city in Switzerland, capital of the canton of Bern and de facto capital of Switzerland
7 dated entries naming Bern, drawn from 7 separate years between 1191 CE and 1961 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.
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
1898March 14 – Association football and sports club BSC Young Boys is established in Bern, Switzerland, as the Fussballclub Young Boys.source
20th century
1961May 31 – Benfica beats FC Barcelona 3–2 at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern and wins the 1960–61 European Cup in association football.source