August 29th, 1958 Michael Jackson born in Gary, Indiana.
1964 Michael becomes lead singer in Jackson 5.
January 1968 Big Boy is released.
May 1968 Jackson 5 win Apollo Theatre Talent Contest.
March 1970 ABC is released.
June 1970 The Love you Save hits Number 1 spot.
November 1971 Michael's first solo Got To Be There is released.
October 1972 Ben hits US Number 1.
Late 1972-early 1973 The Jackson 5 tour the world.
1976 Jackson 5 become The Jacksons and record their first album, The Jacksons, for Epic.
September 1978 Blame It On The Boogie hits US Top Ten.
1979 Michael's first solo album, Off The Wall, becomes one of the most successful albums of the year. It wins him his first Grammy Award.
October 1980 The Jacksons get together for The Triumph.
December 1, 1982 Michael's Thriller album is released.
January 1983 Billie Jean reaches Number 1 in UK.
January 1984 Michael suffers second degree burns while filming a Pepsi commercial.
Febuary 1984 Michael gets a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards.
1984 Michael gets back with The Jacksons in order to record the Victory album.
August 1985 Buys publishing catalogue ATV, which includes most of Lennon and McCartney's music.
October 1987 Bad goes to Number 1 for 109 weeks.
Febuary 23, 1988 The Bad world tour opens in Kansas city, playing 123 dates in 15 countries in four continents.
Christmas 1988 Moonwalker is released on home video.
Febuary 1989 Leave Me Alone makes UK Number 1.
June 3, 1990 Michael collapses dancing in home studio.
March 1991 Sony c buys out CBS, Michael's record company. He signs contract known as 'the billion-dollar deal'.
November 1991 Dangerous is released.
Christmas 1992 Heal The World hits UK Number 1.
January 1993 Michael appears at Super Bowl XXVII halftime show at the Rose Bowl, performing a medley of his greatest hits including an unforgettable performance of Heal The World. It draws the largest viewing audience in the history of American television.
Febuary 1993 Michael gives rare interview to Oprah Winfrey show in America watched by 90 million viewers in the US.
May 1993 Michael receives the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award from the Editor of the Guinness Book of Records, Norris McWhirter.
August 1993 Michael kicks off the Asian leg of the Dangerous tour in Thailand. It is his first concert at Bangkok's National Stadium.
September 1993 A 13-year old boy accuses Michael Jackson for seduction and sexual abuse. On January 25, 1994, he settles the matter out of court for an undisclosed sum of money.
May 1994 Michael is married to Lisa Marie Presley in the Dominican Republic.
August 1994 Michael visits two children hospitals accompanied by his wife and friend Michu. They distribute over 2,600 toys to the sick children.
May 1995 The first single from the HIStory album, Scream is released.
June 1995 Michael Jackson's 'HIStory: Past, Present, and Future, Book 1,' a double CD pairing one disc of new music with one of greatest hits, is released.
July 1995 The 'You Are Not Alone' video is premieFF5858.
September 1995 The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards is held live from New York City's Radio City Music Hall. Michael Jackson performs a medley of his greatest hits, including a breathtaking performance of Dangerous, followed by You Are Not Alone.
January 1996 USA Today reports that Lisa Marie Presley filed for divorce, ending the 19-month marriage.
May 1996 At the World Music Awards in Monaco, Michael performs Earth Song and collects 5 awards.
September 1996 Michael launches his HIStory world tour in Prague.
November 1996 Hotel publicist Brian Walsh tells media that Michael has married Debbie Rowe in a civil ceremony in his presidential suite in the Sheraton-on-the-Park Hotel.
February 1997 Michael's wife, Debbie Rowe, gives birth to a boy at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
March 1997 Soul Train Music Awards rename their video award to the Michael Jackson Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video.
April 1997 Blood On The Dance Floor video is premieFF5858 on VH1.
May 1997 Jackson 5 are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
May 1997 Michael's short film Ghosts is shown at the 50th Cannes Film Festival.
May 1997 Blood On The Dance Floor: HIStory In The Mix by Michael Jackson is released. It sells over one million copies in the USA and worldwide becomes the largest selling "remix" album of all time.
April 1998 Michael's wife, Debbie Rowe, gives birth to Paris Michael Katherine Jackson.
June 1999 Michael Performs at the Michael Jackson & Friends concerts in Seoul, Korea and Munich, Germany.
September 1999 Michael receives a Lifetime Achievement Award from ex-president Nelson Mandela at the Kora All African Music Awards held at Sun City in South Africa.
October 1999 Michael and his wife, Debbie Rowe, agree to end their marriage.
December 1999 Thriller is voted the Greatest Video of All Time during MTV's '100 Greatest Videos Ever Made'.
May 2000 Dangerous was certified 7x platinum.
October 2000 Michael Jackson's Thriller receives its 26th platinum certification from the Recording Industry Associaton of America (RIAA).
March 2001 Michael Jackson is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
July 2001 You Rock My World, the premiere single from Michael Jackson's forthcoming album Invincible, is debuted.
September 2001 Michael celebrated a 30-year solo career with a concert in New York City's Madison Square Garden, performing with his brothers and many other artists.
October 2001 Special Editions of Michael's solo albums Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, and Dangerous are released.
October 2001 Michael performs Man In The Mirror and What More Can I Give at the 'United We Stand' concert in Washington, D.C. to benefit the 9/11 attack victims.
October 2001 Invincible is released.
November 2001 Michael's 30th Anniversary concert special draws a record 25.7 million American viewers on CBS.
January 2002 Michael receives the "Artist of the Century" award at the American Music Awards.
June 2002 Michael is inducted into the SOngwriters Hall of Fame.
August 2002 Story broke that Michael Jackson had become a father for the 3rd time.
November 2002 Michael received the "Artist of the Millenium Award" at the Bambi Awards in Germany.
February 2003 "Living With Michael Jackson" was aiFF5858 in the UK.
February 2003 Michael strikes back at Martin Bashir with his own version fo the interview, called "The Interview You Were Never Meant To See" - shown on Fox.
April 2003 "Michael Jackson's Private Home Movies" airs on Fox.
June 2003 Michael returns to Gary, Indiana and receives the key to the city at City Hall from Mayor Scott L. King. Michael then made a short journey to his childhood home at 2300 Jackson Street.
October 2003 Michael receives the Radio Music Awards' first Humanitarian Award.
November 2003 Michael's new greatest hits album, Number Ones is released.
October 2004 Michael releases his Ultimate Collection comprising of his greatest hits since childhood. The collection also includes his first available concert on DVD; the 1992 Dangerous concert from Bucherest.