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Chaffey College
The private school was founded as the Chaffey College of Agriculture of the University of Southern California. Financial troubles forced the school to close in 1901. The building was taken over by the city and became the home of Ontario High School (now Chaffey High School). When Ontario High school opened to students from Upland in 1911, its present name was adopted. -
San Francisco Earthquake
The 1906 San Francisco earthquake (estimated magnitude 7.8) on the San Andreas Fault destroys much of San Francisco, California, killing at least 3,000, with 225,000–300,000 left homeless, and $350 million in damages. -
City of Upland Created
The city was officially created on May 15, 1906 by the Secretary of State in Sacramento. -
San Antonio Hospital
The first patient was treated at San Antonio Hospital in 1907. At the time, Upland was something of an up-and-coming community with nearly 1,500 residents, six churches, two banks, and several busy merchant establishments. The hospital was located at the corner of San Antonio Avenue and Arrow Highway. -
National Old Trails Road (Route 66)
Ocean-to-Ocean Highway, was established in 1912, and became part of the National Auto Trail system in the United States. It was 3,096 miles (4,983 km) long and stretched from Baltimore, Maryland (some old maps indicate New York City was the actual eastern terminus), to California. Much of the route follows the old National Road and the Santa Fe Trail. -
Carnegie Library Built
Upland's first public building was built thanks to a $10,000 grant by Andrew Carnegie. -
First Fire Station Built
1913 fire which destroyed all businesses on the East side of Second Ave. This fire generated interest in further protecting the community and in 19 15 the fire station on D Street was built. The first motorized fire engine was purchased at this time. When a fire alarm was received, a siren was sounded to summon the volunteer firefighters. -
Last Carnegie Library Grant
A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems. 1,689 were built in the United States, 660 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 125 in Canada, and others in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Serbia, Belgium, France, the Caribbean, Mauritius, Malaysia and Fiji. -
Women's Rights
Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification. -
Madonna of the Trail
Madonna of the Trail is a series of 12 monuments dedicated to the spirit of pioneer women in the United States. The monuments were commissioned by the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). They were installed in each of the 12 states along the National Old Trails Road, which extended from Cumberland, Maryland, to Upland, California. -
Golden Gate Bridge
In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County. The next day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushes a button in Washington, D.C., signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the Golden Gate Bridge. -
First McDonald's
The very first McDonald's restaurant opens in San Bernardino, California. -
Cable Airport
A non-towered public-use airport located two miles (3 km) northwest of the central business district of Upland, a city in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Largest privately owned airport in the world. -
The Grove Theatre
Old Town Upland, the 831-seat Grove Theatre and attached shops were built in 1947 for the Western Amusement Company.Since 1990 it has been operated by Sherry Kinison who bought and renovated the theater. Sherry is the producer of the Grove’s live theater which stages family-oriented plays and operates a school that give instruction in all aspects of the performing arts to youth and adults. -
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Forest Fires
In New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, thousands of hectares of forests are destroyed in fires. -
San Bernardino Freeway
San Bernardino Freeway, later part of Interstate 10, was completed, connecting Los Angeles to San Bernardino.The freeway, one of the first in the nation, eased the commute to Los Angeles and accelerated the transition of Upland from a rural citrus area to a residential and commercial community. -
Upland High School Established
Just prior to the City of Upland's growth spurt in the 1960s, Upland High School was established in 1955. By the 1980s this population growth had the side-effect of overcrowding, which in turn caused students to transfer to other high schools. -
Antarctic Treaty
12 countries, including the United States and the Soviet Union, sign a landmark treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on that continent (the first arms control agreement established during the Cold War). -
UC Berkely Free Speech Movement
Three thousand student activists at University of California, Berkeley surround and block a police car from taking a CORE volunteer arrested for not showing his ID, when he violated a ban on outdoor activist card tables. This protest eventually evolves into the Berkeley Free Speech Movement. -
Black Panther Party in State Capital
Armed members of the Black Panther Party enter the California state capital to protest a bill that restricted the carrying of arms in public. -
Robert F Kennedy Shot
U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy is shot at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California by Sirhan Sirhan. Kennedy dies from his injuries the next day. -
USPS Workers Strike
United States Postal Service workers in New York City go on strike; the strike spreads to the state of California and the cities of Akron, Ohio, Philadelphia, Chicago, Boston, and Denver; 210,000 out of 750,000 U.S. postal employees walk out. President Nixon assigns military units to New York City post offices. The strike lasts 2 weeks. -
Charles Manson
Charles Manson is sentenced to death; in 1972, the sentence for all California Death Row inmates is commuted to life imprisonment. -
Solar Flare
Knocks out cable lines in U.S. It begins with the appearance of sunspots on August 2; an August 4 flare kicks off high levels of activity until August 10. -
Oil Crisis
By the end of the embargo in March 1974, the price of oil had risen from US$3 per barrel to nearly $12 globally; US prices were significantly higher. The embargo caused an oil crisis, or "shock", with many short- and long-term effects on global politics and the global economy -
Briggs Initiative
California voters defeat the Briggs Initiative that would have prohibited gay school teachers. -
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Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles, California. -
Blood Test for AIDS
The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for AIDS, used since then to screen all blood donations in the United States. -
Route 66 Decommissioned
U.S. Route 66 is officially decommissioned. -
Upland Earth Quake
The 5.7 Upland earthquake affected the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), causing $12.7 million in losses and 30 injuries. Only one building in Upland's historic downtown area was tagged for non-occupation. -
Landers/Big Bear Earthquake
The 7.3 Landers earthquake shook the Mojave Desert region of Southern California with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), causing $92 million in losses, three deaths and 400+ injuries.
The 6.5 Big Bear earthquake shook the San Bernardino Mountains region of Southern California about three hours later. This triggered event had a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), causing moderate damage and some injuries. -
Annual Upland Lemon Festival
What originally started as a small celebration of the city's citrus industry origins has grown into a town-wide affair including the Lemon Idol singing contest, delicious (and sometimes messy) food competitions, carnival rides, games and support of our local businesses.
