How to Use This Timeline
You can navigate to a date on the timeline.
Drag the pointer to a specific date on the timeline (located at the bottom of the screen on the desktop version and on the left of the screen on mobile), or use the “Scroll Left” and “Scroll Right” buttons to view the data points one by one.
You can use the filters to sort by subject.
The filters allow you to view the timeline with a focus on your particular area(s) of interest. You can make a selection of up to 5 filter tags from the dropdown “Filters” menu. When you hover over the abbreviated filter tags in the blue boxes below the titles of memory points, you can see the complete name of the filter, or you can click a filter to display all the events with this tag. Click here to download a PDF of all the filters.
You can do a keyword search.
If you’re looking for a particular person, group, or event (or a subject not included in our list of filters), you can do a keyword search by clicking the “Search” button. You can search by keywords alone or add filters to narrow down your results. Your search will not give you a timeline but a list of events that are laid out like a web search. You can sort these results by either chronology or relevance.
You can view our curated stories and timelines.
Each curated story includes both a narrative essay page and a curated timeline. We started with stories that we feel give a good cross-representation of how the Medical Industrial Complex evolved, elevating the complexities of these histories in order to shape, disrupt, and transform their futures.
We have many more stories in process and are releasing new ones on an ongoing basis. The best way to find out about new stories is to go to our contact page and sign up for email updates.
Citing the timeline in your own research:
Thank you for acknowledging HHP's work when you use the timeline in your own work. Because everything written here is collaborative and evolving, we ask that you cite Healing Histories Project as the author and use the current year as the date of publication.
Example:
Healing Histories Project (2026). “1970: The Acudetox program is organized by the Young Lords, Black Panthers, and other groups at Lincoln Hospital.” Stories of Care and Control: A Timeline of the Medical Industrial Complex. https://mictimeline.com/timeline/the-acudetox-program-is-organized-by-the-young-lords-black-panthers-and-other-groups-at-lincoln-hospital