Does anyone know how to create a timeline tracking the major themes/paradigm shifts in American History.

I am not sure what the format for a Timeline.
Tammy

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Here's a typical timeline format. Note the distance between years is uniform. For U.S. history from 1492 to 2011, you'll want to mark the timeline in 20 to 50 year intervals.

http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelArticles/Images/timeline/Timeline-for-Benjamin-Franklin.gif

I had my students do 5,000-year world history outlines on paper about 10 feet long.
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