{"slug": "seattle", "label": "Seattle", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5083", "qid": "Q5083", "description": "city in and county seat of King County, State of Washington, United States", "entries": 17, "years": 17, "span": [1820, 2004], "span_label": ["1820 CE", "2004 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 4}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 3}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 2}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 2}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "new-york-city", "label": "New York City", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1820, "year_label": "1820 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": null, "text": "Mount Rainier erupts over modern-day Seattle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368795492#Date_unknown", "title": "1820", "revid": 1368795492, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1851, "year_label": "1851 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "November 13", "text": "November 13 – The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what later becomes Seattle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358777790#October–December", "title": "1851", "revid": 1358777790, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – The first plat for Seattle, Washington, is laid out.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#April–June", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1864, "year_label": "1864 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Asa Mercer travels from Seattle to the U.S. East Coast, and recruits 11 Mercer Girls, potential wives for men on the West Coast.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369213895#Date_unknown", "title": "1864", "revid": 1369213895, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1866, "year_label": "1866 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "June 7", "text": "June 7 – Chief Sealth, Native American for whom Seattle is named (b. c. 1786)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368829327#January–June", "title": "1866", "revid": 1368829327, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}, {"year": 1897, "year_label": "1897 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 17", "text": "July 17 – The Klondike Gold Rush begins when the first successful prospectors arrive in Seattle", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362850810#July", "title": "1897", "revid": 1362850810, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1906, "year_label": "1906 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "November 18", "text": "November 18 – The steamboat Dix sinks en route from Seattle to Port Blakely claiming the lives of approximately 50 passengers and crew.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373343237#November–December", "title": "1906", "revid": 1373343237, "section": "Events › November–December"}}, {"year": 1907, "year_label": "1907 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 28", "text": "August 28 – UPS is founded by James E. (Jim) Casey in Seattle, Washington.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373349351#August", "title": "1907", "revid": 1373349351, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1909, "year_label": "1909 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 8", "text": "August 8 – Max Heindel formally founds the Rosicrucian Fellowship in Seattle, Washington.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373420847#July–August", "title": "1909", "revid": 1373420847, "section": "Events › July–August"}}, {"year": 1916, "year_label": "1916 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 15", "text": "July 15 – In Seattle, William Boeing incorporates Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373519106#July", "title": "1916", "revid": 1373519106, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1924, "year_label": "1924 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "September 28", "text": "September 28 – U.S. Army pilots John Harding and Erik Nelson complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. It has taken them 175 days and 74 stops before their return to Seattle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372136634#September", "title": "1924", "revid": 1372136634, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1962, "year_label": "1962 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "April 21", "text": "April 21 – The Century 21 Exposition World's Fair opens in Seattle, United States. This is also the Opening Day of the Seattle Space Needle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373095518#April", "title": "1962", "revid": 1373095518, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "December 2", "text": "December 2 – The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first passenger flight. It carries 191 people, most of them reporters and photographers, from Seattle to New York City.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373164180#December", "title": "1969", "revid": 1373164180, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1983, "year_label": "1983 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 18", "text": "February 18 – Wah Mee massacre: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in the Chinatown area of Seattle, United States.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366392977#February", "title": "1983", "revid": 1366392977, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "November 17", "text": "November 17 – The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit opens in Seattle.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#November", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 5", "text": "April 5 – Kurt Cobain, the lead singer of Nirvana. commits suicide at the age of 27 at his home in Seattle. His body was found three days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369917016#April", "title": "1994", "revid": 1369917016, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 2004, "year_label": "2004 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "May 23", "text": "May 23 – The Seattle Central Library opens in Seattle, Washington.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373088592#May", "title": "2004", "revid": 1373088592, "section": "Events › May"}}]}