Timeline of Queens
The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, USA.
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Prior to 20th century
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Lenape and New Netherland, to 1664 New Amsterdam British and Revolution, 1665–1783 Federal and early American, 1784–1854 Tammany and Consolidation, 1855–97 (Civil War, 1861–65) Early 20th century, 1898–1945 Post–World War II, 1946–77 Modern and post-9/11, 1978– |
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Timelines: NYC • Bronx • Brooklyn • Queens • Staten Island Category |
- 1683 - Queens County created.[1]
- 1790 - Population: 16,014.[2]
- 1821 - Horse racing track opens.[3]
- 1860 - Population: 57,391.[2]
- 1870 - Population: 73,803.[2]
- 1880 - Population: 90,574.[2]
- 1889 - BMT Myrtle Avenue Line begins operating.
- 1890 - Population: 128,059.[2]
- 1898 - January 1: Queens is established as a borough in the City of Greater New York. The borough consists of only part of the previous boundaries of Queens County; Nassau County is established in the remaining part [4]
20th century
1900s-1940s
- 1900
- King Manor Museum founded in Jamaica.[5]
- Population: 152,999.[2]
- 1909 - Queensboro Bridge opens.[4]
- 1910
- East River Tunnels open.[4]
- Population: 284,041.[2]
- 1911 - Queens Chamber of Commerce established.[6]
- 1912 - Chapin Home for the Aging active.[7]
- 1914 - Murray Hill Theatre opens in Flushing.[8]
- 1915 - US Open tennis tournament relocates to Queens.
- 1916 - Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway) opens.
- 1920 - Population: 469,042.[2][9]
- 1930
- King Kullen grocery supermarket in business.[10]
- Population: 1,079,129.[2]
- 1933 - IND Crosstown Line begins operating.[11]
- 1936 - Triborough Bridge built.[4]
- 1939
- April 30: 1939 New York World's Fair opens.[6]
- Bronx–Whitestone Bridge built.[4]
- 1940
- Queens–Midtown Tunnel opens.
- Beacon Theater opens in Long Island City.[12]
- Population: 1,297,634.[2]
- 1941 - Strand Theatre opens in Astoria.[13]
1950s-1960s
- 1950 - Population: 1,550,849.[2]
- 1953 - Queens Symphony Orchestra formed.[14]
- 1960 - Population: 1,809,578.[2]
- 1963 - Weight Watchers founded.
- 1964 - April 22: 1964 New York World's Fair opens.[6]
- 1968 - Queens Historical Society founded.
- 1971 - Queens Tribune newspaper in publication.[15]
- 1976 - Afrikan Poetry Theatre founded.[16]
- 1983
- Silvercup Studios in business.
- Gary Ackerman becomes U.S. representative for New York's 7th congressional district.
- 1985 - Greater Astoria Historical Society founded.
- 1990
- Citicorp Building constructed.[17]
- Population: 1,951,598.[2]
- 1993 - New York Hospital Queens active.[7]
- 1998 - Gregory Meeks becomes U.S. representative for New York's 6th congressional district.[18]
21st century
- 2000 - Population: 2,229,379.
- 2001
- November 12: Airplane crash occurs.[19]
- Astoria Performing Arts Center established.[16]
- 2007 - Newtown Historical Society formed.[20]
- 2010
- Queens Memory Project begins.
- Population: 2,230,722 in Queens.[21]
- 2013 - Grace Meng becomes U.S. representative for New York's 6th congressional district.[22]
- 2014
- October 23: 2014 Queens hatchet attack.
- Melinda Katz becomes borough president.
See also
- Queens history
- National Register of Historic Places in Queens County, New York
- List of streetcar lines in Queens
- List of New York City Subway stations in Queens
- List of Queens borough presidents
- List of Queens neighborhoods
- Neighborhood histories: Astoria, Bayside, College Point, Corona, Douglaston, Elmhurst, Flushing, Glendale, Jamaica, Long Island City, Maspeth, Ridgewood, Rockaway, Whitestone, Woodhaven, Woodside, etc.
References
- ↑ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "New York: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Richard L. Forstall, ed. (1996). Populations of States & Counties of the U. S. (1790-1990). US Census Bureau. ISBN 978-0-7881-3330-5.
- ↑ Laurence Urdang, ed. (1996). Timetables of American History. Touchstone. ISBN 978-0-7432-0261-9.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Federal Writers' Project 1939.
- ↑ American Association for State and Local History (2002). "New York". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- 1 2 3 Walk Through Queens 2004.
- 1 2 Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei (ed.). "Queens, New York". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Flushing, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "United States: New York State". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921.
- ↑ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
- ↑ "IND Division Timeline". Nycsubway.org. David Pirmann. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Long Island City, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "Movie Theaters in Astoria, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ Kroessler 2002.
- ↑ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 2016.
- 1 2 "Attractions". It's In Queens. Queens Economic Development Corporation. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "USA: New York: New York City: Queens". Emporis.com. Hamburg: Emporis GmbH. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "New York". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2003.
- ↑ Air Disasters Timeline, BBC News, November 1, 2015
- ↑ "Newtown Historical Society". Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ "Queens County (Queens Borough), New York". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 2016.
- ↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 2016.
Bibliography
- published in the 19th century
- Franklin B. Hough (1872), "Queens County", Gazetteer of the State of New York, Albany, N.Y: Andrew Boyd, OCLC 18450990 – via Internet Archive
- History of Queens County, New York. Munsell. 1882.
- Trow's Business Directory of the Borough of Queens. NY: Trow. 1899. + Register
- published in the 20th century
- Federal Writers' Project (1939). "Queens". New York City Guide. American Guide Series. New York: Random House – via HathiTrust.
- Mary A. Glascock. An Annotated Bibliography of the History of Queens County, New York (Queens College, 1977) 218 pages
- Janet E. Lieberman and Richard K. Lieberman. City Limits: A Social History of Queens (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983)
- Vincent F. Seyfried; William Asadorian (1991). Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs. Dover. ISBN 978-0-486-26358-8.
- published in the 21st century
- Jeffrey A. Kroessler (2002), New York Year by Year: A Chronology of the Great Metropolis, New York University Press, ISBN 0-8147-4751-5
- "Resources". A Walk Through Queens. Daniel Greenberg, producer. Educational Broadcasting Corporation. 2004. (includes "History" section)
- Claudia Gryvatz Copquin (2007). The Neighborhoods of Queens. Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-11299-8.
- Brendan McGovern and John W. Frazier (2015). "Evolving Ethnic Settlements in Queens: Historical and Current Forces Reshaping Human Geography". Focus on Geography (58).
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queens, New York City. |
- "Timeline of Queens History". Queens Historical Society.
- "Queens Timeline". Greater Astoria Historical Society.
- "Archives at Queens Library". NY: Queens Library.
- Walter Greenspan. "Geographic History of Queens County" – via RootsWeb.com. (timeline)
- "Best of the Web: New York City History: Queens". New York Public Library.
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