Home | SOURCES | Bogus Business Bureau | Fictitious Timeline | Themes The Day the Earth Stood StillAll Sources Exact order  THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL 1951 Film Real dates. Fictional events. 2 2 dates spanning 8 years: 1944-1951 1944 January January 29  The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 Film 1st Lieutenant Robert Benson of the 3rd Division of the 45th Infantry dies in the World War II Battle of Cisterna. 1951 July July 18  The Day the Earth Stood Still 1951 Film Klaatu arrives on Earth with Gort and a cautionary message to halt experiments with violence, atomic energy, and space travel. The Fiction Empire / FictionEmpire.com Concept & Design by MADASIAM Productions © 1999. All Rights Reserved.