This day in history: Debate on art sparked mass resignation from Spokane museum board. Spokane voters backed auditorium and schools as Seattle elected first woman mayor From 1976: A dispute over how to present art in Spokane resulted in the resignation of... See more
This day in history: State canceling land leases leads to controversy over 1911 agreement; Safecrackers take old-fashioned transportation on getaway From 1976: The owners of about 200 cabins and cottages at Heyburn State Park on Lake Coeur d’Alene receive... See more
This day in history: Eastern Washington State College’s director of Black studies said promises to students weren’t kept. Elaborate multi-faith funeral planned From 1976: Clarence Williams, director of Eastern Washington State College’s Black Studies prog... See more
This day in history: Last pair of trumpeter swans in Washington made home at Turnbull. Chewelah was building new high school From 1976: The Spokesman-Review ran a photo of two trumpeter swans at the Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge and noted that they “p... See more
This day in history: CdA Tribe said state should turn back land. Spokane museum about to open in mansion From 1976: The Coeur d’Alene Tribe was “pleased” – in part – with the Department of Interior’s ruling on the Heyburn State Park case. The department r... See more
