Timeline of human history

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16,000,000,000 BP...
Origin of the Universe - Origin of our galaxy and solar system
5,000,000,000 BP... Origin of Earth - Origin of Life
900,000,000 BP... Life since the Varangian glaciations. The rise of animals
250,000,000 BP... Dinosaurs, conifers and flowering plants.  The opening of the Atlantic
80,000,000 BP... Birds, mammals, primates, and anthropoids since the last Great Extinction.  Rise of great modern mountain chains
25,000,000 BP... Global cooling.  Folding of Sierras & Rockies.  Rise of anthropoids
5,000,000 BP... Intensifying glaciation.  Australopithecus afarensis.  Homo Habilis, Erectus and others 
1,500,000 BP... Last 25 ice-ages.  Genesis of Homo Sapiens
350,000 BP... Last 3 ice-ages.  Genesis of Homo Sapiens Sapiens
150,000 BP... Origin and spread of Homo Sapiens Sapiens.  The last ice-age
50,000 BP... Homo Sapiens Sapiens established world-wide.  Climax and end of last ice-age
10,000 BP... Life during the present interglacial.  The rise and spread of agriculture and state societies
5,000 BP... Wars and conquests.  Ancient city-states and empires
2,000 BP... The Roman Empire and its aftermath
800 BP... Europe and the World since the Black Death
250 BP... Europe and the World since the French Revolution