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THE NEW DEAL: A 75th Anniversary Commemorative Event - Preston, October 15
On October 15, 7-9 p.m. at the Preston Activity Center -- 8625 310th Avenue SE, Preston, WA -- join King County Executive Ron Sims and guests in commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the creation of FDR’s New Deal. The legacy of the New Deal endures in public works and programs that sustain our government and enrich the lives of King County citizens. Hear from community members, public officials, high school students, labor leaders and others in a celebration of this visionary program and its lessons for today.


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Forward Thrust unveils $1.1 billion transit plan for King County on November 20, 1969.

Marymoor Prehistoric Indian Site is placed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1970.

Seattle research center is renamed Bob Hope International Heart Research Institute on November 20, 1980.

President Clinton convenes APEC summit on Blake Island on November 20, 1993.

Seattle School Board votes to end mandatory busing for desegregation in elementary schools on November 20, 1996.

NewHolly Branch, The Seattle Public Library, opens on November 20, 1999.

Sea-Tac International Airport's third runway opens on November 20, 2008.

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Walla Walla honors native son and World War II hero General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright on November 9, 1945.

Rockin' Robin Roberts, former singer with Tacoma rock band, the Wailers, dies in an automobile accident on December 22, 1967.

The Sumas Roundup premieres on September 21, 1923.

WTO Meeting and Protests in Seattle (1999) -- Part 2

Seattle Repertory Theatre debuts with King Lear in the Seattle Playhouse on November 13, 1963.

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