Timeline of Panama City
The following is a timeline of the history of Panama City, Republic of Panama.
Prior to 20th century
- 1519 - Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion de Panama founded by Pedro Arias Dávila.
- 1539 - Royal Audiencia of Panama established.
- 1671 - Panamá Viejo sacked by privateers Henry Morgan and Robert Searle.
- 1673
- * New settlement established 5 miles southwest of Panamá Viejo.
- * City wall, Palacio de las Garzas, and Saint Dominic Convent built.
- 1737 - Fire.
- 1752 - Royal Audiencia disestablished.
- 1760 - Cathedral built.
- 1821 - City becomes part of Gran Colombia.
- 1826 - June: City hosts Panama Congress.
- 1830 - City becomes part of Republic of New Granada.
- 1849 - Panama Star English-language newspaper begins publication.
- 1853 - La Estrella de Panamá newspaper in publication.
- 1855 - Panama Railway begins operating.
- 1856 - April 15: Watermelon Riot.
- 1878 - Fire.
- 1880 - Bishop's palace built.
- 1881 - Panama Canal construction begins.
- 1882 - L'Hospital Notre Dame de Canal established.
- 1887 - City fire department established.
20th century
- 1903 - City becomes part of independent Republic of Panama.
- 1904 - Ancon Hospital active.
- 1905 - Population: 22,000.
- 1908 - National Theatre of Panama opens.
- 1911
- * Way On Cemetery established.
- * Population: 46,500.
- 1914 - Panama Canal begins operating.
- 1916 - National Exposition of Panama held.
- 1924
- * National Archive building dedicated.
- * Hospital Santo Tomas rebuilt.
- 1925 - "Protest strike" against urban conditions.
- 1930 - Population: 74,400.
- 1935 - University of Panama established.
- 1940 - Population: 111,800.
- 1947 - December: Anti-U.S. unrest.
- 1950 - Population: 127,874.
- 1953 - Auto-Cine opens.
- 1955 - Club Deportivo Plaza Amador formed.
- 1962 - Bridge of the Americas opens.
- 1964 - January: Anti-U.S. unrest.
- 1970 - Gimnasio Nuevo Panama opens.
- 1975 - Population: 404,190.
- 1981 - La Prensa newspaper begins publication.
- 1985 - Parque Municipal Summit established.
- 1986 - Mossack Fonseca law firm in business.
- 1988 - Metropolitan Natural Park opens.
- 1989
- * December 20: United States invasion of Panama begins.
- * Guillermo Endara becomes president
- * Mayin Correa becomes mayor of Panamá District.
- 1990 - Dictator Manuel Noriega surrenders to United States military forces on January 3.
- 1993 - Mi Pueblito created.
- 1994 - Ernesto Perez Balladares wins May 1994 elections and becomes president.
- 1995
- * Club Deportivo Policía Nacional formed.
- * Population: 452,041.
- 1996
- * Marine Exhibition Center of Punta Culebra established.
- * Miramar Towers built.
- 1997
- * Cines Alhambra in business.
- * Panama Canal Museum established.
- 1999
- * Mireya Moscoso wins May 1999 elections and becomes the first female president of Panama.
- * Juan Carlos Navarro becomes mayor of Panama District.
- * Hospital Punta Pacifica founded.
21st century
- 2003 - Panama Jazz Festival begins.
- 2004 - Martin Torrijos wins May 2004 elections and becomes president.
- 2007 - Aqualina Tower built.
- 2008
- * February: Labour unrest.
- * Mormon temple and Ocean One hi-rise built.
- 2009
- * Estadio Javier Cruz opens.
- * Cinta Costera land reclamation completed.
- * Ricardo Martinelli wins May 2009 elections and becomes president.
- 2010
- * Ocean Two hi-rise built.
- * Population: 880,691.
- 2011 - Tower Financial Center, F&F Tower, Yacht Club Tower, Megapolis Tower, The Point, and JW Marriott Panama built.
- 2012
- * Vitri Tower and Pearl Tower built.
- * Mayor Bosco Vallarino resigns; Roxana Méndez becomes mayor.
- * International Film Festival of Panama begins.
- 2014
- * Panama Metro begins operating.
- * Juan Carlos Varela wins May 2014 elections and becomes president
- * Biomuseo built.
- 2016 - Population: 472,856.