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Vancouver

largest city in the province of British Columbia, Canada

11 dated entries naming Vancouver, drawn from 10 separate years between 1798 CE and 2025 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

  • 1798May 10 – George Vancouver, British Royal Navy officer, explorer (Vancouver, Canada is named after him) (b. 1757)source

19th century

  • 1886April 6 – The settlement of Vancouver, British Columbia, is incorporated.source
  • 1886June 13 – The Great Vancouver Fire devastates much of Vancouver, British Columbia.source
  • 1888September 27 – Stanley Park is officially opened by Vancouver (B.C.) mayor David Oppenheimer.source
  • 1898October 15 – In Canada, the "9 O'Clock Gun" is fired for the first time at Stanley Park in Vancouver, and goes on to become a daily tradition to serve as a time signal for ships in port and for local residents to set their timepieces at exactly 9:00 p.m. local time.source

20th century

  • 1948The Oakridge Transit Centre opens in Vancouver, British Columbia.source
  • 1966November 26 – In the Canadian Football League, the Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat the Ottawa Rough Riders to win the 54th Grey Cup at Vancouver's Empire Stadium 29–14. Saskatchewan are led by quarterback Ron Lancaster.source
  • 1987March 1 – The first Starbucks outside of the US is opened in Vancouver, Canada.source

21st century

  • 2010February 12–28 – The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.source
  • 2011June 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.source
  • 2025April 26 – At least 11 people are killed and at least 32 others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack at the annual Lapu Lapu Day festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.source

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