On May 2, 2002, Mike Cameron, Seattle Mariners' center fielder, hits four home runs in four at-bats, including two in the first inning, to lead his team to a 15-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox at...
In May 2002, Poetry Northwest, the longest running poetry-only magazine in the United States, publishes its last issue. Founded by the poet Carolyn Kiser in 1959, the journal had been edited by David ...
During the week of May 13, 2002, three Seattle high school jazz bands win high honors at the extremely prestigious Essentially Ellington competition, held at Lincoln Center in New York City. The Roose...
On May 28, 2002, on behalf of the Metropolitan King County Council, Councilman Larry Phillips and King County Executive Ron Sims proclaim the day to be Association of King County Historical Organizati...
On June 29, 2002, the Delridge Branch, The Seattle Public Library opens at 5423 Delridge Way SW in West Seattle. The $3 million building includes 19 low-income apartments on the upper floors and a lar...
At noon on July 20, 2002, Seahawks Stadium opens as the new home as for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League and the Seattle Sounders soccer team. Hundreds of fans wait for as long as ...
On August 5, 2002, the Elevated Transportation Company (ETC) publishes a route plan for the proposed new monorail. The 14-mile route, dubbed the "Green Line," runs from Ballard (Crown Hill) along 15th...
On August 12, 2002, the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board grants a Section 401 Water Quality Certification to the Port of Seattle for construction of a third runway at Seattle-Tacoma (...
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...
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-...
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...
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...