On December 17, 1990, winter storms cause more than $3 million damage to the vessels and ferry terminals operated by Washington State Ferries. This is the largest amount of storm damage endured by the...
On January 14, 1991, 2,500 anti-war protesters march in downtown Seattle against the Gulf War. Approximately two dozen persons are arrested for stopping traffic on the Interstate 5 freeway. Two days l...
On March 8, 1991, a King County Superior Court jury finds the former president of the Alaska Cannery Workers Union Local 37, Constantine "Tony" Baruso (1928-2008) of Tacoma, guilty of aggravated first...
Journalist and historian Lucile McDonald (1898-1992) is honored at the Women Making History conference in Bellevue on March 9, 1991. The State of Washington, City of Bellevue, and King County all proc...
On April 1, 1991, the Columbia Winery releases Washington's first Syrah, inaugurating a new era in the state's red wine industry. Columbia winemaker David Lake (1943-2009) uses Syrah grapes that he an...
On Monday, April 1, 1991, citizens of Seattle -- already jittery from the George H. W. Bush administration's long saber-rattling PR campaign and then its January 17th Operation Desert Storm attack aga...
On April 12, 1991, Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney recommends closure of the naval base at Sand Point, once again setting off a land fight. Magnuson Park supporters aim their attention at the entire ...
On the evening of Wednesday, April 17, 1991, members of the grunge-rock group Nirvana -- in the relative calm just prior to the frenzy that will begin to engulf them six months later -- perform a set ...
On the night of Tuesday, April 30, 1991, Seattle's Crocodile Cafe & Live Bait Lounge opens its grungy doors for business. It is located at 2200 2nd Avenue in downtown Seattle. That auspicious first ni...
On May 18 and 19, 1991, during Maritime Week celebrations, the public is invited on board the refurbished ferry Rhododendron to view changes made to the 44-year-old vessel. The rebuilt ferry is awaiti...
On May 23, 1991, U.S. District Court Judge William Dwyer (1929-2002) blocks timber sales in national forests to protect the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina). Dwyer rules in favor of t...
On May 23, 1991, Forks businesses except city offices and banks close as residents travel en masse to Olympia to take part in a rally protesting critical habitat protections for the northern spotted o...