On December 24, 1985, right-wing extremist David Lewis Rice brutally murders civil rights attorney Charles Goldmark, his wife, Annie Goldmark, and his two sons, Colin, 10, and Derek, 12, in their home...
In 1986 the Seattle Samoan Cricket League forms and organizes games of this cherished pastime of Seattle's Samoan community. The league holds games at the Genesee Field in Rainier Valley, but the bois...
On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger explodes during take-off, killing shuttle commander Francis R. "Dick" Scobee (1939-1986) and six other astronauts. Billions of people around the world...
On January 6, 1986, a scheduled game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Phoenix Suns in the Coliseum is cancelled on account of rain leaking through the arena roof, the first ever "rain out" for ...
On January 25, 1986, one of the most iconic symbols of Seattle, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer globe, takes up residence on top of the newspaper's new headquarters at 101 Elliott Avenue West. This is ...
On February 24, 1986, the King County Council passes Motion 6461 renaming King County to commemorate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968), the civil rights leader, rather than William Rufus...
On February 25, 1986, the Supreme Court of the United States hands down a decision affirming the right of local jurisdictions to regulate the location of adult-entertainment venues. The case is brough...
On March 13, 1986, Microsoft offers the first shares to the public. Share prices rise from $26 to $29 before closing at $27.25.
On April 28, 1986, the King County Council approves an $8.4-million-per-year Surface Water Management program. The program funds construction and maintenance of drainage and flood-control systems des...
On May 27, 1986, KIRO Television introduces a new feature on its 6:30 p.m. newscast: brief Point-Counterpoint exchanges between conservative organizer John Carlson (b. 1959) and left-wing writer Walt ...
On August 7, 1986, the U.S. Forest Service acts to protect the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) from decline and extinction by limiting timber sales in mature portions of National For...
On August 13, 1986, a $180,000 exhibit on the State of the Sound opens officially at the Seattle Aquarium. The aquarium believes the exhibit, which explores the health of Puget Sound, is the first in ...