Question: what major events happened in new orleans?
Answer: New Orleans' first Mardi Gras – 1699. ... , Its founding – 1718. ... , Spanish takeover – 1763. ... , The Great Fire of New Orleans – 1788. ... , The Haitian Revolution of 1791–1804. ... , The Louisiana Purchase – 1803. ... , Louisiana becomes a state – 1812. ... , Yellow Fever Epidemic – ca.