Canon Timeline

18th century - Paragon City founded as a collection of colonial villages

1918 - Marcus Cole heads East instead of returning home after the first world war.

1929 - Stock Market Crash leading to the Great Depression

1932 - Statesman, The Dark Watcher, and Maiden Justice form The Freedom Phalanx

1937 - Citizen Crime Fighting Act legalizes super powered vigilantism in Paragon City

1956 - Might for Right Act passed

1981 - Back Alley Brawler launches war on street drugs in Paragon City

1984 - "Supes" makes its first appearance on the streets

1988 - Dr. Brian Webb smashes Dimension barrier

1989 - Reichsman and Amerika Korps fights the Freedom Phalanx

1994 - Rebecca Foss founds Hero Corps

2002 - On May 23rd, thousands of mysterious lights appear over Paragon City. The alien invaders, Rikti, attack crippling the city's infrastructure.

2002 - The United Nations forms the Vanguard to organize super powered response

2002 - Omega Team travels back to the aliens home world, never to be heard from again