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1867 - The Academia is founded by Civil War veterans Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman in opposition to the KKK, promoting science, theology, medicine, literature, the arts, tolerance, philosophy, history, masonry, and law.

1873 - Some time after Lee's death, the Academia headquarters are set up in Brighton, England.

1880 - A man under the pseudonym 'Hatt' purchases the Academia group.

1886 - The Academia attempts to create sentient locomotives - it is at this time that Prof. Heston Sr.(The Current Headmaster) and Dr. Hollinghurst join.

1899 - The Academia creates Toby the Tram Engine, and two other locomotives (Unknown as of now).

1900 - Prof. Heston, son of Heston Sr., is born. Comm. Forsythe joins.

1902 - Fr. Aycock joins; A locomotive experiment involving the new 'No. 2' goes awry, gorily killing the engine.

1910 - Mark Twain supposedly dies.

1915 - In the midst of World War 1, the two unknown locomotives are damaged - one completely destroyed. Toby remains.

1920 - Two other unknown locomotives are built - one of which was involved in several chases with the Academia.

1930 - Gordon, Henry built by the Academia.

1938 - James built by the Academia; The "Old Headmaster" Hatt passes away, and Heston Sr. takes his place.

1939 - World War II begins - The Academia, its members, equipment, facilities, and the engines relocated from Brighton, England, to the harboryards of New York City.

1940 - Thomas and Percy built; Academia bestows life-prolonging devices upon all of its members.

1946 - The engines returned to Sodor - The Academia having no use for them. Sir Topham Hatt, son of Old Headmaster Hatt, directs a railway with the engines.

1963 - Engines brought away from Sodor in time.

1970 - Sodor Railways is sold and becomes a part of British Railways, while the engines travel in time.

1983 - Sir Topham Hatt dies.

1990 - Along with Thomas-mania in the US (As the show began airing there at this time), people search for the engines.

2000's - Thomas and his friends arrive not a day older; Academia members assassinated. 