Editing Dearborn, Michigan (section)

==Timeline==
===European exploration and colonization===
* 1603 – French lay claim to unidentified territory in this region, naming it New France.
* July 24, 1701 – [[Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac|Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac]] and his soldiers first land at what is now [[Detroit]].
* November 29, 1760 – The [[Kingdom of Great Britain|British]] take control of the area from France.
* 1780 – Pierre Dumais clears farm near what became Morningside Street in Dearborn's South End.

===Early U.S. history===
* 1783 – By terms of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] ending the [[American Revolutionary War]], Great Britain cedes territory south of the [[Great Lakes]] to the [[United States]], although the British retain practical control of the Detroit area and several other settlements until 1797.
* 1786 – Agreed year of first permanent settler in present-day Dearborn.
* 1787 – Territory of the US north and west of the [[Ohio River]] is officially proclaimed the [[Northwest Territory]].
* December 26, 1791 – Detroit environs become part of [[Kent County, Ontario]].
* 1795 – James Cissne becomes first settler in what is now west Dearborn.
* 1796 – [[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] is formed by proclamation of the acting governor of the Northwest Territory. Its original area is {{convert|2000000|sqmi|km2}}, stretching from [[Cleveland, Ohio]], to [[Chicago]], Illinois, and northwest to [[Canada]].
* May 7, 1800 – [[Indiana Territory]], created out of part of [[Northwest Territory]], although the eastern half of Michigan including the Dearborn area, was not attached to Indiana Territory until [[Ohio]] was admitted as a state in 1803.
* January 11, 1805 – [[Michigan Territory]] officially created out of a part of the [[Indiana Territory]].
* June 11, 1805 – Fire destroys most of Detroit.
* November 15, 1815 – Current boundaries of Wayne County drawn, county split into 18 townships.
* January 5, 1818 – Springwells Township established by Gov. [[Lewis Cass]].
* October 23, 1824 – Bucklin Township created by Gov. Lewis Cass. The area ran from Greenfield to approximately Haggerty and from Van Born to Eight Mile.
* 1826 – Conrad Ten Eyck builds Ten Eyck Tavern at Michigan Avenue and Rouge River.
* 1827 – Wayne County's boundaries changed to its current {{convert|615|sqmi|km2|0}}.
* April 12, 1827 – Springwells and Bucklin townships formally organized and laid out by gubernatorial act.
* October 29, 1829 – Bucklin Township split along what is today Inkster Road into [[Nankin Township, Michigan|Nankin]] (west half) and [[Redford Township, Michigan|Pekin]] (east half) townships.
* March 21, 1833 – Pekin Township renamed [[Redford Township, Michigan|Redford Township]].
* March 31, 1833 – [[Greenfield Township, Michigan|Greenfield Township]] created from north and west sections of Springwells Township, including what is now today east Dearborn.
* April 1, 1833 – Dearborn Township created from southern half of Redford Township south of Bonaparte Avenue (Joy Road).
* 1833 – [[Commandant's Quarters (Dearborn, Michigan)|Detroit Arsenal]] built.
* October 23, 1834 – Dearborn Township renamed Bucklin Township.
* March 26, 1836 – Bucklin Township renamed Dearborn Township.
* January 26, 1837 – Michigan admitted to the Union as the 26th state. [[Stevens T. Mason]] is first governor.
* 1837 – [[Michigan Central Railroad]] extended through Springwells Township. Hamlet of Springwells rises along railroad.
* April 5, 1838 – Village of Dearbornville incorporates. Village later unincorporated on May 11, 1846.
* 1849 Detroit [[annexation|annexes]] Springwells Township east of Brooklyn Street.
* April 2, 1850 – Greenfield Township annexes another section of Springwells Township.
* February 12, 1857 – Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Grand Boulevard.
* March 25, 1873 – Springwells Township annexes back section of Greenfield Township south of Tireman
* May 28, 1875 – Postmaster general changes name of Dearbornville post office to Dearborn post office, hence changing the city's name.
* 1875 – Detroit Arsenal closed.
* 1875 – Detroit annexes another section of Springwells Township.
* 1876 – William A. Nowlin writes ''The Bark Covered House'' in honor of country's 100th birthday.
* June 20, 1884 – Detroit annexes Springwells Township east of Livernois.
* 1889 – First telephone installed in Dearborn at St. Joseph's retreat.

===Incorporation as village===
* March 24, 1893 – Village of Dearborn incorporates.
* 1906 – Detroit annexes another section of Springwells Township.
* 1916 – Henry, Clara, and Edsel Ford move to Dearborn.
* 1916 – Detroit annexes more of Springwells Township, forming Dearborn's eastern boundary.
* 1917 – [[Ford River Rouge Complex|Rouge "Eagle" Plant]] opens.
* November 1, 1919 – The first [[house numbering]] ordinance in Dearborn starts. Residents required to place standard plate number on right side of the main house entrance five feet up.
* December 9, 1919 – Springwells Township incorporates as village of Springwells.
* October 16, 1922 – Springwells Township annexes small section of Dearborn Township east of present-day Greenfield Road.
* December 27, 1923 – Voters approve incorporation of Springwells as a city. It officially became a city April 7, 1924.
* September 9, 1924 – Village of Warrendale incorporates.
* November 1924 – Ford Airport opens.
* April 6, 1925 – Warrendale voters and residents of remaining Greenfield Township approve annexation by Detroit.
* May 26, 1925 – Village of Dearborn annexes large portion of Dearborn Township.
* December 23, 1925 – Springwells changes name to city of Fordson.
* February 15, 1926 – First U.S. [[airmail]] delivery made, going from [[Ford Airport (Dearborn)|Ford Airport]] in Dearborn to Cleveland.
* September 14, 1926 – Election approves incorporation of village of [[Inkster, Michigan|Inkster]]. Unincorporated part of Dearborn Township split into two unconnected sections.
* October 11, 1926 – Only [[airship|dirigible]] to ever moor in Dearborn docks at [[Ford Airport (Dearborn)|Ford Airport]].

===Reincorporation as city===
* February 14, 1927 – Village of Dearborn residents approve vote to become a city.
* June 12, 1928 – Voters in Dearborn, Fordson and part of Dearborn Township vote to consolidate into one city.
* January 9, 1929 – Clyde Ford elected as first mayor of Dearborn.
* 1929 – [[The Henry Ford|Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village]] opens.
* July 1, 1931 – Dearborn Inn opens as one of the first airport hotels in world.
* March 7, 1932 – [[Ford Hunger March]] crosses Dearborn city limits. Four marchers are shot to death by police and Ford service men.
* 1936 – John Carey becomes mayor of Dearborn.
* June 19, 1936 – [[Montgomery Ward]] opens in Dearborn.
* May 26, 1937 – [[Harry Bennett]]'s Ford "service" men beat [[United Auto Workers]] (UAW) official [[Richard Frankensteen]] in the [[Battle of the Overpass]]
* June 21, 1941 – [[Ford Motor Company]] signs its first union contract.
* 1939 – The Historic Springwells Park Neighborhood is established by Edsel B. Ford to provide company executives and auto workers with upscale housing accommodations.
* January 6, 1942 – [[Orville L. Hubbard]] takes office as mayor of Dearborn for first time.
* April 7, 1947 – [[Henry Ford]] dies.
* October 20, 1947 – Dearborn City Council approves purchase of land near [[Milford, Michigan]] for what would become Camp Dearborn. First section of camp opens following year.
* October 21, 1947 – Ford Airport officially closes.
* 1950 – First Pleasant Hours senior citizen group formed.
* 1950 – Dearborn Historical Museum formally established.
* January 1953 – Oakwood Hospital formally opened and dedicated.
* April 22, 1958 – Election held to annex part of South Dearborn Township to Dearborn. Proposal fails.
* 1959 – University of Michigan (Dearborn Campus) opens.
* April 6, 1959 – Election held to annex part of North Dearborn Township to Dearborn. Proposal fails.
* 1960 – Remaining parts of Dearborn Township incorporated as [[Dearborn Heights, Michigan]].
* 1962 – St. Joseph's retreat closed and razed
* 1962 – New [[Henry Ford Community College]] campus dedicated.
* November 9, 1962 – [[Ford Rotunda]] burns down
* 1967 – Dearborn Towers in [[Clearwater, Florida]] opens.
* March 2, 1976 – Fairlane Town Center opens.
* 1978 – John B. O' Reilly, Sr. becomes mayor of Dearborn
* November 6, 1981 – Cable Television reaches first home in Dearborn, on Abbot Street.
* December 16, 1982 – Orville Hubbard dies.
* 1986 – Michael Guido becomes mayor of Dearborn.
* 1993 – Michael Guido is the first mayor to run unopposed.
* 2006 – Michael Guido dies at the age of 52 during his 6th term, the only mayor to die in office.
* 2006 – John B. O'Reilly, Jr. is to become temporary Mayor. O'Reilly's father was the mayor who had preceded Mayor Guido.
* 2007 – John B. O'Reilly, Jr. is elected mayor of Dearborn winning 93.97% of the vote.
* 2008 – John B. O'Reilly, Sr. dies at the age of 89; he was Mayor of Dearborn (1978–1985) and also served as Chief of Police for 11 years.