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Alaska Airlines Embraer 175 taking off, Paine Field Airport, Everett, March 4, 2019

#OnThisDay in 2019, the first commercial passenger flight left Paine Field Airport in Everett. historylink.org/File/20774

The schooner Wawona is towed from Waterway 4 on South Lake Union, Seattle, March 4, 2009

#OnThisDay in 2009, the schooner Wawona was towed to the breaking yard. historylink.org/File/8952

Adam and Eve (linocut) by Janette Hopper

#OnThisDay in 2003, artists Sharon Rupp and Janette Hopper received an apology from the City of Pasco in a censorship lawsuit. historylink.org/File/21404

Ivan the Gorilla, B&I Circus Store, September 5, 1973

#OnThisDay in 1967, Ivan the gorilla was moved to a cage at the B&I Circus Store in Lakewood where he spent the next 27 years of his life. historylink.org/File/20534

Sammamish Slough Race, April 10, 1960

#OnThisDay in 1934, the first Sammamish Slough Race was held. historylink.org/File/20602

Hoquiam, Washington, ca. 1900

#OnThisDay in 1912, the Forest & Lumber Workers Union of IWW went on strike at sawmills in Hoquiam. historylink.org/File/7333

Seattle City Light offices and receiving station (1904), 7th Avenue and Yesler Way, Seattle, 1905

#OnThisDay in 1902, Seattle voters approved electric utility bonds, leading to the creation of Seattle City Light. historylink.org/File/2317

#OnThisDay in 1885, in Whatcom County, Dirty Dan Harris and friends raised one of the biggest and tallest flags in the West. historylink.org/File/10982

Nena Jolidon Croake (1865-1934), ca. 1912

Nena Jolidon Croake (1865-1934) of Tacoma was one of the first two women elected to serve in the Washington State Legislature, serving between 1913 and 1915. She promoted minimum wage and mothers’ pension legislation. www.historylink.org/File/9638

Foothills Trail aerial, Enumclaw, July 14, 2017

#OnThisDay in 2008, a King County ordinance was passed that allowed farmers in the Enumclaw Plateau Agricultural Production District to process harvests onsite. historylink.org/File/20698

State Normal School, Cheney, 1900s

#OnThisDay in 1937, the State Normal School of Cheney became the Eastern Washington College of Education. historylink.org/File/8284

Clarence D. Martin, 1933

#OnThisDay in 1933, Governor Clarence Martin closed all state banks after the banking system collapsed. historylink.org/File/2057

Eddie Hubbard and William Boeing (right) with first North American international airmail delivery, Lake Union, Seattle, March 3, 1919

#OnThisDay in 1919, William Boeing and Eddie Hubbard made the first U.S. delivery of international airmail. historylink.org/File/373

Filson Cruiser shirt C. C. Filson Co. catalog, ca. 1930

#OnThisDay in 1914, outdoor-clothing businessman Clinton C. Filson received the patent for the Cruiser shirt. historylink.org/File/11151

Columbia Center, 2002

#OnThisDay in 1985, Columbia Center opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/2627

Philip C. (Scotty) Watson speaking with Burlington Northern Railroad representative, Douglas Depot, March 2, 1985

#OnThisDay in 1985, railroad service to Mansfield ended. historylink.org/File/21259

Actor Marlon Brando and Puyallup tribal leader Bob Satiacum just before Brando's arrest during a fish-in, Puyallup River, Tacoma, March 2, 1964

#OnThisDay in 1964, Marlon Brando joined local Native Americans for a fish-in protest at the Puyallup River. historylink.org/File/5332

#OnThisDay in 1923, Canada and the United States signed the Pacific Halibut Convention. www.historylink.org/File/9152

Wire stitcher, Everett Pulp and Paper Company (Lowell Paper Mill), ca. 1915

#OnThisDay in 1911, the Washington State Senate approved an eight-hour workday for women. historylink.org/File/8315 #WomensHistoryMonth

6th Street looking north, Prosser, 1890s

#OnThisDay in 1899, Prosser incorporated. historylink.org/File/10428

Mount Rainier from Paradise, July 23, 2005

#OnThisDay in 1899, the U.S. Congress created Mount Rainier National Park. historylink.org/File/5345

Oyster harvesting, Willapa Bay, ca. 1933

#OnThisDay in 1895, the Bush Act, allowing for the sale of state tidelands for oyster farming, was approved. historylink.org/File/21087

United States postage stamp commemorating the centennial of Washington Territory, 1953

#OnThisDay in 1853, President Millard Fillmore signed the bill establishing Washington Territory. historylink.org/File/5244

Paramount Theatre, Seattle, 1947

#OnThisDay in 2012, the Seattle Theatre Group's Historic Theatres Library, located in the Paramount Building, opened to the public. www.historylink.org/File/10123

Fireman battle arson blaze, Pacific Trail Sportswear, Seattle, March 1, 1969

#OnThisDay in 1969, a huge arson fire destroyed Pacific Trail Sportswear's factory and headquarters in Seattle. historylink.org/File/1188

#OnThisDay in 1933, the Washington State Legislature established a commission to investigate connecting the Columbia River to Puget Sound by canal. historylink.org/File/9685

Paramount Theatre interior, Seattle, n.d.

OnThisDay in 1928, the Paramount Theatre opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3945

Mabana Hotel, Camano Island, n.d.

100 years ago today, Island County commissioners established the Port of Mabana on Camano Island. www.historylink.org/File/9731

#OnThisDay in 1922, a week-long bootleggers' convention began in Seattle. historylink.org/File/940

#OnThisDay in 1915, the Goldendale Free Public Library, the first public library in Klickitat County, opened. historylink.org/File/7788