- Arawak and Carib cultures (Pre-European era)
- Christopher Columbus and Spain arrive (1493)
- France occupies Dominica (1715-1763)
- Britain occupies Dominica (1763-1978)
- France invades Dominica (1778)
- Dominica gains independence (1978)
- Hurricane David (1979)
- Attempted coup d'état (1983)
- Tropical Storm Erika (2015)
- Hurricane Maria (2017)
(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of Dominica at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of Dominica.)