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City of Seattle annexes Columbia City on May 3, 1907.
In 1907, just two years after voting to incorporate as an independent, third class city, Columbia City residents agree to be annexed to Seattle, giving up a measure of independence in return for improved municipal services. Columbia City, founded as a mill town in 1892, qualified for "city" status in 1905, when its population reached the required 1,500.
Seattle voters authorize Cedar River water supply system and re-elect Mayor Robert Moran on July 8, 1889.
Seattle voters authorize Cedar River water supply system and re-elect Mayor Robert Moran on July 8, 1889. By Alan J. Stein and Cassandra Tate Posted 1/01/2000 HistoryLink.org Essay 2123 On July 8, 1889, Seattle voters approve creation of a city-owned water system, as proposed the previous fall by Mayor Robert Moran (1857-1943), and elect the mayor to a second one-year term.
Reckoning with Marcus Whitman and the Memorialization of Conquest
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the Capitol in Washington DC is crowded with embodiments of white supremacy. The collection, which consists of two statues donated by each state, includes Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, installed by Mississippi in 1931. Alexander Hamilton Stephens of Georgia, vice president of the Confederacy, stands opposite Davis. Stephens described the Confederacy as founded on “the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man.” John C.
Evans, Daniel J. (b. 1925) and Nancy Bell Evans (b. 1933)
Evans, Daniel J. (b. 1925) and Nancy Bell Evans (b. 1933) By Cassandra Tate Posted 12/15/2004 HistoryLink.org Essay 7167 Dan and Nancy Evans have devoted more than half a century to public service, in and out of political office, with a level of commitment matched by few of their fellow citizens.
Sunset Highway through Snoqualmie Pass is dedicated on July 1, 1915.
Sunset Highway through Snoqualmie Pass is dedicated on July 1, 1915. By Cassandra Tate Posted 11/02/2004 HistoryLink.org Essay 7114 On July 1, 1915, Washington Governor Ernest Lister (1870-1919) dedicates the Sunset Highway as the state's first passable route through the Cascade Mountains at Snoqualmie Pass.
Moran, Robert (1857-1943)
Robert Moran arrived in Seattle in 1875 at age 18, alone, with just pennies in his pocket. By 1900, he was one of the city's wealthiest and most-respected businessmen, head of a major shipbuilding company, twice elected mayor, credited with helping Seattle rebuild and modernize after a devastating fire in 1889. The apex of his career came in 1904 when his shipyard launched the battleship Nebraska.
Cayuse attack mission, in what becomes known as the Whitman Massacre, on November 29, 1847.
On November 29, 1847, a small group of Cayuse Indians attack the Whitman Mission near Walla Walla in what will become known as the Whitman Massacre. Dr. Marcus Whitman (1802-1847), his wife Narcissa Prentiss Whitman (1808-1847), nine other men, and two teenage boys are killed during several days of bloodshed, most of them on the first day. Another man escapes to Fort Walla Walla but is believed to have drowned shortly thereafter; he is counted as a 14th victim.
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For more than 50 years, some of the world’s most spectacular fireworks came from a collection of sheds on a hill in Columbia City, home to a pharmaceutical chemist with a genius for pyrotechnics, a talent for showmanship, and a child’s delight in things that boom, flash, fizz, and sparkle in the dark.
On this day: Strict anti-smoking law goes into effect in Washington in 2005
0 On this day: Strict anti-smoking law goes into effect in Washington in 2005 OLYMPIA, Wash. - Saturday marks 13 years since a law known as the 'Smoking in Public Places Act' went into effect in Washington state.
Today in History: Mandatory busing of Seattle middle school students begins in 1972
SEATTLE - As students head back to school in Seattle KIRO 7 looked into the history of public education in the city and found that 46 years ago Thursday mandatory busing began for middle school students. The following is a look back at the event in a historylink.org essay written by Cassandra Tate On September 6, 1972 -- the first day of the new school year -- the Seattle School District implements a mandatory busing plan to achieve racial balance in selected middle schools.
Today in history: Henry A. Atkins is elected first mayor of the City of Seattle in 1870
The following is a historylink.org essay written by Cassandra Tate On July 11, 1870, Henry A. Atkins, a pile driver who helped build docks and wharves up and down Puget Sound, is elected mayor of the City of Seattle, the first person to hold that office. Atkins, a Republican, had been appointed acting mayor by the Washington Territorial Legislature on December 2, 1869, after the legislature reincorporated the City of Seattle.
Native Americans begin "Ceremony of Tears" for Kettle Falls on June 14, 1940.
Native Americans begin "Ceremony of Tears" for Kettle Falls on June 14, 1940. By Cassandra Tate Posted 3/16/2005 HistoryLink.org Essay 7276 On June 14, 1940, Native Americans from throughout the Northwest gather at Kettle Falls for a three-day “Ceremony of Tears” to mourn the loss of their ancestral fishing grounds, soon to be flooded by Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in Central Washington.
Seattle Mayor Corliss P. Stone embezzles $15,000 and runs on February 23, 1873.
On February 23, 1873, Corliss P. Stone, Mayor of Seattle and partner of the firm Stone and Burnett, reportedly embezzles $15,000 ($547,500 in 1997 dollars) from his firm and leaves for San Francisco with a woman who is married to another man. Stone was a businessman and developer who subdivided and platted what are now the Wallingford and Fremont neighborhoods of Seattle. Stone Way and Corliss Avenue in Wallingford are named after him.
Are we finally past the whitewashing of history?
Marcus Whitman was a Protestant missionary who might have faded into historical obscurity had not he, his wife Narcissa, and 11 others been killed by Cayuse Indians at his mission at Waiilatpu, near present-day Walla Walla, on Nov. 29, 1847 — 170 years ago. Instead, he became one of the most memorialized figures in Washington state history.
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President Kennedy participates in ground-breaking ceremonies for construction of N Reactor at Hanford on September 26, 1963. On September 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) participates in groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of a dual-purpose reactor -- designated the N Reactor -- at the Hanford nuclear reservation near Richland, Washington.
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On March 17, 2009, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer publishes its final edition, bringing an end to a history that began 146 years earlier, on a hand-cranked wooden press in a frontier town of only a few hundred souls. The Hearst Corporation, owner of the P-I since 1921, had announced on January 9 (a day quickly dubbed "Black Friday" in the newsroom) that it was putting the paper up for sale and would shut it down if a buyer could not be found within 60 days.
President Kennedy participates in groundbreaking ceremonies for const
On September 26, 1963, President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) participates in groundbreaking ceremonies for the construction of a dual-purpose reactor -- designated the N Reactor -- at the Hanford nuclear reservation near Richland, Washington. The reactor was the ninth to be built at Hanford but the first designed to produce both weapons-grade plutonium for nuclear bombs and electricity for commercial and domestic use.
Cayuse Indians
The Cayuse Indians were once masters of a vast homeland of more than six million acres in what is now Washington and Oregon. The first of the Northwest tribes to acquire horses, they were relatively few in number but outsized in influence, noted for their shrewd bargaining ability and much feared as warriors. Fur trader Alexander Ross (1783-1856) described them as "by far the most powerful and warlike" of the tribes on the Columbia Plateau in 1818.
University of Washington Health Sciences Building is dedicated on Oct
On October 9, 1949, the University of Washington's Health Sciences Building -- new home of the schools of medicine, dentistry, and nursing -- is dedicated on the university's Seattle campus. The eight-wing building is the first unit in a sprawling complex that will expand to include the University Hospital (now the UW Medical Center); the schools of pharmacy and public health; and myriad laboratories, lecture halls, and offices.
Soldiers returning from Vietnam are welcomed with parade, barbecue in
On July 10, 1969, the first American troops to be withdrawn from the Vietnam War are welcomed home with a parade and barbecue in Seattle. Led by two Army bands, a battalion of 778 soldiers -- wearing jungle fatigues and carrying M-16 rifles with fixed bayonets -- marches down 4th Avenue from Virginia to Madison. Spectators line the street, waving flags and cheering as the soldiers pass by. Secretary of the Army Stanley R. Resor (1917-2012), Senator Warren G.
Electric generators at Grand Coulee Dam go online for the first time
On March 22, 1941, two small service generators at Grand Coulee Dam go online for the first time, sending some 10,000 kilowatts of electricity into the Bonneville Power Administration’s transmission network. The generators were originally intended to produce power only for operations at the dam itself. They were "transformed from stand-ins to heroes" by demands for electricity by defense industries during World War II (The Seattle Times, March 23, 1941).
Seattle City Council initiates condemnation process to acquire site f
On May 10, 1909, the Seattle City Council approves a request from the Board of Park Commissioners to initiate proceedings to acquire Bailey Peninsula – site of the future Seward Park – by condemnation. The city and the owners of the property had begun negotiating a sale in 1908 but had failed to reach agreement on the price.
Lusty Lady, irreverent Seattle landmark, closes on June 27, 2010.
On June 27, 2010, the Lusty Lady, a downtown Seattle "panoram," or peepshow, closes after 25 years. Famed for the irreverent puns and double-entendres on its iconic pink and black marquee, "the Lusty" is an echo of Seattle’s bawdy past, when 1st Avenue was lined with pawn shops, tattoo parlors, and topless clubs instead of luxury condos and trendy restaurants. It has survived several efforts by civic authorities to shut it down, only to fall victim to changing economic times.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer publishes its final edition on March 17, 2009.
On March 17, 2009, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer publishes its final edition, bringing an end to a history that began 146 years earlier, on a hand-cranked wooden press in a frontier town of only a few hundred souls. The Hearst Corporation, owner of the P-I since 1921, had announced on January 9 (a day quickly dubbed "Black Friday" in the newsroom) that it was putting the paper up for sale and would shut it down if a buyer could not be found within 60 days.
Weekly Intelligencer, a precursor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, publishes its first edition on August 5, 1867.
Weekly Intelligencer, a precursor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, publishes its first edition on August 5, 1867. By Cassandra Tate Posted 3/05/2009 HistoryLink.org Essay 8951 See Additional Media On August 5, 1867, the Weekly Intelligencer, a precursor of the Post-Intelligencer, makes its debut in Seattle. The paper is the latest incarnation of what was originally called The Seattle Gazette, the city’s first newspaper, established in 1863.
Health officials report outbreak of typhoid in Seattle on September 12, 1909.
On September 12, 1909, Seattle health officials report an outbreak of typhoid fever, later associated with the contamination of drinking water at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific (A-Y-P) Exposition, on the campus of the University of Washington. Officials do not pinpoint the cause of the outbreak until after the exposition ends in mid-October. By the end of the year, 511 people -- including about 200 A-Y-P visitors -- will be sickened by the disease, and 61 will die.
President Roosevelt visits construction site of Grand Coulee Dam for second time on October 2, 1937.
On October 2, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) visits the construction site of Grand Coulee Dam in North Central Washington for the second time. Marveling at the "wonderful progress" made since his first visit, three years earlier, Roosevelt describes the dam and the related Columbia Basin Reclamation Project as undertakings that will benefit the entire nation -- not just the remote corner of Washington where they are located.
Four local women buy Seattle Storm for $10 million on February 29, 20
On February 29, 2008 -- a Leap Day -- the Seattle Storm is sold to four local women, ending months of uncertainty about the team's future. The sellers, a group of Oklahoma businessmen headed by Clayton "Clay" Bennett, had taken steps to move both the Storm and its National Basketball Association (NBA) counterpart, the Seattle SuperSonics, to Oklahoma City.
Seattle surgeon performs first "bloodless" open-heart surgery in Northwest on October 27, 1967.
On October 27, 1967, Dr. Lester R. Sauvage (1926-2015), founder of the Hope Heart Institute in Seattle, performs the first “bloodless” open-heart surgery in the Northwest on a patient whose religious beliefs preclude the acceptance of blood transfusions. The patient, 18-year-old Bernice Goldstien of Bainbridge Island, survived the operation and eventually helped establish transfusion-free surgical programs at several hospitals in Washington state.
Strict anti-smoking law goes into effect in Washington state on December 8, 2005.
On December 8, 2005, a new anti-smoking law goes into effect in Washington state, banning smoking in all public places and work areas and requiring people who light up to stay at least 25 feet away from doors, windows, and vents leading to such spaces. Officially titled the Smoking in Public Places Act, the law is the most restrictive yet to be adopted by any state in the nation.
President Franklin Roosevelt visits Grand Coulee Dam on August 3, 193
On August 3, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) visits Grand Coulee Dam, a massive public works project undertaken as part of Roosevelt’s efforts to ease joblessness during the Depression. Advocates of the dam, located on the Columbia River in Central Washington, had lobbied for federal support for the project for years.
Seattle Storm wins WNBA championship on October 12, 2004.
On October 12, 2004, the Seattle Storm wins the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship, becoming only the third professional sports team in the city’s history to earn a national title (after the Seattle Metropolitans, who won hockey’s Stanley Cup in 1917, and the Seattle SuperSonics, champions of the National Basketball Association in 1979).
Voters elect Henry Yesler to a second term as mayor of the City of Se
On July 13, 1885, voters elect Republican Henry L. Yesler (1810-1892) to a second term as mayor of the City of Seattle. Yesler, a Seattle pioneer and one of its most prominent citizens, played a key role in the settlement's economic survival by building a steam-powered saw mill on Elliott Bay in 1853. Yesler's mill was the young town's main industry (and for a while, its only industry), supplying lumber for local construction in addition to serving markets up and down the West Coast.
Henry A. Atkins is elected first mayor of the City of Seattle on July
On July 11, 1870, Henry A. Atkins, a pile driver who helped build docks and wharves up and down Puget Sound, is elected mayor of the City of Seattle, the first person to hold that office. Atkins, a Republican, had been appointed acting mayor by the Washington Territorial Legislature on December 2, 1869, after the legislature reincorporated the City of Seattle.
Washington Agricultural College (predecessor to Washington State Univ
On January 13, 1892, the Agricultural College, Experiment Station, and School of Science of the State of Washington -- the descriptive if unwieldy name given to what eventually will become Washington State University -- opens its doors to an initial class of 59 students. The newest of the nation's land-grant institutions, the college consists of one tiny building on a treeless, 25-acre campus near the small town of Pullman.
Homeward bound, the Lewis and Clark Expedition leaves future state of
On May 5, 1806, after taking an overland shortcut from present-day Wallula to the vicinity of Clarkston, the Lewis and Clark Expedition leaves the confines of what is now the state of Washington. From here, the explorers will continue east, ending their 8,000-mile "voyage of discovery" in St. Louis, Missouri, four months later.
Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the Pacific Ocean on November 15,
On November 15, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery reach the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River, one year, six months, and one day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, in search of the legendary "Northwest Passage" to the sea. Visionaries had long believed that the North American continent could be crossed on a ladder of rivers stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Lewis and Clark prematurely celebrate their arrival at the Pacific Ocean on November 7, 1805.
On November 7, 1805, thinking he can see and hear the Pacific Ocean in the distance, William Clark writes his most famous journal entry: "Great joy in camp we are in view of the Ocian, this great Pacific Octean which we have been so long anxious to See." In fact, the Lewis and Clark Expedition is still 20 miles from the sea.
Lewis and Clark begin descending the rapids of the Columbia River at
On October 22, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery encounter Celilo Falls, at the beginning of a 55-mile stretch of the Columbia River that will prove to be the most difficult and dangerous part of their journey through the Pacific Northwest.
Lewis and Clark reach the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers
On October 16, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition reaches the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers at present-day Pasco, beginning the final leg of 4,000-mile journey of exploration from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean.
Lewis and Clark Expedition enters future state of Washington on Octob
On October 10, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery enters what is now the state of Washington, at the confluence of what they call the "Koos koos ke " (Clearwater River) and the "Kimooenem" or "Lewis’s River" (Snake). The Corps of Volunteers was President Thomas Jefferson’s name for the group assembled by Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1838) near St. Louis, Missouri, in the spring of 1804.
Frances Farmer wins award for essay titled "God Dies" on April 14, 1931.
Frances Farmer wins award for essay titled "God Dies" on April 14, 1931.
Mandatory busing of Seattle middle school students begins on Septembe
On September 6, 1972 -- the first day of the new school year -- the Seattle School District implements a mandatory busing plan to achieve racial balance in selected middle schools. Initially, the plan involved about 1,200 middle school students, who were bused away from their neighborhoods in order to integrate one school in the predominately black Central Area and three in the predominately white North End. About half the students had volunteered for the ride; the rest were mandatory transfers.
Elvis shakes up Seattle on September 1, 1957.
On September 1, 1957, rock star Elvis Presley performs at Sicks' Seattle Stadium, drawing an estimated 16,200 people (90 percent of them teenage girls) -- the biggest crowd for a single performer in Seattle up to this point. He Shook, He Shivered...
District-wide busing of students for racial balance begins in Seattle
On September 29, 1978, the Seattle School District begins mandatory, district-wide busing of students to achieve racial balance. Limited mandatory busing (involving four middle schools) had been in effect since 1972. Seattle's schools had become increasingly segregated as a result of decades of housing discrimination, with students of color concentrated in schools south of the Lake Washington Ship Canal.
Seattle YMCA is organized on August 7, 1876.
On August 7, 1876, Dexter Horton (1825-1904) and 14 others adopt Articles of Incorporation establishing the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Seattle.
Voters elect Henry Yesler as mayor of the City of Seattle on July 13,
On July 13, 1874, voters elect Republican Henry Yesler (1810-1892) as mayor of the City of Seattle. Yesler, one of the most prominent citizens in early Seattle, arrived in what was then called Duwamps in October 1852. A millwright, he played a key role in the settlement's economic survival by building a steam-powered lumber mill on Elliott Bay.
Legislature incorporates the Town of Seattle for the first time on Ja
On January 14, 1865, the Territory of Washington Legislature incorporates the Town of Seattle for the first time, adopting a city charter that puts the municipal government in the hands of a board of five trustees, to be elected annually. The Legislature defines the city limits as encompassing an area from Howell Street on the north to Atlantic Street on the South, and from Elliott Bay on the west to 24th Avenue S on the east.
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