On November 7, 1991, the residents of Bainbridge Island vote to change the name of their city from Winslow to Bainbridge Island in response to Winslow's annexation of the entire island in 1990.
On November 16, 1991, the City of Seattle dedicates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park at S Waller Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Way in Rainier Valley. The park features a fountain and sculp...
On December 5, 1991, the Seattle Art Museum opens downtown at 1st Avenue and University Street. The $64 million structure has 155,000 square feet, four times the space of the old museum at Volunteer P...
On January 23, 1992, a group of local investors led by a Japanese billionaire announces plans to buy the Seattle Mariners, which would thwart a plan to move the team to Florida. Calling itself the Bas...
On January 23, 1992, former Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors head coach George Karl is hired to be the SuperSonics head coach. Karl's hiring comes on the heels of the club firing K. C. Jo...
On February 1, 1992, a group of skinheads and white supremacists with ties to the Aryan Nations discuss a plan to firebomb the Temple Beth Shalom in Spokane and carry out assassinations. An FBI inform...
On February 1, 1992, a dedication ceremony is held for what is then the largest library in the King County Library System (KCLS), at 25,000 square feet. The new library, located at 34200 1st Way S in ...
On February 13, 1992, seven environmental groups file a lawsuit seeking to block a U.S. Forest Service plan to log 123 million board feet of timber annually in the Colville National Forest. This is a ...
In March 1992, the Washington State Legislature orders the Air Transportation Commission (AIRTRAC) to study air -transportation issues facing the state, and imposes a moratorium on new runway developm...
On March 1, 1992, U.S. Senator Brock Adams ends his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. The announcement follows publication of a Seattle Times article alleging that he sexually harassed and moles...
On March 9, 1992, consultants hired by the Washington State Transportation Commission hold a public meeting on Vashon Island to discuss transportation issues across and around Puget Sound. One proposa...
On March 23-29, 1992, Seattle activists Larry Gossett (b. 1945), Roberto Maestas (1938-2010), Robert "Bob" Santos (1934-2016), and Bernie Whitebear (1937-2000), known as the Gang of Four, join Childre...
On April 7, 1992, Robert Schenkkan's (b. 1953) epic drama, The Kentucky Cycle, is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama. Seattle's Intiman Theatre mounted the play's world premiere production, directed...
On Sunday, April 12, 1992, the USS Missouri (BB-63) arrives under tow at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton for deactivation and storage at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. After six years of ...
On April 12, 1992, Fred Couples (b. 1959) comes from behind in the final round to win the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Course in Augusta, Georgia. It stands as the biggest victory in a ...
On April 30, 1992, the City of Bothell in King County doubles in size with the annexation of 5.3 square miles of Canyon Park in Snohomish County. Bothell becomes the third largest employment center in...
On May 1, 1992, at approximately 1:00 a.m., rioting erupts in Seattle following the acquittal of four Los Angeles police officers for the beating of Rodney King. The unrest continues the following nig...
On May 31, 1992, Frederick & Nelson, Seattle's premier department store, goes out of business.
On June 17, 1992, the Puget Sound Air Transportation Committee (PSATC) adopts its final report, titled "Flight Plan," and recommends the addition of a third runway to the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Inte...
On July 6, 1992, the King County Council approves an urban-growth boundary required by the recently enacted Growth Management Act (GMA) as a way to prevent sprawling uncontrolled development. The boun...
On July 20, 1992, the Tulalip Casino opens with 23 gambling stations for blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker. A maximum wager at 13 tables is set at $10 and at the remaining tables the maximum wager...
On July 20, 1992, Mayor Norm Rice appoints African American Roberta Palm Bradley as superintendent of Seattle City Light. She is the first woman and the first minority to head the department. She will...
On July 28, 1992, Washington Governor Booth Gardner (1936-2013) officiates at a dedication ceremony for the Coyote Ridge Corrections Center in Franklin County. The new state prison facility, located a...
On August 14, 1992, the "First Annual Twin Peaks Fest" begins in North Bend in eastern King County ("Twin Peaks Fans Plan ..."). The three-day festival will culminate with the American premier of Twin...