Timeline of Greensboro, North Carolina

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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Greensboro, North Carolina, USA.

Video Timeline of Greensboro, North Carolina

Prior to 20th century

• 1808 - Town of Greensboro established in Guilford County.
• 1824 - First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro founded.
• 1826 - Patriot newspaper begins publication.
• 1827 - Buffalo Presbyterian Church built.
• 1834 - Guilford College chartered.
• 1873 - Bennett College 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.

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20th century

• 1902 - Palmer Memorial Institute 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.[1]
• 1917 - Guilford Courthouse National Military Park established.
• 1918 - Maplewood Cemetery established.
• 1920 - Population: 19,861.
• 1924 - Greensboro Historical Museum established.
• 1926
  • World War Memorial Stadium dedicated.
  • WBIG radio 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 begins broadcasting.
  • Temple Emanuel active.
• 1950 - Population: 74,389.
• 1957 - June: Simkins v. City of Greensboro decided.
• 1959 - Greensboro Coliseum opens.
• 1960
  • Greensboro sit-ins for civil rights occur.
  • Population: 119,574.
• 1967
  • Greensboro Inner City Ministry established.[2]
  • Carolina Peacemaker begins publication.
• 1968 - Family Life Council and Greensboro Beautiful nonprofit [3] established.
• 1969 - May: 1969 Greensboro uprising.
• 1970
  • Circle Drive-In cinema in business.
  • Population: 144,076.
• 1979
  • November 3: Greensboro massacre.
  • Greensboro Hornets baseball team active.
• 1980 - Guilford County Historic Preservation Commission established.
• 1981 - Aggie Stadium opens.
• 1982 - Airport new terminal built.
• 1984 - News & Record newspaper in publication.
• 1987 - June: Ku Klux Klan march and opposing protest.
• 1990 - Population: 183,521.
• 1997 - City website online (approximate date).

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21st century

• 2005 - NewBridge Bank Park (stadium) opens.
• 2007 - Yvonne Johnson becomes first African-American in city elected mayor.
• 2010
  • International Civil Rights Center and Museum opens.
  • Population: 269,666.
• 2013 - Nancy Vaughan becomes mayor.
• 2014 - Jim Westmoreland becomes city manager.
• 2015 - Mark Walker becomes U.S. representative for North Carolina's 6th congressional district.

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See also

• Greensboro history
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Guilford County, North Carolina
• Timeline of North Carolina
• Timelines of other cities in North Carolina: Asheville, Charlotte, Durham, Fayetteville, Raleigh, Wilmington, Winston-Salem

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References

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Bibliography

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External links

• Greensboro Public Library. "North Carolina Collection". City of Greensboro. 
• "Local and Regional History Collections". Digital Collections. University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries. 
• Items related to Greensboro, North Carolina, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America).
• Humanities and Social Sciences Division. "Resources for Local History and Genealogy by State: North Carolina". Bibliographies and Guides. Washington DC: Library of Congress. 

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