D&D: A Brief History By crockett Jan 1, 1971 Chainmail Published Jan 1, 1974 OD&D First Published Jan 1, 1975 Greyhawk & Blackmoore Published Jul 25, 1975 Origins 1 Origins (wikipedia) Jun 1, 1976 First Issue of Dragon Published Jan 1, 1977 D&D Basic Set First Published Jan 1, 1978 AD&D Published Aug 16, 1980 Death of James Dallas Egbert III Jan 1, 1981 D&D Basic (Moldvay) Published Jan 1, 1983 D&D Basic (Mentzer) Published Sep 16, 1984 First Episode of Miami Vice Aires Jan 1, 1989 AD&D Second Edition Jan 25, 1990 Last Episode of Miami Vice Aires Apr 10, 1997 WOtC Aquires TSR Wizards of the Coast Jan 1, 2000 D&D 3rd Edition/OGL D20 Jan 1, 2002 Dragonsfoot Server Crash/Major Reboot Jan 1, 2007 Labyrinth Lord Retro Clone First Published Goblinoid Games Sep 1, 2007 Final Issue of Dragon Magazine Jan 1, 2008 D&D 4th Edition Mar 4, 2008 Death of Gary Gygax Mar 8, 2008 James Maliszewski Begins Grognardia Blog at Blogspot Apr 7, 2009 Death of Dave Arneson Oct 17, 2009 Pathfinder First Published Paizo Publishing Sep 30, 2010 Groundbreaking D&D Blog Breaks Onto The Blogosphere! Digital Orc