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Fort Calgary
fort calgary was built by RCMP.His constraction of the fort was initiated on April 10,1875 by a federal order to force out whiskey traders from the area. -
The railway arrived
The Canadian pacific railway arrived in calgary in 1883.The Canadian pacific railway(CPR),formerly also known as CP Rail (reporting mark CP) between 1968 and 1996. -
Calgary burndto the ground
The burned to the ground 1886.Calgary be came a city 1894. When fire consumed many of the new cities two-story, wood-framed houses in 1886, and residents re built using sandstone from the river banks. -
Oil, parts 1, 2 and 3
Prospectors struke oil in Turner Valley in 1914, launched a very brief boom that ends abruptly when World War I broke out during summer. More Southern Alberta oil struke in the 1920s began an era of conspicuous consumption and excess that is rudely interrupted by the Great Depression. In 1947. -
Transcanada Highway
n 1962, the Hwy 1 opens, meaning you can literally direct someone from Crowchild Trail to Moncton by told them to hang a left on 16 Ave. -
Arts and smarts
Eric Harvie donated an immense historical collection to the people of Alberta in 1966, and the Glenbow Museum is born. The same year, the University of Calgary gained autonomy from the University of Alberta. -
The light railway arrived
The 10.9 km CTrain South Line from Anderson Road to 7 Ave. S.W. begans transporting commuters in 1981 -
Recession
A worldwide economic recession hit in 1982, and it's bad news for Calgary. Growth halts, vacancy rates rose and the unemployment rate goes from 4% to 10%. For a while, even belts with really ostentatious buckles were being tightened. -
Calgary gets a tower
The Husky Tower, later renamed the Calgary Tower, opend to the public in 1968. At 191 metres, the structure is the city’s tallest building until 1984. -
Can you feel it?
Calgary hosted the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. -
Water, water everywhere
Massive flooding across Southern Alberta in June of 2013 forced the evacuation of 75,000 Calgarians. -
Guy Weadick puts on a show
In 1912, a cowboy promoter convincesd a handful of prominent Calgarians to back a new project. The project is the Calgary Stampede. The event is next held in 1919 and is eventually known as the “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth.” -
Culture boom
Calgary is named the Cultural Capital of Canada,the controversial Peace Bridge opend, the West LRT CTrain line gotten up and runing, and The Bow,
