While demonstrating a prototype of the Boeing 707 passenger jet, the pilot decided to show just how remarkable the plane was… and flew it upside down. Twice.
DB Cooper, a courteous middle-aged man disappeared, apparently by parachute, with a $200,000 ransom Wednesday night while a jetliner he hijacked was en route from Seattle to Reno.
Here Come The Brides was an hour-long comedy/Western TV series set in Seattle in the 1870s about a family of loggers in the new West who had to bring in 100 women as potential brides. While the show was set in the past, it impacted the present – like launching Bobby Sherman and David Soul as teen idols.
From dry, warm desert sands, mist-enshrouded rain forests, snow-mantled mountain peaks, miles of ocean beaches, you set your own pace, pleasure and price when you visit Washington state.
At home, Gladys Consumer is getting ready for dinner. At her core units in the kitchen she consults her home computer to find out how many calories, vitamins, etc. her family will need tonight and what kind of menu will supply it.
The harbor of Seattle, Washington 1800s Bird’s eye view of the city of Seattle, Puget Sound, Washington Territory, 1878 Bird’s eye view of the city
A jet plane mockup The 490-passenger Boeing 747 shown here is a mockup, but the new jets will be produced in this giant plant, located
Have a crafty Christmas! Retro holiday decor you can make with ideas from the ’60s 
The Great Depression: Newspaper headlines from the 1929 stock market crash 
Flapper slang dictionary: 120 words to help you talk like they did back in the ’20s 
The real death of a cheerleader story (1985) 
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