Washington State Chronology 6

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Washington State Chronology 6 of 6 from 1932 to 2005 at Timeline Help.

-1932

-1933 - 1941

-1937

-1941 - 1945

-1942

-1945 - 1949

-1948

-1949 - 1957

-1949

-1957 - 1965

-1957

-1962

-1965 - 1977

-1977 - 1981

-1980

-1981 - 1985

-1985 - 1993

-1986

-1987

-1989

-1993 - 1997

-1996

-1997 - 2005

-2001

-2005 - Present

Massive protests of unemployment workers in Olympia.

Clarence D. Martin governor.

The Bonneville Dam is opened.

Arthur B. Langlie governor.

The Grand Coulee Dam is completed.

Monrad C. Wallgren governor.

First TV station for Washington - KING-TV - starts in Seattle.

Arthur B. Langlie governor.

An earthquake damaged historic buildings in Olympia, capital of Washington.

Albert D. Rosellini governor.

Nuclear power plants are constucted by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS).

The Seattle World's Fair or Century 21 Exposition.

Daniel J. Evans governor.

Dixy Lee Ray first female governor of Washington.

Eruption of Mount St. Helens.

John D. Spellman governor.

Booth Gardner governor.

Microsoft Corporation moves its headquarters to Redmond.

11,000-year-old Clovis points and other artifacts from Pleistocene hunters are discovered in East Wenatchee.

Centennial of statehood.

Mike Lowry governor.

The Washington State History Museum opened in downtown Tacoma, Washington.

Gary Locke governor.

Nisqually earthquake of Rattle in Seattle destroys parts of Seattle and Olympia.

Christine Gregoire governor.

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Bibliography of the Washington State Chronology

Ritter, H (2003). The People, Land, and Events of the Far Northwest. Westwinds Press Pocket Guides.
Kirk, R and Alexander, C (1995) Exploring Wa's Past. Road Guide to History.
Jarvela, A (2003). Almanac Facts About Washington. State Almanac Series.
Snowden, C (1909). The rise and progress of an American state.
McHugh, E and Schrier, A (2008). State Shapes.
Webster, C A (2008). From Sea to Shining Sea.

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