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Police officer on motorcycle at WTO protests, Seattle, December 3, 1999

#OnThisDay in 1999, Seattle authorities eased the crackdown as peaceful protests against the WTO (and earlier police tactics) proceeded. historylink.org/File/2140

Yesler Terrace, Seattle, 1941

#OnThisDay in 1939, FDR approved a loan to the Seattle Housing Authority for the Yesler Terrace public housing project. historylink.org/File/2105

Fox Movietone News logo, ca. 1930

#OnThisDay in 1927, sound-on-film motion picture technology debuted in Seattle at the Blue Mouse. historylink.org/File/2484

Orchards, Okanogan County, 1928

#OnThisDay in 1905, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior approved the first U.S. Reclamation Service project in Washington, the Okanogan Irrigation Project. historylink.org/File/9601

#OnThisDay in 1896, the giant Palouse earthworm was first reported. historylink.org/File/9432

#OnThisDay in 1890, Ilwaco incorporated. historylink.org/File/10067

Thomas T. Minor (1844-1899), 1887

#OnThisDay in 1889, Dr. Thomas T. Minor, former mayor of Port Townsend and Seattle, drowned after embarking on a duck-hunting expedition to Whidbey Island. historylink.org/File/5730

Detail of First Hill from Commercial Street (1st Avenue S) and Main Street, Seattle, 1869

#OnThisDay in 1869, Seattle incorporated. It was the second attempt to do so. historylink.org/File/7431

School of Visual Concepts, 2300 7th Avenue, Seattle, 2015

#OnThisDay in 2014, the School of Visual Concepts started offering classes at its new Seattle location. historylink.org/File/20750

AIDS Memorial of Snohomish County with addition of retaining wall and lights, Everett, ca. 2010

20 years ago today, the AIDS Memorial of Snohomish County was dedicated in Everett. historylink.org/File/22836

#OnThisDay in 1999, police enforced a "no protest zone" around the WTO meeting in Seattle and arrested hundreds of demonstrators. historylink.org/File/2141

50 years ago today, Clyde Hill's mayoral election was decided by a flip of the coin. www.historylink.org/File/11205

50 years ago today, one of the worst floods in Snohomish County's history began. www.historylink.org/File/8504

Victory Girls VD warning graphic

#OnThisDay in 1943, a Venereal Disease Quarantine Center opened in Seattle. www.historylink.org/File/21066

King County Sheriff Matt Starwich (l.) and James Mahoney, King County Courthouse, Seattle, September 1921

#OnThisDay in 1922, James E. Mahoney was hanged for the murder of his wife. Kate Mahoney's murder, which received national media coverage, was pronounced to be one of the most elaborately planned crimes of the decade. historylink.org/File/7286

Main street of Yakima City (now Union Gap). Union Gap , Washington, 1884

#OnThisDay in 1883, Yakima City (later renamed Union Gap) was incorporated. historylink.org/File/5312

Captain James Allan Scarborough (1805-1855), ca. 1850

#OnThisDay in 1843, James Scarborough occupied Chinook Point on the Columbia River, on land that would later become Fort Columbia. historylink.org/File/7834

#OnThisDay in 1999, when most journalists were cleared out of downtown Seattle during the WTO protests, HistoryLink had the only live feed of the disturbance (one frame per minute) from the webcam in our office window. Learn more about it here: www.historylink.org/File/9203

Police and protestors, WTO Protests, 4th Avenue and Pike Street, Seattle, November 30, 1999

#OnThisDay in 1999, after protestors filled the streets and shut down the WTO opening session, Mayor Paul Schell declared a state of emergency and police used tear gas and rubber bullets to clear downtown Seattle. www.historylink.org/File/2142

Blacksmith shop, Puget Mill Co., Port Gamble, December 1918

#OnThisDay in 1995, the Port Gamble sawmill, the oldest continuously operating sawmill in the US, closed. historylink.org/File/5487

Fuzhou Ting at Chinese Reconciliation Park in Tacoma

#OnThisDay in 1993. the Tacoma City Council approved the Chinese Reconciliation Resolution to make amends for the 1885 expulsion of the entire Chinese community in Tacoma by the mayor and other leading citizens. historylink.org/File/4132

Lenny Wilkins

#OnThisDay in 1977, Lenny Wilkens returned as the Seattle SuperSonics head coach. historylink.org/File/3060

Wreckage from airliner crash, Sea-Tac Airport, November 30, 1947

#OnThisDay in 1947, an Alaska Airlines passenger plane crashed upon landing at Seattle-Tacoma Airport, killing nine and injuring 20. historylink.org/File/3067

#OnThisDay in 1917, Seattle anti-war activist Louise Olivereau was convicted of sedition. historylink.org/File/3483

Filling sewer-line trench, Fort Lawton, Seattle, July 9, 1899

#OnThisDay in 1891, the City of Seattle adopted a plan to build a combined sewer system, to handle sewage and stormwater. historylink.org/File/11013

Cape Disappointment at the mouth of the Columbia

#OnThisDay in 1813, the British warship HMS Racoon, with orders to seize American property, entered the Columbia River. historylink.org/File/9766

Kent Weeks with canopic jar, burial site for one of Rameses II's sons, Egypt

#OnThisDay in 2012, Kent R. Weeks of Everett spoke at Seattle's King Tut exhibit about his discoveries in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. historylink.org/File/20899

Sergeant Mark Renninger, Lakewood Police Department, Lakewood, ca. 2009

Officer Ronald Owen, Lakewood Police Department, Lakewood, ca. 2009

Officer Tina Griswold, Lakewood Police Department, Lakewood, ca. 2009

Officer Greg Richards, Lakewood Police Department, Lakewood, ca. 2009

#OnThisDay in 2009, an ex-convict killed four Lakewood police officers in a coffeeshop near Tacoma. historylink.org/File/9677

Anti-WTO protesters in turtle costumes, downtown Seattle, November 1999

#OnThisDay in 1999, large but mostly non-confrontational protests greeted the WTO in Seattle. That would quickly change. historylink.org/File/2143

Nastymix backstage pass, n.d.

#OnThisDay in 1990, Nastymix Records threw a huge Fifth Anniversary party to celebrate their success. historylink.org/File/9794