Seattle, Washington: Timeline

1851   The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what will become Seattle, Washington.

1853   The first plat for Seattle, Washington is laid out.

1897   Klondike Gold Rush begins when first successful prospectors arrive in Seattle Seattle, Washington

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1907   Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington officially opened for business.

1907   UPS was founded by James E. (Jim) Casey in Seattle, Washington.

1909   The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opens in Seattle Seattle, Washington

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1909   Launching of The Rosicrucian Fellowship at Seattle, Washington. Later, in October 28 1911, its international headquarters, till today, were physically launched at Mount Ecclesia Mount Ecclesia

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, Oceanside, California Oceanside, California

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) and the Healing Temple, "The Ecclesia", was launched in December 25 1920.

1911   Foundation of The Rosicrucian Fellowship's international headquarters at Mount Ecclesia Mount Ecclesia

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, Oceanside, California Oceanside, California

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. It had been preceded by its formal constitution in August 8 1909 at Seattle, Washington.

1916   In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing incorporates Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing Boeing

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1962   The Century 21 World's Fair opens in Seattle, Washington.

1969   The Boeing 747 Boeing 747

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 jumbo jet makes its debut. It carries 191 people, most of them reporters and photographers, from Seattle Seattle, Washington

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1982   Seattle Seattle, Washington

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 officially dubbed the Emerald City after a contest held to choose a new city slogan.

1983   Wah Mee massacre: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in Seattle, Washington.

1994   Kurt Cobain Kurt Cobain

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, lead singer of Nirvana Nirvana (band)

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, is found dead in Seattle, Washington.

1999   In Seattle, Washington, the first major mobilization of the anti-globalization movement catches police unprepared and forces the cancellation of the opening ceremonies of the WTO Meeting of 1999 (protests end on December 3).

2001   Many people celebrate the beginning of the new millennium - the 21st Century (but not as much as the celebrations in 2000) and have a millennium feast. A black monolith measuring approximately 9 feet tall appears in Seattle Seattle, Washington

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's Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous artist in reference to the movie ''''.