#OnThisDay in 2002, Seahawks Stadium opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/4006

#OnThisDay in 1992, the Tulalip Casino opened with 23 gambling stations for blackjack, craps, roulette, and poker. www.historylink.org/File/8842

#OnThisDay in 1990, Ted Turner's Goodwill Games opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/5658

#OnThisDay in 1970, Japanese journalist and community historian Kazuo Ito began a week-long visit to Japantowns in the Pacific Northwest. historylink.org/File/20178

#OnThisDay in 1967, the ferry Hyak entered service. Now retired, its horn lives on as the goal horn at Seattle Kraken hockey games. historylink.org/File/3051 @seattlekraken.com

#OnThisDay in 1966, Metro dedicated the West Point wastewater treatment plant in Seattle. historylink.org/File/2732

#OnThisDay in 1962, New Jersey Day was celebrated, and hurt feelings were smoothed over, at the Seattle World's Fair. historylink.org/File/10130

#OnThisDay in 1961, Metro marked the Renton Treatment Plant groundbreaking with a parade through the "Metro Subway" historylink.org/File/11251

#OnThisDay in 1929, more than a half-century of hydroplane racing began on Seattle's Green Lake. historylink.org/File/2678

#OnThisDay in 1909, 37 babies were christened en masse at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle. historylink.org/File/8636

#OnThisDay in 1875, an 80-acre plat constituting the town of Ellensburgh was recorded in the names of John A. and Mary Ellen Shoudy. historylink.org/File/7550

Happy #NationalIceCreamDay🍦 In 1943, Shirley Belle Robbins married Burton Baskin at Glendale Golf and Country Club near Seattle. A decade later, Shirley's older brother Irvine re-branded his Snowbird ice cream shop in Glendale, CA as the first Baskin-Robbins. www.historylink.org/File/22912

#OnThisDay in 2023, the home of philanthropist and activist Katharine Bullitt became a Seattle landmark. www.historylink.org/File/23294

#OnThisDay in 1994, the Algona-Pacific Library opened. historylink.org/File/20128

#OnThisDay in 1949, an Air Transport Associates passenger plane crashed upon takeoff from Boeing Field, killing seven and injuring 39. historylink.org/File/3699

#OnThisDay in 1913, Seattle Mayor Cotterill declared a state of emergency in the midst of the Potlatch riots. historylink.org/File/2542

#OnThisDay in 1888, the Ilwaco Steam Navigation Company's railroad made its first run from Ilwaco to Long Beach. historylink.org/File/9813

#OnThisDay in 2009, Seattle's light-rail era began as Sound Transit's Central Link line carried its first passengers. historylink.org/File/20711

#OnThisDay in 1959, the abandoned Wheeler-Osgood Company mill in Tacoma burned. historylink.org/File/9022

#OnThisDay in 1938, a melee broke out during a gathering of fascist Silver Shirts in downtown Spokane. historylink.org/File/8641

#OnThisDay in 1930, the Howard Hughes aviation blockbuster Hell's Angels had its first premiere outside of Hollywood at the Fox Theatre in Seattle. historylink.org/File/22523

#OnThisDay in 1914, aviator Silas Christofferson demonstrated the military might of aircraft by "bombing" Seattle with flour sacks. historylink.org/File/3478

#OnThisDay in 1913, Potlatch rioters in Seattle sacked both the IWW and Socialist headquarters. historylink.org/File/2541

#OnThisDay in 1909, Wilkeson incorporated. historylink.org/File/21133

#OnThisDay in 1900, fire destroyed nearly half the business district of downtown Pomeroy. historylink.org/File/7694

#OnThisDay in 1897, Seattle merchant Cooper & Levy advertised "Klondyke" Gold Rush outfits. historylink.org/File/21385

#OnThisDay in 1841, the USS Peacock wrecked at the mouth of the Columbia River, giving her name to Peacock Spit. historylink.org/File/5624

#OnThisDay in 1811, Canadian explorer David Thompson surveyed Cape Disappointment, visited a Chinook village near the mouth of Columbia River, and met Chief Comcomly. historylink.org/File/9179

#OnThisDay in 1979, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game was held at Seattle's Kingdome. historylink.org/File/3423

Today's #NewAtNoon looks at the history of Colton, which incorporated in Whitman County on March 6, 1893. historylink.org/File/23499

#OnThisDay in 1929, a fire severely damaged the Union Pacific Dock on the Seattle waterfront. historylink.org/File/10095

#OnThisDay in 1922, Seattle celebrated the silver anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush with a parade and carnival. historylink.org/File/4311

#OnThisDay in 1913, Seattle's third Golden Potlatch celebration erupted into fistfights and riots. historylink.org/File/2540

#OnThisDay in 1913, Alys McKey Bryant set an altitude record for women pilots at Seattle's Golden Potlatch. historylink.org/File/20859

#OnThisDay in 1911, Seattle held its first Golden Potlatch festival. historylink.org/File/2422

#OnThisDay in 1897, a ton of gold arrived in Seattle, spurring a gold rush to the Klondike. historylink.org/File/687

#OnThisDay in 1890, Ritzville incorporated. historylink.org/File/9397

#OnThisDay in 1856, Washington Territorial Volunteers killed 50 Cayuse Indians in the Grande Ronde Valley. historylink.org/File/8146

#OnThisDay in 2005, Virginia Mason Medical Center opened an expanded Center for Hyperbaric Medicine. historylink.org/File/8171

#OnThisDay in 1994, the Skykomish Library celebrated a grand opening and a 50th anniversary. historylink.org/File/20331

#OnThisDay in 1967, the Grateful Dead performed at Golden Gardens Park in Seattle. historylink.org/File/8192

#OnThisDay in 1918, the US Army's 13th Division activated at Camp Lewis. historylink.org/File/20397

#OnThisDay in 1909, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle celebrated Tacoma Day, Washington Press Association Day, Teachers Day, and Washington Pharmaceutical Association Day. historylink.org/File/8664

#OnThisDay in 1890, Kalama incorporated. historylink.org/File/21344

#OnThisDay in 2007, the new Tacoma Narrows Bridge was dedicated. www.historylink.org/File/8214

#OnThisDay in 1999, Safeco Field opened. historylink.org/File/9565

#OnThisDay in 1978, the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibit opened at Seattle Center. www.historylink.org/File/20564

#OnThisDay in 1958, Richland incorporated and transitioned from being federally owned to a self-governing city. historylink.org/File/8450

#OnThisDay in 1954, the Dash-80, prototype for the Boeing 707, first flew. historylink.org/File/150

#OnThisDay in 1947, scheduled airline service from Seattle to the Far East began. historylink.org/File/2500