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* 1855 - Public school built.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
* 1855 - Public school built.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />

* 1860 - Los Angeles Soap Company in business.<ref name=wpa1941 />


* 1865 - [[Loyola High School (Los Angeles)|St. Vincent's College]] opens.<ref name="Starr2007"/>
* 1865 - [[Loyola High School (Los Angeles)|St. Vincent's College]] opens.<ref name="Starr2007"/>
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* 1880
* 1880
** [[University of Southern California]] opens.
** [[University of Southern California]] opens.
** Population: 11,183.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** Population: 11,183 city;<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> 33,381 county.


* 1881 - ''[[Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Daily Times]]'' begins publication.<ref name=LOC />
* 1881 - ''[[Los Angeles Times|Los Angeles Daily Times]]'' begins publication.<ref name=LOC />
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* 1888
* 1888
** [[Arcade Depot]] opens.
** [[Arcade Depot]] opens.
** [[Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]] founded.
** [[California Club]] incorporated.
** [[California Club]] incorporated.
** [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
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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>
** [[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>


* 1890 - Population: 50,400.
* 1890 - Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county.


* 1891 - Courthouse built.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
* 1891 - Courthouse built.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
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* 1895 - [[Highland Park, Los Angeles|Highland Park]] becomes part of the City of Los Angeles.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
* 1895 - [[Highland Park, Los Angeles|Highland Park]] becomes part of the City of Los Angeles.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />


* 1896 - [[Griffith Park]] established.<ref name=wpa1941 />
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* 1897 - [[Los Angeles Country Club]] founded.


* 1898 - [[Griffith Park]] established.
* 1897 - [[Los Angeles Country Club]] founded.


* 1899 - [[Garvanza, Los Angeles|Garvanza]] and University district become part of the City of Los Angeles.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
* 1899 - [[Garvanza, Los Angeles|Garvanza]] and University district become part of the City of Los Angeles.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />


==20th century==
==20th century==
===1900s-1950s===
===1900s-1940s===
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{{seealso|Los Angeles in the 1920s}}
{{seealso|Los Angeles in the 1920s}}
* 1900 - Population: 102,479.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
* 1900 - Population: 102,479 city;<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> 170,298 county.


* 1901
* 1901
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* 1906
* 1906
** [[Alexandria Hotel]] in business.<ref name=wpa1941 />
** Shoestring area becomes part of City of Los Angeles.<ref name=auditor1917 />
** Shoestring area becomes part of City of Los Angeles.<ref name=auditor1917 />
** [[Glendale, California|Glendale]], [[Huntington Park, California|Huntington Park]], and [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** [[Glendale, California|Glendale]], [[Huntington Park, California|Huntington Park]], and [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />


* 1907 - Port of Los Angeles established.<ref name=port />
* 1907
** Port of Los Angeles established.<ref name=port />
** [[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>
** Los Angeles Ostrich Farm<ref name=wpa1941 /> and [[Los Angeles Alligator Farm]] open.


* 1908 - [[Mount Wilson Observatory]] begins operating in Los Angeles County.
* 1908 - [[Mount Wilson Observatory]] begins operating in Los Angeles County.
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** October 1: [[Los Angeles Times bombing]].<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** October 1: [[Los Angeles Times bombing]].<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** [[East Hollywood, Los Angeles|East Hollywood]] and [[Hollywood]] become part of City of Los Angeles.<ref name=auditor1917 />
** [[East Hollywood, Los Angeles|East Hollywood]] and [[Hollywood]] become part of City of Los Angeles.<ref name=auditor1917 />
** Population: 319,200.
** Population: 319,200 city; 504,131 county.


* 1911
* 1911
** [[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>
** [[Pacific Electric|Pacific Electric Railway Co.]] established.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** [[Pacific Electric|Pacific Electric Railway Co.]]<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> and [[Loyola Marymount University|Los Angeles College]] established.
** [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.
** [[Burbank, California|Burbank]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.


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** [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]] begins operating.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Universal Studios Hollywood|Universal Studios]] begins operating.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[San Fernando Valley]] becomes part of City of Los Angeles.<ref name=auditor1917>{{cite book|title=Report of the Auditor of the City of Los Angeles, California |year=1917 |chapterurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=a9MWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA179 |chapter=Annexation and Area of City }}</ref>
** [[San Fernando Valley]] becomes part of City of Los Angeles.<ref name=auditor1917>{{cite book|title=Report of the Auditor of the City of Los Angeles, California |year=1917 |chapterurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=a9MWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA179 |chapter=Annexation and Area of City }}</ref>
** [[Breed Street Shul|Breed Street Synagogue]] active.
** Japan-Los Angeles steamship begis operating.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** Japan-Los Angeles steamship begis operating.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** Area of city: 288 square miles.<ref>{{cite journal |title=How the Area of Los Angeles City was Enlarged |author=J.M. Guinn |year=1915 |work= Publications |publisher= Historical Society of Southern California |volume=9 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=twgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA173 }}</ref>
** Area of city: 288 square miles.<ref>{{cite journal |title=How the Area of Los Angeles City was Enlarged |author=J.M. Guinn |year=1915 |work= Publications |publisher= Historical Society of Southern California |volume=9 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=twgVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA173 }}</ref>
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* 1920
* 1920
** Population: 576,673.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** Population: 576,673 city;<ref name=wpa1941-chronology /> 936,455 county.
** [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] in business in nearby Santa Monica.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] in business in nearby Santa Monica.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />


* 1921
* 1921
** Hollywood Legion Stadium opens.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** Hollywood Legion Stadium opens.<ref name=wpa1941-chronology />
** [[Hollyhock House]] (residence) built.
** [[Hollywood Masonic Temple]] and [[Hollyhock House]] (residence) built.
** [[Watts Towers]] sculpture construction begins.
** [[Watts Towers]] sculpture construction begins.
** [[Chouinard Art Institute]] founded.
** [[Chouinard Art Institute]] founded.
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* 1922
* 1922
** [[KFI]], [[KHJ (AM)|KHJ]] and [[KNX (AM)|KNX]] radio stations begin broadcasting.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[KFI]], [[KHJ (AM)|KHJ]] and [[KNX (AM)|KNX]] radio stations begin broadcasting.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Hollywood Bowl]] (amphitheater) opens.
** [[Hollywood Bowl]] (amphitheater) and [[Grauman's Egyptian Theatre]] open.


* 1923
* 1923
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* 1926
* 1926
** [[Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)|Orpheum Theatre]] and [[El Capitan Theatre]]<ref name=treasures-hollywood /> open.
** [[Central Library Goodhue building|Public library]] built.
** [[Central Library Goodhue building|Public library]] built.
** [[Shrine Auditorium]] rebuilt.
** [[Shrine Auditorium]] rebuilt.
** [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]] and [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] become part of City of Los Angeles.
** [[Venice, Los Angeles|Venice]] and [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] become part of City of Los Angeles.
** ''[[La Opinión]]'' Spanish-language newspaper begins publication.


* 1927
* 1927
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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"/>
** [[Academy Awards]] begin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timelines.latimes.com/academy-awards/ |title=Academy Awards through the years (timeline) |date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
** [[Academy Awards]] begin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timelines.latimes.com/academy-awards/ |title=Academy Awards through the years (timeline) |date=March 3, 2014 |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>

** [[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.


* 1930
* 1930
** [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Olvera Street]] restored.<ref name=lapl-visual />
** ''[[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]]'' begins publication.
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** Population: 1,238,048.
** [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]]<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> and [[Pantages Theatre (Hollywood)|Pantages Theatre]]<ref name=treasures-hollywood>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/california/los-angeles/hollywood?page=2&status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref> open.
** [[Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock|Highland Park synagogue]] built.
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** Population: 1,238,048 city; 2,208,492 county.
** [[Bob Hope Airport|Burbank airport]] begins operating.
** [[Bob Hope Airport|Burbank airport]] begins operating.


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** October 12: [[Los Angeles Garment Workers Strike of 1933]] begins.
** October 12: [[Los Angeles Garment Workers Strike of 1933]] begins.
** [[Frank L. Shaw]] becomes mayor.
** [[Frank L. Shaw]] becomes mayor.
** ''Los Angeles Sentinel'' newspaper begins publication.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** ''Los Angeles Sentinel'' newspaper<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> and ''[[Variety (magazine)|Daily Variety]]'' begin publication.


* 1934 - Los Angeles Science Fiction Society formed.<ref name="McNamara2010" />
* 1934 - Los Angeles Science Fiction Society formed.<ref name="McNamara2010" />
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** [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles Airport]] in operation.
** [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles Airport]] in operation.
** [[Pueblo Del Rio]] housing complex built.
** [[Pueblo Del Rio]] housing complex built.
** [Turnabout Theatre]] of puppets established.<ref name=lapl-visual>{{cite web |url= http://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/visual-collections |title=Visual Collections |author=Los Angeles Public Library |accessdate=December 2014 |publisher=City of Los Angeles }}</ref>


* 1942 - [[Parking meters]] installed.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
* 1942 - [[Parking meters]] installed.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
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* 1947 - [[KTLA]] television begins broadcasting.<ref name="McNamara2010" />
* 1947 - [[KTLA]] television begins broadcasting.<ref name="McNamara2010" />


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===1950s-1990s===
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{{seealso|History of Los Angeles#1950.E2.80.932000}}
* 1950
* 1950
** Fictional ''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' film released.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** Fictional ''[[Sunset Boulevard (film)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' film released.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** Population: 1,970,358.
** Population: 1,970,358 city; 4,151,687 county.


* 1951 - [[Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority]] created.<ref name=gridlock2008>{{cite web |url= http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/reports/america-in-gridlock/overview-america-in-gridlock/18/ |work=America in Gridlock |publisher= [[Public Broadcasting System]] |location=USA |title=Timeline: Driven to Despair: Los Angeles |year=2008 |series=Blueprint America }}</ref>
* 1951 - [[Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority]] created.<ref name=gridlock2008>{{cite web |url= http://www.pbs.org/wnet/blueprintamerica/reports/america-in-gridlock/overview-america-in-gridlock/18/ |work=America in Gridlock |publisher= [[Public Broadcasting System]] |location=USA |title=Timeline: Driven to Despair: Los Angeles |year=2008 |series=Blueprint America }}</ref>
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** [[Grammy Award]] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timelines.latimes.com/grammy-awards/ |title=Grammys history and winners through the years (timeline) |date=January 26, 2014 |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
** [[Grammy Award]] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timelines.latimes.com/grammy-awards/ |title=Grammys history and winners through the years (timeline) |date=January 26, 2014 |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>


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===1960s-1990s===
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* 1960
* 1960
** July: [[1960 Democratic National Convention]] held.
** July: [[1960 Democratic National Convention]] held.
** [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] established.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] established.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Los Angeles Lakers]] basketball team active.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Los Angeles Lakers]] basketball team active.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />

* 1961 - [[Theme Building]] constructed at [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles Airport]].


* 1962
* 1962
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** [[Dodger Stadium]] opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Dodger Stadium]] opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />


* 1963
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* 1964 - [[Whisky a Go Go]] nightclub<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> and [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] (concert hall) opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
** [[Vincent Thomas Bridge]] opens.
** [[Century City, Los Angeles|Century City]] development begins.

* 1964
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** [[Whisky a Go Go]] nightclub<ref name=discoverlosangeles /> and [[Dorothy Chandler Pavilion]] (concert hall) opens.<ref name=discoverlosangeles />
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** [[Los Angeles Master Chorale]] founded.


* 1965
* 1965
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* 1975 - [[Chinese Historical Society of Southern California]] founded.
* 1975 - [[Chinese Historical Society of Southern California]] founded.

* 1976 - Los Angeles City Historical Society founded.[http://www.lacityhistory.org/history.shtml]


* 1977 - [[X (American band)|X]] (musical group) formed.
* 1977 - [[X (American band)|X]] (musical group) formed.


* 1978 - ''[[LA Weekly]]'' begins publication.
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* 1980 - Population: 2,966,850.

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* 1980 - Population: 2,966,850 city; 7,477,421 county.


* 1983
* 1983
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** [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] (musical group) formed.
** [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] (musical group) formed.


* 1984 - [[1984 Summer Olympics]] held.
* 1984
** [[1984 Summer Olympics]] held.
** [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] incorporated in Los Angeles County.

* 1986 - [[Los Angeles Opera]] active.


* 1988 - [[Museum of Jurassic Technology]] founded.
* 1988 - [[Museum of Jurassic Technology]] founded.
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** [[Figueroa at Wilshire|Sanwa Bank Plaza]] built.
** [[Figueroa at Wilshire|Sanwa Bank Plaza]] built.


* 1991 - [[Gas Company Tower]] and [[777 Tower]] built.
* 1991
** [[Gas Company Tower]] and [[777 Tower]] built.
** [[Maxine Waters]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[California's 29th congressional district]].<ref>{{cite book |title=[[Official Congressional Directory]]: 103rd Congress |location=Washington DC |publisher=Government Printing Office |year=1993 |chapter=California |chapterurl= http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.l0072691827?urlappend=%3Bseq=75 }}</ref>


* 1992 - April 29: [[1992 Los Angeles riots|Rodney King riots]] begin.<ref name=NYT-OnThisDay>{{citation |work=New York Times |url= http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/ |title= On This Day |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
* 1992 - April 29: [[1992 Los Angeles riots|Rodney King riots]] begin.<ref name=NYT-OnThisDay>{{citation |work=New York Times |url= http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/ |title= On This Day |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
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* 1994 - January 17: [[1994 Northridge earthquake]].
* 1994 - January 17: [[1994 Northridge earthquake]].


* 1995 - [[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]] |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref> begin.
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* 1996 - [[Paley Center for Media|Museum of Television & Radio]] opens in Beverly Hills.

* 1996
** Loyola Marymount University's Center for the Study of Los Angeles founded.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lahistoryarchive.org/forum.html |title=Online resources related to Southern California history |publisher=LA History Archive |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
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** [[Paley Center for Media|Museum of Television & Radio]] opens in Beverly Hills.


* 1997 - [[American Apparel]] clothier headquartered in Los Angeles.
* 1997 - [[American Apparel]] clothier headquartered in Los Angeles.

* 1998 - ''Los Angeles Almanac'' begins publication.<ref name=lacityhistory>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacityhistory.org/resources.shtml |title=Resources |publisher= Los Angeles City Historical Society |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>


* 1999 - [[Staples Center]] (sports arena) opens.
* 1999 - [[Staples Center]] (sports arena) opens.
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==21st century==
==21st century==
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* 2000
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* 2000 - Los Angeles Police [[Rampart scandal]] report issued.
** August: [[2000 Democratic National Convention]] held.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/archivesandspecialcollections/cslaresearchcollection/ |title=CSLA Research Collection: List of Collections |author=Center for the Study of Los Angeles |publisher=Loyola Marymount University |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
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** Los Angeles Police [[Rampart scandal]] report issued.


* 2001 - [[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]] opens.
* 2001 - [[Dolby Theatre|Kodak Theatre]] opens.
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* 2005 - [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] becomes mayor.<ref name="Starr2007"/>
* 2005 - [[Antonio Villaraigosa]] becomes mayor.<ref name="Starr2007"/>


* 2006
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* 2006 - City Office of Historic Resources created.[http://preservation.lacity.org/about]
** [[LA Weekly Detour Music Festival]] begins.
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** City Office of Historic Resources created.[http://preservation.lacity.org/about]

* 2008 - Los Angeles Heritage Alliance formed.[http://laheritage.blogspot.com/2008/05/la-heritage-alliance-formed.html]


* 2009 - ''Los Angeles Times''' [[Mapping L.A.]] project begins.
* 2009 - ''Los Angeles Times''' [[Mapping L.A.]] project begins.


* 2010
* 2010
** Population: 3,792,621.<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 |accessdate= December 2014 }}</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 |accessdate= December 2014 }}</ref> 9,818,605 county.
** Area of city: 503 square miles.
** Area of city: 503 square miles.


* 2011 - October 1: [[Occupy Los Angeles]] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timelines.latimes.com/occupy-wall-street-movement/ |title=Occupy Wall Street: Timeline |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>
* 2011 - October 1: [[Occupy Los Angeles]] begins.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://timelines.latimes.com/occupy-wall-street-movement/ |title=Occupy Wall Street: Timeline |publisher=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=December 2014 }}</ref>

* 2012 - ''[[Los Angeles Review of Books]]'' begins publication.


* 2013 - [[Eric Garcetti]] becomes mayor.
* 2013 - [[Eric Garcetti]] becomes mayor.
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
{{main|Bibliography of Los Angeles}}
* Los Angeles City Directory. [https://archive.org/stream/losangelesstreet00wolc#page/n0/mode/2up 1893], [https://archive.org/stream/thurstonsdirecto00thur#page/n1/mode/2up 1920]
* {{Citation |publisher = [[Oceana Publications]] |publication-place = Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. |series=American Cities Chronology Series |editor=Robert Mayer |title = Los Angeles: a Chronological & Documentary History, 1542-1976 |publication-date = 1978 }}
* {{Citation |publisher = [[Oceana Publications]] |publication-place = Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. |series=American Cities Chronology Series |editor=Robert Mayer |title = Los Angeles: a Chronological & Documentary History, 1542-1976 |publication-date = 1978 }}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Los Angeles}}
{{Commons category|Los Angeles}}
* {{cite web |url=http://rescarta.lapl.org/ResCarta-Web/jsp/RcWebBrowseCollections.jsp |title=Los Angeles City Directories, 1875-1942 |via=Los Angeles Public Library }}


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Prior to 20th century

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  • 1830 - Population: 730.[1]
  • 1847 - January 10: Los Angeles taken by U.S. forces.[1][2]
  • 1851 - Los Angeles Star newspaper begins publication.[3]
  • 1855 - Public school built.[1]
  • 1860 - Los Angeles Soap Company in business.[4]
  • 1866 - Town Square established.[6]
  • 1868 - Street lighting installed.[6]
  • 1873 - Los Angeles Daily Herald newspaper begins publication.[8]
  • 1883 - City Railroad Company established.[10]
  • 1884 - Child's Grand Opera House opens.[11]
  • 1890 - Population: 50,400 city; 101,454 county.
  • 1891 - Courthouse built.[1]
  • 1894 - Fiesta de Los Angeles begins.[1]
  • 1899 - Garvanza and University district become part of the City of Los Angeles.[1]

20th century

1900s-1940s

See also: Los Angeles in the 1920s
  • 1900 - Population: 102,479 city;[1] 170,298 county.
  • 1934 - Los Angeles Science Fiction Society formed.[3]
  • 1946 - Los Angeles Rams football team active.[6]
  • 1947 - KTLA television begins broadcasting.[3]

1950s-1990s

See also: History of Los Angeles § 1950.E2.80.932000
  • 1950
  • 1970 - Chinatown Service Center established.[17]
  • 1976 - Los Angeles City Historical Society founded.[2]
  • 1977 - X (musical group) formed.
  • 1980 - Population: 2,966,850 city; 7,477,421 county.
  • 1998 - Los Angeles Almanac begins publication.[34]

21st century

  • 2008 - Los Angeles Heritage Alliance formed.[4]
  • 2010
    • Population: 3,792,621 city;[37] 9,818,605 county.
    • Area of city: 503 square miles.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Federal Writers' Project (1941), "Chronology", Los Angeles: a Guide to the City and its Environs, American Guide Series, NY: Hastings House – via Hathi Trust {{citation}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Orra Eugene Monnette (1915). California Chronology: A Period of Three Hundred and Fifty Years, 1510-1860. Los Angeles.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ a b c d Kevin R. McNamara, ed. (2010). "Chronology". Cambridge Companion to the Literature of Los Angeles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-51470-5. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e Federal Writers' Project (1941), Los Angeles: a Guide to the City and its Environs, American Guide Series, NY: Hastings House – via Hathi Trust
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Further reading

Main article: Bibliography of Los Angeles
  • Robert Mayer, ed. (1978), Los Angeles: a Chronological & Documentary History, 1542-1976, American Cities Chronology Series, Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications
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