On October 17, 1975, 700 Seattle City Light electricians strike for 98 days, which is the longest public employee strike in Washington history. At issue are work rules and wages. The strike will be se...
On October 22, 1975, King Olav V of Norway visits Poulsbo to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Norwegian immigration to America. Poulsbo, located in Kitsap County and nicknamed "Little Norway," welcom...
On November 1, 1975, William Arthur Bulley (b. 1925) becomes the Director of Highways for the state Highway Department. When in September 1977 the Legislature creates the Washington State Department o...
Beginning on December 1, 1975, one of the worst floods in Snohomish County's history strikes. A combination of rain and melting snow in the mountains cause several Snohomish County rivers to flood, wi...
On December 1, 1975, Miles Nelson defeats Liberino ("Lib") Tufarolo in a coin toss to determine the winner of Clyde Hill's mayoral election. The election a few weeks earlier ended in a 576-576 tie, an...
Early Thursday morning on December 4, 1975, in Seattle, the driver of a tanker truck hauling a full trailer of gasoline loses control of his rig in the southbound lanes of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, in ...
On December 4, 1975, heavy rains flood the Nisqually River, causing it to breach the dike surrounding the Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (later the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually Wildlife Refuge), allo...
On December 5, 1975, Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman (b. 1935) proclaims that the Yesler Branch, The Seattle Public Library at 23rd Avenue and Yesler Way will be renamed the Douglass-Truth Branch and will ho...
On December 13, 1975, Broadview Branch, The Seattle Public Library opens for business. Construction funds and a design for the branch had been approved in 1967, but then the City Council shifted funds...
On December 15, 1975, Northwest Native American artist Marvin Oliver (1946-2019) unveils a set of four carved and painted murals of Haida designs at the Seattle Public Library branch in the Broadview ...
On December 26, 1975, three elected officials, Senator Warren G. Magnuson (1905-1989), Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman (b. 1935), and Seattle City Councilwoman Jeanette Williams (1914-2008) plant a ceremonia...
In 1976, Edwin T. Pratt Park is named in honor of Seattle Urban League executive director Edwin Pratt (1930-1969), who was slain by unknown assailants at his home in 1969. The park is bounded by 20th ...