Timeline of Sacramento, California
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sacramento, California, United States.
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19th century
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- 1839 – Sutter's Fort (or “New Helvetia”) established.[1]
- 1849
- Sacramento City founded by John Sutter, Jr. and Sam Brannan.[2]
- William Stout becomes mayor.
- City Cemetery established.
- First sale of town lots.[1]
- 1850
- August: Squatters' Riot.
- October–November: Cholera outbreak[3]
- Population: 6,820.[1]
- Daily California Republican newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1852
- Congregation B'nai Israel synagogue established.
- Big Four Building constructed.
- Fire.[1]
- 1854 – State legislature relocates to Sacramento.[5]
- 1855
- State Convention of Colored Citizens held in Sacramento.[6]
- First local steam railway of California opened.[1]
- 1857 - Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park built.
- 1860 – Ground broken for California State Capitol building.[5]
- 1862 - Flood.[1]
- 1863 - Central Pacific Railroad building across the Sierras begins.[1]
- 1869 - First train from the Atlantic coast reaches Sacramento.[1]
- 1874 – Capitol building completed.[5]
- 1877 – Muybridge photographs galloping horse at Union Park Racetrack.
- 1879 – Sacramento Free Public Library founded.[8]
- 1889 – Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament built.
- 1890 – Population: 26,386.[1]
- 1891 – Brighton School rebuilt.
- 1898 – Ruhstaller Building constructed.
- 1900 - Population: 29,282.[1]
20th century
- 1910 – Population: 44,696.[1]
- 1912 – Empress Theatre opens.
- 1915 – Zoological park established.[9]
- 1919 – Business and Professional Women's Club founded.[10]
- 1923 – Sacramento Municipal Utility District established.
- 1924 – Senator Hotel in business.
- 1927
- Westminster Presbyterian Church built.
- William Land Park Zoo opens.
- 1931 – Blue Anchor Building constructed.
- 1933 – Federal Building constructed.
- 1935
- Tower Bridge opens.
- McClellan Air Force Base established near city.
1937 - Sacramento Sheriff's Posse organized.
- 1937 – Sacramento Movie Forum organized.[11]
- 1939 – Sacred Heart Parish School constructed.
- 1941 – Sacramento Army Depot activated.
1942 - Sacramento Horsemen's Association organized.
- 1947
- Sacramento Opera Guild founded.[12]
- Vic's Ice Cream in business.
- 1948
- Sacramento Symphony formed.[13]
- Belle Cooledge elected mayor.[14]
- 1954 – Sacramento Ballet founded.
- 1955 – KCRA-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1956 – Sacramento Youth Symphony founded.
- 1957 – Arden Fair Mall in business.
- 1959 - KVIE-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1960 – Tower Records in business.
- 1961
- 1962 – The Sacramento Observer newspaper begins publication.[17]
- 1966 – From March to April, farmworkers march to Sacramento from Delano.[18]
- 1968 – Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society formed.[19]
- 1974 – Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee first held.[20]
- 1975
- Phil Isenberg becomes mayor.
- September 5: Gerald Ford assassination attempt.
- 1977 – Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission established.
- 1979
- 1982 – California State Capitol building restored.
- 1983 – Anne Rudin becomes mayor.
- 1985
- Sacramento Kings basketball team active.
- Sacramento History Center established.
- 1989 – Renaissance Tower built.
- 1990 – Population: 369,365.[22]
- 1991
- April 4: 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis.
- U.S. Bank Plaza built.
- 1992 – Wells Fargo Center built.
- 1993 – Joe Serna, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1995
- City website online.[23]
- Sacramento Festival of Cinema begins.
- 1996 – Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre founded.
- 1997 – Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra established.
- 1998 – Al-Arqam Islamic School established.
- 1999 – Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse and Esquire Tower built.
- 2000
- Sacramento Film and Music Festival begins.
- Heather Fargo becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2008
- Kevin Johnson becomes mayor.
- Sacramento Press and Natomas Buzz begin publication.[24]
- U.S. Bank Tower built.
- 2009 – Bank of the West Tower built.
- 2010 – Population: 466,488.
- 2014 – Golden 1 Center breaks ground as the new home of the Sacramento Kings and opens in 2016.
- 2016 – Darrell Steinberg becomes mayor.
- 2022 – A mass shooting occurs in downtown Sacramento, killing six and injuring twelve.
See also
- History of Sacramento, California
- List of mayors of Sacramento, California
- California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California
- Timelines of other cities in the Northern California area of California: Fresno, Mountain View, Oakland, San Francisco, San Jose
References
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