States to set foot on Canadian soil. 1925 The original Second Narrows Bridge connects the city with North Vancouver. University of British Columbia (UBC) moves from Fairview to its permanent home in Point Grey. 1926 – The Orpheum Theatre opens to the public. 1927 – Charles Lindbergh refused to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchased land on Sea Island for aviation purposes; it is the location of Vancouver International Airport. 1929 – Vancouver amalgamates with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver. 1930 – Relief Camp Workers' Union organized. 1934 – Malkin Bowl presents the first performance of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. 1935 Battle of Ballantyne Pier. Alpen Club founded. 1936 – The new Vancouver City Hall at 12th and Cambie is completed. 1937 – Non-Partisan Association established. 1938 Bloody Sunday (1938). The Lions' Gate Bridge opens. 1939 – The third Hotel Vancouver landmark is completed. 1942 – Vancouver Magic Circle formed. 1948 – The first television broadcast is received from Seattle. 1954 Empire Stadium constructed for the British Empire Games. British Empire and Commonwealth Games. 1953 – Vancouver's first TV station, CBUT, goes on the air. 1956 – Vancouver Aquarium opened. 1958 – Vancouver Opera founded. 1959 – Oakridge Centre, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Deas Island Tunnel officially open. 1960 – Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing opened. 1962 – Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company founded. 1963 – The Port of Vancouver ranks first among Canadian ports in tonnage. 1964 – The BC Lions football team win the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup. 1967 The Greater Vancouver Regional District was established. Vancouver Magazine founded. The Georgia Straight founded. 1970 – The Vancouver Canucks play its first game in the National Hockey League in the Pacific Coliseum. 1971 Gastown Riots. Vancouver School of Theology established. The 10 km pedestrian seawall at Stanley Park officially opens. Gastown and Chinatown are designated as historic districts by the Provincial Government. Vancouver Science Fiction Convention organized for the first time. 1972 – Vancouver Marathon started. 1973 – Granville Square completed. The control tower of Vancouver Harbour Water Airport is located in top of it. 1974 The refurbished steam locomotive Royal Hudson has its inaugural run. Disc sports debuted in Vancouver on Kitsilano Beach with the Vancouver Open Frisbee Championships 1976 – Habitat I, the first United