1962
October 7 Team renamed Chicago Zephyrs.

1963
September 6 Don Nelson sold to Los Angeles.
March 25 Franchise moves to Baltimore, with Dave Trage retaining principle ownership.
June 4 Team renamed the Baltimore Bullets.

1964
June 9 Bailey Howell, Don Ohl, Bob Ferry, and the rights to rookies Wally Jones and Les Hunter acquired for Terry Dischinger, Rod Thorn, and Don Kojis.
August 8 Buddy Jeannette replaced Bob Leonard as coach.
October 24 Abe Pollin, Arnold Heft, and Earl Foreman purchase club for $1.1 million, a then-record amount for an NBA Franchise.

1965
May 13 Paul Seymour named coach; Buddy Jeannette named General Manager.

1966
April 28 Mike Farmer replaced Paul Seymour as coach.
May 1 John Kerr and Jerry Sloan lost to Chicago in expansion draft.
November 3 Buddy Jeannett replaces Mike Farmer as head coach.
December 6 Gene Shue replaces Jeannette as coach.

1968
April 3 Earl Monroe named Rookie of the Year.
July 23 Abe Pollin becomes sole owner.

1969
March 24 Wes Unseld becomes the second rookie in NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player.
Arpil 7 Wes Unseld named Rookie of the Year.
April 8 Gene Shue named Coach of the Year.

1971
November 11 Mike Riordan and Dave Stallworth acquired from New York for Earl Monroe.

1972
April 13 Elvin Hayes acquired from Houston for Jack Marin and future considerations.

1973
April Franchise moves to Washington, renamed Capital Bullets.
June 15 K.C. Jones named head coach.
June 30 Bob Ferry named General Manager, replacing Jerry Sachs, who was made president of Capital Centre.
December 2 Capital Centre Opened to sellout crowd of 17,500, the then-largest ever crowd to watch a basketball game in Maryland.

1974
April 20 Team renamed the Washington Bullets.

1975
August 28 Dave Bing and a first-round draft choice in 1977 obtained from Detroit for Kevin Porter.

1976
May 28 Dick Motta replaced K.C. Jones as head coach.
November 12 Elvin Hayes becomes the 12th player in NBA history to grab 10,000 rebounds.

1977
February 13 Elvin Hayes and Phil Chenier represent the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game in Milwaukee.
March 5 Wes Unseld becomes the 13th player in NBA history to grab 10,000 rebounds.
August 17 Bod Dandridge signed as a free agent.

1978
June 7 Bullets defeat Seattle to claim the 1978 NBA World Championship.
December 13 Elvin Hayes scores his 20,000th career point in a 134-117 victory over San Diego.

1979
February 4 Dick Motta coaches in his first NBA All-Star Game; Elvin Hayes and Bobby Dandridge also represent the Bullets in the game.
April 1 Dick Motta wins his 500th career game as Bullets defeat Denver.
June Bob Ferry named Executive of the Year by The Sporting News.

1980
February 3 Bullets host the first NBA All-Star Game ever held in Washington; Elvin Hayes is selected to play for the 12th straight time.
March 11 Wes Unseld nets his 10,000th career point.
May 27 Dick Motta resigns as head coach. Gene Shue named his replacement.

1981
June 8 Elvin Hayes is traded to Houston for the Rockets' second round picks in 1981 and 1983.

1982
June 16 Gene Shue named NBA Coach of the Year; Bob Ferry selected Executive of the Year by The Sporting News.

1986
March 19 Kevin Loughery hired as head coach replacing Gene Shue.
June 17 Acquired Moses Malone, Terry Catledge, and first round draft choices in 1986 and 1988 from Philadelphia in exchange for Jeff Ruland and Cliff Robinson.

1987
October 17 Signed veteran free agent Benard King.

1988
January 3 Wes Unseld hired as head coach replacing Kevin Loughery.
May 3 Wes Unseld is inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

1990
June 12 Bob Ferry resigns after 17 years as the team's general manager.
June 18 John Nash hired as general manager, replacing Bob Ferry.

1991
January 29 Bernard King named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

1992
February 4 Michael Adams named to his first NBA All-Star team.
May 6 Pervis Ellison selected the NBA's most improved player.

1993
July 1 Capital Centre renamed the USAir Arena.

1994
April 24 Wes Unseld resigns after seven seasons as the team's head coach.
May 4 Jim Lynam hired to replace Wes Unseld as head coach.
May 17 Second-year forward Don McLean selected as the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 1993-94 season.

1995
October 18 The Bullets break ground on their new arena, MCI Center, scheduled to open during the fall of 1997.
November 9 Abe Pollin Announces his decision to rename the team.

1996
January 31 Juwan Howard named to 1996 Eastern Conference All-Star Team.
February 9 Tim Legler wins the 1996 AT&T Long Distance Shootout.
February 22 Abe Pollin announces that the Bullets will be renamed the Wizards prior to the 1997-98 NBA season.
April 30 John Nash resigns after six years as the general manager.
May 1 Wes Unseld named general manager, replacing John Nash.
May 6 Gheorghe Muresan named NBA's Most Improved Player for the 1995-96 season.

1997
February 5 Chris Webber named to the 1997 Eastern Conference All-Star Team.
February 5 Bernie Bickerstaff hired to replace Jim Lynam as the team's Head Coach.
May 15 Wizards release new logos and colors.
July 11 Wizards release new uniforms and courtside apparel.
November 29 Wizards play their last game at US Airways Arena.
December 2 Wizards defeat the Seattle Supersonics, 95-78, in the inaugral game at MCI Center.

1998
May 14 Wizards acquire all-stars Mitch Richmond and Otis Thorpe in a trade with Sacramento for Chris Webber.
February 5 Rod Strickland, who led the league in assists during the 1997-98 season, is named 2nd team All-NBA.

1999
April 5 Bernie Bickerstaff relieved of his duties. Assistant coach Jim Brovelli finishes the season as head coach.
June 16 Gar Heard named head coach.