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The first Europeans to see lacrosse being played by the Native American Indians. -
Jean de Brebeuf was the first to write about lacrosse being played and gave it the name lacrosse. -
European settlers took interest in the game, betting and wagering on games of local tribes. -
The Ojibwa tribe played a game next to a British fort and used the game to distract British Soldiers that they then surprised and killed. -
Native Americans demonstrated lacrosse in Montreal and interest grew steadily in Canada. -
The first game with new rules and equipment is played. -
Lacrosse is proclaimed as Canada's "National game". -
The game is played between nations. -
In Scotland, the first women's game is played. Girls' schools in England start playing. -
Lacrosse becomes an Olympic sport. -
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is founded. An association for college sports. -
Lacrosse is played 3 times in the Olympics. 1928, 1932, and 1948. But is then dropped after 1948 -
The first double-walled stick is created. Robert Pool is the inventor. -
The first box lacrosse professional team is founded. League is known as the National Lacrosse League or NLL. -
US Lacrosse is founded -
The first professional field lacrosse league is created. -
The Premier Lacrosse League is founded. Paul Rabil and Mike Rabil are its founders. -
Women's Premier Lacrosse League is created -
The MLL and the PLL merge. One team from the MLL, the Cannons, is put into the PLL. But the MLL is ceased.
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