| 1823 | Smithport unites with neighbouring communities and becomes Paragon City |
| 1861 | Paragon City becomes major Army and Navy depot for US during Civil War |
| 1918 | Marcus Cole, who becomes the Statesman, travels the Far East |
| 1929 | Stock Market Crash, Organised Crime comes to dominate Paragon City |
| 1932 | The Statesman, The Dark Watcher and Maiden Justice form Freedom Phalanx |
| 1933 | The Freedom Phalanx wages and wins its war against organised crime |
| 1937 | Citizen Crime Fighting Act legalizes super powered vigilantism in Paragon City |
| 1930 | Rise of totalitarian regime in Nazi Germany begins |
| 1937 | Germany creates super powered soldiers as World War II begins |
| 1940 | Dawn Patrol helps defend besieged British Isles |
| 1941 | Axis forces attack Pearl Harbour and Paragon City |
| 1941 | Freedom Phalanx helps defend Great Britain from Nazi incursions |
| 1942 | Paragon City becomes training ground for super powered soldiers |
| 1942 | Fifth Column attacks Hero Brigade in Liberty Plaza |
| 1942 | First Hero Brigade arrives in North Africa |
| 1942 | Sand Kings achieve consistent victories behind enemy lines |
| 1943 | German Storm Korps terrorizes British Isles |
| 1943 | Japanese Imperial Wind clashes with US heroes in Pacific |
| 1944 | Allied heroes fight Storm Korps on D-Day |
| 1945 | Battle of Black Forest marks defeat of Nazi super soliders |
| 1946 | Lord of Frosts kills Captain Volcano and disappears |
| 1945 | Nemesis produces final components of robotic army |
| 1946 | Nemesis seizes Washington DC |
| 1946 | Dr. Mnemonic synthesizes airborne antidote |
| 1949 | First War veteran turns to life of crime |
| 1950 | The Horde and other super villains ravage Paragon City |
| 1952 | 2nd Citizen Crime Fighting Act deputizes super powered hero organizations |
| 1953 | Freedom Phalanx becomes first legally recognized hero group |
| 1956 | Might for Right Act passed |
| 1960 | Super powered covert ops become commonplace |
| 1965 | Drafted super soldiers fight in secret across globe |
| 1967 | Supreme Court declares Might for Right unconstitutional |
| 1976 | Statesman attacked with nuclear weapon over Finland |
| 1977 | Hero One brokers arms reduction treaty |
| 1981 | Back Alley Brawler launches war on street drugs in Paragon City |
| 1983 | Regulators and Dawn Patrol team up to attack drug fields |
| 1984 | "Supes" makes its first apearance on the streets |
| 1985 | Horrifying nature of drug manufacturers discovered |
| 1988 | Dr. Brian Webb smashes Dimension Barrier |
| 1989 | Reichsman and Amerika Korps fights Freedom Phalanx |
| 1993 | Valiant Defenders of The Motherland founded in Moscow |
| 1994 | Rebecca Foss founds Hero Corps |
| 1995 | Luminary becomes spokesman for Hero Corps |
| 1998 | Hero Corps tries to open franchise in Paragon City |
| 1999 | Crey Industries backs failed attempt to franchise Hero Corps |
| 2000 | United Nations founds Special Council on Super Human Activities |
| 2002 | On May 23rd, thousands of mysterious lights appear over Paragon City |
| 2002 | The alien invaders attack, crippling the city's infrastructure |
| 2002 | By May 24th the city is divided into a patchwork of alien and human zones |
| 2002 | The United Nations forms the Vanguard to organize super powered response |
| 2002 | The invaders begin to concentrate their attacks on the world's heroes |
| 2002 | Omega Team travels to Rikti home world, never to be heard from again |










