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History

c. AD80 Roman trading post at Cathures (on the site of Glasgow)
543
St Kentigern (nicknamed St Mungo) settles in Glasgow and establishes a church
1115
Glasgow is established as an Episcopal See
1180
Glasgow is declared a Burgh by charter
1451
Glasgow University is founded
1560
Glasgow's last Roman Catholic archbishop flees the city
1751
John Smith's bookshop (the oldest existing trading company in Scotland) opens
1770-72
Clyde River is made navigable to large ships
1778
The first organised police force in the UK is formed in the city
1796
University of Strathclyde is founded
1819
Alan Pinkerton, founder of the renowned US detective agency and of the expression 'private eye', is born in the Glasgow area
1868
Charles Rennie Mackintosh is born in Glasgow.
1873
Scottish Football Association (the world's second oldest) is founded
1879
Britain's first telephone exchange opens in Glasgow
1888
Glasgow hosts the International Exhibition of Industry, Science and Art
1900
Glasgow reaches its peak of industrial production
1930s
The launch of ocean liners Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth from docks on the Clyde
1938
Empire Exhibition is held in the city
1939
Glasgow's population peaks at 1.13 million
1967
The Red Road Flats, the tallest housing blocks in Europe, are opened
1983
The Burrell Collection opens, heralding the city's new role as a tourist destination
1988
Glasgow becomes the National Garden Festival City
1990
Glasgow is designated European City of Culture
1999
Glasgow is chosen as UK City of Architecture and Design



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