20th Century Washington State;

By kfernandes120
  • Puyallup Fair;

    Puyallup Fair;

    The fair started here in Washington;

  • Spruce Army

    Spruce Army oraginated
  • Fort Lewis;

    Fort Lewis;

    Fort Lewis was established;
  • Seattle general

    Seattle general

    Seattle general strike labor violence in Centralia;
  • United States Congress

    United States Congress

    The Indian citizenship act; giving United States citizenship to all Native Americans but they still couldnt vote until the 1950's; when they were ablle to vote in all the states;
  • Hoovervilles

    Hoovervilles

    Appeared in many citites glaring evidence of high unemployment rates;
  • The march;

    The march;

    Of unemployment groups on Olympia ends in scuffles between the rival organizations;
  • President Franklin D Roosevelt

    President Franklin D Roosevelt

    Begins New Deal programs;
  • Grand Coulee Dam

    Grand Coulee Dam

    Began;
  • Indian Reorganization Acts

    Indian Reorganization Acts

    Set up Tribal Business Councils && promoted the return of communal ownership of reservation lands; in order to creat self sufficlency;
  • Bonneville Dam

    Bonneville Dam

    On the Columbia river was finished;
  • Grand Coulee Dam

    Grand Coulee Dam

    Was finished;
  • United States;

    United States;

    Entered World War II;
  • Pearl Harbor;

    Pearl Harbor;

    Hawaii bombed Japan;
  • Hanford Engineers Works;

    Hanford Engineers Works;

    Built to produce plutonium for the WWII bomb " Little boy"
  • Washingtons first t.v station

    Washingtons first t.v station

    (KING-TV) began broadcasting in Seattle;
  • Boeing 707

    Boeing 707

    Boeings first flight of the 707; && the first jet transport;
  • Washingtons Public Power;

    Washingtons Public Power;

    Washingtons public power supply system was created to develop our energy resources;
  • Seattles

    Seattles

    World fair;
  • South Center Mall;

    South Center Mall;

    Opened;
  • Bumbershoot;

    Bumbershoot;

    Seattles music && arts festival started;
  • Amendment passed

    Amendment passed

    To ensure equal rights for women;
  • Microsoft;

    Microsoft;

    Was founded, major producer of computer software;
  • Dixy Lee Ray;

    Dixy Lee Ray;

    Washingtons first woman governor elected;
  • Mount St Helens

    Mount St Helens

    Erupted; On my uncles birthday :]
  • Clovis Points

    Clovis Points

    Found in East Wenatchee orchard
  • Our State Consititution;

    Our State Consititution;

    Said we should have insititutions to care for the " blind;deaf; dumb or otherwise defective youth" && insane or idiotic and years later changed to " youth who are blind or deaf or other wise disabled && persons who are mentally ill or developmentally disabled"

  • Washingtions statehood;

    Washingtons centennial of statehood;
  • HempFest;

    HempFest;

    Started out as Washingtons Hemp Expo in the 90's
  • New Washington State History Museum;

    New Washington State History Museum;

    Opened;
  • Safco Field;

    Safco Field;

    Opened;
  • Seattle Communist Party

    Seattle Communist Party

    Office closed;
  • Qwest Field;

    Qwest Field;

    Opened; && cost $360 million