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# Record Name Source Category Subcategory 0438 - 1,586 years ago 1 January 31, 438 THE MOUNTAIN GOATS 1991 Music 19th Century and earlier Events THE MOUNTAIN GOATS January 31, 438 Hey, I'm totally in the full heat of this one, so I haven't bothered to tune, so I'm not at 4-40 here. I don't know what to tell you. I'm in G, anyway, if anybody's taking notes. 1000 - 1,024 years ago 2 January 3, 1000 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI January 3, 1000 The variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Hala on January 3, 0051. 3 August 23, 1000 THE NUMBER 23 2007 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE NUMBER 23 August 23, 1000 According to the opening credits, the Barbarians invasion of Rome in the year 410 is connected to the number 23. 1001 - 1,023 years ago 4 September 24, 1001 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI September 24, 1001 The Variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Xandar on September 24, 1001. 1022 - 1,002 years ago 5 April 1, 1022 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE SIMPSONS April 1, 1022 Lisa explains that April Fool's Day dates back to the pagans - it's a pre-Christian tradition. In a flashback to the year 1022, the pagan Simpsons family chant, "Blood for Ba'al!" while dancing around a fire. 1348 - 676 years ago 6 September 16, 1348 THE AVENGERS 1963 Comic Books 19th Century and earlier Events THE AVENGERS September 16, 1348 Beast, the Vision, the Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man travel back in time to England on their quest to find the Resurrection Stone. 1382 - 642 years ago 7 December 27, 1382 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI December 27, 1382 The variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Ego on December 27, 1382. 1390 - 634 years ago 8 October 3, 1390 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI October 3, 1390 The variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Rome, Italy on October 3, 1390. 1431 - 593 years ago 9 May 30, 1431 FUTURE MAN 2017 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events FUTURE MAN May 30, 1431 Joan of Arc is not burned at the stake. J1, also known as nut-face Josh, travels back in time, rescuing his heroes that died prematurely and taking them to Haven, A town that exists outside of time and space. 1491 - 533 years ago 10 August 2, 1491 12 MONKEYS 2015 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events 12 MONKEYS August 2, 1491 Date of temporal coordinates to Hertfordshire, England that Jones finds within the primary code, which they discover contains everywhere/when Cole has ever been - except one. 1492 - 532 years ago 11 March 31, 1492 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI March 31, 1492 The Variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Lisbon, Portugal on March 31, 1492. 1503 - 521 years ago 12 June 3, 1503 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 2015 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER June 3, 1503 Captain Kidd checks out the magic book. In the opening sequence, pirate Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, finding a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. Upon opening the book, he finds that it has been checked-out by various pirates and pirate references over the years, including Captain Kidd, Jolly Roger, Davey Jones, Red Beard, Black Beard, Blue Beard, Pink Beard - and most recently by Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard. 1522 - 502 years ago 13 August 3, 1522 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI August 3, 1522 The Variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Phong Nha,Vietnam on August 3, 1522. 1534 - 490 years ago 14 August 30, 1534 THE GOOD PLACE 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE GOOD PLACE August 30, 1534 Douglass Wynegar of Hawkhurst, England gives his grandmother roses for her birthday - He picked them himself, walked them over to her, she was happy. Boom, 145 points. 1537 - 487 years ago 15 November 8, 1537 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI November 8, 1537 Date of one of Hunter C-20's missions. 1549 - 475 years ago 16 December 4, 1549 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI December 4, 1549 Mobius M. Mobius investigates an attack by a mysterious Loki variant in France. 1551 - 473 years ago 17 October 25, 1551 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI October 25, 1551 The variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Thorton, USA on October 25, 1551. 1564 - 460 years ago 18 April 23, 1564 THE NUMBER 23 2007 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE NUMBER 23 April 23, 1564 According to the opening credits, the birth of William Shakespeare is connected to the number 23. 1565 - 459 years ago 19 July 2, 1565 MEN IN BLACK 3 2012 Film 19th Century and earlier Events MEN IN BLACK 3 July 2, 1565 Target Vector Date for time traveler S. Humphreys in time-jump gear black market dealer Jeffrey Price's logbook. 20 July 3, 1565 MEN IN BLACK 3 2012 Film 19th Century and earlier Events MEN IN BLACK 3 July 3, 1565 Date of Return for time traveler S. Humphreys in time-jump gear black market dealer Jeffrey Price's logbook. 1616 - 408 years ago 21 April 23, 1616 THE NUMBER 23 2007 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE NUMBER 23 April 23, 1616 According to the opening credits, the death of William Shakespeare is connected to the number 23. 1620 - 404 years ago 22 November 21, 1620 THE WEIRD AL SHOW 1997 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE WEIRD AL SHOW November 21, 1620 The English ship Mayflower reaches what is now the United States, dropping anchor near the tip of Cade Cop, Massachusetts - except that Al claims the anchor in question was actually a fruitcake gifted to the Yankovic family, used as the boat's anchor after he original anchor was eaten by a giant sea monster. The fruitcake has since been passed down from generation to generation. Al attempts to serve said fruitcake at his holiday party, but it proves too tough to cut. 1623 - 401 years ago 23 October 24, 1623 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 2015 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER October 24, 1623 Red Beard checks out the magic book. In the opening sequence, pirate Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, finding a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. Upon opening the book, he finds that it has been checked-out by various pirates and pirate references over the years, including Captain Kidd, Jolly Roger, Davey Jones, Red Beard, Black Beard, Blue Beard, Pink Beard - and most recently by Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard. 1642 - 382 years ago 24 September 12, 1642 THE GOOD PLACE 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE GOOD PLACE September 12, 1642 Sir Geoffrey Frumpton becomes the first man to say, "Well, actually..." to a woman in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Exhibit featured in the Hall of Low-Grade Crappiness, the least horrifying room in The Museum of Human Misery, a torture museum in the Bad Place, featuring famous examples of bad behavior and explanations of the torture they earned. 1649 - 375 years ago 25 January 30, 1649 THE NUMBER 23 2007 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE NUMBER 23 January 30, 1649 According to the opening credits, the beheading of King Charles I is connected to the number 23. 1692 - 332 years ago 26 September 22, 1692 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 22, 1692 Lucy, Rufus and Flynn follow Rittenhouse to Salem, Massachusetts where Lucy is accused of being a witch. Flynn saves her, interrupting the hanging of the witches, which becomes known as the Salem Witch Revolt. 27 September 23, 1692 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES September 23, 1692 Marty goes to the Browns' house and receives a message that Doc and his family are in Salem, Massachusetts during the Salem Witch Trials. Taking the DeLorean, Marty brings a spare flux capacitor for the train to Doc, but the DeLorean that Marty and Einstein are in is in the water and comes out. As Doc fixes the train, Marty, Clara and the boys go to a town function. 1693 - 331 years ago 28 October 31, 1693 HOCUS POCUS 1993 Film 19th Century and earlier Events HOCUS POCUS October 31, 1693 In Salem, Massachusetts, Thackery Binx witnesses his little sister, Emily, being whisked away to the woods by the Sanderson sisters, three witches named Winifred, Sarah, and Mary. 1703 - 321 years ago 29 June 2, 1703 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 2015 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER June 2, 1703 Black Beard checks out the magic book. In the opening sequence, pirate Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, finding a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. Upon opening the book, he finds that it has been checked-out by various pirates and pirate references over the years, including Captain Kidd, Jolly Roger, Davey Jones, Red Beard, Black Beard, Blue Beard, Pink Beard - and most recently by Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard. 1708 - 316 years ago 30 July 14, 1708 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI July 14, 1708 The variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Porvoo, Finland on July 14, 1708. 1720 - 304 years ago 31 June 3, 1720 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 2015 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER June 3, 1720 Blue Beard checks out the magic book. In the opening sequence, pirate Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, finding a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. Upon opening the book, he finds that it has been checked-out by various pirates and pirate references over the years, including Captain Kidd, Jolly Roger, Davey Jones, Red Beard, Black Beard, Blue Beard, Pink Beard - and most recently by Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard. 1751 - 273 years ago 32 April 11, 1751 MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY 1733 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events MEMOIRS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY April 11, 1751 Date of the editor's footnote following letter to the Lord High Treasurer from Philip Dormer Stanhope, the Earl of Chesterfield dated November 3, 1997. 1752 - 272 years ago 33 September 2, 1752 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES September 2, 1752 Verne runs away to find Ben Franklin, whom he believes to be his real father. 1754 - 270 years ago 34 September 13, 1754 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 13, 1754 Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus wander through Western Pennsylvania. Rufus Carlin: This has been three days of trudging through the mud, bitten by bugs I can't identify, eating meat I don't want to identify. 35 September 14, 1754 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 14, 1754 Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus wander through Western Pennsylvania. Rufus Carlin: This has been three days of trudging through the mud, bitten by bugs I can't identify, eating meat I don't want to identify. 36 September 15, 1754 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 15, 1754 After Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus escape from the French, Flynn's men sabotage the Lifeboat, stranding them in Western Pennsylvania, where they are captured by Indians. 37 September 16, 1754 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 16, 1754 After the Indians set them free, Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus infiltrate a French fort. 1773 - 251 years ago 38 December 16, 1773 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE SIMPSONS December 16, 1773 Mr. Burns' great-grandfather Franklin Jefferson Burns participates in the Boston Tea Party, "tossing that tea without a care for what the caffeine would do to the Fenway Flounder", a now extinct fish. 1776 - 248 years ago 39 August 2, 1776 HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 2015 Film 19th Century and earlier Events HOT TUB TIME MACHINE 2 August 2, 1776 Lou, Jacob, Nick and Adam Jr. travel back in time to sign the Declaration of Independence. 40 December 25, 1776 BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC 2020 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC December 25, 1776 Original timeline: General George Washington crosses the Delaware River, allowing his army to strike the Hessians at Trenton the next morning. Revised timeline when reality begins to collapse: George Washington and Babe Ruth switch places.     1777 - 247 years ago 41 July 7, 1777 TIME CHASERS 1994 Film 19th Century and earlier Events TIME CHASERS July 7, 1777 GenCorp takes physics teacher Nick Miller back in time to a fight during the American Revolutionary War, traveling from the present date of October 25, 1991 to the past date of July 7, 1777. 1780 - 244 years ago 42 September 25, 1780 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 25, 1780 Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus follow Garcia Flynn to the Revolutionary War. Flynn kills and replaces Austin Roe, the spy that revealed Benedict Arnold's plans to George Washington, before asking the gang to help him kill Rittenhouse. 43 September 26, 1780 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS September 26, 1780 Lucy, Wyatt, Rufus and Garcia Flynn confront Benedict Arnold before traveling to David Rittenhouse's house to kill him. Rittenhouse figures out the ploy and shoots Arnold with Wyatt's gun. Flynn kills Rittenhouse, then takes Lucy with him in the Mothership. 1783 - 241 years ago 44 December 19, 1783 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 2015 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER December 19, 1783 Pink Beard checks out the magic book. In the opening sequence, pirate Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, finding a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. Upon opening the book, he finds that it has been checked-out by various pirates and pirate references over the years, including Captain Kidd, Jolly Roger, Davey Jones, Red Beard, Black Beard, Blue Beard, Pink Beard - and most recently by Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard. 1788 - 236 years ago 45 December 18, 1788 TEAM FORTRESS 2 2007 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events TEAM FORTRESS 2 December 18, 1788 Less than a year after the first settlers colonized Australia, an old cutthroat named Nicolas Crowder arrived on a boat with some other new settlers, took one look at the heat and privations, said "screw this," commandeered the boat, and set course on a one-man voyage to conquer the South Pole. Legend tells that he lives there still. 1793 - 231 years ago 46 January 20, 1793 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1962 Comic Books 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE January 20, 1793 Petty thief Rene Noir steals a mysterious golden key from Monsieur Le Clef's locksmith shop, uses the key to escape from police, magically transporting himself 100 years into the past. Encountering angry townspeople, he escapes into a building through an open window. There he encounters Marie Antoinette, who drugs him because of his remarkable resemblance to her husband, Louis XVI, who gets beheaded the following day. 1800 - 224 years ago 47 January 1, 1800 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE January 1, 1800 Enfield tells Utterson how one day he returned home and witnessed a terrible incident - a little girl ran down the street and was trampled by Mr. Hyde, who left her screaming on the ground. After trampling the girl, he gave the family a check in Dr. Jekyll name. 48 February 1, 1800 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE February 1, 1800 Dr. Jekyll's will is in Mr. Utterson's control. In the will it is written that Mr. Jekyll bequeaths everything to Mr. Hyde. 49 March 1, 1800 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE March 1, 1800 Utterson visits Mr. Jekyll, but he isn't home, so he speaks with the servants, especially Poole. 50 April 1, 1800 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE April 1, 1800 Dr. Jekyll is having dinner with friends, including Mr. Otterson. Otterson asks Dr. Jekyll why Mr. Hyde is the beneficiary in his will. Dr. Jekyll avoids answering. 1801 - 223 years ago 51 October 1, 1801 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE October 1, 1801 A year later, a maid sees a murder out the window on the street below. One man beats another to death with a cane. Utterson is called in to help identify the body, which is Mr. Danvers Carew. There's a note to Mr. Utterson that sends him to Hyde's house, where he finds half of the Jekyll's cane and Jekyll's burned checkbook. 52 October 2, 1801 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE October 2, 1801 After arriving at Hyde's home. Utterson discovers Jekyll's connection to Hyde. 53 October 4, 1801 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE October 4, 1801 Paul visits Utterson out of concern for Jekyll, and Utterson goes to Jekyll's house. He hears noise from the laboratory. Utterson suspects Hyde. Utterson and Paul find Jekyll's confession. 54 October 5, 1801 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE October 5, 1801 Dr. Jekyll confesses to Dr. Lanyon that he used the drugs that linked him to Mr. Hyde. 55 October 7, 1801 STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE 1886 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events STRANGE CASE OF DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE October 7, 1801 All the answers were found, Dr. Jekyll created Hyde to do all the bad things he couldn't do on his own. He wanted to do all these things without anyone noticing. At the end of the story, Dr. Jekyll can come back to himself so he disappears. 1805 - 219 years ago 56 October 14, 1805 THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER 2015 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE OUT OF WATER October 14, 1805 Frank Beard checks out the magic book. In the opening sequence, pirate Burger Beard travels to Bikini Atoll, finding a magical book that has the power to make any text written upon it real. Upon opening the book, he finds that it has been checked-out by various pirates and pirate references over the years, including Captain Kidd, Jolly Roger, Davey Jones, Red Beard, Black Beard, Blue Beard, Pink Beard - and most recently by Frank Beard, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard. 57 October 21, 1805 STAR TREK: GENERATIONS 1994 Film 19th Century and earlier Events STAR TREK: GENERATIONS October 21, 1805 Jean-Luc Picard's ancestor is present at Spain's Battle of Trafalgar. 1808 - 216 years ago 58 February 2, 1808 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI February 2, 1808 The variant bombs the Sacred Timeline, hitting various dates and locations, including Barichara, Columbia on February 2, 1808. 1817 - 207 years ago 59 May 10, 1817 PARKS AND RECREATION 2009 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events PARKS AND RECREATION May 10, 1817 Date of Pawnee's original Founders Day listed on the new Founders Day monument that Leslie's friends commission. 1820 - 204 years ago 60 July 10, 1820 THE DEFENDERS 2017 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE DEFENDERS July 10, 1820 Jessica Jones researches a company that's been transferring assets from one corporation to the next, for decades. One document details a particular transfer agreement signed by seller Abigail King in July of 1820. 1832 - 192 years ago 61 January 6, 1832 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI January 6, 1832 Date on TVA screen associated with Wrightsville, PA. 1834 - 190 years ago 62 June 19, 1834 CREEPSHOW 1982 Film 19th Century and earlier Events CREEPSHOW June 19, 1834 Date on the mysterious crate that a janitor finds in Amberson Hall on the Horlicks University campus. 1836 - 188 years ago 63 March 2, 1836 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS March 2, 1836 Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus follow Garcia Flynn to the Alamo in San Antonio. Flynn kills Colonel Travis four days before he is supposed to die along with everyone else. 64 March 3, 1836 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS March 3, 1836 Santa Anna and the Mexican military shows up at the Alamo three nights early, following Garcia Flynn's changing the timeline. 65 March 4, 1836 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS March 4, 1836 Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus try to find a way to get the women and children out of the Alamo when the Mexican bombardment begins. 66 March 5, 1836 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS March 5, 1836 Wyatt convinces Jim Bowie to try to delay Santa Anna's men in order to get the women and children out of the Alamo through the aqueduct before Santa Anna's final assault. 67 March 6, 1836 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS March 6, 1836 Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus manage to get the women and children out of the Alamo through the aqueduct before Santa Anna's final siege. 1843 - 181 years ago 68 December 24, 1843 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events A CHRISTMAS CAROL December 24, 1843 Ebeneezer Scrooge visited by several ghosts. 69 December 25, 1843 A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events A CHRISTMAS CAROL December 25, 1843 Ebeneezer Scrooge changes his ways and gives Bob Cratchit a raise. 1845 - 179 years ago 70 March 22, 1845 LOST 2004 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOST March 22, 1845 The Black Rock set sail from Portsmouth, England on a trading mission to the kingdom of Siam, when she was tragically lost at sea. 71 August 2, 1845 THE DEFENDERS 2017 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE DEFENDERS August 2, 1845 Jessica Jones researches a company that's been transferring assets from one corporation to the next, for decades. One document details a particular transfer agreement signed by seller Audrey Thompson in August of 1845. 72 December 24, 1845 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES December 24, 1845 After hearing everyone complain about the summer heat, Doc takes Marty and his family to 1800s London to celebrate a "Dickens" Christmas. 73 December 25, 1845 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES December 25, 1845 Doc and Marty save Christmas by convincing Biff's ancestor Ebiffnezer Tannen, to release everyone from Debtors Prison. 1847 - 177 years ago 74 April 19, 1847 THE 4400 2004 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE 4400 April 19, 1847 Date of the diary - April 19, 1847 through September 2, 1847 - that Marco finds of 4400 returnee Maia Rutledge after she is abducted and sent backwards in time. The diary details her journey along the Oregon Trail. 75 September 2, 1847 THE 4400 2004 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE 4400 September 2, 1847 Date of the diary - April 19, 1847 through September 2, 1847 - that Marco finds of 4400 returnee Maia Rutledge after she is abducted and sent backwards in time. The diary details her journey along the Oregon Trail. 1848 - 176 years ago 76 January 28, 1848 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS January 28, 1848 Lucy, Jiya, Wyatt and Flynn follow Rittenhouse to the California gold rush in Coloma, California. 77 April 10, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL April 10, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 78 April 11, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL April 11, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 79 May 1, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL May 1, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 80 May 18, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL May 18, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 81 July 8, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL July 8, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 82 July 21, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL July 21, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 83 July 22, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL July 22, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 84 July 29, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL July 29, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 85 August 29, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL August 29, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 86 August 30, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL August 30, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 87 September 11, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL September 11, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 88 September 26, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL September 26, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 89 October 12, 1848 THE OREGON TRAIL 1985 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events THE OREGON TRAIL October 12, 1848 Date from the educational video game The Oregon Trail. Screen shot taken from Person of Interest season 2 episode Bad Code, in which Hanna Frey and Samantha Groves play the game on a Bishop Public Library computer in Bishop, Texas. 1850 - 174 years ago 90 March 2, 1850 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES March 2, 1850 When Jules, Verne and Marty travel back to pioneer times, Clara's mother falls in love with Marty the day before she's supposed to fall in love with Clara's father Daniel, and Doc Brown is forced to intervene. 91 March 3, 1850 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES March 3, 1850 Original timeline: Clara's parents Martha O'Brien and Daniel Clayton meet and get married on the Oregon Trail. 92 March 3, 1850 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES March 3, 1850 Revised timeline: After falling in love with Marty the day before, Doc Brown's intervention causes Martha to falls in love with Daniel instead, and they get married on schedule. 1851 - 173 years ago 93 September 29, 1851 STAR TREK: GENERATIONS 1994 Film 19th Century and earlier Events STAR TREK: GENERATIONS September 29, 1851 Date of a letter in the Picard family album. 1852 - 172 years ago 94 May 11, 1852 12 MONKEYS 2015 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events 12 MONKEYS May 11, 1852 Date Cole finds inside the Ouroboros puzzle. 1858 - 166 years ago 95 January 23, 1858 OFFSPRING 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events OFFSPRING January 23, 1858 The Cook Family goes missing. 96 February 20, 1858 OFFSPRING 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events OFFSPRING February 20, 1858 Libby Cook is found alive. 1862 - 162 years ago 97 April 4, 1862 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE April 4, 1862 Date of posted order: Any civilian caught interfering with the railroad bridges, tunnels or trains will be summarily hanged. 98 September 20, 1862 QUANTUM LEAP 1989 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events QUANTUM LEAP September 20, 1862 Sam Beckett leaps into his great-grandfather during the civil war, helping the underground railroad smuggle a family to freedom. 99 November 27, 1862 FRIENDS 1994 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events FRIENDS November 27, 1862 Thanksgiving 1862. Phoebe - working as a wartime nurse in a previous life - has her arm blown off during a Civil War battle. 1863 - 161 years ago 100 June 1, 1863 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS June 1, 1863 Lucy, Wyatt, Rufus and Flynn travel to Beaufort County, South Carolina to find a Rittenhouse sleeper agent and helps Harriet Tubman with the Combahee Ferry Raid. 1864 - 160 years ago 101 February 11, 1864 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES February 11, 1864 Verne takes the Delorean for a joy ride, ending up in Chattanooga, Tennessee during the Civil War, since that's the destination date was set while Marty was studying history. 102 May 21, 1864 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE SIMPSONS May 21, 1864 The men of Springfield's 9th Bearded Infantry were sunning and fluffing their beards in the sun when enemy troops crested the hill over Fort Springfield, attempting to surrender unconditionally. They were sick, needing leeches and hacksaws to saw off their gangrenous limbs. But the Springfield brigade was too brave to accept their surrender, and they heroically slaughtered their enemies as they prayed for mercy. 103 May 30, 1864 NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS 2007 Film 19th Century and earlier Events NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS May 30, 1864 Date of the missing page from John Wilkes Booth's diary that Mitch Wilkinson brings forward, listing Thomas Gates as one of the conspirators behind Abraham's Lincoln's assassination. 1865 - 159 years ago 104 April 14, 1865 HELLBOY 2004 Film 19th Century and earlier Events HELLBOY April 14, 1865 Date on the inscription stuck to the side of the tank where Abe Sapien was found in a secret chamber of St. Trinian's Founding Hospital. The inscription also included the phrase: "Itchy Sapiens". Also the day that Abraham Lincoln died. 105 April 14, 1865 NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS 2007 Film 19th Century and earlier Events NATIONAL TREASURE 2: BOOK OF SECRETS April 14, 1865 The Knights of the Golden Circle force Benjamin Franklin Gates' ancestor Thomas Gates to decode a diary utilizing a Playfair cypher, the same night that President Abraham Lincoln is assassinated. 106 April 14, 1865 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE April 14, 1865 After Peter Corrigan discusses the possibility of time travel with his friends at the Potomac Club on April 14, 1961, he steps outside the club to find himself magically transported back in time to April 14, 1865, the night of President Abraham Lincoln's assassination. He attempts to save the president's life, but fails. 107 April 14, 1865 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS April 14, 1865 Original timeline: Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre. Revised timeline: Garcia Flynn, described as a tall unknown gunman using an unknown gun, assassinates Lincoln. 108 April 14, 1865 THE SIMPSONS 1989 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE SIMPSONS April 14, 1865 Homer's daydream: Homer yells, "Duck, Mr. Lincoln!", saving him from being assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. 109 April 14, 1865 FUTURE MAN 2017 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events FUTURE MAN April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is not assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater. J1, also known as nut-face Josh, travels back in time, rescuing his heroes that died prematurely and taking them to Haven, A town that exists outside of time and space. 110 April 14, 1865 SLIDERS 1995 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events SLIDERS April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln is not assassinated. In the Oracle/Seer world, Quinn reads from a book called the Events Calendar: "In 1865, a young seer from San Francisco is purported to have prevented the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln was so impressed, he created a special cabinet post - Prime Oracle, with the responsibility to foresee potential disasters. The rest of the country soon came to believe in psychic powers." 111 April 15, 1865 MAD MAGAZINE 1952 Magazines 19th Century and earlier Events MAD MAGAZINE April 15, 1865 Date of 100 year old flashback article to the day after President Lincoln was assassinated in the Silver Thread Among the Gold: Down Memory Lane with the Wall Street Jungle section of the September 13, 1961 issue. 1866 - 158 years ago 112 July 20, 1866 TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS 1870 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAS: A TOUR OF THE UNDERWATER WORLD July 20, 1866 The steamer Governor Higginson encounters a mysterious sea creature. 1868 - 156 years ago 113 December 8, 1868 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA 1954 Film 19th Century and earlier Events 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA December 8, 1868 Captain Farragut announces that the search for a sea monster is being abandoned. 114 December 28, 1868 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA 1954 Film 19th Century and earlier Events 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA December 28, 1868 There is a major storm at sea, but the vessel Nautilus cruises serenely beneath the waves. 1870 - 154 years ago 115 May 15, 1870 HEAVEN'S GATE 1980 Film 19th Century and earlier Events HEAVEN'S GATE May 15, 1870 Date of Yale/Harvard Athletic Meeting at Jarvis Field. 116 May 19, 1870 HEAVEN'S GATE 1980 Film 19th Century and earlier Events HEAVEN'S GATE May 19, 1870 Date of Amherst vs. Harvard baseball game at Jarvis Field. 117 May 28, 1870 HEAVEN'S GATE 1980 Film 19th Century and earlier Events HEAVEN'S GATE May 28, 1870 Date of Harvard Juniors vs. Sophomores baseball game at Jarvis Field. 1872 - 152 years ago 118 October 31, 1872 THE DIARY OF ALONZO TYPER 1938 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events THE DIARY OF ALONZO TYPER October 31, 1872 Date of the crumbling newspaper wrapped around the key to the vault that Alonzo Typer finds in the little locked room in the cellar of the van der Heyl mansion. 1873 - 151 years ago 119 October 21, 1873 AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE 2000 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE October 21, 1873 Date of added notation: The rabbit may prove a valuable instrument for shock therapy. I should have noticed it sooner. 1876 - 148 years ago 120 June 24, 1876 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1962 Comic Books 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE June 24, 1876 While hiding from the police in a museum, small-time hood Mike Karras wanders into an American History exhibit of a U.S. army base in the 1800s, and is magically transported to the past - the day before Custer's last stand. 121 June 25, 1876 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE June 25, 1876 On the 88th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, three United States Army National Guard soldiers participating in a war game are transported back to 1876. 122 June 25, 1876 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1962 Comic Books 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE June 25, 1876 After being transported into the past, small-time hood Mike Karras finds himself an unwilling participant fighting for the U.S. army during General Custer's Custer's last stand. 123 July 17, 1876 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME July 17, 1876 Edna Strickland steals the Delorean in 1931 and unintentionally travels back in time to 1876. She burns down Beauregard Tannen's saloon, taking the rest of Hill Valley with it. 124 July 17, 1876 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME 2010 Video Games 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE GAME July 17, 1876 Marty and Doc travel back to 1876, preventing Edna Strickland from burning down Beauregard Tannen's saloon, taking the rest of Hill Valley with it. 1880 - 144 years ago 125 November 14, 1880 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE November 14, 1880 In 1960, Professor Manion uses his time machine to pluck outlaw cowboy Joe Caswell from 1880 just as he is about to be hanged for murder. 1881 - 143 years ago 126 March 4, 1881 A STUDY IN SCARLET 1887 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events A STUDY IN SCARLET March 4, 1881 Sherlock Holmes' first case recorded by Watson. 127 July 2, 1881 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE July 2, 1881 Time traveler Paul Driscoll argues with fellow boarding house resident Mr. Hanlon over politics and war during dinner. Later, Paul kisses schoolteacher Abby Sloan outside when news of President Garfield being shot becomes known. 128 July 4, 1881 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1959 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE July 4, 1881 Schedule for Homeville, Indiana's planned 4th of July celebration according to schoolteacher Abby Sloan: Parade at 9, speech at 11, games from noon to 5, picnic supper, and then fireworks and concert. Festivities are canceled following the fire at the schoolhouse the day before, a disaster time traveler Paul Driscoll unintentionally causes while trying to prevent. 129 October 26, 1881 STAR TREK 1966 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events STAR TREK October 26, 1881 The Enterprise crew find themselves in an alien recreation of the Wild West town of Tombstone, Arizona, on the day of the historic Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. 1882 - 142 years ago 130 April 3, 1882 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS April 3, 1882 Original timeline: The Ford brothers shoot Jesse James in the back while he dusts a painting. Revised timeline: Garcia Flynn shoots the Ford brothers in the back as they prepare to shoot Jesse James. Lucy, Wyatt and Rufus arrive at Jesse James' house to find the dead Ford brothers. They enlist the help of Bass Reeves to track down Flynn and James. 131 April 4, 1882 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS April 4, 1882 Lucy, Wyatt, Rufus and Bass Reeves track Flynn and Jesse James through Indian territory. Lucy kills James. 132 April 5, 1882 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS April 5, 1882 Bass Reeves refuses to take credit for the death of Jesse James. 1884 - 140 years ago 133 January 17, 1884 RESIDENT ALIEN 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events RESIDENT ALIEN January 17, 1884 In 1884, the local mine caved in. When the miners escaped, they realized there was one man still trapped. 59 men went back in to the compromised mine, risking their own lives to save him. 59 died to save one. 1885 - 139 years ago 134 June 10, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES June 10, 1885 Date on the Delorean time machine clock during the opening credits. 135 July 4, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III July 4, 1885 Chester: Emmett! What can I get you, the usual? Doc: No, Chester, I'm gonna need something a lot stronger than that tonight. Chester: Sarsaparilla. Doc: Whiskey, Chester. Chester: Whiskey? Emmett, are you sure? You know what happened to you on the fourth of July. Doc: Whiskey. Chester: Okay, I ain't your papa. 136 September 1, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 1, 1885 Doc Brown hides the Delorean in the Delgado mine and writes a letter to future Marty. 137 September 1, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II 1989 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II September 1, 1885 Doc writes a letter that will be delivered to Marty in seventy years. 138 September 2, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 2, 1885 Marty arrives in the past, with five days to save Doc from being shot and killed. 139 September 4, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 4, 1885 After realizing they can't get the Delorean running without gas, Doc and Marty brainstorm ideas to get to 88 miles per hour. 140 September 5, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 5, 1885 Hill Valley installs its famous clock on the tower in the town square. In one timeline, Doc is there alone. 141 September 5, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 5, 1885 Hill Valley installs its famous clock on the tower in the town square. In one timeline, Marty is there with Doc to commemorate the moment. 142 September 6, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 6, 1885 Doc and Marty load the Delorean onto the tracks on Carson Spur, right by the old abandoned silver mine. 143 September 7, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 7, 1885 In one timeline, Buford Tannen shoots Doc Brown in the back over a matter of 80 dollars. In another timeline, Marty McFly returns to his present of 1985. 144 September 7, 1885 BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III 1990 Film 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III September 7, 1885 Doc and Marty borrow a locomotive to push the Delorean up to 88 miles per hour and send Marty back to the future. 145 October 31, 1885 GARFIELD'S HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE 1985 Animated Film 19th Century and earlier Events GARFIELD'S HALLOWEEN ADVENTURE October 31, 1885 Garfield and Odie find an old mansion, where a man tells them a story that exactly a hundred years ago, pirates, pursued by government troops, buried their treasure in the floor of the mansion and signed a blood oath to return for the treasure at midnight a hundred years later, even if it meant rising from the grave. 1886 - 138 years ago 146 July 1, 1886 TIMESTALKERS 1987 Film 19th Century and earlier Events TIMESTALKERS July 1, 1886 When Scott McKenzie and Georgia Crawford travel to the old Wild West town of Crossfire, Georgia ducks into a barn and uses her time crystal to travel back in time to July 1st, 1886, in search of Dr. Joseph Cole. 147 July 11, 1886 TIMESTALKERS 1987 Film 19th Century and earlier Events TIMESTALKERS July 11, 1886 Dr. Scott McKenzie and Georgia Crawford travel back in time to July 11, 1886 to stop Dr. Joseph Cole from killing Georgias ancestor and changing history. 148 July 31, 1886 TIMESTALKERS 1987 Film 19th Century and earlier Events TIMESTALKERS July 31, 1886 Georgia Crawford tells Dr. Scott McKenzie that she knows Dr. Joseph Cole traveled back to 1886 sometime between July 1st and July 31st, she's just not sure when exactly. Eventually, they figure out it was July 11th. 1888 - 136 years ago 149 October 29, 1888 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES October 29, 1888 When Verne gets bullied at school for his name, he and Marty go back in time to when Doc Brown and Clara lived in the Wild West so Verne can try to convince them to give him a different name. 150 November 7, 1888 TIMECOP 1997 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMECOP November 7, 1888 Original timeline: Jack the Ripper murders his 4th victim Catherine Eddowes. 151 November 7, 1888 TIMECOP 1997 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMECOP November 7, 1888 Revised timeline: time traveler Ian Pascoe kills Jack the Ripper and takes his place as the infamous killer. 152 November 11, 1888 BABYLON 5 1993 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events BABYLON 5 November 11, 1888 The Vorlons take Sebastian away from Earth, the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, later becoming their Inquisitor. 1889 - 135 years ago 153 November 30, 1889 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 1987 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION November 30, 1889 Date inscribed on Samuel Clemen's' pocket watch. Full inscription: "To S.J.C. With Love 30th November 1889" 1890 - 134 years ago 154 September 9, 1890 SHERLOCK HOLMES 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events SHERLOCK HOLMES September 9, 1890 Sherlock Holmes helps police capture The Catacomb Killer, thought to be businessman and land owner Lord Blackwood. 155 November 14, 1890 SHERLOCK HOLMES 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events SHERLOCK HOLMES November 14, 1890 Businessman and land owner Lord Blackwood, also known as the Catacomb Killer, hanged. 1891 - 133 years ago 156 September 22, 1891 PENNY DREADFUL 2014 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events PENNY DREADFUL September 22, 1891 Vanessa Ives offers sharp-shooting American gunslinger Ethan Chandler a job following his performance at Colonel Brewster's Wild West Show and Emporium of American Curiosities. 157 October 24, 1891 THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION 1976 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE SEVEN-PER-CENT SOLUTION October 24, 1891 Dr. Watson hears from Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson (voiceover): It was October 24 in the year 1891, that I heard for the first time in four months from my friend Sherlock Holmes. On this particular day, a telegram from his landlady, Miss Hudson, had been delivered to my surgery, imploring me to return to my former rooms without delay. 158 December 7, 1891 THE GODFATHER PART II 1974 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE GODFATHER PART II December 7, 1891 Vito Corleone's birthday, according to Sonny during the flashback birthday celebration scene at the end of the movie, when he mentions that the Japanese dropped bombs on Pop's birthday. The opening of the movie mentions Vito's father was killed in 1901 and that Vito was only 9 years old. 1893 - 131 years ago 159 January 20, 1893 THE TWILIGHT ZONE 1962 Comic Books 19th Century and earlier Events THE TWILIGHT ZONE January 20, 1893 Petty thief Rene Noir steals a mysterious golden key from Monsieur Le Clef's locksmith shop, uses the key to escape from police, magically transporting himself 100 years into the past. Encountering angry townspeople, he escapes into a building through an open window. There he encounters Marie Antoinette, who drugs him because of his remarkable resemblance to her husband, Louis XVI, who gets beheaded the following day. 160 May 30, 1893 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS May 30, 1893 Wyatt and Rufus follow Flynn and Lucy to the Chicago World's Fair, where Flynn plans to kill Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and J.P. Morgan at a meeting. Flynn leads Wyatt and Rufus to the World's Fair Hotel, a.k.a. the Murder Castle, where they are captured by serial killer Dr. Henry Howard Holmes. 161 May 31, 1893 TIMELESS 2016 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events TIMELESS May 31, 1893 Garcia Flynn forces Harry Houdini to help them break into Edison's house in order to plant a bomb. Harry outwits Flynn, lifting his gun and the bomb. Lucy and Houdini rescue Wyatt and Rufus from the Murder Castle, but then gets captured herself. Wyatt, Rufus and Houdini rescue her and Wyatt kills H.H. Holmes. 162 June 23, 1893 LOKI 2021 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events LOKI June 23, 1893 Loki and Morbius travel to the Chicago World's Fair in search of Renslayer. 163 August 6, 1893 FUTURE MAN 2017 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events FUTURE MAN August 6, 1893 When two timelines temporarily merge, Susan B. Anthony is gruesomely gored by a pterodactyl at the Chicago World's Fair. 164 August 11, 1893 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 1987 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION August 11, 1893 After being transported to the past, Jack London delivers Data a croissant in a copy of the San Francisco Register dated August 11, 1893, featuring a picture of Guinan. 165 August 13, 1893 STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION 1987 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION August 13, 1893 After being transported to the past, Data finds a copy of the San Francisco Register dated August 13, 1893 featuring a story about a cholera outbreak. 166 September 19, 1893 THE 4400 2004 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events THE 4400 September 19, 1893 Date of the photo that Marco finds of 4400 returnee Tyler Downing after he is abducted and sent backwards in time. 167 November 5, 1893 TIME AFTER TIME 1979 Film 19th Century and earlier Events TIME AFTER TIME November 5, 1893 John Leslie Stevenson, also known as serial killer Jack the Ripper, flees from the authorities by using H.G. Wells' time machine to travel to 1979 San Francisco. 168 December 25, 1893 ABANDON 2015 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events ABANDON December 25, 1893 On Christmas Day in 1893, every man, woman, and child in a remote gold-mining town disappeared, belongings forsaken, meals left to freeze in vacant cabins - and not a single bone was ever found. 1896 - 128 years ago 169 September 30, 1896 BID TIME RETURN 1975 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events BID TIME RETURN September 30, 1896 While digging through books and documents in a Hotel Coronado storage room in 1971, Richard Collier finds a book of correspondence containing a letter from hotel manager E.S. Babcock to Elise McKenna dated October 6, 1896, informing her that he is looking forward to her arrival. His letter is in response to a letter from her dated September 30. 170 October 6, 1896 BID TIME RETURN 1975 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events BID TIME RETURN October 6, 1896 While digging through books and documents in a Hotel Coronado storage room in 1971, Richard Collier finds a book of correspondence containing a letter from hotel manager E.S. Babcock to Elise McKenna dated October 6, 1896, informing her that he is looking forward to her arrival. His letter is in response to a letter from her dated September 30. 171 November 19, 1896 BID TIME RETURN 1975 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events BID TIME RETURN November 19, 1896 After falling in love with a portrait of famous American theater actress Elisa McKenna in the Hotel Coronado's Hall of History, TV writer Richard Collier wills himself back in time, from 1971 to 1896. He arrives in the afternoon, tracking Elisa down on a walking path near the beach. Later, he has dinner with Elise, her mother and her manager, William Fawcett Robinson. He spends the night on the extra bed in Robinson's room. 172 November 20, 1896 BID TIME RETURN 1975 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events BID TIME RETURN November 20, 1896 After falling in love with a portrait of famous American theater actress Elisa McKenna in the Hotel Coronado's Hall of History in 1971, TV writer Richard Collier digs through books and documents in a storage room, discovering a hotel register from 1896 with his name signed on the page for November 20. He was there. He checked in to Room 350, signing his name as R.C. Collier, at 9:18am. He proceeds to will himself back in time, arriving the day before, meeting Elisa and spending the night in the room of her manager, William Fawcett Robinson. After waking up the following day, November 20, and paying Elisa a visit, he checks in to the hotel, spending the afternoon with Elisa in her train car and attending her play that night. During intermission, he is abducted by two thugs hired by Robinson and left tied up in a shed off hotel grounds. 173 November 21, 1896 BID TIME RETURN 1975 Literature 19th Century and earlier Events BID TIME RETURN November 21, 1896 After being abducted the night before by two thugs hired by Elise McKenna's manager William Fawcett Robinson, Richard Collier wakes up, tied up, in a shed off hotel grounds. He races back to the Hotel Coronado, praying Elise didn't leave as scheduled with her theater group. She didn't. He finds her at the hotel waiting for him. After getting to know each other better, including a romantic encounter, Richard discovers a penny in his suit pocket from the future, destroying his grasp on the past, and he returns to 1971. 1897 - 127 years ago 174 September 1, 1897 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES September 1, 1897 Marty, Jules and Verne arrive back in time in 1897, the day before his ancestor and pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters Pee-wee McFly strikes out, costing his team the National League pennant. 175 September 2, 1897 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES September 2, 1897 Original timeline: Marty's ancestor and pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters Pee-wee McFly strikes out, costing his team the National League pennant. 176 September 2, 1897 BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES 1991 Animated Series 19th Century and earlier Events BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE ANIMATED SERIES September 2, 1897 Revised timeline: Marty fills in for his ancestor and pitcher for the Boston Beaneaters Pee-wee McFly, who originally struck out, costing his team the National League pennant. 1898 - 126 years ago 177 September 7, 1898 LUNOPOLIS 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events LUNOPOLIS September 7, 1898 Date of aerial photographs of the Louisiana river delta area found in the mysterious photo album that was mailed to the George Larson's radio show - 5 years before the Wright brothers' first flight. 178 November 3, 1898 LUNOPOLIS 2009 Film 19th Century and earlier Events LUNOPOLIS November 3, 1898 Date of aerial photographs of the Louisiana river delta area found in the mysterious photo album that was mailed to the George Larson's radio show - 5 years before the Wright brothers' first flight. 179 December 20, 1898 CASTLE ROCK 2018 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events CASTLE ROCK December 20, 1898 From Date for "Operation Just Cause" in Panama on Pop's Enlisted Record Brief. Obviously a typo, since Operation Just Cause is the actual name for the US invasion of Panama in 1989. 1899 - 125 years ago 180 January 15, 1899 THE TIME MACHINE 2002 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE TIME MACHINE January 15, 1899 Dr. Alexander Hartdegen takes a walk with his fiancee Emma, three days before she is killed by a mugger. 181 January 18, 1899 THE TIME MACHINE 2002 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE TIME MACHINE January 18, 1899 Original timeline: a mugger kills Dr. Alexander Hartdegen's fiancee Emma. 182 January 18, 1899 THE TIME MACHINE 2002 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE TIME MACHINE January 18, 1899 Revised Timeline: Dr. Alexander Hartdegen travels back in time four years from 1903 to 1899 prevent a mugger from killing his fiancee Emma. This time, she is killed in a carriage accident. 183 February 8, 1899 THE PRESTIGE 2006 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE PRESTIGE February 8, 1899 Robert Angier visits Nikola Tesla. 184 April 8, 1899 THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 2003 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN April 8, 1899 The Fantom robs the Bank of England. 185 May 16, 1899 THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN 2003 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN May 16, 1899 The Fantom blows up a zeppelin full of hydrogen gas in Germany. 186 December 31, 1899 THE TIME MACHINE 1960 Film 19th Century and earlier Events THE TIME MACHINE December 31, 1899 George Wells invites his friends over to his house on New Year's Eve to bid them farewell, telling them that he has built a time machine and has plans to venture into the future. 187 December 31, 1899 MOONLIGHTING 1985 TV Series 19th Century and earlier Events MOONLIGHTING December 31, 1899 Maddie and David's potential new client Lawrence Everett's first memory is of New Year's Eve at a special dinner in Baltimore when the clock struck midnight and they were delivered to the 20th century.

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