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Jun 4, 1543
Pacific northwest claimed by spain
The Pacific Northwest has been occupied by a diverse array of Indigenous American peoples for millennia, beginning with Paleo-Native Americans who explored and colonized the area roughly 15,000 years before Europeans arrived. -
Jul 29, 1579
The washington coast was sighted by sir francis drake and claimed england
In June 1579 Sir Francis Drake sailed along the Oregon coast and possibly reached the coast of present-day Washington. He named the sighted land New Albion and claimed it for Queen Elizabeth I of England. This was the first of many strong claims the British made for possession of the Pacific Northwest. -
The seven years year (french and indian war)
The final Colonial War (1689-1763) was the French and Indian War, which is the name given to the American theater of a massive conflict involving Austria, England, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Sweden called the Seven Years War. -
Lewis and Clark reach washington
On November 15, 1805, Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Volunteers for Northwestern Discovery reach the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River, one year, six months, and one day after leaving St. Louis, Missouri, in search of the legendary "Northwest Passage" to the sea. -
first settlers land on the site of seattle
The fist white settlers explored seattle and on november 16th the started claiming lands 3 miles from the river. -
washington territory created
The Washington Territory was created from the portion of the Oregon Territory ... International territory that would later become part of the Territory of Washington. -
gold and silver discovered in okanogan
Gold and silver was mostly up and down until the 1900s. -
washington became 42nd state
Washington was known as the 42nd state on nov. 11th,1889. Washington is a state on the pacific coast of the united states of america. -
Great northern railroad began service in seattle
The train is coming from St. paul minnesota into seattle -
Klondike gold rush brought thousands of dollars to seattle
About 100 thousand people mostly novices headed for the gold fields even though this lasted a few years it made people real wealthy . -
women won right to vote
Washington women’s success in 1910 helped inspire the campaign that culminated in passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920, when women won the right to vote nationally. -
microsoft founded
Microsoft changed the lives of many people when founded in washington. -
first woman governor,Dixy Lee Ray,elected
She was the 17th governor in washington, but the first women to become governor of the state of washington. -
mount st. helens erupted
The rock responded by exploding a hot mix of lava and pulverized older rock toward Spirit Lake so fast that it overtook the avalanching north face.An eruption column rose 80,000 feet (24,400 m) into the atmosphere and deposited ash in 11 U.S. states. -
state court backed gay marriage ban
One argument against same-sex marriage arises from a rejection of the use of the word "marriage" as applied to same-sex couples,
