On November 5, 1987, biologists with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife haul out perhaps the biggest fish ever seen in Lake Washington. Weighing in at 670 pounds and measuring 11 feet long...
On November 9, 1987, Democrat Calvin B. "Cal" Anderson (1948-1995) becomes Washington state's first openly gay legislator when the King County Council appoints him to a vacant seat in the House of Rep...
On December 1, 1987, NASA selects Boeing to be the prime contractor for design and construction of the science and living modules for the International Space Station. Boeing beats Martin Marietta for ...
On January 30, 1988, Friendship One, a United Airlines Boeing 747-SP, lands at Seattle's Boeing Field at 8:45 a.m. after circling the globe in 36 hours, 54 minutes, and 15 seconds, breaking the speed ...
On March 30, 1988, explorer and educator Helen Thayer (b. 1937) becomes the first woman to trek solo to the magnetic North Pole. Accompanied by her dog Charlie, a husky mix trained to warn of nearby p...
On April 8, 1988, workers complete primary excavation of a pair of 18-foot diameter tubes and five stations for the downtown Seattle transit tunnel. Work had begun on March 6, 1987, and the tunnel wil...
On May 1, 1988, the new issue of Seattle music and pop-culture magazine The Rocket includes, among its many "Musicians Wanted" classified advertisements, a "Drummer Wanted" notice written and purchase...
On May 18, 1988, tribal fishing activist and U.S. military veteran David Sohappy Sr. (1925-1991) is released on federal parole from the Geiger Corrections Center in Spokane. With his son, Sohappy has ...
On June 5, 1988, Nirvana, an obscure grunge band from Aberdeen, plays a set at the Central Tavern in Seattle's Pioneer Square. Among the handful of people in attendance on a quiet Sunday evening are&n...
On June 10, 1988, the King County Council vote unanimously to put on the ballot an $85.8 million program to buy open space, acquire trails, and expand the Seattle Aquarium in the September 20 primary.
On June 13, 1988, the Seattle City Council adopts the Harborfront Public Improvement Plan. City planners envision a central waterfront that embraces maritime history, provides view corridors and publi...
On June 18, 1988, 72 descendants of Washington settlers reverse their ancestors and petition the Bureau of Indian Affairs in support of federal recognition of the Duwamish Tribe.