CodePen Embed - Vertical Timeline

<header>
  <div class="container text-center">
    <h1>Vertical Timeline</h1>
    <p>Sava Lazic</p>
  </div>
</header>

<section class="timeline">
  <div class="container">
    <div class="timeline-item">
      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content js--fadeInLeft">
        <h2>Title</h2>
        <div class="date">1 MAY 2016</div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
        <a class="bnt-more" href="javascript:void(0)">More</a>
      </div>
    </div> 

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content timeline-card js--fadeInRight">
        <div class="timeline-img-header">
          <h2>Card Title</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="date">25 MAY 2016</div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
        <a class="bnt-more" href="javascript:void(0)">More</a>
      </div>

    </div>   

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content js--fadeInLeft">
        <div class="date">3 JUN 2016</div>
        <h2>Quote</h2>
        <blockquote>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Dicta explicabo debitis omnis dolor iste fugit totam quasi inventore!</blockquote>
      </div>
    </div>   

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content js--fadeInRight">
        <h2>Title</h2>
        <div class="date">22 JUN 2016</div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
        <a class="bnt-more" href="javascript:void(0)">More</a>
      </div>
    </div>   

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content timeline-card js--fadeInLeft">
        <div class="timeline-img-header">
          <h2>Card Title</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="date">10 JULY 2016</div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
        <a class="bnt-more" href="javascript:void(0)">More</a>
      </div>
    </div>   

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content timeline-card js--fadeInRight">
        <div class="timeline-img-header">
          <h2>Card Title</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="date">30 JULY 2016</div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
        <a class="bnt-more" href="javascript:void(0)">More</a>
      </div>
    </div>  

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content js--fadeInLeft">
        <div class="date">5 AUG 2016</div>
        <h2>Quote</h2>
        <blockquote>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Dicta explicabo debitis omnis dolor iste fugit totam quasi inventore!</blockquote>
      </div>
    </div>   

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content timeline-card js--fadeInRight">
        <div class="timeline-img-header">
          <h2>Card Title</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="date">19 AUG 2016</div>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
        <a class="bnt-more" href="javascript:void(0)">More</a>
      </div>
    </div>  

    <div class="timeline-item">

      <div class="timeline-img"></div>

      <div class="timeline-content js--fadeInLeft">
        <div class="date">1 SEP 2016</div>
        <h2>Title</h2>
        <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Maxime ipsa ratione omnis alias cupiditate saepe atque totam aperiam sed nulla voluptatem recusandae dolor, nostrum excepturi amet in dolores. Alias, ullam.</p>
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      </div>
    </div>   



  </div>
</section>

$primary: #3F51B5;
$dark-primary: #303F9F;
$light-primary: #C5CAE9;
$text: #FFFFFF;
$primary-text: #212121;
$secondary-text: #757575;
$accent: #FF4081;

section {
  padding: 100px 0;
}

html, body {
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

body {
  font-family: 'Roboto';
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 400;
  background-color: #eee;
}

h1 {
  font-size: 200%;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 3px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

header {
  background: $primary;
  color: $text;
  padding: 150px 0;

  p {
    font-family: 'Allura';
    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .2);
    margin-bottom: 0;
    font-size: 60px;
    margin-top: -30px;

  }
}

.timeline {

  position: relative;

  &::before {
    content: '';
    background: $light-primary;
    width: 5px;
    height: 95%;
    position: absolute;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
  }
}

.timeline-item {
  width: 100%;
  margin-bottom: 70px;

  &:nth-child(even) {

    .timeline-content {
      float: right;
      padding: 40px 30px 10px 30px;

      .date {
        right: auto;
        left: 0;
      }

      &::after {
        content: '';
        position: absolute;
        border-style: solid;
        width: 0;
        height: 0;
        top: 30px;
        left: -15px;
        border-width: 10px 15px 10px 0;
        border-color: transparent #f5f5f5 transparent transparent;
      }
    }
  }

  &::after {
    content: '';
    display: block;
    clear: both;
  }
}


.timeline-content {
  position: relative;
  width: 45%;
  padding: 10px 30px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #f5f5f5;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 25px -15px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3);

  &::after {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    border-style: solid;
    width: 0;
    height: 0;
    top: 30px;
    right: -15px;
    border-width: 10px 0 10px 15px;
    border-color: transparent transparent transparent #f5f5f5;
  }
}

.timeline-img {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  background: $primary;
  border-radius: 50%;
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%;
  margin-top: 25px;
  margin-left: -15px;
}

a {
  background: $primary;
  color: $text;
  padding: 8px 20px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  display: inline-block;
  border-radius: 2px;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 3px -1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);

  &:hover, &:active, &:focus {
    background: darken($primary, 10%);
    color: $text;
    text-decoration: none;
  }

}

.timeline-card {
  padding: 0!important;

  p {
    padding: 0 20px;
  }

  a {
    margin-left: 20px;
  }
}

.timeline-item {
  .timeline-img-header {
      background: linear-gradient(rgba(0,0,0,0), rgba(0,0,0, .4)), url('https://picsum.photos/1000/800/?random') center center no-repeat;
      background-size: cover;
    }
}

.timeline-img-header {

  height: 200px;
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 20px;

  h2 {
    color: $text;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 5px;
    left: 20px;
  }
}

blockquote {
  margin-top: 30px;
  color: $secondary-text;
  border-left-color: $primary;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.date {
  background: $accent;
  display: inline-block;
  color: $text;
  padding: 10px;
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {

  .timeline {

    &::before {
      left: 50px;
    }

    .timeline-img {
      left: 50px;
    }

    .timeline-content {
      max-width: 100%;
      width: auto;
      margin-left: 70px;
    }

    .timeline-item {

      &:nth-child(even) {

        .timeline-content {
          float: none;

        }
      }

      &:nth-child(odd) {

        .timeline-content {
          
          &::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            border-style: solid;
            width: 0;
            height: 0;
            top: 30px;
            left: -15px;
            border-width: 10px 15px 10px 0;
            border-color: transparent #f5f5f5 transparent transparent;
          }
        }

      }
    }
  }
  
}

View Compiled

$(function(){

  window.sr = ScrollReveal();

  if ($(window).width() < 768) {

    if ($('.timeline-content').hasClass('js--fadeInLeft')) {
      $('.timeline-content').removeClass('js--fadeInLeft').addClass('js--fadeInRight');
    }

    sr.reveal('.js--fadeInRight', {
      origin: 'right',
      distance: '300px',
      easing: 'ease-in-out',
      duration: 800,
    });

  } else {
    
    sr.reveal('.js--fadeInLeft', {
      origin: 'left',
      distance: '300px',
      easing: 'ease-in-out',
      duration: 800,
    });

    sr.reveal('.js--fadeInRight', {
      origin: 'right',
      distance: '300px',
      easing: 'ease-in-out',
      duration: 800,
    });

  }
  
  sr.reveal('.js--fadeInLeft', {
      origin: 'left',
      distance: '300px',
      easing: 'ease-in-out',
      duration: 800,
    });

    sr.reveal('.js--fadeInRight', {
      origin: 'right',
      distance: '300px',
      easing: 'ease-in-out',
      duration: 800,
    });


});

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