Arthur Wiki:Timeline

An unofficial timeline of the story of Arthur. Specific years, such as 1984, are not used. Instead, all events are dated by their distance from Arthur Read's 3rd grade year, and only that year is broken into months.

150 Years Ago

 * Gustaf purchases and settles the family farm.

100 Years Ago

 * President Theodore Roosevelt declares the lumber town founded by Jacob Katzenellenbogan, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford an official city.

87 Years Ago

 * Horace P. Crane, owner of the Elwood City Grebes, takes a home run baseball from a boy, supposedly putting a "curse" on the team.

51 Years Ago

 * Ernest J. Cherney was stranded on an Antarctic expedition, but is soon rescued. (March 16th)

40 Years Ago

 * Millicent Crosswire was born.

30 Years Ago

 * Mrs. Robertson started teaching Kindergarten.

20 Years Ago

 * Trevor was born.

16 Years Ago

 * Sally McGill was born.

13 Years Ago

 * Seth was born.

10 Years Ago

 * The Crosswire family first hires Bailey.

9 Years Ago

 * Binky Barnes was born.
 * Alan Powers was born.
 * Prunella Deegan was born.
 * Rattles was born.
 * Molly MacDonald was born.
 * Slink was born.
 * Michelle Kwan graduated from Lakewood Elementary School.

8 Years Ago

 * Arthur Read was born. (May 25th)
 * Muffy Crosswire was born. (May 25th)
 * Buster Baxter was born.
 * Francine Frensky was born.

7 Years Ago

 * Art Radley loses his pocketwatch.

4 Years Ago (Arthur's Preschool)

 * D.W. Read was born. (March 1st)
 * Emily was born.
 * Binky started being a bully.

3 Years Ago (Arthur's Kindergarten)

 * The Tree House is built.

1 Year Ago (Arthur's 2nd Grade)

 * Kate Read was born.
 * Muffy Crosswire transfers to Lakewood Elementary School.
 * Arthur Read gets his glasses.

Arthur's 3rd Grade
'This section is under construction. Please refer to the chart here in the meantime.'

September

 * Unknown date
 * Arthur and D.W. find Starry Moony in Grandma Thora's attic.
 * Arthur and his friends are assigned to Mr. Ratburn, the "toughest teacher in the universe".
 * Buster receives a mysterious box of chocolates from a secret admirer.
 * 20th
 * The Stoddard Wilkins Elementary Aptitude Test is taken.

October

 * Unknown date
 * The Tough Customers attempt to eliminate all music in the world.
 * 31st
 * "Hic or Treat"'

November

 * Thanksgiving (exact date unknown) 
 * Francine plagerizes a paper about the Pilgrims.

December

 * 25th
 * Arthur's family celebrates Christmas in a different way than he had planned. Other families celebrate the holidays in their own ways.
 * 31st/January 1st
 * Arthur tries to stay up until midnight to see the new year.

February

 * 15th
 * Arthur's father makes a cake for Galileo's birthday party.

March

 * 1st
 * D.W.'s birthday.

April

 * 9th
 * A fire burns Lakewood Elementary School, and the students go to Mighty Mountain Elementary School in the meantime.

May

 * 25th
 * Arthur Read's birthday.
 * Muffy Crosswire's birthday.

June

 * 14th - 16th
 * "Buster Baxter and the Letter from the Sea"

5 Years Later (Arthur's 8th Grade)

 * The Andy and Company contest winners are announced.

100 Years Later

 * R4 and 3W watch a Datagram of the episode "Background Blues".