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Seattle's Pioneer Square pergola re-opens on August 17, 2002.

On August 17, 2002, the historic pergola that stood in Pioneer Square from 1909 until it collapsed in a truck accident in 2001, re-opens. Restoration began shortly after the accident. At the re-openin...

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Grand jury indicts James Ujaama for supporting terrorists on August 28, 2002.

On August 28, 2002, a federal grand jury in Seattle indicts James Ujaama for conspiring to support the terrorist organization al-Qaida. In the indictment, the U.S. Government alleges that the 36-year-...

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Washington State Senate bill to regulate "Mail-Order Bride" industry becomes law on September 1, 2002.

On September 1, 2002, a Washington State Senate bill (SB 6412) regulating the so-called "Mail Order Bride" industry becomes law. The bill responds to concerns that International Matchmaking Organizati...

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Amy Yee Tennis Center (Seattle) opens on September 15, 2002.

On September 15, 2002, a huge crowd celebrates at the Seattle Tennis Center (2000 Martin Luther King Way S) as the facility is renamed the Amy Yee Tennis Center in honor of a local tennis champion and...

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IslandWood, an environmental learning center on Bainbridge Island, opens on September 22, 2002.

On September 22, 2002, IslandWood, a nonprofit environmental learning center on Bainbridge Island in Kitsap County, just across Puget Sound from Seattle, opens to the public. Initially called the Puge...

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King County approves new Cultural Development Authority for arts and heritage programs on September 23, 2002.

On September 23, 2002, the Metropolitan King County Council votes unanimously to establish in 2003 a "Cultural Development Authority" (CDA) to succeed the existing King County Office of Cultural Resou...

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Employers lock out longshore workers at West Coast ports on September 27, 2002.

On September 27, 2002, the Pacific Maritime Association, representing shipping and stevedoring employers, closes all 29 ports on the West Coast during a contract dispute with the International Longsho...

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Gertrude Murphy, 99, last resident of Lester, dies on September 29, 2002.

On September 29, 2002, Gertrude Murphy (1903-2002) dies at the age of 99. She was the last resident of Lester, a small community located along the upper Green River, near Stampede Pass.

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King County closes parks for the winter on November 1, 2002.

On November 1, 2002, King County Executive Ron Sims announces that, due to budget cuts, 24 county parks are scheduled for closure today. Five of these parks are to remain closed unless ownership is tr...

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Boy Scouts of America revokes membership of atheist Darrell Lambert on November 5, 2002.

On November 5, 2002, the Chief Seattle Council, Boy Scouts of America, revokes the membership of Assistant Scoutmaster Darrell Lambert, who had declared himself an atheist. Lambert is an Eagle Scout a...

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Washington voters reject Referendum 51 transportation-tax package, approve $30 car tab limit, and re-elect the state's U.S. Representatives on November 5, 2002.

On November 5, 2002, Washington voters soundly reject the state Legislature's Referendum 51 transportation plan and gas-tax increase while narrowly approving Tim Eyman's Initiative 776, which caps sta...

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State Senator Jim West from Spokane is named Senate majority leader on November 15, 2002.

On November 15, 2002, state Senator Jim West (1951-2006) from Spokane is named Senate majority leader. In the previous session, West had been the Senate minority leader, but in the fall elections the ...

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