This article is a :Timelines of cities in the United States, timeline of the history of Cleveland, history of the city of Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, USA. Cleveland map 1904

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 ** Cleveland receives its charter as a village. ** Newburgh Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Newburgh Township created. * 1815 ** Alfred Kelley is elected the first president of the village of Cleveland. ** Euclid Avenue (Cleveland), Euclid Avenue commissioned, subsequently known as ''Millionaires' Row.'' * 1818 - ''The Cleveland Gazette and Commercial Register'', Cleveland's first newspaper is published. * 1822 - A free bridge is opened across the Cuyahoga River. * 1827 - Opening of the Ohio canal as far as Akron, Ohio, Akron. * 1830 - Population: 1,076. * 1831 ** ''The Plain Dealer#Founding, The Cleveland Advertiser'' alters the spelling of the community's name to Cleveland. ** James A. Garfield, 20th President of the United States, United States President, born in Orange, Ohio, Orange Township. * 1832 - Ohio and Erie Canal completed to the Ohio River. * 1836 ** Cleveland and Ohio City (Cuyahoga County), Ohio, 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. * 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, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh) is completed. * 1848 - Colored National Convention held in city. * 1850 ** William Case elected mayor. ** Population: 17,034. * 1851 - Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad completed. * 1852 - ''The Aliened American'' newspaper begins publication. * 1853 ** The Cleveland Theater opens. ** National Women's Rights Convention held. ** Woodland Cemetery (Cleveland), Woodland Cemetery established. * 1854 ** Ohio City annexed to Cleveland. ** William B. Castle elected mayor. ** ''The Plain Dealer, The Cleveland Leader'' begins publication. * 1860 ** Perry Monument (Cleveland), Perry Monument on Public Square dedicated. ** Population: 43,417. * 1861 ** Abraham Lincoln visits Cleveland. ** The American Civil War begins. * 1865 ** The American Civil War ends. ** Thousands of Clevelanders mourn the death of Lincoln. * 1866 - Cleveland Police Department established. * 1869 ** Cleveland Public Library established. ** Lake View Cemetery opens. * 1870 ** Standard Oil Company in business. ** Population: 92,829. * 1873 ** Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland Bar Association established. ** Newburgh, Ohio, Newburgh annexed to Cleveland. * 1874 - First Woman's National Temperance Convention held in Cleveland, establishing the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. * 1875 - John A. Ellsler#Euclid Avenue Opera House, Euclid Avenue Opera House opens. * 1876 ** Charles F. Brush patents an electric generator. ** Riverside Cemetery Chapel & Riverside Cemetery Gatehouse built. * 1878 - ''Penny Press'', predecessor to the ''Cleveland Press'', begins publication. * 1880 ** James A. Garfield, from Cleveland, elected 20th President of the United States. ** Case School of Applied Science established. ** Population: 160,146. * 1881 ** Garfield lies in state on Public Square after being Assassination of James A. Garfield, assassinated, July 2. ** Adelbert Hall built. * 1882 ** Case Western Reserve University, Western Reserve College moves to Cleveland. ** Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland School of Art established. * 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 ** Cleveland Arcade, The Arcade opens. ** James A. Garfield Memorial, Garfield Monument dedicated in Lake View Cemetery. ** Population: 261,353. * 1894 ** May Day Riots of 1894 ** Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Cleveland), Soldiers and Sailors Monument dedicated. * 1895 - Robert E. McKisson elected mayor. * 1896 - Cleveland celebrates its Century, centennial. * 1897 - Bohemian National Hall (Cleveland, Ohio), Bohemian National Hall built. * 1899 ** Streetcar strikes in the United States, Cleveland streetcar strike. ** John H. Farley re-elected mayor. * 1900 - Population: 381,768.

20th century

1900s-1940s

* 1901 ** Tom L. Johnson 1901 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. ** The Cleveland Blues (predecessor to the Cleveland Indians) are established as one of the first teams in the new American League. ** Cleveland worker and avowed anarchism, anarchist, Leon Czolgosz Assassination of William McKinley, assassinates President of the United States, U.S. President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York. * 1905 ** ''The Cleveland News'' begins publication ** Glenville, Cleveland, Glenville and South Brooklyn annexed to Cleveland. * 1908 ** Collinwood School Fire ** More Streetcar strikes in the United States, Streetcar strikes but less violent and unsuccessful. * 1909 ** Tom L. Johnson loses mayoral race to Herman C. Baehr. ** Corlett, Cleveland, Corlett Village annexed to Cleveland. * 1910 ** Collinwood annexed to Cleveland. ** Cleveland Railway (Ohio), Cleveland Railway Company operated from 1910 to 1942. ** Population: 560,663. * 1911 ** Tom L. Johnson dies. ** Church of the Covenant (Cleveland), Church of the Covenant established. * 1912 - Village of Nottingham annexed to Cleveland. * 1913 ** The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hits Cleveland. ** Home Rule City Charter approved by Cleveland voters. ** Cleveland Museum of Art established. ** Agora Theatre and Ballroom, Metropolitan Theatre opened. ** The first Community Chest (organization), Community Chest, "Community Fund", founded in Cleveland. * 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 Scien

established. * 1916 ** Cleveland Museum of Art opens. ** Cleveland City Hall dedicated. * 1917 - Cleveland Metroparks organized. * 1918 ** Federal Court trial of Eugene V. Debs held in Cleveland. ** Detroit–Superior Bridge construvtion completed. * 1919 ** May Day Riots of 1919 ** State Prohibition is enacted in Cleveland ** Voters approve placement of a new railroad terminal on Public Square. * 1920 ** Cleveland Institute of Music founded. ** Cleveland becomes the fifth-largest city in the nation. ** The Volstead Act and the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, Eighteenth Amendment become law. ** Cleveland Indians win the World Series. ** Cleveland Museum of Natural History established. ** Population: 796,841. * 1921 ** Cleveland Clinic and Playhouse Square established. ** State Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio), KeyBank State Theatre built. ** Ohio Theatre (Cleveland, Ohio), Mimi Ohio Theatre opened. ** Hanna Theatre opened. * 1922 - Demolition for the Terminal Tower site begins * 1923 ** Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Federal Reserve bank building completed. ** Alcazar Hotel (Cleveland Heights, Ohio), Alcazar Hotel completed. * 1924 ** 1924 Republican National Convention, Republican National Convention held in Cleveland. ** Mayor-council government, Mayor/Council form of government replaced by city manager, City Manager plan. * 1925 ** New Public Library building opens. ** Cleveland Airport (now Hopkins International Airport, Hopkins International) opens. ** University Hospitals incorporated. * 1929 ** Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929, Cleveland Clinic disaster occurs. ** National Air Races, National Air Race first held in Cleveland. ** The Wall Street Crash of 1929, Stock Market crashes * 1930 - The Terminal Tower, Tower City Center is dedicated. * 1931 ** Severance Hall dedicated. ** City Manager system reverts to the Mayor/Council form of government. ** Ray T. Miller elected mayor. * 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 ** Harold Hitz Burton 1935 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. ** Eliot Ness becomes Safety Director of Cleveland. * 1936 - 1936 Republican National Convention, Republican National Convention held in Cleveland. * 1937 ** Cleveland Barons (1937-1973), Cleveland Barons hockey team established. ** Cleveland Arena opens. ** Cleveland Rams begin to play professional football. ** John D. Rockefeller dies. * 1938 ** Cleveland Memorial Shoreway opens between East 9th Street and Gordon Park. ** Clevelander Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at Berlin Olympic Games. ** Great Lakes Exposition opens. ** Cleveland Torso Murderer with up to 20 victims. * 1939 - Main Avenue Bridge opened. * 1940 - National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, NACA, forerunner of National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA, established at the Cleveland airport. * 1941 ** Frank Lausche 1941 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. ** Western Reserve Red Cats football, Western Reserve Red Cats win the 1941 Sun Bowl, Sun Bowl, the city's first college football bowl game. * 1942 - Cleveland Bomber Plant (now the I-X Center) opens at Municipal Airport. * 1944 - Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion claims 130 lives. * 1945 ** Thomas A. Burke 1945 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. ** Cleveland Rams win National Football League, NFL football title then move to Los Angeles. * 1946 ** Cleveland Browns are founded and begin play in All-America Football Conference. ** Cleveland Browns win the All-America Football Conference championship. * 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 Award, 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 1953 Cleveland mayoral election, 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. * 1960 ** Erieview urban renewal plan unveiled. ** Final issue of the ''Cleveland News'' published. * 1961 - Mapp v. Ohio * 1962 ** Ralph S. Locher 1962 Cleveland mayoral special election, elected mayor. ** Innerbelt Freeway opens for its full length. * 1964 ** Erieview Tower completed. ** Cleveland State University established. ** Cleveland Browns win the National Football League championship. * 1965 - WVIZ, an educational television station, begins broadcasting. * 1966 ** Hough Riots ** Cuyahoga Community College opens its Metro Campus. * 1967 ** Carl B. Stokes elected the first African American mayor of a major American city. ** Case Western Reserve University established. * 1968 ** Glenville Shootout ** Terry v. Ohio * 1969 ** A burning oil slick on the Cuyahoga River attracts national attention regarding pollution. ** Euclid Beach Park closes. * 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 1977 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. * 1978 ** Cleveland is hit by the Great Blizzard of 1978 ** 1978 Cleveland Recall Election, 1978 recall election ** December 15, Cleveland becomes the first American city to go into default since the Depression. * 1979 ** George Voinovich 1979 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. *
Greater Cleveland Food Bank
established. * 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 BP Building, 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 ** Cleveland named an All-America City for fourth time. ** Cleveland selected as site for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. * 1987 - Cleveland emerges from default. * 1988
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established. * 1989 - Michael R. White (politician), Michael R. White 1989 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor. * 1991 - Key Tower "topped off" at 947 ft (289 m). * 1993 - Cleveland named an All-America City for fifth time. * 1995 ** Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum opens. ** Indians win American League championship. ** Bishop Anthony Pilla is elected to the presidency of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB * 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 (2001-06), 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 2005 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor since Stephen Buhrer in 1867. * 2006 ** Barons leave Cleveland for the second time. ** Cleveland, Columbus, Ohio, Columbus, and other Ohio cities argue against a bill passed by the Ohio House legislature that will eliminate Residency (domicile), residency rules. * 2007 ** Cleveland is hit with a February 2007 North America winter storm, major winter storm in February, leaving 15 inches of snow. ** October 20, Cleveland became the first television market in the United States to have all of its Media in Cleveland, Ohio#Television, local television stations to broadcast in high-definition television, high definition. * 2008 - Cuyahoga County federal corruption investigation. * 2009 ** The Ohio Supreme Court upholds the 2006 law prohibiting residency requirements. ** Frank Jackson wins a 2009 Cleveland mayoral election, 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. * 2011 - Construction begins on the Medical Mart and new convention center, scheduled to open late 2013. * 2013 - Frank Jackson wins a 2013 Cleveland mayoral election, third term as Mayor of Cleveland against Kenneth Lanci. * 2014 ** Shooting of Tamir Rice ** Hosts the international 2014 Gay Games, also known as Gay Games 9 * 2015 - Chief U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. signs consent decree for the Cleveland Division of Police. * 2016 ** Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Championship. ** Lake Erie Monsters win the Calder Cup and then are renamed Cleveland Monsters. ** 2016 Republican National Convention, Republican National Convention held in Cleveland. ** The 2016 Cleveland Indians season, Cleveland Indians face the 2016 Chicago Cubs season, Chicago Cubs in the 2016 World Series. * 2017 - Frank Jackson wins a 2017 Cleveland mayoral election, fourth term as Mayor of Cleveland, becoming the city's longest-serving mayor.Jackson wins historic 4th term - Cleveland 19.com (WOIO/WUAB)
/ref> * 2018 - Cleveland's population begins to flatten as Downtown population increases. * 2019 ** The Beacon (Cleveland), The Beacon completed in Downtown Cleveland. ** Cuyahoga River named "River of the Year" by the American Rivers conservation association. * 2020 ** Population: 372,624. ** The COVID-19 pandemic in Ohio begins when Ohio Governor Mike DeWine reports the earliest cases of the virus to be in Cuyahoga County. ** George Floyd protests in Ohio, George Floyd protests take place in Cleveland and most major U.S. cities. ** The Lumen (Cleveland), The Lumen tower completed in Downtown Cleveland. ** Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic host the 2020 United States presidential debates#First presidential debate (Case Western Reserve University), first 2020 U.S. presidential debate at the Health Education Campus (HEC). * 2021 ** 2021 NFL Draft held in Cleveland at FirstEnergy Stadium. ** Frank Jackson announces that he will not pursue a fifth term as mayor. ** The Cleveland Indians assume the name the Cleveland Guardians. ** Justin Bibb 2021 Cleveland mayoral election, elected mayor.

References

External links

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Cleveland History Timeline
The Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (Case Western Reserve University) * * * * {{Years in Ohio History of Cleveland, Timeline Timelines of cities in Ohio, Cleveland Cleveland-related lists Years in Ohio