In November 1970, the Seattle City Council approved the Bay Freeway design and project, which had been in the works since 1960. The freeway was designed to connect Interstate-5 with the Seattle Center...
On November 3, 1970, Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson (1912-1983) wins a record-setting victory, gaining 82 percent of the vote in defeating Republican state senator Charles W. Elicker. Six of Washing...
In late 1970, the container shipping age begins at the Port of Tacoma as the Port's first container crane is completed and undergoes operational testing. The 242-foot-high Peiner crane, dubbed "Big Re...
On November 10, 1970, the freighter Anthemios arrives at the Port of Seattle's Pier 86 grain terminal, on the Seattle waterfront north of downtown below Queen Anne Hill, where it will take on the firs...
On November 11, 1970, the Seattle School Board adopts a Middle School Desegregation Plan calling for mandatory busing to achieve racial balance in four of the city's middle schools.
On November 20, 1970, the United States Department of the Interior names Marymoor Prehistoric Indian site a Registered National Historic Place, site No. 70000642. Evidence unearthed during a six-year-...
On December 3, 1970, the U.S. Senate rejects a new appropriation, previously approved by the House of Representatives, to continue development of the Boeing prototype of a civil supersonic transport, ...
On December 4, 1970, William ("Bill") Ruckelshaus (1932-2019) is sworn in as the first administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The newly formed agency is a conglomeration of 1...
On January 14, 1971, the Washington Supreme Court decides the case of three protestors charged with unlawful assembly during a March 29, 1968, sit-in at Franklin High School in Seattle. The Court reve...
On January 26, 1971, the King County Arts Commission unveils a new logo for King County. The new insignia is designed by Seattle graphic designer and illustrator Mits Katayama (1929-2014), who receive...
On January 27, 1971, George T. Rockrise & Associates presents a study of redevelopment options for Seattle's central waterfront for review by city officials. The plan, funded by the Forward Thrust par...
On March 1, 1971, Group Health Cooperative opens the Family Health Center on Capitol Hill. The center is managed by Gertrude Dawson, Group Health's first African American nurse, who plays a major role...