1630
English Puritans found Boston
1631
The first sailing ship built in America is launched from Boston
1634
Samuel Cole opens an inn in Boston
1659
Two Quakers are hanged in Boston
1636
Harvard College opens
1659
Copp's Hill Burying Ground opens. It is named after William Copp
1660
Smallpox strikes Boston
1676
The first coffeehouse opens in Boston
1690
Smallpox strikes Boston again. The first American newspaper is published in Boston
1706
Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston
1717
Boston Light is built
1723
Old North Church is built
1729
The Old south meeting House is built
1730
Boston has a population of 13,000
1735
Boston Poor House opens
1742
Faneuil Hall is built
1756
Central Burying Ground opens
1770
The Boston Massacre takes place
1773
The Boston Tea Party takes place
1776
The British retreat from Boston
1796
Harrison Gray Otis House is built
1798
Massachusetts State House is built
1804
St Stephens Church is built
1806
The African Meeting House is dedicated
1810
Park Street Church is dedicated
1820
The population of Boston is 43,000. St Paul's Cathedral is dedicated
1822
Boston officially becomes a city
1826
Quincy market is built
1847
Boston Custom House is built
1852
Boston Public Library is founded
1863
Boston College opens
1872
A great fire devastates Boston
1877
Trinity Church is built
1897
The first subway opens in Boston
1900
Colonial theater opens
1910
Shubert theater opens
1940
A statue of Paul Revere is unveiled in Boston
1964
Prudential Tower is built
1969
New England Aquarium is built
1976
John Hancock Tower is built
1977
Reserve Bank Building is built in Boston
1983
Massachusetts State Transportation Building is erected
1992
Massachusetts General Hospital is built
1993
The John F Kennedy Library and Museum opens in Boston
2001
Millennium Place Building is built
2017
The population of Boston is 641,000