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#OnThisDay in 2007, Seattle got a Major League Soccer franchise that eventually resulted in Sounders FC. historylink.org/File/11031 @soundersfc.com

#OnThisDay in 1998, Congress funded the Northwest Straits Initiative to protect and restore marine ecosystems. historylink.org/File/22838

#OnThisDay in 1963, the Seattle Repertory Theatre debuted with King Lear in the Seattle Playhouse. historylink.org/File/9211

#OnThisDay in 1951, Seattle began its year-long centennial celebration. historylink.org/File/3632

#OnThisDay in 1951, Murray Morgan published Skid Road. historylink.org/File/3484

#OnThisDay in 1926, the first air regatta in the Pacific Northwest was held at Sand Point. historylink.org/File/2243

#OnThisDay in 1905, the Alki Point monument was dedicated. historylink.org/File/3917

#OnThisDay in 1851, the Denny party landed at Alki Point. Members of the group later founded Seattle. historylink.org/File/5392

#OnThisDay in 1958, demolition of buildings began on the Century 21 Exposition/Seattle World's Fair site. historylink.org/File/10013

#OnThisDay in 1950, Zoe Dusanne opened Seattle's first professional modern-art gallery. historylink.org/File/3863

100 years ago today, Bartell Drugs declined a buyout offer from the Louis Liggett Company. historylink.org/File/9936

#OnThisDay in 1894, the Everett Woman's Book Club petitioned the City of Everett for a free public library. historylink.org/File/7377

150 years ago today, the Territorial legislature incorporated Tacoma. historylink.org/File/11064

#OnThisDay in 1836, the Beaver, the first steamship on Puget Sound, arrived at Fort Nisqually. historylink.org/File/20976

#OnThisDay in 1998, Seattle's "Doughboy" statue was moved to Evergreen-Washelli Cemetery. historylink.org/File/3294

#OnThisDay in 1965, Auburn held its inaugural Veterans Day parade. historylink.org/File/21147

#OnThisDay in 1957, a giant sinkhole opened up in Seattle's Ravenna neighborhood. historylink.org/File/3138

#OnThisDay in 1924, The Sentinel, a memorial statue to four American Legionnaires by sculptor Alonzo Victor Lewis, was dedicated in Centralia. historylink.org/File/20975

#OnThis Day in 1919, the Centralia Tragedy -- also known as the Centralia Massacre -- took place when the city's first Armistice Day parade erupted into a bloody altercation between members of the American Legion and the Industrial Workers of the World. historylink.org/File/5605

#OnThisDay in 1918, Seattle celebrated the end of World War I with a big parade. historylink.org/File/2054

#OnThisDay in 1889, Washington was admitted as the 42nd state to the United States of America. historylink.org/File/5210

150 years ago today, Columbia County was formed out of Walla Walla County. historylink.org/File/8482

Six years ago today, the Seattle Sounders won their second MLS Cup before a record home crowd. historylink.org/File/20933

#OnThisDay in 1970, the first ship to load at Port of Seattle's new Pier 86 grain terminal arrived. historylink.org/File/20767

#OnThisDay in 1923, the East Channel Bridge, the first bridge to Mercer Island, opened. historylink.org/File/3898

#OnThisDay in 1918, future author Mary McCarthy and her siblings were orphaned when both parents died from the Spanish flu. historylink.org/File/8408

#OnThisDay in 1890, an armed posse moved the Clallam County seat from New Dungeness to Port Angeles. historylink.org/File/7587

#OnThisDay in 1881, Dayton re-incorporated. historylink.org/File/9585

#OnThisDay in 1869, Baker Boyer Bank opened in Walla Walla, and became the first banking institution in what would become the state of Washington. historylink.org/File/8333

RIP Lenny Wilkens (1937-2025), who coached the Seattle SuperSonics to their only NBA championship. www.historylink.org/File/22706

#OnThisDay in 1987, Cal Anderson became Washington's first openly gay legislator. historylink.org/File/5407

#OnThisDay in 1973, KAYE Radio in Puyallup went off the air. It restarted a few days layer as KUPY. historylink.org/File/22470

#OnThisDay in 1958, the new Educators Manufacturing Company plant in Tacoma opened. historylink.org/File/20517

#OnThisDay in 1945, Walla Walla honored native son and World War II hero General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright. historylink.org/File/9215

#OnThisDay in 1855, Major Gabriel Rains and 700 soldiers and volunteers skirmished with Yakama warriors under Kamiakin at Union Gap. historylink.org/File/8124

#OnThisDay in 1966, Washington voters adopted Initiative 229 to repeal the Blue Law. historylink.org/File/9063

#OnThisDay in 1961, Martin Luther King Jr. made his only visit to Seattle. historylink.org/File/673

#OnThisDay in 1912, a landslide obliterated a mile of track on the Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway line in West Seattle. historylink.org/File/20686

#OnThisDay in 1910, women in Washington state won the vote, ten years ahead of the nation. historylink.org/File/5213

#OnThisDay in 1991, Winslow changed its name to Bainbridge Island. historylink.org/File/8278

Today's #NewAtNoon looks at the life of poet, painter, and calligrapher Robert Sund (1929-2021), who was referred to in his lifetime as unofficial poet laureate of the Pacific Northwest. www.historylink.org/File/23391

50 years ago today, Bishop Blanchet stunnned Garfield in four overtimes in the high school football "game of the century." historylink.org/File/22982

#OnThisDay in 1950, Seattle voters approved the City Light purchase of Puget Power assets within city limits. historylink.org/File/2768

#OnThisDay in 1940, photographer Howard Clifford narrowly escaped the collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. www.historylink.org/File/23342

#OnThisDay in 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. historylink.org/File/5048

#OnThisDay in 1922, the Port of Olympia was formed by a public vote. historylink.org/File/9612

#OnThisDay in 1918, Arlington prematurely celebrated a false WWI armistice, four days early. historylink.org/File/8541

#OnThisDay in 1905, Mabton incorporated. historylink.org/File/10409

#OnThisDay in 1805, Lewis and Clark prematurely celebrated their arrival at the Pacific Ocean, but they were 20 miles short. historylink.org/File/5360