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Today in Washington History

Forward Thrust unveils $1.1 billion transit plan for King County on November 20, 1969.

Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site is placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1970.

Seattle research center is renamed Bob Hope International Heart Research Institute on November 20, 1980.

President Clinton convenes APEC summit on Blake Island on November 20, 1993.

Seattle School Board votes to end mandatory busing for desegregation in elementary schools on November 20, 1996.

NewHolly Branch, The Seattle Public Library, opens on November 20, 1999.

Sea-Tac International Airport's third runway opens on November 20, 2008.

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Rockin' Robin Roberts, former singer with Tacoma rock band, the Wailers, dies in an automobile accident on December 22, 1967.

Walla Walla honors native son and World War II hero General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright on November 9, 1945.

The Sumas Roundup premieres on September 21, 1923.

WTO Meeting and Protests in Seattle (1999) -- Part 2

Seattle Repertory Theatre debuts with King Lear in the Seattle Playhouse on November 13, 1963.

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A-Y-P Exposition Baseball Children’s Hospital Dance Marathons Group Health King County 1st Citizens Lewis & Clark Military History Music & Musicians Port of Seattle Port of Tacoma	Rivers in Time Rose Red & Spooks Sea-Tac Airport Seattle City Light Seattle Public Library Visual Arts Washington Forests Washington State Ferries Women's History WTO 1999 Protests

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State of Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation, Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development	City of Seattle Greg Nickels, Mayor Richard Conlin, President Seattle City Council	King County Ron Sims, County Executive Julia Patterson, Chair Metropolitan King County Council

The Seattle Public Library	Group Health Cooperative	King County Lodging Tax

Port of Tacoma	Museum of History & Industry	Mayor's Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs