On April 2, 1973, Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman (b. 1935) nominates Seattle attorney Barbara T. Yanick (1936-1992) for a newly created position on the Seattle Municipal Court. Yanick, a former deputy prose...
On Sunday, April 8, 1973, in a spectacular early morning fire, the three-story Castle Apartments in LaConner owned by Art Herrold (1888-1973) and Mary Fanny (Watrous) Herrold (1889-1991) loses its thi...
On May 11, 1973, NBA legend Bill Russell (1934-2022) is hired to coach the Seattle SuperSonics after the team suffers through a dismal 26-56 season in 1972-1973. Russell's coaching experience includes...
On March 22, 1973, the Washington State Senate ratifies the federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by a vote of 29 to 19. Although it was approved by the U.S. Congress in March 1972, the ERA must be rat...
On May 24, 1973, the Washington Supreme Court holds that labor organizers and attorneys cannot be convicted of trespass for entering a migrant worker camp on private property to meet with workers and ...
On June 29, 1973, Walter Carr opens Elliott Bay Book Co. at 101 S Main Street in Pioneer Square. Carr will transform "a one-room bookshop into a one-of-a-kind, nationally-known institution that's larg...
On July 17, 1973, after more than 60 years of promoting the use of electricity, Seattle City Light inaugurates Kill-A-Watt to encourage conservation. Planners project that the demand for electric powe...
In September 1973, at the suggestion of Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman (b. 1935), Metro Transit establishes a 24-hour downtown "Magic Carpet" zone within which patrons could ride any bus for free. The zone ...
On September 22, 1973, the Group Health membership voted by a narrow margin (214 to 271) for coverage of contraception. The argument about contraception had been building for months, and board member...
On October 18, 1973, H. Dolores Dasalla Sibonga (b. 1931) becomes the first Filipina American to be admitted to the Washington State Bar.
On October 29, 1973, David Towne, Seattle park superintendent, recommends that the new Seattle Aquarium be built in the central waterfront at Pier 59 instead of piers 60 and 61. The location of the aq...
On November 6, 1973, voters re-elect Wesley C. Uhlman (b. 1935) as mayor of the City of Seattle.