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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 19th century

Providence Gazette, 1782
Old Providence Bank around the time of its founding, 1791

19th century

Union Railroad depot, Providence, 19th century
Arcade, Providence, 19th century
Map of Providence, 1882


20th century

21st century

  • 2001 - April: Sitting mayor Buddy Cianci is indicted on federal criminal charges of racketeering, conspiracy, extortion, witness tampering, and mail fraud
  • 2002
    • Soviet submarine K-77 museum opens
    • September: Mayor Buddy Cianci is sentenced to serve five years in federal prison
  • 2003 – David Cicilline becomes mayor.
  • 2005 – January: The North American blizzard of 2005 drops 17 inches of snow on downtown Providence[101]
  • 2006 – Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology opens at Brown University.
  • 2007
  • 2008 - Historic Westminster Arcade closes for renovations[104]
  • 2009 - October: Final section of Iway bridge opens for westbound traffic.[105]
  • 2010
    • Population: 178,042.
    • March: A series of rainstorms causes severe flood damage. President Obama declares a state of emergency for the region.[106]
  • 2011
    • January: Angel Taveras becomes mayor.
    • August 28: Hurricane Irene downs 300-400 trees and leaves 12,700 without power.[107]
    • October: Occupy protest begins.
    • November: Open Providence Commission for Transparency and Accountability established.[108]
  • 2012 - October 29: Hurricane Sandy hits Providence. The Fox Point Hurricane Barrier is credited with saving the city from major damage.[109]
  • 2013
  • 2014 - October 17: The Phoenix publishes its last print issue[112]
  • 2015
  • 2016
    • January 28: Former mayor Buddy Cianci dies
    • February 6–7: Former mayor Cianci lies in state at City Hall[115]
    • February 8: Cianci's funeral procession marches through the city, stopping for a funeral mass at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul and ending at St. Ann's Cemetery in Cranston for burial.[115]
    • September 11: Mayor Elorza and the president of the firefighter's union come to an agreement after a 13-month contract dispute.[116]
  • 2017 - November: Thousands lose power after Tropical Storm Philippe[117]
  • 2018
    • May: The Cable Car Cinema, an independent art cinema on South Main Street, closes its doors. The cinema had been in operation since the 1970s.[118]
    • September: Providence's first bicycle sharing program begins.[119]
  • 2019
  • 2020
    • January: Mayor Elorza introduces a Great Streets Initiative and Urban Trail Network Master Plan, a framework of public space improvements to encourage walking, riding bicycles, and public transit.[122]
    • March: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all dine-in restaurants, bars, movie theaters, and all gatherings of 25 or more are banned in Providence and across the state by order of Governor Raimondo.[123] This brings a halt to nearly all concerts, sports, and other events in the city. Providence public schools and the Providence Place Mall are closed.[123] Providence College, Rhode Island College, Brown University, RISD, and Johnson and Wales suspend in-person classes and move to online instruction.[124]
    • May 30: Over a week of demonstrations begin as part of a nationwide series of Civil Rights protests.[125] The marches, attracting as many as 10,000, were called the "largest protest(s) in recent history," and were mostly peaceful, despite violence in other cities.[126]
    • June 2–6: A weeklong curfew is introduced by mayor Jorge Elorza in response to unrest after some early protests, then is rescinded early.[127][128][129]
    • July: Protesters calling to defund the police hold a series of protests and marches at the State House and Public Safety Complex.[130] A civilian police oversight board is established to review police tactics.[131]
  • 2021 - May 14: Eight people are shot and wounded (ninth victim wounded from glass shards) in Washington Park. The shooting was believed by authorities to have stemmed from conflict between two rival groups. It was the largest number of victims of any shooting in Providence history.[132]

See also

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