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2020 - January 21: Washington reports the United States' first case of COVID-19. Washington would record the nation's first death from the disease the following month. 2021 - June & July: The 2021 Western North America heat wave kills 91 people in Washington, making it the state's second deadliest natural disaster on record. [26]
The official History of the Washington State Legislature states "As had been the case in 1882, in Thurston County, Democrats and anti-administration Republicans joined to form the People’s Party". [13] However a Washington local newspaper in 1865 listed the People's Party as one of the main competing parties in an election. [17]
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This is a list of newspapers in the U.S. state of Washington. The list is divided between papers currently being produced and those produced in the past and subsequently terminated. The list is divided between papers currently being produced and those produced in the past and subsequently terminated.
National events. July 9–11: 2023 Major League Baseball draft July 11: 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game October 1: WrestleDream (2023) inaugural event November 17: 2023 NAIA cross country championships
Washington was named after President George Washington by an act of the United States Congress during the creation of Washington Territory in 1853; the territory was to be named "Columbia", for the Columbia River and the Columbia District, but Kentucky representative Richard H. Stanton found the name too similar to the District of Columbia (the national capital, itself containing the city of ...
HistoryLink.org Encyclopedia of Washington State History provides a collection of articles on Seattle and Washington State history, unparalleled in its niche. History of the Smith Tower; Seattle Museum of History and Industry. With the Seattle Room at the Seattle Public Library, hosts the most extensive archives about Seattle. Both have ...
The Agate Pass Bridge opens for traffic in Washington State. The New York Yankees defeat the Philadelphia Phillies , 4 games to 0, to win their 13th World Series Title. October 11 – The Federal Communications Commission issues the first license to broadcast television in color, to CBS ( RCA will successfully dispute and block the license from ...