diff --git a/events/handler.go b/events/handler.go
index 9d026503..dc955b64 100644
--- a/events/handler.go
+++ b/events/handler.go
@@ -23,20 +23,21 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	info "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
+	"github.com/google/cadvisor/utils"
 )
 
-type EventSlice []*info.Event
+type byTimestamp []*info.Event
 
 // functions necessary to implement the sort interface on the Events struct
-func (e EventSlice) Len() int {
+func (e byTimestamp) Len() int {
 	return len(e)
 }
 
-func (e EventSlice) Swap(i, j int) {
+func (e byTimestamp) Swap(i, j int) {
 	e[i], e[j] = e[j], e[i]
 }
 
-func (e EventSlice) Less(i, j int) bool {
+func (e byTimestamp) Less(i, j int) bool {
 	return e[i].Timestamp.Before(e[j].Timestamp)
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ type EventManager interface {
 	// On successful registration, an EventChannel object is returned.
 	WatchEvents(request *Request) (*EventChannel, error)
 	// GetEvents() returns all detected events based on the filters specified in request.
-	GetEvents(request *Request) (EventSlice, error)
+	GetEvents(request *Request) ([]*info.Event, error)
 	// AddEvent allows the caller to add an event to an EventManager
 	// object
 	AddEvent(e *info.Event) error
@@ -89,17 +90,18 @@ type EventManager interface {
 
 // events provides an implementation for the EventManager interface.
 type events struct {
-	// eventList holds the complete set of events found over an
-	// EventManager events instantiation.
-	eventList EventSlice
+	// eventStore holds the events by event type.
+	eventStore map[info.EventType]*utils.TimedStore
 	// map of registered watchers keyed by watch id.
 	watchers map[int]*watch
-	// lock guarding the eventList.
+	// lock guarding the eventStore.
 	eventsLock sync.RWMutex
 	// lock guarding watchers.
 	watcherLock sync.RWMutex
 	// last allocated watch id.
 	lastId int
+	// Max duration for which to keep events.
+	maxAge time.Duration
 }
 
 // initialized by a call to WatchEvents(), a watch struct will then be added
@@ -125,11 +127,13 @@ func NewEventChannel(watchId int) *EventChannel {
 	}
 }
 
-// returns a pointer to an initialized Events object
-func NewEventManager() *events {
+// returns a pointer to an initialized Events object.
+// eventMaxAge is the max duration for which to keep events.
+func NewEventManager(eventMaxAge time.Duration) *events {
 	return &events{
-		eventList: make(EventSlice, 0),
-		watchers:  make(map[int]*watch),
+		eventStore: make(map[info.EventType]*utils.TimedStore, 0),
+		watchers:   make(map[int]*watch),
+		maxAge:     eventMaxAge,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -159,13 +163,13 @@ func (self *EventChannel) GetWatchId() int {
 }
 
 // sorts and returns up to the last MaxEventsReturned chronological elements
-func getMaxEventsReturned(request *Request, eSlice EventSlice) EventSlice {
-	sort.Sort(eSlice)
+func getMaxEventsReturned(request *Request, eSlice []*info.Event) []*info.Event {
+	sort.Sort(byTimestamp(eSlice))
 	n := request.MaxEventsReturned
-	if n >= eSlice.Len() || n <= 0 {
+	if n >= len(eSlice) || n <= 0 {
 		return eSlice
 	}
-	return eSlice[eSlice.Len()-n:]
+	return eSlice[len(eSlice)-n:]
 }
 
 // If the request wants all subcontainers, this returns if the request's
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ func checkIfEventSatisfiesRequest(request *Request, event *info.Event) bool {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-	if request.EventType[event.EventType] != true {
+	if !request.EventType[event.EventType] {
 		return false
 	}
 	if request.ContainerName != "" {
@@ -203,18 +207,30 @@ func checkIfEventSatisfiesRequest(request *Request, event *info.Event) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// method of Events object that screens Event objects found in the eventList
+// method of Events object that screens Event objects found in the eventStore
 // attribute and if they fit the parameters passed by the Request object,
 // adds it to a slice of *Event objects that is returned. If both MaxEventsReturned
 // and StartTime/EndTime are specified in the request object, then only
 // up to the most recent MaxEventsReturned events in that time range are returned.
-func (self *events) GetEvents(request *Request) (EventSlice, error) {
-	returnEventList := EventSlice{}
+func (self *events) GetEvents(request *Request) ([]*info.Event, error) {
+	returnEventList := []*info.Event{}
 	self.eventsLock.RLock()
 	defer self.eventsLock.RUnlock()
-	for _, e := range self.eventList {
-		if checkIfEventSatisfiesRequest(request, e) {
-			returnEventList = append(returnEventList, e)
+	for eventType, fetch := range request.EventType {
+		if !fetch {
+			continue
+		}
+		evs, ok := self.eventStore[eventType]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		res := evs.InTimeRange(request.StartTime, request.EndTime, request.MaxEventsReturned)
+		for _, in := range res {
+			e := in.(*info.Event)
+			if checkIfEventSatisfiesRequest(request, e) {
+				returnEventList = append(returnEventList, e)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	returnEventList = getMaxEventsReturned(request, returnEventList)
@@ -241,11 +257,14 @@ func (self *events) WatchEvents(request *Request) (*EventChannel, error) {
 	return returnEventChannel, nil
 }
 
-// helper function to update the event manager's eventList
-func (self *events) updateEventList(e *info.Event) {
+// helper function to update the event manager's eventStore
+func (self *events) updateEventStore(e *info.Event) {
 	self.eventsLock.Lock()
 	defer self.eventsLock.Unlock()
-	self.eventList = append(self.eventList, e)
+	if _, ok := self.eventStore[e.EventType]; !ok {
+		self.eventStore[e.EventType] = utils.NewTimedStore(self.maxAge)
+	}
+	self.eventStore[e.EventType].Add(e.Timestamp, e)
 }
 
 func (self *events) findValidWatchers(e *info.Event) []*watch {
@@ -260,10 +279,10 @@ func (self *events) findValidWatchers(e *info.Event) []*watch {
 }
 
 // method of Events object that adds the argument Event object to the
-// eventList. It also feeds the event to a set of watch channels
+// eventStore. It also feeds the event to a set of watch channels
 // held by the manager if it satisfies the request keys of the channels
 func (self *events) AddEvent(e *info.Event) error {
-	self.updateEventList(e)
+	self.updateEventStore(e)
 	self.watcherLock.RLock()
 	defer self.watcherLock.RUnlock()
 	watchesToSend := self.findValidWatchers(e)
diff --git a/events/handler_test.go b/events/handler_test.go
index f9f074b4..108acf11 100644
--- a/events/handler_test.go
+++ b/events/handler_test.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func initializeScenario(t *testing.T) (*events, *Request, *info.Event, *info.Eve
 	fakeEvent := makeEvent(createOldTime(t), "/")
 	fakeEvent2 := makeEvent(time.Now(), "/")
 
-	return NewEventManager(), NewRequest(), fakeEvent, fakeEvent2
+	return NewEventManager(time.Hour), NewRequest(), fakeEvent, fakeEvent2
 }
 
 func checkNumberOfEvents(t *testing.T, numEventsExpected int, numEventsReceived int) {
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ func TestAddEventAddsEventsToEventManager(t *testing.T) {
 
 	myEventHolder.AddEvent(fakeEvent)
 
-	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 1, myEventHolder.eventList.Len())
-	ensureProperEventReturned(t, fakeEvent, myEventHolder.eventList[0])
+	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 1, len(myEventHolder.eventStore))
+	ensureProperEventReturned(t, fakeEvent, myEventHolder.eventStore[info.EventOom].Get(0).(*info.Event))
 }
 
 func TestGetEventsForOneEvent(t *testing.T) {
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestGetEventsForOneEvent(t *testing.T) {
 
 	receivedEvents, err := myEventHolder.GetEvents(myRequest)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 1, receivedEvents.Len())
+	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 1, len(receivedEvents))
 	ensureProperEventReturned(t, fakeEvent2, receivedEvents[0])
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func TestGetEventsForTimePeriod(t *testing.T) {
 	receivedEvents, err := myEventHolder.GetEvents(myRequest)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
 
-	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 1, receivedEvents.Len())
+	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 1, len(receivedEvents))
 	ensureProperEventReturned(t, fakeEvent, receivedEvents[0])
 }
 
@@ -192,5 +192,5 @@ func TestGetEventsForNoTypeRequested(t *testing.T) {
 
 	receivedEvents, err := myEventHolder.GetEvents(myRequest)
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
-	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 0, receivedEvents.Len())
+	checkNumberOfEvents(t, 0, len(receivedEvents))
 }
diff --git a/manager/manager.go b/manager/manager.go
index 37868653..da458fa9 100644
--- a/manager/manager.go
+++ b/manager/manager.go
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ func New(memoryStorage *memory.InMemoryStorage, sysfs sysfs.SysFs) (Manager, err
 	newManager.versionInfo = *versionInfo
 	glog.Infof("Version: %+v", newManager.versionInfo)
 
-	newManager.eventHandler = events.NewEventManager()
+	// TODO(vmarmol): Make configurable.
+	newManager.eventHandler = events.NewEventManager(24 * time.Hour)
 
 	// Register Docker container factory.
 	err = docker.Register(newManager, fsInfo)