Author: Jeff Stevens
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November 24, 1885: Anna Louise Strong
An undeniable icon in Seattle’s radical history, as well as that of the nation, Anna Louise Strong was born on the date in focus here in the uncannily-named Friend, Nebraska. Jeff Stevens histories you strikingly.
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November 6, 1970: The Seattle Seven
“Did you ever hear of the Seattle Seven? . . . That was me . . . and six other guys.”
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October 31, 1979: Launching The Rocket
The year 1979 was a very good year for rock music — especially in Seattle, where the legendary music monthly The Rocket debuted that year. Jeff Stevens histories you grungily.
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October 16, 1965: Mickey Mouse Fight Club
On the date in focus here, roughly 400 protesters turned out for Seattle’s first major local demonstration against the Vietnam War, and were greeted with rather feral heckling from right-wing counter-protesters. Jeff Stevens histories you mousely.
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September 22, 1965: You Beatniks Get Off My Ave
What would The Ave be without its authentic desolation angels?
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September 9, 1967: “Hippie Hill” Prevails
Jeff Stevens tells the tale of Seattle’s Hippie Hill, our city’s countercultural counterpart to San Francisco’s erstwhile icon.
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August 27, 1977: Equal Rights Already!
On the date in focus here, Seattle second-wave feminists held a downtown march and rally in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Jeff Stevens histories you liberationally.