- Mayan civilization (2000 BC - 1697 AD)
- Spain and Christopher Columbus arrive (1502)
- Hernan Cortes established Honduras colony (1524)
- Spanish Captaincy General of Guatemala (1609-1821)
- Joint declaration of independence from Spain (1821)
- Federal Repbulic of Central America (1823-1841)
- First Central American Civil War (1826-1829)
- Honduras gains independence from Central American Federation (1838)
- Coup d'état attempts (1920-1923)
- Attempted coup d'état (1955)
- Operation Golden Pheasant (1988)
- Hurricane Mitch (1998)
- Constitutional crisis (2009)
- Coup d'état (2009)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Honduras at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Honduras.)