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Margaret McGregor of Bremerton defeats Loi Chow in the first sanctioned mixed-gender professional boxing match on October 9, 1999.

On October 9, 1999, Bremerton-born boxer Margaret McGregor defeats male challenger Loi Chow of Vancouver, British Columbia, in a four-round junior lightweight bout at Mercer Arena in Seattle. It is th...

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Boeing Sea Launch puts first satellite in orbit on October 9, 1999.

On October 9, 1999, the Boeing-led Sea Launch Company successfully launches its first satellite into orbit from a floating platform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.

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First Arab Festival is held at Seattle Center beginning on October 16, 1999.

On October 16 and 17, 1999, the first Arab Festival, celebrating the heritage of more than 5,000 state residents from 21 countries of the Arabic-speaking world, is held at Seattle Center.

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Seattle's Union Station re-opens as Sound Transit headquarters on October 16, 1999.

On October 16, 1999, Seattle's historic Union Station is formally rededicated as the headquarters of the Sound Transit, the regional transit authority for King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The bui...

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Mayor Schell advises Seattle business owners on October 29, 1999, of plans to handle protests during the upcoming WTO meeting.

On October 29, 1999, Seattle Mayor Paul Schell (1937-2014) writes an eight-page letter to Seattle business owners explaining the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting planned to occur fro...

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Seattle City Council approves revised Magnuson Park-Sand Point plan on November 1, 1999.

On November 1, 1999, the Seattle City Council approves a revised plan for the redesign of Magnuson Park and the former Sand Point naval station. The final plan varies from Mayor Paul Schell's proposal...

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Snohomish County Elections Committee hosts its first election watch party on November 2, 1999.

On the evening of November 2, 1999, friends and family of a new political advocacy group called the Snohomish County Elections Committee meet at the Everett Underground, a bar that caters to a primari...

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Federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson declares Microsoft a monopoly on November 5, 1999.

On November 5, 1999, Federal District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson (1937-2013) issues a formal finding of fact that Microsoft Corporation "enjoys monopoly power" in the market for computer oper...

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

On November 20, 1999, the NewHolly Branch, The Seattle Public Library, opens on Beacon Hill. It is the first branch built under the "Libraries For All" bond issue. The $1 million building replaces a d...

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Redmond Regional Library, then the King County Library System's second-largest library, is dedicated on November 20, 1999.

On November 20, 1999, a gala dedication celebration is held for the newest and second-largest library in the King County Library System (KCLS), located in Redmond, home to tech giants Microsoft and Ni...

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Governor Locke offers to send National Guard troops to Seattle to augment police during World Trade Organization (WTO) demonstrations on November 26, 1999.

On November 26, 1999, Washington Governor Gary Locke (b. 1950) offers to send National Guard troops to Seattle to augment Seattle police during expected demonstrations protesting the World Trade Organ...

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Protests in advance of the WTO conference in Seattle continue on November 28, 1999.

On Sunday, November 28, 1999, as trade officials from 135 member countries begin arriving in Seattle for the Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), two anti-WTO demonstrat...

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