Timeline of the Bronx
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The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1866 - St Barnabas Hospital founded.[1][1]
- 1884 - Montefiore Medical Center founded.[1]
- 1891 - New York Botanical Garden established.
- 1894 - Bronx Chamber of Commerce founded.[2]
- 1895 - Van Cortlandt Park public golf course opens.[3]
- 1897
- Morris High School opens.[4]
- Jahn's ice cream parlor in business.[5]
- 1898
- January 1: The Bronx established as a borough in the City of Greater New York.[6]
- Louis M. Haffen becomes boro president.[7]
- Lincoln School for Nurses founded.[8]
- 1899 - Bronx Zoo opens.
20th century
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1900s-1940s
- 1904 - IRT subway begins operating.[6]
- 1905
- 1906 - Jerome Park Reservoir built.[10]
- 1907 - The Bronx Home News begins publication.[11]
- 1909
- Grand Concourse begins operating.
- John F. Murray becomes boro president.[7]
- 1910 - Cyrus C. Miller becomes boro president.[7]
- 1911 - Bronx Hospital established.[12]
- 1912
- 1913 - Bronx Opera House opens.[14]
- 1914
- Bronx Board of Trade established.[15]
- October 28: Birth of Jonas Salk.[16]
- Kingsbridge Armory built.[10]
- Douglas Mathewson becomes boro president.[7]
- 1916 - Radio 2XG begins broadcasting.[3]
- 1917 - Bronx Terminal Market built.[5]
- 1918
- Bronx Rotary Club formed.[17]
- Henry Bruckner becomes boro president.[7]
- 1920 - Population: 732,016.[18][19]
- 1923 - Yankee Stadium opens.[10]
- 1925 - Bronx River Parkway built.[12]
- 1927 - Amalgamated Dwellings housing project built.[3][12]
- 1928 - Alexander's department store in business.
- 1929
- Loew's Paradise Theatre in business.[14]
- June 26: Birth of Jules Feiffer.[16]
- 1930
- Loehmann's shop in business.[12]
- Population: 1,265,258.[18]
- 1931
- Hunter College Bronx campus opens.[12]
- Stella D'oro bakery in business.[5]
- 1934
- James J. Lyons becomes boro president (in office until 1962).[7]
- Bronx County Courthouse built.
- 1936 - Triboro Bridge[16] and Henry Hudson Bridge open.[10]
- 1937
- United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex built.[20]
- Bronx County Jail built.[citation needed]
- 1938 - Bronx High School of Science established.
- 1939 - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge opens.[10]
- 1940
- Bronx Press-Review newspaper begins publication.[11]
- April 25: Birth of Al Pacino.[16]
- 1949 - Kingsbridge Historical Society formed.[21]
1950s-1990s
- 1950 - Patterson Houses built.
- 1951 - Bronx River Houses built.
- 1953 - Liebman's deli in business.[5]
- 1955
- Deegan Expressway[10] and Cross Bronx Expressway begin operating.
- Bronx County Historical Society established.[22]
- 1957 - Bronx Community College established.
- 1959 - Original Products botánica active.[23]
- 1960
- Loeser's deli in business.[5]
- First coronary artery bypass surgery performed at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Bronx Municipal Hospital Center.[3]
- 1961 - Throgs Neck Bridge opens.[10]
- 1962
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center established.[12][1]
- Joseph F. Periconi becomes boro president.[7]
- 1966 - Herman Badillo becomes boro president.[7]
- 1967
- City University of New York's Lehman College established.
- Hunts Point Terminal Market opens.[5]
- 1968
- Museum of Bronx History opens.[10]
- Savage Seven street gang formed.[24]
- 1969 - Graffitist Taki 183 active.[25]
- 1970
- Co-op City housing complex built.[4]
- Robert Abrams becomes boro president.[7]
- Population: 1,471,701.[18]
- 1971 - Bronx Museum of the Arts established.
- 1973 - Hip hop disc jockey Kool Herc active; Universal Zulu Nation founded.[25][26]
- 1974
- Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition formed.[27]
- Hip hop disc jockeys Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Caz, and Grandmaster Flash active.[26]
- 1977
- July 13–14: New York City blackout of 1977.[16]
- Rock Steady Crew musical group formed.[26]
- 1978
- Disco Fever dance club active.[25]
- Royal Caribbean Bakery in business.[5]
- Robert García becomes becomes U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district.[4][28]
- Fashion Moda art space active.[29]
- 1979
- Stanley Simon becomes boro president.[7]
- Cold Crush Brothers musical group active.[25]
- 1987
- Inner City Press founded.
- Fernando Ferrer becomes boro president.[7]
- 1988
- Norwood News begins publication.[11]
- Conviction of Wedtech scandal participants.[16]
- 1990 - José E. Serrano becomes U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional district.[30]
- 1991 - Concourse Plaza Multiplex cinema in business.[14]
- 1992 - Mothers on the Move group formed.[27][3]
- 1993 - Riverdale Review newspaper begins publication.
- 1996 - La Division 21 botánica active.[23]
- 1999 - February 5: Shooting of Amadou Diallo.[12]
21st century
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- 2000
- Bronx Preparatory Charter School established.
- Ghetto Film School active.[4]
- 2002 - Adolfo Carrión, Jr. becomes boro president.[7]
- 2005
- Fulton Fish Market moves to Hunts Point.
- East Bronx History Forum established.[31]
- 2006 - Bronx County Hall of Justice built.[32]
- 2009
- Yankee Stadium rebuilt.[4]
- Hutchinson Metro Center office complex built.[4]
- Rubén Díaz, Jr. becomes boro president.[7]
- Bronx Terminal Market (shopping mall) in business.
- 2010 - Population: 1,385,108 in the Bronx.[33]
See also
- Bronx history
- South Bronx history
- List of Bronx boro presidents
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in The Bronx
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bronx County, New York
- List of New York City Subway stations in the Bronx
- List of Bronx neighborhoods
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Jackson 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Smith 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Federal Writers' Project 1939.
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- ↑ Kroessler 2002.
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- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Trager 2003.
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- ↑ Gonzalez 2004.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 Good 1995.
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- ↑ White 2010.
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- ↑ 27.0 27.1 Su 2009.
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- ↑ Ault 2002.
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Bibliography
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Published in the 20th century
- 1900s-1940s
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- 1950s-1990s
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Published in the 21st century
- 2000s
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- 2010s
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- List of titles published by the Bronx County Historical Society
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