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Personalised story

Your life in history

See major moments in the world mapped against your own life. How old were you when the web arrived? When the iPhone did? Your timeline tells the story.

Any year from 1900 to 2026 works.

History, but make it personal

  • 1969 The Moon landing
  • 1969 Concorde's first flight
  • 1969 Colour TV arrived on BBC1
  • 1971 Decimal currency in the UK
  • 1971 The first email
  • 1972 Pong, the arcade hit

The story version reveals how old you were at each one. The classic timeline is also available for every year, and your childhood years gets its own treatment.