3224 results for: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Quốc Nam broadcasting for Saigon Radio, Seattle, August 21, 1996
Quốc Nam founded Saigon Radio in October 1993 as the first Vietnamese-language radio program in the Pacific Northwest. Nam was formerly a Vietnamese military officer, and he immigrated to the United States in 1976. He lived in Kansas City, Seattle, and San Jose and founded newspapers in each city. Nam moved back to Seattle in 1993 and launched Saigon Radio…
ID Number:2000.107.19960822.5.20
Date:1996
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Bill Gates and Microsoft executives on panel at conference, Redmond, October 10, 1996
On October 10, 1996, Microsoft held a day-long conference at its Redmond headquarters where it unveiled the redesign of Microsoft Network (MSN). When it was originally released, bundled with Windows 95, MSN was a proprietary, fee-based information service, competing with other online services like AOL and CompuServe. The new version moved MSN from a proprietary online server to an Internet…
ID Number:2000.107.19961010.1.09
Date:1996
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Volunteer Henry Seaman distributing food at Northwest Harvest food bank, Seattle, December 1996
Northwest Harvest, a Seattle-based non-profit organization, was founded in 1967 by The Ecumenical Metropolitan Ministry (EMM), an interfaith organization committed to identifying and addressing the primary problems of the poor and disadvantaged. The organization created Neighbors in Need and opened 34 food banks in what was initially conceived of as a short-term solution to an employment crisis in Seattle. As…
ID Number:2000.107.19961211.10.23
Date:1996
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Charles Sampson, Community Service Officer, Seattle, December 12, 1996
The Seattle Police Department Community Service Officer (CSO) program began in 1971, in the wake of the civil unrest of the late 1960s and escalating tensions between Black citizens and the mostly white police force. The original program began with the hiring of twelve officers serving the Central District, with the program later expanding to serve the entire city. The…
ID Number:2000.107.19961212.3.16
Date:1996
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Andrea Nagy stealing ball during Seattle Reign basketball game, Seattle, December 12, 1996
The Seattle Reign were the first professional women’s basketball team in Seattle, playing from 1996 to 1998 in the American Basketball League (ABL). The ABL was founded in 1996, with Seattle as one of eight founding teams. The league collapsed partway through the 1998 season under the financial pressure of competing with the rival Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), which…
ID Number:2000.107.19961212.16.04
Date:1996
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Ken Griffey, Jr. with children at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, Seattle, December 16, 1996
Ken Griffey, Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners from 1989-1999 and again from 2009 until his retirement from professional baseball in 2010. He was one of the Mariners' most successful and popular players. In addition to baseball, Griffey was also involved with his community's young people, and was a big supporter of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. He…
ID Number:2000.107.19961216.9.09
Date:1996
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Ken Griffey, Jr. with children at Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club, Seattle, December 16, 1996
Ken Griffey, Jr. played for the Seattle Mariners from 1989-1999 and again from 2009 until his retirement from professional baseball in 2010. He was one of the Mariners' most successful and popular players. In addition to baseball, Griffey was also involved with his community's young people, and was a big supporter of the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club. He…
ID Number:2000.107.19961216.9.16
Date:1996
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Jimmy Carter signing books, Issaquah, December 19, 1996
Jimmy Carter (1924-2024) was the Governor of Georgia from 1971 to 1975 and the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was both the longest-lived and the longest-retired President in US history. After leaving the White House, Carter worked on fighting communicable disease, helped build housing for low-income families, and promoted human rights, for which he…
ID Number:2000.107.19961219.6.16a
Date:1996
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In-fill housing construction in Holly Park, Seattle, December 1996
In the 1990s, many property developers around Seattle were focused on in-fill housing - building new homes on empty lots within existing neighborhoods rather than constructing entire new neighborhoods. In-fill housing lots were often smaller than others and posed challenges with parking trucks and construction equipment in an existing neighborhood, as well as high permitting costs. However, they were also…
ID Number:2000.107.19961219.13.29
Date:1996
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Man and woman with Kwanzaa candles and other symbolic items at Langston Hughes Center, Seattle, December 20, 1996
Kwanzaa is a nonreligious celebration of African heritage in African-American culture, usually observed for seven days beginning December 26 and culminating in gift-giving and a big feast.Here, Charles Hargrett and Jo Ann Moton prepare a table setting for a Kwanzaa event at the at the Langston Hughes Center (known since 2013 as the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute). The table…
ID Number:2000.107.19961220.13.14
Date:1996