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Boeing 247D: Pioneer of Passenger Air Travel

In the twenty-first century, large jet airliners such as the Boeing 747, 777, and 787 dominate passenger air travel, flying from Seattle to New York nonstop in five hours or less. In 1933 a revolution...

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Polar Exploration: Washington and its Golden Age

The decades of the 1920s and 1930s were the Golden Age of polar exploration by air. During that time, airplanes became robust enough to endure long flights in hostile environments, but by the end of t...

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Ramwell, Henry "Harry" (1862-1935)

Captain Harry Ramwell (1862-1935) built construction and towboat businesses in Everett that created jobs and provided essential services for the lumber, fishing, and fruit-packing industries. Ramwell ...

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Western Gear Corporation (Everett)

For six decades in Washington, including 25 years on the Everett waterfront, the Western Gear Corporation designed and built cutting-edge industrial products for customers around the world. Its projec...

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6 Timeline Entries

Roald Amundsen and crew of the airship Norge visit Seattle after their historic North Pole flight on June 27, 1926.

On Sunday June 27, 1926 at 4 p.m., the Alaska Steamship Company ship SS Victoria ties up at Pier 2 in Seattle. Unlike most arrivals from Nome, Alaska, the ship is accompanied down Puget Soun...

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Everett doctor Harmon Rhoads Jr. leaves for adventure in Antarctica on August 7, 1938.

On August 7, 1938, Dr. Harmon Talley Rhoads Jr. (1911-2001) of Everett says goodbye to his father at Boeing Field in Seattle and boards an airliner for a flight to New York City. In New York, he will ...

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Atomic submarine USS Nautilus returns to Everett on June 2, 1958.

On June 2, 1958, the first atomic powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN 571), returns to Everett for its second visit in a year. The submarine arrives at Pier 1 shortly after 6 p.m. ...

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Western Gear Corporation in Everett closes on December 31, 1986.

On December 31, 1986, the Western Gear Corporation closes after six decades in Washington and 25 years on the Everett waterfront. The following day, January 1, 1987, its property will be transferred t...

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Restored Boeing 247D airplane makes its final flight, from Paine Field to Boeing Field, on April 26, 2016.

On April 26, 2016, an aircraft tug begins to pull a blue-and-white United Airlines airplane out of the Museum of Flight Restoration Center hangar at Paine Field. The rubber tires of the tug slip ...

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Everett-built OceanGate Titan carrying five people disappears in the North Atlantic on June 18, 2023.

On June 18, 2023, the OceanGate Titan submersible begins its two and a half mile descent to the wreckage of the RMS Titanic. It is 8 a.m. EDT in the North Atlantic, 400 miles from the c...

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