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...
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 ...
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...
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...
On March 28, 2002, the last surviving Boeing 307 Stratoliner ditches into Elliott Bay at 1:15 p.m. after running out of fuel on a flight from Boeing Field to Everett. The 307 first flew in December 19...
On March 28, 2002, the Spokane environmental group Friends of the Falls unveils its Conceptual Plan for the Spokane River Gorge. The plan lays out the group's vision for the Spokane River Falls and Go...
On April 5, 2002, Layne Staley (1967-2002), singer, guitarist, and frontman for the popular Seattle band Alice in Chains, dies of a drug overdose. He was 34. The singer is found dead in his University...
On April 29, 2002, the Washington State Department of Ecology orders the Methow Valley Irrigation District to protect endangered fish by reducing its diversion of water from the Methow and Twisp river...
On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron, Seattle Mariners' center fielder, hits four home runs in four at-bats, including two in the first inning, to lead his team to a 15-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox at...
In May 2002, Poetry Northwest, the longest running poetry-only magazine in the United States, publishes its last issue. Founded by the poet Carolyn Kiser in 1959, the journal had been edited by David ...
During the week of May 13, 2002, three Seattle high school jazz bands win high honors at the extremely prestigious Essentially Ellington competition, held at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Roose...
On May 28, 2002, on behalf of the Metropolitan King County Council, Councilman Larry Phillips and King County Executive Ron Sims proclaim the day to be Association of King County Historical Organizati...