1919 – Fresno Historical Society and Temple Beth Israel founded.
1921 – Fresno State College established.
1922 - KMJ 580AM Radio begins broadcasting.
1922 – Fresno Bee newspaper begins publication.
1923
Fort Washington Country Club established.
San Joaquin Light and Power Corporation Building constructed.
1925 – Security Pacific Bank Building constructed.
1926 – Fresno State Stadium dedicated.
1928 – Pantages Theater opens.
1929
Roeding Park Zoo opens.
Z. S. Leymel becomes mayor.
Chandler Airport opens as area's primary airport.
1932 – Fresno Memorial Auditorium built.
1935 – Academy (social group) formed.
1939 – Tower Theatre opens.
1942 – U.S. Air Force Hammer Airfield and Japanese American internment camp in use.
1944 – Pacific Bible Institute founded.
1946 – Sierra Sky Park Airport residential aviation community established near city.
1947 – Hammer Field National Guard training area and Fresno Air Terminal established, becoming primary hub of commercial aviation instead of Chandler Airport.
1948 – Azteca Theater built.
1950s–1990s
1954 – Peoples Church and Fresno Philharmonic [1] founded.
1955 – Bernice F. Sisk becomes U.S. representative for California's 12th congressional district.
1960 – Mexican American Political Association founded.
1961 – City of Fresno Takes over municipal bus service.
1962 – Farm Workers Association founding meeting held in Fresno.
1964
Fulton Mall dedicated.
1966
Fresno Convention Center complex built.
Fresno County Courthouse rebuilt.
1967 – Catholic Diocese of Fresno established.
1968 - Woodward Park opened in north Fresno.
1969 – Kiddie Kinema movie theatre opens.
1970
Fashion Fair Mall in business.
Population: 167,927.
1973 – Good Company Players founded.
1977 – KMTF television begins broadcasting.
1983 – Fresno Metronews begins publication.
1984
Nanaksar Gurdwara founded.
Fresno Metropolitan Museum established.
1989
Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill closes.
Karen Humphrey becomes mayor.
1990
Vida en el Valle Spanish/English-language newspaper begins publication.
San Joaquin Valley Heritage & Genealogy Center established.[2]
Jim Patterson becomes mayor.
1996 – Tahoe Joe's restaurant in business.
1997
Community Food Bank active.[3]
River Park shopping center in business.
1998
City website online.
Fresno Grizzlies baseball team formed.
Fresno Stadium 22 cinema opens.
2000
University High School established.
Mormon Fresno California Temple dedicated.
21st century
2001
Alan Autry becomes Mayor
2002
Grizzlies Stadium opens.
2003
Save Mart Center (arena) opens.
Ani-Jam anime convention begins.
2005
Woodward Shakespeare Festival and Artists' Repertory Theatre founded.
Jim Costa becomes U.S. representative for California's 20th congressional district.
Coyle United States Courthouse built.
2008 – Neighborhood Thrift shop in business.
2009 – Ashley Swearengin becomes mayor.
2010
Fresno Metropolitan Museum closes.
Population reaches 494,665 people.
2013
Poet laureate inaugurated.
Bitwise Industries launches, bringing a technology and entrepreneur community together. Starts with Bitwise Mural District, and more Fresno campuses follow.
2014
Fresno General Plan adopted, becoming the first one in decades to not expand the Sphere of Influence.
2015
On January 6, Governor Jerry Brown attends a groundbreaking ceremony for California High-Speed Rail in downtown Fresno at the future location of Fresno's High Speed Rail Station.
Fresno Declares Drought; worst recorded precipitation levels; 130 years. Water Use Reduction/Conservation Begins.
2017 – Fresno shootings.
2020
Population reaches 542,161 people.
2021
Former Police Chief Jerry Dyer becomes Fresno's 26th mayor.
See also
History of Fresno
National Register of Historic Places listings in Fresno County, California
Timelines of other cities in the Northern California area of California: Mountain View, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose
References
Further reading
Books
Periodicals
Travel guides
External links
Madden Library. "Fresno Research". Research Guides. California State University, Fresno.
Items related to Fresno, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
Materials related to Fresno, California, various dates (via US Library of Congress, Prints & Photos Division)