- A History of HistoryLink (historylink.org)
HistoryLink.org is the first encyclopedia of community history created expressly for the Internet. The free encyclopedia was the vision of local historian, author, and civic activist Walt Crowley (1947-2007), historian Paul Dorpat (1938-2026), and graphic designer Marie McCaffrey (b. 1951), Crowley’s business partner and wife…
- Seattle’s State Route 99 Tunnel opens to traffic on February 4, 2019. (historylink.org)
At 12:17 a.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019, the State Route 99 tunnel replacing the Alaskan Way Viaduct opens to traffic. The 1.7-mile route under downtown Seattle is North America’s largest bored tunnel, stretching from the South Lake Union neighborhood at its north portal to the Sodo neighborhood at its south end…
- First attempted hijacking at Sea-Tac Airport is foiled on July 14, 1954. (historylink.org)
On July 14, 1954, 21-year-old Edmund Andrew Marmur (1932-2014) boards a Douglas DC-3 at Sea-Tac International Airport, demands to be flown to Africa, and fires two shots near a frightened flight attendant…
- Gamma Hydrae (Wikipedia)
Gamma Hydrae (γ Hya, γ Hydrae) is a binary star in the equatorial constellation of Hydra. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 3.0, placing it second in brightness among the members of this generally faint constellation. Based upon parallax measurements made during the Hipparcos mission, this star is at a distance of around 133.8 light-years (41.0 parsecs) from Earth.
- HistoryLink.org
HistoryLink.org is the continually evolving online encyclopedia of Washington state history. We provide a free, authoritative, and easily accessible reference for the benefit of all. With a few noted exceptions, all articles on this site are original works prepared exclusively for HistoryLink.org by staff historians, contract writers, volunteers, and consulting experts.