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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 12h

Today's #NewAtNoon looks back at the life of Colonel Granville Owen Haller, who fought, and lost, the first battle of what would become known as the Treaty Wars. Following his military service he moved to Seattle, where he retired as a successful businessman. www.historylink.org/File/23393

Studio portrait, Colonel Granville O. Haller (1819-1897), 1890s

HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 13h

#OnThisDay in 1961, Highline Community College welcomed its students. historylink.org/File/3360

First graduating class at Highline Community College, ca. 1960s

HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 13h

#OnThisDay in 1959, Vice President Richard Nixon dedicated The Dalles Lock and Dam on the Columbia River. historylink.org/File/21190

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1943, Burton Baskin married Shirley Robbins, setting into motion the Baskin-Robbins ice cream empire. historylink.org/File/22912

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1910, a Kodiak bear cub escaped from an Orcas Island resort, beginning three years of mayhem. historylink.org/File/22480

May Rice and Kodiak bear cub Higgy, Orcas Island, 1910

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 14h

#OnThisDay in 1898, Everett News editor James Connella shot and killed Ole Nelson, a wood and coal dealer. historylink.org/File/22577

Haferkorn's Cigar Store and Commercial Hotel, Everett ca. 1898

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 15h

#OnThisDay in 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered the future state of Washington. historylink.org/File/5323

William Clark (1770-1838), ca. 1810 Portrait by Charles Willson Peale

Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809), ca. 1807 Portrait by Charles Willson Peale,

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1996, Aberdeen native Douglas D. Osheroff was named co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics. historylink.org/File/20464

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

75 years ago today, the Port of Friday Harbor incorporated. www.historylink.org/File/9689

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1949, the University of Washington Health Sciences Building was dedicated. historylink.org/File/10177

Dedication of University of Washington Health Sciences Building, Seattle, 1949

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1942, an unearthed cannonball fired by the USS Decatur in the Battle of Seattle in January 1856 was recycled in a scrap metal drive for World War II. historylink.org/File/2896

Poster promoting collection of scrap during World War II, March 1942

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1903, a two-decades-long water war erupted in Monroe. historylink.org/File/8317

Main Street looking west from Woods Street, Monroe, ca. 1904

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Seattle Channel @seattlechannel.bsky.social · 2d

🌊 We’re traveling back in time at warp speed! In just three minutes, @historylink.bsky.social takes us through the Seattle Waterfront's past: from towering glaciers to thriving Coast Salish communities to the trains and heavy industry that once rumbled along Downtown’s shore.

From ice age to industry, how Seattle's waterfront has evolved through time

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay in 2001, Dr. Leland H. Hartwell, president and director of Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, was named as a recipient of the Nobel Prize for "Physiology or Medicine." historylink.org/File/3659

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

30 years ago today, the Seattle Mariners won their first playoff series with a dramatic comeback against the New York Yankees. historylink.org/File/9564

Ken Griffey Jr. (center bottom, smiling) after scoring the winning run, Game 5, American League Division Series, Kingdome, Seattle, October 8, 1995

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay in 1990, Bellevue resident E. Donnall Thomas was named co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine. historylink.org/File/2001

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#OnThisDay in 1969, Seattle Police Chief Frank Ramon resigned amidst a gambling scandal. historylink.org/File/2597

Police Chief Frank Ramon (left), Jan Tissot, and Walt Crowley in U-district post-riot negotiations, Seattle, 1969

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#OnThisDay in 1966, Grant County Airport in Moses Lake opened. historylink.org/File/7965

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay in 1936, the trustees of the Spokane Children's Home adopted a policy of declining to accept African American orphans for care in the home. historylink.org/File/5552

HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 2d

#OnThisDay in 1921, a military airplane landed at Sand Point for the first time. historylink.org/File/2242

Airplanes parked on tarmac at the Sand Point Naval Air Station, 1929

HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 3d

Since 1956, 20 Nobel Prize winners have been associated with Washington state. Two of them were added to our list this week - Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell - for their work in immune systems. www.historylink.org/File/10012

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 3d

Five years ago today, Bartell Drugs announced that it has been purchased by Rite Aid. The sale of the 130-year-old Seattle-based company brought an end to the oldest family owned drugstore chain in the country. historylink.org/File/21118

Bank of Commerce (Yesler) Building, Bartell Drugs store No. 8, and Pioneer Dentists, 95 Yesler Way, Seattle, 1921

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 3d

#OnThisDay in 2009, Seattle's historic Paramount Theatre installed a new marquee. historylink.org/File/10069

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 3d

#OnThisDay in 2001, the Seattle Mariners completed their regular season with 116 wins, tying for best record in Major League Baseball history. historylink.org/File/3629

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HistoryLink.org @historylink.bsky.social · 3d

75 years ago today, the Agate Pass Bridge opened connecting Bainbridge Island to the mainland. historylink.org/File/7136

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