1819    Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds Singapore.

1819    Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles leaves Singapore after just taking it over, leaving it in the hands of William Farquhar.

1867    Singapore becomes a British crown colony.

1886    The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham.

1942    The Battle of Bukit Timah is fought in Singapore during World War II.

1942    Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.

1943    Double Tenth Incident in Japanese controlled Singapore

1954    The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese Middle School students in Singapore, take place.

1957    Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule.

1959    The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in.

1959    The current flag of Singapore is adopted, six months after Singapore became self-governing within the British Empire.

1963    Sarawak, North Borneo and Singapore achieve technical Independance pending accension to the Federation of Malaysia

1963    Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore soon leaves this new country,

1965    Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the first and only country to date to gain independence unwillingly.

1965    Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

1967    The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is founded by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

2007    The first Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for Singapore Airlines, with flight number SQ 380, flying scheduled service between Singapore and Sydney, Australia.

2008    The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries.

2010    2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games, first ever Youth Olympics, officially starts in Singapore.