On September 18, 1999, the Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange (SPACE) adopts a strategic plan for promoting use of Sand Point facilities for the fine and performing arts and other cultural activiti...
On September 19, 1999, volunteer Tri-Citians complete construction of the Playground of Dreams on a quarter-acre near the Family Fishing Pond at the east end of Columbia Park in Kennewick. Adults and ...
On October 6, 1999, the federal government formally recognizes the Snoqualmie tribe. Federal status means that the United States recognizes the Snoqualmies as a sovereign government, and it makes the ...
On October 9, 1999, Margaret McGregor (b. 1963) defeats Loi Chow in a four-round junior lightweight bout at the Mercer Arena in Seattle Center. It is the first sanctioned mixed-gender match in the his...
On October 9, 1999, the Boeing-led Sea Launch Company successfully launches its first satellite into orbit from a floating platform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
On October 16 and 17, 1999, the first Arab Festival, celebrating the heritage of more than 5,000 state residents from 21 countries of the Arabic-speaking world, is held at Seattle Center.
On October 16, 1999, Seattle's historic Union Station is formally rededicated as the headquarters of the Sound Transit, the regional transit authority for King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. The bui...
On October 29, 1999, Seattle Mayor Paul Schell (1937-2014) writes an eight-page letter to Seattle business owners explaining the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial meeting planned to occur fro...
On November 1, 1999, the Seattle City Council approves a revised plan for the redesign of Magnuson Park and the former Sand Point naval station. The final plan varies from Mayor Paul Schell's proposal...
On the evening of November 2, 1999, friends and family of a new political advocacy group called the Snohomish County Elections Committee meet at the Everett Underground, a bar that caters to a primari...
On November 5, 1999, Federal District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson (1937-2013) issues a formal finding of fact that Microsoft Corporation "enjoys monopoly power" in the market for computer oper...
On November 20, 1999, the NewHolly Branch, The Seattle Public Library, opens on Beacon Hill. It is the first branch built under the "Libraries For All" bond issue. The $1 million building replaces a d...
On November 20, 1999, a gala dedication celebration is held for the newest and second-largest library in the King County Library System (KCLS), located in Redmond, home to tech giants Microsoft and Ni...
On November 26, 1999, Washington Governor Gary Locke (b. 1950) offers to send National Guard troops to Seattle to augment Seattle police during expected demonstrations protesting the World Trade Organ...
On Sunday, November 28, 1999, as trade officials from 135 member countries begin arriving in Seattle for the Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), two anti-WTO demonstrat...
On Monday, November 29, 1999, one day before the Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) officially opens, three large demonstrations rally against WTO policies. In the afte...
On Tuesday, November 30, 1999, thousands of direct action protestors achieve their well-publicized goal to "shut down the WTO" through nonviolent civil disobedience, forcing cancelation of the opening...
On Wednesday, December 1, 1999, following Tuesday's massive nonviolent civil disobedience that temporarily shut down the Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and scattere...
On Thursday, December 2, 1999, police abandon the rubber bullets, tear gas, and other forceful tactics used during the past two days to quell protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO). Hundr...
On Friday, December 3, 1999, trade negotiations fail and the Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) ends without achieving its goal of reaching agreement on an agenda for t...
On December 6, 1999, Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper announces that he will resign and that he takes full responsibility for the unrest which closed the Central Business District and disrupted World...
On December 8, 1999, the Seattle City Council opens hearings into failures by Seattle police and civilian officials in planning for and dealing with protests against the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
On December 8, 1999, former South African president Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) and his wife Graca Machel (b. 1946) land at Boeing Field to begin a three-day visit in Seattle. Govenor Gary Locke (b. 19...
On December 14, 1999, the Seattle City Council holds the second of its hearings into the unrest surrounding the World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting during the week of November 30, 1999. The council...