1800

• Beginning of 1800s: Sir Stamford Raffles and William Farquhar were searching for a suitable port.

• 1819, 29 Jan: Raffles with Farquhar reached Singapore and had a discussion with the Temenggong.

• 1819, 6 Feb: Sultan Hussein and the Temenggong signed a treaty with Raffles and this was followed by a short ceremony, which marked the founding of modern Singapore.

• 1822: Raffles drew a Town Plan to reorganise the settlement because Singapore had grown in a disorderly manner.

• 1800s: Singapore was engaged in entrepot trade while the Industrial Revolution took place.

• 1826-1858: The E.I.C. ruled the Straits Settlements, which consists of Penang, Malacca, and Singapore.

• 1829: In order to finance a hospital for the people in Singapore, the government imposed taxes on meat.
  
  1830

• 1830s: Chinese planters opened plantations which cultivated pepper and gambier.

• 1840-1850: Planters set up their plantations in Johor and closed down the plantations in Singapore because of the infertile land.

• 1843-71: Thomas Dunman became the Police Chief in Singapore.

• 1843-1844: Hajjah Fatimah Mosque was built. Not long after that, Tan Tock Seng Hospital was also built.

• 1852: New Harbour was built in order to cope with the trading activities. This harbour was also deeper.

• 1858-67: Commercial Square was renamed Raffles Place. Singapore was now under the rule of the Government of India.

• 1867-1900: Singapore was now under the rule of the Colonial Office in London and Straits Settlements was part of the Crown Colony.
  
  1877

• 1877: Chinese Protectorate was set up and William Pickering was the first of the Protectorate.

• 1889: The Queen’s Scholarship was set up.

• 1892: Sikh policemen were employed when the Tanjong Pagar Police Station opened.
  
  1900

• 1900: The New Harbour was renamed Keppel Harbour.

• 1905: Local doctors were trained in the Medical College.

• 1912: Singapore Harbour Board was set up.

• 1915: Two major incidents happened in Singapore due to the World War 1. Sepoys in Singapore rebelled the British in Singapore, this rebellion was known as Sepoy Mutiny. A German warship (Emden) sailed to Singapore and opened fire at the port in Penang.
  
• The people in Singapore feared that the Emden’s next aim is Singapore. The price of the food in Singapore rose as people were stocking up their houses with food.
  
  1930

• 1930s: British started constructing a naval base in northern part of Singapore.

• 1937: Japan invaded Beijing, Shanghai and other parts of China. The Chinese in Singapore donated money, food supplies and help in defending China against Japanese.

• 1938: The naval base in Singapore was complete.

• 1940: Japan joined the Axis Powers after World War 2 started.

• 1941: Japan was invading Burma, Malaya, Malay Archipelago and Philippines.
  
  1942-1945

• 1942: British lost control of Malaya and the Allied soldiers escaped to Singapore. The causeway between Singapore and Malaysia was blown up in order to slow down Japanese’s advancement on 31st of Jan. Japanese troops cross the Strait of Johor and landed on Singapore on 9th of Feb.

• 1942, 11th of Feb: Allied were fighting to protect Bukit Timah as there was a reservoir which was a vital water resource to the British. Lt. Adnan Bin Saidi and the Malay Regiment fought against the Japanese at Pasir Panjang Ridge.

• 1942, 15th of Feb: British surrendered Singapore to the Japanese.

• 1944: Mr. Lim Bo Seng, the leader of an anti-Japanese group, Force 136, was captured by the Japanese and was tortured to death in June.

• 1945: Japanese surrendered after the Americans dropped two atomic bombs. One of them was dropped on Hiroshima and three days later, the second was dropped on Nagasaki. The British returned to Singapore.
  
  1947-1951

• 1947: this year was known as "Year of Strikes" because there were many strikes in Singapore in that year.

• 1948: The British declared Malaya and Singapore were in the state of Emergency because of the communists problems. Singapore had its first election. Six seats from the Legislative Council were to be elected.

• 1951: Second election took place.

• 1954: A political party, the Labour Front, was formed. It was led by David Marshall. A riot broke out when the British announced compulsory national service.
  
  1955-1959

• 1955: Singapore was given limited self-government. The Labour Front won in the election held. David Marshall became Singapore’s first Chief Minister.

• 1956: David Marshall went to London to ask for full self-government for Singapore but he failed. Lim Yew Hock then became the Chief Minister.

• 1957: Lim Yew Hock also went to London to request full self-government for Singapore. As Lim Yew Hock had successfully controlled the riots in Singapore and the British was happy about it, British agreed to give Singapore full self-government.

• 1959: Lee Kuan Yew’s People’s Action Party (PAP) won the election and so he became the First Prime Minister in Singapore. Yusof Ishak was made the Head of State of Singapore.
  
  1959-1967

• 1959: Zubir Said composed Singapore’s National Anthem (Majulah Singapura).

• 1960: Housing Development Board was setup.

• 1961: The Prime Minister of Malaya suggested merger to form the Federation of Malaysia consisting of Singapore, Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei. All the countries except Brunei signed the Malaysia Agreement.

• 1963: Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yee and the ministers declared Singapore’s independence. Malaysia was formed.

• 1964: Singapore was put on curfew because of a riot between Malays and Chinese. There was a Home Ownership Scheme for the citizens in Singapore.

• 1965: Malaysia wanted to give Malays special rights but the PAP in Singapore wanted Malaysian Malaysia. To prevent more conflicts between the Chinese and Malays, Singapore was separated from Malaysia. Singapore became independent and was admitted into the United Nation.

• 1967: The Civilian Memorial was built. Singapore had its own currency. Singapore became part of the Southeast Asian Nations.
  
  1979-1993

• 1979: Singapore became the world’s second busiest port.

• 1981: The construction of the Singapore Changi Airport was complete.

• 1990: Another terminal was built in Changi Airport. MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) system was completed. Goh Chock Tong became the second Prime Minister of Singapore.

• 1993: Mr. Ong Teng Cheong became the first Elected President.

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