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AD75
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Roman military settlement established in Caerleon
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AD864
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St Woolos church founded by St Gwynllyn
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1140
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The first wooden castle is built on Stow Hill
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1385
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Newport is granted its first charter by Hugh, Earl of Stafford
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1540
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Newport Ship abandoned at site of later Moderator Wharf
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1672
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Tredegar House completed
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1796
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Opening of the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal
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1810
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Commercial Rd & Commercial St built by Sir Charles Morgan’s Tredegar Wharf Company
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1839
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Chartist uprising
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1842
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Town Dock opens - able to accommodate the largest ships in the world
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1850
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St Woolos Cemetery opens as the first public cemetery in the UK
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1870
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W. H. Davies, renowned poet born in Portland Street, Pillgwenlly
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1877
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Athletic grounds at Rodney Parade opens
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1894
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Belle Vue Park opens
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1906
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Transporter Bridge opens
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1909
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Disaster strikes during the construction of Alexander Dock - 39 men are killed
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1937
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King George VI visits Newport and cuts first sod of new Civic Centre building
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1949
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St Woolos Church achieves full cathedral status
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1962
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Spencer Works, Llanwern opens
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1974
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Tredegar House and 90 acres of parkland bought by the council
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1988
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Newport hosts the National Eisteddfod for the second time
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2000
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Newport wins Wales in Bloom for the fourth time
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2002
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Newport awarded city status
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2002
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Newport Ship is discovered by construction workers at the site of the new Theatre and Arts Centre
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2004
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Newport hosts the National Eisteddfod at Tredegar House
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2010
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Newport hosts The 2010 Ryder Cup won by the European team
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2014
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Newport hosts the NATO Summit, 4/5 September
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2015
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Friars Walk shopping centre opens
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