Timeline_of_Dallas

Timeline of Dallas

Timeline of Dallas

Timeline of the history of Dallas, Texas, United States

This article contains a timeline of major events in the history of Dallas, Texas (US). It serves as an abridged supplement to the main history article for the city and its several subarticles on periods in the city's history.

19th century

20th century

1900s–1950s

  • 1901 – Dallas Public Library opens.[3]
  • 1903 – Dallas annexes town of Oak Cliff on the south side of the Trinity River, expanding its size by a third.
  • 1908 – The Great Trinity River flood
  • 1910 – Population: 92,104.[2]
  • 1917 – October 19: U.S. military Love Field (airfield) is created.
  • 1920
  • 1921 – Kirbys Pig Stand eatery in business.[5]
  • 1922 - The Magnolia Building opens. Its trademark neon Pegasus that would be erected in 1934 would come to be one of the city's most recognizable landmarks and representative of the city itself.
  • 1927
    • Love Field (airport) is opened for civilian use.
    • The world's first convenience store is opened in Dallas by the Southland Ice Company, which will eventually become 7-Eleven.
  • 1930
  • 1934 – The criminal duo Bonnie and Clyde are buried in Dallas after being killed by police in Louisiana on May 23.
  • 1949 – WFAA-TV and KRLD-TV (television) begin broadcasting.[6]
  • 1958 – While working for Texas Instruments, Jack Kilby created the world's first integrated circuit at a Dallas laboratory in September, sparking an electronics revolution that changed the world and created a global market now worth more than $1 trillion a year.

1960s–1990s

DART Blue Line train at Akard station in downtown Dallas heading towards Downtown Rowlett station
Cuban at the Web 2.0 Conference in 2005

January 2000, just a[13] few months into the season. The deal has proven to be a financial success for Cuban and the team. The Mavericks are currently valued at $2.7 billion —[14] ninth-highest in the NBA – according to Forbes.

21st century

  • 2010 – Population: city 1,197,816; megaregion 19,728,244.[15]
  • 2014 – September 7 – Dallas is the home of the first case of the Ebola Virus in the United States.
  • 2016 – July 7 – A mass shooting targeting police officers during a protest occurs in downtown Dallas, resulting in the deaths of five officers along with the shooter, and the injuries of nine other officers and two civilians.
  • 2019 – June 17 – A brief shooting occurs outside of the Earle Cabell Federal Building, leading to the death of the perpetrator and the injury of one other person.
Mavericks began playing at the American Airlines Center in 2001.
Dallas Zoo Entrance in 2011
Mark Cuban in 2019, owner of the Dallas Mavericks


Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (IATA: DFW, ICAO: KDFW, FAA LID: DFW) in 2013

See also

References

  1. [1]
    DallasZoo.com Archived April 8, 2001, at archive.today – General Information. Retrieved September 28, 2006.
  2. [2]
    Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, U.S. Census Bureau, 1998
  3. [3]
    "Historical Sketches of Texas Libraries: Dallas", Handbook of Texas Libraries, Austin: Texas Library Association, 1904, hdl:2027/uc1.b4221835
  4. [4]
    Jack Alicoate, ed. (1939), "Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas", Radio Annual, New York: Radio Daily, OCLC 2459636
  5. [5]
    Becky Mercuri (2009). "Timeline". American Sandwich. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 978-1-4236-1192-9.
  6. [6]
    Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Texas", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
  7. [7]
    Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
  8. [8]
    "City of Dallas considers scrapping its 43-year-old 'D' logo", Dallas Morning News, August 30, 2015
  9. [9]
    Dallas Historical Society – Dallas History Timeline – 1980s Archived May 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 3, 2006.
  10. [10]
    Municipal Archives, City of Dallas, retrieved August 30, 2015
  11. [11]
    Charles M. Tatum, ed. (2014). Encyclopedia of Latino Culture. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-4408-0099-3.
  12. [12]
    "Greatest Dallasites of All Time", D Magazine, September 2016
  13. [13]
    Jr, Tom Huddleston. "Mark Cuban says he bought the Dallas Mavericks 6 weeks after attending a game and thinking, 'I can do better than this'". CNBC. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  14. [14]
    Rader, Doyle. "Mark Cuban Discusses Buying The Dallas Mavericks On Latest Episode Of 'How I Got Here With Chris Paul'". Forbes. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  15. [15]
    "Megaregions: Texas Triangle". America 2050. USA: Regional Plan Association. Retrieved September 12, 2016.
  16. [16]
    "NCTCOG Members". Arlington: North Central Texas Council of Governments. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

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