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Bellevue Library opens in large new building on July 1, 1993.

On July 1, 1993, the Bellevue Library moves into its new building in downtown Bellevue. This is the library's eighth home since it was originally formed by the Bellevue Women's Club in 1925. In 1967, ...

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Aso Mo Samoa or Samoan Community Day starts in Seattle's Jefferson Park Playfield in August 1993.

In August 1993, the Samoan residents of Seattle come together at the Jefferson Park Playfield for its first "Aso Mo Samoa" or Samoan Community Day. The day-long event celebrates Samoan cultural herita...

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Seattle Lesbian Cancer Project is organized in August 1993.

In August of 1993, a small group of women started a lesbian cancer support group to fill a void in health care by providing a supportive environment specifically designed to meet the special needs of ...

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Borracchini's Bakery in Seattle prepares 125 wedding cakes, enough to serve an estimated 13,780 wedding guests, on August 21, 1993.

On Saturday, August 21, 1993, Borracchini's Bakery & Mediterranean Market in Seattle bakes, decorates, and sells a record 125 wedding cakes, enough, owner Remo Borracchini estimates, to serve 13,7...

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Art-warfare guerrillas in Seattle attach ball and chain to Hammering Man on September 6, 1993.

On Labor Day, September 6, 1993, art-warfare guerrillas attach a 700-pound ball-and-chain to Hammering Man, the 48-foot-tall metal sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky that stands in front of the Seattle Ar...

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First Salmon Homecoming Celebration is held in Seattle on September 16, 1993.

On September 16, 1993, the first Salmon Homecoming Celebration is held on the Seattle waterfront. The Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission and the Seattle Aquarium, with the support of local tribes, ...

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Regional Transit Authority (RTA) board convenes for first time on September 17, 1993.

On September 17, 1993, the newly formed Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority (RTA) board meets for the first time. The board consists of elected officials from King, Pierce, and Snohomish co...

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Seattle Children's Theatre debuts new home on September 20, 1993.

On September 20, 1993, Seattle Children's Theatre debuts its new home, located just west of the Pacific Science Center on the grounds of Seattle Center. The new building includes the 482-seat Charlott...

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The Iron Goat Trail opens on October 2, 1993.

Nearly seven years in the making, the Iron Goat Trail officially opens to hikers on October 2, 1993, at the Martin Creek Trailhead, located in King County off U.S. 2 about six miles east of Skykomish....

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Major retrospective of Al Smith's photography debuts at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry on October 15, 1993.

On Friday evening, October 15, 1993, the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) holds a grand opening for a photo exhibit celebrating the life work of Al Smith. Titled Jazz on the Spot: Photographs by A...

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State voters approve "three-strikes" law and spending limits and King County voters elect Gary Locke as Executive and choose six new members for expanded County Council on November 2, 1993.

On November 2, 1993, Washington voters overwhelmingly approve the state's first "three-strikes" law and narrowly approve state spending limits while rejecting a tax rollback measure. King County vote...

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Group Health Cooperative and Virginia Mason Medical Center announce a "strategic alliance" on November 7, 1993.

On November 7, 1993, Group Health Cooperative and Virginia Mason Medical Center announce a "strategic alliance" between their two organizations. The move follows the passage of Washington's Health Ser...

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Ken Bunting becomes managing editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on November 15, 1993, becoming the first African American to reach that level at a Washington daily newspaper.

On November 15, 1993, Kenneth F. Bunting (1948-2014) becomes managing editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He is the first African American to run a newsroom at any of Washingtonâ€&tra...

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President Clinton convenes APEC summit on Blake Island on November 20, 1993.

On November 20, 1993, President William J. Clinton convenes a "summit" with 13 leaders of Pacific Rim nations attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference, or APEC, in Seattle. The histo...

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Seattle City Council approves Magnuson Park-Sand Point plan on November 22, 1993.

On November 22, 1993, the Seattle City Council approves Community Preferred Reuse Plan for Sand Point. The ambitious and somewhat controversial plan covers 151 acres of the former naval base and inclu...

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Tacoma City Council approves Chinese Reconciliation Resolution on November 30, 1993.

On November 30, 1993, the Tacoma City Council approves the Chinese Reconciliation Resolution (Resolution 32415) to make amends for the 1885 expulsion of the entire Chinese community in Tacoma by the m...

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Grunge-rock luminaries Nirvana perform scorching homecoming concert for MTV at Seattle's historic Pier 48 along Elliott Bay on December 13, 1993.

On December 13, 1993, in a decrepit warehouse on Pier 48 along Seattle's Elliott Bay waterfront, beloved Seattle grunge-rock band Nirvana wows a select audience with 18 stellar songs that encompass th...

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William H. Gates III, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, marries Melinda French on January 1, 1994.

On January 1, 1994, William H. Gates III, 38, co-founder of Microsoft Corporation, marries Melinda French, 29, a mid-level Microsoft executive, in a $1 million seaside ceremony on the Hawaiian island ...

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After 21 years in legislature, Representative Helen Sommers becomes chair of House Appropriations Committee on January 10, 1994.

On January 10, 1994, Democratic State Representative Helen Sommers (b. 1932) of Seattle's 36th District, is appointed chair of the House Appropriations Committee by Speaker Brian Ebersole (b. 1947). I...

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Tacoma City Council appoints Harold Moss as mayor in a unanimous vote on January 25, 1994.

On Tuesday, January 25, 1994, in the wake of the sudden death of Mayor Jack Hyde (1934-1994), Harold Moss (1929-2020) becomes the first African American mayor of Tacoma. Hyde had asked his close frien...

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Tacoma City Light taps Wynoochee River for power in 1994.

In 1994, Tacoma City Light taps the Wynoochee River in the Olympic Mountains for hydroelectricity. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built a flood-control dam there in 1972. Tacoma invested $25 million...

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Helen and Bill Thayer set out for a year in the Arctic Circle to study the gray wolf on April 1, 1994.

On April 1, 1994, Snohomish County residents Helen Thayer (b. 1937) and her husband Bill Thayer (b. 1926) set out for a year in the Arctic Circle, where they plan to study the behavior of arctic gray ...

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Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain commits suicide on April 5, 1994.

On April 5, 1994, Kurt Cobain (1967-1994) commits suicide at his home at 171 Lake Washington Boulevard in Seattle. His body is not found until April 8, when it is discovered by an electrician. The 27-...

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North Bend Library opens in new building on April 11, 1994.

On April 11, 1994, the North Bend Library reopens in a new 9,600-square-foot building located at 115 E 4th Street. The new facility replaces a building on the same block originally built in 1958 and e...

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