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The first Europeans to see lacrosse was in 1636 in the St. Lawrence Valley.
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The Europeans started to place bets on lacrosse games.
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The Mow Hawk Indians start to teach the French Canadians on how to play lacrosse.
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The Ottawa Indians played a lacrosse game so that they can distract the British and take over Fort Mackinac.
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A US Army Lieutenant observed a lacrosse game in Wisconsin. He liked it so much he named a town La Crosse.
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Native Americans demonstrated a lacrosse game in Montreal Canada. Lacrosse instantly started to grow after that.
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The first ever game between the Iroquois and the Canadians began. That started the 17 year winning streak for the Iroquois.
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The first ever club lacrosse team was created by Dr William George Beers in Montreal.
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Lacrosse became Canada's national sport.
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The first lacrosse game is played in England
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Lacrosse is made into an Olympic sport. Canada won both Olympic lacrosse games.
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Team U.S.A. won their first world lacrosse championship.
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The first NCAA lacrosse championship was won by Cornell.
