Timeline of Irving, Texas

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Irving, Texas, USA.

20th century

• 1903 - Irving founded by real estate developers Julius Otto Schulze and Otis Brown.
• 1904
• Post Office relocated to Irving from nearby Kit settlement.
• First Baptist Church of Irving founded.
• Irving Index newspaper begins publication (approximate date).
• 1909 - Irving Independent School District established.
• 1914
• Town of Irving incorporated.
• Otis Brown becomes mayor.
• 1920 - Population: 357.
• 1940 - Population: 1,089.
• 1941 - Public library opens.
• 1951 - Irving Theater in business.
• 1952 - City of Irving incorporated.
• 1955 - Plymouth Park Shopping Center in business.
• 1956 - Catholic University of Dallas established in Irving.
• 1960
• Irving Daily News Texan in publication.newspaper begins publication (approximate date).http://dallaslibrary2.org/dallashistory/newspapers_E-L.php
• Population: 45,985.
• 1964
• "Trucking terminal" built.
• Irving Community Hospital opens.
• Park Plaza Drive-In cinema in business.
• 1970 - Population: 97,260.
• 1971 - Texas Stadium opens.
• 1973 - Las Colinas neighborhood created.
• 1974 - Dallas-Fort Worth Regional Airport begins operating.
• 1977 - North Lake College established.
• 1978 - Irving Heritage Society formed.
• 1981 - Irving city archives established.
• 1985 - August 2: Airplane crash occurs.
• 1990
• Exxon Mobil Corporation headquarters relocated to Irving from New York.
• Population: 155,037.
• 1991 - Sam Johnson becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 3rd congressional district.
• 1998 - City website online (approximate date).
• 2000 - December 24: Robbery of Oshman's Sporting Goods by the "Texas Seven" criminals

21st century

• 2003 - City centennial observed.
• 2010
• April 11: Texas Stadium imploded.
• Population: 216,290.
• 2011
• Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas opens.
• Beth Van Duyne elected mayor.
• 2012 - Dallas Area Rapid Transit rail begins operating.
• 2013 - Marc Veasey becomes U.S. representative for Texas's newly created 33rd congressional district.
• 2015 - September 14: Ahmed Mohamed clock incident.

See also

• Irving history
• List of mayors of Irving, Texas
• Timelines of other cities in the North Texas area of Texas: Arlington, Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Garland, Plano, Wichita Falls

References

Bibliography

• Joseph Rice. Irving: A Texas Odyssey. Windsor Publications, Inc., 1989.
• Karen Sykes and Jeffery S. Covington. Irving: The Spirit and Dreams of Tomorrow. Atlanta: Longstreet Press, 1994.
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External links

• Items related to Irving, Texas, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)