<div class="wrapper">
<section class="block">
  <div class="each-year">
    <div class="title">2016</div>
    <div class="each-event">
      <div class="event-description">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Veniam molestiae sint ut sit sed impedit, minus, eligendi modi.
      </div>
    </div>
  
  <div class="each-event">
    <div class="event-description">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio, vitae, ex voluptates repudiandae molestias modi veniam cumque, iusto qui quia illum ipsa laborum adipisci porro nulla magnam error eligendi? Quos!
    </div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="each-event">
    <div class="event-description">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio, vitae, ex voluptates repudiandae molestias modi veniam cumque, iusto qui quia illum ipsa laborum adipisci porro nulla magnam error eligendi? Quos!
    </div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="each-event">
    <div class="event-description">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio, vitae, ex voluptates repudiandae molestias modi veniam cumque, iusto qui quia illum ipsa laborum adipisci porro nulla magnam error eligendi? Quos!
    </div>
  </div>
  
  <div class="each-event">
    <div class="event-description">
      Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio, vitae, ex voluptates repudiandae molestias modi veniam cumque, iusto qui quia illum ipsa laborum adipisci porro nulla magnam error eligendi? Quos!
    </div>
  </div>

    <div class="each-event">
      <div class="event-description">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Distinctio, vitae, ex voluptates repudiandae molestias modi veniam cumque, iusto qui quia illum ipsa laborum adipisci porro nulla magnam error eligendi? Quos!
      </div>
    </div>
    </div>
</section>

<section class="block">
  <div class="each-year">
  <div class="title">2015</div>
    <div class="each-event">
      <div class="event-description">
        Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. 
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>
</div>
@import url("https://www.google.com/fonts#UsePlace:use/Collection:Open+Sans+Condensed:300");

.wrapper {
  background-color: #42A5F5;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 100vh;
  height: 100%;
  font: normal 16px/26px Open Sans Condensed, sans-serif;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 100px 20px 200px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

.block {
  z-index: 1;
  position: relative;
  &:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    height: calc(100% - 40px);
    width: 1px;
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
    left: 50%;
    margin-top: 90px;
  }
}

.title {
  font: bold 42px/52px Open Sans Condensed, sans-serif;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 20px;
  transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;
}

.each-event {
  background-color: #f4f4f4;
  color: #777;
  padding: 15px;
  margin: 60px 20px;
  width: 300px;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
  &:before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: calc(50% - 8px);
    left: -27px;
    width: 16px;
    height: 16px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    background-color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 20px -4px rgba(64, 64, 64, 0.8);
  }
  &:nth-child(odd) {
    margin-left: calc(50% + 20px);
  }
  &:nth-child(even) {
    margin-left: calc(50% - 321px);
    &:before {
      left: calc(100% + 14px);
    }
  }
}

.title.non-focus {
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 34px;
  transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;
}

.each-event.non-focus {
  color: #d2d2d2;
  background: #e6e6e6;
  margin-top: 90px;
  transform: rotateZ(45deg);
  transition: all 0.8s ease-in-out;
  &:before {
    opacity: 0;
    background-color: #aaa;
  }
}
View Compiled
var $element=$('.each-event, .title');
var $window = $(window);
$window.on('scroll resize', check_for_fade);
$window.trigger('scroll');
function check_for_fade() { 
    var window_height = $window.height();
    
    $.each($element, function (event) {
        var $element = $(this);
        var element_height = $element.outerHeight();
        var element_offset = $element.offset().top;
        space = window_height - (element_height + element_offset -$(window).scrollTop());
        if (space < 60) {
            $element.addClass("non-focus");
        } else {
            $element.removeClass("non-focus");
        }
 
    });
};

External CSS

This Pen doesn't use any external CSS resources.

External JavaScript

  1. https://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.2.4.min.js