2014 TIMELINE of EVENTS in Ferguson, Missouri #ourCOG Roundup

Monday, Nov. 17: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declares a pre-emptive state of emergency.

Monday, Nov. 24: St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch schedules a prime-time press conference to announce the grand jury’s decision.

Monday, Nov. 24: Protests begin in earnest.

Monday, Nov. 24: Local authorities deploy tear gas to break up demonstrations.

Monday, Nov. 24: Police justify calls for dispersal by pointing to traffic.

Monday, Nov. 24: The Federal Aviation Administration places temporary flight restrictions over Ferguson after deeming it a hazardous area.

Tuesday, Nov. 25: Gov. Nixon orders more Missouri National Guardsmen to Ferguson.

Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25: Gov. Nixon triples National Guard presence.

Tuesday night, Nov. 25: Second night brings skirmishes, but less destruction.

Saturday, Aug. 9, early afternoon: A white Ferguson Police officer, later identified as Darren Wilson, shoots and kills Michael Brown, a black 18-year-old.

Saturday, Aug. 9, early afternoon: Wilson allegedly does not alert dispatch to the shooting.

Saturday, Aug. 9, afternoon: Brown’s body remains at the scene of the shooting for several hours, a large portion of that time uncovered.

Sunday, Aug. 10, morning: Police provide only limited information about the shooting.

Sunday, Aug. 10: The police respond to growing protests with military-grade riot gear.

Sunday, Aug. 10: Officers respond with rubber bullets and tear gas.

Sunday, Aug. 10: Authorities dispatch officers with police dogs to help control the crowds.

Sunday, Aug. 10: Officers use an LRAD sound cannon in an attempt to disperse the crowd.

Tuesday, Aug. 12: Police backtrack on releasing the name of the officer involved in the shooting.

Tuesday, Aug. 12: The FAA bans low-flying aircraft over Ferguson.

Wednesday, Aug. 13: Ferguson police officers reportedly remove their nametags and refuse to identify themselves when asked.

Wednesday, Aug. 13: Police arrest the Washington Post’s Wesley Lowery and the Huffington Post’s Reilly at a local McDonald’s.

Wednesday, Aug. 13: Police arrest Antonio French, a St. Louis alderman, along with a dozen or so protesters.

Wednesday, Aug. 13: A group of Al Jazeera America journalists is hit by tear gas while preparing to broadcast.

Thursday, Aug. 14: Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson takes charge of operations on the ground.

Friday, Aug. 15: The Ferguson Police Department releases the name of the officer—but also surveillance footage purporting to show Brown robbing a convenience store shortly before he was shot and killed.

Saturday, Aug. 16: Gov. Jay Nixon declares a state of emergency and imposes a curfew.

Sunday, Aug. 17: Officers make explicit threats to members of the media.

Sunday, Aug. 17: A police officer is captured on camera shouting at protesters, “Bring it, all you fucking animals! Bring it!”

Monday, Aug. 18: An anonymous source leaks details from the official autopsy that suggest Brown had marijuana in his system at the time of his death.

Monday, Aug. 18: The governor calls in the National Guard.