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** Kansas City-Los Angeles railway begins operating. |
** Kansas City-Los Angeles railway begins operating. |
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** City Fire Department<ref name=directory1915>{{citation |url=https://archive.org/stream/losangelescalifo1915losa#page/n3/mode/2up |title=Los Angeles City Directory |year=1915 }}</ref> and [[Elysian Park, Los Angeles|Elysian Park]] established. |
** City Fire Department<ref name=directory1915>{{citation |url=https://archive.org/stream/losangelescalifo1915losa#page/n3/mode/2up |title=Los Angeles City Directory |year=1915 }}</ref> and [[Elysian Park, Los Angeles|Elysian Park]] established. |
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** [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] and [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]] incoporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1887 |
* 1887 |
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** [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] incorporated. |
** [[Los Angeles Athletic Club]] incorporated. |
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* 1889 |
* 1889 |
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** City Parks Department<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laparks.org/pdf/100year.pdf |title=100 Years of Recreation and Parks |date=1988 |publisher=City of Los Angeles |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref> and Los Angeles Oil Exchange founded. |
** City Parks Department<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.laparks.org/pdf/100year.pdf |title=100 Years of Recreation and Parks |date=1988 |publisher=City of Los Angeles |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref> and Los Angeles Oil Exchange founded. |
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** [[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]] |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref> |
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* 1890 - Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county. |
* 1890 - Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county. |
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* 1891 - Courthouse built.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
* 1891 - Courthouse built.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1892 - [[Redondo Beach, California|Redondo Beach]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1893 - [[Bradbury Building]] constructed. |
* 1893 - [[Bradbury Building]] constructed. |
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* 1894 - Fiesta de Los Angeles begins.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
* 1894 - Fiesta de Los Angeles begins.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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** ''[[Los Angeles Examiner]]'' newspaper begins publication.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
** ''[[Los Angeles Examiner]]'' newspaper begins publication.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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** [[Continental Building|Braly Building]] constructed. |
** [[Continental Building|Braly Building]] constructed. |
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** [[Alhambra, California|Alhambra]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1905 |
* 1905 |
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** [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] begins operating.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
** [[Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad]] begins operating.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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** Design of the [[seal of the City of Los Angeles]] adopted. |
** Design of the [[seal of the City of Los Angeles]] adopted. |
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** [[Vernon, California|Vernon]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1906 |
* 1906 |
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** [[Alexandria Hotel]] in business.<ref name=wpa1941 /> |
** [[Alexandria Hotel]] in business.<ref name=wpa1941 /> |
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** [[Silver Lake Reservoir]] built.<ref name=wpa1941>{{Citation |author = [[Federal Writers' Project]] |title = Los Angeles: a Guide to the City and its Environs |publication-date = 1941 |location=NY |publisher=Hastings House |series= [[American Guide Series]] |url= http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001611010 |via=Hathi Trust }}</ref> |
** [[Silver Lake Reservoir]] built.<ref name=wpa1941>{{Citation |author = [[Federal Writers' Project]] |title = Los Angeles: a Guide to the City and its Environs |publication-date = 1941 |location=NY |publisher=Hastings House |series= [[American Guide Series]] |url= http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001611010 |via=Hathi Trust }}</ref> |
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** Los Angeles Ostrich Farm<ref name=wpa1941 /> and [[Los Angeles Alligator Farm]] open. |
** Los Angeles Ostrich Farm<ref name=wpa1941 /> and [[Los Angeles Alligator Farm]] open. |
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* 1908 - [[Mount Wilson Observatory]] begins operating in Los Angeles County. |
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* 1909 |
* 1909 |
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** [[Selig Polyscope Company]] relocates to Los Angeles.<ref name=pbs1996 /> |
** [[Selig Polyscope Company]] relocates to Los Angeles.<ref name=pbs1996 /> |
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** [[Nestor Studios]] begin operating.<ref name=pbs1996>{{cite web |url= http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/events/ |work=New Perspectives on the West |publisher= [[Public Broadcasting System]] |location=USA |title= Events (timeline) |year=1996 }}</ref> |
** [[Nestor Studios]] begin operating.<ref name=pbs1996>{{cite web |url= http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/events/ |work=New Perspectives on the West |publisher= [[Public Broadcasting System]] |location=USA |title= Events (timeline) |year=1996 }}</ref> |
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** [[Pacific Electric|Pacific Electric Railway Co.]]<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> and [[Loyola Marymount University|Los Angeles College]] established. |
** [[Pacific Electric|Pacific Electric Railway Co.]]<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> and [[Loyola Marymount University|Los Angeles College]] established. |
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** [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] incorporated in Los Angeles County. |
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* 1912 - [[County of Los Angeles Public Library]] established.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1913 |
* 1913 |
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** [[Los Angeles Aqueduct]] built.<ref name=pbs1996 /> |
** [[Los Angeles Aqueduct]] built.<ref name=pbs1996 /> |
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** [[Central Station, Los Angeles|Central Station]] and [[Southwest Museum of the American Indian|Southwest Museum]]<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> open. |
** [[Central Station, Los Angeles|Central Station]] and [[Southwest Museum of the American Indian|Southwest Museum]]<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> open. |
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** "First ship via [[Panama Canal]] arrives."<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /><ref name=port /> |
** "First ship via [[Panama Canal]] arrives."<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /><ref name=port /> |
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** [[Beverly Hills, California|Beverly Hills]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> |
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* 1915 |
* 1915 |
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** [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]] begins operating.<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> |
** [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]] begins operating.<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> |
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** [[Los Angeles City Hall]] built. |
** [[Los Angeles City Hall]] built. |
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** March 13: Collapse of [[St. Francis Dam]] in nearby [[San Francisquito Canyon]].<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
** March 13: Collapse of [[St. Francis Dam]] in nearby [[San Francisquito Canyon]].<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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** [[Huntington Library]] opens in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> |
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* 1929 |
* 1929 |
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** August: [[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]] (aircraft) arrives from Tokyo.<ref name="Starr2007"/> |
** August: [[LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin|Graf Zeppelin]] (aircraft) arrives from Tokyo.<ref name="Starr2007"/> |
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** August 11-17: [[Watts Riots]].<ref name=NYT-OnThisDay /> |
** August 11-17: [[Watts Riots]].<ref name=NYT-OnThisDay /> |
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** [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] opens on Wilshire Boulevard.<ref name=art-context2011 /> |
** [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art]] opens on Wilshire Boulevard.<ref name=art-context2011 /> |
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** [[Marina del Rey, California|Marina del Rey]] harbor opens in Los Angeles County.<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> |
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* 1966 |
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** Los Angeles Zoo opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> |
** Los Angeles Zoo opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> |
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** [[1984 Summer Olympics]] held. |
** [[1984 Summer Olympics]] held. |
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** [[Forever 21]] clothier in business. |
** [[Forever 21]] clothier in business. |
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** [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] incorporated in Los Angeles County. |
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* 1985 - [[Latino Theater Company]] founded. |
* 1985 - [[Latino Theater Company]] founded. |
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* 1986 |
* 1986 |
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- 1781 - El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciuncula founded in colonial New Spain.[1]
- 1818 - Avila Adobe built.[2]
- 1830 - Population: 730.[1]
- 1835 - Los Angeles becomes capital of Mexican California.[1]
- 1846 - September: Siege of Los Angeles by U.S. forces.
- 1847 - January 10: Los Angeles taken by U.S. forces.[1][3]
- 1848 - February 2: Los Angeles becomes part of U.S. territory per Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
- 1850
- April 4: Los Angeles incorporated.[1]
- September 9: Los Angeles becomes part of the new U.S. state of California.[1]
- Population: 1,610 city; 3,530 county.[1]
- Los Angeles County established.
- 1851 - Los Angeles Star newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1855 - Public school built.[1]
- 1860 - Los Angeles Soap Company in business.[5]
- 1865 - St. Vincent's College opens.[6]
- 1866 - Town Square established.[7]
- 1868 - Street lighting installed.[7]
- 1869 - Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad begins operating.[8]
- 1871
- October 24: Anti-Chinese unrest.[1]
- Evening Express newspaper begins publication.[9]
- San Pedro Harbor development begins.[10]
- 1872 - First African Methodist Episcopal Church established.[7]
- 1873 - Los Angeles Daily Herald newspaper begins publication.[9]
- 1875 - Los Angeles and Independence Railroad begins operating.[1]
- 1876
- Southern Pacific railway (San Francisco-Los Angeles) begins operating.[1]
- Cathedral of Saint Vibiana built.[7]
- 1880
- University of Southern California opens.
- Population: 11,183 city;[1] 33,381 county.
- 1881 - Los Angeles Daily Times begins publication.[9]
- 1882 - Los Angeles State Normal School opens.[1]
- 1883 - City Railroad Company established.[11]
- 1884 - Child's Grand Opera House opens.[12]
- 1886
- Kansas City-Los Angeles railway begins operating.
- City Fire Department[13] and Elysian Park established.
- 1887
- Los Angeles Athletic Club incorporated.
- 1888
- Arcade Depot opens.
- Chamber of Commerce founded.
- California Club incorporated.
- Long Beach incorporated in Los Angeles County.[1]
- 1889
- City Parks Department[14] and Los Angeles Oil Exchange founded.
- 1890 - Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county.
- 1891 - Courthouse built.[1]
- 1893 - Bradbury Building constructed.
- 1894 - Fiesta de Los Angeles begins.[1]
- 1895 - Highland Park becomes part of the City of Los Angeles.[1]
- 1896 - Griffith Park established.[5]
- 1897 - Los Angeles Country Club founded.
- 1899 - Garvanza and University district become part of the City of Los Angeles.[1]
20th century
1900s-1940s
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- 1900 - Population: 102,479 city;[1] 170,298 county.
- 1901
- Los Angeles Railway and Angels Flight funicular begin operating.
- Children's Hospital founded.
- 1902 - Tally's Electric Theater opens.[12]
- 1903
- Los Angeles Examiner newspaper begins publication.[1]
- Braly Building constructed.
- 1905
- Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad begins operating.[1]
- Design of the seal of the City of Los Angeles adopted.
- 1906
- Alexandria Hotel in business.[5]
- Shoestring area becomes part of City of Los Angeles.[15]
- Glendale, Huntington Park, and Watts incorporated in Los Angeles County.[1]
- 1907
- Port of Los Angeles established.[8]
- Silver Lake Reservoir built.[5]
- Los Angeles Ostrich Farm[5] and Los Angeles Alligator Farm open.
- 1909
- Selig Polyscope Company relocates to Los Angeles.[16]
- City Market Wholesale Produce Terminal built.[17]
- San Pedro and Wilmington become part of the City of Los Angeles.[1]
- 1910
- October 1: Los Angeles Times bombing.[1]
- East Hollywood and Hollywood become part of City of Los Angeles.[15]
- Population: 319,200 city; 504,131 county.
- 1911
- Nestor Studios begin operating.[16]
- Pacific Electric Railway Co.[1] and Los Angeles College established.
- 1913
- Los Angeles Aqueduct built.[16]
- La Brea Tar Pits excavation begins.[18]
- 1914
- Central Station and Southwest Museum[1] open.
- "First ship via Panama Canal arrives."[1][8]
- 1915
- Universal Studios begins operating.[7]
- San Fernando Valley becomes part of City of Los Angeles.[15]
- Breed Street Synagogue active.
- Japan-Los Angeles steamship begins operating.[7]
- Area of city: 288 square miles.[19]
- 1916 - Westgate becomes part of City of Los Angeles.[15]
- 1917 - Culver City incorporated in Los Angeles County.[7]
- 1918
- Warner Bros. Studios begin operating.[7]
- Los Angeles Philharmonic[12] and Otis College of Art and Design founded.
- 1920
- Population: 576,673 city;[20] 936,455 county.
- Douglas Aircraft Company in business in nearby Santa Monica.[1]
- 1921
- Hollywood Legion Stadium opens.[1]
- Hollywood Masonic Temple and Hollyhock House (residence) built.
- Watts Towers sculpture construction begins.
- Chouinard Art Institute founded.
- Ambassador Hotel in business.
- 1922
- KFI, KHJ and KNX radio stations begin broadcasting.[7]
- Hollywood Bowl (amphitheater) and Grauman's Egyptian Theatre open.
- 1923
- Hollywoodland sign erected.[21]
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum opens.
- Biltmore Hotel in business.
- Angelus Temple built.[6]
- Illustrated Daily News begins publication.[1]
- 1924 - Harding High School established.
- 1925
- Grand Olympic Auditorium opens.
- Junior League[1] and Yogananda Self-Realization Fellowship[22] established.
- 1926
- Orpheum Theatre, El Capitan Theatre,[23] and 28th Street YMCA[24] open.
- Public library built.
- Shrine Auditorium rebuilt.
- Venice and Watts become part of City of Los Angeles.
- La Opinión Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1927
- Grauman's Chinese Theatre opens.
- 5 May, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel opens for business.
- Barnsdall Art Park established.
- 1928
- Los Angeles City Hall built.
- March 13: Collapse of St. Francis Dam in nearby San Francisquito Canyon.[1]
- 1929
- August: Graf Zeppelin (aircraft) arrives from Tokyo.[6]
- Academy Awards begin.[25]
- Los Angeles Board of Trade Building and Bullocks Wilshire department store built.
- Nuart Theatre opens.
- 1930
- Olvera Street restored.[26]
- Hollywood Reporter begins publication.
- Greek Theatre[7] and Pantages Theatre[23] open.
- Highland Park synagogue built.
- Population: 1,238,048 city; 2,208,492 county.
- Burbank airport begins operating.
- 1931
- Chateau Marmont Hotel in business.
- Figueroa Street Tunnels open.
- 1932 - 1932 Summer Olympics held.
- 1933
- March 10: 1933 Long Beach earthquake.
- October 12: Los Angeles Garment Workers Strike of 1933 begins.
- Frank L. Shaw becomes mayor.
- Los Angeles Sentinel newspaper[7] and Daily Variety begin publication.
- 1934 - Los Angeles Science Fiction Society formed.[4]
- 1935 - Griffith Park Planetarium dedicated.[1]
- 1936
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles established.
- Crossroads of the World shopping mall built.
- 1938
- Los Angeles flood of 1938.[1]
- China City developed.[17]
- CBS Columbia Square built.
- Mayor Shaw ousted; Fletcher Bowron becomes mayor.[1]
- 1939
- Union Station opens.[1]
- Chandler's fictional detective novel The Big Sleep published.[7]
- 1940
- Arroyo Seco Parkway opens.[7]
- United States Court House built.
- 1941
- Los Angeles Airport in operation.
- Pueblo Del Rio housing complex built.
- Turnabout Theatre of puppets established.[26]
- 1942
- US-Mexico Bracero program begins.
- Parking meters installed.[7]
- 1943 - Ethnic Zoot Suit Riots occur.[6]
- 1944 - Imperial Courts and Jordan Downs housing projects built.[27]
- 1946
- 1947 - KTLA television begins broadcasting.[4]
1950s-1990s
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- 1950
- Fictional Sunset Boulevard film released.[7]
- Population: 1,970,358 city; 4,151,687 county.
- 1951 - Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority created.[11]
- 1953 - Four Level Interchange highway begins operating.[30]
- 1954 - Church of Scientology[6] and Getty Museum[7] open.
- 1955
- Nickerson Gardens housing complex built.[27]
- Disneyland amusement park opens in nearby Anaheim.[7]
- 1956 - Capitol Records Tower built.[7]
- 1957 - Ferus Gallery of art opens.[31]
- 1958 - Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team active.[32]
- 1959
- Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena opens.
- Grammy Award begins.[33]
- KPFK radio begins broadcasting.[34]
- 1960
- July: 1960 Democratic National Convention held.
- Hollywood Walk of Fame established.[7]
- Los Angeles Lakers basketball team active.[7]
- 1961 - Theme Building constructed at Los Angeles Airport.
- 1962
- Los Angeles Herald-Examiner newspaper in publication.
- City Cultural Heritage Board created.
- Dodger Stadium opens.[7]
- 1963
- Vincent Thomas Bridge opens.
- Century City development begins.
- 1964
- Whisky a Go Go nightclub[7] and Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (concert hall) opens.[7]
- UCLA Labor Center and Los Angeles Master Chorale founded.
- 1965
- August 11-17: Watts Riots.[35]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art opens on Wilshire Boulevard.[31]
- 1966
- Los Angeles Zoo opens.[7]
- Gemini G.E.L. art studio founded.[31]
- 1967
- Two California Plaza built.
- Los Angeles Advocate newsletter begins publication.[4]
- Mark Taper Forum (theatre)[36] and Brockman Gallery of art[31] open.
- Forum (arena) opens in nearby Inglewood.[7]
- 1968 - June 5: Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel.
- 1970 - Chinatown Service Center established.[17]
- 1971
- February 9: 1971 San Fernando earthquake.
- Los Angeles Convention Center opens.
- California Institute of the Arts opens in nearby Valencia.[31]
- 1972
- Womanhouse art event occurs.[31]
- Self Help Graphics & Art active.
- 1973
- Tom Bradley becomes mayor.[37]
- Aon Center built.
- 1974 - Security Pacific Plaza built.
- 1975 - Chinese Historical Society of Southern California founded.
- 1976 - Los Angeles City Historical Society founded.[2]
- 1977 - X (musical group) formed.
- 1978 - LA Weekly begins publication.
- 1980 - Population: 2,966,850 city; 7,477,421 county.
- 1983
- Crocker Tower built.
- Red Hot Chili Peppers (musical group) formed.
- 1984
- 1984 Summer Olympics held.
- Forever 21 clothier in business.
- 1985 - Latino Theater Company founded.
- 1986
- Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles established.
- Los Angeles Opera active.
- 1988 - Museum of Jurassic Technology founded.
- 1989 - U.S. Bank Tower built.
- 1990
- Hollywood Bowl Orchestra founded.
- Sanwa Bank Plaza built.
- Population: 3,485,398.[20]
- Sony Pictures Entertainment headquartered in nearby Culver City.
- 1991
- Gas Company Tower and 777 Tower built.
- Maxine Waters becomes U.S. representative for California's 29th congressional district.[38]
- 1992
- April 29: Rodney King riots begin.[35]
- Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance founded.
- 1993 - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority created.
- 1994 - January 17: 1994 Northridge earthquake.
- 1995 - Los Angeles Independent Film Festival and LA as Subject project[39] begin.
- 1996
- Loyola Marymount University's Center for the Study of Los Angeles founded.[40]
- Museum of Television & Radio opens in Beverly Hills.
- 1997
- Homies Unidos (community group) active.[3]
- American Apparel clothier headquartered in Los Angeles.
- 1998 - Los Angeles Almanac begins publication.[41]
- 1999 - Staples Center (sports arena) opens.
21st century
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- 2000
- August: 2000 Democratic National Convention held.[42]
- Los Angeles Police Rampart scandal report issued.
- 2001 - Kodak Theatre opens.
- 2002 - Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels built.
- 2003
- Walt Disney Concert Hall[43] and Chinese American Museum[17] open.
- Los Angeles Derby Dolls (rollerderby) team formed.
- 2004 - National Day Laborer Organizing Network headquartered in Los Angeles (approximate date).[citation needed]
- 2005 - Antonio Villaraigosa becomes mayor.[6]
- 2006
- LA Weekly Detour Music Festival begins.
- City Office of Historic Resources created.[4]
- 2007
- May 1: 2007 MacArthur Park rallies.
- Los Angeles Theatre Center opens.[5]
- 2008 - Los Angeles Heritage Alliance formed.[6]
- 2009 - Los Angeles Times' Mapping L.A. project begins.
- 2010
- 2011
- October 1: Occupy Los Angeles begins.[46]
- QuakeBot in use.[47]
- 2012 - Los Angeles Review of Books begins publication.
- 2013
- Eric Garcetti becomes mayor.
- Population: 3,884,307.[48]
See also
- History of Los Angeles
- List of mayors of Los Angeles
- List of districts and neighborhoods of Los Angeles
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles, California
- Timeline of California[49]
- Other cities in California
- Timeline of Fresno, 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 San Jose, California
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Further reading
- Robert Mayer, ed. (1978), Los Angeles: a Chronological & Documentary History, 1542-1976, American Cities Chronology Series, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications
External links
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- "Los Angeles City Directories, 1875-1942" – via Los Angeles Public Library.
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