Timeline of San Jose, California
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of San Jose, California, USA.
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Prior to 19th century
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19th century
- 1803 - San Jose de Guadalupe church built.[2]
- 1822 - Mexicans in power.[3]
- 1840 - Population: 750 (approximate).[1]
- 1846 - Town occupied by U.S. forces.[1]
- 1849 - December: Town becomes capital of the new state of California.[4]
- 1850
- City chartered.[1]
- Josiah Belden becomes mayor.
- San Francisco-San Jose stagecoach begins operating.[5]
- 1851
- San Jose Weekly Visitor newspaper begins publication.[6]
- College of Notre Dame established.[1]
- 1852 - San Jose Foundry in business.[7]
- 1853 - Hook and Ladder Company No.1 organized.[7]
- 1855 - San Jose Telegraph newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1856 - Young Men's Literary Association organized.[8]
- 1857 - Minn's Evening School established.[5]
- 1861 - San Jose Daily Mercury newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1864 - San Francisco-San Jose Railway in operation.[2]
- 1865 - St. Joseph High School established.[9]
- 1866 - Santa Clara Argus newspaper begins publication.[6]
- 1867 - San Jose YMCA established.[10]
- 1868 - St. Joseph's Church built (approximate date).[2]
- 1870
- California State Normal School relocated to San Jose.[2]
- Chinatown fire.
- Population: 9,089; county 26,246.[11]
- 1871 - University of the Pacific relocated to San Jose vicinity.[1]
- 1875 - San Jose Law Library,[8] San Jose Fruit Packing Company,[12] and California Pioneers of Santa Clara County[13] established.
- 1878 - Home of Benevolence founded.[1]
- 1879 - Daily Morning Times begins publication.[6]
- 1886 - Board of Trade organized.[14]
- 1888 - Lick Observatory established atop Mount Hamilton.[1]
- 1889
- City Hall built.[2]
- O'Connor Hospital and Hotel Vendome established.[2]
- 1890 - Population: 18,060.[1]
- 1891 - Heald College established.[9]
- 1892 - First Unitarian Church of San Jose built.
- 1894 - Associated Charities of San Jose established.[15]
- 1895 - Post Office built.[14]
- 1897 - Good Government League organized.[16]
20th century
1900s-1950s
- 1900 - Population: 21,500.[1]
- 1902 - Naglee Park development begins (approximate date).
- 1903
- Grauman's theatre[2] and San Jose Public Library building[17][18] open.
- Bean Spray Company relocates to San Jose.[7]
- 1905 - Balloon, dirigible, and aeroplane exhibitions.
- 1906 - April 18: San Francisco earthquake.
- 1909
- 1911 - East San Jose becomes part of San Jose.
- 1921 - San Jose Junior College founded.
- 1926 - Bank of Italy Building constructed.
- 1927 - Fox California Theatre built.[20]
- 1933
- November 26: Hart killers lynched in St. James Park.[2]
- Spartan Stadium opens.
- 1936 - Willow Glen becomes part of San Jose.[21]
- 1937 - San Jose Civic Orchestra formed.
- 1943 - IBM west coast headquarters established.
- 1949
- San Jose Municipal Airport begins operating.[22]
- Burbank Theatre, Garden Theatre, and Mayfair cinema open.[23]
- Historical Museum of San José established.
- 1950s - Community Service Organization activity begins in East San Jose.[24]
- 1952 - Population: 95,280.[21]
- 1957 - San Jose Peace & Justice Center founded.[25]
- 1959 - Santa Clara County United Fund established.[10]
1960s-1990s
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- 1960 - Population: 204,196.[26]
- 1961
- Happy Hollow Zoo opens.
- IBM Shoebox invented.[27]
- 1964 - San Jose Century 21 cinema built.[23]
- 1967 - Junior League of San Jose [1] and Center for Employment Training [2] established.
- 1968 - Alviso becomes part of city.
- 1969 - Century Theatre cinema opens.[23]
- 1970 - Population: 447,025.[5]
- 1971
- Norman Mineta becomes mayor.
- San José Historical Museum Association[13] and Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History[13] established.
- 1972 - Food Machinery Corporation headquarters relocates from San Jose to Chicago.
- 1973 - Willow Glen Neighborhood Association formed.
- 1974 - Santa Clara County Transportation Agency, San Jose Earthquakes soccer club, and Second Harvest Food Bank[10] established.
- 1975
- Evergreen Valley College active.
- Janet Gray Hayes becomes mayor.[28]
- 1977 - San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles founded.
- 1980 - Rotary Club and San Jose Repertory Theatre founded.
- 1981 - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose established.
- 1982 - Adobe in business.[29]
- 1983
- 1983 San Jose School District California bankruptcy
- Tom McEnery becomes mayor.
- 1985 - Market Post Tower built.
- 1986
- First Community Housing [3] and San Jose Cleveland Ballet founded.
- IBM Almaden Research Center opens.
- 1987
- 1988 - Fairmont Plaza built.
- 1989 - Loma Prieta earthquake.
- 1990
- Tech Museum of Innovation and San Jose International Airport's new terminal[22] open.
- Population: 782,248.[30]
- 1991
- Tathagata Meditation Center,[31] Santa Clara Valley MultiService Center,[4] and Filipino American National Historical Society chapter[13] founded.
- Susan Hammer becomes mayor.
- San Jose Sharks begin play.
- 1992
- Saba Islamic Center active.[31]
- Chinmaya Mission San Jose founded.[31]
- 1993 - Plaza Park renamed Plaza de César Chávez.[32]
- 1994
- City government-public computer-enabled communication ("Virtual Valley") in operation.[33]
- San Jose Clash soccer team formed.
- 1995
- AuctionWeb (eBay) in business.[34]
- Zoe Lofgren becomes U.S. representative for California's 16th congressional district.[35]
- 1998
- City website online (approximate date).[36][chronology citation needed]
- History San José nonprofit incorporated.
- 1999 - Ron Gonzales becomes mayor.
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 894,943.[37]
- 2001
- Bay Area CyberRays soccer team, and Silicon Valley De-Bug collective established.
- Mike Honda becomes U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district.[38]
- 2002 - Symphony Silicon Valley founded.
- 2003 - Sobrato Office Tower built.
- 2005 - San Jose City Hall rebuilt.
- 2006 - June: Mayor Gonzales arrested.[39]
- 2007 - Chuck Reed becomes mayor.
- 2008 - The 88 building constructed.
- 2010
- Three Sixty Residences built.
- Population: 945,942.[40]
- 2011 - October: Occupy San José begins.
- 2013 - Population: 998,537.[41]
- 2014
See also
- History of San Jose, California
- List of mayors of San Jose, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Santa Clara County, California
- Timeline of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Timeline of California[44]
- Other cities in California
- Timeline of Anaheim, California
- Timeline of Bakersfield, California
- Timeline of Fresno, California
- Timeline of Long Beach, California
- Timeline of Los Angeles
- Timeline of Mountain View, California
- 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 Santa Ana, California
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Britannica 1910.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Federal Writers' Project 1940, p. 486.
- ↑ Winther 1935.
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- ↑ Munro-Fraser 1881.
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- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Husted 1899.
- ↑ Carroll 1903.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lukes 1994.
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Bibliography
Published in the 19th century
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- G.H. Hare, Hare's Guide to San Jose and Vicinity for Tourists and New Settlers (San Jose, 1872)
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