1762-04-05 - British take Grenada, West Indies, from French
1779-07-04 - French fleet occupies Grenada
1880-05-28 - 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5
1880-06-14 - 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47
1955-09-23 - Hurricane Janet, a Category 5 hurricane hitting Grenada, killing 122 and damaging its buildings.
1967-03-03 - Grenada gains partial independence from Britain
1973-12-19 - Grenada adopts constitution
1974-02-07 - Grenada gains independence from Britain (National Day)
1979-03-13 - Gairy dictatorship in Grenada overthrown by New Jewel Movement
1983-10-14 - Grenada leftist coup under vice-premier Coard
1983-10-19 - Grenada general Hudson Austin forms "revolutionary council"
1983-10-25 - US invades Grenada, a country 1/2,000 its population
1983-12-15 - Last 80 US combat soldiers in Grenada withdrew
1990-03-13 - Nicholoas Braithwaite elected premier of Grenada
2004-09-07 - Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane hitting Grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90% of its buildings.