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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