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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Orlando, Florida, United States.
19th century
- 1843 - Orlando settled as "Jernigan"[citation needed]
- 1875
- Town of Orlando incorporated.[1]
- William Jackson Brack becomes mayor.
- 1878 - Orange County Reporter newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1880
- South Florida Railroad begins operating.[3]
- Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church established.[4]
- 1884 - Orange County Jail built.[5]
- 1886
- Orlando Black (school) opens.[4]
- Orlando Street Railway begins operating (approximate date).
- English Club formed.[3]
- 1889 - Church Street Station built.[6]
- 1891 - St. James Cathedral built.[7]
- 1892
- Courthouse built.[3]
- Lake Eola Park established.
- 1900 - Florida Christian Recorder newspaper begins publication.[4]
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20th century
1900s-1960s
- 1905 - City Hall built.[3]
- 1910 - Population: 3,894.[5]
- 1913 - Grand Theater opens.[7]
- 1914 - Commission form of government effected.[5]
- 1918 - Orange General Hospital opens.
- 1920 - Population: 9,282.
- 1921
- Beacham Theater opens.
- Jones High School active.[4]
- 1923
- Orlando Utilities Commission established; municipal electric plant begins operating.[8]
- Albertson Public Library opens.[3]
- Angebilt Hotel opened on March 14.
- 1924
- Edgewater Heights, Lorna Doone Park, and Orwin Manor become part of Orlando.[5]
- WDBO radio begins broadcasting.[9]
- Orlando Museum of Art founded.[10]
- Orange Court Hotel built.
- 1925 - Glendonjo Park and Spring Lake Terrace become part of Orlando.[5]
- 1926
- Country Club Estates, Ivanhoe Plaza, Oakhurst Subdivision, Orlando Highlands, Princeton Court, and Silver Lake Park become part of Orlando.[5]
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad station, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, and Municipal Auditorium[citation needed] built.
- Well'sbuilt Hotel in business.
- 1927 - Orange County Courthouse built.[3]
- 1928 - Orlando Municipal Airport begins operating.[5]
- 1930 - Population: 27,330.
- 1934 - Orlando Dixie Sun newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1936
- Orlando Stadium opens.
- Cypress Gardens opens in nearby Winter Haven.
- 1940 - Orlando Army Air Base established.[5]
- 1943
- Pinecastle Army Airfield in operation.
- DDT pesticide "Neocide" developed in United States Department of Agriculture lab in Orlando.[11][12]
- 1945 - Negro Chamber of Commerce established.[4]
- 1946 - Ben White Raceway opens.[13]
- 1949 - Gatorland opens.
- 1950 - Population: 52,367.
- 1952 - William R. Boone High School and Edgewater High School are built.
- 1954
- WDBO-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[14]
- Bishop Moore High School built.
- 1956 - Colonial Plaza shopping centre in business.[5]
- 1957
- Orange County Historical Commission established.[15]
- Martin Company missile manufactory begins operating near Orlando.[16]
- Interstate 4 highway constructed.[16]
- 1958 - WLOF-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[14]
- 1960
- Central Florida Museum opens.
- Population: 88,135.
- 1961 - Harry P. Leu Gardens deeded to city.
- 1963 - UCF founded in East Orlando
- 1967
- Carl T. Langford becomes mayor of Orlando.
- Disney-controlled City of Bay Lake and City of Reedy Creek incorporated near Orlando.
- 1968
- Florida Technological University opens.
- Naval Training Center Orlando and Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando established.[17]
1970s-1990s
- 1970
- Lake Highland Preparatory School founded.
- Population: 99,006 city; 344,311 county.[16]
- University Drive-In cinema built.[18]
- 1971
- Disney World in business.
- Historical Society of Central Florida headquartered in Orlando.[15]
- 1973
- Orlando Fashion Square Mall opens
- Sentinel Star newspaper began publication.[2]
- SeaWorld theme park in business.[19]
- 1974
- East-West Expressway constructed.[16]
- Disney's Discovery Island in business.[19]
- 1975 - Metropolitan Orlando Women's Political Caucus[13] and Orlando Lutheran Academy founded.
- 1976 - Orlando International Airport in operation.
- 1977
- Orlando Regional Medical Center established.[20]
- Wet 'n Wild Orlando theme park in business.
- 1979
- Orlando Opera incorporated.[21]
- Basilica of Mary (church) built.
- 1980
- July: Racial unrest.[4]
- Bill Frederick becomes mayor.
- Population: 128,291 city; 471,016 county.[16]
- 1981 - Bill McCollum becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 5th congressional district.[22]
- 1982
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida established.[20]
- Epcot theme park in business in nearby Lake Buena Vista.
- 1983 - Orange County Convention Center opens.
- 1984 - Orlando Science Center active.
- 1986 - The Peabody Orlando hotel and Disney's Living Seas[19] in business.
- 1987 - Dr. Phillips High School opens.
- 1989
- Orlando-UCF Shakespeare Festival begins.
- Orlando Arena (later the Amway Arena) opens.
- Orlando Magic begin play.
- 1990
- Universal Orlando theme park in business.
- Orlando Weekly newspaper begins publication.
- Population: 164,693 city; 677,491 county.[16]
- Zora Neale Hurston Festival begins in nearby Eatonville.[13]
- 1991
- UCF Arena opens.
- Orlando Predators football team formed.
- 1992
- Cypress Creek High School and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra[citation needed] established.
- Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival begins.
- 1993
- Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division in operation.
- Glenda Hood becomes mayor.
- 1994
- June–July: Some 1994 FIFA World Cup games held in Orlando.[6]
- Mormon temple built.
- 1996 - City website online (approximate date).[23][chronology citation needed]
- 1998
- Muvico Pointe cinema in business.[18]
- Mennello Museum opens.
- Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in business.[19]
- 1999 - Cinemark Festival Bay Mall (cinema) in business.[18]
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21st century
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- 2001 - Olympia High School established
- 2002 - Millenia Mall in business.
- 2003
- Freedom High School established.
- Buddy Dyer becomes mayor.
- 2004 - Hurricane Charley directly strikes Orlando area with wind gusts to at least 105 mph [24] Over 60% of Orlando loses power.[25]
- 2007 - CFE Arena opens.
- 2010
- Amway Center event venue opens.
- Orlando City Soccer Club formed.
- Population: 238,300.[26]
- 2011 - Daniel Webster becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 8th congressional district.[27]
- 2015
- Orlando Eye ferris wheel built.
- Population: 270,917 (estimate).[28]
- 2016 - Orlando nightclub shooting
- 2017 - Universal's Volcano Bay in business
See also
- Orlando history
- List of mayors of Orlando, Florida
- List of amusement parks in Greater Orlando
- Timelines of other cities in the Central Florida area of Florida: Clearwater, Lakeland, Largo, St. Petersburg, Tampa
References
Bibliography
External links
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