Timeline of Fantasy RPG

Our conversation on Sunday got me curious so I looked up some dates that might have been important to our gaming lives:

• Dungeons and Dragons was published in 1974.
• AD&D was published in 1977. (Monster Manual - 1977, Player's Handbook - 1978, Dungeon Master's Guide - 1979, Dieties & Demigods - 1980, Fiend Folio - 1981, Monster Manual II - 1983, Unearthed Arcana - 1985, Oriental Adventures - 1985, Dungeoneer's Survival Guide - 1986, Wilderness Survival Guide - 1986, Manual of the Planes - 1987, Dragonlance Adventures -1987, Greyhawk Adventures - 1988) 
• AD&D 2nd edition was published in 1989.
• Wizards of the Coast acquired TSR in 1997.
• D&D 3.0 was published in 2000.
• D&D 3.5 was published in 2003.
• D&D 4th edition was published in 2008.
• Pathfinder Beta was published in 2008.
• Pathfinder RPG was published in 2009.

My first product was the D&D Basic set from 1979. I was able to pinpoint that because of the for the following I found on Wikipedia:

"For a period in 1979, TSR experienced a dice shortage. Basic sets published during this time frame came with two sheets of numbered cutout cardstock chits that functioned in lieu of dice, along with a coupon for ordering dice from TSR."

I followed shortly with the 3 core hardcovers. I remember that Dieties & Demigods was the new book when it came out. I have a 1st edition copy with the two unauthorized mythos.