The Marvel Cinematic Universe has gone 15 years since the release of the first work Iron Man in 2008. Up to now, there have been more than 40 released projects including theatrical films and television series, so avoid making many audiences feel overwhelmed. Not only newcomers but also die-hard MCU fans, many of you will be confused among the hundreds of big and small events that have happened.
Below is a timeline summarizing many notable and landmark events of the MCU, originating billions of years before the Earth was formed until before the movie The Marvels. The article is referenced from the source MyCosmicCircus , please check it out to better understand the events of the Marvel universe.
Before the sacred timeline came into being:
+ He Who Remains (hereinafter abbreviated as “HWR”) discovers Alioth.
+ HWR achieved victory and ended the multiverse war.
He Who Remains is played by Jonathan Majors
The sacred timeline is created:
+ HWR isolates the main universe and creates the Sacred Timeline.
+ The TVA agency was established, protecting the consistent existence of the sacred timeline.
Before the universe was born:
+ Arishem and other Celestials appear, considered the first creatures of the universe.
+ The Dark Elves species thrives in the “dark areas of the universe”.
13.8 billion years ago:
+ Arishem created the sun.
+ The Big Bang occurred.
+ Infinity stones were created by the most powerful entities in the universe.
13.8 billion years ago 4.6 billion years ago:
+ Arishem expands the universe.
+ Planets and galaxies formed.
+ Celestial appears.
+ Deviant was created.
4.6 billion years to 2.5 million years BC:
+ Celestial created Earth.
+ Wundagore Mountain was created by the ancient god Chthon.
+ Arishem implanted Tiamut on Earth.
+ Deviant rebels.
+ Arishem created Eternal to correct Deviant’s mistakes.
2.5 million years to 10,000 BC:
+ Vibranium-containing meteorite crashes into Earth in what would later be known as Wakanda (and also under the sea).
+ The tribes in Wakanda were at war until Bashenga found the Heart Shaped Grass, becoming the first Black Panther.
Vibranium-containing meteorite crashes into Earth
10,000 years to 5,000 years BC:
+ Agamotto becomes a Master of the Mystic Arts.
5,000 years to 500 years BC:
+ Eternal begins to contact humans and promote the development of humanity.
+ Bor (Odin’s father) fights Malekith (of the Dark Elf race).
+ The Dweller-In-Darkness monster first invaded Ta-lo (2,500 BC).
+ The Great Guardian appears (2,500 BC).
+ Babylon was founded (2,300 BC).
+ Eternal settled in Babylon until 500 BC.
500 BC to 965 AD:
+ Eternal fights Deviants across the planet.
+ The dark magic book Darkhold is transcribed.
Year 965:
+ The Frost Giant race attacks Midgard, causing the Battle of Tønsberg.
+ Odin brought Loki home and adopted him as his son.
+ Eternal joins Tønsberg.
Odin adopted Loki as his son
1,000 to 1,520:
+ Van Vu found Thap Luan and built his secret organization.
+ Van Vu fought many empires throughout history.
Year 1,521:
+ Tenochtitlan civilization collapsed.
+ Druig left the Eternal group to establish a village in the Amazon.
+ Eternal believes that Deviant has been wiped out and dissolved.
Year 1,571:
+ Namor was born.
1,600s:
+ The Salem Witch Trials occurred in 1692.
+ The witch Agatha Harkness used dark magic and was punished in 1693, then she took revenge in the same year.
1940s:
+ Aisha and the mysterious people found a mysterious bracelet at the Ten Wheel Temple, which later belonged to Ms. Marvel.
+ Events occurred in Captain America: The First Avenger from 1943 to 1945.
+ Events occur in Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter in 1946.
1950s:
+ The SHIELD organization was founded by Peggy Carter and Howard Stark.
1970s:
+ Loki committed the robbery of DB Cooper in 1971.
+ Steve Rogers and Tony Stark return to the past to get the infinity stone.
+ Scientist Armin Zola died but was able to upload his consciousness to a secret supercomputer in 1972.
Armin Zola is still alive
1980s:
+ Celestial Ego came to Earth and met Meredith Quill in 1980.
+ Janet Van Dyne got lost in the Quantum Realm and met Kang in 1987.
+ Yondu led The Ravager to kidnap Peter Quill in 1988.
+ Hank Pym left SHIELD in 1989.
+ Carol Danvers absorbed the power of the Tesseract in 1989.
1990s:
+ Howard and Maria Stark were assassinated in 1991 by The Winter Soldier.
+ T’Chaka came to America and murdered N’Jobu in 1992.
+ The events in Captain Marvel happened in 1995.
+ Natasha and Yelena were taken to the Red Room organization in 1995.
+ Van Vu left Thap Luan and got married, giving birth to Shang-Chi in 1996.
+ Pietro and Wanda survived a bomb attack at their home in 1999, a bomb made by Stark Industries.
2000s:
+ After the death of his wife, Van Vu sadly re-established the Thap Luan organization in 2006.
2010:
+ Events happen in Iron Man.
2011:
+ Happens in Iron Man 2, Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer, Thor, Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant and The Incredible Hulk.
Year 2012:
+ Events occur in The Avengers, Marvel One-Shot: Item 47.
+ Tony Stark founded the US Department of Damage Control (DODC) as an agency specializing in damage control.
+ The Avengers go to get the Space, Time and Mind infinity stones.
+ Loki in the past escaped and stole the Tesseract.
+ Events happen in Iron Man 3.
2013:
+ Events occur in Thor: The Dark World, Marvel One-Shot: All Hail the King.
+ Rocket takes Aether from Jane Foster’s body.
Year 2014:
+ Events occur in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and I Am Groot.
+ Thanos in 2014 dragged his army to the future 2023 and the war broke out in Endgame.
2015:
+ Events occur in Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man.
2016:
+ Events happen in Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor, Marvel One-Shot: Team Thor Part 2, Black Widow, Doctor Strange.
2017:
+ Events happen in Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarök, Marvel One-Shot: Team Darryl.
2018:
+ Events occur in Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War.
Year 2023:
+ Happenings in Avengers: Endgame, Loki (the appearance of the multiverse), What If…?, WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Eternals
Year 2024:
+ Events happen in Spider-Man: Far from Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Hawkeye.
Year 2025:
+ Events occur in Moon Knight, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Ms. Marvel, Thor: Love and Thunder, Werewolf by Night, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.