This is a simple, incomplete timeline of the mortal world of Los Angeles. The dates are not all precise, but it should give a sense of the stages of Los Angeles' development.
1781: Los Angeles Pueblo established with 44 settlers
1821: Mexican Independence from Spain
1830s: Rancheros land grants; ~29 U.S. Citizens in Los Angeles
1840: Mortal population of Los Angeles ~ 1200
1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo; US buys California; Gold discovered in San Fernando
1850: California made a state; Los Angeles incorporated
1854: Depression from the gold bust
1860: Mortal population of Los Angeles ~ 2300
1876: Los Angeles receives a rail line
1900: Mortal population of Los Angeles ~ 100,000
1910s: Hollywood begins to develop.
1913: Owens aqueduct opens
1914: Panama canal completed.
1920: Mortal population of Los Angeles ~ 1 million
1930: Mortal population of Los Angeles ~ 2 million
1930s: Great Depression
1942-45: World War II rages in the Pacific Ocean; Japanese Internment
1965: Watts Riots
1984: Olympics held in Los Angeles
2000: Mortal population of Los Angeles ~ 9.5 million
