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.

1888:
“The first thing I knew she hit, and that settled it” - the end of the S.S. Beaver.

1970:
“Subway Net To Serve City?” - the beginnings of the Skytrain.

1900:
“Fishermen’s Strike Rapidly Approaching Acute Stage”.