Timeline of Sacramento, California
The following is a timeline of the [History of Sacramento, California|Sacramento, California|history] of the city of Sacramento, California, United States.
19th century
- 1839 – Sutter's Fort established.
- 1845 – New Helvetia Cemetery established, the first cemetery in the city
- 1849
- * Sacramento City founded by John Sutter, Jr. and Sam Brannan.
- * William Stout becomes mayor.
- * City Cemetery established.
- * First sale of town lots.
- 1850
- * August: Squatters' Riot.
- * October–November: Cholera outbreak
- * November: Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery established, the first Jewish cemetery in the state
- * Population: 6,820.
- * Daily California Republican newspaper begins publication.
- 1852
- * Congregation B'nai Israel synagogue established.
- * Big Four Building constructed.
- * Fire.
- 1854 – State legislature relocates to Sacramento.
- *Sacramento Turn Verein founded
- 1855
- * First local steam railway of California opened.
- * November: the first California State Convention of Colored Citizens, a colored convention, was held here.
- 1856
- * Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park built.
- * December: the second California State Convention of Colored Citizens, a colored convention, held here
- 1857
- * Daily Bee newspaper begins publication.
- * Sacramento Library Association founded.
- 1860 – Ground broken for California State Capitol building.
- 1862 - Flood.
- 1863 – Central Pacific Railroad building across the Sierras begins.
- 1865 – California State Convention of Colored Citizens, a colored convention, was held here
- 1869 – First train from the Atlantic coast reaches Sacramento.
- 1874 – Capitol building completed.
- 1877 – Muybridge photographs galloping horse at Union Park Racetrack.
- 1879 – Sacramento Free Public Library founded.
- 1889 – Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament built.
- 1890 – Population: 26,386.
- 1891 – Brighton School rebuilt.
- 1898 – Ruhstaller Building constructed.
- 1900 – Population: 29,282.
20th century
- 1909 - Old Sacramento Chinatown closed for railroad
- 1910 – Population: 44,696.
- 1912
- * Empress Theatre opens.
- * New Helvetia Cemetery closes for burials
- 1915 – Zoological park established.
- 1919 – Business and Professional Women's Club founded.
- 1923 – Sacramento Municipal Utility District established.
- 1924
- * Senator Hotel in business.
- * Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery closes
- * Home of Peace Cemetery opens
- Turn Verein Hall on J street opens
- 1927
- * Westminster Presbyterian Church built.
- * William Land Park Zoo opens.
- 1931 – Blue Anchor Building constructed.
- 1933 – Federal Building constructed.
- 1935
- * Tower Bridge opens.
- * McClellan Air Force Base established near city.
- 1937 – Sacramento Movie Forum organized.
- 1939 – Sacred Heart Parish School constructed.
- 1941 – Sacramento Army Depot activated.
- 1947
- * Sacramento Opera Guild founded.
- * Vic's Ice Cream in business.
- 1948
- *Sacramento Symphony formed.
- *Belle Cooledge elected mayor.
- 1954 – Sacramento Ballet founded.
- 1955 – KCRA-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1956 – Sacramento Youth Symphony founded.
- 1957 – Arden Fair Mall in business.
- 1959 - KVIE-TV begins broadcasting.
- 1960 – Tower Records in business.
- 1961
- * Sacramento Peace Center established.
- * Sacramento Book Collectors Club active.
- 1962 – The Sacramento Observer newspaper begins publication.
- 1966 – From March to April, farmworkers march to Sacramento from Delano.
- 1968 – Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society formed.
- 1974 – Sacramento Dixieland Jubilee first held.
- 1975
- * Phil Isenberg becomes mayor.
- * September 5: Gerald Ford assassination attempt.
- 1977 – Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission established.
- 1979
- * November 28: Anti-nuclear sit-in at State Capitol.
- * Local Government Commission headquartered in city.
- 1982 – California State Capitol building restored.
- 1983 – Anne Rudin becomes mayor.
- 1985
- * Sacramento Kings basketball team active.
- * Sacramento History Center established.
- 1989 – Renaissance Tower built.
- 1990 – Population: 369,365.
- 1991
- * April 4: 1991 Sacramento hostage crisis.
- * U.S. Bank Plaza built.
- 1992 – Wells Fargo Center built.
- 1993 – Joe Serna, Jr. becomes mayor.
- 1995
- * City website online.
- * Sacramento Festival of Cinema begins.
- 1996 – Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre founded.
- 1997 – Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra established.
- 1998 – Al-Arqam Islamic School established.
- 1999 – Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse and Esquire Tower built.
- 2000
- * Sacramento Film and Music Festival begins.
- * Heather Fargo becomes mayor.
21st century
- 2008
- * Kevin Johnson becomes mayor.
- * Sacramento Press and Natomas Buzz begin publication.
- * U.S. Bank Tower built.
- 2009 – Bank of the West Tower built.
- 2010 – Population: 466,488.
- 2014 – Golden 1 Center breaks ground as the new home of the Sacramento Kings and opens in 2016.
- 2016 – Darrell Steinberg becomes mayor.
- 2022 – A mass shooting occurs in downtown Sacramento, killing six and injuring twelve.