1620: Five Islands make up what is today East Boston Noodles. Hog/Breed's, Governor's, Apple and Bird.

1796: Ferry Runs from Boston to Noodl's Island

1845: The census describes 5,310 people in East Boston and Harbor Island.

1869: The East Boston Branch Library is established. it is the first municipally supported branch library in the United States.

1900-1904: The first street car tunnel in america is dug under Boston harbor.

1901: East Boston High built on Marion Street, later renamed Joseph H. Barnes

1923: An airfield, and later an airport, named after South Boston native and World War I infantry commander Edward L. Logan is begun.

1925: Population of East Boston at 64,069, immagration quotas limit the number of new immigrants into the area.

1926: Present East Boston High SChool on White Street. The T.V. show Boston Public uses East Boston as a background.

1931-1934: The Sumner Tunnel, the first streetcar tunnel in Boston is constructed.

1946-1948: Bird, Apple and Governor's Island are converted into Logan Airport.

1968: Wood Island Park taken over and Neptune Road houses are bulldozed for additional Logan Runways. In October, Maverick Street mothers stage a parade and sit-in to change the trucks routes through their community. By 1926, Logan Airport represented 2/3 of land in East Boston.

1970s-1980s: Spanish Speaking immigrants from the Dominican Republic, Columbia and central america begin settling.