Cincinnati History Timeline
Updated: Jan 3
CINCINNATI HISTORY TIMELINE
The events selected for the timeline represent my interests or events that appear elsewhere on my blog. The Cincinnati History Timeline is a work in progress and will continue to grow. If you would like to see something added please make suggestions through the CONTACT ME email address.
Dec, 28, 1788 – Robert Patterson and more than 50 people landed at Losantiville
Jun. 1, 1789 – construction of Ft. Washington begins along 3rd St. & Broadway
Jan. 4, 1790 – Losantiville is renamed Cincinnati by General St. Clair
Jan. 1, 1802 - Cincinnati receives a charter from the territorial government
Oct. 27,1811- the Orleans, becomes first steamboat to dock in Cincinnati
Jan. 22, 1819 – state legislature issues a charter for Cincinnati College (UC)
Jan. 1, 1819 - the city of Cincinnati is incorporated by the state of Ohio
Jan. 24, 1824 - the first Jewish congregation is established, Rockdale Temple
Oct. 24, 1831 – Woodward High School held its first day of classes
Jun 18, 1834 – a property tax established to support a police force
July 12, 1836 - abolitionist, James G. Birney's printing press is destroyed
Oct. 1, 1837 – the partnership agreement creating Proctor & Gamble is signed
Apr. 1, 1853 – the first professional fire department in the nation established
Feb. 23, 1855 – Findlay Market is chartered as a public market by City Council
Dec. 8, 1860 - The Church of the Immaculate Conception is dedicated in Mt. Adams
Dec. 1, 1866 - first bridge between Cincinnati & Ky. opens -- John A. Roebling
Jun 1, 1869 – the Reds play their first game as a professional baseball team
July 4, 1870 - Eden Park is opened as a Cincinnati Park
Oct. 6, 1871 – the Tyler Davidson Fountain is unveiled on 5th Street
Sep. 18, 1875 - the Cincinnati Zoo opens – 2nd oldest zoo in the US
Mar.12, 1876 - the Mt. Adams Incline begins operation, the 1st incline in Cincinnati
May 14, 1878 –the first performance in Music Hall
Nov. 27, 1880 - Rookwood Pottery begins operation
July 1. 1883 – Barney Kroger launches his first store –The Great Western Tea Co.
Mar. 28,1884 – 10,000 people riot over 3 days – 56 dead,300 wounded
May 17, 1886 – the Cincinnati Art Museum opens its doors to the public
Mar. 30,1886 - a Civil Service Commission is established
May 13, 1893 - Cincinnati City Hall is dedicated
Mar. 4, 1909 – Cincinnatian William Howard Taft takes the oath of office
Dec. 10, 1921 - the biggest fire in Cincinnati history begins, burns 2 blocks
Jun. 26, 1924 - the Charter Party is established as a reformer third party
Oct. 9, 1919 – the Reds win the World Series (Black Sox Scandal)
Nov. 1, 1930 – the Carew Tower is opened
Nov. 29, 1932 - the Taft Museum opens its doors
Mar. 31,1933 – Union Terminal (Museum Center) is opened
Jan. 26, 1937 – the Ohio River crests at 79.9 feet -Cincinnati's worst flood
Aug. 15, 1944 - the Greater Cincinnati Airport( CVG) opens in Boone County, Ky.
Dec. 15, 1959 - the first interstate highway link (I-75) in Cincinnati is completed
Jun. 29, 1961 – Fort Washington Way is opened
Jun. 12, 1967 – rioting erupts in Avondale & spreads across the city
Sept. 1, 1968 – the Cincinnati Bengals play their first game against San Diego
May 25, 1980 - the first Taste of Cincinnati takes place
Oct. 22,1975 – the Reds win the World Series defeating Boston in a 7 game series
Oct. 21, 1976 – the Reds win the World Series defeating the New York Yankees
Oct. 29, 1976 - the second span of the
Daniel Carter Beard Bridge ( the Big Mac)
opened
Jan. 25, 1978 – the first day of a blizzard - 31 inches of snow & the Ohio R. freezes
Oct. 14,1988 – the first Tall Stacks celebration in Cincinnati 700,000 attend
Nov. 10, 1990 – Museum Center opens (formerly Union Terminal train station)
Sept. 22, 1992 -the first piece of UC's new Master Plan for its campus is dedicated,
Edwards Center
Sept. 10,2000 – Paul Brown Stadium opens as the home of the Bengals
July 3, 2003 –Great American Ball Park opens as the home of the Reds
July , 2003 - the Cincinnati Center City Development Corporation (3CDC) is
created
Nov. 1, 2011. --The Great American Tower
opens, now the city's tallest building
July 6, 2012 –Washington Park reopens in Downtown Cincinnati after a two year renovation