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

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• 1903 - Irving founded by real estate developers Julius Otto Schulze and Otis Brown.
• 1904
  • Post Office relocated to Irving from nearby Kit settlement.
  • First Baptist Church of Irving founded.
  • Irving Index newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
• 1909 - Irving Independent School District established.
• 1914
  • Town of Irving incorporated.
  • Otis Brown becomes mayor.
• 1920 - Population: 357.
• 1940 - Population: 1,089.
• 1941 - Public library opens.
• 1951 - Irving Theater in business.
• 1952 - City of Irving incorporated.
• 1955 - Plymouth Park Shopping Center in business.
• 1956 - Catholic University of Dallas established in Irving.
• 1960
  • Irving Daily News Texan in publication.newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
  • Population: 45,985.
• 1964
  • "Trucking terminal" built.
  • Irving Community Hospital opens.
  • Park Plaza Drive-In cinema in business.
• 1970 - Population: 97,260.
• 1971 - Texas Stadium opens.
• 1973 - Las Colinas neighborhood created.
• 1974 - Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport begins operating.
• 1977 - North Lake College established.
• 1978 - Irving Heritage Society formed.
• 1981 - Irving city archives established.
• 1985 - August 2: Airplane crash occurs.
• 1990
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation headquarters relocated to Irving from New York.
  • Population: 155,037.
• 1991 - Sam Johnson becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district.
• 1998 - City website online (approximate date).
• 2000 - December 24: Robbery of Oshman's Sporting Goods by the "Texas Seven" criminals

21st century

• 2003 - City centennial observed.
• 2010
  • April 11: Texas Stadium imploded.
  • Population: 216,290.
• 2011
  • Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas opens.
  • Beth Van Duyne elected mayor.
• 2012 - Dallas Area Rapid Transit light rail begins operating.
• 2013 - Marc Veasey becomes U.S. representative for Texas's newly created 33rd congressional district.
• 2015 - September 14: Ahmed Mohamed clock incident.

See also

• Irving history
• List of mayors of Irving, Texas
• Timelines of other cities in the North Texas area of Texas: Arlington, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Garland, Plano, Wichita Falls

References

1. ^ Jan Hart. "Historical Sketch of Irving". City of Irving. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
2. June Rayfield Welch. "Irving, TX". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
3. "Texas Historic Sites Atlas". Austin: Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
4. ^ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
5. ^ "City Population History from 1850–2000: Irving", Texas Almanac, Texas State Historical Association
6. ^ From Humble Beginnings: A History of the Irving Public Library System, City of Irving, 2014
7. ^ "Movie Theaters in Irving, TX". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
8. ^ Hellmann 2006.
9. ^ "Irving Heritage Society marks 100th anniversary of incorporation", Dallas Morning News, April 18, 2014
10. "Texas". Official Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. 1993. hdl:2027/uc1.l0072691827 – via HathiTrust.
11. "Irving's Official City Government Web Site". Archived from the original on December 12, 1998 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
12. Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Texas". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
13. Irving Police Department. "Timeline of Texas Prison Escape". City of Irving. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012.
14. "Irving city, Texas". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
15. "Meet Your Mayor and Council Members". City of Irving. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
16. Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
17. "NCTCOG Members". Arlington: North Central Texas Council of Governments. Retrieved April 12, 2017.

Bibliography

• Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Irving, TX", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, OL 4120668M
• Joseph Rice. Irving: A Texas Odyssey. Windsor Publications, Inc., 1989.
• Karen Sykes and Jeffery S. Covington. Irving: The Spirit and Dreams of Tomorrow. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1994.
• Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Texas: Irving". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.
• "Community Information Wiki". City of Irving. 2007-
• Roxanne Del Rio (2016). Irving. Images of America. Arcadia. ISBN 978-1-4396-5649-5.

External links

• Irving Public Library. "Irving Archives: Collections Guide". City of Irving.
• Items related to Irving, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
• "United States - Texas - Dallas County - Irving". Portal to Texas History. Denton: University of North Texas Libraries.

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