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Timeline of Ciudad Juárez

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The following is a timeline of the history of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1659 - Mission de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe founded.
  • 1682 – Ysleta Mission established.
  • 1826 - Town named "Villa Paso del Norte."
  • 1848 – Across the Rio Grande, El Paso becomes part of the U.S. state of Texas per Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
  • 1882 – Bridge built.
  • 1888
  • El Paso del Norte renamed "Juárez" in honor of Benito Juárez.
  • Customs Office building constructed.
  • 1892 - Bridge built.
  • 1895 - Population: 6,917.

    • 20th century

  • 1906 - Escuela Superior de Agricultura "Hermanos Escobar" (school) founded.
  • 1909 - William Howard Taft - Porfirio Díaz , historic first Presidential summit and the near assassination of both Presidents.
  • 1910 - Biblioteca Municipal (library) established.
  • 1911
  • April–May: Battle of Ciudad Juárez (1911); city taken by revolutionaries.
  • World's "first" aerial reconnaissance flown via airplane (El Paso-Cuidad Juarez), for Mexican government.
  • 1912 - Mexico North Western Railway (Ciudad Juárez and Chihuahua) in operation.
  • 1922 - Teatro-Cine Alcazar (theatre) opens.
  • 1930 - Quevedo crime gang active.
  • 1933 - Cervecería Cruz Blanca (brewery) established.
  • 1938 – El Paso Ysleta Port of Entry, USA, established.
  • 1940
  • Teófilo Borunda becomes mayor.
  • Population: 48,881.
  • 1942 - Ysleta–Zaragoza Bridge rebuilt.
  • 1943 - El Fronterizo newspaper begins publication.
  • 1946 - Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Transformación de Ciudad Juárez, CANACINTRA established*
  • 1947 - Cine Plaza (cinema) opens.
  • 1957 - Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Juárez established.
  • 1958 - Cathedral of Ciudad Juárez established.
  • 1964 - Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Juárez established.
  • 1967
  • Bridge built.
  • U.S.-Mexico Chamizal land dispute resolved.
  • 1968 - RCA Corporation maquila begins operating.
  • 1970 - Parque Público Federal El Chamizal (park) created.
  • 1973 - Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez established.
  • 1974 - Asociacion de Maquiladoras (labor group) founded.
  • 1976 - El Diario de Juárez newspaper in publication.
  • 1980
  • XHIJ-TV begins broadcasting.
  • Grupo Intermedia television company established.
  • Population: 567,365 municipality.
  • 1981 - Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez (stadium) opens.
  • 1982 - Nipona maquila begins operating.
  • 1983 - El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (institute) regional headquarters established.
  • 1988 - Club de Fútbol Cobras (football club) active.
  • 1990
  • Norte newspaper in publication.
  • Museo Histórico de Ciudad Juárez opens.
  • Population: 798,499 municipality.
  • 1995 - Population: 1,011,786 municipality.
  • 2000
  • XHEM-FM radio begins broadcasting.
  • Mormon temple built.
  • Museo de la Lealtad Republicana (museum) opens.

    • 21st century

  • 2001 - Astros de Ciudad Juárez football club formed.
  • 2003 - Frontera Women's Foundation established.
  • 2004
  • Museo del Concorde opens.
  • International news media reports on ongoing Female homicides in Ciudad Juárez area.
  • Héctor ¨Teto¨ Murguía Lardizábal becomes mayor of Juárez Municipality.
  • 2005 - Indios de Ciudad Juárez (football club) formed.
  • 2007 - José Reyes Ferriz becomes mayor of Juárez Municipality.
  • 2008 - Juárez Hoy newspaper begins publication.
  • 2009
  • March: "Warfare erupts between rival drug gangs."
  • 2 September: Ciudad Juárez rehab center attack.
  • 2010
  • 31 January: Villas de Salvárcar massacre.
  • Héctor ¨Teto¨ Murguía Lardizábal becomes mayor of Juárez Municipality again.
  • Population: 1,321,004 city; 1,332,131 municipality.
  • 2013
  • ViveBús begins operating.
  • Monumento a la Mexicanidad installed.
  • Enrique Serrano Escobar becomes mayor of Juárez Municipality.
  • 2014 - Railroad hub opens in nearby Santa Teresa, New Mexico, USA.

    • References

    Timeline of Ciudad Juárez Wikipedia
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