1919 – The Green Bay Packers are founded by Curly Lambeau with funds from his employer, the Indian Packing Company. He is given $500 ($6,900 today) for uniforms and equipment, on the condition that the team be named for its sponsor. Lambeau becomes the first head coach.
1921 – The Green Bay Packers join the newly formed national professional football league.
1929-31 – Behind their stifling defense, the Packers win their first NFL Championship after going 12-0-1. They win again in 1930 and 1931. They remain the only team in league history to win three championships in a row. Among the many impressive accomplishments of these years was the Packers' streak of 29 consecutive home games without defeat, an NFL record which still stands.
1935 – Don Huston arrives from Alabama. He goes on to be arguably the greatest wide receiver in the game until Jerry Rice, and is seen as the inventor of the modern route trees. Hutson leads the league in receptions eight seasons while also playing on defense, and leading the league in interceptions in 1940.
1936 – Packers go 10-1-1, make the playoffs, and beat the Boston Redskins 21-6 in the NFL Championship game.
1939 – Packers go 9-2, make the playoffs, and beat the New York Giants 27-0 in the NFL Championship game.
1941 – Don Huston earns the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL Most Valuable Player.
1942 – Don Huston earns the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the NFL Most Valuable Player.
1944 – The Packers go 8–2, make the playoffs, and beat the New York Giants 14–7 in the NFL Championship Game, their sixth league title. Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdowns for a record-setting eighth time in his career.
1945 – Don Hutson retires. He holds 18 NFL records, many of wish still stand.
1949 – Lambeau retires as coach.
1956 – Bart Starr, quarterback from Alabama, is drafted with the 17th overall pick.
1957 – Lambeau Field is founded. The Packers still play there today.
1958 – The Packers go 1-10-1, the worst record in the history of the franchise.
1959 – Former New York Giants assistant Vince Lombardi is hired as Packers head coach. The team goes 7-5, the first winning record in 12 years. Lombardi wins NFL Coach of the Year.
1960 – The Packers go and make it to the NFL Championship game, where they lose to the Philadelphia Eagles.
1961 – The Packers go and make it to the NFL Championship game, this time beating the New York Giants, 37-0. Green Bay, Wisconsin then starts to be known as “Titletown”. Paul Hornung, the Packers halfback, wins the NFL MVP award.
1962 – The Packers jump out to a 10–0 start, on their way to a 13–1 season. They make it to the NFL Championship game, playing the New York Giants again, this time scraping by, 16-7. The Packers are then put on the cover of Time magazine, in an issue about sports in the 60s. Jim Taylor, the Packers fullback, wins the NFL MVP award.
1965 – The Packers went 10-3-1 and ended up in the NFL Championship game against the defending champions, the Cleveland Browns, where the Packers won 23-12.
1966 – The Packers go 12-2 behind the MVP-season of quarterback Bart Starr, who threw for 2257 yards, 14 TDs, and 3 INTs. The Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in the NFL Championship game, allowing them to face off against the AFL Champion in Super Bowl I. The Packers end up crushing the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10. Bart Starr is named the game’s MVP.
1967 – The Packers go 9-4-1, make the playoffs, and end up meeting the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Championship game again. This game becomes known as the “Ice Bowl” because of the frigid temperature. The Packers ultimately won because of a last minute dive into the end zone by Bart Starr. The Packers then crush the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II, 33-14. This marks the second time the Packers win three championships in a row, while no other teams have ever done it. This is the last year Vince Lombardi is head coach, though he stays on as General Manager until 1969.
1970: Superbowl trophy is renamed after packers head coach Vince Lombardi, who passed away that year.
1971 – Packers quarterback Bart Starr retires.
1972 – The Packers go 10-4. The only full season between 1967 and 1993 where the Packers make the playoffs.
1970s and 80s – The Packers suffer through mediocrity and losing seasons. They only reach the playoffs once during a strike-shortened season.
1989 – The Packers draft offensive tackle Tony Mandarich with the 2nd overall pick. The Packers cut him four years later. He is considered one of the biggest draft busts of all time, as the four other top five draft picks of that class went on to the Hall of Fame.
1992 – Mike Holmgren is hired and the team trades a first-round pick to the Atlanta Falcons for quarterback Brett Favre. This leads to a period of success for the Packers that has continued until this day.
1993 – The Packers go 9-7 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1972.
1994 – Three Packers are named to the NFL 75th Anniversary Team: Defensive End Reggie White, Wide Receiver Don Hutson, and Linebacker Ray Nitschke.
1995 – The Packers go 11-5 and win the division for the first time since 1972, but end up losing in the NFC Championship game. Brett Favre wins the NFL MVP award after throwing for 4413 yards, 38 TDs, and 13 INTs.
1996 – Arguably the greatest season in Packer history. The Packers went 13-3 while scoring the most points in the league and allowing the least. The Packers blow through their playoff opponents and beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, 35-21. Brett Favre earns his second straight MVP award after throwing for 3899 yards, 39 TDs, and 13 INTs.
1997 – With much hype from the previous Super Bowl-winning season, the Packers go 13-3 and earn the 1st seed in the NFC. They end up going to the Super Bowl, where they are 11.5 point favorites, but end up losing 31-24 to the John Elway-led Denver Broncos. Brett Favre shares his third straight NFL MVP with Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders after throwing for 3867 yards, 35 TDs, and 16 INTs.
1998 – Reggie White, the Packers star defensive end, wins Defensive Player of the Year.
1999 – Ray Rhodes replaces Mike Holmgren as head coach.
2000 – Mike Sherman replaces Ray Rhodes as head coach.
2003 – Brett Favre’s father dies. One day later, he has a career game on Monday night against the Oakland Raiders, throwing for 399 yards and 4 touchdowns.
2005 – Aaron Rodgers, QB from Cal, is drafted 24th overall.
2006 – Mike McCarthy replaces Mike Sherman as head coach
2008: Brett Farve, star quarterback, announces his retirement. Aaron Rodgers is promoted to replace him, but Farve decides against retirement. He’s ultimately traded to the New York Jets.
2009 – Charles Woodson, Packers defensive back, is named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.
2010 – After an injury-riddled, 10-6 campaign, the Packers make it to the playoffs as the 6th seed. They end up making to the Super Bowl, where they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25. Aaron Rodgers won MVP of the game.
2009 – Charles Woodson, Packers defensive back, is named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.
2011 – The Packers begin the season at 13-0, ultimately going a league best 15-1 and making it to the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers is announced league MVP after throwing for 45 TDs, 6 INTs, and 4643 yards, giving him an all-time single season record 122.5 passer rating.
2014 – After starting the season 1-2, Aaron Rodgers tells Packer fans to “R – E – L – A – X”. The Packers then go 12 – 2, lead the league in scoring, and make it to the NFC Championship game. Aaron Rodgers is announced the MVP of the league after throwing for 38 TDs, 5 INTs, and 4,381 yards.
2016 – After starting the season 4-6, Aaron Rodgers, Packers quarterback, declares that the Packers can “run the table”. They proceed to win 6 games in a row to finish the season 10-6 and end up making it all the way to the NFC Championship game. Brett Favre is also inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.