1888 - Winnipeg Football Club, St. John's College and the Royal School of Infantry formed the Manitoba Rugby League.

1890 - In October, Regina North West Mounted Police played the Winnipeg Football Club twice in Winnipeg with each side winning once.

1892 - The Manitoba Rugby Football Union was formed on Monday, February 22nd and played Fall and Spring Schedules.

1896 - MRFU adopted the CRU rules.

1911 - Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta Unions formed the Western Canada Rugby Football Union on Saturday, October 21st. Winnipeg realtor Hugo Ross donated the championship trophy bearing his name. He subsequently drowned in the sinking of the S.S. Titanic in April, 1912.

1913 - Hamilton Tigers played four exhibition matches in Western Canada defeating Winnipeg 26-1, Regina 26-4, Moose Jaw 25-1 and Calgary 19-2. This is the first documented East-West series of games.

1928 - Tri-City Rugby Football Union was formed on Saturday, August 25th and consisted of Moose Jaw, Regina and Winnipeg. The Union disbanded the following year because of travel expenses. Saskatchewan and Winnipeg re-formed their unions.

1930 - On Tuesday, June 10th, the Winnipeg Winnipegs Rugby Football Club was formed and adopted the colours of green and white. Winnipeg played its first game against St. John's Rugby Club at Carruthers Park on Saturday, September 13th. St John's won 7-3.

1932 - Winnipeg and St. Johns amalgamated to field a stronger team, and adopt the colours of blue and gold.

1935 - For the first time a Western team won the Grey Cup. Winnipeg Pegs (they weren't Blue Bombers for another year) defeated Hamilton Tigers 18-12 at Hamilton.

1936 - The Western Interprovincial Football Union (WIFU) was formed with Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Calgary Bronks and Regina Roughriders.

1940 - The only two-game total point series in Grey Cup history was played. Ottawa defeated Toronto Balmy Beach 8-2 and 12-5. The series was arranged by the Canadian Rugby Union when it refused to allow Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Western winners, to compete in the final because the West had played its season under rules which varied from rules in the East.

1946 - Air travel in football was used for first time. Argos flew to Winnipeg for pre-season games.

1950 - The first professional playoff game was played at night under lights - Winnipeg at Edmonton.

1956 - Canadian Football Council was formed Sunday, January 22nd at Winnipeg and national negotiation lists were introduced.

1958 - CFC was renamed the Canadian Football League on Sunday, January 19th at the Royal Alexandra Hotel in Winnipeg. G. Sydney Halter, Q.C. of Winnipeg was appointed Commissioner. The CFL opened on Thursday, August 14th as the Blue Bombers defeated the Edmonton Eskimos 29-21 at Winnipeg before 18,206 spectators.

1961 - First Grey Cup Game to go into overtime was 21-14 Winnipeg victory over Hamilton at CNE Stadium, Toronto.

1962 - Grey Cup Game stopped by fog on Saturday, December 1st and the final 9 minutes and 29 seconds were played the next day. Winnipeg edged Hamilton 28-27.

1986 - Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Montreal Alouettes played the first pre-season game in the Canada Games Stadium at Saint John, New Brunswick. Winnipeg won 36-10.

1987 - The Montreal Alouettes folded on June 24th; the schedule was revised and the Divisions realigned with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers moving to the Eastern Division.

1991 - At the conclusion of the regular season schedule 58,862,660 people had attended CFL games since the League's first game was played on Thursday, August 14, 1958 at Winnipeg. Winnipeg played host to the Grey Cup Game for the first time on Sunday, November 24th. Toronto defeated Calgary 36-21 before a crowd of 51,985 fans. The Game was the most-watched Canadian TV show with an audience of 3,531,000 viewers.