Timeline: WNBA | Timetoast

Apr 24, 1996

WNBA was founded

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Period: Apr 24, 1996 to Apr 24, 2018

WNBA
Apr 24, 1997

League Play started

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball
Jul 21, 1998

WNBA Record Broke

Lisa Leslie notches her seventh-straight double-double, setting a WNBA record.
http://www.polishmagazine.com/2015/03/lisa-leslie/
Mar 6, 1999

Added four more teams

The Indiana Fever, the Seattle Storm, the Miami Sol, and the Portland Fire. Bringing the league up to 16 teams.
http://www.espn.com/sportsnation/index/_/tag/5847/minnesota-lynx
May 23, 2000

Houston Comets became the first WNBA team to be invited to the White House Rose Garden

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Comets