Timeline of Hiroshima

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

Prior to 20th century

1902 - founded.
1903 - Population: 113,545.
1909 - Population: 142,763.
1912 - Hiroshima Electric Railway begins operating.
1918 - Rice riot occurs.
1920 - Toyo Cork Kogyo Co. (later Mazda) in business.
1929 - established.
1945
August 6: Atomic bombing of Hiroshima by US forces.
Population: 137,197.
1947
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony begins.
Shinzo Hamai becomes mayor.
1949 - Hiroshima University and Hiroshima Stock Exchange established.
1950
Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team formed.
Population: 285,712.
1951 - Chugoku Electric Power Company headquartered in city.
1954 - Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park established.
1955
becomes part of city.
August: "First World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs meets in Hiroshima."
1958 - Hiroshima reconstruction festival celebrated by the municipality to mark the city's recovery.
1971 - Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park founded.
1974 - Population: 761,240.
1975 - Takeshi Araki becomes mayor.
1976 - Hiroshima Botanical Garden opens.
1978 - Hiroshima Museum of Art established.
1980 - Hiroshima designated a government ordinance city.
1985 - Hiroshima International Animation Festival begins.
1991 - Takashi Hiraoka becomes mayor.
1992 - Hiroshima Big Arch (stadium) opens.
1994
August: Astram Line (public transit) begins operating.
October: 1994 Asian Games held in Hiroshima.
1999 - Tadatoshi Akiba becomes mayor.
2000 - Population: 1,126,282.

This article incorporates information from the Japanese Wikipedia.