(1849) Pierre Guillaume Sayer found guilty of fur trading in Red River with Metis; Hudson's Bay Company monopoly over trading at Red River ended
(1850) Battle of Grand Couteau between Sioux Indians and buffalo hunters took place on Souris plains
(1863) Sioux Indians arrived following Minnesota Massacre
(1869 - 1870) Louis Riel led Red River Rebellion, seized Fort Garry, established provisional government; Hudson's Bay Company relinquished western Canadian Territory to Canadian Government for $300,000
(1870) The Manitoba Act created Canada's 5th province (Manitoba)
(1871) Manitoba government met for the first time
(1873) Winnipeg incorporated as a city
(1875) Icelandic emigrants settled in Manitoba (largest settlement of Icelanders outside of country)
(1877) University of Manitoba founded
(1888-90) Protestants demanded end to French schools
(1890) Manitoba School Act
(1890) Manitoba legislature passed law abolishing French as official language of the province
1900's
(1916) Manitoba first province to give women right to vote
(1919) Winnipeg General Strike was called
(1935) Winnipeg Blue Bombers became first western Canadian team to win Grey Cup
(1950) Winnipeg flood along Red River caused immense damage and one death
(1956) Winnipeg connected to Trans Canada Telephone System
(1958) Manitoba Theatre Centre opened
(1962) Winnipeg Blue Bombers won Grey Cup in the famous fog bowl
(1967) The fifth Pan American Games commenced in Winnipeg
(1968) St. Boniface Cathedral destroyed by fire
(1972) Manitoba merged into a mega city
(1983) Air Canada flight 143 crash landed in Gimli
(1984) Winnipeg Blue Bombers won Grey Cup
(1985) Supreme Court of Canada ruled that past and future laws would be translated into French and English
(1990) Winnipeg became 4th largest city in Canada
(1999) Pan American Games held in Winnipeg
2000's
(2000) Federal government opened marijuana growing operation in abandoned mine
(2004) New anti-smoking laws introduced
(2004) Same-sex marriage became constitutional
(2007) General Election won by governing New Democrats
(2008) 22-year-old Canadian man was stabbed, beheaded, cannibalized on bus near Portage la Prairie
(2010) Winnipeg's crime rate dropped 13%
(2010) Scientists, environmentalists concerned about wildlife being killed due to plastic pollution washing up on shores of LAke Manitoba
(2011) Manitoba artists, industry won 16 awards at Western Canadian Music Awards
(2012) March was the warmest month in at least 140 years
