Timeline of Aurora, Colorado facts for kids

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Prior to 20th century

• 1890 - Settlement named "Fletcher."
• 1891
  • Fletcher incorporated as a town.
  • H.M. Miliken becomes mayor.
• 1892 - Schoolhouse burns down.
• 1893 - Denver-Fletcher trolley begins operating.

20th century

• 1902 - Section of town becomes part of Adams County; the other section becomes part of South Arapahoe County.
• 1906
  • Town Hall built.
  • Democrat-News begins publication.
• 1907
  • Fletcher renamed "Aurora."
  • First Presbyterian Church built.
• 1908 - Electricity begins operating.
• 1918 - US Army General Hospital No. 21 opens.
• 1924 - Colfax Avenue becomes part of U.S. Route 40.
• 1925
  • Aurora Woman's Club formed.
  • Hollywood cinema opens.
• 1929
  • Aurora Public Library established.
  • Stapleton Aerodrome begins operating near Aurora.
• 1938 - US military Lowry Technical Training Center built.
• 1939 - Population: 3,494.
• 1942 - US military Buckley Space Force Base built.
• 1946
  • Fox Theatre in business.
  • City Planning Commission established.
• 1949 - City Water Department established.
• 1950 - East 70 Drive-In cinema in business.
• 1954 - Hoffman Heights becomes part of Aurora.
• 1955 – Denver Regional Council of Governments formed.
• 1965 - Norma Walker becomes mayor.
• 1966 - Arapahoe Junior College opens.
• 1971
  • Buckingham Square Mall in business.
  • Camelot hi-rise offices built.
• 1972
  • Aurora Advocate Sentinel and Aurora Sun newspapers begin publication.
  • Little League baseball team formed.
• 1974 - Quincy Reservoir constructed.
• 1975 - Aurora Mall in business.
• 1979
  • Aurora History Museum founded.
  • Marketplace Tower I office building constructed.
• 1981 - Aurora Genealogical Society founded.[1]
• 1982 - Aurora Public Library Central building constructed.
• 1984 - Bennett family murders
• 1985 - City Historic Preservation Commission established.[2]
• 1990 - Population: 222,103.
• 1992 - Sister city relationship established with Seongnam, South Korea.
• 1993 - December 13: 1993 Aurora, Colorado shooting.
• 1994 - US Lowry Air Force Base closes.
• 1996
  • City website online (approximate date).
  • Arabian Horse Association headquartered in Aurora (approximate date).[3]
• 1998 - Century cinema in business.

21st century

• 2003
  • Aurora Municipal Center built.
  • Ed Tauer becomes mayor.
• 2004 - Population: 298,303.
• 2007 - Children's Hospital Colorado opens.
• 2009 - Mike Coffman becomes U.S. representative for Colorado's 6th congressional district.
• 2010 - Population: 325,078.
• 2011
  • Steve Hogan becomes mayor.
  • Colorado's 6th congressional district remapped.
• 2012 - July 20: 2012 Aurora, Colorado shooting.
• 2014 - Sister city relationship established with Adama, Ethiopia.
• 2017 - May 15: The Republic of El Salvador opens a consulate in Aurora, the city's first.
• 2018 - Mayor Steve Hogan dies in office.
• 2022 - A shooting at Iglesia Faro De Luz Church in Aurora kills at least one, a woman, and injures two others.