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of the

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of the city of

Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the Un ...

, USA.

Prior to 20th century

* 1808 – Town of Greensboro established in

Guilford County Guilford County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population is 541,299, making it the third-most populous county in North Carolina. The county seat, and largest municipality, is Greensboro. S ...

. * 1824 –

First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro First Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church located in the Fisher Park Historic District of Greensboro, North Carolina. History First Presbyterian Church was founded in 1824 and was the first chartered Presbyterian church in th ...

founded. * 1826 – ''Patriot'' newspaper begins publication. * 1827 – Buffalo Presbyterian Church built. * 1834 –

Guilford College Guilford College is a private liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina. Guilford has both traditional students and students who attend its Center for Continuing Education (CCE). Founded in 1837 by members of the Religious Society of ...

chartered. * 1873 –

Bennett College Bennett College is a private historically black liberal arts college for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. It was founded in 1873 as a normal school to educate freedmen and train both men and women as teachers. Originally coed, in 1926 it ...

founded. * 1877 – Chamber of Commerce and Green Hill Cemetery established. * 1884 – Population: 5,538. * 1889 – Coney Club founded. * 1890 – ''Daily Record'' newspaper begins publication. * 1891 ** State Normal and Industrial School established. ** Julius I. Foust Building constructed. * 1895 – Greensboro Industrial and Immigration Association founded. * 1900 – Population: 10,035.

20th century

* 1902 –

Palmer Memorial Institute The Alice Freeman Palmer Memorial Institute, better known as Palmer Memorial Institute, was a school for upper class African Americans. It was founded in 1902 by Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown at Sedalia, North Carolina near Greensboro. Palmer Mem ...

founded in nearby Sedalia. * 1905 – City Board of Health established. * 1906 ** Greensboro Public Library building constructed. ** City Fire Commission established. * 1909 ** ''Greensboro Daily News'' begins publication. ** Greensboro Country Club founded.
* 1917 –

Guilford Courthouse National Military Park Guilford Courthouse National Military Park, at 2332 New Garden Road in Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, commemorates the Battle of Guilford Court House, fought on March 15, 1781. This battle opened the campaign that led to American vic ...

established. * 1918 – Maplewood Cemetery established. * 1920 – Population: 19,861. * 1922 - United Way of Greater Greensboro is founded under the original name "Greensboro Community Chest". * 1924 – Greensboro Historical Museum established. * 1926 **

World War Memorial Stadium World War Memorial Stadium, more commonly known as War Memorial Stadium, is a baseball park in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lindsay Street and Yanceyville Avenue, northeast of the downtown ...

dedicated. ** WBIG

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begins broadcasting. * 1927 – Lindley Field (airfield) established. * 1928 – Forest Lawn Cemetery established. * 1931 – Paramount Theatre opens. * 1936 – April: 1936 Cordele–Greensboro tornado outbreak. * 1940 – Population: 59,319. * 1949 **

WFMY-TV WFMY-TV (channel 2) is a television station licensed to Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Piedmont Triad region. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on Phillips Avenue in Greensboro, an ...

begins broadcasting. ** Temple Emanuel active. * 1950 – Population: 74,389. * 1955 - The Greensboro Six * 1957 – June: '' Simkins v. City of Greensboro'' decided. * 1959 –

Greensboro Coliseum The Greensboro Coliseum Complex, commonly referred to as Greensboro Coliseum (the first and biggest building on the site), is an entertainment and sports complex located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Opened in 1959, the complex holds eight ven ...

opens. * 1960 **

Greensboro sit-ins The Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store—now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum—in Greensboro, North Carolina, which led to the F. W. Woolworth Comp ...

for civil rights occur. **

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: 119,574. * 1967 ** Greensboro Inner City Ministry established.
** ''Carolina Peacemaker'' begins publication. * 1968 – Family Life Council and Greensboro Beautiful nonprofi

established. * 1969 ** Jack Elam (politician), Jack Elam becomes mayor. **May:

1969 Greensboro uprising The 1969 Greensboro uprising occurred on and around the campuses of James B. Dudley High School and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina, when, over the course of May 21 to May 25, gunfir ...

. * 1970 ** Circle Drive-In cinema in business. **

: 144,076. *1971 - Jim Melvin becomes mayor. * 1979 ** November 3:

Greensboro massacre The Greensboro massacre was a deadly confrontation which occurred on November 3, 1979, in Greensboro, North Carolina, US, when members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party (ANP) shot and killed five participants in a "Death to the Kla ...

. **

Greensboro Hornets Greensboro (; formerly Greensborough) is a city in and the county seat of Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina after Charlotte and Raleigh, the 69th-most populous city in the Un ...

baseball team active. * 1980 – Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission established. * 1981 ** Aggie Stadium opens. ** John Forbis becomes mayor. * 1982 –

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new terminal built. * 1984 – ''

News & Record The ''News & Record'' is an American, English language newspaper with the largest circulation serving Guilford County, North Carolina, and the surrounding region. It is based in Greensboro, North Carolina, and produces local sections for Greensbo ...

'' newspaper in publication. * 1987 – June: Ku Klux Klan march and opposing protest. * 1990 -

: 183,521. *1993 - Carolyn Allen becomes the first female mayor of Greensboro. * 1997 – City website online (approximate date). *1999 -

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becomes mayor.

21st century

* 2005 –

NewBridge Bank Park First National Bank Field is a Minor League Baseball park located in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. The home of the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East, it opened on April 3, 2005. The park is on the block bounded by Bellemeade, Edg ...

(stadium) opens. * 2007 -

Yvonne Johnson Yvonne Johnson was the mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina, from 2007 until 2009. She was previously a member of the Greensboro City Council for 14 years, beginning in 1993 and Mayor Pro-Tem for 6 years. Johnson was the first African-American t ...

becomes

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African-American in city elected mayor. *2009 - Bill Knight becomes mayor. * 2010 **

International Civil Rights Center and Museum The International Civil Rights Center & Museum (ICRCM) is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Its building formerly housed the Woolworth's, the site of a non-violent protest in the civil rights movement. Four students from Nort ...

opens. ** Population: 269,666. *2011 -

Robbie Perkins Robert Perkins (born 29 May 1994) is an Australian professional baseball catcher for the Canberra Cavalry of the Australian Baseball League. Career Perkins plays in the Australian Baseball League for the Canberra Cavalry. He signed a minor leagu ...

becomes mayor. * 2013 –

Nancy Vaughan Nancy Vaughan (born Nancy Barakat, and formerly Nancy Mincello) is the 48th mayor of Greensboro, North Carolina. Mayor Nancy Vaughan was born and raised in New Jersey and recently divorced Don Vaughan. Having previously served on the city council ...

becomes mayor. * 2014 – Jim Westmoreland becomes city manager. * 2015 – Mark Walker becomes

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for

North Carolina's 6th congressional district North Carolina's 6th congressional district is located in north central portion of the state. As a result of court-mandated redistricting in 2019, it was shifted into the central Triad region and contains all of Guilford County and a portion ...

References

Works cited

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* * * Ethel Stephens Arnett. 1955. Greensboro, North Carolina, the county seat of Guilford. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. * * * (fulltext) * * * Howard E. Covington. 2008. Once upon a city: Greensboro, North Carolina's second century. Greensboro, N.C.: Greensboro Historical Museum, Inc. * *

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