Timeline of Long Beach, California
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Long Beach, California, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1888 - Willmore City renamed "Long Beach."[1]
- 1895 - Long Beach Public Library founded.[2]
20th century
- 1902 - The Pike amusement area begins operating.[3]
- 1908 - Office of mayor established.[3]
- 1911 - Port of Long Beach dedicated.[4]
- 1921 - Long Beach Oil Field discovered at Signal Hill.[5]
- 1923 - Daugherty Field (airfield) established.[6]
- 1924
- City Gas Department established.[7]
- Argus newspaper in publication.[8]
- City of Signal Hill incorporated in vicinity of Long Beach.
- 1925 - Brayton Theatre opens.[9]
- 1929 - Long Beach Public Library's Alamitos branch built.[10]
- 1930 - Population: 142,032.[11]
- 1932 - Municipal Auditorium opens.[3]
- 1933 - March 10: 1933 Long Beach earthquake.[5]
- 1934 - Long Beach Main Post Office built.
- 1940 - Population: 164,271.[11]
- 1943 - US Naval Dry Docks established on Terminal Island.
- 1945 - Press-Telegram newspaper in publication.[12]
- 1947 - November 2: Spruce Goose aircraft takes flight.[3]
- 1949 - Los Angeles-Orange County State College opens.[13]
- 1950
- Long Beach Museum of Art founded.
- Population: 250,767.[11]
- 1951 - Circle Drive-In cinema in business.[9]
- 1952 - Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants held in city.[3]
- 1954 - Long Beach State 49ers baseball team formed.[14]
- 1962 - Historical Society of Long Beach founded.[15][1]
- 1972 - California State University, Long Beach active.[13]
- 1975 - Grand Prix of Long Beach begins.
- 1977 - Long Beach Public Library's main branch rebuilt.[10]
- 1978 - Chua Phat To (Buddhist center) founded.[16]
- 1981 - Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden dedicated.
- 1984 - Ernie Kell becomes mayor.[17]
- 1986 - Long Beach Heritage nonprofit founded.[15]
- 1990 - Population: 429,433.[11]
- 1994
- Beverly O'Neill becomes mayor.[17]
- Gray Panthers of Greater Los Angeles headquartered in city.[18]
- 1996 - City website online (approximate date).[19][chronology citation needed]
- 1998 - Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization established.[2][16]
- 1999 - Long Beach Towne Center (shopping area) opens.[3]
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 461,522.[20]
- 2006 - Bob Foster becomes mayor.[17]
- 2010 - Population: 462,257; metro 12,828,837.[21]
- 2013
- Harvey Milk Park opens.[22]
- Alan Lowenthal becomes U.S. representative for California's 47th congressional district.[23]
- 2014 - Robert Garcia becomes mayor.[17]
See also
- Long Beach, California history
- List of mayors of Long Beach, California
- List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California
- Timeline of California[24]
- Other cities in California
- Timeline of Anaheim, California
- Timeline of Bakersfield, California
- Timeline of Fresno, California
- Timeline of Los Angeles
- Timeline of Oakland, California
- Timeline of Riverside, California
- Timeline of Sacramento, California
- Timeline of San Bernardino, California
- Timeline of San Diego
- Timeline of San Francisco
- Timeline of San Jose, California
- Timeline of Santa Ana, California
References
- ↑ Federal Writers' Project 1939.
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Orange County Register 2013: "Timeline"
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nergal 1980.
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Bibliography
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- Walter Case. History of Long Beach and Vicinity. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1927.
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- Fortune’s Harbor. Larry Meyer and Pat Kalayjian, 1983
- The Golden Shore. Richard DeAtley, 1988
- The City and its People. Bill Hillburg, 2000.
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External links
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