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...
On September 21, 1992, Longacres racetrack in Renton closes after 59 years. The final race is run without commentary, allowing a breathless record crowd of 23,258 to listen unimpeded to the pounding o...
On October 4, 1992, Seattle's Hope Heart Institute dedicates a $450,000 remodeling project that transformed what was once an old frame house into a modern cardiovascular research center, with updated ...
On October 12, 1992, Edmond H. Fischer (b. 1920) and Edwin G. Krebs (b. 1918) of the University of Washington School of Medicine are named as recipients of the Nobel Prize for Medicine for their disco...
On November 3, 1992, the Seattle Port Commission approves Resolution 3125 to commence planning for a "third runway" at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The action follows a three-year "Flight Pla...
On November 3, 1992, Washington voters favor Democrats, giving Bill Clinton (b. 1946) the state's electoral votes for president and electing Mike Lowry (1939-2017) as governor and Patty Murray (b. 195...
On November 3, 1992, Velma Veloria is elected to the Washington State Legislature. She is the first Filipina elected to a state legislature in the continental United States. She will serve for 12 year...
On December 4, 1992, the prestigious journal Science publishes five papers on what is now known as the Seattle Fault Zone, a previously undescribed, several-mile-wide area of crustal weakness running ...
On January 5, 1993, just after midnight, Washington resumes the death penalty by hanging Westley Allan Dodd at the state penitentiary in Walla Walla. Dodd's execution is the first in the state since J...