“story”

An account of real or fictional events.

The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.

The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)

A length of time.

The beginning of time, of the universe, of the world, of mankind or of history.