1887:

“The joke at the time was, that one needed a candle to find the electric light” – Vancouver’s gets its first streetlights.

“I saw it all. There was no provocation. I couldn’t believe I could live in a country where this was happening” – the Gastown Riot.

1965:

After only 11 months, the final challenge to the city’s Pacific Press newspaper monopoly disintegrates, as the Vancouver Times publishes its final full edition.

1990:

B.C. Place echoes with the sound of fans, atheletes, and a 200-member Festival Chorus, as the stadium hosts the opening ceremonies of the third annual Gay Games.

1913:

“Jovial Jack Tars Pursue Greasy Pig. Hefty Ladies Provide a Good Deal of Amusement for Spectators; Dismantling of Field Guns, Sack and Pipe Races are Features”.

1918:
In response to the murder of labour martyr Arthur “Ginger” Goodwin, the Vancouver Trades and Labour Council organizes a 24-hour general strike, the first of its kind in Canadian History.

1928:

Locals swell with pride in all corners of the city as Percy Williams, a Vancouver sprinter, wins two gold medals at the Amsterdam Olympics, and earns himself the title of the “world’s fastest human”.

2009:
“We born-and-bred Metro Vancouverites are simply not meant for the heat” – the hottest day in Vancouver history.

1957:

At 9:45, in the skies above their Inglewood Avenue home, a Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of West Vancouver catch sight of a flying saucer.

1938:
“I turned around to write a few words. Then back again. The whole picture of the fire had changed” – The Pier D Fire.