(1935) Young men rioted in Regina due to poor economic conditions
(1938) Western equine encephalitis struck over 50,000 horses, killed 15,000
(1944) First socialist government in North America established with Premier Thomas C. Douglas as leader
(1946) First program of universal medicine introduced
(1947) Saskatchewan passed Canada's first human rights legislation
(1950) Interprovincial Pipeline reached Regina
(1952) Outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease caused over 1,000 cattle to be destroyed; American border closed; uranium production began; polio struck hundreds of children, adults; first major oil field discovered
(1954) Trans-Canada plane collided with RCAF trainer over Moose Jaw, 37 killed, three houses destroyed
(1957) Trans-Canada Highway completed
(1960) Treaty Indians given right to vote in federal and provincial elections; steel mill opened in Regina - Canada's first
(1962) Saskatchewan implemented Medical Care Insurance Act; doctors stopped services for 23 days in protest
(1967) Schizophrenic, Victor Hoffman, killed nine people near Shell Lake
(1969) Saskatchewan adopted provincial flag
(1970) Commercial production of lentils began
(1971) Canada Winter Games held in Saskatoon
(1975) Prescription drug plan introduced
(1976) First automated teller machine in Canada at Sherwood Credit Union in Regina; Saskatchewan passed legislation taking over the potash industry
(1979) Saskatchewan welcomed 3,000 "boat people" from Vietnam and Laos
(1982) Chiefs of Saskatchewan formed Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations; Regina hosted World Assembly of First Nations (world's largest gathering of indigenous people)
(1983) Henry Taube became first Saskatchewan-born Nobel Prize winner; JoAnn Thatcher, wife of MLA Colin Thatcher, murdered in Regina home
(1984) Colin Thatcher convicted of murder of wife
(1986) Saskatchewan built glass grain elevator for Expo 86 in Vancouver
(1989) Cellular phone service introduced
(1991) Remains of prehistoric crocodile "Big Bert" discovered at Carrot River
(1994) Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur remains found at Eastend
(1999) David Milgaard awarded $10 million for wrongful conviction of murder
2000's
(2004) Same-sex marriage legalized; largest lawsuit in Saskatchewan history awarded $12 million to a quadriplegic Moose Jaw woman; frost killed 50% of feed-grade wheat
(2005) Saskatchewan celebrated 100 years as province
(2007) Saskatchewan Roughriders won 95th Grey Cup
(2009) Canadian National Challenge Cup held in Saskatoon
(2009) Saskatchewan only province to record a decline in unemployment
(2010) Flooding forced closure of Trans-Canada Highway at border of Alberta and Saskatchewan, stranded travelers
(2010) Saskatchewan had fastest rate of population growth in Canada
(2011) Saskatchewan Court of Appeals ruled that marriage commisioners, as public servants, cannot refuse to marry same-sex couples
