On July 21, 1995, some 400 artists, students, faculty, staff, friends, and family converge at the Pilchuck Glass School outside Stanwood in Snohomish County to celebrate a school milestone: 25 years o...
On August 10, 1995 a funeral and memorial service is held for State Senator Calvin "Cal" Anderson (1948-1995). Anderson, Washington's first openly gay state legislator, died on August 4 from an AIDS-r...
On August 13, 1995, two National Park Service workers, including a park ranger, are killed on Mount Rainier while attempting to rescue an injured climber on upper Emmons Glacier. It is the first time ...
On August 31, 1995, Shoreline officially incorporates as a city. Residents of unincorporated King County between Seattle and On August 31, 1995, Shoreline officially incorporates as a city. Residents ...
On September 1, 1995, John Stanford (1938-1998), a retired Army Major General, becomes superintendent of Seattle Public Schools. Stanford immediately proposes changes to the way the school system serv...
On September 19, 1995, Seattle voters reject by a 47 to 53 percent margin a $111 million property-tax levy that would have funded the development and construction of the Seattle Commons. Designed as a...
On September 19, 1995, King County voters reject subsidy taxes to build a new stadium for the Seattle Mariners Baseball Club. The promise of a new stadium is a bid to keep the Mariners from being sold...
On September 28, 1995, in a 6 p.m. ceremony, the U.S. Navy bids farewell to its Sand Point base. The base is to become surplus federal property and transferred to the City of Seattle, which plans to a...
On October 2, 1995, the Seattle Mariners win the American League Western Division Championship with a record of 79 wins against 66 losses. In the American League Division Series, they best the New Yor...
On October 8, 1995, the Seattle Mariners win the first playoff series in their history, coming from behind in the 11th inning to beat the New York Yankees 6-5. Ken Griffey Jr. (b. 1969) scores the win...
On October 24, 1995, Norway's King Harald V (b. 1937) and Queen Sonja (b. 1937) arrive at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to begin a four-day visit that will include events in Olympia, Seattle, P...
On November 7, 1995, Washington voters overwhelmingly defeat three high-profile ballot measures that would have allowed unrestricted casino-style gambling on Indian reservations, banned most gillnet a...