I'd much rather see an accurate and detailed timeline than an arbitrary top fifty :).

Yes, good point. On that end I can't help a lot on the early stuff so I'm wondering if it might be best to elect someone who is more aware of the important developments as they occurred ... the list that Masha has compiled is a great start, but I have to confess that I won't be able to dig in and do a lot of research right now to add dates and more detailed info.

With that said, if someone else with first-hand knowledge can organize and date the info it might be better and more accurate that way.