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Apr 8, 1540
Sir Francis Drake
Drake led the second expedition to sail around the world. This led to Spain and England going to war. Englad ended up winning and became dominate world power. This is important because he wa ble to successfully sail around the earth which paved a way for Englands expainsion into the world. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president t=of the United States. He was born in Virgina, and someone wrote a song about him called the "Father of his country". He helped raise our country and was a victourious leader. -
Lewis and Clark Expadition
Lewis and Clark went on a journey that discovered many major landmarks. They also learned about quality friendship and introduced cultural differences. -
Treaty of Oregon
This great historical event was also known as the joint occupancy of the pacific NW. It established border between US and Great Britian. It ultimatly gave the US more land. -
Great Seattle Fire
The great seattle fire was started by accident at 2:30 PM by John Back while heating glue. The overall damage totaled out to $20,000,000, and a young boy died. This is important because they had to rebuild that part of Seattle, their for making the city nicer than it was, which attracted more tourists. -
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Elizabeth was a labor leader. She was a great example to the other citizens. She was the founding member og the civil womens liberties. This is important because now in women in America can vote. -
Fredrick Weyerhaeuser
The founder of Weyerhaeuser Timber company. He was bor in 1834 and died in 1914. -
William Boeing
William Boeing is the creater of the company boeing. He was born and raised in Detroit, and owns the largest aerospace company in the world. -
Arthur Denny
The founder of Seattle! If this great legend did not discover Seattle, than the city would be completly different! -
Grand Coulee Dam
Largest Dam in Columbia Rive Basin on of the largest in the world. It had enough power to continually supply the need for 2 Seattle citys. This Dam is very important because It irrigates water to eastern Washington to grow agriculture. -
Bill Gates
Bill Gates is one of the richest men alive, and is the founder of Microsoft. Microsoft is a company surrounded by electronics and computers.It also gave many washington residents a stable job. -
Seattle's World Fair
The seattle world's fair was very populated, 10 million people attened. This event left seattle on the map, it was a really big change. Some people said that it was a life changing experience.
