Timeline of Tijuana
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
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Prior to 20th century
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- 1889 - Tijuana founded in Baja California Territory.
20th century
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- 1900 - Population: 242.[1]
- 1914 - El Hispano Americano newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1916 - Hippodrome opens.[3]
- 1924 - Caesar salad invented by restaurateur Caesar Cardini.[4]
- 1925 - La Voz de Tijuana newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1928 - Agua Caliente Casino and Hotel in business.
- 1929 - Agua Caliente Racetrack opens.
- 1940 - Population: 16,486.[3]
- 1943 - Red Cross established.[5]
- 1944 - Cine Zaragoza (movie theatre) opens.[6]
- 1946 - Jai alai arena opens.[7]
- 1950 - Population: 59,962.[3]
- 1951 - Cine Bujazan (movie theatre) opens.[8]
- 1953 - City becomes part of Tijuana Municipality in the state of Baja California.
- 1954 - Gustavo Aubanel Vallejo becomes mayor.
- 1957 - Autonomous University of Baja California, Tijuana established in Mesa de Otay.
- 1958 - Tijuana Airport opens.
- 1959
- Dorian's in business.
- Solo Angels Motorcycle Club formed.
- 1960 - XEWT-TDT television begins broadcasting.
- 1961 - XETRA radio begins all-news format.[9]
- 1964
- Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe established.[10]
- Tijuana Christian mission founded.
- 1965 - National Border Industrialization Program begins.[11]
- 1970 - Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior campus established.
- 1971 - Escuela Preparatoria Federal Lázaro Cárdenas (school) and Highland Prince Academy de Mexico active.[citation needed]
- 1973
- 1976 - Estadio Nacional de Tijuana (stadium) opens.
- 1977 - La Casa de la Cultura Tijuana (cultural institution) established.[13]
- 1980
- 1982
- Tijuana Cultural Center opens.
- Plaza Río Tijuana (shopping centre)[15] and Las Torres built.
- Northwest Aeronautical Institute established.
- 1984 - Associacion de Mixtecos Residentes en Tijuana established.[16]
- 1986 - El Colegio de la Frontera Norte established.[17]
- 1990
- Orquesta de Baja California headquartered in city.[18]
- Population: 698,752.
- 1992
- Tijuana No! (musical group) active.
- inSITE art exhibition begins.[19][20]
- 1993 - Sister city relationship established with San Diego, USA.[21]
- 1994
- Cinépolis multiplex movie theatre in business.[citation needed]
- March 23: Politician Luis Donaldo Colosio assassinated.
- 1995 - Population: 966,097.
- 1998 - Instituto Municipal de Arte y Cultura established.
- 1999 - Nortec Collective (musical group) active.[22]
21st century
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- 2000 - Population: 1,148,681.
- 2003
- Consejo Fronterizo de Arte y Cultura (arts organization) incorporated.[23]
- Eudist Servants of the 11th Hour active (approximate date).[24]
- 2005
- Hospital Angeles Tijuana opens.
- Tijuana Cimarrones baseball team formed.
- 2007
- Club Tijuana Xoloscuintles football team formed.[25]
- Centro Médico Excel built.
- 2008
- Police retrained.[26]
- Park Towers built.
- Casa del Tunel art gallery[27] and District 10 Gallery[28] open.
- 2009 - Green View Tower and VIA Corporativo built.
- 2010
- April 4: 2010 Baja California earthquake.
- Masyid Al Islam (mosque)[citation needed] and La Caja Galería[28] open.
- Carlos Bustamante Anchondo becomes mayor.
- Population: 1,300,983; municipality 1,559,683.
- 2012 - Museum of Mariachi and Tequila opens.[citation needed]
- 2015 - October: San Diego-Tijuana drug tunnel discovered.[29]
See also
- List of mayors of Tijuana
- History of Tijuana (in Spanish)
References
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This article incorporates information from the Spanish Wikipedia.
Further reading
Published in the 20th century
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- T.D. Proffitt. 1994. Tijuana: The History of a Mexican Metropolis. San Diego: San Diego State University Press.
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Published in the 21st century
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