#OnThisDay in 1969, the Seattle Pilots played their first game. historylink.org/File/1022

I don't think Kamala Harris would've threatened to commit genocide in Iran on a random Tuesday morning a month after starting an unwinnable war with them for no reason

#OnThisDay in 1989, KING-TV's "Almost Live!" ran an April Fools' prank that the Space Needle had collapsed, and more than a few people fell for it. historylink.org/File/20446

Hey, look. It's a decent scan of this legendary image!

The Federal government use to build housing

to be clear: the economy is hit and the engines are on fire We can still pull out and land safely, with some roughness, but all together everyone will make it out okay the timeframe to take that option is rapidly closing, meanwhile we are still taking fire that will make landing even harder

Couple at the next table on what appears to be a first date: Man: There's no team I've spent more time hating than the Mariners Woman: You're an Astros fan? Man: Mariners fan.

#OnThisDay in 1937, Governor Clarence D. Martin signed into law State Bill 186 outlawing dance marathons statewide. historylink.org/File/5599

#OnThisDay in 1937, the Twin T-Ps Restaurant opened near Green Lake in Seattle. historylink.org/File/2890

Everyone stop what you're doing, the Mariners are selling fries, nachos, and fish and chips in ferries now. www.mlb.com/mariners/bal...

#OnThisDay in 1910, the worst avalanche disaster in US history occurred at Wellington near Stevens Pass. historylink.org/File/5127

I grab the first person nearby by the collar; "WHAT YEAR IS IT?" "It's....2077" "Did the Sounders beat RSL away yet?" "Nnnnnooo." I let out a primal scream in the rain and dive back into portal. I still search for a timeline to this day where we win at RSL

Look at this *gorgeous* little Psion Series 3 handheld computer from 1991! Hinges and screen are perfect, but I like to reinforce the hinges with 3M tape, as this is a key point of vulnerability. 😍

If this is the Coach of the Year game, then one side is winning right now and it ain't the guy who actually got the award ijs

robot attack, screenshot, trs-80 (1981) www.mobygames.com/game/124452/...

The memorial to Alex Pretti has grown here at Harborview. Hospital staff say it's important to speak out against what they say is police violence and injustice in Minneapolis. " It's just to the point where it's intolerable, says Kyla Haggith, a nurse here, "it's too much."

Version 2 of my Commodore 64 Ultimate Starlight keyboard brace is out. I have increased thickness from 17.5 to 19mm based off feedback and it now makes solid contact and keeps the keyboard from bending. Like and repost! Get it here: www.printables.com/model/152480...

casio cassiopeia e-105 (2000) archive.org/details/inte...

#OnThisDay in 1918, the Camp Lewis 91st Division football team played the Mare Island Marines in the Rose Bowl. historylink.org/File/10686

#OnThisDay in 1966, Boeing won the contract to develop a prototype supersonic transport (SST) historylink.org/File/2687

Not to pile on but if we get 1 more TD then it would be our 5th half this year scoring 31 points or more

Boom, touchdown Seahawks

fumika suzuki, recording dialogue for phantasm on the sega saturn (1997) archive.org/details/sega...

Barner!

Yes! Defense getting back our turnovers

That's a pass

That's 0/5 on third downs for Carolina vs Seahawks

#OnThisDay in 1966, the ferry Hyak was launched. Now retired, its horn lives on as the goal horn at Seattle Kraken hockey games. historylink.org/File/5304 @seattlekraken.com

Fam, this stat is actually fucking NUTS 😂

#OnThisDay in 1922, the Mack Theatre in Port Angeles opened. historylink.org/File/5165

#OnThisDay in 1947, the Chubby & Tubby war-surplus shop held its Grand Opening in Seattle. historylink.org/File/9535

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

sound blaster, print ad, excerpt (1995) archive.org/details/comp...

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#OnThisDay in 1968, the Seattle SuperSonics acquired Lenny Wilkens. historylink.org/File/3058

#OnThisDay in 1991, The Stranger began publication in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3506 @thestranger.com

#OnThisDay in 1950, the ferry Leschi made its last run, ending ferry service on Lake Washington. historylink.org/File/2638

sandy petersen, computer game developers conference (1994) archive.org/details/PC-P...

Ghostbusters. Activision, 1984. #80s #C64 #Commodore👻🚫

akihabara, tokyo, japan (1988) archive.org/details/PC_C...

Increasingly thinking that the Turing test says less about how clever a machine is, and more about how gullible a human being can be.

commodore 128, print ad, imagery (1985) archive.org/details/1985...

ROWDY TELLEZ IS A DAMN BRICK WALL

What’s a stat that sounds fake but is 100% true? I’ll start: Ichiro Suzuki’s 9th major league at bat was the last time his career batting average was below .300

Did you hear that K-Pod was seen in Monterey, California earlier this month? Well, they booked it back north, because this morning they were seen going north through Active Pass! 🤯 Ks averaged about 90 miles a day to make it from California back to the Salish Sea in just 11 days. #whalesky #orca

#OnThisDay in 1893, the Monte Cristo Mining Company filed a plat to begin developing a community. https://historylink.org/File/8405

Love this one. You can watch it here. tubitv.com/movies/68547...