Aro is turned into a vampire. He later finds Marcus, and he persuades him to join him.
Between 1200 and 1100 BC
The Volturi coven was founded in Greece by Aro and Marcus, they were later joined by Caius and his wife Athenodora.
Aro transformed his sister Didyme into a vampire, and she and Marcus eventually fell in love.
Marcus and Didyme soon felt a desire to leave the Volturi, but Aro, wanting Marcus to stay, killed his sister and with the power of a fellow coven member Chelsea, made sure he did.
The Volturi face off against the the Romanian coven; the Volturi emerge victorious and gain control, becoming the new ruling coven.
600 AD
The Egyptian Coven and the Volturi go to war.
Around 800 AD
Jane and Alec are turned into vampires by Aro after almost being burned at stake by angry villagers, who believed the two to be witches. They then join the Volturi as the coven's most prized members.
Sasha creates the immortal child, Vasilii; the child goes on a vampiric tantrum, massacring the village, which causes the Volturi to step in and kill both Sasha and Vasilii.
1250
Taha Aki becomes the first Quileute shape shifting werewolf and passes ability on to his sons.
James is turned by a male French vampire, James was 25.
1820 - 1830
Benito, a vampire, creates the first army of newborn vampires and starts a war in Mexico. The Volturi manage to cover his tracks, but this leads to the creation of more newborn armies in the southern United States.
1844
Jasper Hale is born in Houston, Texas as Jasper Whitlock.
1861
The American Civil War begins; Jasper serves in the Confederate Army, eventually gaining the rank of Major.
Esme, age 22, marries Charles Evenson, who was very abusive towards her in marriage. He later leaves to fight in the first World War.
1918
In September, the Spanish influenza epidemic kills Edward's parents; he is later saved and turned into vampire by Carlisle, thus forming the Olympic Coven.
1919
Alice, because of her clairvoyant abilities, is put in a mental asylum by her father.
Alice is bit by another vampire in the asylum, thus becoming a vampire herself.
Esme, pregnant with a child, flees Charles and his abusiveness.
1921
Esme’s baby dies shortly after birth, and she tries to commit suicide as a result, by jumping off a cliff. However, she survives the attempt, and is brought into the care of a doctor, none other than Carlisle.
Carlisle and Esme fall in love; Carlisle transforms Esme into a vampire, and she joins the Olympic Coven.
1927 - 1931
Edward leaves Carlisle and Esme, due to his resentment over Carlisle's rule of not feasting on humans. However, he returns in a few years, regretful of his actions.
1933
Rosalie is engaged to Royce King, the wealthiest bachelor in Rochester, New York.
In April, she is beaten and gang raped by Royce and his friends, who were all drunk. Left for dead, she is saved and turned into a vampire by Carlisle, and joins the Olympic Coven.
1935
Emmett Cullen and Rosalie Hale first meet as Emmett is being mauled by a bear. Reminded of her best friend's child, Henry, Rosalie carries the bleeding Emmett all the way back to Carlisle, who transforms him into a vampire; Emmett subsequently joins the Olympic Coven.
Bella Swan is born on September 13th, in Forks, Washington, to Renee and Charlie Swan.
1989
In March, Renée leaves Charlie, and takes Bella to California.
1990
Jacob Black is born on January 14th, in La Push, Washington.
1993
Renee and Bella move from Riverside, California to Phoenix, Arizona.
1996 - 2002
Bella stays with Charlie in Forks for one month every summer; during this time, she befriends Jacob, Rachel and Rebecca Black.
2003
The Olympic Coven, who had left Forks, Washington at some point years ago, move back.
2005
The presence of the Cullens causes Quileute Sam Uley to become a shape shifting werewolf.
As more Quileutes begin to phase, Sam Uley creates the Uley pack.
2005
January 18th - Bella and Edward first meet at Forks High School.
January 25th - Bella is saved by Edward in a near fatal car crash.
March 16th - The Cullens face off against James, which results in his death.
September 13th - Bella turns 18; during a birthday party celebration, she gets a paper cut, and is nearly killed by Jasper Hale and Edward Cullen.
Due to this incident, the Cullens leave Forks. The coven (minus Edward) relocate to Ithaca, New York, where Jasper becomes a philosophy student and Carlisle works at night.
Laurent returns to Forks on Victoria's orders; he attempts to kill Bella, but is killed himself by the Uley pack.
March - The Cullens return to Forks; Bella decides to become a vampire.
June 13th - Edward asks Bella to marry him.
June 15th - The Cullens ally with the Uley pack to face off against the Seattle newborn army, resulting in the death of Victoria, Riley Biers, and her entire newborn coven, including Bree Tanner.
August 13th - Edward and Bella are married; during their honeymoon in Isle Esme, they conceive a daughter.
September - The Uley pack decides to kill Bella; Jacob defects and forms the Black pack, with him being the Alpha.
September 11th - Renesmee Cullen is born, and Bella is turned into a vampire; Jacob imprints on the newborn Renesmee
December 14th - Irina, a member of the Denali Coven, informs the Volturi of Renesmee, whom she believes is an immortal child.