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Japanese Americans are ordered to evacuate Seattle; they are detained under
prison conditions in a relocation center for the duration of the war.
1954
Boeing Air Transport, launched 40 years prior and already a pioneer in commer-
cial airline flight, announces production of the 707.
1962
The World's Fair takes place. The headliner on opening night is singer John Raitt.
His 12-year-old daughter, Bonnie, holds his sheet music.
1975
Bill Gates and Paul Allen start Microsoft, ensuring the livelihoods of antitrust law-
yers for the foreseeable future.
1991
The formerly underground style of music known as grunge goes mainstream,
with Pearl Jam'sTenand Nirvana'sNevermindhitting record-store shelves.
1999
Seattle is rocked by the World Trade Organization riots. Microsoft is declared a
monopoly and enters into lengthy negotiations over the future of its business.
2001
On February 28, an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hits Seattle,
toppling several buildings and causing more than $2 billion in damage.
2009
Generally dismissed as a pipe dream, the long-awaited light-rail line to the airport
finally opens.
