1752 (November 19) - Clark is born in  Albemarle County Virginia
1772 (June 9) - Clark starts down the Ohio River from Ft. Pitt with other explorers
1776 (June 6) -Clark convenes a meeting at Harrodsburg, KY to appoint agents to seek the formation of a new county and its protection.
1776 (December) - Kentucky County Virginia is formed
1778 (May 12) - Clark leaves Redstone with his men and about 20 families of settlers
1778 (May 27) - Party lands on Corn Island - THIS DATE CONSIDERED THE FOUNDING OF LOUISVILLE

1778 (June 24) - Clark leaves Corn Island on Northwest Campaign
1778 (July 4) - Captures Kaskaskia
1778 (July) - Capt. Bowman convinces 300 French at Cahokia to swear allegiance to the United States
1778 (July 20) - Father Gibault visits Vincennes and persuades inhabitants to surrender to Clark who now controls the Illinois Country.
1778 (December 17) - Henry Hamilton has travelled from Detroit with troops who recapture Vincennes
1779 (February 5) Clark leaves Kaskaskia with 175 men and travels through 180 miles of flooded, frozen prairie in 18 days.
1779 (February 23) Party reaches Vincennes and is able to deceive Hamilton into believing there are 1000 soldiers besieging the Fort.
1779 (February 25) Hamilton surrenders Vincennes - Clark now controls all the old Northwest Territory.

1783 - Treaty of Paris ends the war and awards all the Northwest Territory to the US
1818 (February 13) - Clark dies at Locust Grove
1953 - A historical re-enactment in Louisville commemorates the 175th anniversary of Clark's campaign.
2005 (February 16) First meeting of the FALLS LANDING FOUNDATION (FLF) at Locust Grove.  Purpose is to raise awareness of Clark's founding of Louisville on May 27, 1778 and his contributions to Kentucky and the US.
2007 - First re-enactment ("100 Years at the Falls of the Ohio") by FLF at Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing to commemorate Louisville's founding and Clark's exploits.
2008 - The Louisville Metro Council, by proclamation, creates FALLS LANDING DAY (May 27)
to recognize the founding of Louisville and Clark's contributions to Kentucky and the United States.