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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Baseball has a rich history in the Pacific Northwest. Spokane Falls vs. Seattle was the first professional baseball game played in Seattle on May 24, 1890. You can read about it here. You can also see the slide show Play Ball! A Slide Show of the History of ...
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Friday, May 16th, 2008
Did you know that you can search early Spokane newspapers online? The Washington State Library has made available the Spokan Times from 5/8/1879 - 4/29/1882, and the Spokane Falls Review from 5/19/1883 - 3/6/1886. You can search these as well as other early Washington papers on the ...
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Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
May 17th will be the 150th Anniversary of the defeat of Lieutenant Colonel Edward J. Steptoe (1816-1865) at the hands of Native Americans near Rosalia. You can read more about the battle in this essay from History Link. You may read the original article and do more in ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
The Washington State Library has announced the availability of Washington Rural Heritage.
Washington Rural Heritage (WRH) is an online aggregation of special collections from small and rural communities throughout the state of Washington. It features items important to Washington's history, culture, places, and people. Its purpose is to ...
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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Spokane has been a big player in the history of aviation. From the flight of the Sun God, and Mamer Aviation to the development of the C130 refueling fleet and growth of the Boeing Corporation, Spokane has been the sight of significant developments. As early as 1910 ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008
Did you know that the city of Spokane has an official flag? The flag, according to information found in the Northwest Room, is white with two diagonal stripes, one of chartreuse and the one of blue-green. Superimposed on it is the logo: a black ring with a golden sun in ...
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Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
With the caucuses and primaries right around the corner, elections are very much on the radar. This site provided by the Washington Secretary of State outlines the history of voting and elections in Washington. It also includes special sections on Women's Suffrage, and Civil Rights. Check it out at: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/timeline/index.htm
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