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On January 1, 1968, The Pacific Northwest Mission was created with Joe E. Whitesides as president. On June 10, 1970, its name changed to the Washington Mission and ultimately the Washington Seattle Mission on June 20, 1974.
The Mercer Girls or Mercer Maids were women who chose to move from the east coast of the United States to the Seattle area in the 1860s at the invitation of Asa Mercer. Mercer, an American who lived in Seattle , wanted to "import" women to the Pacific Northwest to balance the gender ratio. [ 1 ]
1 Jan 1968 Northwestern States: Washington 1970 Washington Seattle 1974: extant Washington Spokane Washington Tacoma Washington Everett Washington Federal Way Washington Yakima: Colombia-Venezuela: 1 Jul 1968 Central American and Andes: Colombia 1970 Colombia Bogota 1974 Colombia Bogota North 1992: extant Venezuela Colombia Cali Colombia ...
(Reuters) -Retired astronaut William Anders, who was one of the first three humans to orbit the moon, capturing the famed "Earthrise" photo during NASA's Apollo 8 mission in 1968, died on Friday ...
The materials include detailed video oral histories, historical documents and photographs and the complete transcript of a 1970 Congressional Hearing held on the Seattle Chapter. The Project is an initiative of the Seattle Civil Rights and Labor History Project at the University of Washington.
Earthrise is a photograph of Earth and part of the Moon's surface that was taken from lunar orbit by astronaut William Anders on December 24, 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Nature photographer Galen Rowell described it as "the most influential environmental photograph ever taken".
The girls’ drill team was founded in 1952 by a local group of girls called the Chi-ettes with the help of Ruby Chow, a prominent Chinese American restaurateur and civic activist in Seattle, the ...
State flag of Washington Location of Washington in the United States. The following is a list of notable people from Washington state. It includes people who were born, raised, or who live(d) in the U.S. state of Washington, along with those who are strongly associated/have significant relations with the state.