--- title: "Horizontal Default Timeline – Timeline Block Pro" url: https://cooltimeline.com/block/horizontal-default-timeline/ date: 2025-11-15 modified: 2026-04-20 lang: en author: "cpsatinder" description: "[elementor-template id=\"106697\"] Amazon History August 28, 2017 Acquires Whole Foods Amazon completed its largest acquisition to date, buying the organic grocery chain for $13.7 billion. This move instantly gave Amazon..." image: https://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/horizontal_timeline_default.jpg word_count: 542 --- # Horizontal Default Timeline – Timeline Block Pro **Timeline Block Pro Demos** # Horizontal Timeline (Default Design) Demo Easily showcase your story in a sleek horizontal layout using the default style of Timeline Block Pro. [ Buy Plugin ](/plugin/timeline-block-pro-for-gutenberg/#pricing) **Amazon History** **August 28, 2017** ### Acquires Whole Foods ![](https://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/amazon-13.png) Amazon completed its largest acquisition to date, buying the organic grocery chain for $13.7 billion. This move instantly gave Amazon over 450 physical stores and signaled a massive push into the brick-and-mortar grocery market. **June 5, 2013** ### Launches in India ![](https://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/amazon-12.png) Amazon officially entered the Indian market with the launch of Amazon.in. Starting with only books and movies, it quickly adapted to local needs by introducing “cash on delivery” and partnering with local “Kirana” stores for deliveries. **March 28, 2013** ### Acquires GoodRead ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amazon-11.png) Amazon purchased the leading social site for readers and book recommendations. The deal allowed Amazon to integrate user reviews and “want to read” lists directly into the Kindle ecosystem, tightening its grip on the book industry. **March 1, 2012** ### Acquires Kiva Systems ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/amazon-10.png) Amazon bought this robotics company for $775 million to automate its fulfillment centers. These orange robots, now known as Amazon Robotics, are the reason the company can process and ship millions of orders so quickly. ### **Google History** **April 2, 2019** ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/google-19.png) ### Google Is Finally Sunsetting Google+ Following low consumer engagement and a security bug that exposed user data, Google officially shut down the social network for personal accounts, shifting its focus toward enterprise communication. **January 1, 2019** ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/google-15.png) ### Google Plus Released Launched as an invitation-only “social layer” to challenge Facebook, it introduced unique features like Circles for privacy and Hangouts for group video chatting. **August 1, 2015** ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/google-14.png) ### Record 1 Billion Unique Site Visitors Google became the first company in history to surpass 1 billion unique visitors in a single month across its properties (Search, Gmail, YouTube), solidifying its position as the world’s most popular web platform. **April 1, 2012** ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/google-13.png) ### Google Panda Algorithum Update A major search ranking update designed to stop “content farms” from dominating results. It rewarded high-quality, original content and fundamentally changed how websites were built for the web. **Facebook History** **8 February** ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-20-1.png) An AI-powered visual search startup. Its technology allows users to take photos of furniture or clothing and find similar items online. This was integrated into Facebook Marketplace and Instagram to bolster AI-driven shopping. **13 August** ### Buys Vidpresso’s Team ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-19-1.png) A video startup focused on interactive social streaming. Facebook “acqui-hired” the team to bring professional-grade interactive features (like polls and on-screen graphics) to Facebook Live for broadcasters and creators. **26 September** ### Facebook Acquires Redkix ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-18-1.png) An Israeli startup that combined email with team messaging. The team and technology were folded into Workplace by Facebook to help the enterprise platform better compete with Slack and Microsoft Teams. **23 October** ### Facebook Acquires Confirm.io ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-17-1.png) A startup specializing in government ID verification via mobile. Facebook acquired them to improve account security and help verify identities for users who are locked out of their accounts or to flag fake profiles. **16 November** ### Acquires Social Media App tbh ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-16.png) A viral anonymous polling app popular with teens that focused on positive feedback. Facebook bought it to regain traction with younger demographics, though the app was eventually shut down in 2018 due to low usage. **19 December** ### Ozlo, Facebook Bought An AI Startup ![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-15.png) An AI startup that built a “knowledge graph” of 2 billion entities to understand real-world nuances in text. The acquisition was designed to make the M virtual assistant in Messenger more context-aware and conversational.