Bern

city in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Bern and de facto capital of Switzerland

12 dated entries naming Bern, drawn from 12 separate years between 1191 CE and 1979 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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12th century

1191Berthold V, duke of Zähringen, founds the city of Bern (modern Switzerland).source

14th century

1339June – Battle of Laupen: The Canton of Bern defeats the forces of Fribourg.source
1352The town of Biel/Bienne, Switzerland, finalizes its alliance with the city of Bern.source

17th century

1653January – The Swiss Peasant War begins after magistrates meeting at Lucerne refuse to hear from a group of peasants who have been financially hurt by the devaluation of the currency issued from Bern.source

18th century

1710June – Protestant Swiss and German Palatines, under the leadership of Christoph von Graffenried, travel to Bath County in the Province of Carolina. The settlers displace the native town of Chattoka and found New Bern, named for von Graffenried's hometown of Bern in Switzerland.source

19th century

18486 November – Nationalrat and Ständerat meet in Bern for the first timesource
1898March 14 – Association football and sports club BSC Young Boys is established in Bern, Switzerland, as the Fussballclub Young Boys.source

20th century

1928The first Schweizeische Ausstellung für Frauenarbeit (SAFFA, Swiss Exhibition for Women's Work) takes place in Bern.source
195514 February – Dissident émigrés seize the Romanian embassy in Bern, Switzerland, in protest against the government. The group surrender after two days.source
1961May 31 – Benfica beats FC Barcelona 3–2 at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern and wins the 1960–61 European Cup in association football.source
197418–23 March – The 1974 World Curling Championships take place in Bern.source
197926 March–1 April – The 1979 World Curling Championships take place in Bern.source