#OnThisDay in 1932, medicinal liquor became legally available in Seattle for the first time in more than 15 years. historylink.org/File/9995

#OnThisDay in 1918, the Seattle City Council approved purchasing the city's privately owned streetcar system for $15 million. historylink.org/File/20693

#OnThisDay in 1915, on the eve of Prohibition, legendary liquor tycoon Jimmie Durkin put on a "Be in at the Death" whiskey sale in Spokane, historylink.org/File/9669

#OnThisDay in 1915, pathos instead of celebration closed New Year's Eve in Seattle on last night before Prohibition. historylink.org/File/5604

#OnThisDay in 1912, Redmond incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/23253

#OnThisDay in 1912, Tolt (Carnation) incorporated. historylink.org/File/20658

#OnThisDay in 1910, Everett streetcar workers walked off the job, launching the Everett transit strike. historylink.org/File/20727

#OnThisDay in 1910, the residents of Zillah voted overwhelmingly to incorporate. historylink.org/File/10372

#OnThisDay in 1813, the Royal Navy vessel HMS Racoon departed the Columbia River after taking possession for Great Britain. historylink.org/File/9769

#OnThisDay in 2008, the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington was created. www.historylink.org/File/23038

#OnThisDay in 1928, interurban train service between Seattle and Tacoma ended. historylink.org/File/2671

#OnThisDay in 1927, "talkies" arrived in Seattle with the debut of The Jazz Singer. historylink.org/File/2485

Five years ago today, Mukilteo's new, $187 million ferry terminal opened. historylink.org/File/21181

#OnThisDay in 2012, MOHAI reopened in the former Naval Reserve Armory on the south shore of Seattle's Lake Union. historylink.org/File/11068

#OnThisDay in 2004, the Puyallup Tribe's Emerald Queen Casino opened in Fife. historylink.org/File/20158

#OnThisDay in 1938, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the construction of the Lake Washington Floating Bridge. historylink.org/File/680

#OnThisDay in 1916, a young Tacoman's conviction for libeling George Washington was upheld by the state Supreme Court. historylink.org/File/11242

#OnThisDay in 1904, Henry Arao stabbed tailor Sam Chow to death in Spokane. He was later convicted of first-degree murder and is the only person of Japanese descent ever to be executed at the Washington State Penitentiary. www.historylink.org/File/9993

#OnThisDay in 1903, the Seattle Symphony Orchestra performed its first concert. historylink.org/File/724

#OnThisDay in 1859, the Washington Territorial Legislature created Klickitat County. historylink.org/File/7776

#OnThisDay in 1852, Congress funded construction of a military road between Fort Walla Walla and Steilacoom. historylink.org/File/10781

#OnThisDay in 2001, Washington State Ferries sealed a time capsule at Colman Dock. historylink.org/File/3662

#OnThisDay in 1907, Seattle's Moore Theatre opened. historylink.org/File/3851

#OnThisDay in 1903, Whatcom and Fairhaven merged to form Bellingham. historylink.org/File/5431

#OnThisDay in 1899, the City of Seattle purchased Woodland Park. historylink.org/File/3529

#OnThisDay in 1896, the Good Highways Convention met in Seattle to promote better roads. historylink.org/File/7086

#OnThisDay in 1857, the Cape Flattery Light on Tatoosh Island began operating. historylink.org/File/5703

#OnThisDay in 1943, the Boulevard Park Library became the first library to join the new King County Library System. historylink.org/File/20137

#OnThisDay in 1936, 10-yr-old Charles Mattson was kidnapped in Tacoma and later murdered. The case remains unsolved. historylink.org/File/8028

One of my favorite presents ever—my dad found and framed this pic of my mother @sunminkimes.bsky.social at a Seattle courthouse after she passed her US citizenship test in 1981. Like so many of the people who come here to start a new life, she is the best of us—the bravest, strongest person I know.

Henry Moore’s sculpture Vertebrae-1968 was installed in downtown Seattle in 1971. www.historylink.org/File/23431 #NewAtNoon

Today's #NewAtNoon looks at Seattle's Municipal Arts Commission, which was established in 1955. www.historylink.org/File/23441

#OnThisDay in 1980, a devastating flood cut off Monte Cristo, an isolated former mining town in eastern Snohomish County, and ended an attempt to operate a resort business on the site. historylink.org/File/8436

50 years ago today, Senator Warren Magnuson and other Seattle officials dedicated Sand Point Park (later Warren G. Magnuson Park) www.historylink.org/File/2236

#OnThisDay in 1940, Congregation Beth Israel Myer Youdovitch Memorial was incorporated in Walla Walla. www.historylink.org/File/9846

#OnThisDay in 1886, Tacoma Light and Water Co. illuminated Tacoma streets for the first time. historylink.org/File/5020

#OnThisDay in 1854, Native American tribal leaders and Territorial Gov. Stevens signed the treaty of Medicine Creek which ceded nearly all their tribal lands, but retained three tiny reservations and access to traditional hunting and fishing grounds . historylink.org/File/5254

On Christmas Day, 1933, Katharine Cornell and company (including a young Orson Welles) were delayed by floods, en route by train to a performance in Seattle. Arriving late, they gave a memorable performance that extended into the wee hours of December 26. www.historylink.org/File/7160

#OnThisDay in 1907, Yakima welcomed its first electric trolley. historylink.org/File/7071

#OnThisDay in 1864, Job Carr arrived at the future site of Tacoma on Commencement Bay. historylink.org/File/5018

#OnThisDay in 1855, responding to fears of imminent attack, the naval steamer Active reached Seattle. historylink.org/File/11236

1851: Seattle's first Christmas. historylink.org/File/4138

#OnThisDay in 1845, Esther Short and her family settled near Fort Vancouver. historylink.org/File/8528

#OnThisDay in 1985, right-wing extremist David Lewis Rice murdered Charles Goldmark and his family in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3577

On Christmas Eve, 1955, former Seattle inventor and bootlegger Al Hubbard turned novelist Aldous Huxley on to the hallucinogenic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) www.historylink.org/File/23062

#OnThisDay in 1888, ferry service began between Seattle and West Seattle. historylink.org/File/1968

#OnThisDay in 2003, the first US case of mad cow disease was reported in Mabton. historylink.org/File/5650

#OnThisDay in 1951, the first annual Christmas Ship brought Santa Claus and holiday cheer to the San Juan Islands. historylink.org/File/21370

100 years ago today, the Washington State Legislature changed the name of Clarke County to Clark County. The change corrected a spelling mistake made by the first Washington Territorial Legislature in 1854 and honors William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. historylink.org/File/5234

#OnThisDay in 1918, heavy rain caused a blowout in the glacial moraine along the Cedar River Watershed, sending hundreds of thousands of gallons of water mixed with gravel down small Boxley Creek. The “Boxley Burst" destroyed the logging community of Edgewick. www.historylink.org/File/2426