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Sunnyvale, California

"The Heart of Silicon Valley"

Before Silicon Valley had its name, Sunnyvale was already building the future — Lockheed's missile division, AMD, Yahoo, and now LinkedIn all called this city home.

Founded 1912 | Population 157,557 | Peak 157,557 (2020) | County Santa Clara

Top 10 Most Important Events for Sunnyvale, California

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1912City Incorporated:

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1933Moffett Field Opens:

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1956Lockheed Missiles & Space Arrives:

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1969AMD Founded:

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1980Orchards Give Way to Tech Campuses:

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1995Yahoo Headquartered in Sunnyvale:

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2003LinkedIn Founded:

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2011Juniper Networks Expansion:

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2016Google Expansion:

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Complete Historical Timeline

1912

Sunnyvale incorporates as agricultural town

1933

Moffett Field naval air station opens

1956

Lockheed Missiles & Space establishes Sunnyvale division

1969

AMD founded in Sunnyvale

1980

Last major orchards replaced by tech campuses

1995

Yahoo establishes headquarters

2003

LinkedIn founded in Sunnyvale

2011

Juniper Networks expands headquarters

2016

Google takes over former Yahoo campus

2020

City population reaches all-time high of 157,557

Did You Know?

The USS Macon, a massive Navy airship, was based at Moffett Field next to Sunnyvale before it crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 1935.

Sunnyvale has one of the lowest crime rates of any mid-sized city in California.

The original Atari headquarters where Pong was developed was located just across the border from Sunnyvale in Santa Clara.

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