On August 4, 1989, Governor Booth Gardner (1936-2013) and 26 Washington tribes sign the Centennial Accord. The accord affirms the sovereignty of Washington's federally recognized tribes and calls for ...
On September 30, 1989, residents of the small community of Grays River in southwest Washington hold a rededication ceremony to celebrate the rehabilitation of the oldest covered bridge in the state th...
On October 12, 1989, University of Washington Professor Hans G. Dehmelt (1922-2017) and Wolfgang Paul (1913-1993) of Bonn University are named recipients of the Nobel Prize for Physics for their work ...
On October 19, 1989, the Jolly Roger restaurant, located at 8721 Lake City Way (formerly Bothell Way) burns in an arson fire. Originally named the China Castle, the building in its early years was hom...
On October 24, 1989, The Seattle Times reports a typo in the November 1989 Voters' Pamphlet that causes a ballot measure for King County Parks to ask for $60 million more than intended.
On November 7, 1989, King County voters approve Proposition 2, a $117.6 million bond issue to buy, protect or develop more than 3,000 acres of open space, 185 miles of trails, and 250 acres of park la...
On November 7, 1989, Norman B. Rice (b. 1943), a 10-year member of the Seattle City Council, defeats Seattle City Attorney Doug Jewett in a hotly contested campaign for mayor. Rice becomes the city's ...
The total population of Washington state in 1990 is 4,866,692, an increase of 734,339 (17.77 percent) from the 1980 count of 4,132,353. Statistics from the 1990 federal census reveal that Washington c...
On January 18, 1990, State Senator Jim West (1951-2006) of Spokane proposes an AIDS education measure that includes a provision making all sexual contact illegal for anybody unmarried under 18. West s...
On February 28, 1990, the city of Federal Way in south King County officially incorporates. Residents and officials of the new city mark the occasion with a celebration at a bowling alley. Federal Way...
On February 28, 1990, the City of SeaTac, located in King County, officially incorporates. Approximately 24,000 people reside in the new municipality, which will be run by a city council and a city m...
On April 1, 1990, the last day of a special legislative session, the state House and Senate give final approval to Washington's Growth Management Act (GMA). The law, which Governor Booth Gardner (193...