In 1977, Martin and Dolores Sibonga begin publishing the Filipino Forum in Seattle. It is a monthly paper that urges others to take part in "united minority action" and in the civil rights movement of...
On January 10, 1977, King County Superior Court Judge David Soukup organizes Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) to speak for children in dependency and custody cases. Specially trained voluntee...
On January 30, 1977, reporter Sid Copeland of The Seattle Times reports on the success of an ad campaign of memorably quirky television commercials for Rainier beer. This isn't surprising news, a...
On February 14, 1977, Seattle's first Fat Tuesday, a Mardi Gras festival, opens in Pioneer Square. Although no public events are planned for that Monday, merchants busy themselves decorating their pre...
On Friday and Saturday nights, February 18 and February 19, 1977, police report that crowds at the first carnival-style Fat Tuesday celebration in Seattle's Pioneer Square have turned unruly and offic...
On February 18, 1977, with the Seattle Aquarium nearing completion, aquarium director Doug Kemper announces admission fees to meet a $962,000 annual operating budget. Fees for adults will be $2.50, wi...
On Sunday evening, March 6, 1977, the Ramones make their rockin' Seattle debut in the Olympic Hotel's elegant Georgian Room -- a most unlikely venue for any type of underground youth-culture event. Ho...
On April 1, 1977, the American Consulting Engineers Council awards the soon-to-be-opened Seattle Aquarium the Grand Conceptor Award for the highest achievement in engineering excellence in 1977.
On April 3, 1977, an arsonist sets fire to the Top of the Ocean Restaurant in Tacoma, extensively damaging the landmark building. A suspect, David W. Levage (b. ca. 1950), is arrested the following da...
On April 6, 1977, the Seattle Mariners play their first game, marking the return of Major League Baseball to the city. The California Angels defeat the Mariners 7-0 before 57,762 fans at the Kingdome....
On the evening of Saturday, April 9, 1977, Michigan's veteran proto-punk icon Iggy Pop (b. 1947) finally makes his Seattle concert debut before a crowd of devotees -- some of whom have been fans of hi...
On April 19, 1977, the state House of Representatives approves, by a margin of 81 to 13, a bill that will ensure Washingtonians do not need to pay to use public toilets. Although originally introduced...