I was just answering a question on our forum:
When was Linux version 2.4 released?
A quick online search result into interesting set of information:
=> Google Linux kernel timeline (pretty accurate)
=> History of the Linux kernel
=> Linux distro time line graph

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On a related note try to read "Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary" - a humorous autobiography of Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux.
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It should be noted that Arch is not actually based off of any distribution, it is purely inspired by CRUX but takes nothing from it in reality.