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New Skyway Library, in the suburbs south of Seattle, holds dedication ceremony on March 8, 1970.

On March 8, 1970, the new Skyway Library, in the suburbs south of Seattle, is dedicated. The new 5,200-square-foot building at 7612 S 126th Street replaces a tiny library from 1954 that was less than ...

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Police from Seattle and King County occupy University of Washington on March 12, 1970, after demonstrations injure 17 persons.

On March 12, 1970, 200 Seattle and King County Police Officers occupy buildings at the University of Washington after demonstrations over several days by the Black Student Union and the Seattle Libera...

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Arsonist kills 20 and injures 10 at the Ozark Hotel fire in Seattle on March 20, 1970.

At 2:30 a.m. on March 20, 1970, an arsonist sets a fire that sweeps up two stairways of the five-story wooden Ozark Hotel at Westlake Avenue and Lenora Street in Seattle. Fourteen men and six women di...

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Governor Dan Evans appoints Dr. Robert Flennaugh, first African American to serve on UW Board of Regents, on March 25, 1970.

On March 25, 1970, Dr. Robert Flennaugh (b. 1938) becomes the first African American to serve on the University of Washington Board of Regents when Washington Governor Daniel J. Evans (b. 1925) appoin...

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Seattle Public Library's first fine-free day yields return of 9,000 overdue books on March 26, 1970.

On March 26, 1970, The Seattle Public Library institutes its first fine-free day and borrowers return nearly 9,000 overdue books.

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Chicago Seven defendant Tom Hayden speaks at University of Washington on April 3, 1970.

On April 3, 1970, Chicago Seven defendant Tom Hayden (1939-2016) addresses approximately 2,000 persons at the University of Washington. Hayden was a co-founder of the radical Students for a Democratic...

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Federal Way 320th Library is dedicated on April 5, 1970.

On Sunday, April 5, 1970, the Federal Way 320th Library is opened and dedicated. The new 10,000-square-foot library at 848 S 320th Street replaces a small library that has been located since 1956 in t...

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Grand jury indicts Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) leaders on April 16, 1970, for conspiracy to riot in planning February demonstration.

On April 16, 1970, a federal grand jury indicts Seattle Liberation Front (SLF) leaders for conspiracy to riot in planning a February 17, 1970, demonstration in Seattle. Charges are filed against Micha...

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Chuck Close's groundbreaking Big Self-Portrait is shown publicly for the first time on April 17, 1970.

On April 17, 1970, American painter Charles "Chuck" Close (1940-2021) exhibits his breakthrough painting Big Self-Portrait (1967-1968) publicly for the first time. The huge self-portrait, a painted en...

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First Seattle production of Hair debuts at the Moore Theater on April 18, 1970.

On April 18, 1970, a local production of the "American tribal love rock musical" Hair debuts at the specially refurbished Moore Theater. The counter-culture play, which had set records on Broadway, me...

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Earth Day first observed in Seattle on April 22, 1970.

On April 22, 1970, the first Earth Day, a nationwide program to spend one day considering issues of environmental protection, is observed in Seattle with teach-ins at the University of Washington and ...

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Senator Henry M. Jackson is cheered and heckled during speeches about the environment at the University of Washington and Washington State University on the first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970.

On April 22, 1970, Senator Henry M. Jackson (1912-1983) is cheered and heckled during speeches about the environment at the University of Washington and Washington State University on the first Earth ...

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