- Lucayan culture (Pre-Columbian era)
- Christopher Columbus and Spain arrive (1492)
- Spanish rain on Charles Town (1684)
- Spanish raid on Nassau (1703)
- Republic of Pirates (1706-1718)
- Spanish raid on Nassau (1720)
- Battle of Nassau (1776)
- Spain captures Bahamas (1782)
- Britain captures Bahamas (1783)
- Bahamas gains independence (1973)
- Hurricane Frances (2004)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of the Bahamas at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of the Bahamas.)
