Timeline of San Jose, California Fire

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The following is a timeline of the History of San Jose, California, USA.

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Prior to 19th century

• 1777 - Spanish pueblo San Jose de Guadalupe founded.
• 1797 - San Jose mission founded.

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19th century

• 1803 - San Jose de Guadalupe church built.
• 1822 - Mexicans in power.
• 1840 - Population: 750 (approximate).
• 1846 - Town occupied by U.S. forces.
• 1849 - December: Town becomes capital of the new state of California.
• 1850
  • City chartered.
  • Josiah Belden becomes mayor.
  • San Francisco-San Jose stagecoach begins operating.
• 1851
  • San Jose Weekly Visitor newspaper begins publication.
  • College of Notre Dame established.
• 1852 - San Jose Foundry in business.
• 1853 - Hook and Ladder Company No.1 organized.
• 1855 - San Jose Telegraph newspaper begins publication.
• 1856 - Young Men's Literary Association organized.
• 1857 - Minn's Evening School established.
• 1861 - San Jose Daily Mercury newspaper begins publication.
• 1864 - San Francisco-San Jose Railway in operation.
• 1865 - St. Joseph High School established.
• 1866 - Santa Clara Argus newspaper begins publication.
• 1867 - San Jose YMCA established.
• 1868 - St. Joseph's Church built (approximate date).
• 1870
  • California State Normal School relocated to San Jose.
  • Chinatown fire.
  • Population: 9,089; county 26,246.
• 1871 - University of the Pacific relocated to San Jose vicinity.
• 1875 - San Jose Law Library, San Jose Fruit Packing Company, and California Pioneers of Santa Clara County established.
• 1878 - Home of Benevolence founded.
• 1879 - Daily Morning Times begins publication.
• 1886 - Board of Trade organized.
• 1888 - Lick Observatory established atop Mount Hamilton.
• 1889
  • City Hall built.
  • O'Connor Hospital and Hotel Vendome established.
• 1890 - Population: 18,060.
• 1891 - Heald College established.
• 1892 - First Unitarian Church of San Jose built.
• 1892 - We and Our Neighbors Society (women's club) founded.
• 1894 - Associated Charities of San Jose established.
• 1895 - Post Office built.
• 1897 - Good Government League organized.

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20th century

1900s-1950s

• 1900 - Population: 21,500.
• 1902 - Naglee Park development begins (approximate date).
• 1903
  • Grauman's Theatre and San Jose Public Library building open.
  • Bean Spray Company relocates to San Jose.
• 1905 - Balloon, dirigible, and aeroplane exhibitions.
• 1906 - April 18: San Francisco earthquake.
• 1909
  • KQW radio begins broadcasting.
  • Santa Clara Valley Fruit Growers Association organized.
• 1911 - East San Jose becomes part of San Jose.
• 1921 - San Jose Junior College founded.
• 1926 - Bank of Italy Building constructed.
• 1927 - Fox California Theatre built.
• 1933
  • November 26: Hart killers lynched in St. James Park.
  • Spartan Stadium opens.
• 1936 - Willow Glen becomes part of San Jose.
• 1937 - San Jose Civic Orchestra formed.
• 1943 - IBM west coast headquarters established.
• 1949
  • San Jose Municipal Airport begins operating.
  • Burbank Theatre, Garden Theatre, and Mayfair cinema open.
  • Historical Museum of San José established.
• 1950s - Community Service Organization activity begins in East San Jose.
• 1952 - Population: 95,280.
• 1957 - San Jose Peace & Justice Center founded.
• 1959 - Santa Clara County United Fund established.

1960s-1990s

• 1960 - Population: 204,196.
• 1961
  • Happy Hollow Zoo opens.
  • IBM Shoebox invented.
• 1964 - San Jose Century 21 cinema built.
• 1967 - Junior League of San Jose and Center for Employment Training established.
• 1968 - Alviso becomes part of city.
• 1969 - Century Theatre cinema opens.
• 1970
  • Regional Metropolitan Transportation Commission established.
  • Population: 447,025.
• 1971
  • Norman Mineta becomes mayor.
  • San José Historical Museum Association and Sourisseau Academy for State and Local History established.
• 1972 - Food Machinery Corporation headquarters relocates from San Jose to Chicago.
• 1973 - Willow Glen Neighborhood Association formed.
• 1974 - Santa Clara County Transportation Agency, San Jose Earthquakes soccer club, and Second Harvest Food Bank established.
• 1975
  • Evergreen Valley College active.
  • Janet Gray Hayes becomes mayor.
• 1977 - San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles founded.
• 1980 - Rotary Club of San Jose and San Jose Repertory Theatre founded.
• 1981 - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose established.
• 1982 - Adobe in business.
• 1983
  • 1983 San Jose School District California bankruptcy
  • Tom McEnery becomes mayor.
• 1985 - Market Post Tower built.
• 1986
  • First Community Housing and San Jose Cleveland Ballet founded.
  • IBM Almaden Research Center opens.
• 1987
  • Japanese American Museum of San Jose, Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, and Los Fundadores y Amigos de Alta California established.
  • Fairmont Hotel built.
• 1988 - Fairmont Plaza built.
• 1989 - Loma Prieta earthquake.
• 1990
  • Tech Museum of Innovation and San Jose International Airport's new terminal open.
  • Population: 782,248.
• 1991
  • Tathagata Meditation Center, Santa Clara Valley MultiService Center, and Filipino American National Historical Society chapter founded.
  • Susan Hammer becomes mayor.
  • San Jose Sharks begin play.
• 1992
  • Saba Islamic Center active.
  • Chinmaya Mission San Jose founded.
• 1993 - Plaza Park renamed Plaza de César Chávez.
• 1994
  • City government-public computer-enabled communication ("Virtual Valley") in operation.
  • San Jose Clash soccer team formed.
• 1995
  • AuctionWeb (eBay) in business.
  • Zoe Lofgren becomes U.S. representative for California's 16th congressional district.
• 1998
  • City website online (approximate date).
  • History San José nonprofit incorporated.
• 1999 - Ron Gonzales becomes mayor.

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21st century

• 2000 - Population: 894,943.
• 2001
  • Bay Area CyberRays soccer team, and Silicon Valley De-Bug collective established.
  • Mike Honda becomes U.S. representative for California's 15th congressional district.
• 2002 - Symphony Silicon Valley founded.
• 2003 - Sobrato Office Tower built.
• 2005 - San Jose City Hall rebuilt.
• 2006 - June: Mayor Gonzales arrested.
• 2007 - Chuck Reed becomes mayor.
• 2008 - The 88 building constructed.
• 2010
  • Three Sixty Residences built.
  • Population: 945,942.
• 2011 - October: Occupy San José begins.
• 2013 - Population: 998,537.
• 2014
  • Population tops 1,000,000.
  • December: Homeless camp cleared.

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