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Timeline of Events
YearMonthDayEvent
753 BC Apr 21 Romulus Founds Rome (traditional Date)
1085 May 21 The Swedish Town Of Helsingborg Is Founded
1276 Mar 09 Augsburg Becomes A Free Imperial City
1300 Jun 15 The City Of Bilbao Is Founded
1519 Aug 15 Panama City, Panama, Is Founded
1537 Aug 15 Asunción, Paraguay, Is Founded
1540 Aug 15 Arequipa, Peru, Is Founded
1550 Oct 05 Foundation Of Concepción, City In Chile
1554 Jan 25 Founding Of São Paulo City, Brazil
1558 Oct 09 Mérida Is Founded In Venezuela
1560 Dec 08 The City Of Guarulhos Is Founded
1565 Mar 01 The City Of Rio De Janeiro Is Founded
1592 Nov 03 The City Of San Luis Potosí Is Founded
1608 Jul 03 Champlain Founds Quebec City
1622 Dec 22 Bucaramanga, Colombia Is Founded
1653 Feb 02 New Amsterdam Is Incorporated
1682 Oct 27 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Is Founded
1729 Jul 30 Foundation Of Baltimore, Maryland
1755 May 15 Laredo, Texas Is Established By The Spaniards
1758 Feb 04 Macapá, Brazil Is Founded
1774 Jun 16 Foundation Of Harrodsburg, Kentucky
1796 Dec 31 The Incorporation Of Baltimore As A City
1802 May 03 Washington, D.C. Is Incorporated As A City
1804 Oct 09 Hobart, Capital Of Tasmania, Is Founded
1834 Mar 06 York Incorporated As Toronto
1835 Aug 30 Melbourne Is Founded
1837 Mar 04 The City Of Chicago Is Incorporated
1846 Jan 31 Towns Unite As City Of Milwaukee
1850 Apr 04 Los Angeles Is Incorporated As A City
1857 Oct 05 City Of Anaheim, California Is Founded
1861 Jan 01 Diaz Conquers Mexico City
1861 May 08 Richmond, Virginia Named Confederate States Capital
1889 Jul 11 Tijuana, Mexico, Is Founded
1890 Sep 12 Salisbury, Rhodesia, Is Founded
1892 Feb 29 St. Petersburg, Florida Is Incorporated
1896 Jul 28 The City Of Miami, Florida Is Incorporated
1905 May 15 Las Vegas Is Founded On 110 Acres
1907 Apr 30 Honolulu, Hawaii Becomes An Independent City
1907 Oct 09 Las Cruces, New Mexico Is Incorporated
1909 Apr 11 The City Of Tel Aviv Is Founded
1920 Nov 15 The Free City Of Danzig Is Established