The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reno, Nevada, United States.
19th century edit
- 1868
- Reno founded; named after Union Army officer Jesse Lee Reno.[1]
- Reno Crescent newspaper begins publication.[2]
- 1870 – Population: 1,035.
- 1871 – Washoe County seat relocated to Reno from Washoe City.[3]
- 1872 – Virginia and Truckee Railroad in operation.
- 1873
- 1874 – Nevada State Journal newspaper begins publication.[2]
1874– University of Nevada founded
- 1877 – Bridge rebuilt.[3]
- 1879 – Town incorporated.[1]
- 1882 – Nevada and Oregon Railroad begins operating.
- 1885 – Riverside Hotel in business.
- 1886 – Nevada State University relocated to Reno from Elko.[4]
- 1894 – 20th Century Club for women organized.
- 1900 – Population: 4,500.
20th century edit
1900s–1940s edit
- 1901 – Reno attains city status.[1]
- 1904
- 1905 – Virginia Street Bridge rebuilt.
- 1907
- Reno Commercial Club incorporated.[3]
- City Hall rebuilt.[3]
- Richard Kirman, Sr. becomes mayor.
- University of Nevada's Mackay School of Mines established.[4]
- 1910
- July 4: Jeffries-Johnson boxing match held.
- Washoe County Courthouse and Bethel AME Church built.
- Population: 10,867.[3]
- 1911 – YMCA building dedicated.[3]
- 1913 – Divorce residence requirement: one year.[7]
- 1922 – Nevada Public Economy League headquartered in Reno.[8]
- 1923 – Edwin E. Roberts becomes mayor.
- 1925 – Empire Theatre opens.[9]
- 1926 – Southern Pacific Railroad depot and Reno Arch built.
- 1927
- Transcontinental Highway Exposition held; California Building constructed.[10]
- Divorce residence requirement: three months.[7]
- 1928 – State Theatre opens.[9]
- 1929 – Hubbard Field (airfield) and Odd Fellows Building constructed.
- 1930 – Population: 18,529.
- 1931
- Gambling legalized.[4]
- Divorce residence requirement: six weeks.[7]
- Nevada Art Gallery founded.
- Washoe County Library building opens.[11]
- El Cortez Hotel in business.[10]
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno established.[12]
- 1933 – Reno Main Post Office built.
- 1935 – Reno Little Theater founded.[13]
- 1936
- Southside School Annex built.[10]
- Harold's Club founded.[7]
- 1937 – Harrah's Entertainment (bingo parlor) in business.
- 1939 – First Church of Christ, Scientist built.[10]
- 1942 – Reno Army Air Base in operation.
1950s–1990s edit
- 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.[11]
- 1967 – Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts built.
- 1969 – Reno Philharmonic Orchestra formed.[14]
- 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.[14]
- 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
- 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.[16]
- 2000
- City website online (approximate date).[17][chronology citation needed]
- Population: 180,480.
21st century edit
- 2002 – Bob Cashell becomes mayor.
- 2003 – Fictional Reno 911! television series begins national broadcast.
- 2004
- 2005 – Great Basin Community Food Co-op founded.[21]
- 2006
- March 14: Pine Middle School shooting.
- Battle Born Derby Demons (rollerderby league) established.
- 2008 – April: 2008 Reno earthquakes.
- 2010
- 2011 – September 16: Reno Air Races crash.
- 2014 – Hillary Schieve becomes mayor.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d Federal Writers' Project 1957: "Reno"
- ^ a b "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g Davis 1913.
- ^ a b c Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Springfield, Mass., USA: G. & C. Merriam Co., 1960, OCLC 3832886, OL 5812502M
- ^ "Nevada Historical Society". Carson City, NV: Nevada Division of Museums and History. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ American Library Annual, 1917–1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v.
- ^ a b c d Price 1972.
- ^ "History". Nevada Taxpayers Association. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ^ a b "Movie Theaters in Reno, NV". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "City of Reno Register of Historic Places". City of Reno. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ a b Washoe County Library. "Library History". Washoe County, Nevada – Official Website. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "American Association of Community Theatre". Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ a b "History of the Reno Phil". Reno Philharmonic Association. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Programs". Nevada Humanities. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Reno, Nevada". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Official City of Reno Site". Archived from the original on 2000-05-11 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- ^ "About Us". Reno: Sierra Foundation. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ Pluralism Project. "Reno, Nevada". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "Reno Enlists Paddles, Not Poker, for a Rebirth". New York Times. June 12, 2005.
- ^ "NCGA Co-ops: Nevada". Iowa: National Cooperative Grocers Association. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
- ^ "World's longest cat Stewie dies at eight in Reno, Nevada". BBC News. February 5, 2013.
Bibliography edit
Published in 19th century edit
- John F. Uhlhorn, ed. (1873), "Reno Directory", Virginia and Truckee Railroad Directory, 1873–74, Sacramento: H.S. Crocker & Co.
- George A. Crofutt (1880). "Reno". Crofutt's New Overland Tourist, and Pacific Coast Guide. Overland Publishing Company.
Published in 20th century edit
- "Reno, the Refuge of Restless Hearts". Munsey's Magazine. 42. 1909.
- Sam P. Davis, ed. (1913), "Washoe County: Reno", History of Nevada, Reno, Nevada: Elms Publishing Co., OCLC 7990365
- Directory of Reno and Sparks. Reno: Nevada Directory Publishing Company. 1915.
- Willis Thomas Lee; Ralph Walter Stone; Hoyt Stoddard Gale (1916). "Reno". Guidebook of the Western United States. Government Printing Office.
- "Points of Interest in Reno, Nev.". Automobile Blue Book. New York: Automobile Blue Book Publishing Co. 1919.
- "Reno". Travel. 39. New York: Robert M. McBride & Co. 1922.
- Federal Writers' Project (1957), "Reno", Nevada: A Guide to the Silver State, American Guide Series, Portland, Or.: Binfords & Mort, hdl:2027/mdp.39015048749454 + Chronology
- John A. Price (1972). "Reno, Nevada: The City as a Unit of Study". Urban Anthropology. 1 (1): 014–028. JSTOR 40552854.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Reno, Nevada.
- "Reno". Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Nevada Humanities.
- Items related to Reno, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).