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Curling Milestones
16th Century
First recorded evidence of Curling being played in Scotland and the Netherlands
1838
Grand Caledonian Curling Club established in Scotland. First Rules of Curling are drawn up.
1843
Grand Caledonian Curling Club becomes the Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC)
1924
Curling is played at the 1st Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix
1959
Scotch Cup is launched between Scotland and Canada
1960s
USA, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland, France and Germany start to compete in the Scotch Cup.
1966
International Curling Federation (ICF) officially established.
1968
Air Canada Silver Broom replaces the Scotch Cup.
1975
First World Junior Men's Curling Championship
1979
First World Ladies Curling Championship
1982
ICF becomes an independent entity
1988
First World Junior Women's Curling Championship
1989
World Curling Championships and World Junior Curling Championships established (M & W)
1991
The ICF becomes the World Curling Federation (WCF)
1998
Curling included in the programme of the Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, Japan
2002
First World Wheelchair Curling Championship
First World Senior Championships
First Continental Cup
2003
Curling part of World University Winter Games and Asian Winter Games for the first time
2005
World Mens and Womens Curling Championships separated into two events again
Curling included in European Youth Olympic Festival programme
2006
Wheelchair Curling included in the programme of the Paralympic Winter Games, Turin, Italy
2007
First World Curling Championship staged in Asia
2008
First World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship