The comment about world events not being what matter in our lives is accurate (world events don't generally happen to us personally-fortunately) but it got me thinking, it might be nice to see some of these done for historical figures, who were integral in those events happening. I mean showing what people were part of in that week of their life, as opposed to things that happened in that week of _your_ life.
For example, Anne Boleyn - born 1501 _or_ 1507 (the earlier date is more accepted), died 1536; Henry VIII first married in 1509 when Anne was just a small child; her first promise of marriage post 1515 was to avert a civil war in Ireland, and Henry meeting her in 1526 led to the creation of the Church of England, her marriage, and then of course, her own execution. She had a full diary. Or on a lighter note, Mozart, who possibly died at the same age, had a life full of compositions and courts.
Those (and many others) would be interesting in their own right, or as timeline comparisons for people who use the site.
I agree with this. Some world events aren't relevant with our lives, and some are quite regional but have vast effects. For example, 1997 Asian Economic Crisis impacted my family quite a bit and I have a fond memory of my parents being worried around that time. I wish I could add/edit/remove some of the "World Events"
Just added the ability to copy the world events to your timeline (click "customize"). Then you can then modify/delete them like any other event. As for adding events, you can always create those like you would any other event. Hope that helps!
You can now edit world events! Click "customize" and then confirm and they will be copied directly to your timeline. Then you can delete or add additional commentary to any of them.
