<div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>1989</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Taylor Swift is Born</div><div class='timeline-text'>On December 13, 1989, Taylor Alison Swift was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2005</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Signs with Big Machine Records</div><div class='timeline-text'>At the age of 15, Swift signed her first record deal with Big Machine Records to become a country singer.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2008</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Fearless"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Swift's second album, "Fearless", catapulted her to mainstream fame, especially with the hit singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2014</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Departs from Country Image</div><div class='timeline-text'>With the release of "1989", Swift departed from her country image and embraced synth-pop music, achieving numerous chart-topping songs.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2017</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Releases "Reputation"</div><div class='timeline-text'>Media scrutiny inspired the hip-hop-flavored album "Reputation" and its number-one single "Look What You Made Me Do".</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2018</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Signs with Republic Records</div><div class='timeline-text'>Swift signed with Republic Records, marking a new era in her career.</div></div></div><div class='timeline-item'><div class='timeline-left'><div class='timeline-date'>2023</div></div><div class='timeline-center'></div><div class='timeline-right'><div class='timeline-text timeline-text-title'>Named Time Person of the Year</div><div class='timeline-text'>Swift was named the Time Person of the Year, marking her vast influence in the music industry and beyond.</div></div></div>