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The following is a timeline of the [[Queens#History|history]] of the [[Borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Queens]] in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], USA. |
The following is a timeline of the [[Queens#History|history]] of the [[Borough (New York City)|borough]] of [[Queens]] in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], USA. |
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* 1657 |
* 1657 – [[Flushing Remonstrance]] |
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* 1683 |
* 1683 – Queens [[List of counties in New York|County]] created.<ref name=newberry>{{cite web |url= http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/New_York.html |title= New York: Individual County Chronologies |work=Atlas of Historical County Boundaries |author=Scholl Center for American History and Culture |publisher=[[Newberry Library]] |location=Chicago |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* 1790 |
* 1790 – Population: 16,014.<ref name="Forstall1996">{{cite book|editor= Richard L. Forstall |title=Populations of States & Counties of the U. S. (1790–1990)|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Z12v1lrkv2IC&pg=PA112 |year= 1996|publisher=US Census Bureau|isbn=978-0-7881-3330-5}}</ref> |
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* 1821 - Horse racing track opens.<ref name="Urdang1996">{{cite book|editor= Laurence Urdang|editor-link= Laurence Urdang|title= Timetables of American History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9sa6_lkmofgC|year= 1996 |publisher=Touchstone |isbn=978-0-7432-0261-9}}</ref> |
* 1821 - Horse racing track opens.<ref name="Urdang1996">{{cite book|editor= Laurence Urdang|editor-link= Laurence Urdang|title= Timetables of American History |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9sa6_lkmofgC|year= 1996 |publisher=Touchstone |isbn=978-0-7432-0261-9}}</ref> |
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* 1858 - First all-star baseball game and first games in which admission is charged takes place in [[Corona, Queens|Corona]] at the old Fashion Race Course.<ref>The 1858 Fashion Race Course Baseball Match, Baseball Almanac, http://www.baseball-almanac.com/treasure/autont2006b.shtml Accessed August 5, 2013</ref> |
* 1858 - First all-star baseball game and first games in which admission is charged takes place in [[Corona, Queens|Corona]] at the old Fashion Race Course.<ref>The 1858 Fashion Race Course Baseball Match, Baseball Almanac, http://www.baseball-almanac.com/treasure/autont2006b.shtml Accessed August 5, 2013</ref> |
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* 1860 |
* 1860 – Population: 57,391.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1870 |
* 1870 – Population: 73,803.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1880 |
* 1880 – Population: 90,574.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1889 |
* 1889 – [[BMT Myrtle Avenue Line]] begins operating. |
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* 1890 |
* 1890 – Population: 128,059.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1898 |
* 1898 – January 1: Queens is established as a [[Borough (New York City)|borough]] in the [[City of Greater New York]]. The borough consists of only part of the previous boundaries of Queens County; [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] is established in the remaining part. {{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939}} |
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==20th century== |
==20th century== |
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===1900s–1940s=== |
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* 1900 |
* 1900 |
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** [[King Manor]] Museum founded in Jamaica.<ref name=aaslh2002>{{cite book |title=Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada |year=2002 |edition=15th |isbn=0759100020 |author= American Association for State and Local History |author-link= American Association for State and Local History |chapter=New York |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=LY0Q5Rv4O3YC }}</ref> |
** [[King Manor]] Museum founded in Jamaica.<ref name=aaslh2002>{{cite book |title=Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada |year=2002 |edition=15th |isbn=0759100020 |author= American Association for State and Local History |author-link= American Association for State and Local History |chapter=New York |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=LY0Q5Rv4O3YC }}</ref> |
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** Population: 152,999.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
** Population: 152,999.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1909 |
* 1909 – [[Queensboro Bridge]] opens.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939}} |
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* 1910 |
* 1910 |
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** [[East River Tunnels]] open.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939}} |
** [[East River Tunnels]] open.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939}} |
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** Population: 284,041.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
** Population: 284,041.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1911 |
* 1911 – Queens Chamber of Commerce established.{{sfn|Walk Through Queens|2004}} |
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* 1912 |
* 1912 – Chapin Home for the Aging active.<ref name=NonprofitExplorer>{{cite web |url= https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/search?c_code%5Bid%5D=&ntee%5Bid%5D=&order=revenue&q=queens&sort_order=desc&state%5Bid%5D=NY&utf8=✓ |publisher=[[ProPublica]] |location=New York |title= Queens, New York |work=Nonprofit Explorer |date=9 May 2013 |editor=Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* 1914 |
* 1914 – Murray Hill Theatre opens in Flushing.<ref name=cinema-Flushing>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/new-york/flushing?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Flushing, New York |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* 1915 |
* 1915 – [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament relocates to Queens. |
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* 1916 |
* 1916 – [[Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway)]] opens. |
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* 1920 |
* 1920 – Population: 469,042.<ref name="Forstall1996" /><ref>{{cite book |title=Statesman's Year-Book |title-link=Statesman's Year-Book |year=1921 |location=London |publisher= Macmillan and Co.|chapter= United States: New York State |hdl=2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=636 |chapter-url= http://hdl.handle.net/2027/njp.32101072368440?urlappend=%3Bseq=636 }}</ref> |
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* 1928 |
* 1928 – The [[7 (New York City Subway service)|7 Train]] reaches [[Flushing–Main Street (IRT Flushing Line)|Flushing]] |
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* 1930 |
* 1930 |
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** [[King Kullen]] grocery [[supermarket]] in business.<ref name="Robertson2011">{{cite book|author=Patrick Robertson|title= Robertson's Book of Firsts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC|year= 2011|publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-1-60819-738-5}}</ref> |
** [[King Kullen]] grocery [[supermarket]] in business.<ref name="Robertson2011">{{cite book|author=Patrick Robertson|title= Robertson's Book of Firsts |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC|year= 2011|publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-1-60819-738-5}}</ref> |
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** Population: 1,079,129.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
** Population: 1,079,129.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1933 - [[IND Crosstown Line]] begins operating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/indtime.html |title=IND Division Timeline |work= Nycsubway.org |publisher=David Pirmann |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
* 1933 - [[IND Crosstown Line]] begins operating.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/indtime.html |title=IND Division Timeline |work= Nycsubway.org |publisher=David Pirmann |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* 1936 |
* 1936 – [[Triborough Bridge]] built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1939}} |
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* 1939 |
* 1939 |
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** April 30: [[1939 New York World's Fair]] opens.{{sfn|Walk Through Queens|2004}} |
** April 30: [[1939 New York World's Fair]] opens.{{sfn|Walk Through Queens|2004}} |
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** Beacon Theater opens in Long Island City.<ref name=cinema-LIC>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/new-york/long-island-city?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Long Island City, New York |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
** Beacon Theater opens in Long Island City.<ref name=cinema-LIC>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/new-york/long-island-city?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Long Island City, New York |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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** Population: 1,297,634.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
** Population: 1,297,634.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1941 |
* 1941 – Strand Theatre opens in Astoria.<ref name=cinema-Astoria>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/new-york/astoria?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Astoria, New York |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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===1950s–1990s=== |
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* 1950 |
* 1950 – Population: 1,550,849.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1953 |
* 1953 – Queens Symphony Orchestra formed.{{sfn|Kroessler|2002}} |
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* 1960 |
* 1960 – Population: 1,809,578.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1963 |
* 1963 |
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** The revised (1963) [[New York City Charter]] creates [[Community boards of New York City|community boards]] within each borough.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forman |first1=Seth |title=Gotham Gazette |
** The revised (1963) [[New York City Charter]] creates [[Community boards of New York City|community boards]] within each borough.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Forman |first1=Seth |title=Gotham Gazette – Community Boards |url=https://www.gothamgazette.com/lessons/boards.shtml |access-date=16 June 2020 |work=www.gothamgazette.com |publisher=Gotham Gazette}}</ref> |
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** [[WW International|Weight Watchers]] founded. |
** [[WW International|Weight Watchers]] founded. |
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* 1964 |
* 1964 |
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** [[Shea Stadium]] opens, bringing [[Major League Baseball]] and the [[National Football League]] to Queens with the [[New York Mets]] and the [[New York Jets]]. |
** [[Shea Stadium]] opens, bringing [[Major League Baseball]] and the [[National Football League]] to Queens with the [[New York Mets]] and the [[New York Jets]]. |
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** April 22: [[1964 New York World's Fair]] opens.{{sfn|Walk Through Queens|2004}} |
** April 22: [[1964 New York World's Fair]] opens.{{sfn|Walk Through Queens|2004}} |
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* 1968 |
* 1968 – [[Queens Historical Society]] founded. |
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* 1969 |
* 1969 – Mets win the [[World Series]] for the first time. |
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* 1971 |
* 1971 – ''[[Queens Tribune]]'' newspaper in publication.<ref name=LOC>{{cite web |url= http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?city=&rows=50&county=Queens&state=New+York&page=1&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington DC |work=Chronicling America |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* 1976 |
* 1976 |
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** [[Afrikan Poetry Theatre]] founded.<ref name=QEDC>{{cite web |url=http://www.itsinqueens.com/dq/ThingsToDo/attractions/ |title=Attractions |work=It's In Queens |publisher=Queens Economic Development Corporation |access-date=January 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228093859/http://www.itsinqueens.com/dq/ThingsToDo/attractions/ |archive-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref> |
** [[Afrikan Poetry Theatre]] founded.<ref name=QEDC>{{cite web |url=http://www.itsinqueens.com/dq/ThingsToDo/attractions/ |title=Attractions |work=It's In Queens |publisher=Queens Economic Development Corporation |access-date=January 30, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228093859/http://www.itsinqueens.com/dq/ThingsToDo/attractions/ |archive-date=December 28, 2015 }}</ref> |
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** [[Silvercup Studios]] in business. |
** [[Silvercup Studios]] in business. |
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** [[Gary Ackerman]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[New York's 7th congressional district]]. |
** [[Gary Ackerman]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[New York's 7th congressional district]]. |
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* 1985 |
* 1985 – [[Greater Astoria Historical Society]] founded. |
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* 1986 |
* 1986 – Mets win their second World Series. |
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* 1990 |
* 1990 |
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** [[Citicorp Building]] constructed, at the time the tallest building between Manhattan and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]].<ref name=Emporis>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/borough/100004/queens-new-york-city/1 |title=USA: New York: New York City: Queens |work=[[Emporis.com]] |publisher=Emporis GmbH |location=Hamburg |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
** [[Citicorp Building]] constructed, at the time the tallest building between Manhattan and [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]].<ref name=Emporis>{{cite web |url=http://www.emporis.com/borough/100004/queens-new-york-city/1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513072413/http://www.emporis.com/borough/100004/queens-new-york-city/1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 13, 2015 |title=USA: New York: New York City: Queens |work=[[Emporis.com]] |publisher=Emporis GmbH |location=Hamburg |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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** Population: 1,951,598.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
** Population: 1,951,598.<ref name="Forstall1996" /> |
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* 1993 |
* 1993 – [[New York Hospital Queens]] active.<ref name=NonprofitExplorer /> |
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* 1996 |
* 1996 – [[Energy Brands]], maker of Vitamin Water, established in Whitestone. |
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* 1997 |
* 1997 – [[Arthur Ashe Stadium]] opens, home to the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament. |
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* 1998 |
* 1998 – [[Gregory Meeks]] becomes [[U.S. representative]] for [[New York's 6th congressional district]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Official Congressional Directory |title-link=Official Congressional Directory |location=Washington DC |publisher=Government Printing Office |year=2003 |chapter= New York |hdl=2027/mdp.39015054040954?urlappend=%3Bseq=205 |chapter-url= http://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015054040954?urlappend=%3Bseq=205 }}</ref> |
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==21st century== |
==21st century== |
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===2000s–2010s=== |
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* 2000 |
* 2000 – Population: 2,229,379. |
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* 2001 |
* 2001 |
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** November 12: [[American Airlines Flight 587|Airplane crash]] occurs.<ref>{{citation |publisher=BBC News |title=Air Disasters Timeline |date=November 1, 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-10785301 }}</ref> |
** November 12: [[American Airlines Flight 587|Airplane crash]] occurs.<ref>{{citation |publisher=BBC News |title=Air Disasters Timeline |date=November 1, 2015 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-10785301 }}</ref> |
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** Astoria Performing Arts Center established.<ref name=QEDC /> |
** Astoria Performing Arts Center established.<ref name=QEDC /> |
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* 2007 |
* 2007 – Newtown Historical Society formed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newtownhistorical.org/about-us.html |title=Newtown Historical Society |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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* 2010 |
* 2010 |
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** March 10: [[Jose Peralta|José Peralta]], of [[Jackson Heights, Queens|Jackson Heights]] became the first [[Dominican-American]] to be elected to the [[New York State Senate]].<ref name="NYS-Peralta">{{cite web |title=Senator Jose Peralta |url=https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/jose-peralta |website=NY State Senate |access-date=February 12, 2021 |language=en |date=April 16, 2010}}</ref><ref name="NYT-JP-First">{{cite news |last1=Mays |first1=Jeffery C. |title=José Peralta, First Dominican-American Elected to New York State Senate, Dies at 47 (Published 2018) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/22/nyregion/jose-peralta-dominican-american-senator-dead.html |access-date=February 13, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=November 22, 2018}}</ref> |
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** [[Queens Memory Project]] begins. |
** [[Queens Memory Project]] begins. |
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** Population: 2,230,722 in Queens.<ref name=QuickFacts>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/36081,00 |title= Queens County (Queens Borough), New York |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
** Population: 2,230,722 in Queens.<ref name=QuickFacts>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/36081,00 |title= Queens County (Queens Borough), New York |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=January 30, 2016 }}</ref> |
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** [[Melinda Katz]] becomes [[borough president]]. |
** [[Melinda Katz]] becomes [[borough president]]. |
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* 2017 |
* 2017 |
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** January 20: [[Jamaica, Queens]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Certificate of Birth|publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|Department of Health]] – City of New York – Bureau of Records and Statistics|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/page?id=13248168|access-date=October 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512232306/https://abcnews.go.com/US/page?id=13248168|archive-date=May 12, 2016|via=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]}}</ref> born [[Donald Trump]] becomes the 45th [[President of the United States]]. |
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** January 20: Jamaica born [[Donald Trump]] becomes the 45th [[President of the United States]] |
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* 2019 |
* 2019 |
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** February 14: After being awarded one of the two new headquarter locations for [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], the company announced it was withdrawing its plans to establish a presence in Long Island City, and with this withdrawal the prospect of 25,000 new jobs. |
** February 14: After being awarded one of the two new headquarter locations for [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]], the company announced it was withdrawing its plans to establish a presence in Long Island City, and with this withdrawal the prospect of 25,000 new jobs. |
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* 2020 |
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** December 14: Sandra Lindsay, a [[Registered Nurse]] at [[Long Island Jewish Medical Center]], became the first recipient of the first dosage of the then only [[Emergency Use Authorization]] (EUA) approved [[COVID-19 vaccine]] |
** December 14: Sandra Lindsay, a [[Registered Nurse]] at [[Long Island Jewish Medical Center]], became the first recipient of the first dosage of the then only [[Emergency Use Authorization]] (EUA) approved [[COVID-19 vaccine]] – the [[Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine]].<ref name="RN Lindsay">{{cite news |last1=Solomon |first1=Rebecca |last2=Harry |first2=Ayana |last3=Associated Press |title=NYC nurse gets 1st COVID-19 vaccine in US |url=https://www.pix11.com/news/coronavirus/ny-receives-first-shipments-of-covid-19-vaccine-monday |access-date=January 5, 2021 |work=WPIX |date=14 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* 2021 |
* 2021 |
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** January 4: Nurse Sandra Lindsay, received her second and final dosage of a EUA approved COVID-19 vaccine.<ref name="RNLindsayTwo">{{cite news |last1=Murdock |first1=Vanessa |title=Nurse Sandra Lindsay, First Person To Receive COVID Vaccine In U.S., Gets Second And Final Dose |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/01/04/nurse-sandra-lindsay-first-person-to-receive-covid-vaccine-in-u-s-gets-second-and-final-dose/ |date=January 4, 2021}}</ref> With the second dosage, she is expected to have a 95% immunity to COVID-19.<ref name="RNLindsayTwo" /> |
** January 4: Nurse Sandra Lindsay, received her second and final dosage of a EUA approved COVID-19 vaccine.<ref name="RNLindsayTwo">{{cite news |last1=Murdock |first1=Vanessa |title=Nurse Sandra Lindsay, First Person To Receive COVID Vaccine In U.S., Gets Second And Final Dose |url=https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2021/01/04/nurse-sandra-lindsay-first-person-to-receive-covid-vaccine-in-u-s-gets-second-and-final-dose/ |date=January 4, 2021}}</ref> With the second dosage, she is expected to have a 95% immunity to COVID-19.<ref name="RNLindsayTwo" /> |
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** February 10: [[Citi Field]] is converted into a [[COVID-19 vaccination]] "mega-site" operated by the City of New York.<ref name="Amazin' mess">{{cite news |last1=Moses |first1=Dean |title=Amazin' mess: COVID-19 vaccine rollout at Citi Field brings few shots but much confusion |url=https://www.amny.com/news/amazin-mess-covid-19-vaccine-rollout-at-citi-field-brings-few-shots-but-much-confusion/ |access-date=February 12, 2021 |work=amNewYork |date=February 10, 2021}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Queens directories]] |
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* [[Queens#History|Queens history]] |
* [[Queens#History|Queens history]] |
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* [[National Register of Historic Places in Queens County, New York]] |
* [[National Register of Historic Places in Queens County, New York]] |
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* [[Timeline of the Bronx]] |
* [[Timeline of the Bronx]] |
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* [[Timeline of Staten Island]] |
* [[Timeline of Staten Island]] |
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* [[Timeline of New York City]] – a timeline inclusive of both [[City of Greater New York|Greater New York City]] and [[Manhattan]] history. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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|ref = {{harvid|Federal Writers' Project|1939}} |
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* Mary A. Glascock. ''An Annotated Bibliography of the History of Queens County, New York'' (Queens College, 1977) 218 pages |
* Mary A. Glascock. ''An Annotated Bibliography of the History of Queens County, New York'' (Queens College, 1977) 218 pages |
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* Janet E. Lieberman and Richard K. Lieberman. ''City Limits: A Social History of Queens'' (Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1983) |
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* {{cite book |
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|author1=Vincent F. Seyfried|author2=William Asadorian|title=Old Queens, N.Y., in Early Photographs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5myFv069DGMC |
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|publisher=[[Educational Broadcasting Corporation]] |
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* {{cite web |publisher=New York Public Library |title=Best of the Web: New York City History: Queens |url= http://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/milstein/internet-resources/new-york-city }} |
* {{cite web |publisher=New York Public Library |title=Best of the Web: New York City History: Queens |url= http://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/milstein/internet-resources/new-york-city }} |
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[[Category:Queens, New York-related lists]] |
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The following is a timeline of the history of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York, USA.
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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, 1855–1897 (Civil War, 1861–1865) Early 20th century, 1898–1945 Post–World War II, 1946–1977 Modern and post-9/11, 1978–present |
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Transportation Timelines: NYC • Bronx • Brooklyn • Queens • Staten Island Category |
- 1657 – Flushing Remonstrance
- 1683 – Queens County created.[1]
- 1790 – Population: 16,014.[2]
- 1821 - Horse racing track opens.[3]
- 1858 - First all-star baseball game and first games in which admission is charged takes place in Corona at the old Fashion Race Course.[4]
- 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. [5]
20th century
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1900s–1940s
- 1900
- King Manor Museum founded in Jamaica.[6]
- Population: 152,999.[2]
- 1909 – Queensboro Bridge opens.[5]
- 1910
- East River Tunnels open.[5]
- Population: 284,041.[2]
- 1911 – Queens Chamber of Commerce established.[7]
- 1912 – Chapin Home for the Aging active.[8]
- 1914 – Murray Hill Theatre opens in Flushing.[9]
- 1915 – US Open tennis tournament relocates to Queens.
- 1916 – Queensboro Plaza (New York City Subway) opens.
- 1920 – Population: 469,042.[2][10]
- 1928 – The 7 Train reaches Flushing
- 1930
- King Kullen grocery supermarket in business.[11]
- Population: 1,079,129.[2]
- 1933 - IND Crosstown Line begins operating.[12]
- 1936 – Triborough Bridge built.[5]
- 1939
- April 30: 1939 New York World's Fair opens.[7]
- Bronx–Whitestone Bridge built.[5]
- 1940
- Queens–Midtown Tunnel opens.
- Beacon Theater opens in Long Island City.[13]
- Population: 1,297,634.[2]
- 1941 – Strand Theatre opens in Astoria.[14]
1950s–1990s
- 1950 – Population: 1,550,849.[2]
- 1953 – Queens Symphony Orchestra formed.[15]
- 1960 – Population: 1,809,578.[2]
- 1963
- The revised (1963) New York City Charter creates community boards within each borough.[16]
- Weight Watchers founded.
- 1964
- Shea Stadium opens, bringing Major League Baseball and the National Football League to Queens with the New York Mets and the New York Jets.
- April 22: 1964 New York World's Fair opens.[7]
- 1968 – Queens Historical Society founded.
- 1969 – Mets win the World Series for the first time.
- 1971 – Queens Tribune newspaper in publication.[17]
- 1976
- Afrikan Poetry Theatre founded.[18]
- Son of Sam serial killings take place over a year in Flushing, Bellerose, and Forest Hills.
- 1983
- Silvercup Studios in business.
- Gary Ackerman becomes U.S. representative for New York's 7th congressional district.
- 1985 – Greater Astoria Historical Society founded.
- 1986 – Mets win their second World Series.
- 1990
- Citicorp Building constructed, at the time the tallest building between Manhattan and Boston.[19]
- Population: 1,951,598.[2]
- 1993 – New York Hospital Queens active.[8]
- 1996 – Energy Brands, maker of Vitamin Water, established in Whitestone.
- 1997 – Arthur Ashe Stadium opens, home to the US Open tennis tournament.
- 1998 – Gregory Meeks becomes U.S. representative for New York's 6th congressional district.[20]
21st century
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2000s–2010s
- 2000 – Population: 2,229,379.
- 2001
- November 12: Airplane crash occurs.[21]
- Astoria Performing Arts Center established.[18]
- 2007 – Newtown Historical Society formed.[22]
- 2010
- March 10: José Peralta, of Jackson Heights became the first Dominican-American to be elected to the New York State Senate.[23][24]
- Queens Memory Project begins.
- Population: 2,230,722 in Queens.[25]
- 2013
- Grace Meng becomes U.S. representative for New York's 6th congressional district.[26]
- The graffiti wall 5 Pointz in Long Island City falls prey to redevelopment and is torn down without any opportunity to preserve the artwork.
- 2014
- October 23: 2014 Queens hatchet attack.
- Melinda Katz becomes borough president.
- 2017
- January 20: Jamaica, Queens[27] born Donald Trump becomes the 45th President of the United States.
- 2019
- February 14: After being awarded one of the two new headquarter locations for Amazon, the company announced it was withdrawing its plans to establish a presence in Long Island City, and with this withdrawal the prospect of 25,000 new jobs.
2020s
- 2020
- December 14: Sandra Lindsay, a Registered Nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, became the first recipient of the first dosage of the then only Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approved COVID-19 vaccine – the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.[28]
- 2021
- January 4: Nurse Sandra Lindsay, received her second and final dosage of a EUA approved COVID-19 vaccine.[29] With the second dosage, she is expected to have a 95% immunity to COVID-19.[29]
- February 10: Citi Field is converted into a COVID-19 vaccination "mega-site" operated by the City of New York.[30]
See also
- Queens directories
- Queens history
- National Register of Historic Places in Queens County, New York
- List of New York City Designated Landmarks in Queens
- 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.
- other NYC boroughs
- Timeline of Brooklyn
- Timeline of the Bronx
- Timeline of Staten Island
- Timeline of New York City – a timeline inclusive of both Greater New York City and Manhattan history.
References
- ^ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "New York: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m 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.
- ^ The 1858 Fashion Race Course Baseball Match, Baseball Almanac, http://www.baseball-almanac.com/treasure/autont2006b.shtml Accessed August 5, 2013
- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ a b c Walk Through Queens 2004.
- ^ a b Mike Tigas and Sisi Wei, ed. (9 May 2013). "Queens, New York". Nonprofit Explorer. New York: ProPublica. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Flushing, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "United States: New York State". Statesman's Year-Book. London: Macmillan and Co. 1921. hdl:2027/njp.32101072368440.
- ^ Patrick Robertson (2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts. Bloomsbury. ISBN 978-1-60819-738-5.
- ^ "IND Division Timeline". Nycsubway.org. David Pirmann. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Long Island City, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Movie Theaters in Astoria, New York". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Kroessler 2002.
- ^ Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette – Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Attractions". It's In Queens. Queens Economic Development Corporation. Archived from the original on December 28, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "USA: New York: New York City: Queens". Emporis.com. Hamburg: Emporis GmbH. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "New York". Official Congressional Directory. Washington DC: Government Printing Office. 2003. hdl:2027/mdp.39015054040954.
- ^ Air Disasters Timeline, BBC News, November 1, 2015
- ^ "Newtown Historical Society". Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Senator Jose Peralta". NY State Senate. April 16, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ Mays, Jeffery C. (November 22, 2018). "José Peralta, First Dominican-American Elected to New York State Senate, Dies at 47 (Published 2018)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
- ^ "Queens County (Queens Borough), New York". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Certificate of Birth". Department of Health – City of New York – Bureau of Records and Statistics. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2018 – via ABC News.
- ^ Solomon, Rebecca; Harry, Ayana; Associated Press (14 December 2020). "NYC nurse gets 1st COVID-19 vaccine in US". WPIX. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Murdock, Vanessa (January 4, 2021). "Nurse Sandra Lindsay, First Person To Receive COVID Vaccine In U.S., Gets Second And Final Dose".
- ^ Moses, Dean (February 10, 2021). "Amazin' mess: COVID-19 vaccine rollout at Citi Field brings few shots but much confusion". amNewYork. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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. hdl:2027/mdp.39015008975883 – 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. Educational Broadcasting Corporation. 2004. (includes "History" section)
- Claudia Gryvatz Copquin (2007). The Neighborhoods of Queens. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-11299-3.
- 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
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. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- 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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