The Terminator

Kyle Reese Born

c. 2008 · No description

Skynet becomes self aware

August 29, 1997 · According to the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Skynet becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern Time on August 29, 1997 (0:52).

Skynet goes online

August 4, 1997 · T-800 Tells Sarah and Jon Connor when Skynet goes online https://youtu.be/1UZeHJyiMG8?t=42

John Connor is born

c. February 28, 1985 · John Connor is born on February 28, 1985.

Sarah Connor destroys the Terminator in the factory

c. May 15, 1984 · After Kyle's death and a final pursuit through an automated factory, Sarah crushes the damaged T-800 in a hydraulic press.

Death of Lieutenant Ed Traxler during the police station assault by the Terminator.

c. May 14, 1984 · Ed Traxler dies on May 14, 1984 during the police station assault by the Terminator.

Sarah Connor conceives John Connor with Kyle Reese

c. May 14, 1984 00:00 · While hiding from the Terminator, Sarah and Kyle become intimate, setting in motion John Connor's future birth.

Sarah and Reese hide in the tunnel

c. May 14, 1984 · Sarah and Reese hide in the tunnel after their car runs out of gas

Sarah and Reese check into Tiki Motel

c. May 14, 1984 · No description

Terminator mercilessly kills the first Sarah Connor in her home

c. May 13, 1984 · No description

Sarah Connor becomes the Terminator's target

c. May 13, 1984 · The Terminator systematically murders women named Sarah Connor before identifying the real Sarah and closing in on her.

Sarah and Reese arrested

c. May 13, 1984 · No description

Kyle Reese rescues Sarah Connor at Tech Noir

c. May 13, 1984 · Kyle intervenes during the nightclub attack, saving Sarah and explaining the future war against Skynet.

Sarah Connor establishes her early adult life in Los Angeles

c. 1983 · An inferred period in which Sarah is living independently in Los Angeles before the time-travel conflict begins. The exact timing is uncertain.

Birth of Sarah Connor

c. August 30, 1965 · Sarah Connor is born on August 30, 1965.