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Sir Fancis Drake
He was an english sea captain, privateer, navigator, a renowned pirate, and a politician of the Elizabethan era. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
When we expanded west to the Pacific Northwest -
Oregon Trail
A 2,000 mile historic east-west wagon route that connected the Missouri river to valleys in Oregon and locations in between -
Whitman Massacre
Missionaries were executed by indians -
Pig War
The death of a pig forced the us canadian border to be formed -
Centrallia Massacre
When union soldiers surrendered at a battle and were executed by Guerrillas -
Great Seattle Fire
Seattle was burned down -
Klondike Gold Rush
When Yukon area indians found gold and rabbit creek near Dawson -
Seattle General Strike
The first city-wide labor action in America to be proclaimed a "general strike" -
Seattle World's Fair
A fair that close to 10 million people visited -
Bill Gates/ Microsoft
The creation of Microsoft