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Snooker was invented by the British Army in Jubbulpore (India).
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First English Amateur Snooker Championship.
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Rules consolidated
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Snooker was televised by the BBC for the first time.
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Snooker was broadcast on colour television for the first time as ‘Pot Black’.
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Snooker enters the International World Games (IWGA), Akita (Japan).
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Snooker’s world ranking listed switch to a system based upon prize money earned, rather than ranking points for the first time.
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World Snooker agreed with the BBC, Eurosport and the Crucible Theatre to extend its contracts.