Editing Abilene, Texas (section)

=== Timeline ===
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* 1881
** Settlement established.<ref name=dates />
** Texas & Pacific Railroad begins operating.<ref name=dates>{{cite web |url=http://www.abilenetx.com/living/history-information |title=Significant Dates in Abilene History |work=Abilenetx.com |publisher=City of Abilene, Texas |access-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412062434/http://www.abilenetx.com/living/history-information |archive-date=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
** ''[[Abilene Reporter-News|Abilene Reporter]]'' newspaper begins publication.<ref name=LOC>{{cite web |url=http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?city=Abilene&rows=50&state=Texas&page=1&sort=date |title=US Newspaper Directory |location=Washington, D.C. |work=[[Chronicling America]] |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411223507/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/results/?city=Abilene&rows=50&state=Texas&page=1&sort=date |archive-date=April 11, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1883
** Town of Abilene incorporated.<ref name=Hellmann-2006>{{cite book |author=Paul T. Hellmann |title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States |year=2006 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=1-135-94859-3 |chapter=Texas: Abilene |page={{page needed|date=January 2024}} |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC}}</ref>
** D. B. Corley becomes mayor.<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=http://abilenetx.com/home/showdocument?id=4560 |title=City of Abilene Mayors 1883-2004 |publisher=City of Abilene |access-date=April 11, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412063147/http://abilenetx.com/home/showdocument?id=4560 |archive-date=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
** Abilene becomes seat of [[Taylor County, Texas|Taylor County]].<ref name=Hellmann-2006/>
* 1890 – Population: 3,194.<ref name=TSHApop>{{citation |work=Texas Almanac |title=City Population History from 1850–2000: Abilene |date=12 January 2011 |url=https://texasalmanac.com/topics/population |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825233352/https://texasalmanac.com/topics/population |archive-date=2017-08-25 }}</ref>
* 1891 – [[Hardin–Simmons University|Simmons College]] founded.<ref name=Hellmann-2006/>
* 1898 – "Federation" [[subscription library]] organized.<ref>{{citation |title=Historical Sketches of Texas Libraries: Abilene |work= Handbook of Texas Libraries |number=1 |url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.b4221835?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 |publisher=Texas Library Association |location=Austin |year= 1904 |hdl= 2027/uc1.b4221835?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 }}</ref>
* 1903 – [[Alcohol prohibition in the United States|Saloons banned]] in Abilene.<ref name=Downs />
* 1906 – [[Childers Classical Institute]] established.<ref name=dates />
* 1910 – Population: 9,204.<ref name=TSHApop />
* 1919 – [[Abilene Zoological Gardens]] established.<ref name="Kisling2001">{{cite book |editor=Vernon N. Kisling, Jr. |title=Zoo and Aquarium History |year=2001 |publisher=[[CRC Press]] |location=USA |isbn=978-1-4200-3924-5 |chapter=Zoological Gardens of the United States |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ulbMBQAAQBAJ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216023519/https://books.google.com/books?id=ulbMBQAAQBAJ |archive-date=2017-02-16 }} (Chronological list)</ref>
* 1923 – [[McMurry University|McMurry College]] established.<ref name=Hellmann-2006/>
* 1924 – [[First Presbyterian Church (Abilene, Texas)|First Presbyterian Church]] built.
* 1925 – Majestic Theater, a major movie theater, opened.<ref name=cinema>{{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/texas/abilene?status=all |title= Movie Theaters in Abilene, TX |work= CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location= Los Angeles |access-date= April 11, 2017 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170412061552/http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/texas/abilene?status=all |archive-date= April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1930
** Paramount Theatre in business.<ref name=cinema />
** Population: 23,175.<ref name=TSHApop />
* 1936 – KRBC [[List of radio stations in Texas|radio]] begins broadcasting.<ref name=Alicoate1939>{{citation |title=Radio Annual |oclc=2459636 |year=1939 |editor= Jack Alicoate |publisher= Radio Daily |location=New York |chapter-url= https://archive.org/stream/radioannual193900radi#page/378/mode/2up |chapter= Standard Broadcasting Stations of the United States: Texas }}</ref>
* 1937
** ''[[Abilene Reporter-News]]'' in publication.<ref name=LOC />
** Regional "West Texas Chamber of Commerce" relocated to Abilene.<ref name=Handbook>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Handbook of Texas Online |publisher=Texas State Historical Association |title-link= Handbook of Texas Online}}</ref>
* 1942 – Temple Mizpah (synagogue) built.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=http://www.isjl.org/texas-west-encyclopedia.html |title=Texas: West Texas |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Southern Jewish Communities |publisher=Goldring / Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life |location=Jackson, Mississippi |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703065416/http://www.isjl.org/texas-west-encyclopedia.html |archive-date=July 3, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1946 – [[Abilene Blue Sox]] baseball team formed.<ref name=Downs>{{cite web |author=Fane Downs |title=Abilene, TX |work=Handbook of Texas Online |url=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hda01 |publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]] |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411220721/https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hda01 |archive-date=April 11, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1947 – Office of [[city manager]] established.<ref name=Downs />
* 1949 – Park Drive-In cinema in business.<ref name=cinema />
* 1950 – Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra active.<ref name=Downs />
* 1953 – KRBC-TV ([[List of television stations in Texas|television]]) begins broadcasting.<ref name=TV1964 />
* 1956
** U.S. military [[Abilene Air Force Base]] begins operating.<ref name=dates />
** KPAR-TV ([[List of television stations in Texas|television]]) begins broadcasting.<ref name=TV1964>{{citation |title=Yearbook of Radio and Television |oclc=7469377 |year=1964 |publisher=Radio Television Daily |location=New York |chapter=United States TV Stations Texas |chapter-url=https://archive.org/stream/r00radi#page/560/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320085652/https://archive.org/stream/r00radi#page/560/mode/2up |archive-date=2017-03-20 }} {{free access}}</ref>
* 1960 – Population: 90,368.<ref name=TSHApop />
* 1977 – Abilene Preservation League organized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abilenepreservation.org/ |title=About |publisher=Abilene Preservation League |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412061343/http://www.abilenepreservation.org/ |archive-date=April 12, 2017 }}</ref>
* 1978 – [[Alcohol prohibition in the United States|Alcohol prohibition]] ends in Abilene.<ref name=Downs />
* 1979 – [[Charles Stenholm]] was elected as the Democratic [[U.S. representative]] for [[Texas's 17th congressional district]]. He was re-elected for 13 terms.<ref>{{cite book |title=Official Congressional Directory |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=Government Printing Office |year= 1979 |chapter=Texas |chapter-url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015012846567?urlappend=%3Bseq=217 |via= [[HathiTrust]] |title-link=Official Congressional Directory |hdl=2027/mdp.39015012846567?urlappend=%3Bseq=217 }}</ref>
* 2000 – City website online (approximate date).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abilenetx.com/|title=City of Abilene, TX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817044142/http://www.abilenetx.com/ |archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |editor1=Kevin Hyde |editor2=Tamie Hyde |work=Official City Sites |url=http://officialcitysites.org/Texas/Cities/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000824030829/http://officialcitysites.org/Texas/Cities/A/ |archive-date=August 24, 2000 |title=Texas - City / Town / Locality links |oclc=40169021}}</ref>
* 2001 – World War II-related "12th Armored Division Memorial Museum" opens.<ref>{{cite web |title=World War II museum turns 15 |url=http://archive.reporternews.com/news/local/world-war-ii-museum-turns-15-3e138688-6e12-0d96-e053-0100007f86b0-396099581.html |date=October 5, 2016 |work=Abilene Reporter-News |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170825232130/http://archive.reporternews.com/news/local/world-war-ii-museum-turns-15-3e138688-6e12-0d96-e053-0100007f86b0-396099581.html |archive-date=August 25, 2017 }}</ref>
* 2005 – Republican [[Randy Neugebauer]] was elected as [[U.S. representative]] for Texas's newly [[2003 Texas redistricting|redrawn]] [[Texas's 19th congressional district|19th congressional district]], including Abilene.<ref>{{cite web |work=Abilene Reporter-News |date=March 22, 2016 |url=http://archive.reporternews.com/lifestyle/columnists/larry-zelisko/larry-the-answer-guy-several-congressmen-have-come-from-this-area-2e922399-2e16-2fbf-e053-0100007f54-373088941.html |title=Larry the Answer Guy: Several congressmen have come from this area}} (List of U.S. Congressional representatives for Abilene, 1883–2016)</ref>
* 2010 – Population: 117,063.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/4801000 |title= Abilene city, Texas |work=QuickFacts|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=April 11, 2017 }}</ref>
* 2017 – [[Jodey Arrington]] becomes U.S. representative for Texas's 19th congressional district.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |title=Members of Congress |work=[[GovTrack.us|GovTrack]] |author=Civic Impulse, LLC |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=April 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411222055/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members |archive-date=April 11, 2017 }}</ref>
*2019 – revamping the downtown area of North Abilene. As of October 2019 a couple of buildings were torn down and Hilton developed a new Double Tree hotel.
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