Washington State Historical Newspaper Project

Following are some ideas for Washington State topics:

1880-1889

• Statehood and Constitution 1889
• Seattle Fire 1889
• Northern Pacific Railroad and Henry Villard 1883

1890-1900

• Klondike Gold Rush 1897-1899
• Great Northern Transcontinental Railroad completed to Seattle, James J. Hill

1901-1910

• Growth of lumber industry - Weyerhaeuser
• Birth of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and Wobblies (unions)
• Washington's suffrage movement

1911-1920

• Boeing is founded
• Washington State and World War I 1917-1918
• Prohibition is adopted in Washington (1914) and in the United States (1920)
• Seattle General Strike 1919

1921-1930

• Bertha Knight Landes - Seattle's first female mayor

1931-1940

• Construction of Grand Coulee Dam (begins 1933)
• The New Deal in Washington State
• The Great Depression in Washington State (Hoovervilles)

1941-1950

• Washington's contribution to the World War II war effort
• Japanese Internment
• Hanford Atomic Project

1951-1960

• Life in Washington State (you decide the focus)

1961-1970

• World's Fair 1962
• Anti-Vietnam War Protests in Washington State

1971-1980

• US v. Washington, Boldt Decision (1974) and Native American disputes over fishing rights
• Eruption of Mt. St. Helens (May 18, 1980)

1981-1990

• Spotted owl controversy
• Growth of Microsoft

1991-2003

• WTO protests
• Makah whaling controversy
• Impact of Paul Allen on Seattle
• Gary Locke's career as governor of Washington