In 1917, the Seattle Metropolitans became the first US team to win the Stanley Cup. And now that Seattle has a new NHL team, it's time to bring the cup back home!
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in 1962, Dr. Jonas Salk visited the Century 21 Exposition in Seattle and was honored at the United States Science Pavilion for his work in developing the polio vaccine.
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in 1910, the Republican Hill Climb between Capitol Hill and Cascade neighborhoods in Seattle was completed. Most of it was removed in the 1960s to make way for I-5.
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in 1942, Bainbridge Island's Japanese American residents, the first to be incarcerated under Executive Order 9066, were removed from their homes.
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in 1995, the Seattle Mariners won their first playoff series with a dramatic comeback against the New York Yankees.