On June 14, 2000, poet and teacher Lucilla Perillo (1958-2016) receives a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation fellowship, also known as a "genius grant," one of the nation's most prestigious awards. Perillo...
Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on June 15, 2000, on Lake Washington, Enumclaw native Russ Wicks (b. 1966) drives the Miss Freei (U-25) hydroplane to a world speed record for a propeller driven boat. The 205...
On June 21, 2000, President Bill Clinton (b. 1946) presents 22 World War II heroes, including Seattleite William Kenzo Nakamura (d. 1944), the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military honor. Naka...
On June 23, 2000, the Experience Music Project opens at Seattle Center. The museum and education center occupies a flowing polychrome pavilion designed by Frank O. Gehry and inspired by Seattle-born r...
On July 31, 2000, The Seattle City Council approves Amendment 113304 by a vote of seven to one. This Council bill, sponsored by members Heidi Wills and Richard Conlin, renamed the Elevated Transportat...
On August 30, 2000, editorial cartoonist Milt Priggee (b. 1953) publishes his last cartoon at Spokane's oldest newspaper, the Spokesman-Review. His work delights the city's liberals but irritates the ...
On September 13, 2000, King County elections superintendent Julianne Kempf concedes that Initiative 53 has enough petition signatures to be allowed on the November general election ballot. Initiative-...
On September 18, 2000, at precisely 6:20 a.m., the first Sound Transit "Sounder" commuter train departs Tacoma for Seattle's King Street Station via the Kent Valley. The modern diesel train and its 33...
On September 20, 2000, the SuperSonics, in desperate need of the center they haven't had since Jack Sikma, acquire aging New York Knicks superstar Patrick Ewing in a four-team, 12-player deal. Seattle...
On September 25, 2000, the permanent home of the University of Washington Bothell Branch opens for classes with 1,300, upper-division students. The new Cascadia Community College also opens on the sam...
On October 30, 2000, Seattle Korean community leader Youngsu "Rocky" Kim was found shot to death at his West Seattle gas station and minimart. He was one of the Korean American community's brightest l...
On November 3, 2000, at 4:48 a.m., a 235-pound girl was born to Chai, an Asian elephant, at Woodland Park Zoo, after a typical 22-month elephant pregnancy. The birth was historic and not only for the ...