There are a number of tools, both online and software-based.
I've bookmarked some in my delicious: http://del.icio.us/brasst/timeline
The best I've used is Timeliner by Tom Snyder: http://www.tomsnyder.com/
If you're just looking for a few events, Teachnology has a good line
tool for free:
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timeline/
Depending on the age of the kids doing it, you could also make
timelines in Word or Excel:
http://del.icio.us/brasst/timeline%2Bexcel
http://del.icio.us/brasst/timeline%2Bword
Tami Brass
http://www.tech4teaching.org
http://del.icio.us/brasst
tamilb@mac.com
tbrass@spa.edu
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