On March 6, 1987, Metro Transit and its contractors begin boring a 1.3 mile tunnel through the heart of downtown Seattle. The controversial project's goal is to create a new downtown right-of-way for ...
On March 13, 1987, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker crashes at Fairchild Air Force Base, Spokane County, while rehearsing maneuvers for an air show, killing six airmen and a spectator. The acciden...
On April 26, 1987, a bill approving creation of the Washington Wine Commission is sent to Governor Booth Gardner for his signature. The bill with its controversial funding plan has passed in the House...
On May 5, 1987, Port of Everett Commissioners unanimously vote to sell 143 acres of Port property for $43.5 million to the U.S. Navy for the purpose of building a homeport for the carrier USS Nimitz a...
On the evening of Friday May 16, 1987, a Spring Rapfest hip-hop concert is held at the Paramount Theatre (911 Pine Street). It features an up-and-coming local rapper, Sir Mix-A-Lot, as the opening act...
On May 24, 1987, a small-plane collision near Ritzville kills three members of the same family. The family takes off in a Cessna 172 and a Piper Cherokee P-28 from Pru Field at Ritzville, en route to ...
On May 27, 1987, while installing an irrigation sprinkler pipe through an apple orchard on Grant Road in East Wenatchee near the Columbia River, orchard workers Moises Aguirre and Mark Mickles uncover...
On June 10, 1987, Intiman Theatre opens George Bernard Shaw's (1856-1950) Man And Superman as the first production of its 15th season and the first to be put on in the newly renovated Seattle Playhous...
On July 8, 1987, three longtime workers at the Issaquah Skyport, a center for sky sports for nearly 30 years, make one last early morning sky dive. After years of controversy over the future of the ai...
On September 27, 1987, more than 2,000 people march 6.2 miles in Seattle to raise money for AIDS treatment and research. Starting at Memorial Stadium, the walkers proceed down Broad Street to Myr...
On October 13, 1987, two gunmen walk into an auto body shop on Pasco's east side and open fire with automatic weapons. The six men in the shop dive for cover but only one escapes death. All of the vic...
On October 24, 1987, the West Seattle Branch, The Seattle Public Library reopens after an eight-month, $620,000 renovation. The work includes removal from skylights of black paint that had been applie...