The following is a of the history of Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam:
Prehistory
Van Lang
- BCE â According to much later sources, the area of present-day Hanoi formed part of the Giao Chá» region of Van Lang
- BCE â The ÃÂu Viá»Ât, united under the Shu emigrant Shu Pan ('), invade and conquer Van Lang
Au Lac
Qin Empire
Nanyue
- 204 BCE â Zhao Tuo declares his realm the independent kingdom of Nanyue (')
- 196 BCE â Lu Jia secures the nominal submission of Nanyue to Han
- 179 BCE â By this point, Nanyue's lands in the Red River valley have been organized as the commandery of Jiaozhi (')
Han Empire
Jin dynasty
Liu Song Empire
Van Xuan
Tang Empire
Dai Viet
French occupation (19th-20th c.)
Japanese occupation
French reoccupation
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- 1954
- City becomes capital of independent North Vietnam.
- People's Open Air Theatre active.
- Hanoi Radio begins broadcasting.
- 1955 â College of Foreign Languages founded.
- 1956 â Vietnam School of Music, University of Agriculture and Forestry, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology established.
- 1958
- September: Vietnam National Museum of History established.
- Thanh Niên Road constructed between Trúc Bạch Lake and West Lake.
- 1959
- Vietnam Museum of Revolution, Hanoi University of Foreign Studies, and Electricity Water Resources Academy established.
- Vietnam Military History Museum inaugurated.
- 1960
- Foreign Trade University and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hanoi established.
- Population: 414,620 city; 643,576 urban agglomeration.
- 1961
- Cultural College of Hanoi established.
- School of Public Administration in operation.
- 1962 â National Archives Center #1 established.
- 1965 â Residents begin evacuating city on threat of airstrikes by United States forces.
- 1966
- June 29: Aerial bombing outside city by United States forces.
- Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts inaugurated.
- Le Quy Don Technical University established.
- 1967
- Aerial bombing by U.S.; air battles between U.S. and North Vietnamese forces.
- D67 underground command bunker installed at Kinh Thien Palace.
- 1968 â Hàná»Âi mói newspaper in publication.
- 1969 â Hanoi Architectural University and Foreign Language Specialized School established.
- 1970 â September 7: Vietnam Television begins broadcasting.
- 1972
- April: Bombing by United States forces.
- December: Aerial bombing by United States forces.
- 1974 â Central Secondary School of Archives and Office Skills established.
- 1975 â Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum inaugurated.
- 1976 â City becomes capital of Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- 1978 â Noi Bai International Airport opens.
- 1979 â Population: 879,500.
- 1980 â Hanoi Institute of Theatre and Cinema founded.
- 1984 â Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra revived.
- 1985
- Chðáng Dðáng Bridge built.
- Hanoi â Amsterdam High School established.
- 1988 â Vietnam-Russia Tropical Centre headquartered in Hanoi.
- 1989 â Population: 1,089,760 city; 3,056,146 urban agglomeration.
- 1990 â Ho Chi Minh Museum established.
- 1992 â Population: 1,073,760.
- 1993
- Vietnam War Memorial erected.
- Hanoi University of Science in operation.
- Mai art gallery opens.
- 1995
- Institut de la Francophonie pour l'Informatique founded.
- Vietnamese Women's Museum dedicated.
- 1997
- Vietnam Museum of Ethnology opens.
- November: Organisation internationale de la Francophonie summit held.
- 1998
- March 24: Turtle sighting in Hoàn Kiếm Lake.
- Hàng ÃÂẫy Stadium opens.
- Hanoi Garden opens.
- 1999 â Population: 1,523,936.
21st century
- 2000 â November: President of the United States, Bill Clinton, made historic visit to Vietnam. He was the first U.S. leader ever to officially visit Hanoi.
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