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This Week Then: How the ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Spooked Locals
Plus: The history behind ghostly encounters in Seattle
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Worlds at War Eighty years ago, on October 30, 1938, Martians invaded our planet and annihilated much of the populace with heat rays — or at least that’s what some folks believed when they turned on their radios. That evening, Orson Welles and the Mercury…
This Week Then: A Look Back at the Life of Paul Allen
Plus: One of Washington's first state parks is celebrating a birthday
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Farewell, Paul Allen This week HistoryLink looks back at the life of Paul Allen, who died on October 15 at the age of 65. Best known as the cofounder of Microsoft, his impact on Seattle and the Pacific Northwest was vast, and he will truly…
This Week Then: Celebrating Filipino American History Month in Washington
Plus: See which National Historic Landmark in Seattle is turning 105
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Filipino Americans This week HistoryLink celebrates Filipino American History Month with a look at some of the men and women who played important roles in shaping their community. Filipinos first arrived in the Northwest in the late 1800s, but following the Spanish American War many…
This Week Then: Take a Look Back on the Yakama War
Plus: Revisit Washington's esteemed Nobel Laureates
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Yakama War On October 5, 1855, at Toppenish Creek in present-day Yakima County, shots exchanged between Yakama warriors and U.S. Army troops marked the beginning of the Yakama Indian War. Trouble had begun four months earlier when Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens convened the First Walla…
This Week Then: The Deadly Spanish Flu Pandemic Came To Seattle 100 Years Ago
Plus: Noteworthy events in the history of military aviation took place in Washington during this week in history
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Deadly Flu One hundred years ago this week, on September 21, 1918, the worldwide “Spanish Flu” pandemic officially arrived in Washington with the report of 11 cases at Camp Lewis. Within two weeks, 700 cases were reported in Seattle, including one death at the University of Washington’s Naval Training Center. Meetings and…
This Week Then: Celebrating the History of Pike Place Market
Plus: See which Washington cities are celebrating birthdays this week
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Going to Market This week HistoryLink celebrates Seattle’s Pike Place Market, the focus of this year’s HistoryLunch fundraiser. More than a century ago, on August 17, 1907, the market opened after local farmers and shoppers rebelled against “commission men” — distributors who underpaid growers and…
This Week Then: Back to School in Washington State
Plus: The first newspaper in state history was published this week in 1852
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Back to School This week HistoryLink.org kicks off the new school year with a reminder to students and educators to check out our HistoryLink in the Classroom page, filled with a variety of tips on how to use HistoryLink, with textbook supplements, resources for tribal history, field-trip…
This Week Then: 50 Years Ago, 20,000 Hippies Converged in Washington for the Sky River Rock Festival
The event featured Santana, Grateful Dead and many more 60s legends. Plus: The time Elvis Presley performed where Bumbershoot will be held this weekend and more from this week in our state's history
This story was originally published at HistoryLink.org. Subscribe to their weekly newsletter. Sky River Rock Fifty years ago this week, on August 30, 1968, hordes of hippies descended on Sultan near the Skykomish River for the Sky River Rock Festival, one of America’s first multi-day, outdoor rock concerts. Over the next three days, approximately 20,000 fun-loving freaks frolicked…
The History of the Showbox in Seattle
The 79-year-old theater is at risk of being demolished to build a new 44-story residential tower. The Showbox has a rich history in Seattle, going back to the days of Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra and "Jumpin' Johnny" Kerns
This article from Historylink.org was published in July 2014. Founded in 1939 as the Show Box, Seattle’s historic Showbox Ballroom (1426 1st Avenue) is one of the town’s very few extant entertainment venues that can lay claim to having provided local music fans such an astonishing breadth of music over the decades. From the Jazz Age…
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