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Sammamish's first library opens on December 15, 1998.

On December 15, 1998, after a decade of planning and a year of construction, Sammamish's first library opens. Part of the King County Library System (KCLS), it is located at 825 228th Avenue NE in the...

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Clyde Ballard and Frank Chopp are elected co-Speakers of the state House of Representatives on January 11, 1999.

On January 11, 1999, state representatives elect both Republican Clyde Ballard and Democrat Frank Chopp to be Speaker of the House of Representatives. The designation of two co-Speakers, instead of th...

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HistoryLink.org is launched on January 15, 1999.

On January 15, 1999, the HistoryLink.org website is launched. HistoryLink.org is a free, evolving online encyclopedia of Seattle and King County history, which will soon expand to cover the entire sta...

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Comite Pro-Amnistia General Y Justicia Social is organized in Seattle in December 1999.

In December 1999, Comite Pro-Amnistia General Y Justicia Social is organized as a grassroots organization in Seattle to draw attention to the plight of immigrant laborers in Western Washington. The gr...

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Science-fiction writer Octavia Butler moves to Seattle in 1999.

In 1999, science-fiction writer Octavia Butler (1947-2006) moves to Seattle. Butler, one of the few African American women to achieve significant success as a science-fiction writer, has already had a...

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Department of Interior lists nine salmon runs as Endangered Species on March 16, 1999.

On March 16, 1999, the Department of the Interior lists nine salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest as endangered species. They join 15 other population groups of salmon already so listed. The listing c...

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Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties initiates Built Green environmental building program on March 17, 1999.

On March 17, 1999, the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBA) approves a mission statement for Built Green, a residential building program designed to help home buyers and ow...

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Seattle's Town Hall debuts on March 17, 1999.

On March 17, 1999, Seattle's Town Hall is launched with a free celebration of "Seattle's Favorite Poems," hosted by Robert Pinsky (b. 1940), poet laureate of the United States. As a warm-up for the ev...

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Microsoft stock splits for the eighth time on March 26, 1999.

On March 26, 1999, Microsoft Corporation stock splits for the eighth time since the stock became available to the public on March 13, 1986.

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Bogle & Gates, one of Seattle's largest and oldest law firms, dissolves on March 31, 1999.

On February 4, 1999, senior partners of Bogle & Gates vote to dissolve the 108-year-old law firm effective March 31. The decision is precipitated by the defection of eight key lawyers to the Minne...

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Washington establishes recognition days in honor of Mother Joseph and Marcus Whitman on April 16, 1999.

On April 16, 1999, Washington Governor Gary Locke signs into law SB 5734, which sets forth April 16 as Mother Joseph Day and September 4 as Marcus Whitman Day. These days (which are not legal holidays...

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Space Needle officially becomes a City of Seattle historic landmark on April 19, 1999.

On April 19, 1999, Seattle's Space Needle officially becomes a city historic landmark, perpetuating the legacy of the Seattle Center as a distinctive local institution.

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