Keyword(s): Charles Hamilton
On August 10, 1890, journalist, schoolteacher and Yelm resident Fay Fuller (1869-1958) becomes the first woman known to reach the summit of Mount Rainier. Two months before her 21st birthday, and dres...
On December 25, 1907, the Yakima Valley Transportation Company operates its first electric trolley over a three-mile line in North Yakima (now Yakima). Following an "inaugural special" on Christmas Ev...
On August 12, 1961, the Hood Canal Bridge opens. Thousands of spectators sit in a five-mile traffic backup waiting to cross the brand-new bridge, which is opening 15 months behind schedule. It is the ...
In the fall of 1994, the Washington grain train begins rolling. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) and the Washington State Energy Office have purchased and repaired 29 used rai...
On August 1, 2005, the Seattle City Council approves renaming a two-block stretch of street in honor of the Fremont Troll sculpture that graces its north end. Mayor Greg Nickels (b. 1955) says that th...