Timeline of Sacramento, California
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sacramento, California, United States.
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19th century
- 1843 - Sutter's Fort built.
- 1849
- William Stout becomes mayor.
- City Cemetery established.
- 1850
- August: Squatters' Riot.
- Population: 6,820.[1]
- Daily California Republican newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1852
- Congregation B'nai Israel synagogue established.
- Big Four Building constructed.
- 1855 - State Convention of the Colored Citizens held in Sacramento.[3]
- 1857
- 1874 - California State Capitol built.
- 1877 - Muybridge photographs trotting horse at Union Park Racetrack.
- 1879 - Sacramento Free Public Library founded.[5]
- 1889 - Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament built.
- 1890 - Population: 26,386.[1]
- 1891 - Brighton School rebuilt.
- 1898 - Ruhstaller Building constructed.
20th century
- 1910 - Population: 44,696.[1]
- 1912 - Empress Theatre opens.
- 1919 - Business and Professional Women's Club founded.[6]
- 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 Movie Forum organized.[6]
- 1941 - Sacramento Army Depot activated.
- 1947
- Sacramento Opera Guild founded.[6]
- Vic's Ice Cream in business.
- 1948 - Sacramento Symphony formed.
- 1954 - Sacramento Ballet founded.
- 1955 - KCRA-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1956 - Sacramento Youth Symphony founded.
- 1957 - Arden Fair Mall in business.
- 1960 - Tower Records in business.
- 1961
- 1962 - The Sacramento Observer newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1966 - March–April: Farmworkers march to Sacramento from Delano.[8]
- 1968 - Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society formed.[6]
- 1975
- Phil Isenberg becomes mayor.
- September 5: Gerald Ford assassination attempt.
- 1977 - Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission established.
- 1979
- November 28: Anti-nuclear sit-in at State Capitol.[8]
- Local Government Commission headquartered in city.
- 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.
- 1991
- April 4: 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis.
- U.S. Bank Plaza built.
- 1992 - Wells Fargo Center built.
- 1993 - Joe Serna, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1995 - 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.
21st century
- 2000
- Sacramento Film and Music Festival begins.
- Heather Fargo becomes mayor.
- 2008
- Kevin Johnson becomes mayor.
- Sacramento Press and Natomas Buzz begin publication.[9]
- U.S. Bank Tower built.
- 2009 - Bank of the West Tower built.
- 2010 - Population: 466,488.
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
- Timeline of Oakland, California
- Timeline of Fresno, California
- Timeline of Los Angeles
- Timeline of San Diego
- Timeline of San Francisco
- Timeline of San Jose, California
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Sacramento", Encyclopaedia Britannica (11th ed.), New York: Encyclopaedia Britannica Co., 1910, OCLC 14782424
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Conventions Organized by Year". Colored Conventions. University of Delaware. Retrieved April 2014.
- ↑ Davies Project. "American Libraries before 1876". Princeton University. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ↑ American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 California Digital Library. "Browse the Collections". Online Archive of California. University of California. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
- ↑ Margaret Miller Rocq (1976). California Local History: A Bibliography and Union List of Library Holdings. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-0908-8.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Cases: United States". Global Nonviolent Action Database. Pennsylvania: Swarthmore College. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ↑ "California". CJR's Guide to Online News Startups. New York: Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
Further reading
Published in the 19th century
- Bogardus' San Francisco, Sacramento City and Marysville Business Directory. 1850.
- Winfield J. Davis (1890), "Sacramento City", An illustrated history of Sacramento County, California, Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co.
Published in the 20th century
- Sacramento City and County Directory. Sacramento: Sacramento Directory Co. 1908.
- Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Sacramento", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House
- Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Sacramento, CA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
- "Northern Interior: Sacramento", California, Let's Go, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998, OL 10387102M
External links
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- "Sacramento City Annexations", MapStory,
All annexations to the city of Sacramento, California 1850-Present
- Digital Public Library of America. Items related to Sacramento, various dates
Coordinates: 38°33′20″N 121°28′08″W / 38.555556°N 121.468889°W
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