Superman/Supergirl Timeline

* **At some point before 1640**
	+ J'onn J'onzz is born.
	+ J'onn J'onzz marries M'yri'ah J'onzz.
* **At some point between 1640 and 1717**
	+ White Martians wage war with and exterminate the Green Martians, including J'onn J'onzz's family. This leads to J'onn J'onzz escaping to Earth.
* **At some point before 1717**
	+ J'onn J'onzz arrives on Earth after escaping from Mars.
* **Late 1800s**
	+ J'onn J'onzz meets a Shaolin Monk who teaches him meditation.
* **At some point before 1966**
	+ Dominators invade Krypton. They kidnap, experiment on, and kill Kryptonians before they either leave or are driven out.
* **1966**
	+ Kara Zor-El is born.
* **1979**
	+ Kal-El is born.
	+ The House of El sends their two youngest members, Kara and Kal-El, to take refuge on planet Earth right before their planet's destruction.
	+ The planet Krypton explodes. Shortly after Krypton's explosion, Kara Zor-El's escape pod gets stuck in the Phantom Zone for the next twenty four years, with her not ageing during this time.
	+ Krypton's debris showers on its sister planet, causing multiple casualties. Prince Mon-El escapes aboard a Kryptonian pod.
* **At some point after 1979**
	+ Making it to Earth safely, Kal-El is discovered by the Kents, a kindly human couple who raise him in Kansas as their son "Clark Kent."
	+ The U.S. government, realizing they aren't alone in the universe, begins creating an agency whose purpose is to monitor alien threats.
* **1987**
	+ **March 29,** Maggie Sawyer is born.
	+ Winn Schott is born.
* **1988**,
	+ Clark Kent is told of his true heritage.
* **1989**
	+ Alex Danvers is born.
* **1993**
	+ Lena Luthor is born as the result of an affair between Lionel Luthor and an unnamed woman.
* **1995**,
	+ Jonathan Kent dies of a heart attack.
	+ Clark Kent begins masquerading as a vigilante.
* **1997**
	+ Lena Luthor is adopted by the Luthors. Lex makes her feel especially welcome in the new family, and her father Lionel considered her his favorite.
	+ Nia Nal is born.
* **1998**,
	+ **May**,
		- Clark Kent and Lana Lang graduate from Smallville High.
* **2001**,
	+ Clark Kent moves to Metropolis, desiring to become who he was meant to be.
	+ Clark Kent debuts as a superhero, saving a young boy from a falling car.
* **2001 or 2002**,
	+ Clark defeats the **Atom-Man**, saving Lois Lane.
	+ Lois Lane coins Clark Kent's alter ego, "**Superman**".
* **2003**
	+ **December**,
		- Kara Zor-El's pod crash-lands on Earth. She is discovered by her cousin, now known as Superman, who wants her to have a human childhood like he did. As a result, Superman leaves her with the Danvers family, knowing they will help her to understand her powers as they did with him.
* **2004**
	+ Kara takes Alex out flying, and they are spotted. Later that evening, Director Hank Henshaw arrives at the Danvers' house and attempts to take Kara back to the DEO with him. Jeremiah makes a deal with Henshaw to come work for him in exchange for Kara remaining with the family.
* **2005**
	+ Director Henshaw leads a team including Jeremiah Danvers, to South America to capture an alien fugitive from Mars named J'onn J'onzz. Jeremiah befriends the alien and defends him from Henshaw, seemingly at the cost of their lives.
	+ J'onn J'onnzz begins masquerading as Hank Henshaw.
* **Between 2005 and 2007**,
	+ Clark Kent marries Lois Lane.
* **2007**,
	+ Jonathan and Jordan Kent are born.
* **2009**,
	+ Naxim Tork arrives in Metropolis, attempting to capture Superman for his intergalactic zoo.
	+ Superman defeats Naxim Tork, driving him off planet.
* **2010**,
	+ Superman prevents a meltdown at Bakerline Power Station, saving millions of lives.
	+ Ben and Alyssa Krull are believed to be dead.
* **2011**
	+ Lena Luthor meets Jack Spheer and begins working with him to try and find a cure for cancer and other diseases using nanotechnology.
* **2013**
	+ Alex Danvers is personally recruited into the DEO by "Hank Henshaw".
* **2015**,
	+ **October**,
		- **October 25**, James Olsen moves to National City, as per the request of Clark Kent.
		- **October 26**, Kara Zor-El debuts as **Supergirl**, saving Flight 237 from falling.
		- **October 27**,
			* Kara Zor-El is captured and recruited for the D.E.O.
			* Supergirl defeats Narvok, locking him in the D.E.O.
	+ **November**,
		- **November 1**, Supergirl causes an oil spill in National City.
		- *November 2'*,
			* Supergirl reveals to the world that she and Superman are cousins.
			* Supergirl takes down Reactron, locking him in Stryker's Island Penitentiary.
		- **November 30**, Supergirl solar flares after a fight with Red Tornado.
* **2016**,
	+ **January**,
		- **January 18**, Winslow Schott Sr. escapes prison.
		- **January 19**, Supergirl defeat Toyman.