1931
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George A. Isley begins the first of four terms as Mayor.
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April 1, 1931
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Raleigh is a stop on the first regular airline passenger flight from New York to Miami.
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1932
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Voter approval of a bond referendum saves Raleigh from fiscal deficit.
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August 4, 1932
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Memorial Auditorium is dedicated. The North Carolina Symphony, founded earlier this year, performs in its new home. Cab Calloway and his orchestra play at the dedication.
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March 1-14, 1933
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The first local transit bus and the last electric trolley roll in Raleigh. Six bus routes are opened.
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1834
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Civilian Conservation Camp (CCC) operates in Crabtree Creek area. He camp later is named Umstead State Park.
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May 10, 1938
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Chavis Memorial Park is dedicated.
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1939
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Graham B. Andrews begins the first of four terms as Mayor.
Halifax Court is Raleigh’s first $1 million public housing project, thus establishing the Raleigh Housing Authority.
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March 9, 1939
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The General Assembly charters the Raleigh-Durham Aeronautical Authority. The Authority takes over the airport from the U.S. Army, with the first commercial flight lifting off May 1, 1943.
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June 1939
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Raleigh Little Theatre Amphitheatre is dedicated.
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October 1939
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Raleigh installs the first parking meters on Fayetteville Street.
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1940
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Raleigh’s population of 46,897 makes it the state’s sixth largest city.
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September 11, 1940
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Raleigh Little Theatre’s Drama Center is dedicated.
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March 18, 1947
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Raleigh voters adopt the council/manager form of municipal government.
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July 1, 1947
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P.D. Snipes begins the first of two terms as Mayor.
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1949
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NCSU’s Memorial Bell Tower and Reynolds Coliseum are completed.
City offers water and sewer service to all Raleigh homes.
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November 19, 1949
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First stores open in Cameron Village.
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1950
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Raleigh’s population of 65,679 makes it North Carolina’s fifth largest city.
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July 2, 1951
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James E. Briggs begins his term as Mayor.
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1952
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Internationally acclaimed Dorton Arena is completed.
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July 1, 1953
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Fred B. Wheeler begins the first of three terms as Mayor.
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October 16, 1954
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Hurricane Hazel sweeps through Raleigh, felling trees and power poles and leaving 85 percent of the city’s homes without power.
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1956
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WRAL takes to the air.
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March 10, 1956
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Firefighter Vernon Smith died as a result of injuries incurred in the line of duty.
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December 11, 1956
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Raleigh voters endorse fluoridation and approve bonds for streets.
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July 1, 1957
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William G. Enloe begins the first of three terms as Mayor.
The Research Triangle Park is established.
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September 8, 1960
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William Campbell is the first African-American child to attend a white school in Raleigh as he enrolls at Murphey High School.
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October 16, 1960
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Raleigh’s new municipal building, located at the corner of McDowell and Hargett streets, is dedicated.
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July 1, 1963
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James W. Reid begins his terms as Mayor.
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July 1, 1965
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Travis H. Tomlinson begins the first of two terms as Mayor.
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