On May 19, 1970, King County voters reject four Forward Thrust bond issues for a regional rail transit system, storm water control, community centers, and new County public health and safety facilitie...
The University District Chamber of Commerce holds Seattle's first modern street fair on May 23 and 24, 1970. Police close University Way NE to traffic from NE 50th Street to NE 41st Street, and turn o...
On May 23, 1970, President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) cancels plans to ship surplus nerve gas through Puget Sound because of the large number of bombings in Seattle. The decision follows three civil...
On May 28, 1970, seven Seattle residents file suit in Federal Court to stop the construction of Interstate 90 through the Mount Baker neighborhood. The suit (Lathan v. Volpe) alleges that the U.S. Dep...
On June 1, 1970, Seattle's unemployment rate is at 10 percent compared to a national average of 4.5 percent. The joblessness is the result of massive reductions at the Boeing Co. during 1969-1970. Une...
On June 13, 1970, Senator Henry M. Jackson (1912-1983) dedicates a new building for the Walla Walla Public Library. Established in 1897, the library moved into its first building, built with funds fr...
On June 22, 1970, the University of Washington Daily eliminates Female and Male Sections from Help Wanted Classified Ads. This is one of the first papers in the nation to establish this policy.
On June 30, 1970, the U.S. Navy deactivates the Naval Air Station at Sand Point in Seattle. The aviation facilities are to become surplus, with some land possibly to be transferred to the City of Seat...
On July 7, 1970, the exhibition Japanese American Pride and Shame opens at MOHAI (Seattle's Museum of History &Industry). This pathbreaking exhibit includes photographs and artifacts that tell "a ...
On July 7, 1970, after a two-week investigation, police raid Volunteer Park, located on 4th Avenue in Pasco. Officers arrest about 20 people. The next evening, while police are patrolling the park, yo...
On July 14, 1970, Seattle restaurateurs Julia and Francois Kissel hold a dinner party and parade in Pioneer Square to celebrate Bastille Day, France’s national holiday, a celebration that will c...
On July 20, 1970, Japanese journalist Kazuo Ito (1924-2001) begins a weeklong visit to the Pacific Northwest for a series of book-publication parties hosted by Japanese Americans in five Northwest cit...