|Spells of the First Order]], a translation of the first spells taught to men, is written.<ref>CoH Story Arc: [[Miriam Bloechl#Story Arc|The Scroll of Tielekku]]</ref>

=== 1641 ===
* America - Village of Salamanca is established.<ref>CoH History badge: [[Alumnus Badge]], Monument 2</ref>

=== 1698 ===
* Italy - [[Giovanna Scaldi]] dies in Venetia while waiting to be executed.<ref name="kya carnival"/>

=== 1718 ===
[[File:NightTerror1.jpg|100px|right]] 
* Rogue Isles - The pirate Blackbeard harasses Fort Hades, conquering the fort and leaving behind no survivors. (107) When the French try to reclaim it, the hauntings begin.<ref>[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/spectral_pirates.html CoV Official Site, Spectral Pirates]</ref>

=== 1756 ===
* Rogue Isles - Huge influx of colonists from Europe and America arrive to the isles.<ref name="Rogue Isles">[http://www.cityofvillains.com/gameinfo/rogue_isles.html CoV official site, The Rogue Isles]</ref>

=== 1760 ===
* Rogue Isles, during this decade - The [[Rogue Isles]] declare themselves independent from France. <ref name="Rogue Isles" />

== 19th century ==

=== 1800 ===
* Rogue Isles, during this century - Dockside village foundation and growth.<ref name="Port Oakes">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_p.html CoV Official Site, Port Oakes]</ref>

=== 1801 ===
* Rogue Isles - First settlements in the island of Oceanview.<ref name="Bloody Bay">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_b.html CoV Official Site, Bloody Bay]</ref>

=== 1809 ===
* England, September 19 - [[The Lady Grey]] is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1810 ===
* Rogue Isles - Revival of the sect [[Children of Enos]].<ref name="Rogue Isles" />

=== 1817 ===
* Rogue Isles - Slaves revolt in Oceanview: the isle will change its name to [[Bloody Bay]]. <ref name="Bloody Bay" />

=== 1823 ===
* America - Smithport unites with neighbouring communities becoming [[Paragon City]].<ref name="Paragon City backstory">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/history/paragon_city_an_introduction.html CoH Official Site, Paragon City backstory]</ref>

=== 1830 ===
* Rogue Isles, during this decade - The Jesuit priest [[Father Henri]] exorcises partially the ghosts of [[Port Oakes]].<ref name="Port Oakes" />
* Paragon City - First mention of the Paragon Firemen. <ref name="pt 20050810" />

=== 1833 ===
* Rogue Isles, April 3 - A huge volcano erupts, breaking the isle of [[Grandville]] into four: [[Cap au Diable]], [[Port Oakes]], [[Bloody Bay]] and [[Grandville]]. The isles sink into squalor and poverty. <ref name="Rogue Isles" />

=== 1860 ===
* America, date estimated - Sometime during the 1860's, a unit of the army is sent to fight an strange witch cult, which turns out to be the [[Banished Pantheon]]<ref>CoH Mission: [[Miriam Bloechl#Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon|Recover the antiques from the Banished Pantheon]] from [[Miriam Bloechl]]</ref>

=== 1861 ===
[[File:Nemesis.jpg|right|100px]]
* Paragon City - Paragon becomes major Army and Navy depot for US during Civil War <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* America, 1861 - Civil War begins: [[Nemesis]] fights in the South side, but is defeated by General Sherman and forced to flee.<ref name="mission Nemesis Council Battle" />

=== 1864 ===
* America - Civil War ends.

=== 1878 ===
* Paragon City - "Spanky" Rabinowitz is born.<ref>CoH History badge: [[Researcher Badge]], monument 2</ref>

=== 1887 ===
* Egypt - Mysterious bones found near Giza.<ref>CoV Contact: [[Angelo Vendetti]]</ref>

=== 1890 ===
* British Isles - The mysterious [[Baron Zoria]] arrives to the isles, from Russia.<ref name="kya circle"/>

=== 1893 ===
* Paragon City, September 9 - Stephan Richter ([[Lord Recluse]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1896 ===
* Paragon City, June 6 - Marcus Cole ([[Statesman]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1898 ===
[[File:Emblem_V_Circle_Of_Thorns_01.png|right|120px]]
* British Isles, December 21 - The [[Circle of Thorns]] is officially founded.<ref name="kya circle"/><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

== 1900–1919 ==
=== 1900 ===
[[File:Emblem_V_Arachnos_02.png|right|120px]]
* Paragon City - As the century begins, Paragon City enters a period of intense industrialization. (117)
* Italy, date estimated - Early in the 1900's, [[Arachnos]] is created <ref>[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/arachnos.html CoV Official Site, Arachnos]</ref>

=== 1901 ===
* Rogue Isles - Dockside rechristened by sergeant Westin Oakes as [[Port Oakes]]. <ref name="Port Oakes" />

=== 1911 ===
* Paragon City - Disturbs of South End Rail: Transports' strike causes dozens of wounded and dead, forcing the city hall to request the presence of federal troops.<ref name="Paragon Times April 6 2005">[http://uk.cityofheroes.com/city-guide/paragon-times-detail/235/ Paragon Times, April 6 2005]</ref>

=== 1912 ===
* Paragon City - Paragon Rail Company founded.<ref name="Paragon Times April 6 2005" />

=== 1914 ===
* Europe - Starting of the First World War. The [[Circle of Thorns]] flees en masse to America.<ref name="kya circle"/>

=== 1918 ===
* Paragon City - A huge fire destroys the neighborhood that will be later known as [[Brickstown]]. (32)
* Paragon City - Departure of Marcus Cole to the front lines of the First World War in Europe. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City -  Marcus Cole, who becomes Statesman, Travels the Far East. (25)
* Paragon City, September 1 - Devon Wilcox ([[The Dark Watcher (Primal Earth)|Dark Watcher]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Europe, November 11 - End of the First World War.

== 1920–1929 ==

=== 1920 ===
* Europe, during the decade - [[Baron Zoria]] finds clues of location of the the [[Malleus Mundi]] in an abandoned Templar fortress (33)
* Striga Isle, during the decade - [[The Family]] arrives to the Isle (34)
* America, during the decade - The US Navy destroys a chapter of the [[Cult of the Shaper]] in the coast of Massachusetts (4?)
* Paragon City, during the decade - A great number of skyscrapers is built in the jewelers' district. The neighborhood is rechristened as [[Steel Canyon]].(35)
* Paragon City, during the decade - [[Southern United Manufacturing Company]] discovered to be a front for [[Nemesis]] by [[Statesman]]. Nemesis is defeated but escapes. Company dissolved.
* Paragon City, during the decade - Golden age of the [[Circle of Thorns]], which grow and expands like never before. [[Baron Zoria]] finds an entrance to [[Oranbega]].<ref name="kya circle"/>
* America, July 13 - Shalice Tilman ([[Sister Psyche]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1923 ===
* British Isles - The [[Dawn Patrol]] is founded by [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Alistair Sutton|Alistair Sutton]]<ref name="Dawn Patrol">[[Dawn Patrol|Dawn Patrol Article]]</ref> ''Note: This date is contradicted by other sources.''<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1926 ===
[[File:Requiem.jpg|right|100px]]
* Italy (presumed) - Paolo Tirelli and the woman who will be later known as [[Arakhn]] meet for the first time.(36)
* Italy, April 22 - Ridolfo Uzzano joins the [[Path of the Dark]]. (37)
* Italy, May 6 - First appearance of the villain called "[[Requiem]]". (37)

=== 1929 ===
* Paragon City - The Orion-Majestic Theater, first of its class with sound, is built.(38)

=== 1929 ===
* America, October - Crash of the stock market. Thousands lost their jobs and their homes. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, date estimated - As the decade ends, depression hits the city. The [[Kings Row]] zone suffers especially, turning into a hotbed of crime.(39)

== 1930–1939 ==

=== 1930 ===
[[File:Statesman 1930's.jpg|right|100px]]
* Europe - Rise of totalitarianism in Nazi Germany begins. (25)
* Europe, July 4 or 10 - Marcus Cole and Stefan Richter drink from the Fountain of Zeus. (130)<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, date estimated - During this decade, the [[Freedom Phalanx]] wages a successful war against organized crime <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />. Some of the old families result destroyed. (40)
* Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, a great number of villains flee to the [[Rogue Isles]], which become a haven for the supervillains. Among them, [[Arachnos]] infiltrates a number of cells.(41)

=== 1931 ===
* Paragon City - Street and organized crime are rampant in [[Paragon City]] (25, 40). Marcus Cole returns to Paragon. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1932 ===
* Paragon City, February - Swiss architect Rudolph Augustus Seifert arrives to Paragon. (42)
* Paragon City, July 4 - [[Statesman]], [[The Dark Watcher (Primal Earth)|Dark Watcher]] and [[Maiden Justice]] form the [[Freedom Phalanx]]. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City - the hero [[Atlas]] claps out the flames of a building in fire the firefighters couldn't extinguish by themselves.(43)
* Paragon City, July 11 - [[Brass Monday]] (44)
* Striga Isle - The tanker Moraine vanishes without a trace on her first voyage. (45 & 101)

=== 1933 ===
* Paragon City - The hero [[Dream Doctor]] links the kidnapping of several kids to the [[Circle of Thorns]], prevents their sacrifice and exposes the evil nature of the group to public light. The Circle as a public organization vanishes that same year.<ref name="kya circle"/>
* Paragon City - The first Geneva Hotel is built. (42)
* Paragon City, January 9 - The [[Midnight Squad]] is founded by the Dream Doctor.<ref name="kya circle"/><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1935 ===
* Paragon City - The Paragon Times building is built. (46)

=== 1936 ===
* Paragon City - City council and mayoral elections. There's a series of pro-hero candidates. Finally, a mayor and a city council tough on (organized) crime is elected. It's the end of the criminal empires in Paragon. (25,40)

=== 1937 ===
* Germany - Germany creates super-powered soldiers <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, January 6 - The heroine [[Maiden Justice]] is sued by the very criminals she arrested. (47)
* Paragon City, September - The [[Citizen Crime Fighting Act]] is passed, legally authorizing masked heroes to arrest evildoers. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> 
* Paragon City, September 12 - First legal arrest made by a hero. (48)
* Europe (presumed), date estimated - Late in the 1930's, [[Requiem]] finds and recruits Othman Doul, the man who will become the villain [[Vandal]]. (115) 

=== 1939 ===
* Europe - Second World War starts. Armies include metahumas or groups of them: The [[Dawn Patrol]] in England, [[Storm Korps]] in Germany, [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Imperial Wind|Imperial Wind]] in Japan. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - A parade honoring the hero [[Atlas]] is sabotaged by the hero's nemesis, the villain [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Teal Serpent|Teal Serpent]]. The plan is frustrated and the Serpent defeated. (49)

== 1940–1949 ==

=== 1940 ===
[[File:MekMan1.jpg|100px|right]]
* Europe, date estimated - During this decade, [[5th Column#Mek Man|Mek Man androids]] were first sighted. (50 & 119)
* Europe (presumed) - [[Council|The Council]] splits off from [[Arachnos]]. (51 & 122) 
* British Isles - Battle of Britain. The [[Dawn Patrol]] helps the RAF fight the Germans. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* America (presumed), May 2 - Tammy Arcanus ([[Numina]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1941 ===
* British Isles - [[Freedom Phalanx]] helps defend Great Britian from Nazi incursions. (25)
* Pacific Ocean, December 7 - Japan raids the US Navy base in Pearl Harbor. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, December 7 - A group of German supersoldiers attacks [[Independence Port]], base of the program of lend/leasing of war equipment to the troubled British Isles. Despite the huge material and human damage they cause, the hero [[Atlas]] stops single-handedly the attack, losing his life in the process. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* America - The United States declare war on Axis powers. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> Laws are modified to legally allow masked heroes to enlist and fight (25).
* Rogue Isles, date approximate - The [[Rogue Isles]] declare themselves neutral, but with Allied leanings. Rogue Isles Army wages a visible "war" on [[5th Column]] members. (41)

=== 1942 ===
* Paragon City - The US Army opens special training facilities for metahuman soldiers in [[Paragon City]]. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> (25)
* Paragon City - [[Historical Heroes and Villains#1st Hero Brigade|First Hero Brigade]] formed. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - A force of the [[Fifth Column]], apparently the same who attacked [[Independence Port]], attacks the Hero Brigade in Liberty Plaza as it was getting ready to depart to Europe. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Africa, 1942 - First Hero Brigade fights in North Africa, being defeated and reformed in small cells soon after <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />. The [[Dream Doctor]] forms a cell called [[Historical Heroes and Villains#The Sand Kings|The Sand Kings]], who performs numerous acts of sabotage and kidnapping against the Nazi forces. (25)
* British Isles - The [[Storm Korps]] attack Buckingham Palace, briefly kidnapping the King <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />. The Storm Korps are re-deployed in North Africa. (25)
* Pacific Ocean - The metahuman forces of Japan and America clash against each other repeatedly. The conflict turns personal and the members of both forces become obsessed with defeating each other, creating a parallel, meaningless war. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />4

=== 1943 ===
* Pacific - Japanese [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Imperial Wind|Imperial Wind]] clashes with US heroes in Pacific. (25)
* England, October 28 - [[Dawn Patrol]] is formed.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> ''Note: This date is contradicted by other sources.''<ref name="Dawn Patrol" />

=== 1944 ===
* France - Normandy Landing, where the [[Dawn Patrol]] and [[Freedom Phalanx]] land in the first wave.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> The [[Storm Korps]] defend the German positions. Both sides suffer huge losses, including [[Statesman]], who won't be able to fight during the rest of the war. (25)

=== 1945 ===
* Germany - [[Storm Korps]] and the [[Historical Heroes and Villains#1st Hero Brigade|First Hero Brigade]] fight in the black forest. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> Only five of the soldiers of the Storm Korps survive to be judged. (25)
* Germany - The Storm Korps soldiers are judged found guilty of war crimes. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Japan - Nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> Japan surrenders soon after, but the [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Imperial Wind|Imperial Wind]] refuses to stop fighting. (25)
* United States - [[Nemesis]] threatens the country with a poison gas. [[Freedom Phalanx]] member [[The Dark Watcher (Primal Earth)|Dark Watcher]] finds the source of the gas in the sewers of [[Paragon City]] and neutralizes it, while [[Dr. Mnemonic]] develops an antidote. The antidote is distributed across the country by the Freedom Phalanx with only minutes to spare. <ref name= "CoH Badge [[Academic Badge]]">CoH Badge [[Academic Badge]]</ref>
* Pacific Ocean - The leader of the Imperial Wind, [[Historical Heroes and Villains#The Lord of Frosts|Lord of Frosts]], fights the leader of the American metahuman forces in the zone, [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Captain Volcano|Captain Volcano]], defeating and killing him. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> Lord of Frosts eludes pursuit and escapes. (25)
* Worldwide - World War II ends.

=== 1946 ===
[[File:Emblem_V_Council_01.png|right|120px]]
* America - [[Nemesis (Archvillain)|Nemesis]] attacks Washington and declares himself "Emperor of the Americas". He's fought and defeated by the [[Freedom Phalanx]], being forced to flee once more. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Unknown location - The adventurers [[Lars Hansen|Lars]] and [[Tobias Hansen]] are captured while they were investigating a strange Italian cabal called "[[Council|The Council]]" (52)
* Paragon City, April - [[Atlas Park]] inaugurated. (42) 
* America - Many veteran heroes turn to a life of crime during the last half of the decade, with [[Paragon City]] as a favorite target. The rise in villains' numbers cause a rise in heroes' numbers as well. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

== 1950–1960 ==
=== 1950 ===
[[File:421px-Rndr_Lord_Recluse_02.png|200px|right]]
* Worldwide, date estimated - Cold War starts during the 1950's. Soviet and Western metahumans fight and die in secret battles in different parts of the globe. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, date estimated - The colossal hero [[Talos]] fights giant monsters during this decade. (53)
* Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, [[Lord Recluse]] performs a military coup d'etat and declares the [[Rogue Isles]] under [[Arachnos]] rule. (41)
* Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, Lord Recluse claims [[Mercy Island]]. Fort Cerberus is erected. (54)
* Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, mining operations start in [[Sharkhead Isle]]. First sightings of the strange beings called "[[Slag Golems]]". (55) 
* Rogue Isles, date estimated - During this decade, the island of [[Grandville]] grows into a thriving business center. (56) 
* Paragon City - Rudolph Augustus Seifert plans the Olympic installations for the 1956 Games. Paragon's candidature is rejected. (57)

=== 1951 ===
* Paragon City - High trains system enters service. <ref name="Paragon Times April 6 2005" />
* Paragon City, December - First action of the heroine [[Galaxy Girl]]. (58)

=== 1952 ===
* Paragon City - [[Citizen Crime Fighting Act]] is modified and expanded to include groups and organizations. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1953 ===
* Paragon City - [[Freedom Phalanx]] prevents the arrival of a ship full of explosives to [[Independence Port]]. (89) Soon after, the Phalanx becomes the first publicly recognized super-group. The [[Midnight Squad]] and the [[Dawn Patrol]] soon follow. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - Evidence of haunting in [[Dark Astoria]]. (90)

=== 1954 ===
* Extra-dimensional, June 11 - The hero [[The Dark Watcher (Primal Earth)|Dark Watcher]] vanishes during an interdimensional patrol.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1956 ===
* Paragon City - [[Might for Right Act]] passed. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

== 1960–1969 ==
=== 1960 ===
[[File:Talos.jpg|200px|right]]
* Worldwide - Super powered covert ops become commonplace (27)
* Paragon City - Resurgence of organized crime begins in [[Paragon City]]; part of [[The Family]] moves to the [[Rogue Isles]]. (40)
* Paragon City, date estimated - The colossal hero [[Talos]] fights giant monsters. (53)
* Paragon City, date estimated - During this decade, the villain [[Protean]] ambushes [[Galaxy Girl]] and kills her sidekick, [[Dauntless]]. (58)
* Earth's core, date estimated - The heroine [[Numina]] loses her body and remains trapped in the body of the supervillain [[Red Threat]]. (59) 
* Laos, date estimated - [[Tub Ci|Tang Tub Ci]] is born. (60)
* Paragon City, May 8 - Michael White ([[Back Alley Brawler]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1962 ===
* Paragon City (presumed) - [[Frostfire|Leonard Calhoun]] is born. (61)
* Paragon City, June 16 - Raymond Keyes ([[Positron]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1964 ===
* Paragon City - First monorail convoy enters into service. <ref name="Paragon Times April 6 2005" />
* Rogue Isles - Arachnos revolution (?) (108)
* Paragon City, July 18 - Josh Young ([[Blue Steel]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Rogue Isles (presumed), October 13 - Belladonna Vetrano ([[Ghost Widow]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1965 ===
* Worldwide - Drafted super soldiers fight in secret across globe (27)
* Middle East, August 17 - Imad Malak ([[Scirocco]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* England, November 18 - [[Hero 1]] is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1966 ===
* Paragon City, March 22 - Steven Berry ([[Synapse]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1967 ===
* Paragon City - Public protests against the [[Might for Right Act]]. (98) Might for Right Act declared unconstitutional and abolished. (25 & 99)
* Malta - Secret meeting of top level intelligence operatives in the island of Malta. The [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] is born. (62)

=== 1968 ===
* Worldwide, April 20 - [[Rularuu the Ravager|Rularuu]] trapped in the [[Shadow Shard]].<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, December 12 - Justin Sinclair ([[Manticore]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1969 ===
* Unknown location, January 15 - [[Serpent Drummer]] is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

== 1970–1980 ==

=== 1970 ===
* Worldwide, throughout decade - Publicly known supergroups involved in Cold War conflicts. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, date estimated - During the 1970's, the highway systems of [[Skyway City]] are built. (63)
* Paragon City, April 12 - Christopher Thales ([[Castle]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1971 ===
* Paragon City, March 14 - Gideon Ray ([[Captain Mako]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1974 ===
* Location unknown, April 22 - Twins [[Borea]] and [[Levantera]] are born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1975 ===
* Paragon City - [[Tub Ci]] arrives in Paragon City. (60)
* South America, December 9 - Ernesto Rodriguez ([[Black Scorpion]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1976 ===
* Soviet Union - American spy plane is shot down by a soviet metahuman. [[Statesman]] is sent to rescue the crew. Soviet general launches a nuclear warhead against him, nearly killing the hero and putting the world at the verge of a nuclear war. Metahumans sabotage the weapons of both superpoweres. [[Hero One]] offers himself as negotiator to find a peaceful solution. Relations between supergroups and governments result badly damaged and will never be completely restored. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1977 ===
* Paragon City (presumed), May 22 - Eddie Polstra ([[Maelstrom]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1979 ===
[[File:villains_outcasts_frostfire.jpg|right|200px]]
* Paragon City, February - [[Back Alley Brawler]] founds the [[Regulators]]. <ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, September - [[Frostfire|Leonard Calhoun]] arrested for the first time. The [[Outcasts]] are born soon after. (61)
* America, date estimated - As the decade ends, a deep economic recession begins. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

== 1980–1989 ==

=== 1980 ===
* Iran, April 24 - Eddie Polstra's father is killed in the failed rescue attempt of the U.S. embassy workers being held hostage. <ref name="Maelstrom Going Rogue profile">Maelstrom's official CoH Going Rogue [http://www.cityofheroes.com/goingrogue/en/lore_maelstrom.html profile]</ref>
* Paragon City - [[Talos Island]] begins to experience a real estate boom during the early years of the decade. (53 & 66)
* Paragon City, date estimated - At some point in the decade, the hero Scirocco comes to [[Paragon City]]. (114)

=== 1981 ===
* Paragon City - [[Back Alley Brawler]] and the [[Regulators]] launch war on street drugs (27)
* Paragon City - Rudolf Augustus Seifert dies, at age 83. (42)
* Paragon City - Ferry service between [[Talos Island]] and [[Peregrine Island]] starts. (66)
* Worldwide, date estimated - Early in the decade, [[Roger Vrabel]] dies. Neil McIntosh follows soon after. The [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] falls into turmoil. (65)

=== 1982 ===
* Paragon City - The leader of [[The Family]], [[Harry Frost]], dies accidentally during a clash with the [[Regulators]]. (67 & 105) 
* Rogue Isles - Weapons treaty with [[Paragon City]]. Nuclear weapons are removed from the isle of [[Warburg]]. (108)
* Unknown location - [[Council|The Council]] launches the [[Scion Experiment]] (120)
* Paragon City, February 3 - Katherine Stevens ([[Mynx]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1983 ===
* Worldwide - War on Drugs: The [[Dawn Patrol]] and [[Regulators]] attack Asian and South-American drug fields. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1984 ===
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* Rogue Isles - [[Lord Recluse]] sells the island of [[Bloody Bay]] to the villain named [[Historical Heroes and Villains#Malocchio|Malocchio]]. <ref name="Bloody Bay" /> 
* Paragon City - First appearance of the drug called "[[Superadine]]". <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> Economic recession as well as shortages in heroin and coca lead to the rise of the drug<ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> and to the appearance of [[Trolls]]. (103) The source of the drug is unknown.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - The economic recession and rise of drugs in the mid-1980's leads to a moral crisis for heroes: threats, beatings and torture become relatively common methods. (25 & 126)
* Unknown location, February 19 - [[Gaussian]] is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, June 25 - Clarissa Moore ([[War Witch]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 1985 ===
* Paragon City - [[Tub Ci]] arrested for heroin dealing. (60)
* Paragon City - Horrifying nature of drug manufacturers discovered. (27)

=== 1986 ===
* Paragon City - The [[Midnight Squad]] discovers the laboratory where the Superadine is being created. [[Back Alley Brawler]] assaults the place, giving all material found there to the [[Freedom Phalanx]]. (25 & 104)
* Rogue Isles - [[Statesman]] attacks [[Lord Recluse]] by himself (109)

=== 1988 ===
* Paragon City, July 7 or 12 - A Freedom Phalanx researcher, [[Dr. Brian Webb]], publicly announces the discovery of technology able to pierce the interdimensional barrier. Planar travel is born. (25 & 68)<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Rogue Isles, date estimated - Late in the 1980's, [[Arachnos]] rebuilds and occupies Fort Hades.<ref name="Port Oakes" />

=== 1989 ===
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* Axis America -  Dr. Webb and his expedition are captured, tortured and killed by an extradimensional Nazi copy of [[Statesman]], the [[Reichsman]]. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Outer space - A multinational force of heroes launches an attack against the alien entity known as "[[Shiva]]" in deep space. The heroes are never seen again.<ref name="kya shivan"/>
* Rogue Isles - A rain of meteorites falls on the isle of [[Bloody Bay]], leaving it uninhabitable. <ref name="Bloody Bay" />
* Paragon City - The Nazi supersoldiers of the [[Reichsman]] invade [[Paragon City]]. (25 & 106) The [[Freedom Phalanx]] confronts and defeats them. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /> Reichsman captured and imprisoned. (25) [[Portal Corp]] installations result destroyed in the fight. The widow of Dr. Webb starts a long legal battle to retain control of the now ruined firm. (25)
* Rogue Isles, April 2 - A [[Night Widows|Night Widow]] named [[Ghost Widow|Belladonna Vetrano]] dies during a disastrous [[Arachnos]] operation against [[the Family]]. Only a single member of the whole Arachnos force survives. (69)<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Unknown location, October 30 - Eve Salvatore ([[Desdemona]]) is born.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" /><ref name="Going Rogue Signature Rogues dev diary">[https://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=1374846 Going Rogue - Signature Rogues] developer diary</ref>

== 1990–1999 ==

=== 1990 ===
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* Paragon City - The dirigible Spirit of Freedom starts patrolling [[Atlas Park]]. (73)
* Paragon City, May - [[Atta|Harry "Atta"]] arrested by the first time. (74)
* Paragon City - [[Tub Ci]] found guilty of manslaughter and imprisoned (60)
* Rogue Isles - [[Power Transfer System]] is built in [[Cap au Diable]].
* Rogue Isles - Governor of Cap au Diable is killed by extradimensional attackers. [[Dr. Aeon]] comes to Cap au Diable and appointed by [[Lord Recluse]] as new governor.

=== 1991 ===
* Soviet Union - Fall of Soviet Union and Communism. End of Cold War.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Worldwide - Schism forms in the [[Malta Operatives|Malta Group]] (118)
* Rogue Isles - The [[Gold Brickers]] plunder the central vault of Aeon City's bank. (75)
* Europe and Paragon City - Yugoslav Wars begin. Refugees in Paragon City later form the [[Skulls]]. (70)

=== 1992 ===
* Russia - Old heroes form powerful metahuman mafias which control oil in the region. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1993 ===
* Russia - The [[Valiant Defenders of the Motherland]], the first independent Russian organization of heroes, is formed. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1994 ===
* London - [[Rebecca Foss]] forms [[Hero Corps]]. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Worldwide - Metahuman mercenaries begin working for corrupt governments, drug cartels and terrorist groups among others. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, May - Harry Atta arrested for the second time. (74)

=== 1995 ===
[[File:Hero Corp.png|right|120px]]
* World - Hero Corps opens its first branch in Mexico. branches in Rio de Janeiro, Jakarta and Johannesburg follow. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* America - The US Army creates the Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion to deal with high risk crises. (78)
* Rogue Isles - [[Arachnos]] sends exploration and engineering teams to [[Bloody Bay]]. <ref name="Bloody Bay" />
* Paragon City - The [[Freakshow]] try to hijack the Talos - Peregrine ferry. (66)
* Paragon City - [[Tub Ci]] is released from prison and later forms the Tsoo. (60) (72)
* Paragon City - The original [[Luminary]] becomes spokesman for [[Hero Corps]] (27)
* Paragon City, date unknown - The hero Invisible Falcon vanishes without a trace. (71, 116 & 125)

=== 1998 ===
* Worldwide - [[Hero Corps]] has now more than 30 branches all over the globe.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - Harry [[Atta]] joins the [[Trolls]]. (74)
* Paragon City - [[Portal Corp]] re-opens, under new management.
* Paragon City - Hero Corps tries to open a branch in Paragon, the first one in America.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - The [[Freedom Phalanx]] declares itself not under the laws or politics of any country.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

=== 1999 ===
[[File:CreyIcon1.jpg|right|150px]]
* Paragon City - Public protests against the construction of the [[Hero Corps]] building. (25 & 93) Previously unknown supervillains attack Paragon <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />. [[Countess Crey]] deplores that [[Statesman]] and the Freedom Phalanx try to prevent the establishment of Hero Corps in [[Paragon City]].(25)
* Paragon City, February - First clash between Hero Corps and Freedom Phalanx. In the confusion, a villain escapes. (94)
* Paragon City, March - During three weeks, The hero [[Luminary]] makes a public demonstration of his powers as a part of his campaign for Hero Corps. (25 & 92)
* Paragon City, circa spring/summer - Power-armored soldiers destroy the recently finished Hero Corps building. (25 & 97)
* Paragon City, May - Countess Crey publicly announces her sponsorship of Hero Corps. (96)
* Paragon City, September - Metahuman mercenaries use poison gas on a secret installation of the [[Midnight squad]] in [[Terra Volta]], killing 47 people. (25 & 102)
* Paragon City, October - Hero Corps leaves Paragon. (95) They have spent five times the expected budget. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />

== 2000–Present ==

=== 2000 ===
[[File:Salvage_CarnivalofShadowsMask.png|right]]
* Worldwide - UN Special Council of Super Human Activities formed. <ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City - [[The Hollowing]]. (76)
* Paragon City, July - Art History student [[Vanessa DeVore]] travels to Italy to study in Florence.<ref name="kya carnival"/>
* Italy - During a weekend trip to Venice, [[Vanessa DeVore]] buys an old porcelain mask and uses the mask for the first time.  Frightened by the power of [[Giovanna Scaldi]], Vanessa resolves to never touch the mask again, and moves back to Paragon City.<ref name="kya carnival"/>

=== 2001 ===
* Worldwide - [[Hero Corps]] has now over 100 branches all over the globe.<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Paragon City, January 11 - Bastion ([[Citadel]]) is created.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, spring/summer - First wave of [[Clockwork]]. (77)

=== 2002 ===
[[File:Villains_rikti.jpg|right|300px]]
* Paragon City, May 23 - Thousands of lights appear all over the world. It is determined that they are portals. [[Star Strider]] volunteers to be the first to enter one of these mysterious portals and is never seen or heard from again.
* Worldwide, May 23 - The start of the [[Rikti War|Rikti Invasion]]<ref name="Paragon City backstory" />
* Worldwide, June 5 - [[Vanguard]] is formed.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, summer - [[Vanessa DeVore]] uses the mask for the second time against the [[Rikti]], sealing her fate.<ref name="kya carnival"/>
* Paragon City, August 30 - First sighting of the [[Clockwork King]]. (77)<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Worldwide, November 27 - The [[Vanguard]] form into two teams, the [[Alpha Team]], led by [[Statesman]], and the [[Omega Team]], led by [[Hero 1]]. At great cost, the teams succeed in shutting the main Rikti portal, sparking the end of the [[Rikti War]] <ref name="Paragon City backstory" /><ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />

=== 2003 ===
* Paragon City - [[Hero Corps]] returns to Paragon (91)
* Paragon City, March 8 - [[Hamidon]] is created.<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* Paragon City, April 28 - The [[Sky Raiders]] attack [[Paragon City]] (78)

=== 2004 ===
* Russia, August - Local authorities declare the [[Malleus Mundi]] lost from the Lubyanka musseum in Moscow. (33) 
* Paragon City, September 17 - The [[Soldiers of Rularuu|Rularuu]] attack Paragon City. (79) The use of the Malleus Mundi is implied. (33) 
* Paragon City, October - [[Peacebringers]] arrive. (80)
* Paragon City, October 31 - Mythic creatures invade [[Paragon City]]. (81)
* Paragon City, circa October/November - [[Fifth Column]]/[[Council]] war. [[Quantum Array Gun|Quantum array guns]] appear for the first time. (82)
* Paragon City, November - The hero [[Sunburst]] suffers a tragic accident, devastating the zone of [[Siren's Call]] and leaving it uninhabitable. (83 & 113)
* Paragon City, November 22 - First sighting of [[Lusca]] in [[Independence Port]]. (84)
* Paragon City, November 24 - Moraine's sinking place discovered. (45)
* Paragon City, November 28 - First sighting of the [[Ghost Ship]] Moraine. (45 & 100)
* Paragon City, December - [[Clockwork Paladin]] seen in [[Kings Row]] for the first time. (88)

=== 2005 ===
[[File:COH_Times10-27_05.jpg|250px|right]]
* Paragon City, January - The [[Winter Horde]] attacks Paragon. (86)
* Paragon City, April - Arenas open. (57)
* Paragon City, April - The heroine [[Sister Psyche]] recovers her body. (85)
* Rogue Isles, May - [[Lord Recluse]] starts [[Operation: DESTINY]] (110)
* Rogue Isles, May 16 - Construction of the Darwin's Landing fort begins in [[Mercy Isle]] (111)
* Paragon City, circa August - First mention of [[Longbow]], organized by [[Ms. Liberty]] (112)
* Paragon City, circa August - [[Hellions|Hellion]] arsonists act in [[Steel Canyon]] for the first time. <ref name="pt 20050810" />
* Paragon City, September 13 - [[Siren's Call]] zone re-opened to heroes. (83)
* Rogue Isles, October 26 - [[Statesman]], [[Freedom Phalanx]] and [[Longbow]] attack the [[Rogue Isles]]. (87)
* Paragon City, October 31 - [[Arachnos]] forces stage a massive breakout of prisoners at the Zigursky prison in Brickstown. (?)
* Rogue Isles, circa October 31 - [[Longbow]] starts Operation Beachhead in [[Bloody Bay]]

=== 2007 ===
* Paragon City, April 30 - [[Grandville]]'s WEB evil purpose suspected. [[Statesman]] requests volunteers to investigate it. (128)
* Rogue Isles, May 1 - [[Dr. Brainstorm]] Patents the Hypothetical Framework <ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/feature_update_4yr_calendar.html Official Site, 4 Year Anniversary Calendar]</ref>
* Paragon City, July 24 - [[Issue 10|Second Rikti Invasion]] (129)
* Paragon City, November 28 - [[Menders of Ouroboros]] [[Issue 11|make contact]] with Paragon City's heroes and the Rogue Isles' villains. (?)

=== 2008 ===
* Paragon City, February 14 - Wedding of [[Manticore]] and [[Sister Psyche]].<ref name="4 Year Anniversary Calendar" />
* The World, May 20 - The land of [[Cimerora]] is [[Issue 12|seeking help against homeland and foreign enemies]], even if the help comes from the future.
* Paragon City, May 20 - The [[Midnight Squad]] seeks new members to help bring the [[Rikti]] assault [[Montague Castanella#Story Arc|to an end]].
* Rogue Isles, May 20 - [[Soldiers of Arachnos|Members]] of [[Arachnos]] decide they want in on [[Operation: DESTINY]] even if it means striking it out on their own.
* Cimerora, December 2 - [[Daedalus]] and [[Sister Airlia]] [[Issue 13#New Cimerora Missions|make contact]] with Paragon City's heroes and Rogue Isles' villains.

=== 2009 ===
* The World, April 8 - [[Architect Entertainment]] is opened to the public in both Paragon City and the Rogue Isles by [[Dr. Aeon|Dr. Thaddeus Aeon AQSA]]
* Paragon City, June 29 - [[Reichsman]] is sprung free from his Boomtown stasis prison on bequest of Roderick Mueller
* Paragon City, November 27 - [[Omega Team]]'s time capsule is opened.

=== 2010 ===
* Praetoria, August 17 - [[Tyrant|Emperor Cole]] begins to make his preparations in [[Praetoria]] to invade [[Primal Earth]]
* Interdimensional, November 30 - the Primal-Praetoria War begins with the preemptive [[Apex Task Force|Alpha Strike]] to halt Praetoria's initial assault
* Praetoria, November 30+ - Citizen unrest begins in the streets of [[Nova Praetoria]]

=== 2011 ===

== Still to be added ==

These are the events still in need of concrete date and/or place: 

* Unknown location - The goddess [[Merulina]] falls silent, leaving the [[Coralax]] unguided and confused. <ref name="kya coralax"/>
* Paragon City - The [[Banished Pantheon]] finds [[Adamastor]] and brings it to [[Paragon City]]. (9a)
* Rogue Islands - Arrival of [[Stheno]] to the [[Rogue Isles]].
* Rogue Islands - Massacre of the Red Hands pirates (5a)
* Paragon City, estimated 1960's - [[Talos]] and Chimera's last battle (53)
* Unknown location, after World War II - The original [[Arachnos]] founder, [[The Weaver]], is killed by the [[Red Widow]] and [[Lord Recluse]].
* Paragon City - The Zig is built
* Rogue Isles - The Golden Giza is built
* Paragon City, estimated 1960's - The [[Circle of Thorns]] infiltrates into the [[Malta Group]] (1a)
* British Isles, estimated early 1990's - Clarissa Van Dorn is murdered by Julianne Thompson (15a)
* Paragon City, estimated early 1990's - Founding of the [[Freakshow]] (4a)
* Paragon City (presumed) - [[Protean]] attacks [[Manticore]]'s house and kills both of his parents.
* Europe - [[Manuel Marcone]] arrested by Interpol and sentenced to 35 years in an European prison. Gang wars start in [[Port Oakes]]. (10a)
* Paragon City (presumed) - [[Statesman]] forms [[Freedom Corps]] as a direct response to [[Hero Corps]]
* Switzerland, estimated 1987 to 1989 - [[Crey Industries|Crey Biotech]] is founded (3a)
* Unknown location - [[Count Crey|Count Alphonse Crey]] falls into a coma (3a)
* Paragon City, estimated 1987 to 1989 - Monica Cole (Maiden Justice) passes away from old age complications in the hospital; the soon-to-be Freedom Phalanx (II) defeats the Tyranny Legion and foils Operation: WEB; Statesman, with Manticore, Positron, Sister Psyche, and Synapse as his teammates, declares a second Freedom Phalanx (131)
* Paragon City - The [[Freakshow]] attack a [[Crey]] transport carrying the military-grade drug later known as "[[Excelsior]]" (4a)
* Sharkhead Isle - The local hero [[Ghost of Scrapyard|Scrapyard]] is murdered by [[Captain Mako|Mako]] (123 & 11a)
* Paragon City - The ecoactivist Hamidon Pasalima attacks the Paragon City University, being stopped by heroes (12a)
* Paragon City - First sighting of [[Devouring Earth]] creatures
* Paragon City - Woodsvale attacked by Devouring Earth creatures; the hero [[Woodsman]] is killed (13a)
* America, after the Rikti War - The Joint Command Special Threat Response Battalion vanishes without a trace.(78)
* Paragon City, after the Rikti War - [[Banished Pantheon]] takes over [[Dark Astoria]]
* Paragon City, after the Rikti War - The neighborhood of [[Overbrook]] is destroyed by the villain Faultline.
* Paragon City, after the Rikti War - The neighborhood of Paragon Heights is renamed as [[Galaxy City]] (58)
* Paragon City, after the Rikti War - First encounter with [[The Lost]] (2a)
* Africa, after the Rikti War - The [[Sky Raiders]] commit all sorts of terrorist acts in the country of West Libertalia (14a)
* Rogue Isles, estimated 2004 - [[Snakes]] are allowed to take over the south part of [[Mercy Isle]] (54)
* Paragon City (presumed) - Founding of the [[Hellions]]
* Paragon City (presumed) - [[Tempter]] is arrested and imprisoned (8a)
* Paragon City - [[Upstart]] is arrested and sent to the Zig
* Paragon City - Demetrios Vasilikos ([[Dr. Vahzilok]]) turns crazy
* Unknown location - Imad Malak finds [[Scirocco]]'s relics (114 & 124)
* Unknown location - The mercenary Ernesto Rodriguez finds the Black Scorpion's battlesuit (7a)
* Rogue Isles - [[Project FURY]] starts
* Warburg - Marshal Blitz rebels against [[Arachnos]] and declares [[Warburg]] independent.
* Paragon City - [[Power Crash]] (114)
* Paragon City (presumed) - [[Longbow]] reports first [[Coralax]] sightings in [[Paragon City]] coast and [[Rogue Isles]]. Coralax hostile towards humans.<ref name="kya coralax"/>
* Paragon City, after the Rikti War - [[Paragon Police Department]] force reformed (6a)
* Paragon City, after the Rikti War - [[Overbrook]] rebuilt

== References ==
{{Reflist|2|refs=
<!-- Paragon Times Articles -->

<!-- Know Your Adversary, alphabetical -->
<ref name="kya carnival">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/carnival_of_shadows.html "Know Your Adversary: Carnival of Shadows"].</ref>
<ref name="kya circle">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_circle_of_thorns.html "Know Your Adversary: The Circle of Thorns"].</ref>
<ref name="kya coralax">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/coralax_hybrids.html "Know Your Adversary: Coralax Hybrids"].</ref>
<ref name="kya shivan">[http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/shivan.html "Know Your Adversary: Shivan"].</ref>

<!-- Paragon Times, by date -->
<ref name="pt 20050615">"[[Paragon Times/20050615|Beyond Contact: Azuria and MAGI]]". Paragon Times, June 15, 2005.</ref>
<ref name="pt 20050810">"[[Paragon Times/20050810|The Burning of Steel Canyon]]". Paragon Times, August 10, 2005</ref>


<!-- Story Arc Missions, alphabetical -->
<ref name="malta templar">"[[Crimson#Take laptop to Indigo|Take laptop to Indigo]]", in the mission [[Crimson#Stop Malta from shooting down the jet liner|Stop Malta from shooting down the jet liner]] from [[Crimson]].</ref>
<ref name="mission defeat infernal">"[[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Defeat Infernal|Defeat Infernal]]", in the story arc "[[Magus Mu'Drakhan#The Secret of the Circle .2835-39.29|The Secret of the Circle]]" from [[Magus Mu'Drakhan]].</ref>
<ref name="mission disrupt ritual hequat">"[[Cadao Kestrel#Disrupt the ritual and look for signs that Hequat is returning|Disrupt the ritual and look for signs that Hequat is returning]]", in the story arc "[[Cadao Kestrel#The Envoy of Shadows .2835-39.29|The Envoy of Shadows]]" from [[Cadao Kestrel]].</ref>
<ref name="mission force information">"[[Diviner Maros#Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain|Force information on Calystix from the Legacy Chain]]", in the story arc "[[Diviner Maros#The Cult of the Shaper|The Cult of the Shaper]]" from [[Diviner Maros]].</ref>
<ref name="mission help soul">"[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls#Help_the_soul_within_the_crystal_orient_itself|Help the soul within the crystal orient itself]]", in the story arc "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls|The Library of Souls]]" from [[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]].</ref>
<ref name="mission investigate scene">"[[Cadao Kestrel#Investigate the scene in Kings Row and recover the book|Investigate the scene in Kings Row and recover the book]]", in the story arc "[[Cadao Kestrel#The Envoy of Shadows .2835-39.29|The Envoy of Shadows]]" from [[Cadao Kestrel]].</ref>
<ref name="mission azuria crystals">"[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls#Talk_to_Azuria_about_crystals|Talk to Azuria about crystals]]", in the story arc "[[Template:Mission_StoryArc_The_Library_of_Souls|The Library of Souls]]" from [[Allison King]] or [[Peter Stemitz]].</ref>
<ref name="mission Nemesis Council Battle">CoH Mission: [[Maxwell Christopher#Stop Nemesis/Council battle|Stop Nemesis/Council battle]] from [[Maxwell Christopher]]</ref>

<!-- Story Arcs, alphabetical -->
<ref name="arc path into darkness">"[[Colleen Nelson#A Path Into Darkness .2835-39.29|A path Into Darkness]]", story arc from [[Colleen Nelson]].</ref>

<!-- police scanner -->
<ref name="police mot">[[Police Radio#Object Retrieval Missions|Retrieval Police Radio]] mission, [[Police Radio Objects|Scepter of Mot]].</ref>
}}

== Sources ==

To avoid any confusion, the source of any given event can be found here. '''These entries should be converted to [[wikipedia:Footnotes]] format (aka inline REF tags).'''

25: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/history/paragon_city_an_introduction.html CoH Official Site, Paragon City Backstory] <br />
26: [[Paragon Times/20050810|Paragon Times, August 10 2005]] <br />
27: Mission CoH: [[Maxwell Christopher#Stop Nemesis/Council battle|Stop Nemesis/Council battle]], from [[Maxwell Christopher]] <br />
28: Mission CoH: [[Miriam Bloechl#Recover the antiquies from the Banished Pantheon|Recover the antiquies from the Banished Pantheon]] (Levels 25 - 29) <br />
29: CoH history badge: [[Researcher Badge]], monument 2 <br />
30: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/arachnos.html CoV official site, Arachnos official info]<br />
31: [[Paragon Times/20050406|Paragon Times, April 6 2005]] <br />
32: CoH mission, Talk to the Security Chief, Brickstown briefing <br />
33: [[Paragon Times/20041027|Paragon Times, 27 October 2004]] <br />
34: [[Tobias Hansen|Tobias Hansen bio]] <br />
35: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_stee.html CoH official site, geography, Steel Canyon] <br />
36: CoH Mission, Kheldian Arcs, Dr. Winslowe and the Cosmotron, mission Save Save Dr. Francois, clue (levels 20 - 25) <br />
37: CoH Story Arc: [[Template:Mission StoryArc A Path into Darkness#Talk to Peter Stemitz| A Path Into Darkness]] <br />
38: [[Paragon Times/20050316|Paragon Times, March 16 2005]] <br />
39: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_king.html CoH official site, geography, Kings Row] <br />
40: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_family.html CoH official site, villain groups, Family] <br />
41: [http://www.cityofvillains.com/gameinfo/rogue_isles3.html CoV official site, The Rogue Isles, The 20th century and beyond] <br />
42: [[Paragon Times/20050413|Paragon Times 13 April 2005]] <br />
43: CoH history badge: [[Pupil Badge]], monument 3 <br />
44: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_stee.html CoH official site, geography, Steel Canyon] <br />
45: [[Paragon Times/20041201|Paragon Times, 1 December 2004]] <br />
46: [[Paragon Times/20050302|Paragon Times, March 2 2005]] <br />
47: CoH History badge: [[Student Badge]], monument 2 <br />
48: CoH History badge, [[Student Badge]], monument 4 <br />
49: CoH History badge, [[Pupil Badge]], monument 2 <br />
50: [[5th Column#Mek Man|Mek Man bio]] <br />
52: CoH Mission: [[Tobias Hansen#Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain|Retrieve Tobias' heirloom from Vampyr Mountain]], from [[Tobias Hansen]] <br />
53: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_talo.html CoH official site, geography, Talos Island] <br />
54: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles_m.html CoV official site, geography, Mercy Island] <br />
55: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/slag_golems.html CoV official site, Enemies, Slag Golems] <br />
56: [http://www.cityofvillains.com/feature_update_issue_7b.html CoV official site, Feature updates, Grandville] <br />
57: [[Paragon Times/20050427|Paragon Times 27 April 2005]] <br />
58: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_gala.html CoH official site, geography, Galaxy City] <br />
59: [[Numina|Numina's bio]] <br />
60: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/villain_groups_tsoo2.html CoH official site, Villain groups, Tsoo, Top Secret report] <br />
61: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/outcasts.html CoH official site, villain groups, Outcasts, Top Secret report] (Sustract his age at the time (17) from the imprisonment year (1979) to obtain this date.) <br />
62: CoH Story Arc: [[Indigo#Rescue Melvin Langley from the Malta Group|Melvin and the mysterious Malta Group]] <br />
63: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_skyw.html CoH official site, geography, Skyway City] <br />
64: CoH History badge: [[Scholar Badge]], monument 1 <br />
65: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/enemies/top_secret/top_secret_malta.html CoH official site, villain groups, Malta Group, top secret report] <br />
66: [[Paragon Times/20050323|Paragon Times, 23 March 2005]] <br />
67: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/villain_groups_family2.html CoH official site, villain groups, The Family, top secret report] <br />
68: CoH History badge: [[Scholastic Badge]], Monument 1 <br />
69: CoV official site: [http://www.cityofvillains.com/gameinfo/ghost_widow.html Ghost Widow] <br />
70: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/villain_groups_skulls2.html CoH official site, villain groups, Skulls, top secret report] <br />
71: CoH story arc: [[Gordon Stacy#Attack the Crey facility and stop the Revenant Hero Project|Revenant Hero Project]]<br />
72: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/tsoo.html CoH official site, Villain groups, Tsoo] <br />
73: [[Paragon Times/20050330|Paragon Times, March 30, 2005]] <br />
74: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/villain_groups_trolls2.html CoH official site, Villain groups, Trolls, Top Secret report] <br />
75: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_gold_brickers.html CoV official site, Goldbrickers official info] <br />
76: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_the.html CoH official site, geography, The Hollows] <br />
77: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/clockwork.html CoH official site, villain groups, Clockwork, top secret report] <br />
78: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/sky_raiders.html CoH official site, villain groups, Sky Raiders] <br />
79: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 17 September 2004] <br />
80: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 21 October 2004] <br />
81: CoH History badge: [[Alumnus Badge]], Monument 1 <br />
82: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 3 November 2004] <br />
83: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 14 September 2005] <br />
84: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 24 November 24 2004] <br />
85: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 20 April 2005] <br />
86: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 5 January 2005] <br />
87: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 27 October 2005] <br />
88: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragon_times.html Paragon Times, 8 December 2004] <br />
89: CoH History badge: [[Authority Badge]], monument 3 <br />
90: CoH History badge: [[Authority Badge]], monument 4 <br />
91: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 1 <br />
92: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 2 <br />
93: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 3 <br />
94: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 4 <br />
95: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 5 <br />
96: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 6 <br />
97: CoH History badge: [[Disciple Badge]], Monument 7 <br />
98: CoH History badge: [[Expert Badge]], Monument 3 <br />
99: CoH History badge: [[Expert Badge]], Monument 2 <br />
100: CoH History badge: [[Ghost Hunter Badge]], Monument 1 <br />
101: CoH History badge: [[Ghost Hunter Badge]], Monument 3 <br />
102: CoH History badge: [[Historian Badge]], Monument 5 <br />
103: CoH History badge: [[Just Said No To Superadine Badge]], Monument 3 <br />
104: CoH History badge: [[Just Said No To Superadine Badge]], Monument 4 <br />
105: CoH History badge: [[Just Said No To Superadine Badge]], Monument 5 <br />
106: CoH History badge: [[Scholastic Badge]], Monument 3 <br />
107: CoV History badge: [[Swashbuckler Badge]], Monument 1 <br />
108: CoV History badge: [[Arachnos Rising Badge]], Monument 3 <br />
109: CoV History badge: [[Arachnos Rising Badge]], Monument 4 <br />
110: CoV official site: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/story/ghost_widows_journal_-_may_4_2.html Ghost Widow journal, 4 May 2005] <br />
111: CoV official site: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/story/ghost_widows_journal_-_may_16.html Ghost Widow journal, 16 May 2005] <br />
112: CoV official site: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/story/ghost_widows_journal_-_august.html Ghost Widow journal, 5 August 2005] <br />
113: CoV official site: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/story/ghost_widows_journal_-_septemb_1.html Ghost Widow journal, 22 September 2005] <br />
114: CoV official site: [http://www.cityofvillains.com/gameinfo/scirocco.html Scirocco] <br />
115: [[Vandal|Vandal AV bio]] <br />
116: CoH exploration badge [[Bird Watcher Badge|Bird Watcher]] <br />
117: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_paragon_city_crey.html CoH official site, geography, Crey's Folly] <br />
118: CoH mission, Crimson, Defeat Helix Black 0-9-0 <br />
119: CoH mission: [[Merisel Valenzuela#Stop production of Council robots and retrieve some parts for analysis|Stop production of Council robots and retrieve some parts for analysis]], from [[Merisel Valenzuela]] (Levels 30 - 34) <br />
120: CoH mission: [[Colleen Nelson#Rescue Leon Natale from the Council|Rescue Leon Natale from the Council]], from [[Colleen Nelson]] (Levels 35 - 39)<br />
121: Plaque in Atlas Park <br />
122: CoV Contact, [[Angelo Vendetti#Information|Angelo Vendetti]]<br />
123: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/geography/the_zones_of_the_rogue_isles.html CoV official site, Geography, Sharkhead Isle] <br />
124: [[Scirocco|Scirocco's bio]] <br />
125: CoH mission: [[Gordon Stacy#Investigate the disappearance of the Invisible Falcon|Investigate the disappearance of the Invisible Falcon]] from [[Gordon Stacy]] (Levels 35 - 39) <br />
126: [[Dennis Ewell|Dennis Ewell bio]] <br />
128: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragontimes/paragontimes36.html The Paragon Times, April 30 2007]<br />
129: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/paragontimes/paragontimes39.html The Paragon Times, July 24 2007]<br />
130: CoH novel: Web of Arachnos <br />
131: CoH novel: The Freedom Phalanx<br />

1a: Crimson mission: save Dyaomesk (Levels 45 - 50) <br />
2a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/the_lost.html CoH official site, The Lost] <br />
3a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/crey_industries.html CoH official site, Crey] (founding date: the official site mentions that Count Crey felt into a come 14 years ago. Supposing the game was launched in 2003, this gives us 2003 - 14 = 1989, as the supposed date; however, due to the fact that there was a year's time between the coma induction and the mention of "fourteen years later," it is possible that the pair married in even late '87 and formed the company in '87 depending on the possible stretch of time)<br />
4a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/freakshow.html CoH official site, Freakshow] (founding date: the official site mentions that the group was founded "more than a decade ago". It could be in the early 90s, or perhaps in the late 80s. Again, I'm supposing this was meant at the time the game was launched, in 2003) <br />
5a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/story/ghost_widows_journal_-_july_7.html CoV official site: Ghost Widow journal, 7 July 2005] <br />
6a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/paragon_police_department.html CoV Official site, Paragon Police official info] <br />
7a: [http://www.cityofvillains.com/gameinfo/black_scorpion.html CoV official site: Black Scorpion] <br />
8a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/gameinfo/villain_groups_hellions2.html CoH official site, Villain groups, Hellions, top secret report] <br />
9a: [[Adamastor|Adamastor bio]] <br />
10a: [http://www.cityofheroes.com/game_info/know_your_adversary/mooks_and_marcones.html CoV Official site, Mooks and Marcones official info] <br />
11a: CoV Story Arc, [[Captain Petrovich#Story Arc|Iron Widow]] from [[Captain Petrovich]] (Levels 20 - 24) <br />
12a: CoH Story Arc, [[Ginger Yates#Story Arc|The Terra Conspiracy]] (Levels 35 - 39) <br />
13a: [[Woodsman|Woodsman bio]] <br />
14a: CoH Story Arc, [[Christine Lansdale#Story Arc|The Mysterious General Z]] (Levels 25 - 29) <br />
15a: CoH story Arc, [[Janet Kellum#Story Arc|The Evil Countess Crey]] (Levels 40 - 45) <br />

== Disclaimer ==

Please note that the conclusions reached in this article are based on the facts and clues discovered in-game. If those facts turn out to be false in a later date (as it was Statesman's origins history, for example), then this page will need to be redone.

[[Category:Game Background]]