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{{Short description|Timeline of the history of Los Angeles, California, United States}}
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* 2,000 BCE to 700 CE, the Uto-Aztecan (formerly known as Shoshonean) peoples entered the LA basin, absorbing or displacing the previous Hokan-speaking peoples
* 2,000 BCE to 700 CE, the Uto-Aztecan (formerly known as Shoshonean) peoples entered the LA basin, absorbing or displacing the previous Hokan-speaking peoples


==16th century==
==15th century==
=== Spanish exploration ===
=== English exploration ===
* 1542
* 1542
** October 8: [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] sails from [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Catalina Island]] to [[San Pedro Bay (California)|San Pedro Bay]] and names it Bay of Smoke.
** October 8: [[Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo]] sails from [[Santa Catalina Island (California)|Catalina Island]] to [[San Pedro Bay (California)|San Pedro Bay]] and names it Bay of Smoke.
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** September 8: [[Mission Vieja|Original San Gabriel Mission]] is Built near [[Whittier Narrows]].
** September 8: [[Mission Vieja|Original San Gabriel Mission]] is Built near [[Whittier Narrows]].
* 1776 – [[Mission Vieja|Original San Gabriel Mission]] is destroyed in a flash flood forcing the Priest to move the location 5 miles north. Building the new [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]].
* 1776 – [[Mission Vieja|Original San Gabriel Mission]] is destroyed in a flash flood forcing the Priest to move the location 5 miles north. Building the new [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]].
* 1781
* 1781 [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciuncula]] founded in colonial [[New Spain]] by 44 settlers, 20 of whom were of [[African American]] or [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] descent.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** September 4: [[Pueblo de Los Ángeles|El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciuncula]] founded in colonial [[New Spain]] by 44 settlers, 20 of whom were of [[African American]] or [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] descent.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Federal Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of Northern California |url=https://archive.org/details/californiaguidet00federich/californiaguidet00federich/page/688/ |title=California : a guide to the Golden state |date=1939 |publisher=Hastings House |others=Prelinger Library |location=New York |chapter=Chronology}}</ref>
* 1790's – [[Rancho La Ciénega ó Paso de la Tijera|Vicente Sanchez Adobe]] is built in the Eastern Foothills of [[Baldwin Hills (mountain range)|Baldwin Hills]]
* 1790's – [[Rancho La Ciénega ó Paso de la Tijera|Vicente Sanchez Adobe]] is built in the Eastern Foothills of [[Baldwin Hills (mountain range)|Baldwin Hills]]
* 1795 – Construction commences on the [[Casa de Rancho San Antonio]] completed in 1810.
* 1795 – Construction commences on the [[Casa de Rancho San Antonio]] completed in 1810.
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===Mexican period===
===Mexican period===
* 1821
* 1821 - [[Rancho Rincón de los Bueyes]], Land Granted to Bernardo Higuera and Cornelio Lopez, by CA Governor.
** [[Rancho Rincón de los Bueyes]], Land Granted to Bernardo Higuera and Cornelio Lopez, by CA Governor.
* 1822 - [[Joseph John Chapman]] an Anglo-American then one of the earliest English-speaking settlers and builders of Mexican [[Alta California]]. Chapman Helps to build the roof of [[La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles]] .<ref name = "Bancroft">Bancroft, H. H. ''History of California, 1801–1824'' (1886) [https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=lgETAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-lgETAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1 Free ebook]</ref>{{rp|393}}
** September 28: In Mexico City, the [[First Mexican Empire|Mexican Empire]] [[Declaration of Independence (Mexico)|declares independence]]; news would reach California months later.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Bolton |first=Herbert E. |date=1919 |title=The Iturbide Revolution in the Californias |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2505905 |journal=The Hispanic American Historical Review |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=188–242 |doi=10.2307/2505905 |issn=0018-2168}}</ref>
* 1823 – [[Rancho Las Ciénegas]], Land Granted to [[Ávila family of California#Francisco Ávila|Francisco Avila]], by CA Governor.
* 1822
** [[Joseph John Chapman]] an Anglo-American then one of the earliest English-speaking settlers and builders of Mexican [[Alta California]]. Chapman Helps to build the roof of [[La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles]] .<ref name="Bancroft">Bancroft, H. H. ''History of California, 1801–1824'' (1886) [https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=lgETAAAAYAAJ&rdid=book-lgETAAAAYAAJ&rdot=1 Free ebook]</ref>{{rp|393}}
** April 9: A junta in [[Monterey, California|Monterey]] headed by governor [[Pablo Vicente de Solá|De Solá]] swear an oath allegiance of the Alta California Province to the Mexican Empire; in the following days, public oaths were taken in the pueblos and missions of Alta California.<ref name=":2" />
** May: José Palomares goes to Monterey as the elector selected to represent the pueblo de Los Ángeles in the election of a deputy from the province to the [[First Mexican Congress|Congress]].<ref name=":2" />
* 1823
** [[Rancho Las Ciénegas]], Land Granted to [[Ávila family of California#Francisco Ávila|Francisco Avila]], by CA Governor.
* 1826
* 1826
**November 27: [[Jedediah Smith]] an Anglo-American Explorer arrives at [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] from the [[Great Salt Lake]] area, making him the first American to reach Alta California via [[Mojave Road|a land route]]
**November 27: [[Jedediah Smith]] an Anglo-American Explorer arrives at [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] from the [[Great Salt Lake]] area, making him the first American to reach Alta California via [[Mojave Road|a land route]]
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**[[Pío Pico|Governor Pico]] married Maria Ignacio Alvarado in the Plaza church. It was attended by the entire population of the pueblo, 800 people, plus hundreds from elsewhere in Alta California.
**[[Pío Pico|Governor Pico]] married Maria Ignacio Alvarado in the Plaza church. It was attended by the entire population of the pueblo, 800 people, plus hundreds from elsewhere in Alta California.
** [[Rancho San Pascual]], Land Granted to Juan Marine, by CA Governor.
** [[Rancho San Pascual]], Land Granted to Juan Marine, by CA Governor.
* 1835
* 1835 – The Mexican Congress declared Los Angeles a city, making it the official capital of Alta California. It was now [[Alta California]]'s leading city.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** May 23: On the advice of the territory's deputy, José Carrillo, Los Angeles, is given the title of ''Ciudad'' and was declared the capital of the Alta California Territory by the Mexican Congress.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}} The ''de facto'' capital remained in Monterey until decades later and the decision furthered political tensions in the territory.
* 1836 – The Indian village of [[Yaanga]] was relocated near the future corner of Commercial and Alameda Streets.
* 1836 – The Indian village of [[Yaanga]] was relocated near the future corner of Commercial and Alameda Streets.
* 1839 – [[Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda#Francisco Sepúlveda|Francisco Sepúlveda]] is granted land [[Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica]] which later developed as the west side of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/SMIA/id/2611/rec/5 |title=Map of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica, Santa Monica: Calendar of Events in the Making of a City, 1875–1950 |date=1875 |website=Santa Monica Public Library |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012050400/http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/SMIA/id/2611/rec/5 |archive-date=2013-10-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* 1839 – [[Francisco Xavier Sepúlveda#Francisco Sepúlveda|Francisco Sepúlveda]] is granted land [[Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica]] which later developed as the west side of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/SMIA/id/2611/rec/5 |title=Map of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica, Santa Monica: Calendar of Events in the Making of a City, 1875–1950 |date=1875 |website=Santa Monica Public Library |access-date=2013-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012050400/http://digital.smpl.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/SMIA/id/2611/rec/5 |archive-date=2013-10-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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**January 8–9: [[Battle of Río San Gabriel]], Mexican's block path into Los Angeles at [[Pico Rivera]]. American Troops are Victorious and the Mexicans Retreat.
**January 8–9: [[Battle of Río San Gabriel]], Mexican's block path into Los Angeles at [[Pico Rivera]]. American Troops are Victorious and the Mexicans Retreat.
**January 10: [[Battle of La Mesa]], Los Angeles taken by U.S. forces.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}{{sfn|Monnette|1915}}
**January 10: [[Battle of La Mesa]], Los Angeles taken by U.S. forces.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}{{sfn|Monnette|1915}}
**January 13: [[Treaty of Cahuenga]], Signed by [[Andrés Pico]] & [[John C. Frémont]] ends American Military acction and completes the American [[Conquest of California]].
**January 13: [[Treaty of Cahuenga]], Signed by [[Andrés Pico]] & [[John C. Frémont]] ends American military action and completes the American [[Conquest of California]].


===American period===
===American period===
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* 1855 – First City public school building built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
* 1855 – First City public school building built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
* 1859 – [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] votes to secede from [[California]] to form the Territory of Colorado, voting 1,407–441 in favor of secession.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ellison|first=William Henry|url=http://archive.org/details/jstor-30234593|title=The Movement for State Division in California, 1849–1860|date=October 1, 1913|publisher=The Southwestern Historical Quarterly|others=JSTOR}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=September 2021}} Congress throws out secession proposal the following year amid the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}
* 1859 – [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]] votes to secede from [[California]] to form the Territory of Colorado, voting 1,407–441 in favor of secession.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Ellison|first=William Henry|url=http://archive.org/details/jstor-30234593|title=The Movement for State Division in California, 1849–1860|date=October 1, 1913|publisher=The Southwestern Historical Quarterly|others=JSTOR}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=September 2021}} Congress throws out secession proposal the following year amid the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

=== 1860s ===
* 1860 – Los Angeles Soap Company in business, founded by [[Forthmann Carriage House|John A. Forthmann]]. {{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}}
* 1860 – Los Angeles Soap Company in business, founded by [[Forthmann Carriage House|John A. Forthmann]]. {{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|ps=: "Los Angeles"}}
* 1865 – [[Loyola High School (Los Angeles)]] opens.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
* 1865 – [[Loyola High School (Los Angeles)]] opens.{{sfn|Starr|2007}}
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* 1869
* 1869
** October 26: [[Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad]] begins operating.<ref name=port>{{cite web |url=http://www.portoflosangeles.org/history/timeline.asp |title=Timeline of Historic Events |publisher=City of Los Angeles |author=Port of Los Angeles |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref>
** October 26: [[Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad]] begins operating.<ref name=port>{{cite web |url=http://www.portoflosangeles.org/history/timeline.asp |title=Timeline of Historic Events |publisher=City of Los Angeles |author=Port of Los Angeles |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref>
**[[William Rosecrans]] Buys ''Rosecrans Tract'' a very large portion of land in [[South Los Angeles]] an investment in which he subdivides and sells developing lots eventually beginning settlement in the area.
**[[William Rosecrans]] Buys ''[[Rosecrans Tract]]'' a very large portion of land in [[South Los Angeles]] an investment in which he subdivides and sells developing lots eventually beginning settlement in the area.

=== 1870s ===
* 1871
* 1871
** October 24: [[Chinese Massacre of 1871 (Los Angeles)|Anti-Chinese unrest]].{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** October 24: [[Chinese Massacre of 1871 (Los Angeles)|Anti-Chinese unrest]].{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
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* 1877
* 1877
** First oranges shipped to eastern markets.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** First oranges shipped to eastern markets.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}

=== 1880s ===
* 1880
* 1880
** [[University of Southern California]] opens.
** [[University of Southern California]] opens.
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* 1887
* 1887
** Peak of real estate boom; many towns laid out.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** Peak of [[1880s Southern California real estate boom]]; many towns laid out.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] incorporated.
** [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] incorporated.
** April 20 – [[Occidental College]] founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** April 20 – [[Occidental College]] founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
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** City Parks Department{{sfn|Parks|1988}} and Los Angeles Oil Exchange founded.
** City Parks Department{{sfn|Parks|1988}} and Los Angeles Oil Exchange founded.
** [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] established.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/how-orange-county-seceded-from-los-angeles.html |title= How Orange County Seceded from Los Angeles |date=August 16, 2013 |publisher= [[KCET]] }}</ref>
** [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] established.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/how-orange-county-seceded-from-los-angeles.html |title= How Orange County Seceded from Los Angeles |date=August 16, 2013 |publisher= [[KCET]] }}</ref>

=== 1890s ===
* 1890 – Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county.
* 1890 – Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county.
* 1891 – Courthouse built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
* 1891 – Courthouse built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
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==20th century==
==20th century==


===1900s–1940s===
===1900s===
{{see also|Los Angeles in the 1920s}}
{{see also|Los Angeles in the 1920s}}
* 1901
* 1901
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** City Market Wholesale Produce Terminal built.<ref name=chssc>{{cite web |url=http://www.chssc.org/History/Timeline.aspx |title=Chinese in America: Timeline |publisher=Chinese Historical Society of Southern California |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref>
** City Market Wholesale Produce Terminal built.<ref name=chssc>{{cite web |url=http://www.chssc.org/History/Timeline.aspx |title=Chinese in America: Timeline |publisher=Chinese Historical Society of Southern California |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref>
** [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] and [[Wilmington, Los Angeles|Wilmington]] become part of the City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** [[San Pedro, Los Angeles|San Pedro]] and [[Wilmington, Los Angeles|Wilmington]] become part of the City of Los Angeles.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}

=== 1910s ===
* 1910
* 1910
** October 1: [[Los Angeles Times bombing]].{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** October 1: [[Los Angeles Times bombing]].{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
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* 1919
* 1919
** September – [[University of California, Los Angeles|Southern branch of University of California]] is founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** September – [[University of California, Los Angeles|Southern branch of University of California]] is founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}

=== 1920s ===
* 1920
* 1920
** Population: 576,673 city;<ref name=census1998 /> 936,455 county.
** Population: 576,673 city;<ref name=census1998 /> 936,455 county.
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* 1921
* 1921
** May 2: the [[Los Angeles Steamship Company]] starts their five times per week overnight passenger and freight service to San Francisco
** May 2: the [[Los Angeles Steamship Company]] starts their five times per week overnight passenger and freight service to San Francisco
** Hollywood Legion Stadium opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** [[Hollywood Legion Stadium]] opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** [[Hollywood Masonic Temple]] and [[Hollyhock House]] (residence) built.
** [[Hollywood Masonic Temple]] and [[Hollyhock House]] (residence) built.
** [[Watts Towers]] sculpture construction begins.
** [[Watts Towers]] sculpture construction begins.
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** [[Los Angeles Board of Trade Building]] and [[Bullocks Wilshire]] department store built.
** [[Los Angeles Board of Trade Building]] and [[Bullocks Wilshire]] department store built.
** [[Nuart Theatre]] opens.
** [[Nuart Theatre]] opens.

=== 1930s ===
* 1930
* 1930
** [[Olvera Street]] restored.<ref name=lapl-visual />
** [[Olvera Street]] restored.<ref name=lapl-visual />
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** [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** [[Union Station (Los Angeles)|Union Station]] opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941|page=405|ps=: "Chronology"}}
** Chandler's fictional detective novel ''[[The Big Sleep]]'' published.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** Chandler's fictional detective novel ''[[The Big Sleep]]'' published.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />

=== 1940s ===
* 1940
* 1940
** [[Arroyo Seco Parkway]] opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Arroyo Seco Parkway]] opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
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* 1949 – [[Los Angeles Valley College]] opens in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley.
* 1949 – [[Los Angeles Valley College]] opens in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles in the San Fernando Valley.


===1950s–1970s===
===1950s===
{{see also|History of Los Angeles#1950.E2.80.932000}}
{{see also|History of Los Angeles#1950.E2.80.932000}}
* 1950
* 1950
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* 1956 – [[Capitol Records Building|Capitol Records Tower]] built.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
* 1956 – [[Capitol Records Building|Capitol Records Tower]] built.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
* 1957 – [[Ferus Gallery]] of art opens.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
* 1957 – [[Ferus Gallery]] of art opens.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
* 1958 – [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] baseball team active.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline.jsp |title=Dodgers Timeline |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref>
* 1958 – [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] baseball team active.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100323061023/http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/la/history/timeline.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 23, 2010 |title=Dodgers Timeline |publisher=MLB Advanced Media |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref>
* 1959
* 1959
** [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] opens.
** [[Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena]] opens.
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** [[Sister city]] relationships established with [[Eilat]], Israel; and [[Nagoya]], Japan.<ref name="SisterCities">{{cite web | url=http://sistercities.lacity.org/ | title=Sister Cities of Los Angeles | publisher=City of Los Angeles | access-date= December 30, 2015 }}</ref>
** [[Sister city]] relationships established with [[Eilat]], Israel; and [[Nagoya]], Japan.<ref name="SisterCities">{{cite web | url=http://sistercities.lacity.org/ | title=Sister Cities of Los Angeles | publisher=City of Los Angeles | access-date= December 30, 2015 }}</ref>


=== 1960s ===
[[File:Hollywood Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|right|Hollywood Walk of Fame established in 1960]]
[[File:Hollywood Walk of Fame.jpg|thumb|right|Hollywood Walk of Fame established in 1960]]
* 1960
* 1960
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** [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]] harbor opens in Los Angeles County.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]] harbor opens in Los Angeles County.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
* 1966
* 1966
** Los Angeles Zoo opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Los Angeles Zoo]] opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Gemini G.E.L.]] art studio founded.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
** [[Gemini G.E.L.]] art studio founded.{{sfn|Art in Context|2011}}
* 1967
* 1967
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** Formation of the Crips and Pirus
** Formation of the Crips and Pirus
** November: The new Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple is completed.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
** November: The new Los Angeles Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple is completed.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

=== 1970s ===
* 1970 – Chinatown Service Center established.<ref name=chssc />
* 1970 – Chinatown Service Center established.<ref name=chssc />
**Former ''[[Leave it to Beaver]]'' [[actor]] [[Ken Osmond]] joins the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]
**Former ''[[Leave it to Beaver]]'' [[actor]] [[Ken Osmond]] joins the [[Los Angeles Police Department]]
**The trial of the Manson Family cult starts on July 15.
**The trial of the Manson Family cult starts on July 15.
* 1971
* 1971
** January 25: Charles Manson and his cult's members are convicted of the Tate-LaBianca Murders.
** January 25: Charles Manson and his cult's members are convicted of the Tate-LaBianca Murders.
** January 28: A [[300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building|federal building]] on [[Los Angeles Street]] is [[1971 L.A. federal building bombing|bombed]], killing a teenage employee.
** February 9: [[1971 San Fernando earthquake]].
** February 9: [[1971 San Fernando earthquake]].
** March 29: The Manson Family is sentenced to death.
** March 29: The Manson Family is sentenced to death.
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**The City Council passes Los Angeles' first homosexual rights bill on June 1 which Mayor Bradley sings on the next day, June 2.
**The City Council passes Los Angeles' first homosexual rights bill on June 1 which Mayor Bradley sings on the next day, June 2.


===1980s–1990s===
===1980s===
* 1980 – Population: 2,966,850 city; 7,477,421 county.
* 1980 – Population: 2,966,850 city; 7,477,421 county.
* 1981 – Sister city relationship established with [[Guangzhou]], China.<ref name="SisterCities" />
* 1981 – Sister city relationship established with [[Guangzhou]], China.<ref name="SisterCities" />
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** Sister city relationship established with [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="SisterCities" />
** Sister city relationship established with [[Vancouver, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref name="SisterCities" />
** [[Proposition U]] passed
** [[Proposition U]] passed
* 1987 – [[1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake|Whittier Narrows earthquake]]
* 1988 – [[Museum of Jurassic Technology]] founded.
* 1988 – [[Museum of Jurassic Technology]] founded.
* 1989
* 1989
** [[U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)|U.S. Bank Tower]] built.
** [[U.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)|U.S. Bank Tower]] built.
** Sister city relationship established with [[Giza]], Egypt.<ref name="SisterCities" />
** Sister city relationship established with [[Giza]], Egypt.<ref name="SisterCities" />

=== 1990s ===
* 1990
* 1990
** [[Hollywood Bowl Orchestra]] founded.
** [[Hollywood Bowl Orchestra]] founded.
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* 1994 – January 17: [[1994 Northridge earthquake]].
* 1994 – January 17: [[1994 Northridge earthquake]].
* 1995
* 1995
** City website launched.<ref>{{citation |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-05-09/news/mn-2242_1_los-angeles-city-council/3 |title=Welcome to the Wiring of the City |date=May 1995 |work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-12-16/local/me-14760_1_city-staff |work=Los Angeles Times |date= December 1995 |title=Feuer Calls for Guidelines on Officials' Internet Sites }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19961031160856/http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ |url= http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ |archive-date= October 31, 1996 |title=Official Site of L.A. City Government |via= Internet Archive, [[Wayback Machine]] }}</ref>
** City website launched.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-05-09-mn-2242-story.html |title=Welcome to the Wiring of the City |date=May 1995 |work=Los Angeles Times }}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-12-16-me-14760-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date= December 1995 |title=Feuer Calls for Guidelines on Officials' Internet Sites }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/19961031160856/http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ |url= http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ |archive-date= October 31, 1996 |title=Official Site of L.A. City Government |via= Internet Archive, [[Wayback Machine]] }}</ref>
** [[Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]] and LA as Subject project<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.laassubject.org/index.php/about |title=LA as Subject |via=[[University of Southern California Libraries]] |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref> begin.
** [[Los Angeles Independent Film Festival]] and LA as Subject project<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.laassubject.org/index.php/about |title=LA as Subject |via=[[University of Southern California Libraries]] |access-date=December 30, 2014 }}</ref> begin.
** ''[[Drudge Report]]'' begins publication.
** ''[[Drudge Report]]'' begins publication.
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==21st century==
==21st century==

[[File:Lightmatter disneyhall5.jpg|thumb|Disney Concert Hall at night]]
[[File:Lightmatter disneyhall5.jpg|thumb|Disney Concert Hall at night]]
=== 2000s ===

* 2001
* 2001
** [[James Hahn]] becomes mayor
** [[James Hahn]] becomes mayor
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* 2009 – ''Los Angeles Times''' [[Mapping L.A.]] project begins.
* 2009 – ''Los Angeles Times''' [[Mapping L.A.]] project begins.
** [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro Sliver Line]] opens.
** [[J Line (Los Angeles Metro)|Metro Sliver Line]] opens.

=== 2010s ===
* 2010
* 2010
** Population: 3,792,621 city;<ref name=quickfacts2010>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0644000.html |title=Los Angeles (city), California |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=December 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902144845/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0644000.html |archive-date=September 2, 2012 }}</ref> 9,818,605 county; [[Los Angeles metropolitan area|metro]] 12,828,837.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/026/508.php |year=2012 |title= Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010) |publisher=US Census Bureau }}</ref>
** Population: 3,792,621 city;<ref name=quickfacts2010>{{cite web |url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0644000.html |title=Los Angeles (city), California |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=December 30, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902144845/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0644000.html |archive-date=September 2, 2012 }}</ref> 9,818,605 county; [[Los Angeles metropolitan area|metro]] 12,828,837.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/dataviz/visualizations/026/508.php |year=2012 |title= Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010) |publisher=US Census Bureau }}</ref>
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** [[Wilshire Grand Tower]], the new tallest building in the city begins groundbreaking in downtown LA.
** [[Wilshire Grand Tower]], the new tallest building in the city begins groundbreaking in downtown LA.
** September 19–21: [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]] makes final landing at LAX.
** September 19–21: [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Endeavour]] makes final landing at LAX.
** [[FIGat7th]] Reopens the newly constructed center happened in fall 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://brighamyen.com/2012/10/05/city-target-opens-next-week-sprinkles-and-the-melt-sign-on-at-figat7th-in-downtown-la | title=City Target Opens Next Week, Sprinkles and the Melt Sign on at FIGat7th in Downtown LA &#124; DTLA RISING | date=October 5, 2012 }}</ref>
** [[FIGat7th]] Reopens the newly constructed center happened in fall 2012.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://brighamyen.com/2012/10/05/city-target-opens-next-week-sprinkles-and-the-melt-sign-on-at-figat7th-in-downtown-la | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008000708/http://brighamyen.com/2012/10/05/city-target-opens-next-week-sprinkles-and-the-melt-sign-on-at-figat7th-in-downtown-la/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=October 8, 2012 | title=City Target Opens Next Week, Sprinkles and the Melt Sign on at FIGat7th in Downtown LA &#124; DTLA RISING | date=October 5, 2012 }}</ref>
* 2013
* 2013
** [[Eric Garcetti]] becomes mayor.
** [[Eric Garcetti]] becomes mayor.
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** [[Los Angeles Chargers]] NFL football team moves back to Los Angeles.
** [[Los Angeles Chargers]] NFL football team moves back to Los Angeles.
** Los Angeles population reaches 4 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/05/01/los-angeles-population-jumps-by-40000-now-tops-4-million/|title=Los Angeles' Population Jumps By 40,000, Now Tops 4 Million|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref>
** Los Angeles population reaches 4 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/05/01/los-angeles-population-jumps-by-40000-now-tops-4-million/|title=Los Angeles' Population Jumps By 40,000, Now Tops 4 Million|date=May 1, 2017}}</ref>
** Los Angeles is [[Los Angeles bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics|selected]] as the host city for the [[2028 Summer Olympics]].
* 2018 – [[Woolsey Fire]] burns across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
* 2018 – [[Woolsey Fire]] burns across Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
* 2019
* 2019
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** The construction of $44 million affordable housing of low income in [[Willowbrook, California]], is now completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/44-million-senior-affordable-development-completed-willowbrook|title=$44-Million Senior Affordable Development Completed in Willowbrook|date=February 7, 2019|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref>
** The construction of $44 million affordable housing of low income in [[Willowbrook, California]], is now completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/44-million-senior-affordable-development-completed-willowbrook|title=$44-Million Senior Affordable Development Completed in Willowbrook|date=February 7, 2019|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref>
** Construction of [[Oceanwide Plaza]], halted in 2019 in Downtown LA.
** Construction of [[Oceanwide Plaza]], halted in 2019 in Downtown LA.

=== 2020s ===
* 2020
* 2020
** January 26 – American professional basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]] dies in a helicopter crash.
** January 26 – American professional basketball player [[Kobe Bryant]] dies in a [[2020 Calabasas helicopter crash|helicopter crash]].
** Los Angeles was hardest-hit by [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], which put few thousands of residents out of work, and shifted others to work at home.
** Los Angeles was hardest-hit by [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], which put few thousands of residents out of work, and shifted others to work at home.
** [[Oceanwide Plaza]] remains uncompleted as Chinese foreign real estate investment capital pulled out due to the [[China–United States trade war]].
** [[Oceanwide Plaza]] remains uncompleted as Chinese foreign real estate investment capital pulled out due to the [[China–United States trade war]].
** 48 apartments could replace single family home in downtown L.A.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/48-apartments-could-replace-single-family-home-south-la|title=48 Apartments Could Replace Single-Family Home in South L.A.|date=October 15, 2020|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref>
** 48 apartments could replace single family home in downtown L.A.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/48-apartments-could-replace-single-family-home-south-la|title=48 Apartments Could Replace Single-Family Home in South L.A.|date=October 15, 2020|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref>
** Hotel-Residential project at Wilshire takes another step forward, which will be completed in 2023. There are 14 residences in affordable units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/hotel-residential-project-wilshire-la-brea-takes-another-step-forward|title=Hotel-Residential Project at Wilshire & La Brea Takes Another Step Forward|date=October 15, 2020|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref>
** Hotel-Residential project at Wilshire takes another step forward, which will be completed in 2023. There are 14 residences in affordable units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://urbanize.city/la/post/hotel-residential-project-wilshire-la-brea-takes-another-step-forward|title=Hotel-Residential Project at Wilshire & La Brea Takes Another Step Forward|date=October 15, 2020|website=Urbanize LA}}</ref>
** May 29,30,31 – [[George Floyd protests|Civil Unrest during George Floyd protests]] occurs in [[Downtown Los Angeles]], [[Central LA]], & [[SantaMonica]]
** May 29–31 – [[George Floyd protests|Civil Unrest during George Floyd protests]] occurs in [[Downtown Los Angeles]], [[Central LA]], & [[Santa Monica]]
* 2021 – [[SoFi Stadium]] opens in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], which occupies the former site of the [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]].
** September 8 – [[SoFi Stadium]] opens in [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood]], which occupies the former site of the [[Hollywood Park Racetrack]].
** October 11 – The [[Los Angeles Lakers]] win the [[2020 NBA Finals|NBA Finals]], their first championship since 2010.
** October 27 – The [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] win the [[2020 World Series|World Series]], their first championship since 1988.
* 2021
** November 16: The naming rights of the Staples Center is acquired by [[Crypto.com]], renaming it to the [[Crypto.com Arena]].
* 2022
* 2022
**[[Los Angeles Rams]] win [[NFL]] [[Super Bowl LVI]] at [[SoFi Stadium]].
** February 13: [[Los Angeles Rams]] win [[Super Bowl LVI]] at [[SoFi Stadium]].
**[[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] announced that it will be opening its first clothing store in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Jasmine |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Amazon's first clothing store opens its doors in Los Angeles |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23141479/amazon-style-clothing-retail-los-angeles-fashion |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>
** May 22: [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] opens its first clothing store in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hicks |first=Jasmine |date=May 25, 2022 |title=Amazon's first clothing store opens its doors in Los Angeles |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/25/23141479/amazon-style-clothing-retail-los-angeles-fashion |access-date=2022-06-17 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>
** October 9 - [[2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal]], an audio recording surfaced of a private meeting involving Los Angeles City Council members and a union leader that involved racist and disparaging comments and led to a local political scandal.
* 2023 -
** October 12: City council president [[Nury Martinez]] resigns amid a [[2022 Los Angeles City Council scandal|racism scandal]].
** December 12: [[Karen Bass]] is sworn in as mayor, becoming the city's first woman to serve as mayor.
* 2023
** May–November: The [[2023 Hollywood labor disputes]] occur primarily in Los Angeles and New York City.
* 2024
** April–May: [[2024 pro-Palestinian protests on university campuses|Pro-Palestinian campus protests]] occur in a number of LA-based universities, including [[2024 University of California, Los Angeles pro-Palestinian campus occupation|UCLA]] and [[2024 University of Southern California pro-Palestinian campus occupation|USC]].
** August 15: [[Intuit Dome]] opens in Inglewood.
** September: The [[Bridge Fire]] burns in Angeles National Forest.


=== Anticipated future events ===
=== Future events ===
* 2026
* 2026
** [[2026 FIFA World Cup]] Host City.
** [[2026 FIFA World Cup]]
* 2028
* 2028
** [[2028 Summer Olympics]] held.
** [[2028 Summer Olympics]]
** [[2028 Summer Paralympics]] held.
** [[2028 Summer Paralympics]]


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 22:57, 4 November 2024

The following is a general historical timeline of the city of Los Angeles, California in the United States of America.

Pre-Columbian era

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  • 8,000 BCE – Chumash and Tongva Tribes inhabited the Los Angeles Basin for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans in the area.
  • 2,000 BCE to 700 CE, the Uto-Aztecan (formerly known as Shoshonean) peoples entered the LA basin, absorbing or displacing the previous Hokan-speaking peoples

15th century

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English exploration

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17th century

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18th century

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Spanish colonization

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19th century

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Mexican period

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  • 1821
  • 1822
    • Joseph John Chapman an Anglo-American then one of the earliest English-speaking settlers and builders of Mexican Alta California. Chapman Helps to build the roof of La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles .[6]: 393 
    • April 9: A junta in Monterey headed by governor De Solá swear an oath allegiance of the Alta California Province to the Mexican Empire; in the following days, public oaths were taken in the pueblos and missions of Alta California.[5]
    • May: José Palomares goes to Monterey as the elector selected to represent the pueblo de Los Ángeles in the election of a deputy from the province to the Congress.[5]
  • 1823
  • 1826
  • 1827 – Jonathan Temple and John Rice opened the first general store in the pueblo, soon followed by J. D. Leandry.[7]
  • 1828 - Rancho La Brea, Land Granted to Antonio Jose Rocha and Nemisio Dominguez, by LA Mayor.
  • 1830 – Los Angeles Pueblo Population: 730.[1]
  • 1831
  • 1833 – Los Angeles Trade and commerce further increased with the secularization of the California missions by the Mexican Congress. Extensive mission lands suddenly became available to government officials, ranchers, and land speculators. The governor made more than 800 land grants during this period to wealthy Californios.
  • 1834
    • Governor Pico married Maria Ignacio Alvarado in the Plaza church. It was attended by the entire population of the pueblo, 800 people, plus hundreds from elsewhere in Alta California.
    • Rancho San Pascual, Land Granted to Juan Marine, by CA Governor.
  • 1835
    • May 23: On the advice of the territory's deputy, José Carrillo, Los Angeles, is given the title of Ciudad and was declared the capital of the Alta California Territory by the Mexican Congress.[1] The de facto capital remained in Monterey until decades later and the decision furthered political tensions in the territory.
  • 1836 – The Indian village of Yaanga was relocated near the future corner of Commercial and Alameda Streets.
  • 1839 – Francisco Sepúlveda is granted land Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica which later developed as the west side of Los Angeles.[9]
  • 1841 – Los Angeles City Population: 1,680 [4]
  • 1845 – The Indian village of Yaanga was relocated again to present-day Boyle Heights.

American invasion

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1860s

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1870s

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1880s

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Map submitted to Post Office Department showing rail lines and river (c. 1885)

1890s

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La Grande Station c. 1911

20th century

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1900s

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1910s

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1910-1915

1920s

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1930s

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1940s

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1950s

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1960s

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Hollywood Walk of Fame established in 1960

1970s

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Formation of the Bloods

1980s

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1990s

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21st century

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Disney Concert Hall at night

2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Future events

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See also

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