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The following is a timeline of the history of San Diego, California, United States.

Before the 19th century

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Spanish colonization (1769-1821)

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  • 1769 – Presidio of San Diego and Mission San Diego de Alcalá established at the Kumeyaay village of Kosa'aay; first European settlements of Alta California in New Spain.[1][2]
  • 1774 – Mission is moved from Presidio Hill to current site 6 miles away, near San Diego River
  • 1775 – Kumeyaay Revolt of 1775, Mission San Diego is sacked.[3]
  • 1778 – Pa’mu Incident, Kumeyaay revolt resulting in the first public execution sentence by colonial authorities in California (although the execution did not follow through as planned).[4]
  • 1795 – Public school opens.[5]

19th century

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Mexican period (1821–1848)

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Late 19th Century (1850s–1890s)

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  • 1848 – Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (proclaimed July 4, 1848) transfers San Diego and mostly all of Alta California to the United States of America as part of the Mexican Cession territory, international border drawn closer to San Diego at a parallel "one Spanish league" south of the southernmost point of San Diego Bay.
  • 1850
    • California is admitted to the United States; San Diego becomes seat of San Diego County; San Diego is granted a city charter by the California legislature. San Diego officially becomes an incorporated city.
    • William Heath Davis proposes "New San Diego" by the bay front, builds a pier and lays out streets, but proposed development is unsuccessful
  • 1851
    • Herald newspaper begins publication.[5]
    • San Diego Tax Rebellion of 1851 begins, led by Cupeño and Kumeyaay natives after San Diego County charges local natives to pay up an annual $600 in property taxes. Western theatre of the Yuma War opens up in San Diego County.
    • The Movement for State Division of California convenes in San Diego to discuss the secession of Southern California from the rest of California, as the proposed state of Colorado.[8]
  • 1852
    • Antonio Garra is tried and executed in San Diego. San Diego Tax Rebellion and the Yuma War in San Diego County ends.[9]
    • City goes bankrupt; city charter repealed by legislature; city placed under control of a board of trustees[10]
    • U.S. Army sets aside southern part of Point Loma for military uses, later developed into Fort Rosecrans
  • 1853 – San Bernardino County breaks off from San Diego County.[11]
  • 1855 – Point Loma Lighthouse built.[5]
  • 1858 – October: Hurricane.
  • 1859 – San Diego County votes to secede from California to form the Territory of Colorado, voting 207–24 in favor of secession[8]
  • 1862 – 6.0 magnitude Earthquake
  • 1866 – Louis Rose lays out town of Roseville, later incorporated into San Diego
  • 1867
  • 1868
  • 1870
    • Chamber of Commerce established.[13]
    • Horton House hotel in business.
  • 1871 – City and County records are moved from Old Town to New Town, establishing New Town as the city's hub
  • 1872 – San Diego incorporated.[2]
  • 1875 – Ulysses S. Grant sets aside reservation land for several Kumeyaay bands. Second round of reservations established in 1893.
  • 1880 – Population: 2,637;[2] county 8,018.
  • 1881 – The Sun newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1882 –
  • 1883-1886 - John J. Montgomery makes successful flights with manned gliders at Otay Mesa, the first controlled flights in a heavier-than-air flying machine in America.[15]
  • 1885 – Santa Fe railway begins operating.[5][2]
  • 1886 – Horse-drawn streetcar line established downtown.[5]
  • 1887
  • 1888
  • 1889
  • 1890
  • 1892 – San Diego Electric Railway begins operating.
  • 1893 – Riverside County breaks off from San Diego County.[11]
  • 1895 – Evening Tribune newspaper begins publication.[12]
  • 1897 – San Diego State Normal School (now San Diego State University) established.[17]
  • 1898 – Lomaland established by the Theosophical Society in Point Loma.[18]
  • 1899 - The San Diego County Bar Association, a non-profit organisation, was formed.[19]
  • 1900 - Population: 17,700.[2]

20th century

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1900s–1940s

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1950s–1990s

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21st century

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Anticipated future events

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Paulson 1875.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
  3. ^ Carrico, Richard. "Sociopolitical Aspects of the 1775 Revolt at Mission San Diego de Alcala". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  4. ^ "Castigating the Insolent Ones: Native Resistance and the Spanish Military The Pa'mu Incident". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Federal Writers' Project 1937.
  6. ^ a b c "Timeline of San Diego History: 1800-1879". San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Connolly, Mike. "Kumeyaay - The Mexican Period". www.kumeyaay.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  8. ^ a b Ellison, William Henry (October 1, 1913). The Movement for State Division in California, 1849-1860. JSTOR. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly.
  9. ^ "The Indian Tax Rebellion of 1851". HistoryNet. June 12, 2006. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  10. ^ "A History of San Diego Government". Office of the City Clerk. City of San Diego. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "The Creation of Our 58 Counties". California State Association of Counties. May 26, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c d "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
  13. ^ California Digital Library. "Browse the Collections". Online Archive of California. University of California. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  14. ^ American Library Annual, 1917-1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v.
  15. ^ Harwood, Craig; Fogel, Gary (2012). Quest for Flight: John J. Montgomery and the Dawn of Aviation in the West. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806142647.
  16. ^ "City Charter". Office of the City Clerk. City of San Diego. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  17. ^ Patterson, Homer L. (1916). Patterson's American Educational Directory. Vol. 13. Chicago. hdl:2027/nyp.33433075985949.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  18. ^ Benson John Lossing, ed. (1905), Harper's Encyclopaedia of United States History, vol. 9, New York: Harper & Brothers
  19. ^ "Press Release Template". www.sdcba.org. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Chronology: The Navy in San Diego". U-T San Diego: 2. July 4, 2014.
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  22. ^ a b Amero, Richard W. "Horton Plaza Park: Where People Meet and Opposites Collide". Balboa Park History. Retrieved October 4, 2012.
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  30. ^ "Chronology of Catholic Dioceses: USA". Norway: Oslo katolske bispedømme (Oslo Catholic Diocese). Retrieved May 30, 2015.
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  34. ^ "About Us | Jack in the Box Franchising". www.jackintheboxfranchising.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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  43. ^ Jordan Ervin (2008–2009). "San Diego's Urban Trophy: Horton Plaza Redevelopment Project". Southern California Quarterly. 90 (4): 419–453. doi:10.2307/41172445. JSTOR 41172445.
  44. ^ "Man Behind a Billion Connections | Invention Story | Qualcomm". www.qualcomm.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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  47. ^ "City of San Diego Homepage". Archived from the original on November 11, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
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  51. ^ Allison Hoffman (September 8, 2007). "Diocese settles abuse claims for $198M". USA Today.
  52. ^ "Watchdog Institute Changes Name, Watchdog Mission Remains Strong". Investigative News Network. September 26, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2013.
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  54. ^ "Carlsbad Desalination Plant Opens". NBC 7 San Diego. December 14, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  55. ^ "Hepatitis Crisis". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  56. ^ "20th death reported in San Diego's hepatitis A outbreak". San Diego Union-Tribune. October 31, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  57. ^ "Annual report. COVID-19". Llivewellsd.org. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
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  59. ^ Robbins, Gary; Brennan, Deborah Sullivan (March 13, 2023). "Biden unveils submarine pact with U.K., Australia during historic San Diego visit". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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Bibliography

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Published in the 19th century

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Published in the 20th century

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Published in the 21st century

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  • Glen Sparrow (2001). "San Diego-Tijuana: Not quite a binational city or region". GeoJournal. 54 (1): 73–83. doi:10.1023/A:1021144816403. JSTOR 41147639. S2CID 153015715.
  • Laura A. Schiesl (2001). "Problems in Paradise: Citizen Activism and Rapid Growth in San Diego, 1970–1990". Southern California Quarterly. 83 (2): 181–220. doi:10.2307/41172070. JSTOR 41172070.
  • Albert S. Broussard (2006). "Percy H. Steele, Jr., and the Urban League: Race Relations and the Struggle for Civil Rights in Post-World War II San Diego". California History. 83 (4): 7–23. doi:10.2307/25161838. JSTOR 25161838.
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