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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Sacramento, California, United States.


19th century

* 1839 –
Sutter's Fort Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican ''Alta California'' province.National Park Service"California National Historic Trail."/ref> The site of the fort was established in 1839 and originally called New Helve ...
(or “New Helvetia”) established. * 1845 –
New Helvetia Cemetery New Helvetia Cemetery, initially named Sutter Fort Burying Ground, is a defunct cemetery founded in c. 1845 and closed in 1912, formerly located at northeast corner of Alhambra Boulevard and J Street (present-day 924 Alhambra Boulevard) in the Eas ...
established, the first cemetery in the city * 1849 ** Sacramento City founded by John Sutter, Jr. and
Sam Brannan Samuel Brannan (March 2, 1819 – May 5, 1889) was an American settler, businessman, journalist, and prominent Mormons, Mormon who founded the ''The Daily Alta California#California Star, California Star'', the first newspaper in San Francisco, ...
. ** William Stout becomes mayor. ** City Cemetery established. ** First sale of town lots. * 1850 ** August:
Squatters' Riot The Squatters' riot was an uprising and conflict that took place between squatting settlers and the government of Sacramento, California (then an unorganized territory annexed after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo) in August 1850 concerning the l ...
. ** 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. * 1855 ** First local steam railway of California opened. ** November: the first
California State Convention of Colored Citizens The California State Convention of Colored Citizens (CSCCC) was a series of colored convention events active from 1855 to 1902. The convention was one of several social movement conventions that took place in the mid-19th century in many states ...
, a
colored convention The Colored Conventions Movement, or Black Conventions Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the decades preceding and following the American Civil War. The delegates who attended these convent ...
, was held here. * 1856 **
Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park The Leland Stanford Mansion, often known simply as the Stanford Mansion, is a historic mansion and California State Park in Sacramento, California, which serves as the official reception center for the Californian government and as one of the o ...
built. ** December: the second
California State Convention of Colored Citizens The California State Convention of Colored Citizens (CSCCC) was a series of colored convention events active from 1855 to 1902. The convention was one of several social movement conventions that took place in the mid-19th century in many states ...
, a
colored convention The Colored Conventions Movement, or Black Conventions Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the decades preceding and following the American Civil War. The delegates who attended these convent ...
, 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 The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by Pacific Railroad Acts, U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in N ...
building across the Sierras begins. * 1865 –
California State Convention of Colored Citizens The California State Convention of Colored Citizens (CSCCC) was a series of colored convention events active from 1855 to 1902. The convention was one of several social movement conventions that took place in the mid-19th century in many states ...
, a
colored convention The Colored Conventions Movement, or Black Conventions Movement, was a series of national, regional, and state conventions held irregularly during the decades preceding and following the American Civil War. The delegates who attended these convent ...
, was held here * 1869 – First train from the Atlantic coast reaches Sacramento. * 1874 – Capitol building completed. * 1877 –
Muybridge Eadweard Muybridge (; 9 April 1830 – 8 May 1904, born Edward James Muggeridge) was an English photographer known for his pioneering work in photographic studies of motion, and early work in motion-picture projection. He adopted the first ...
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 The Ruhstaller Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a historic building located in the heart of Downtown Sacramento, California, USA. History Built in 1898, the building was built by the behest of Frank Ruhstaller ...
constructed. * 1900 – Population: 29,282.


20th century

* 1910 – Population: 44,696. * 1912 ** Empress Theatre opens. **
New Helvetia Cemetery New Helvetia Cemetery, initially named Sutter Fort Burying Ground, is a defunct cemetery founded in c. 1845 and closed in 1912, formerly located at northeast corner of Alhambra Boulevard and J Street (present-day 924 Alhambra Boulevard) in the Eas ...
closes for burials * 1915 – Zoological park established. * 1919 – Business and Professional Women's Club founded. * 1923 – Sacramento Municipal Utility District established. * 1924 **
Senator Hotel The Senator Hotel (officially Hotel Senator) (1924–1979) was a nine-story, 400-room Italian Renaissance-style hotel in Sacramento, California located at 12th and L streets across from the California State Capitol building that served as a nexu ...
in business. ** Chevra Kaddisha Cemetery closes ** Home of Peace Cemetery opens * 1927 ** Westminster Presbyterian Church built. ** William Land Park Zoo opens. * 1931 – Blue Anchor Building constructed. * 1933 – Federal Building constructed. * 1935 **
Tower Bridge Tower Bridge is a Listed building#Grade I, Grade I listed combined Bascule bridge, bascule and Suspended-deck suspension bridge, suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones (architect), Horace Jones and e ...
opens. ** McClellan Air Force Base established near city. 1937 - Sacramento Sheriff's Posse organized. * 1937 – Sacramento Movie Forum organized. * 1939 – Sacred Heart Parish School constructed. * 1941 – Sacramento Army Depot activated. 1942 - Sacramento Horsemen's Association organized. * 1947 ** Sacramento Opera Guild founded. **
Vic's Ice Cream Vic's Ice Cream (est. 1947) is a restaurant located in the Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, California. Best known for its ice cream, Vic's also serves sandwiches and other menu items. Atmosphere Vic's has maintained much the same atmosph ...
in business. * 1948 **Sacramento Symphony formed. **
Belle Cooledge Belle Cooledge (July 29, 1884 – November 9, 1955), also known as "Auntie Belle," was the first female mayor of Sacramento, California, and one of the founders of Sacramento City College, which was known as Sacramento Junior College when it ope ...
elected mayor. * 1954 –
Sacramento Ballet The Sacramento Ballet was founded in 1954 by Barbara Crockett and Deane Crockett. During Ms. Crockett’s tenure as Company Director, The Sacramento Ballet gained national recognition as one of the finest regional ballet companies. Through communi ...
founded. * 1955 –
KCRA-TV KCRA-TV (channel 3) is a television station in Sacramento, California, United States, affiliated with NBC. It is owned by Hearst Television alongside Stockton, California, Stockton-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KQCA (channel 58). Both stations ...
begins broadcasting. * 1956 –
Sacramento Youth Symphony The Sacramento Youth Symphony (SYS) was founded in 1956 as a 55-member youth orchestra, associated with the Sacramento Symphony Association. The Sacramento Symphony has since ceased operations and the Sacramento Youth Symphony became incorporated as ...
founded. * 1957 – Arden Fair Mall in business. * 1959 -
KVIE-TV KVIE (channel 6) is a PBS member television station in Sacramento, California, United States. The station is owned by KVIE, Inc., a community-based non-profit organization. KVIE's studios are located on West El Camino Avenue in the Natomas, Sacr ...
begins broadcasting. * 1960 – Tower Records in business. * 1961 ** Sacramento Peace Center established. ** Sacramento Book Collectors Club active. * 1962 – ''
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'' 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 Anne Rudin (January 27, 1924 – November 25, 2021) was an American politician who served as the 51st Mayor of Sacramento from her election in 1983 until she stepped down, after declining to seek a third term in 1992. She was Sacramento's firs ...
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 On April 4, 1991, 41 employees and customers were taken hostage and held at a Good Guys! electronics store at the corner of 65th Street and Stockton Boulevard in Sacramento, California, near the Florin Mall (now Florin Towne Centre) for approx ...
. ** U.S. Bank Plaza built. * 1992 –
Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California * Wells Fargo Cen ...
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 The Sacramento Philharmonic is a symphony orchestra in the Sacramento region, established in 1997 after the disbandment of the Sacramento Symphony that same year. Led by Maestro Michael Morgan until his death in 2021, the orchestra performs at t ...
established. * 1998 – Al-Arqam Islamic School established. * 1999 –
Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse The Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse is home to the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. It is located at 500 I Street, Sacramento, CA. The building is named for the late congre ...
and
Esquire Tower Esquire Tower, also known as Esquire Plaza, is a 322-foot (98 m) 248,816 square foot office building in downtown Sacramento, California. The Esquire IMAX Theater as well as a restaurant are located on the ground level of Esquire Plaza. Galler ...
built. * 2000 **
Sacramento Film and Music Festival The Sacramento Film and Music Festival (SF&MF) is a large, multi-day, all-genre international film festival held in Sacramento, California in the United States. It has been in operation since 2000. The festival's mission is to celebrate filmmaki ...
begins. **
Heather Fargo Heather Fargo (born December 12, 1952) is an American politician who served as mayor and was a former City Council Member of Sacramento, California. She was sworn in as mayor in November 2000, replacing Jimmie R. Yee, and served until December ...
becomes mayor.


21st century

* 2008 **
Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson may refer to: Entertainment *Kevin Johnson (singer) (born 1942), Australian singer * Kevin Johnson (ventriloquist) (born 1970), ventriloquist on ''America's Got Talent'' * Kevin Royal Johnson (born 1961), American singer-songwriter a ...
becomes mayor. ** ''Sacramento Press'' and ''Natomas Buzz'' begin publication. **
U.S. Bank Tower U.S. Bank Tower, known locally as the Library Tower and formerly as the First Interstate Bank World Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, California. It is, by structural height, the third-tallest building in California, the seco ...
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 Downtown Sacramento is the central business district of the city of Sacramento. Downtown is generally defined as the area south of the American River, east of the Sacramento River, north of Broadway, and west of 16th Street. The central business ...
, killing six and injuring twelve.


See also

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History of Sacramento, California The history of Sacramento, California, began with its founding by Samuel Brannan and John Augustus Sutter, Jr. in 1848 around an Wharf, embarcadero that John Augustus Sutter, his father, John Sutter, Sr. constructed at the confluence of the Americ ...
* List of mayors of Sacramento, California *
California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Sacramento County, California. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitu ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sacramento County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sacramento Co ...
* Timelines of other cities in the
Northern California Northern California (colloquially known as NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Spanning the state's northernmost 48 counties, its main population centers incl ...
area of California: Fresno, Mountain View,
Oakland Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
, San Francisco, San Jose


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