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 ...
In June 1974, the International Examiner begins publishing in Seattle. The newspaper is conceived of by Gerald Yuasa, with the International District Branch of Sea-First Bank, and Lawrence Imamura, pr...
In June 1974, the Association of Seattle Prostitutes, a chapter of Coyote (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), issues its first newsletter. This file reproduces the entire text of the mimeographed newsle...
In June 1974, in Seattle, the feminist newspaper From the Ground Up publishes its first issue. The issue contains articles about unions for clerical workers, about CLUW (Coalition of Labor Union Women...
From June 24 to June 30, 1974, Seattle's lesbians and gays celebrate the city's first Gay Pride Week. This is the first event in the region in which the gay community as a whole comes out of its colle...
On June 24, 1974, a charter committee meets in Seattle to develop a constitution for the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The committee, made up of representatives from several Western Washingto...
On July 12, 1974, the Austin A. Bell Building, with its distinctive orange-red brick and terra cotta façade, is added to the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 2326 1st Avenue in ...
On Tuesday, August 6, 1974, a Burlington Northern Railway tank-car containing chemicals explodes in the Appleyard Terminal, South Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington, killing two people and injuring ...
On August 8, 1974, hours before assuming the presidency upon the resignation of Richard Nixon (1913-1994), Vice President Gerald Ford (1913-2006) awards the Medal of Honor to Larry Dahl (1949-1971) of...
On Saturday, August 24, 1974, Ronald James Anderson, age 31, accompanied by his wife and two children, arrives at the U.S.-Canadian border from Mission, British Columbia. At the Peace Arch Port of Ent...
On September 17, 1974, King County voters narrowly support continued use of Sand Point (later Magnuson Park) as an airport for light aircraft in a non-binding advisory vote. King County Council member...