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Timeline of the Bronx

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The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of the Bronx in New York City, New York, USA.

Contents

Prior to 20th century

  • 1866 - St Barnabas Hospital founded.[1]
  • 1884 - Montefiore Medical Center founded.
  • 1891 - New York Botanical Garden established.
  • 1894 - Bronx Chamber of Commerce founded.
  • 1895 - Van Cortlandt Park public golf course opens.
  • 1897
  • Morris High School opens.
  • Jahn's ice cream parlor in business.
  • 1898
  • January 1: The Bronx established as a borough in the City of Greater New York.
  • Louis M. Haffen becomes boro president.
  • Lincoln School for Nurses founded.
  • 1899 - Bronx Zoo opens.

    • 1900s-1940s

  • 1904 - IRT subway begins operating.
  • 1905
  • New York Public Library Mott Haven branch opens.
  • Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences founded.[2]
  • 1906 - Jerome Park Reservoir built.
  • 1907 - The Bronx Home News begins publication.
  • 1909
  • Grand Concourse begins operating.
  • John F. Murray becomes boro president.
  • 1910 - Cyrus C. Miller becomes boro president.
  • 1911 - Bronx Hospital established.
  • 1912
  • Bronx County created (effected in 1914).
  • Design of Bronx flag adopted.
  • 1913 - Bronx Opera House opens.
  • 1914
  • Bronx Board of Trade established.
  • October 28: Birth of Jonas Salk.
  • Kingsbridge Armory built.
  • Douglas Mathewson becomes boro president.
  • 1916 - Radio 2XG begins broadcasting.
  • 1917 - Bronx Terminal Market built.
  • 1918
  • Bronx Rotary Club formed.
  • Henry Bruckner becomes boro president.
  • 1920 - Population: 732,016.
  • 1923 - Yankee Stadium opens.
  • 1925 - Bronx River Parkway built.
  • 1927 - Amalgamated Dwellings housing project built.
  • 1928 - Alexander's department store in business.
  • 1929
  • Loew's Paradise Theatre in business.
  • June 26: Birth of Jules Feiffer.
  • 1930
  • Loehmann's shop in business.
  • Population: 1,265,258.
  • 1931
  • Hunter College Bronx campus opens.
  • Stella D'oro bakery in business.
  • 1934
  • James J. Lyons becomes boro president (in office until 1962).
  • Bronx County Courthouse built.
  • 1936 - Triboro Bridge and Henry Hudson Bridge open.
  • 1937
  • United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex built.
  • Bronx County Jail built.
  • 1938 - Bronx High School of Science established.
  • 1939 - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge opens.
  • 1940
  • Bronx Press-Review newspaper begins publication.
  • April 25: Birth of Al Pacino.
  • 1949 - Kingsbridge Historical Society formed.

    • 1950s-1990s

  • 1950 - Patterson Houses built.
  • 1951 - Bronx River Houses built.
  • 1953 - Liebman's deli in business.
  • 1955
  • Deegan Expressway and Cross Bronx Expressway begin operating.
  • Bronx County Historical Society established.
  • 1957 - Bronx Community College established.
  • 1959 - Original Products botánica active.
  • 1960
  • Loeser's deli in business.
  • First coronary artery bypass surgery performed at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Bronx Municipal Hospital Center.
  • 1961 - Throgs Neck Bridge opens.
  • 1962
  • Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center established.
  • Joseph F. Periconi becomes boro president.
  • 1966 - Herman Badillo becomes boro president.
  • 1967
  • City University of New York's Lehman College established.
  • Hunts Point Terminal Market opens.
  • 1968
  • Museum of Bronx History opens.
  • Savage Seven street gang formed.
  • 1969 - Graffitist Taki 183 active.
  • 1970
  • Co-op City housing complex built.
  • Robert Abrams becomes boro president.
  • Population: 1,471,701.
  • 1971 - Bronx Museum of the Arts established.
  • 1973 - Hip hop disc jockey Kool Herc active; Universal Zulu Nation founded.
  • 1974
  • Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition formed.
  • Hip hop disc jockeys Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Caz, and Grandmaster Flash active.
  • 1977
  • July 13–14: New York City blackout of 1977.
  • October: U.S. president visits South Bronx.
  • Rock Steady Crew musical group formed.
  • 1978
  • Disco Fever dance club active.
  • Royal Caribbean Bakery in business.
  • Robert García becomes U.S. representative for New York's 21st congressional district.
  • Fashion Moda art space active.
  • 1979
  • Stanley Simon becomes boro president.
  • Cold Crush Brothers musical group active.
  • 1982
  • Bathgate Industrial Park opened
  • 1987
  • Inner City Press founded.
  • Fernando Ferrer becomes boro president.
  • 1988
  • Norwood News begins publication.
  • Conviction of Wedtech scandal participants.
  • 1990 - José E. Serrano becomes U.S. representative for New York's 18th congressional district.
  • 1991 - Concourse Plaza Multiplex cinema in business.
  • 1992 - Mothers on the Move group formed.[3]
  • 1993 - Riverdale Review newspaper begins publication.
  • 1996 - La Division 21 botánica active.
  • 1999 - February 5: Shooting of Amadou Diallo.

    • 21st century

  • 2000
  • Bronx Preparatory Charter School established.
  • Ghetto Film School active.[4]
  • 2002 - Adolfo Carrión, Jr. becomes boro president.
  • 2005
  • Fulton Fish Market moves to Hunts Point.
  • East Bronx History Forum established.
  • 2006 - Bronx County Hall of Justice built.
  • 2009
  • Yankee Stadium rebuilt.
  • Hutchinson Metro Center office complex built.
  • Rubén Díaz, Jr. becomes boro president.
  • Bronx Terminal Market (shopping mall) in business.
  • 2010 - Population: 1,385,108 in the Bronx.

    • References

    Timeline of the Bronx Wikipedia
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