#OnThisDay in 2015, the Wine Science Center at Washington State University Tri-Cities celebrated its grand opening. historylink.org/File/21407

#OnThisDay in 2013, Daniel James Brown's The Boys in the Boat was published. historylink.org/File/11145

50 years ago today, the Port of Tacoma became the new home of the TOTE shipping line. historylink.org/File/8735

#OnThisDay in 1962, Dr. Jonas Salk visited the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle and was honored at the United States Science Pavilion for his heroic work in developing the polio vaccine. historylink.org/File/9963

#OnThisDay in 1947, Roly Poly the seal died at Woodland Park Zoo. An autopsy was performed, and handfuls of metal objects - thrown by thoughtless zoo goers -- were found inside the seal's stomach. historylink.org/File/3136

Beginning #OnThisDay in 1942, more than 1,000 persons of Japanese ancestry were forced from the Yakima Valley in response to Executive Order 9066. www.historylink.org/File/7693

#OnThisDay in 1916, the National Parks Highway Association departed Chicago on a 33-day automobile journey to Puget Sound. historylink.org/File/7498

#OnThisDay in 1909, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle celebrated Japanese Navy Day. historylink.org/File/8680

#OnThisDay in 1888, the St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Company incorporated, spurring a economic boom in Tacoma. historylink.org/File/5066

#OnThisDay in 1958, the crew of the nuclear sub Nautilus had a secret mission: buy up all the Bar's Leaks in Seattle. historylink.org/File/3739

#OnThisDay in 1928, news broke of a Seattle's youth's "Rayfoto" invention, said to broadcast "radio pictures." historylink.org/File/8932

#OnThisDay in 1918, the shipyard at Raymond launched the steamship Fonduco. historylink.org/File/9686

#OnThisDay In 1910, poet stowaway George Parrott - who spoke only in verse - arrived in Seattle aboard the steamship Minnesota. historylink.org/File/7852

#OnThisDay in 1907, the Walla Walla Sanitarium was dedicated. historylink.org/File/9024

#OnThisDay in 1907, White Salmon incorporated. historylink.org/File/22676

#OnThisDay in 1889, fire destroyed half the business district of Republic. historylink.org/File/9051

#OnThisDay in 2017, King County announced a restoration project to help protect farms in Upper Green River Valley Agricultural Production District from flooding. historylink.org/File/20699

#OnThisDay in 2010, Ken Griffey Jr. retired from baseball. historylink.org/File/9449

#OnThisDay in 2004, Franciscan nuns left Shaw Island, after running the ferry terminal and store for 27 years. historylink.org/File/7504

#OnThisDay in 1996, the Seattle SuperSonics won the Western Conference Championship, and earned a trip to the NBA Finals. historylink.org/File/3068

#OnThisDay in 1958, the world's first atomic-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN 571), returned to Everett for its second visit in a year. www.historylink.org/File/23043

#OnThisDay in 1958, Mattawa incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/23386

#OnThisDay in 1953, the Anacortes Bulletin announced that Shell Oil chose to locate a refinery in Anacortes. historylink.org/File/9874

#OnThisDay in 1937, King County adopted its first zoning code. historylink.org/File/7738

#OnThisDay in 1930, Edward R. Murrow graduated from Washington State College. historylink.org/File/7526 @pullman.wsu.edu

#OnThisDay in 1898, a A Jewish community was inaugurated in the gold camp at Republic. historylink.org/File/9054

#OnThisDay in 1981, Seattle-based Filipino American labor activists Gene Viernes and Silme Domingo of Local 37 of the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union(ILWU) were murdered near Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle. www.historylink.org/File/412

#OnThisDay in 1979, the Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA Championship. historylink.org/File/3061

#OnThisDay in 1971, the Seattle City Council passed an ordinance creating the Seattle Arts Commission, now the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. historylink.org/File/10405

#OnThisDay in 1964, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down loyalty oaths for Washington state employees. historylink.org/File/5200

#OnThisDay in 1962, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visited Seattle's Century 21 Exposition. historylink.org/File/9844

#OnThisDay in 1961, the Nuclear Reactor Building on the University of Washington campus was dedicated. It was torn down in 2016, despite protests and an attempt to have the building declared a city landmark. historylink.org/File/10333

#OnThisDay in 1961, Seattle residents staged a protest against the Interstate 5 Freeway. historylink.org/File/3944

75 years ago today, Washington State Ferries began operations. historylink.org/File/5081

#OnThisDay in 1951, the the last operating shingle mill in Edmonds closed down. historylink.org/File/8545

#OnThisDay in 1946, African American professional baseball had its Seattle debut. historylink.org/File/2444

#OnThisDay in 1927, Al Faussett rode partway over Spokane Falls in a homemade boat. historylink.org/File/9392

#OnThisDay in 1918, Frederick & Nelson's frozen dessert (later mints) Frango was named. historylink.org/File/5771

#OnThisDay in 1911, Fisher Flouring Mills officially opened on Harbor Island in Elliott Bay. historylink.org/File/3927

#OnThisDay in 1909, University Boulevard, the precursor to Seattle's Montlake Boulevard, opened. historylink.org/File/8985

#OnThisDay in 1909, Ephrata incorporated. historylink.org/File/9285

#OnThisDay in 1909, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/8965

#OnThisDay in 1907, the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition groundbreaking ceremonies took place. historylink.org/File/692

#OnThisDay in 1907, the Spokane Board of Park Commissioners began its duties. historylink.org/File/9387

#OnThisDay in 1891, Cosmopolis incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/23292

#OnThisDay in 2008, the Wing Luke Asian Museum in Seattle celebrated the opening of its new home. historylink.org/File/8686 #AAPIHeritageMonth

#OnThisDay in 2004, fire halted the Seattle Monorail's "blue train" and passengers were evacuated. historylink.org/File/7369

#OnThisDay in 2003, the Capitol Hill Branch, The Seattle Public Library, opened, historylink.org/File/4186

#OnThisDay in 1992, Frederick & Nelson, Seattle's premier department store, went out of business. historylink.org/File/3839

#OnThisDay in 1967, the Tacoma City Council created a Commission on Human Relations (now the Human Rights Commission) www.historylink.org/File/23493