- George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944, Modesto, California), is the man behind Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
- Island County — Thumbnail History (historylink.org)
Island County, the eighth oldest county in Washington, was created on January 6, 1853, by the Oregon Territorial Legislature from a portion of Thurston County and was named for the myriad of islands in Northwestern Washington. It originally encompassed Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, and San Juan Counties…