1923 Les Harrison organizes and plays for the semi-pro Rochester Seagrams sponsored by a local distillery.

1930 Harrison operates and coaches the Rochester Seagrams.

1940 Rochester Seagrams compete in the Chicago World Professional Basketball Tournament.

1941 Rochester again is invited to the Chicago World Professional Basketball Tournament.

1942 Rochester Seagrams become the Rochester Eber Seagrams.

1943 Harrison renames team the Rochester Pros.

1945 Harrison and his brother join the National Basketball League (NBL) as a sponsor.

1945 Named the Royals after 15-year-old Richard Paeth wins essay contest to name team.

1945 Bob Davies is signed by Les Harrison.

1946 Harrison signs William "Dolly" King and William "Pop" Gates becoming one of the first to integrate basketball - a year before Jackie Robinson makes his Brooklyn Dodgers debut.

1946 Royals sweep Sheboygan to win the NBL Championship.

1947 Royals Win Division Title.

1947 Davies named NBL MVP.

1948 Royals repeat as division champions.

1948 Harrison's Royals leave the NBL for the Basketball Athletic Association (BAA).

1949 NBL merges with BAA to form the National Basketball Association (NBA).

1951 Royals Crowned NBA Champions.

1955 Royals move into the Rochester War Memorial.

1955 Royals select Maurice Stokes 2nd overall.

1955 Royals make Jack Twyman the 8th selection in Draft.

1956 Maurice Stokes wins Rookie of the Year honors.

1957 Team moves to Cincinnati and becomes the Cincinnati Royals.

1957 Stokes breaks the NBA single-season record for most rebounds with 1,256.

1958 Team becomes a public corporation.

1958 Stokes suffers severe head injury.

1960 Twyman becomes first NBA player to average over 30 points per game (31.2 ppg).

1960 Royals make Oscar Robertson 1st pick in Draft.

1961 Oscar Robertson wins NBA All-Star MVP.

1962 Robertson becomes only player to average a triple-double for entire season.

1966 Royals purchased by brothers Max and Jeremy Jacobs.

1970 Royals Draft Nate "Tiny" Archibald.

1970 Royals select Sam Lacey.

1972 Team moves to Kansas City and becomes the Kansas City - Omaha Kings (since Royals was already used by the area's Major League Baseball team, franchise changes nickname but sticks with "royal" theme).

1972 Archibald becomes only player to lead NBA in points and assists, averaging 34 and 11.4, respectively.

1980 Royals founder Harrison enshrined in Hall of Fame.

1983 Jack Twyman enshrined in Hall of Fame.

Jun. 8, 1983 Kings purchased for approximately $10.5 million by a local business group responsible for bringing the Kings to Sacramento: Joseph Benvenuti, Frank and Gregg Lukenbill, Bob A. Cook, Frank McCormick and Stephen H. Cippa.

Jan. 1985 Group petitioned NBA Board of Governors to move team to Sacramento, nine months later Kansas City Kings become Sacramento Kings.

Oct. 25, 1985 L.A. Clippers defeat Kings 108-104 before a sold-out crowd of 10,333 at ARCO Arena in the first regular season professional basketball game played in Sacramento.

1991 Kings trade rights to Billy Owens for Mitch Richmond and Les Jepsen.

1991 Archibald enshrined in Hall of Fame.

Apr. 6, 1992 Jim Thomas takes ownership of team.

May 22, 1994 Kings reveal franchise's current primary logo, home and road uniforms and team colors.

1995 Richmond voted MVP of All-Star Game.

1998 Kings send Richmond and Otis Thorpe to Washington for Chris Webber.

1998 Kings sign free agent Vlade Divac.

Jan. 15, 1999 Maloofs purchase controlling interest, effective July 1, 1999.

2002 Kings win Pacific Division title.

2003 Kings win Pacific Division title.