ERAS

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What's New

0.4.0-betaAugust 22, 2026

Historical borders — 20 curated snapshots overlay the map, snapped to the nearest year to your position on the timeline, with a disclosure note showing how close.
Location names over time — place names now resolve from the timeline year, so 500 AD Istanbul reads "Byzantium," not a modern city name projected backward.
Cleaner base map — switched to vector tiles with modern political borders stripped, so the historical overlay is the only border system on screen.

0.3.3-betaAugust 22, 2026

Daily fun fact — a surprising, verified detail about a real event, new (almost) every day, with one-click sharing.
Daily featured event — a curated event highlighted alongside the fun fact, the same for every guest on a given day.
Today on the landing page — geteras.app now shows today's fun fact with a direct link into the map.

0.3.2-betaAugust 16, 2026

2,000+ events — the map now holds 2,092 moments, up from just over 1,000.
More than wars — culture, religion, and science now make up nearly half the map: 395 cultural events, 274 religious, 259 scientific, alongside politics, discovery, and invention.
BC dates corrected — 108 events in the BC era were off by one year. Ancient history now lines up where it belongs on the timeline.

0.3.1-betaApril 26, 2026

1,000+ events — six regions seeded from Wikidata: India, the Islamic World, East Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Western history.
Global coverage — the map now shows what was happening simultaneously across civilizations, not just a handful of highlights.
More to come — descriptions, categories, and cultural events will continue improving in future updates.

0.3.0-betaApril 26, 2026

Sign in — Google OAuth or magic link email. No password ever. Your exploration persists across sessions.
Your Collection — Bookmark any event and find it instantly from the header. Your saved events, always one click away.
First Moment of Delight — New visitors now land in 1492 with Columbus already open, the Aztec Empire and Italian Renaissance visible at the same time.

0.2.0-betaApril 5, 2026

Search (⌘K) — Find any event, place, or year instantly. Hit ⌘K (or Ctrl+K) anywhere on the map
Topics filter — Filter the entire map by theme: Silk Road, Islam, Renaissance, and more. Active topics show events across all time, not just your current window.
Adjustable year window — Drag the slider in the filter bar to widen or narrow how many years either side of your position show events. Default is ±25 years.

0.1.0-betaMarch 24, 2026

Map with timeline scrubber — explore 3000 BC to today
Limited set of events across 7 categories
Concurrent events — see what was happening at the same time, anywhere in the world
Category filters with ALL / NONE toggle
Mobile responsive

±25 YRS40 events

3000 BC2372 BC1743 BC1115 BC487 BC141 AD770 AD1398 AD2026 AD

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