They almost darkened the skies over Germany, others buzzed over the jungle treetops in the Pacific. And they're coming to Bergstrom Aircraft at the Pasco Airport soon.
In 2008, an anchor was found in the Puget Sound and was thought to be off a ship from 1792!
HMS Chatham was a British Navy ship that was docked north of Seattle in 1792, so the 10-foot anchor was thought to be from that ship, which accompanied George Vancouver's exploration of the Pacific Coast...
Good idea: building tunnels under the docks to unload a ship if your city receives a lot of rain. Bad idea, using those tunnels to kidnap people and sell them as slaves to become sailors or prostitutes.
Since 1996, the remains of Kennewick Man, or the Ancient One as he is called by Native American tribes, has been a political and scientific issue. On one hand is the Federal law concerning the repatriation and reburial of discovered Native American remains, on the other is one of the more significant scientific and historical discoveries of our time.
A recent posting on Craigslist made us think back in the long, rich, and sometimes tumultuous history of professional baseball in the Tri-Cities. This gear is being sold for $5. We wonder if they realize the historical value of these items.
By now you may have heard about the Washington State Senator who has 'commissioned' the Department of Natural Resources to locate and 'change' what she believes are 'racist' names of rivers, peaks and other Washington state geography. Here's your chance to respectfully voice your opinion on this matter.