Timeline of Jackson, Mississippi
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Jackson, Mississippi, USA.
19th century
- 1821
- 1822
- 1838 - State Library established.[4]
- 1839 - State House built.[3]
- 1840
- 1842
- James H. Boyd becomes mayor.
- Governor's mansion built.[6]
- 1845 - College opens in Eagle Hotel.[7]
- 1846
- City Hall built.[1]
- St. Peter's church dedicated.
- 1847 - Mississippi Institute for the Blind founded.[6]
- 1858 - New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad in operation.[8]
- 1861
- 1863
- May 14: Battle of Jackson, Mississippi; Union Army takes city.
- July 5–25: Siege of Jackson.[3]
- 1864 - July 2–10: Occupation of Jackson by Union Army.[5]
- 1866 - Daily Clarion newspaper begins publication.[11]
- 1867
- City charter revised.[12]
- Beth Israel Synagogue built.
- 1868
- Black and Tan Convention held.[3]
- Colored Citizen’s Monthly begins publication.[13]
- 1869
- Mississippi State Fair begins.[14]
- Tougaloo College established near Jackson.
- 1870
- 1882 - Natchez-Jackson railway begins operating.[6]
- 1883 - Jackson College for Negroes in operation.[3]
- 1885 - Yazoo City-Jackson railway begins operating.[6]
- 1890
- Constitutional Convention held.[3]
- Population: 5,920.[3]
- 1891 - Confederate monument unveiled.[6]
- 1892
- Millsaps College opens.[3]
- Jackson Evening News begins publication.[11]
- 1894 - Belhaven College for Young Ladies chartered.[3]
- 1898 - Campbell College relocated to Jackson from Vicksburg.[6]
20th century
- 1900
- Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle dedicated.
- Population: 7,816.[3]
- 1901 - Century Theatre opens.[15]
- 1902
- 1903 - Mississippi State Capitol building constructed.[3]
- 1906 - YMCA organised locally[18]
- 1910 - Population: 21,262.[3]
- 1911 - Mississippi Art Association formed.[16]
- 1914 - Country Club of Jackson organized.[19]
- 1919 - Jackson Zoo opens.[20]
- 1920 - The Clarion-Ledger newspaper in publication.
- 1920s - NAACP Jackson branch established.[21]
- 1923 - Edwards Hotel built.[9]
- 1925 - Woodrow Wilson Bridge built.
- 1926
- 1927 - Municipal Clubhouse Art Gallery opens (approximate date).[6]
- 1929 - WJDX radio begins broadcasting.[24]
- 1930
- Hinds County Courthouse built.[6]
- Population: 48,282.
- 1938 - WSLI radio begins broadcasting.[24]
- 1939
- Jackson Advocate newspaper begins publication.[11]
- Pix Theatre built.
- 1940 - Population: 62,107.
- 1943 - Alamo Theater built.[25]
- 1944 - Summers Hotel in business.[9]
- 1945 - Jackson Photographic Society founded.[26]
- 1947
- 1949 - Allen C. Thompson becomes mayor.
- 1950
- 1953 - WLBT-TV (television) begins broadcasting.[28]
- 1954 - WJTV (television) begins broadcasting.[28]
- 1955
- University of Mississippi Medical Center opens.[29]
- Ace Records in business.[9]
- 1960 - Population: 144,422.[30]
- 1961 - Freedom Rides begin.
- 1962
- Jackson Veterans Administration Hospital opens.[29]
- Council of Federated Organizations headquartered in city.[31]
- Mississippi Coliseum built.
- 1963
- May 28: Woolworth sit-in.[32]
- June 12: Medgar Evers assassinated.
- 1966
- June 26: March Against Fear arrives from Memphis.
- Subway Lounge opens.[9]
- 1967 - Malaco recording studio in business.
- 1970
- May 14: Jackson State killings.
- Public schools desegregated.[33]
- Hinds Community College campus opens.[34]
- Population: 153,968.[30]
- 1970s - Queen of Hearts music club opens.[9]
- 1975
- Jackson Mets baseball team relocates to Jackson.
- Smith–Wills Stadium opens.
- Lemuria Books in business.[35]
- 1976 - Jackson Camellia Society founded.[36]
- 1977 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson established.
- 1978 - Southern Coalition for Educational Equity headquartered in city.[31]
- 1979 - April: Flood.
- 1980 - Population: 202,895.[30]
- 1983 - Dons nightclub in business.
- 1984 - Methodist WellsFest begins.[37]
- 1985 - City adopts mayor-council form of government.[1]
- 1989 - J. Kane Ditto becomes mayor.
- 1990
- 100 Black Men of Jackson (nonprofit organization) founded.[38]
- Population: 196,637.[30]
- 1991 - Garden Club of Jackson organized.[39]
- 1997 - Harvey Johnson, Jr. becomes mayor.[40]
- 1999 - City website online.[41]
21st century
- 2000
- Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life founded.
- Population: 184,256.
- 2002
- Jackson Free Press begins publication.
- Jackson Senators baseball team formed.
- 2005
- Frank Melton becomes mayor.
- Mississippi Children's Museum opens (December 4, 2005).
- 2006 - Eudora Welty House museum opens.
- 2008 - Mississippi Black Leadership Summit begins.[42]
- 2009
- Leslie B. McLemore becomes mayor, succeeded by Harvey Johnson, Jr.[43]
- Gregg Harper becomes U.S. representative for Mississippi's 3rd congressional district.[44]
- 2010
- 2012 - Population Est.: 175,437
- 2013 - Chokwe Lumumba becomes mayor.[46]
- 2014
- Charles Tillman becomes interim mayor.[47]
- Tony Yarber elected mayor April 22.
- 2020 - State Flag is replaced
