1882 Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association organized in Princeton NJ

1885 Fort Carlton Saskatchewan Leif Newry Fitzroy Crozier 1847-1901 warns Ottawa of danger of rebellion in Saskatchewan; NWMP Superintendent at Fort Carlton

1888 Great blizzard of '88 strikes northeast US

1888 The "Great Blizzard of 88" started to roar along the Atlantic Seaboard of the U.S., shutting down communication and transportation lines.

1892 The first public basketball game (Springfield MA)

1894 The first Greek newspaper in America was published. It was known as the"Atlantis".

1895 Spanish cruiser Reina Regenta sinks at Gibraltar, 400 killed

1904 Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 sweep Brandon Wheat Kings in 2 games

1905 Stanley Cup Ottawa Silver 7 beat Rat Portage Thisles, 2 games to 1

1908 Laurier government creates National Battlefields Commission; partly to save Quebec's Plains of Abraham from property development.

1910 Jack Hobbs 1st Test ton (187 vs SAfr), his only Test hit wicket

1912 1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-minute periods, formerly played in 30-minute halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep

1915 The now-famous film, "Birth of a Nation", debuted in New York City.

1917 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montréal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13)

1917 British troops occupy Baghdad

1918 Moscow becomes capitol of revolutionary Russia

1918 Save the Redwoods League founded

1919 General strike in Germany, crushed

1924 3rd term of Belgium Theunis government begins

1924 NHL Championship Montréal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games

1926 Eamon da Valera ends leadership of Sinn Fein

1927 Samuel Roxy Rothafel opens famous Roxy Theater (New York NY)

1927 The first golden gloves tournament

1927 The Flatheads Gang was responsible for the first armored-car robbery -- near Pittsburgh, PA. It was reported that $104,250 was taken in the heist.

1928 Netherlands &Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam)

1930 Babe Ruth signed a two-year contract with the New York Yankees for the sum of $80,000.

1930 President &Chief Justice William Taft buried in Arlington

1931 "The Star-Spangled Banner", written by Francis Scott Key, officially became the national anthem of the United States.

1931 Province of Quebec extends civil rights to women, but still withholds the right to vote.

1934 Netherlands beats Belgium 9-3, in soccer

1935 Bank of Canada opens

1935 Bank of Canada starts operations under Governor Graham Towers; has mandate to issue currency and regulate money supply; government-owned central bank

1935 Hermann Goering officially creates German Air Force, the Luftwaffe

1938 A world record for the indoor mile run was set at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH. Glenn Cunningham made the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.

1938 Artur Seyss-Inquart replaces Kurt von Schuschnigg as Chancellor of Austria

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