#OnThisDay in 2008, the Seattle SuperSonics played their final home game. historylink.org/File/8910

#OnThisDay in 1949, Marvin Klegman (show here on the right next to his brother Kerry) an 11-year-old crossing guard at Lowell Elementary School in Tacoma, died while saving another boy's life in the 1949 earthquake. historylink.org/File/23054

#OnThisDay in 1949, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake occured in Western Washington centered between Olympia and Tacoma. historylink.org/File/2063

#OnThisDay in 1992, Seattle native Fred Couples won the Masters Tournament. historylink.org/File/11105

#OnThisDay in 1992, the USS Missouri returned to Bremerton for deactivation and storage. Six years later, the ship was moved to Hawaii. historylink.org/File/5540

#OnThisDay in 1917, Grant County Commissioners authorized a new courthouse building. historylink.org/File/8019

#OnThisDay in 1854, a lynch mob hanged two Snohomish Indians in Seattle's Pioneer Square. A third man was saved from the mob by Sheriff Carson Boren. historylink.org/File/3521

#OnThisDay in 1994, the North Bend Library opened in a new building. historylink.org/File/20304

50 years ago today, King Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden read the official proclamation establishing the Ballard Avenue Historical District in Seattle. www.historylink.org/File/1423

#OnThisDay in 1968, Operation Mother Goose began to distribute Canada geese across the state. historylink.org/File/9347

#OnThisDay in 1953, Children's Orthopedic Hospital in Seattle moved from Queen Anne to Laurelhurst in an elaborate, all-volunteer operation. historylink.org/File/4274

#OnThisDay in 1918, legislation proposing a 15-cent coin was introduced to Congress. The idea is generally credited to Seattle motion picture exhibitor John G. von Herberg. At the time, the average price of a movie ticket was 15 cents. historylink.org/File/3530

#OnThisDay in 1897, the USS Oregon was the first battleship to dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. historylink.org/File/5428

#OnThisDay in 1888, Pullman incorporated. historylink.org/File/11117

Today's #NewAtNoon looks at the history of Conconully. www.historylink.org/File/23508

#OnThisDay in 2006, some 15,000 Latinos and others marched in Seattle to protest House Bill 4437, officially titled the "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005." historylink.org/File/7950

#OnThisDay in 1953, President Eisenhower appointed former U.S. Senator Harry Cain of Washington to the Subversive Activities Control Board. www.historylink.org/File/22700

#OnThisDay in 1941, Seattle's Hooverville burned down. historylink.org/File/2305

#OnThisDay in 1913, the Northern Pacific Railway opened its Auburn Yard. historylink.org/File/20811

#OnThisDay in 1856, Oregon volunteers battled Yakamas and Klickitats along Satus Creek. historylink.org/File/8152

#OnThisDay in 1977, David Bowie made his Seattle concert debut as a low-key member of Iggy Pop's band. historylink.org/File/11180

50 years ago today, the Kingdome's first sporting event, an exhibition soccer match between the Seattle Sounders and New York Cosmos, drew a crowd of 58,128. historylink.org/File/11000

#OnThisDay in 1971, Seattle Mayor Wes Uhlman proposed a city Division on Aging. historylink.org/File/8207

#OnThisDay in 1967, the prototype Boeing 737 jet made its maiden flight. historylink.org/File/3569

#OnThisDay in 1939, the Peach post office closed in preparation for the town's inundation by the rising waters of Roosevelt Lake. historylink.org/File/7862

Maud Johnson, the "Queen of Fakers," feigned serious injuries aboard a train in Clark County. www.historylink.org/File/23328

#OnThisDay in 1892, Latah incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/23502

#OnThisDay in 1889, Miles Moore was sworn in as Washington's final territorial governor. www.historylink.org/File/23029

RIP, Jim Whittaker (1929-2026) www.historylink.org/File/9361

#OnThisDay in 1988, workers completed the primary excavation of the downtown Seattle transit tunnel. historylink.org/File/2701

#OnThisDay in 1985, the County Council unanimously approved the new King County Comprehensive Plan. historylink.org/File/7920

#OnThisDay in 1984, a testimonial dinner commemorating Reverend Sunya Pratt for her 50 years of service was held at the Tacoma Buddhist Temple. historylink.org/File/20732

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

#OnThisDay in 1964, William Ivey opened his first solo exhibition of paintings at the Seattle Art Museum. historylink.org/File/21014

#OnThisDay in 1939, Governor Clarence Martin pardoned two Seattle police officers who were convicted of beating an African American man to death. historylink.org/File/3477

#OnThisDay in 1903, Weyerhaeuser's first Washington mill began operating in Everett. historylink.org/File/21225

#OnThisDay in 1895, an explosion in the Blue Canyon Coal Mine in Whatcom County killed 23 miners. historylink.org/File/20552

Four years ago today, an arson fire destroyed historic buildings in Friday Harbor. historylink.org/File/22571

#OnThisDay in 1992, Robert Schenkkan's The Kentucky Cycle, first produced at Intiman Theatre in June 1991, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama. historylink.org/File/7836

#OnThisDay in 1968, Washington state mourned the death of Rev. Martin Luther King. historylink.org/File/1380

#OnThisDay in 1920, a fire destroyed Seattle's Lincoln Hotel, killing four. historylink.org/File/10162

#OnThisDay in 1917, more than 50,000 people thronged the streets of downtown Seattle to watch a parade in support of the United States entry into World War I. historylink.org/File/939

#OnThisDay in 1826, Spokane House, the first fur post constructed in the future state of Washington, was closed. historylink.org/File/20296

#OnThisDay in 1998, filming of the movie Practical Magic began on Whidbey Island. historylink.org/File/11238

#OnThisDay n 1977, the Seattle Mariners played their first game, a 7-0 loss to the California Angels at the Kingdome. historylink.org/File/3419

#OnThisDay in 1975, more than 400 Vietnamese refugee children landed at Sea-Tac Airport as part of Operation Babylift. www.historylink.org/File/23335

#OnThisDay in 1971, a Seattle City Council committee named the first Seattle Women's Commission members. historylink.org/File/8205

100 years ago today, Pasco celebrated the first Air Mail delivery in the Columbia Basin. historylink.org/File/7444

#OnThisDay in 1924, US Army fliers departed Sand Point Airfield for the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. historylink.org/File/363

#OnThisDay in 1917, Seattle police arrested an Austrian, a German, and a Hungarian for defaming the flag shortly after the U.S. declared war on Germany. historylink.org/File/948