On April 28, 1995, John W. Marshall and Christine Deavel open a bookstore in Seattle devoted exclusively to poetry and poetry-related titles. Open Books: A Poem Emporium is one of two such bookstores ...
In May 1995, scientists from Seattle's Hope Heart Institute publish the results of studies proving that so-called "healing cells" found on the inside walls of artificial arteries come from the bloodst...
On July 12, 1995, The Seattle Times reports that agreement is near between the Muckleshoot Tribe and the City of Seattle in which the tribe agrees to give up its claim to the 151-acre surplussed naval...
In July 1995, Group Health Cooperative launches an automated appointment, registration, and patient accounting system. The system solves the daunting problem of serving hundreds of thousands of consum...
On July 21, 1995, opponents of a controversial law that would restrict land-use regulation and require government to pay for reduced property values caused by some regulations submit more than 230,000...
On July 21, 1995, some 400 artists, students, faculty, staff, friends, and family converge at the Pilchuck Glass School outside Stanwood in Snohomish County to celebrate a school milestone: 25 years o...
On August 10, 1995 a funeral and memorial service is held for State Senator Calvin "Cal" Anderson (1948-1995). Anderson, Washington's first openly gay state legislator, died on August 4 from an AIDS-r...
On August 13, 1995, two National Park Service workers, including a park ranger, are killed on Mount Rainier while attempting to rescue an injured climber on upper Emmons Glacier. It is the first time ...
On August 31, 1995, Shoreline officially incorporates as a city. Residents of unincorporated King County between Seattle and On August 31, 1995, Shoreline officially incorporates as a city. Residents ...
On September 1, 1995, John Stanford (1938-1998), a retired Army Major General, becomes superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. Stanford immediately proposes changes to the way the school system serv...
On September 19, 1995, Seattle voters reject by a 47 to 53 percent margin a $111 million property-tax levy that would have funded the development and construction of the Seattle Commons. Designed as a...
On September 19, 1995, King County voters reject subsidy taxes to build a new stadium for the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club. The promise of a new stadium is a bid to keep the Mariners from being sold...