Timeline of Greensboro, North Carolina
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.
Prior to 20th century
- 1808 – Town of Greensboro established in Guilford County.[1]
- 1824 – First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro founded.
- 1826 – Patriot newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1827 – Buffalo Presbyterian Church built.
- 1834 – Guilford College chartered.[3]
- 1870 – Population: 497
- 1873 – Bennett College founded.[3]
- 1877 – Chamber of Commerce[4] and Green Hill Cemetery[5] established.
- 1880 – Population: 2,105
- 1889 – Coney Club founded.[1]
- 1890
- Population: 3,317
- Daily Record newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1891
- State Normal and Industrial School established.[6]
- Julius I. Foust Building constructed.
- 1895 – Greensboro Industrial and Immigration Association founded.[4]
- 1900 – Population: 10,035.[3]
20th century
- 1902 – Palmer Memorial Institute founded in nearby Sedalia.[3]
- 1905 – City Board of Health established.[4]
- 1906
- 1909
- 1910 – Population: 15,895
- 1917 – Guilford Courthouse National Military Park established.
- 1918 – Maplewood Cemetery established.[5]
- 1920 – Population: 19,861.[3]
- 1922 – United Way of Greater Greensboro is founded under the original name "Greensboro Community Chest".
- 1924 – Greensboro Historical Museum established.[9]
- 1926
- World War Memorial Stadium dedicated.
- WBIG radio begins broadcasting.[10]
- 1927 – Lindley Field (airfield) established.[6]
- 1928 – Forest Lawn Cemetery established.[5]
- 1930 – Population: 53,569
- 1931 – Paramount Theatre opens.[11]
- 1936 – April: 1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak.
- 1940 – Population: 59,319.[3]
- 1949
- 1950 – Population: 74,389.[3]
- 1955 – The Greensboro Six [citation needed]
- 1957 – June: Simkins v. City of Greensboro decided.
- 1959 – Greensboro Coliseum opens.
- 1960
- Greensboro sit-ins for civil rights occur.[6][14]
- Population: 119,574.[15]
- 1967
- 1968 – Family Life Council[18] and Greensboro Beautiful nonprofit established.
- 1969
- Jack Elam becomes mayor.[19]
- May: 1969 Greensboro uprising.
- 1970
- Circle Drive-In cinema in business.[11]
- Population: 144,076.[15]
- 1971 – Jim Melvin becomes mayor.[20]
- 1979
- November 3: Greensboro massacre.[6]
- Greensboro Hornets baseball team active.
- 1980
- Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission established.[9]
- Population: 155,642
- 1981
- Aggie Stadium opens.
- John Forbis becomes mayor.[20]
- 1982 – Airport new terminal built.[21]
- 1984 – News & Record newspaper in publication.[2]
- 1987 – June: Ku Klux Klan march and opposing protest.[22][23]
- 1990 – Population: 183,521.[15]
- 1993 – Carolyn Allen becomes the first female mayor of Greensboro.[20]
- 1997 – City website online (approximate date).[24][chronology citation needed]
- 1999 – Keith Holliday becomes mayor.[20]
- 2000 – Population: 223,891
21st century
- 2005 – NewBridge Bank Park (stadium) opens.
- 2007 – Yvonne Johnson becomes the city's first African-American mayor.
- 2009 – Bill Knight becomes mayor.[25]
- 2010
- International Civil Rights Center and Museum opens.
- Population: 269,666.[26]
- 2011 – Robbie Perkins becomes mayor.[20]
- 2013 – Nancy Vaughan becomes mayor.[20]
- 2014 – Jim Westmoreland becomes city manager.[27]
- 2015 – Mark Walker becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district.[28]
- 2020 – Population: 299,035
- 2026 – Marikay Abuzuaiter becomes mayor.
