Timeline of Calgary history

This is a timeline of the history of Calgary.

18th century

• 1787 – Cartographer David Thompson spent the winter with a band of Peigan encamped along the Bow River. He was the first recorded European to visit the area.

19th century

• 1873 – John Glenn was the first documented European settler in the Calgary area.
• 1875 – Originally named Fort Brisebois, after NWMP officer Éphrem-A. Brisebois, it was renamed Fort Calgary by Colonel James Macleod.
• 1882 - First sawmill on the Bow River
• 1883 – The Canadian Pacific Railway reached the area and a rail station was constructed.
• 1884 – Calgary was officially incorporated as a town and elected its first mayor, George Murdoch.
• 1885 – Calgary Police Service established.
• 1886 – The Calgary Fire of 1886.
• 1888 – Anglican Diocese of Calgary established.
• 1891 – Calgary and Edmonton Railway opened.
• 1894 – It was incorporated as "The City of Calgary" in what was then the North-West Territories.
• 1900 – Downtown East Village, Calgary established.

20th century

• 1902 – Oil was first discovered in Alberta in 1902.
• 1910 – Parkdale was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1910.
• 1910–13 – Calgary experienced a "major and economic and building boom."
• 1912 – The Calgary Stampede is held for the first time.
• 1915–18 – Mewata Armouries constructed.
• 1919 - The Victory Stampede was Calgary's second rodeo, honoring the end of the Great War.
• 1923 – A plebiscite increased the term in office for the mayor from one to two years. In 1968, the Municipal Act increased the term in office by one year, for a total of three years.
• 1923 – The Calgary Stampede held for the third time and annually since then.
• 1929 – Great Depression in Canada.
• 1932–33 – The Glenmore Dam is constructed.
• 1947 – Huge reserves of oil were discovered in the province. Calgary quickly found itself at the centre of the ensuing oil boom.
• 1947 – Stampede Wrestling established
• 1967 – Construction of the Husky Tower started. Opened to public June 30, 1968.
• 1970 – First +15 enclosed pedestrian walkway constructed downtown.
• 1971 – 403,000 inhabitants. The relatively low-rise Downtown Calgary quickly became dense with tall buildings, a trend that continues to this day.
• 1973 – The city's economy grew when oil prices increased with the Arab Oil Embargo.
• 1984 – Suncor Energy Centre completed construction and becomes the new tallest building in Calgary.
• 1988 – Calgary hosts the 1988 Winter Olympics
• 1989 – 675,000 inhabitants
• 1989 – Bankers Hall-East completed construction.
• 1989 – Calgary Flames win the NHL Stanley Cup, the only time a visiting team has won the Stanley Cup in Montreal.
• 1992 – Stephen Avenue is designated as a National Historic Site of Canada.
• 1996 – Canadian Pacific Railway moved its head office from Montreal to Calgary.
• 1997 – Calgary Declaration
• 1999 – Hub Oil explosion

21st century

• 2000 – Bankers Hall-West is completed 11 years after its twin.
• 2002 – J26 G8 Protests
• 2005 – Imperial Oil moved its headquarters from Toronto to Calgary in order to take advantage of Alberta's favourable corporate taxes and to be closer to its oil operations.
• 2006 – Encana announced the construction of the Bow, a 58-floor skyscraper in the downtown core of the city.
• 2007 – 1,020,000 inhabitants
• 2008 – The Calgary Economic Region had an estimated population of 1,232,679.
• 2010 – After 26 years the Suncor Energy Centre is surpassed by The Bow as tallest building in Calgary.
• 2011 – Eighth Avenue Place I completed construction.
• 2013 – Widespread flooding across southern Alberta forces the evacuation of 75,000 Calgary residents
• 2018 – Brookfield Place East is completed and becomes the new tallest building in Calgary.

See also

• List of riots and civil unrest in Calgary