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2 days ago · It owes its name to the Native American leader Seattle, chief of the Duwamish, Suquamish, and other tribes of the Puget Sound area. Areas of great natural beauty, including the densely forested Olympic Peninsula and the Cascade Range, surround the city.
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1 day ago · The state was formed from the western part of the Washington Territory, which was ceded by the British Empire in the Oregon Treaty of 1846. It was admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. Olympia is the state capital, and the most populous city is Seattle .
1 day ago · The First Sculptor of Seattle. James Wehn's work can still be seen all over the city. By Brad Holden July 5, 2024. Brad Holden. Illustration by Arthur Mount. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2024 issue of Seattle magazine. My first encounter with the work of James Wehn occurred in the 1980s during a family trip to the Seattle ...
1 day ago · The company restructured on June 25, 1981, to become an incorporated business in its home state of Washington (with a further change of its name to "Microsoft Corporation, Inc."). As part of the restructuring, Bill Gates became president of the company and chairman of the board, and Paul Allen became executive vice president and vice chairman. [7]
2 days ago · Starbucks Corporation is an American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roastery reserves headquartered in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 1971, and is currently the world's largest coffeehouse chain .
3 days ago · Kendrick Lamar is one of the most critically and commercially successful rappers of the early 21st century, known for such albums as good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012), To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), DAMN. (2017), and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022). Learn more about Lamar’s life and career.
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2 days ago · Its name derives from the giant sea monster of Scandinavian and Norwegian lore (the kraken) and the giant Pacific octopus found living in the waters of Puget Sound , where Seattle is situated.
