By Tim Lambert
1781
A settlement is founded in Los Angeles
1822
The Plaza Catholic Church is built
1848
Gold is discovered in California
1850
Los Angeles is incorporated
1851
Los Angeles gains its first newspaper
1861-62
Los Angeles suffers floods
1870
Los Angeles is a thriving town with a population of 5,614
1874
The first streetcars run in Los Angeles
1876
Los Angeles is connected to San Francisco by railroad
1880
The University of South California opens.
1892
Oil is discovered in Los Angeles
1893
The Bradbury Building is built
1900
Los Angeles has a population of over 100,000
1904
Venice is built
1913
Los Angeles aqueduct is built. Hollywood is founded.
1923
The Biltmore Hotel is built
1927
Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel is built
1928
Los Angeles City Hall is built
1939
Los Angeles has a population of over 1.5 million
1943
Zoot Suit riots take place in Los Angeles
1954
Watts Towers is built
1961
Theme Building is built
1964
Westfield Century City opens
1965
Riots take place in Los Angeles
1967
South Coast Plaza opens
1979
The Museum of Contemporary Art is founded
1989
US Banks building is built
1990
The first Los Angeles light rail line opens
1992
More riots take place in Los Angeles
1993
The Museum of Tolerance opens
1994
Los Angeles is struck by an earthquake
2003
Disney Concert Hall is built
2017
Los Angeles has a population of 4 million
2021 Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opens
