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"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371393177#June", "title": "1899", "revid": 1371393177, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1918, "year_label": "1918 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – A magnitude (M w ) 7.2 earthquake shakes British Columbia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373520023#December", "title": "1918", "revid": 1373520023, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1948, "year_label": "1948 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "The Oakridge Transit Centre opens in Vancouver, British Columbia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371784888#Date_unknown", "title": "1948", "revid": 1371784888, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1951, "year_label": "1951 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15–July 1 – In New Mexico, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, thousands of acres of forests are destroyed in fires.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368856437#June", "title": "1951", "revid": 1368856437, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1956, "year_label": "1956 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "December 9", "text": "December 9 – Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810, a Canadair North Star, crashes into Slesse Mountain near Chilliwack, British Columbia. All 62 people aboard, including five Canadian Football League players, are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370022627#December", "title": "1956", "revid": 1370022627, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May 2", "text": "May 2 – Expo 86, the 1986 World Exposition on Transportation and Communication, a World's fair, opens in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373510075#May", "title": "1986", "revid": 1373510075, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2011, "year_label": "2011 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 15", "text": "June 15 – A riot broke out in Vancouver, British Columbia in the aftermath of the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372940525#June", "title": "2011", "revid": 1372940525, "section": "Events › June"}}]}