JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://cdn.jquerytools.org/1.2.5/jquery.tools.min.js"></script>
<div class="timeline-container">
    <div class="timeline-items">
        <div class="timeline-item">
            <img src="http://identica.local/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/timeline_thumb01.png" />
            <p><span class="timeline-item-date">1996</span> Russian Flag carrier Aeroflot created</p>
        </div>              
        <div class="timeline-item">
            <img src="http://identica.local/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/timeline_thumb02.png" />
            <p><span class="timeline-item-date">1997</span> Universal Studios created</p>
        </div>              
        <div class="timeline-item">
            <img src="http://identica.local/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/timeline_thumb03.png" />
            <p><span class="timeline-item-date">1998</span> Vodafone brand refresh</p>
        </div>              
        <div class="timeline-item">
            <img src="http://identica.local/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/timeline_thumb04.png" />
            <p><span class="timeline-item-date">1998</span> Wembley Stadium identity created</p>
        </div>              
        <div class="timeline-item">
            <img src="http://identica.local/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/timeline_thumb05.png" />
            <p><span class="timeline-item-date">2000</span> Jonnie Walker brand created</p>
        </div>              
    </div>              
</div>

CSS

.timeline-container {overflow:hidden; width: 245px;position:relative; min-height: 170px;height: 170px !important;}
.timeline-container .timeline-items { width:20000em; position:absolute;}
.timeline-container .timeline-item {float:left;text-align:center;position: relative;}
.timeline-container .timeline-items p { font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom:0;}
.timeline-container .timeline-items span { font-weight: bold;}

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function(){
    $('.timeline-container').scrollable({circular: true, next: ".timeline-next", prev: ".timeline-prev"});
    var api_timeline = $(".timeline-container").data("scrollable");
    //console.info(api_timeline.getSize());
    var timeline_random_index = Math.floor( Math.random() * ( api_timeline.getSize()+1) )+1;
    //console.info(timeline_random_index);
    api_timeline.move( timeline_random_index, 1000 );
});