On November 9, 1973, Jim Nicholls signs off the air with his last broadcast on KAYE radio in Puyallup. The controversial station has been fighting termination of its broadcasting license since 1969. I...
In December 1973, after two summers at Pilchuck Glass School in Snohomish County, Lewis Cole "Buster" Simpson (b. 1942) follows the recommendation of a friend and moves to Seattle, where immediately h...
In 1974, the uniquely industrial looking Gas Works Park opens on the northern shore of Lake Union in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle. The site had been a gas manufacturing plant from 1907 to 1...
In 1974, the biweekly Filipino newspaper Bayanihan Tribune begins publishing in Seattle. The publisher is Ely U. Orias and the editor is Dione Corsilles. The paper opposes the Marcos regime in the Phi...
In 1974, Tacoma City Light begins using conservation as a means of meeting the increased demand for electricity. A number of programs evolve to make better use of energy such as Watt Watcher, Tight Wa...
In 1974, 10 women, including four minorities, enter the electrical trades at Seattle City Light as part of affirmative action policies of the Wes Uhlman mayoral administration. Over the next 25 years,...
On February 9, 1974, a crowd gathers in Lowell (part of Everett) to witness and record the historic finale to pulp and paper production in the town. The demise of this industry in Lowell is noted with...
On February 12, 1974, Federal Judge George Boldt (1903-1984) issues an historic ruling reaffirming the rights of Washington's Indian tribes to fish in accustomed places. The "Boldt Decision" allocates...
On March 5, 1974, the Seattle Arts Commission meets to review a model of the proposed Waterfront Fountain for the new Waterfront Park being developed on the city's downtown piers. As one of his final ...
On April 29, 1974, construction begins for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, which will transport oil from the North Slope of Alaska 800 miles to the tanker terminal at Valdez. The $8 billion dollar project ...
On May 1, 1974, the Washington State Pavilion Opera House opens with a concert featuring the Spokane Symphony, Roberta Peters (1930-2017), and Edward Villella (b. 1936). The red-carpet affair takes pl...
On May 4, 1974, President Richard M. Nixon (1913-1994) presides over the opening of Expo '74, Spokane's World's Fair. Addressing a crowd of 85,000 -- including a few hecklers -- Nixon says he is most ...