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FBI raids Somali stores Maka Mini Mart and Halal Meats in Seattle on November 7, 2001.

On November 7, 2001, the FBI raids the Maka Mini Mart and Halal Meats and the businesses sharing its space as part of an investigation into one of those businesses, Barakat Wire Transfer Service. The ...

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Denny Party lands again at Alki Beach on November 13, 2001.

On November 13, 2001, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and Alki Community Council stage a re-enactment of the arrival of Seattle's founding settlers 150 years earlier. More than 300 brave citi...

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Santa Claus opens the innovative "storefront library" known as Library Connection @ Crossroads in East Bellevue on November 23, 2001.

On November 23, 2001, at 10:00 a.m., Santa Claus opens the doors to the new Library Connection @ Crossroads, the King County Library System's new library space in the Crossroads Mall. This begins a da...

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Police arrest Green River Killer suspect on November 30, 2001.

On November 30, police arrest Gary Leon Ridgway as a suspect in the Green River Killer case. The case is one of the nation's worst unsolved serial murder cases, involving the murders of at least 49 yo...

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Fire destroys Masins Furniture store and other businesses in Old Bellevue on December 17, 2001.

On December 17, 2001, a three-alarm fire destroys a three-story commercial building housing Masins Furniture and other businesses in the 10200 block of Main Street in Old Bellevue. No one is injured, ...

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Amgen agrees to buy Immunex, Seattle's largest biotech firm, on December 18, 2001.

On December 18, 2001, Amgen, Inc. agrees to buy Immunex Corp., Seattle's largest biotech firm, for $16 billion in stock and cash. Amgen, based in Thousand Oaks, California outside Los Angeles, is the ...

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Washington State Ferries seals time capsule at Colman Dock on December 28, 2001.

On December 28, 2001, Washington State Ferries concludes the celebration of its first 50 years with the sealing and placement of a time capsule inside the Colman Clock case at Colman Dock on the Seatt...

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Nathan Chapman of Puyallup becomes first U.S. casualty in Afghanistan on January 4, 2002.

On January 4, 2002, Sergeant First Class Nathan Ross Chapman (1970-2002) of Puyallup is killed in eastern Afghanistan. He is the first U.S. casualty of enemy fire in the Afghanistan War. Sergeant Firs...

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Seattle Center opens historic Civic Center and Opera House time capsule on January 17, 2002.

On January 17, 2002, Mayor Greg Nickels (b. 1955), philanthropist Craig McCaw, and other dignitaries preside at the display of the contents of a time capsule first sealed on May 18, 1928, in the Civic...

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Everett Station opens on February 4, 2002.

On February 4, 2002, a ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the opening of Everett Station, an innovative civic facility that combines a multi-modal transportation center with college classrooms, employment ...

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State Supreme Court declares on February 21, 2002, that Washington's boundary extends north of the 49th parallel.

On February 21, 2002, the Washington State Supreme Court rules that the state's northern boundary extends beyond the 49th parallel. Since statehood in 1889, the state constitution has defined Washingt...

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Seattle City Council proclamation honors centennial of first municipal power bond vote on March 4, 2002.

On March 4, 2002, the Seattle City Council unanimously adopts a resolution honoring the March 4, 1902, approval of Seattle municipal bonds to fund development of a hydroelectric plant at Cedar Fall in...

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