Jechul and Mount St. Helens On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington state. It’s one of America’s most destructive natural disasters, spreading ash across 11 states,... KUOW Staff
As bullets flew at Columbine, she was fighting Oregon for custody of her child On April 20, 1999, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris walk into Columbine High School and begin shooting classmates and teachers. They murder 13 and injure... KUOW Staff
Danny and Mandela On February 11, 1990, Nelson Mandela is released from prison after being confined for 27 years as a political prisoner. His release is a global event... KUOW Staff
Megan and the Columbia On February 1, 2003, the Space Shuttle Columbia breaks apart on its 28th mission while re-entering the atmosphere. The seven-member crew are killed... KUOW Staff
Race & Identity Gerry and Martin Luther King, Jr. On April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated at a hotel in Memphis, Tennessee, threatening to further strain civil unrest in America. Arwen Nicks
I was a young gay man in the 80s who got by on survival sex The Seattle Times dropped a bombshell on the local political scene last week, publishing a lengthy account of interviews with three separate men who... Geov Parrish
Government Rent control is illegal in Seattle. Here’s why Why was rent control originally outlawed in Washington state? Amy Rolph
This ghost town used to be home to 1,000. Now it's just ruins If this ghost town had a mayor, it would be Don Mason. Back in the 1970s, Mason was hiking when he stumbled on evidence of a town called Franklin. He’d... Posey Gruener
A onetime Vietnamese refugee on the complex road to American greatness Before Viet Thanh Nguyen became the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel “The Sympathizers,” he was a 4-year-old boy uprooted from war-torn... John O'Brien
Why do some locals say ‘Wershington’ instead of ‘Washington?’ We’re a quirky bunch out here in Washington state. We eat cream cheese on our hotdogs. The western part of the state freaks out when it snows. We don’t... Amy Rolph
