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Jul 30, 1502
Columbus discovers Honduras
On his fourth and the final voyage to the New World in 1502, Christopher Columbus landed near the modern town of Trujillo, in the vicinity of the Guaimoreto Lagoon and became the first European to visit the Bay Islands on the coast of Honduras. -
Partial Independence
Honduras gains independence from Spain. Yet, they then become a part of Mexico. -
Honduras and the United Providences of Central America
Honduras joins the United Provinces of Central America. This includes Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. -
Independence
The British had taken advantage of the chaotic condition to reestablish their control over the Islas de la Bahía. As a result, Honduras wasted little time in formally seceding from the federation once it was free to do so. Independence was declared on November 15, 1838. -
Allied Nations
Honduras joined with the Allied Nations after Pearl Harbor. The Allied Nations were the countries that together opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945). The Allies promoted the alliance as seeking to stop German, Japanese and Italian aggression. -
Declaration by United Nations
Honduras signed the Declaration by United Nations, along with twentry-five other governments. The Declaration by United Nations was a World War II document agreed on 1 January 1942 during the Arcadia Conference by 26 governments -
Football War
In 1969 Honduras and El Salvador fought what became known as the Football War. Border tensions led to acrimony between the two countries after Oswaldo López Arellano, a president of Honduras, blamed the deteriorating Honduran economy on immigrants from El Salvador. The relationship reached a low when El Salvador met Honduras for a three-round football elimination match preliminary to the World Cup. -
Hurricane Fifi
Hurricane Fifi caused severe damage when it skimmed the northern coast of Honduras on 18 and 19 September 1974. Melgar Castro (1975–78) and Paz Garcia (1978–82) largely built the current physical infrastructure and telecommunications system of Honduras after the hurricane. -
Roberto Suazo Cordova
Roberto Suazo Cordova, Centrist Liberal Party of Honduras, is elected president. He led the first civilian government in more than century. -
Constitutional Crisis
In 2009, a constitutional crisis resulted when power transferred in a coup from the president to the head of Congress. The Organization of American States (OAS) suspended Honduras because it did not feel its government was legitimate.
