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New Orleans Timeline

1519       Alvarez de Pineda discovers mouth of the Mississippi

1541       Hernando de Soto stumbles on the Mississippi River

1682       Robert Cavalier erects a cross at the mouth of the Mississippi River after descending the river from the Great Lakes and claims the territory for Louis XIV of France.

1718       New Orleans is founded and named for Phillippe Duc D'Orleans

1718       The St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans is built, the oldest in the United States

1751       Sugar cane is first introduced into Louisiana

1763       Treaty of Paris ends Seven Years' War and confirms transfer of Louisiana to Spain.

1764       First four Acadian families arrive in Louisiana from New York

1803       Louisiana is purchased from Napoleon I by the United States for $15,000,000

1812       Louisiana is admitted to the Union

1812       The first steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River, the "The New Orleans," arrives at New Orleans from Pittsburgh on January 10, 1812

1815       Battle of New Orleans is won by General Andrew Jackson

1838       First Mardi Gras parade is held in New Orleans

1840       Antoine's in New Orleans, the state's oldest continuously operating restaurant, is established

1872       Rex, King of Carnival, parades for the first time on Mardi Gras

1915       The name "Jazz" is given to music of New Orleans origin

1935       First Sugar Bowl game is played -- Tulane 20, Temple 14

1975       The Super Dome in New Orleans is completed, with a final cost of $163,313,315 for building and grounds

1984       The Louisiana World Exposition greeted millions of visitors to New Orleans

1989 Joe meets Mary for the first time. It is love at first sight, for Joe.

1990 Mary takes Joe to New Orleans to visit her family. Her dad takes him to the Dog Mardi Gras Parade.

1996       Mary and Joe get married.