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- 19th century
- 20th century 1900s-1940s 1950s-1990s
- 21st century
- See also
- References
- Bibliography Published in 19th c. Published in 20th c. Published in 21st c.
- External links
{{update|date=March 2018}}The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Austin, Texas, USA. {{Dynamic list}}{{TOC right}}19th century{{Texas History}}- 1839
- Austin designated capital of the Republic of Texas.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- December 27: Austin incorporated.
- 1840
- Edwin Waller becomes first mayor.
- Population: 856.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1841
- Houston-Austin coach begins operating.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- Austin Lyceum active.[1]
- French Legation built.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1842 - Texas seat of government relocated from Austin to Houston.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1845 - Austin becomes part of the new U.S. state of Texas.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1846 - Texas seat of government relocated back to Austin from Houston.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1850 - Population: 3,841.[2]
- 1854 - Swenson Building and Ziller Building constructed.{{sfn|Gage|1960}}
- 1855
- Texas State Capitol built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- St. David's Episcopal Church consecrated.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1857 - General Land Office Building constructed.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1859 - Buaas's Hall (assembly room) renovated.{{sfn|Gage|1960}}
- 1860 - Wharton College opens.{{sfn|Gage|1960}}
- 1871
- Houston and Texas Central Railroad begins operating.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- Democratic Statesman newspaper begins publication.[3]
- 1872
- Connectional High School and Institute founded.
- Penn's Circulating Library in business.[4]
- 1873 - Austin Library Association active.[1]
- 1874 - St. Mary's Academy founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1875 - Austin City Railroad begins operating.{{sfn|Jackson|1954}}
- 1876 - International–Great Northern Railroad begins operating.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1877
- Stuart Female Seminary founded.[5]
- Tillotson College chartered.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1878 - St. Edward's University founded.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1881
- November 9: State Capitol building burns down.
- University of Texas at Austin established.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- Austin High School opens.
- 1884
- Congregation Beth Israel synagogue established.[6]
- Servant Girl Annihilator murders begin (ending in 1885.)
- 1885 - St. Edward's College established.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1886
- Driskill Hotel in business.
- Hill City Quartet formed.[7]
- 1887 - Negro Deaf, Dumb, and Blind Institute opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1888 - Texas State Capitol rebuilt.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1894 - Heart's Ease Circle of King's Daughters (women's group) founded.[5]
- 1895 - Moonlight towers installed.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1900
- April: Austin Dam failure.
- Samuel Huston College opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
20th century1900s-1940s- 1902 - Nixon-Clay College and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary established.[8]
- 1908 - Confederate Woman's Home opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1910 - Congress Avenue Bridge rebuilt.
- 1911 - Texas Fine Arts Association and International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees Local 205{{sfn|Hollyman|1977}} established.
- 1917 - University of Texas' School for Military Aeronautics opens.{{sfn|Ragsdale|2004}}
- 1918 - State Office Building constructed.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1921 - Austin Civic Theatre founded.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1923 - KNOW radio begins broadcasting.[9]
- 1926
- Council-manager form of government effected.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- University Airport in operation.{{sfn|Ragsdale|2004}}
- 1929 - Howson Community Center established.[10]
- 1930
- Municipal Airport opens.{{sfn|Ragsdale|2004}}
- Population: 53,120.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- 1933
- Austin Public Library building opens.
- State Highway Building constructed.
- 1934
- O. Henry House museum opens.
- Junior League of Austin organized.
- 1935
- Texas Federation of Women's Clubs Headquarters built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1940|p=166}}
- Flood.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1937
- UT Tower built.
- KTBC radio begins broadcasting.[9]
- Lyndon B. Johnson becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 10th congressional district.
- 1938 - Montopolis Bridge built.
- 1941 - Austin Daily Tribune Building constructed.
- 1942
- Bergstrom Army Air Field established.{{sfn|Ragsdale|2004}}
- Lamar Boulevard Bridge built.
- 1947 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin established.[11]
1950s-1990s- 1950 – Population: 132,459.[15]
- 1952
- KTBC-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[12]
- Burnet Drive-In cinema opens.[17]
- 1953 - Young Men's Christian Association of Austin chartered.[18]
- 1956 - Ballet Academy founded.
- 1958
- Goodwill Industries of Central Texas established.[13]
- Town & Country Food Stores in business.[14]
- 1959 - Palmer Auditorium opens.
- 1960 – Population: 186,545.[15]
- 1962 - Austin Aqua Festival begins.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
- 1963 - Jake Pickle becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 10th congressional district.[15]
- 1965
- The Citizen newspaper in publication.[3]
- 1966 - August 1: Whitman shootings.
- 1967
- Vulcan Gas Company music venue active.
- Fair Housing Ordinance established.[16]
- 1968
- Crockett High School opens.
- Sister city relationship established with Saltillo, Mexico.[17]
- 1970
- Armadillo World Headquarters music venue active.
- University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs established.
- Population: 251,808.[15]
- 1971 - Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum dedicated.
- 1973
- Austin Community College and regional Austin Transportation Study[18] established.
- L.C. Anderson High School (Mesa Drive) and Aquarius cinema[19] open.
- 1975 - Austin Community Gardens created.[20]
- 1976 - Austin City Limits television music program begins national broadcast.
- 1978 - Sister city relationship established with Maseru, Lesotho.[17]
- 1979
- Austin Public Library new main branch building opens.
- Austin Shambhala Center founded.[31]
- 1980
- Whole Foods Market in business.
- Population: 345,496.[15]
- 1981
- Capital Area Food Bank of Texas[21] and Le Chef College of Hospitality Careers established.
- Austin Chronicle and Austin Press[3] newspapers begin publication.
- Sister city relationship established with Lima, Peru.[17]
- 1982
- National Wildflower Research Center and La Peña arts group[5] founded.
- Pennybacker Bridge opens.
- 1983
- Austin History Center active.[22]
- Austin Children's Museum established.[23]
- Sister city relationship established with Adelaide, Australia.[17]
- 1984 - St. Michael's Catholic Academy established.
- 1985
- Austin Film Society organized.
- Texas Hill Country Wine & Food Festival begins.
- 1986
- Austin Lyric Opera founded.
- Sister city relationship established with Taichung, Taiwan.[17]
- 1987
- South by Southwest music festival begins.
- Lamar Smith becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 21st congressional district.[24]
- 1988
- Dell Computer Corporation in business.
- Bowie High School established.
- 1990
- Sister city relationship established with Ōita City, Japan.[17]
- Population: 465,622.[25]
- 1991 - Sister city relationship established with Koblenz, Germany.[17]
- 1992
- Austin Convention Center opens.
- Hyde Park Theatre founded.
- 1993 - Sustainable Food Center[20] and Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association chapter[31] founded.
- 1994
- Um-Al-Mumeneen-Sayeda-Khadija Mosque built.[31]
- Goodwill Computer Museum founded.
- 1995
- Lloyd Doggett becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 10th congressional district.[26]
- Ordinary Mind Zen Group formed.[27]
- City website online.[28]{{Chronology citation needed|date=January 2016}}
- 1997 - Sister city relationship established with Xishuangbanna, China.[17]
- 1998 - Linh-Son Buddhist Temple established.[27]
- 1999
- Austin–Bergstrom International Airport opens.{{sfn|Ragsdale|2004}}
- Dell Foundation[13] and Foodways of Austin club established.
- 2000
- Akins High School established.
- George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2000 headquartered in Austin.
- Area of city: 251 square miles.[54]
- Population: 656,562.[29]
- Sister city relationship established with Orlu, Nigeria.[17]
21st century- 2001 - Sister city relationship established with Gwangmyeong, South Korea.[17]
- 2002 - Texas Archive of the Moving Image headquartered in city.
- 2003
- Texas Rollergirls founded.
- Frost Bank Tower built.
- 2005 - Austin Film Critics Association founded.
- 2009
- May: Austin mayoral election, 2009 held.
- Texas Tribune headquartered in city.[58]
- Sister city relationship established with Antalya Kepez, Turkey.[17]
- 2010
- February 18: 2010 Austin suicide attack.
- Capital MetroRail begins operating.
- Austin Bulldog begins publication.[30]
- Area of city: 297.90 square miles.[61]
- Population: city 790,390;[31] megaregion 19,728,244.[32]
- 2011 - Sister city relationship established with Angers, France.[17]
- 2012 - Austin Food & Wine Alliance established.
- 2013 - Population: 885,400.[33]
- 2014
- November 28: Larry Steven McQuilliams, 49, fired at least 100 shots at several government buildings and a police station before dying of a gunshot wound.[34]
- Sister city relationship established with Hackney, London.[17]
- 2018 - In March, a series of explosions centered in Austin killed two civilians and injuring another five.[35]
See also- History of Austin, Texas
- List of mayors of Austin, Texas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Travis County, Texas
- Timeline of Texas
- Timelines of other cities in the Southeast Texas area of Texas: Beaumont, Houston, Pasadena
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