1265 - First mentione of guitar in historical records.
1546 - First music for the guitar is published.
1600-1650 - The guitar's popularity begins to rival the lute's.
1770-1800 - A sixth string is added and the courses replaced by single strings.
1800-1850 - The guitar becomes popular throughout Europe. Sor and contemporaries begin teaching, writing and performing on the guitar.
1850-1892 - Manual Torres makes improvements on body structure of the instrument.
1916 - The first performance by guitar in a concert hall (Segovia).
1946 - Nylon strings replace gut strings on most instruments.