Washington timeline
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Davis Attends Jefferson College in Mississippi
Jefferson Davis was born in Christian County, Kentucky on June 3, 1808. He was the youngest of ten children. In 1818, Davis attended Jefferson... Read more
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Congress Creates The Oregon Territory
On August 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, an area encompassing present-day Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and parts of western Montana... Read more
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Washington is the 42nd State Admitted to the Union
On November 11, 1889, President Benjamin Harrison declared Washington the forty-second state in the Union. Less than fifty years after pioneers... Read more
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Tacoma Trolley Disaster
Nearly a hundred people, passengers on a car bound for this city, were plunged into a gulch at Twenty-sixth and C Streets shortly after 8 o'clock... Read more
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Wellington Avalanche
The Cascade Tunnel, completed in 1900, bypassed the switchbacks. Several snowsheds were also added for safety, but winter conditions still... Read more
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Great Fire of 1910
Official reports after the Big Blowup estimated that 1,736 total fires burned more than 3 million acres of private and federal land and consumed an... Read more
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First Flight of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Designed in 1940 as an eventual replacement for the B-17 and B-24, the first B-29 made its maiden flight on Sept. 21, 1942. In December 1943 U.S.... Read more
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Eruption of Mount St. Helens
May 18, 1980. On that fateful day, Mount St. Helens Volcano in Washington exploded violently after 2 months of intense earthquake activity and... Read more
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2007 Seattle Gay Pride Parade
The Pride Parade — that almost wasn't this year — sashayed and strutted its way through downtown Sunday, proving yet again to be a dazzling... Read more
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2008 Seattle Gay Pride Parade
Seattle Out and Proud (SOAP) announced that this year's Gay Pride Parade will be held Sunday, June 29, starting at 11:00 a.m. from the corner of... Read more
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2009 Seattle Gay Pride Parade
This year the Parade is Sunday, June 28th, starting at 11:00 am from the corner of Union St. and 4th Ave. it will be limited to approximately 2 ½... Read more