Timeline of Cleveland, Ohio, United States
This article is a timeline of the history of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, USA .
1904 map of Cleveland
18th century 1796 – Moses Cleaveland and survey party arrive at the location that would later become Cleveland. 1797 – Lorenzo Carter, a prominent early settler, arrives. 19th century 1800 – Trumbull County created, encompassing Cleveland. 1803 – Ohio becomes the 17th State admitted to the Union. 1805 – Geauga County created, encompassing Cleveland. 1808 – Lorenzo Carter builds the Zephyr , the first ship to be launched in Cleveland. 1810 – Cuyahoga County organized; Cleveland selected as county seat. 1813 – Oliver Hazard Perry wins the Battle of Lake Erie at Put-in-Bay in the War of 1812. 1814 1815 Alfred Kelley is elected the first president of the village of Cleveland. Euclid Avenue commissioned, subsequently known as Millionaires' Row. 1818 – The Cleveland Gazette and Commercial Register , Cleveland's first newspaper is published.[2] 1822 – a free bridge is opened across the Cuyahoga River. 1827 – opening of the Ohio canal as far as Akron. 1830 – population: 1,076. 1831 1832 – Ohio and Erie Canal completed to the Ohio River . 1836 Cleveland and Ohio City are incorporated as cities. John W. Willey is elected the first mayor of Cleveland. Bridge War between Cleveland and Ohio City takes place. 1837 – Cleveland City Council votes to create City Hospital, now MetroHealth . 1840 – population: 6,071. 1842 – The Plain Dealer begins publication.[2] 1844 – Samuel Starkweather elected mayor. 1845 – City Bank of Cleveland (forerunner of National City Corp .) founded. 1847 The Weddell House opens. The first telegraph line (from Cleveland to Pittsburgh ) is completed. 1848 – Colored National Convention held in city.[3] 1850 1851 – Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad completed. 1852 – The Aliened American newspaper begins publication.[4] [5] 1853 1854 1860 Perry Monument on Public Square dedicated. Population: 43,417. 1861 1865 The American Civil War ends. Thousands of Clevelanders mourn the death of Lincoln.[6] 1866 – Cleveland Police Department established. 1869 1870 1873 1874 – First Woman's National Temperance Convention held in Cleveland, establishing the Woman's Christian Temperance Union .[8] 1875 – Euclid Avenue Opera House opens. 1876 1878 – Penny Press , predecessor to the Cleveland Press , begins publication. 1880 1881 1882 1883 – John H. Farley elected mayor. 1884 First electric streetcar run in the city. Cleveland Electric Light Co. formed. 1887 – Michelson–Morley experiment conducted at Western Reserve University. 1890 1894 1895 – Robert E. McKisson elected mayor. 1896 – Cleveland celebrates its centennial . 1897 – Bohemian National Hall built. 1899 1900 – population: 381,768. 20th century Map of Territorial Changes to the City of Cleveland 1900s–1940s 1901 1905 1908 1909 1910 Collinwood annexed to Cleveland. Cleveland Railway Company operated from 1910 to 1942. Population: 560,663. 1911 Tom L. Johnson dies. Church of the Covenant established. 1912 – Village of Nottingham annexed to Cleveland. 1913 1914 Cleveland chosen as the Fourth District headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank. Cleveland Municipal Light Plant goes into operation. 1915 – Cleveland Play House and Western Reserve University's School of Applied Social Science[10] [1] established. 1916 1917 – Cleveland Metroparks organized. 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 – demolition for the Terminal Tower site begins 1923 1924 1925 1929 1930 – The Tower City Center is dedicated. 1931 1932 – Hope Memorial Bridge construction completed. 1933 Harry L. Davis returns as mayor. Depression-era unemployment peaks in Cleveland: nearly one-third of the city's citizens are out of work. Prohibition is repealed on December 23 – nearly eight months longer than the Eighteenth Amendment. 1935 1936 – Republican National Convention held in Cleveland. 1937 1938 1939 – Main Avenue Bridge opened. 1940 – NACA , forerunner of NASA , established at the Cleveland airport. 1941 1942 – Cleveland Bomber Plant (now the I-X Center ) opens at Municipal Airport. 1944 – Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion claims 130 lives. 1945 1946 1947 Operations begin at the lakefront airport. First telecast by WEWS , Ohio's first television station. Eliot Ness runs for mayor of Cleveland but is defeated by incumbent Thomas A. Burke . Cleveland Browns win the All-America Football Conference championship. 1948 Cleveland Indians win World Series. Cleveland Browns win the All-America Football Conference championship. 1949 Cleveland named an All-America City for first time. Cleveland Browns win the All-America Football Conference championship. 1950s-1990s 1950 Cleveland Browns begin play in National Football League . Cleveland Browns win the National Football League championship. 1953 – Anthony J. Celebrezze elected mayor . 1954 Last streetcars run. Cleveland Browns win the National Football League championship. 1955 Rapid Transit begins operation. Cleveland Browns win the National Football League championship. 1959 – Boddie Recording Company in business.[11] 1960 Erieview urban renewal plan unveiled. Final issue of the Cleveland News published. 1961 - Mapp v. Ohio 1962 1964 1965 – WVIZ , an educational television station, begins broadcasting. 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 – Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team organized. 1972 – Cleveland Magazine begins publication. 1973 – Cleveland Barons play their last hockey game. 1974 – Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority established. 1976 – desegregation of the Cleveland Public Schools ordered by U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti . 1977 – Dennis Kucinich elected mayor . 1978 1979 1980 – presidential debate between candidates Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan held in Cleveland. 1981 Cleveland Public Theatre opened. City Council reduced from 33 to 21 members. Term of office for mayor and council members increased from two to four years. 1982 Ground broken for the Sohio (BP) Building on Public Square. The Cleveland Press ceases publication. Cleveland named an All-America City for second time. 1984 – Cleveland named an All-America City for third time. 1986 1987 – Cleveland emerges from default. 1988 – Cleveland Neighborhood Progress and Case Western Reserve University's Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change established. 1989 – Michael R. White elected mayor . 1991 – Key Tower "topped off" at 947 ft (289 m). 1993 – Cleveland named an All-America City for fifth time. 1995 1996 Cleveland celebrates its bicentennial. Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony win a Grammy for "Tha Crossroads" 1997 – Cleveland Indians win the American League pennant and return to the World Series. 1999 – the new Cleveland Browns Stadium opens with the return of the Cleveland Browns. 21st century 2001 – Cleveland Barons are revived. 2002 – Cleveland citizens elect Jane L. Campbell as the first female mayor of Cleveland. 2003 – 2003 North America blackout 2004 – vice-presidential candidates Dick Cheney and John Edwards debate at Case Western Reserve University . 2005 – Frank G. Jackson is the first sitting city councillor to be elected mayor since Stephen Buhrer in 1867.[13] 2006 Barons leave Cleveland for the second time. Cleveland, Columbus , and other Ohio cities argue against a bill passed by the Ohio House legislature that will eliminate residency rules. 2007 2008 – Cuyahoga County federal corruption investigation.[14] 2009 The Ohio Supreme Court upholds the 2006 law prohibiting residency requirements. Frank Jackson wins a second term as Mayor of Cleveland. November, Ohio Voters open Ohio to casino gambling and Cleveland will have a casino by 2013. Cleveland is selected by the International Gay Games committee to host the 2014 Gay Games. Cleveland beat out Boston, Washington DC, and Hamburg Germany. 2010 – population: 396,815.[15] 2011 – construction begins on the Medical Mart and new convention center, scheduled to open late 2013. 2013 – Frank Jackson wins a third term as Mayor of Cleveland against Kenneth Lanci. 2014 2015 – Chief U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. signs consent decree for the Cleveland Division of Police .[16] 2016 2017 – Frank Jackson wins a fourth term as Mayor of Cleveland, becoming the city's longest-serving mayor.[17] 2018 – Cleveland's population begins to flatten as Downtown population increases.[18] 2019 The Beacon completed in Downtown Cleveland. Cuyahoga River named "River of the Year" by the American Rivers conservation association.[19] 2020 2021 See also Other cities in Ohio References ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America . Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 12, 2020 . ^ "Conventions Organized by Year". Colored Conventions . University of Delaware. 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has generic name (help) ^ Richardson, Seth A. (May 6, 2021). "Mayor Frank Jackson announces he won't seek a record fifth term in office". The Plain Dealer . Retrieved May 6, 2021 . External links