The following is a timeline of thehistory of the city ofAnchorage,Alaska, United States.

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• 1914 – Anchorage founded as a railroad construction camp.^[1]
• 1915
  • Chamber of Commerce^[2] andAnchorage Memorial cemetery established.
  • Alaska Railroad construction begins in Anchorage.^[3]
• 1916
  • Anchorage Hotel built.
  • Population: 3,332.^[4]
• 1917 –Anchorage Daily Times newspaper begins publication.^[5]
• 1920
  • Anchorage incorporated as a town.^[1]
  • Leopold David becomes mayor.
  • Population: 1,856.^[4]
• 1922 – Anchorage Public Library Association organized.^[6]
• 1924 –KFQD radio begins broadcasting.
• 1936
  • City Hall built.
  • Alaska State Fair begins near Anchorage.
• 1939 –Federal Building constructed.^[7]
• 1940 – U.S. militaryElmendorf Field begins operating near Anchorage.
• 1941 – U.S. ArmyFort Richardson built near Anchorage.
• 1943 –Fort Richardson National Cemetery established near Anchorage.
• 1946
  • Alaska News begins publication.
  • Anchorage Symphony Orchestra founded.
• 1947 –Fourth Avenue Theatre opens.
• 1950
  • Anchorage Philatelic Society founded.^[8]
  • Population: 35,651 metro.^[7]
• 1951
  • Anchorage Airport built.
  • Seward Highway (Seward-Anchorage) completed.
• 1953
  • KENI television begins broadcasting.^[9]
  • Anchorage High School opens.
• 1954 –Anchorage Community College established.^[10]
• 1955
  • Loussac Public Library opens.^[6]
  • Cook Inlet Historical Society founded.^[11][1]
  • U.S. militaryKulis Air National Guard Base begins operating.
• 1959 – Anchorage becomes part of thenew U.S. state of Alaska.
• 1964
  • January 1: Greater Anchorage Area Borough created.
  • March 27: The 9.2 M_w Alaska earthquake affected anchorage with high intensity shaking that caused the control tower at Anchorage International Airport to collapse, and while the tsunamis (that were so destructive elsewhere) did not affect the city, landslides and other extreme ground deformation had significant impact, causing an estimated $116 million in damages^[12] ($0.89 billion in 2024 dollars).^[13].
  • Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage active.
• 1965 –Anchorage Youth Symphony organized.
• 1966 –Alaska Federation of Natives headquartered in Anchorage.^{[citation needed]}
• 1967 –George M. Sullivan becomes mayor.
• 1968
  • Anchorage Museum andAlaska Children's Zoo open.
  • Kincaid Park established.
• 1969 – Sundowner Drive-In cinema opens.^[14]
• 1970
  • Chugach State Park established.
  • Population: 48,081.
  • Alyeska Pipeline Service Company headquartered in Anchorage.
• 1971 –University of Alaska Anchorage established.^[10]
• 1973 –Don Young becomesU.S. representative forAlaska's at-large congressional district.
• 1975 –Municipality of Anchorage created;^[15] Anchorage Assembly established Sullivan continues as municipal mayor.
• 1979 – Food Bank of Alaska established.[2]
• 1980 – Population: 174,431.
• 1982
  • Tony Knowles becomes mayor.
  • Sister city relationship established withDarwin, Australia.^[16]
• 1983 –ARCO Tower andHunt Building constructed.
• 1987
  • 5th Avenue Mall in business.
  • Tom Fink becomes mayor.
• 1988
  • Alaska Aviation Museum opens on Lake Hood.
  • Alaska Center for the Performing Arts opens.
• 1990 – Population: 226,338.^[17]
• 1992
  • Mount Spurr volcano erupts.^[18]
• 1993 –Alaska Botanical Garden opens.
• 1994
  • Anchorage Press in publication.^[19]
  • Rick Mystrom becomes mayor.
• 1995 –Binky (polar bear) dies in theAlaska Zoo.^[20]
• 1996 – City website online (approximate date).^{[21][chronology citation needed]}
• 1997
  • Alaska Native Medical Center established.
  • Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium headquartered in city.^{[citation needed]}
• 1998 – May: Alaska Natives political demonstration.^[22]
• 1999 –Alaska Native Heritage Center opens.^[9]
• 2000 –George Wuerch becomes mayor.

• 2001 – January:Anchorage paintball attacks.^[9]
• 2003 –Mark Begich becomes mayor.
• 2007 – Anchorage Historic Preservation Commission established.^[23]
• 2008
  • Alaska Dispatch begins publication.^[24]
  • Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center^[25] andLinny Pacillo Parking Garage open.
• 2009 –Matt Claman becomes mayor, succeeded byDan Sullivan.
• 2010
  • Tikahtnu Commons cinema opens.^[14]
  • Population: 291,826.^[26]
• 2018 – A7.0 earthquake strikes the city, along with several aftershocks, causing extensive damage.

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