Today in Washington History (Part 2)
Cities in Washington: Seattle - Spokane
Historical Events
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1975-05-05 - A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, & scored 33 runs)
1977-02-12 - Toronto Maple Leafs shutout Washington Capitals 10-0
1977-06-06 - "Washington Post" reports US has developed neutron bomb
1977-07-23 - Washington jury convicts 12 Hanafi Moslems on hostage charges
1978-10-12 - Representatives of Israel & Egypt open talks in Washington
1979-02-13 - Washington State's Hood Canal Bridge breaks up in windstorm
1979-07-01 - Stampede Pass, Washington is covered with 6" of snow
1979-11-15 - A package from the Unabomber Ted Kaczynski begins smoking in the cargo hold of a flight from Chicago to Washington, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
1980-05-18 - Mount St Helens blows its top in Washington State, 60 die
1981-06-25 - Microsoft is restructured to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington.
1981-08-07 - The Washington Star ceases all operations after 128 years of publication.
1982-06-20 - Israeli PM Menachem Begin arrives in Washington
1983-01-30 - Superbowl XVII: Wash Red Skins beat Miami Dolphins, 27-17 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: John Riggins, Washington, RB
1983-02-22 - Harold Washington wins Chicago's Democratic mayoral primary
1983-04-12 - Harold Washington becomes Chicago's 1st black mayor
1983-04-13 - Harold Washington elected 1st black mayor of Chicago
1983-04-29 - Harold Washington sworn in as Chicago's 1st black mayor
1983-07-25 - Washington Public Power Supply System defaulted $2.25 billion
1985-02-27 - Farmers converge in Washington to demand economic relief
1987-02-27 - "Washington Week In Review," 20th anniversary on PBS
1987-03-13 - Washington Caps score 5 goals against Toronto in 3 mins & 3 secs
1987-10-11 - 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington
1988-01-31 - Superbowl XXII: Wash Redskins beat Denver Broncos, 42-10 in San Diego Superbowl MVP: Doug Williams, Washington, QB
1988-04-20 - Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke)
1988-07-31 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Greater Washington Golf Open
1989-08-06 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Greater Washington Golf Open
1990-07-12 - "Les Miserables," opens at National Theatre, Washington
1990-09-29 - Washington National Cathedral construction is completed after 83 years
1991-07-19 - Mike Tyson rapes a Miss Black America contestant (Desiree Washington)
1991-09-09 - Mike Tyson indicted for rape of Desiree Washington
1991-11-24 - After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
1992-01-26 - Superbowl XXVI: Wash Red Skins beat Buffalo Bills, 37-24 in Minn Superbowl MVP: Mark Rypien, Washington, QB
1992-02-10 - Mike Tyson convicted of raping Desiree Washington in Indiana
1992-03-26 - Mike Tyson sentenced to 10 years in rape of Desiree Washington
1993-01-05 - Washington state executes Westley Allan Dodd by hanging (the first legal hanging in America since 1965).
1995-01-15 - Western Washington begins using new area code 360
1995-03-04 - Blind teenage boy receives a 'Bionic Eye' at a Washington Hospital
1996-07-25 - Kim LaPlante of Washington state crowned Mrs United States
1996-07-28 - Kennewick Man, the remains of a prehistoric man, is discovered near Kennewick, Washington.
1999-07-15 - The inaugural game at the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field was held in Seattle, Washington.
1999-11-30 - In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
2001-02-28 - The Nisqually Earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale hits the Nisqually Valley and the Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia area of the U.S. state of Washington.
2001-09-14 - Historic National Prayer Service held at Washington National Cathedral for victims of the September 11 attacks. A similar service is held in Canada on Parliament Hill, the largest vigil ever held in the nation's capital.
2007-12-03 - Devastating winter storms caused the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, also closing a 20-mile portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars of damaged are blamed on the floods.
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