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Studio portrait, Colonel Granville O. Haller (1819-1897), 1890s

Today's #NewAtNoon looks back at the life of Colonel Granville Owen Haller, who fought, and lost, the first battle of what would become known as the Treaty Wars. Following his military service he moved to Seattle, where he retired as a successful businessman. www.historylink.org/File/23393

First graduating class at Highline Community College, ca. 1960s

#OnThisDay in 1961, Highline Community College welcomed its students. historylink.org/File/3360

The Dalles Dam

#OnThisDay in 1959, Vice President Richard Nixon dedicated The Dalles Lock and Dam on the Columbia River. historylink.org/File/21190

The Seattle Times, October 14, 1943

#OnThisDay in 1943, Burton Baskin married Shirley Robbins, setting into motion the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire. historylink.org/File/22912

May Rice and Kodiak bear cub Higgy, Orcas Island, 1910

#OnThisDay in 1910, a Kodiak bear cub escaped from an Orcas Island resort, beginning three years of mayhem. historylink.org/File/22480

Haferkorn's Cigar Store and Commercial Hotel, Everett ca. 1898

#OnThisDay in 1898, Everett News editor James Connella shot and killed Ole Nelson, a wood and coal dealer. historylink.org/File/22577

William Clark (1770-1838), ca. 1810 Portrait by Charles Willson Peale

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), ca. 1807 Portrait by Charles Willson Peale,

#OnThisDay in 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered the future state of Washington. historylink.org/File/5323

Douglas D. Osheroff

#OnThisDay in 1996, Aberdeen native Douglas D. Osheroff was named co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. historylink.org/File/20464

Port of Friday Harbor Marina

75 years ago today, the Port of Friday Harbor incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/9689

Dedication of University of Washington Health Sciences Building, Seattle, 1949

#OnThisDay in 1949, the University of Washington Health Sciences Building was dedicated. historylink.org/File/10177

Poster promoting collection of scrap during World War II, March 1942

#OnThisDay in 1942, an unearthed cannonball fired by the USS Decatur in the Battle of Seattle in January 1856 was recycled in a scrap metal drive for World War II. historylink.org/File/2896

Main Street looking west from Woods Street, Monroe, ca. 1904

#OnThisDay in 1903, a two-decades-long water war erupted in Monroe. historylink.org/File/8317

YouTube video by Seattle Channel From ice age to industry, how Seattle's waterfront has evolved through time

🌊 We’re traveling back in time at warp speed! In just three minutes, @historylink.bsky.social takes us through the Seattle Waterfront's past: from towering glaciers to thriving Coast Salish communities to the trains and heavy industry that once rumbled along Downtown’s shore.

Leland Hartwell, n.d.

#OnThisDay in 2001, Dr. Leland H. Hartwell, president and director of Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, was named as a recipient of the Nobel Prize for "Physiology or Medicine." historylink.org/File/3659

Ken Griffey Jr. (center bottom, smiling) after scoring the winning run, Game 5, American League Division Series, Kingdome, Seattle, October 8, 1995

30 years ago today, the Seattle Mariners won their first playoff series with a dramatic comeback against the New York Yankees. historylink.org/File/9564

E. Donnall Thomas

#OnThisDay in 1990, Bellevue resident E. Donnall Thomas was named co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine. historylink.org/File/2001

Police Chief Frank Ramon (left), Jan Tissot, and Walt Crowley in U-district post-riot negotiations, Seattle, 1969

#OnThisDay in 1969, Seattle Police Chief Frank Ramon resigned amidst a gambling scandal. historylink.org/File/2597

Larson Air Force Base, Moses Lake, 2006

#OnThisDay in 1966, Grant County Airport in Moses Lake opened. historylink.org/File/7965

#OnThisDay in 1936, the trustees of the Spokane Children's Home adopted a policy of declining to accept African American orphans for care in the home. historylink.org/File/5552

Airplanes parked on tarmac at the Sand Point Naval Air Station, 1929

#OnThisDay in 1921, a military airplane landed at Sand Point for the first time. historylink.org/File/2242

Mary Brunkow

Fred Ramsdell

Since 1956, 20 Nobel Prize winners have been associated with Washington state. Two of them were added to our list this week - Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell - for their work in immune systems. www.historylink.org/File/10012

Bank of Commerce (Yesler) Building, Bartell Drugs store No. 8, and Pioneer Dentists, 95 Yesler Way, Seattle, 1921

Five years ago today, Bartell Drugs announced that it has been purchased by Rite Aid. The sale of the 130-year-old Seattle-based company brought an end to the oldest family owned drugstore chain in the country. historylink.org/File/21118

Paramount Theatre, Seattle

#OnThisDay in 2009, Seattle's historic Paramount Theatre installed a new marquee. historylink.org/File/10069

#OnThisDay in 2001, the Seattle Mariners completed their regular season with 116 wins, tying for best record in Major League Baseball history. historylink.org/File/3629

Agate Pass Bridge

75 years ago today, the Agate Pass Bridge opened connecting Bainbridge Island to the mainland. historylink.org/File/7136

Launch of the battleship Nebraska, Seattle, October 7, 1904

#OnThisDay in 1904, the Moran shipyard in Seattle launched the battleship Nebraska - the only battleship built in Washington. historylink.org/File/5401

#OnThisDay in 1867, the Seattle Weekly Intelligencer announced that the first wagon road had been completed over Snoqualmie Pass. historylink.org/File/174

Five years ago today, the Seattle Storm won its fourth Women's National Basketball Association championship. historylink.org/File/21117

The Daily Herald, October 7, 2006

#OnThisDay in 2006, a student was injured by a ceremonial cannon blast at a Snohomish High School football game. historylink.org/File/23086

Snoqualmie Chief Patkanim (ca. 1808-1858), ca. 1855

#OnThisDay in 1999, the federal government recognized the Snoqualmie Tribe. historylink.org/File/2458