Timelines list events chronologically, sometimes including links to articles with more detail. There are several ways to find timelines:
List of timelines has a long single-page collection
Category:Wikipedia timelines has a comprehensive multi-page collection via the Wikipedia category system
Of particular interest may be:
List of historical anniversaries – e.g. events on January 1 of any year
Category:Graphical timelines – graphical timelines in the category and subcategories, arranged alphabetically