Timeline of Reno, Nevada
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reno, Nevada, United States.
19th century
- 1868
- * Reno founded; named after Union Army officer Jesse Lee Reno.
- * Reno Crescent newspaper begins publication.
- 1870 – Population: 1,035.
- 1871 – Washoe County seat relocated to Reno from Washoe City.
- 1872 – Virginia and Truckee Railroad in operation.
- 1873
- * Fire.
- * Court House built.
- 1874
- * Nevada State Journal newspaper begins publication.
- * University of Nevada founded
- 1877 – Bridge rebuilt.
- 1879 – Town incorporated.
- 1882 – Nevada and Oregon Railroad begins operating.
- 1885 – Riverside Hotel in business.
- 1886 – Nevada State University relocated to Reno from Elko.
- 1894 – 20th Century Club for women organized.
- 1900 – Population: 4,500.
20th century
1900s–1940s
- 1901 – Reno attains city status.
- 1904
- * Nevada Historical Society established.
- * Carnegie Free Public Library opens.
- 1905 – Virginia Street Bridge rebuilt.
- 1907
- * Reno Commercial Club incorporated.
- * City Hall rebuilt.
- * Richard Kirman, Sr. becomes mayor.
- * University of Nevada's Mackay School of Mines established.
- 1910
- * July 4: Jeffries-Johnson boxing match held.
- * Washoe County Courthouse and Bethel AME Church built.
- * Population: 10,867.
- 1911 – YMCA building dedicated.
- 1913 – Divorce residence requirement: one year.
- 1914 - Largest recorded earthquake in Reno, M6.4 occurs on April 24
- 1922 – Nevada Public Economy League headquartered in Reno.
- 1923 – Edwin E. Roberts becomes mayor.
- 1925 – Empire Theatre opens.
- 1926 – Southern Pacific Railroad depot and Reno Arch built.
- 1927
- * Transcontinental Highway Exposition held; California Building constructed.
- * Divorce residence requirement: three months.
- 1928 – State Theatre opens.
- 1929 – Hubbard Field and Odd Fellows Building constructed.
- 1930 – Population: 18,529.
- 1931
- * Gambling legalized.
- * Divorce residence requirement: six weeks.
- * Nevada Art Gallery founded.
- * Washoe County Library building opens.
- * El Cortez Hotel in business.
- * Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno established.
- 1933 – Reno Main Post Office built.
- 1935 – Reno Little Theater founded.
- 1936
- * Southside School Annex built.
- * Harold's Club founded.
- 1937 – Harrah's Entertainment in business.
- 1939 – First Church of Christ, Scientist built.
- 1942 – Reno Army Air Base in operation.
1950s–1990s
- 1953 – KZTV television and KNEV radio begin broadcasting.
- 1957 – February 5: Gas explosion.
- 1959 – Desert Research Institute established.
- 1960
- * Airport terminal built.
- * Population: 51,470.
- 1962 – Club Cal Neva casino in business.
- 1964 – Reno Air Races begin.
- 1966 – Downtown Library opens.
- 1967 – Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts built.
- 1969 – Reno Philharmonic Orchestra formed.
- 1970 – Population: 72,863.
- 1971 – Peppermill Reno in business.
- 1972 – Atlantis Casino Resort in business.
- 1973 – Eldorado Reno in business.
- 1974 – Reno Chamber Orchestra established.
- 1976 – Fitzgeralds Casino in business.
- 1977 – National Reno Gay Rodeo active.
- 1978 – Meadowood Mall, Circus Circus Casino, and MGM Grand Reno casino in business.
- 1980 – Population: 100,756.
- 1981 – Nevada School of Law at Old College founded.
- 1982
- * Balloon Race begins.
- * Reno Pops Orchestra formed.
- 1983
- * Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper in publication.
- * KNPB television and KRNV-FM radio begin broadcasting.
- 1984 – University of Nevada's School of Journalism established.
- 1985
- * January 21: Airplane crash.
- * University of Nevada, Reno Arboretum established.
- * December 23: Judas Priest fans James Vance and Raymond Belknap shoot themselves in a suicide pact.
- 1989 – Sierra Safari Zoo opens.
- 1990 – Population: 133,850.
- 1992
- * Nevada Humanities Chautauqua established.
- * Reno Air begins operating.
- 1995
- * National Bowling Stadium opens.
- * Silver Legacy Reno in business.
- 1997 – Great Basin Bird Observatory founded.
- 1999
- * Reno–Tahoe Open golf tournament begins.
- * Artown nonprofit active.
- 2000
- * City website online.
- * Population: 180,480.
21st century
- 2002 – Bob Cashell becomes mayor.
- 2003 – Fictional Reno 911! television series begins national broadcast.
- 2004
- * Sierra Foundation established.
- * Reno River Fest begins.
- 2005 – Great Basin Community Food Co-op founded.
- 2006
- * March 14: Pine Middle School shooting.
- * Battle Born Derby Demons established.
- 2008 – April: 2008 Reno earthquakes.
- 2010
- * Stewie deemed world's longest domestic cat.
- * Population: 225,221; metro 425,417.
- 2011 – September 16: Reno Air Races crash.
- 2014 – Hillary Schieve becomes mayor.
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