| Year |
Event |
| 1615 |
 Etienne
Brûlé arrives at a site that the natives call "Toronto",
the meeting place. The Toronto region had been populated for
at least ten thousand years before the arrival of Brûlé. |
| 1720 |
French trading post established |
| 1750 |
The French build Fort Toronto on the east bank of the Humber
River; it was replaced with a larger French fort called Fort
Rouille which was built three miles east of the Humber on the
grounds of the present day Canadian National Exhibition. |
| 1787 |
Lord Dorchester initiates the purchase of Toronto from the
Mississauga tribes for the price of 1700 British pounds. |
| 1793 |
Lieutenant Governor Simcoe moves the capital of Upper Canada
(Ontario) from Niagara-on-the-Lake, to the more defensible position
at Toronto. He names the newly-formed town York. |
| April 27, 1813 |
Americans occupy York during the War of 1812. |
| 1824 |
William Lyon Mackenzie begins publishing the Colonial
Advocate. |
| 1827 |
The University of Toronto is founded. |
| 1832-1834 |
Cholera epidemics |
| Dec 5, 1837 |
 Mackenzie
attempts the "Rebellion of Upper Canada", leading
a group of 700 citizens down Yonge Street to confront the Loyalist
troops. |
| 1849 |
The first great fire |
| 1867 |
Confederation of Canada |
| 1869 |
Eaton's department store opens |
| 1886 |
Women admitted to universities |
| Nov 3rd, 1892 |
The first issue of The Evening Star newspaper is printed. |
| Jan 24th, 1900 |
The Evening Star changes its name to The Toronto Star. |
| 1904 |
The second great fire |
| 1907 |
The Royal Alexandra Theatre is built |
| Mar 19th, 1914 |
The Royal Ontario Museum is opened to the public. |
| 1920 |
The Group of Seven exhibitions. |
| 1927 |
Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is held on Canada's 60th
birthday |
| 1930 |
Union Station is completed |
| 1931 |
First hockey game at Maple Leaf Gardens |
| 1954 |
Toronto's first subway line opens |
| 1960s |
Canada becomes a safe haven for US Vietnam draft-dogders |
| 1965 |
New City Hall opens |
| October 5th, 1970 |
 The
October Crisis begins. British trade commissioner James Cross
is kidnapped in his Westmount home by members of the terrorist
group Front de liberation du Quebec (FLQ). A week later, Canadian
Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau invokes the War Measures
Act, essentially declaring martial law. |
| 1976 |
CN Tower opens |
