Timeline of Amarillo, Texas
# Timeline of Amarillo, Texas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Amarillo, Texas, USA.

## 19th century

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| Pre-Columbian Texas | |
| - | - |
| Early Spanish explorations | 1519– |
| French Texas | 1684–1689 |
| Spanish Texas | 1690–1821 |
| Mexican Texas | 1821–1836 |
| Republic of Texas | 1836–1845 |
| Statehood | 1845–1860 |
| Civil War Era | 1861–1865 |
| Reconstruction | 1865–1899 |

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* 1889 - Town of Amarillo incorporated.
* 1890 - Population: 482.
* 1892 - W. W. Wetsel becomes mayor.
* 1899 - City of Amarillo incorporated.
* 1900 - Population: 1,442.

## 20th century

* 1905 - Amarillo Livestock Auction begins. It will go on to become the world's largest seller of cattle by open $bidding.^{:169}$
* 1907 - Grand Opera House built.
* 1909
   * Amarillo News begins publication.
   * Amarillo National Bank established.
* 1910 - Population: 9,957.
* 1914 - Amarillo Police Department formed.
* 1915 - Panhandle Weekly newspaper begins publication.
* 1918 - "Natural gas discovered."
* 1921 - "Oil discovered."
* 1924
   * Amarillo Globe newspaper begins publication.
   * Tri-State Fairgrounds open.
* 1926
   * Roman Catholic Diocese of Amarillo established.
   * Amarillo Globe-News newspaper in publication.
   * Herring Hotel built.
* 1929
   * Amarillo College established.
   * English Field (airfield) begins operating.
   * Temple B'nai Israel dedicated.
* 1930
   * Santa Fe Building (hi-rise) constructed.
   * Population: 43,132.
* 1932
   * Potter County Courthouse built.
   * Paramount Theatre in business.
* 1935
   * KGNC radio begins broadcasting.
* 1939
   * Amarillo US Post Office and Courthouse built.
   * KFDA radio begins broadcasting.
* 1942 - U.S. military Amarillo Army Air Field activated near city.
* 1949 - Sunset Drive-In cinema in business.
* 1953 - KFDA-TV and KGNC-TV (now KAMR-TV) (television) begin broadcasting.
* 1954 - Texas State Highway Loop 279 in operation.
* 1957 - KVII-TV (television) begins broadcasting.
* 1960 - Population: 137,969.
* 1966 - Amarillo City Transit established.
* 1968
   * U.S. military Amarillo Air Force Base closes.
   * Amarillo Civic Center (convention center) opens (approximate date).
   * Fox Theatre (cinema) in business.
* 1971 - Chase Tower built.
* 1972 - Amarillo Art Center established.
* 1976 - Amarillo International Airport in operation.
* 1982 - High Plains Food Bank organized.
* 1982 - KJTV (now KCIT) ((television) begin broadcasting.
* 1990 - Population: 157,571.
* 1998 - February 10: Oprah Winfrey wins mad cow disease-related lawsuit brought by local ranchers.
* 2000 - Amarillo National Center (arena) built.

## 21st century

* 2006 - Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts opens.
* 2010 - Population: 190,695.
* 2011 - Paul Harpole becomes mayor.
* 2017 - Xcel Energy opens a new building in downtown Amarillo Also a new downtown hotel was built along with a parking garage. Also Ginger Nelson was elected the 2nd female mayor in Amarillo.
