2016

This is a timeline of events that occurred in 2016.

7th

 * The news reports that a gang war rages in Hell's Kitchen.

22nd

 * Lt. Gen. Thaddeus Ross announces his retirement from the army.
 * WHiH World News reports that Pepper Potts celebrates with intellicrop technology.
 * Christine Everhart discuss with political correspondent Will Adams about the collateral damages caused by the Avengers, and questioned who they answered from.
 * The Culver University celebrates a record-breaking year in athletics.

23rd

 * WHiH World News reports that Thor crater in New Mexico draws crowds.
 * The Potomac River finishes getting cleaned up from the S.H.I.E.L.D. infiltration.

24th

 * WHiH World News reports that questions are asked about Avengers whereabouts during the incident at Pym Technologies Headquarters.
 * WHiH reports that an exhibit of Captain America will begin touring the country.

25th

 * WHiH World News discusses if War Machine's position as an Avenger and an Officer will pose a conflict of interest.
 * WHiH reports that the annual science conference in Bern, is drawing a international crowd.

26th

 * Production begins on the new TV movie "Man or Mandarin: the Trevor Slattery Story".
 * Expected start date for Pym Technologies to resume stock trading pushed back in the wake of layoff rumours.
 * Christine Everhart and political correspondent Will Adams ask the viewers who should be responsible for all of the cost associated with the clean up and rebuilding process.

27th

 * With the progress in the cleanup of the damage done in DC, WHiH revisits Natasha Romanoff testimony on Project Insight.
 * WHiH reports of a high speed train with maglev technology making his first trip from New York City to Los Angeles.
 * WHiH reports of college students who spend their spring break to help clean up in Sokovia.
 * Destruction of HYDRA: Using the information that Gideon Malick gives to Phil Coulson, Glenn Talbot leads the United States military army into a global offensive to wipe out HYDRA.

28th

 * Cleanup from the Washington incident is complete.
 * Transia Corporation announces interim-CEO following the mysterious disappearance of the former CEO.
 * President Matthew Ellis calls cleanup a day for celebration. He also comments that HYDRA has been eradicated.
 * Thaddeus Ross gives thanks to citizens for rebuilding Washington, D.C..
 * Ross meets privately with President Ellis.
 * Christine Everhart and Will Adams continue their debate about the Avengers and the collateral damage they caused, mentioning the White House and President Matthew Ellis's speech about the reconstruction of Washington, D.C. following the Battle at the Triskelion.

29th

 * International governments want to know where the Hulk is currently located.
 * WHiH reports that still no winner in National lottery.
 * WHiH is investigating the very nature of Vision.
 * Pym Technologies has to downsize to get back into business.

30th

 * The CEO of Stark Industries Pepper Potts leaves no comment about consuming application of the Arc Reactor Technology.
 * WHiH World News reports that a protected area for rare birds is opened to the public in Costa Rica.
 * A comic of Captain America #1 signed by Steve Rogers is sold for $1.5 million at charity auction.
 * WHiH informs about rumors of Thaddeus Ross' shift into politics.
 * International demand for supervision of the Avengers increases.

1st

 * WHiH investigates on wanted mercenary Brock Rumlow.
 * Roxxon Oil Corporation is illegally drilling in the Arctic.
 * It is once again discussed if Iron Man's armor should be in control of the government.
 * Hockey Championship gears up for an ultimate showdown.
 * Polls demand regulations for super-heroes.

2nd

 * Stark Industries plans to build Arc Reactor into cars.
 * Graffiti of HYDRA symbols on the streets create concerns between the population.

3rd

 * The ATCU reports that still investigating into militant organizations that destroyed their facility.
 * WHiH World News interview with New York City's Top Surgeon Stephen Strange.
 * Details about a government funded prison for superpowered individuals emerges.
 * President Matthew Ellis nominates Lt. Gen. Thaddeus Ross as Secretary of State.
 * Scott Lang no longer accused of overcharging customers while working at Vistacorp.
 * President Ellis discusses with Christine Everhart his nomination of Thaddeus Ross for Secretary of State.
 * Attack on the IFID Headquarters: Brock Rumlow as Crossbones travels to Lagos, Nigeria and plans to steal a biological weapon from the Institute for Infectious Diseases. Captain America hears about the planned attack and informs the other Avengers. Falcon deploys the Redwing only to realize that a truck was a battering ram. The truck through the entrance and Rumlow's mercenaries opens fire on several security guards. As poisonous gas slowly floods the building, Rumlow quietly steals the bio-weapon he was looking for. The Avengers proceed to take out several of the mercenaries. Scarlet Witch then focus on venting the gas out into the open air while the others proceed to deal with the remaining mercenaries. Rumlow escapes, but not before entrusting the bio-weapon to one of his men. While Falcon, Scarlet Witch, and Black Widow set out to find the bio-weapon. Captain America confronts Rumlow and learns that the former STRIKE commander blames him for his injuries.
 * Using Bucky Barnes as a distraction, Rumlow activates a suicide bomb intending to kill Captain America with him. Scarlet Witch manages to contain the explosion around Rumlow and tries to move the blast away. She moves it too close to a nearby building and inadvertently destroys it, killing numerous civilians and several relief aid workers from Wakanda in the process.
 * Christine Everhart and Will Adams inform about the incident on Lagos
 * President Matthew Ellis gives a speech where he communicates that the country will help the people affected on Lagos and that they will stand together after this accident.
 * Following the accident on Lagos, the Sokovia Accords are released.

4th

 * After giving a speech at MIT, Tony Stark is confronted by a grieving mother whose son was killed in the Avengers' battle with Ultron in Sokovia.

5th

 * Affected by his previous encounter with Sharpe, Stark signs the Sokovia Accords.

3rd

 * Peggy Carter dies in her sleep.

4th

 * In an interview, the king of Wakanda, T'Chaka, tells that he and his nation support the Sokovia Accords.
 * Steve Rogers consoles Wanda Maximoff telling her that the incident on Lagos wasn't her fault. They are interrupted by Vision, he reveals that Tony Stark and the Secretary of State are in their facility.
 * Thaddeus Ross speaks to the Avengers while he shows them footage from New York, Washington, D.C., Sokovia and Lagos. He finally tells them that the United Nations has decided they can no longer be allowed to operate privately. He reveals the Sokovia Accords, he describes it as a "middle point" between the Avengers' desire to secure world peace and the world governments' concerns over the destructive repercussions of their interference. Ross tells them that the sign of the Accords will be in Vienna in three days, he also states that refusing to sign the accords will be seen as an act of resignation. He leaves the facility.
 * The team is divided over the act; Stark supports government oversight because he feels guilty for his role in creating Ultron, whereas Rogers worries that the Avengers may be compromised if them comes under the control of a third party after the infiltration of S.H.I.E.L.D. by HYDRA. Natasha Romanoff, Vision and James Rhodes supports the Accords while Sam Wilson, Maximoff and Rogers don't. During their debate about the Accords, Rogers receives a message about the death of Peggy Carter.
 * Meanwhile, the retired HYDRA general Vasily Karpov is ambushed by Helmut Zemo in order to discover about the 1991 mission. Zemo finds the Winter Soldier Book, which is used to control the Winter Soldiers. Zemo asks again about the 1991 mission. Karpov refuses, forcing Zemo to kill him.

7th

 * Peggy Carter's funeral takes place. At the funeral, Steve Rogers discovers that the woman who Nick Fury orders to spy him two years ago is the Peggy's niece. The woman Sharon Carter eulogizes Peggy with a speech.
 * Natasha Romanoff hugs Rogers trying to console him. She reveals that she is about to get on the flight to Vienna.
 * Bombing of the Vienna International Centre:
 * Zemo then travels to Berlin.
 * Steve walks Sharon back from Peggy's wake when he finds out about the bombing.
 * 'Challa goes after Bucky. Natasha calls Steve.
 * Sharon delivers information on the Winter Soldier.
 * Zemo checks into his hotel.

8th

 * Chase of Bucky Barnes:
 * Vision and Scarlet Witch cook with paprika and discuss the world's fear of her and the Avengers.
 * Bucky, Steve, T'Challa and Sam arrive at the Joint Counter Terrorist Center.
 * Tony and Steve talk. Tony mentions that he lost Pepper. He wants to make the "last 24 hours" legit. Zemo's E.M.P. goes off and he triggers Bucky's conditioning.
 * Skirmish at the Joint Counter Terrorist Center:
 * Steve and Sam discuss what to do next, and how it would have been a lot easier a week ago. Sam tells Steve about Ant-Man. They get a message from Hawkeye and arrange for him to save Scarlet Witch, and collect Ant-Man, who they get a message to to tell him to get picked up. Ross gives Tony 36 hours and he flies to Queens.
 * Peter gets home from school late because he was looking in the dump and Tony recruits him, then develops him a new suit.
 * Hawkeye arrives at the New Avengers Facility. Rescue of Wanda Maximoff. The two of them then pick up Scott Lang and fly to Germany.

9th

 * Zemo boards a flight to Moscow.
 * Hawkeye, Wanda and Scott's flight touches down in Berlin.
 * Sharon and Steve kiss for the first time.
 * Clash of the Avengers: Iron Man confronts Captain America and his squad at Leipzig/Halle Airport alongside his allies including Spider-Man who now has a new costume courtesy of Stark. When Steve refuses to back down, the two teams get into a massive fight which destroys a good section of the airport. At one point, Ant-Man uses his suit to turn himself giant which tips the scales and creates enough of a distraction to allow Steve and Bucky to reach a jet. The two are confronted by Natasha, but she can't bring herself to take them down and allows them to leave in Stark's Quinjet, while the rest of their team are captured. As Stark and Rhodey chase the jet, Vision attempts to blast it out of the sky but misses and hits Rhodes who plummets to the ground and is left paralyzed. Natasha, knowing she will be arrested for acting against the accords, goes into hiding. Peter is injured in the fight, and a grateful Tony sends him back home.
 * Zemo touches down in Moscow and starts traveling up to Siberia.

10th

 * Rhodey is put in the hospital to get an MRI and Tony has his arm in a sling. Tony tells Natasha that Rhodey may have some sort of paralysis, and that the authorities will be after her. She tells him to watch his back. Tony then receives evidence that Bucky was framed by Zemo.
 * Zemo arrives at the base in Siberia.
 * Battle of the HYDRA Siberian Facility: Tony finds that the rest of Rogers' team have been thrown into prison. Heading there, he disables the security device and learns where Steve and Bucky are going. He then follows the two to Siberia, and is shadowed by T'Challa. Steve and Tony reconcile, and as they explore the facility, they discover that the other Winter Soldiers have been murdered by Zemo who had never intended to release them. Zemo reveals that he is from Sokovia and wants to punish the Avengers for the death of his family during Ultron's attack. Zemo shows Stark a security video from 1991, which reveals Bucky as the assassin who murdered Stark's parents to steal samples of the Super Soldier Serum from their car. Steve admits that he knew the circumstances of their deaths, and although he didn't know Bucky was behind it he is still siding with his friend. A enraged Tony turns on Bucky, forcing Steve to fight him to save his friend's life. Bucky loses his robotic arm in the fight, but Steve disables Stark's armor and begins to depart with Bucky. As Rogers leaves, Tony bitterly reminds him that his father gave him the shield he's holding. Steve realizes that he no longer deserves leaves the shield behind. Having succeeded in his plans of ripping apart the Avengers, Zemo waits outside where he meets with T'Challa and the two discuss the nature of vengeance. T'Challa has decided he will not let his desire for revenge consume him like it did Zemo and prevents him from committing suicide, content to send him to prison. Under the custody of Everett Ross, Zemo hints that while he may be imprisoned his plans will continue.
 * WHiH World News reports that Steve Rogers is still missing after his feud with Tony Stark over the Sokovia Accords.
 * While watching the news, Phil Coulson reads about the death of Peggy Carter in a newspaper.
 * Following the signing of the Sokovia Accords, Talbot and Coulson discuss registering the Inhuman agents, with Coulson taking Talbot to the S.H.I.E.L.D. base to introduce him to Rodriguez and Lash, explain the Hive situation, and show him the need to keep the Secret Warriors anonymous. Hive captures several Watchdogs for Radcliffe's next experiment attempt, they are horrifically mutated into primitive Inhumans, but do fall under Hive's sway, prompting him to proceed with his ultimate plan to use a warhead what was stolen from the ATCU to spread Radcliffe's new pathogen around the world and transform all humans into these primitives. Lincole contacts Daisy and convinces her that he wants to be with her. Hacking into S.H.I.E.L.D.'s systems as her blood is drained, Daisy helps him escape the S.H.I.E.L.D. base in a quinjet. However, this was a ruse on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s part, with Lash arriving instead of Lincole. Lash uses his abilities to free Daisy from Hive's sway, but is killed by James. Daisy escapes back to S.H.I.E.L.D.

11th

 * In Queens, Peter discovers a portable holographic computer that Stark had programmed into his Web-Shooters.

12th

 * Tony arrives back at the Avengers compound.

13th

 * As Rhodey begins physical therapy and learns to use an exo-suit that will help him walk again, Tony receives a package containing a phone and a letter from Rogers. In the letter, Steve apologizes for everything that happened and for not telling him the truth about his parents, as well as noting his regret that he cannot accept the accords. He tells him that he knows the day will come when the team will need to come together and act as one. When that day arrives, Steve and the others whom he releases from prison will be just a phone call away.

14th

 * Steve and Bucky are being sheltered in Wakanda courtesy of T'Challa. Bucky chooses to be frozen again until his brainwashing can be completely removed. As T'Challa contemplates what would happen if the world finds out about Barnes, he and Rogers gaze at a giant statue of a black panther.