Timeline

Present day takes place in 2011.

* Prehistory
* Ancient History
* Middle Ages
* Early Modern Period
* 20th Century
* 2000s
* 2010s

### 1953

* **August 4th:** SHIELD is founded by Jack Fury, Rick Stoner, Isaac Stark, and Peggy Carter with authorization by the United Nations to investigate and fight against terrorism and superhuman threats.

### 1980

* **April 14th:** Happy Hogan is born.
* **April 29th:** Ahmed Abassi is born.

### 1984

* **September 18th:** Dennis Murray is born.

### 1985

* **April 18th:** Edwin Cord is born.
* **September 7th:** Rhodey Rhodes is born.
* **September 28th:** Jimmy Woo is born.
* **November 17th:** Christine Everhart is born.

### 1987

* **May 29th:** Tony Stark is born.
* **June 4th:** Joanna Nivena is born.

### 1988

* **September 17th:** Mordecai Midas is born.

### 1989

* **May 19th:** Josey Gardner is born.
* **April 10th:** Pepper Potts is born.

### 2003

* **January 3rd:** Maria Stark unexpectedly passes away.

### 2005

* **June 7th:** Tony Stark meets Josey Gardner during the Stark Expo 2005 where Josey was presenting some of her inventions. The two of them hit it off immediately and started dating soon after.
* **Unknown Day and Month:**
	+ Tony's relationship with Howard Stark deteriorates and Tony leaves Stark Industries and distances himself from his father.
	+ Tony and Josey create JT Technologies in order to create their own independent wealth and technology.

### 2008

* **May 29th:** Josey Gardner is killed in an airplane accident.
	+ Tony was working on his prototype source of clean energy when he received the call of Josey's death.
* **June 8th:** Tony holds a private funeral for Josey.
* **Unknown Day and Month:**
	+ Tony is besieged with grief and begins to act out by consuming large amounts of alcohol, throwing massive parties, etc.
	+ Having seen enough, Howard tracks Tony down and makes him confront Josey's death while apologizing to for driving him away. He promised to be there for him moving forward and wants him to come home. Tony agrees and returns with his father.
	+ He sells JT Technologies and donates the money to Josey's favorite charity.

### 2009

* **January 15th:** Tony officially returns to Stark Industries and begins work on his first projects which include his Arc Reactor prototype and development of cutting edge nanotechnology.
* **February 3rd:** Tony hires Mordecai Midas as a member of his nanotechnology team.
* **July 14th:** Howard Stark is found dead in his sleep by his butler Edwin Jarvis.
	+ Tony receives the call informing him of the death of his father and immediately begins to spiral.
* **July 21st:** Howard Stark's funeral is held and attended by hundreds of his most loyal friends but Tony does not attend.
* **August 5th:** Tony Stark is appointed CEO of Stark Industries.

### 2011

* **September 16th:** The military convoy escorting Tony Stark is ambushed by the terrorist group the Ten Rings and Tony is critically injured when a missile explodes near him, lodging shrapnel in his chest. He is found and taken hostage.

### Unknown Day and Month

* Tony Stark makes sweeping changes within Stark Industries, taking it from just a weapons manufacturer into a multinational conglomerate with a range of interests covering virtually all types of contemporary scientific industry. Stark Industries also becomes the leader in cutting edge electronics.
* Tony becomes a worldwide celebrity for own outlandish behavior and with the improved success of Stark Industries becomes the world's third-richest man in just three years' time.
* Pepper Potts, an accountant with Stark Industries spots a clerical error and reacts quickly to fix the problem saving the company millions of dollars. When Tony finds out he is impressed with drive and initiation and hires her to be his personal assistant.
* Tony meets actress and model Joanna Nivena and the two immediately hit it off and soon begin dating. Tony is still struggling with his anger and alcohol but with help from Joanna he is able to overcome it and get his life back on track.
* Before leaving for a weapons presentation at a military base in Afghanistan, Tony proposes to Joanna who accepts his proposal.