** The Seattle Mariners play their first-ever game of baseball against the California Angels.

** The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation opens in Seattle.

** The Seattle Seahawks play their first football game.

** The Seattle General Strike ends when Federal troops are summoned by the State of Washington's Attorney General.

** Wah Mee massacre: 13 people are killed in an attempted robbery in Seattle, Washington.

** The Denny Party lands at Alki Point, the first settlers of what later becomes Seattle, Washington.

** Gang of Four ( Seattle ), founders of Minority Executive Directors's Coalition

** Seattle SuperSonics, coached by Lenny Wilkens, won 4 games to 1 over the Washington Bullets for the only finals win in Seattle SuperSonics history.

** Washington Bullets win 4 games to 3 over the Seattle SuperSonics

** Seattle

** Calls / Branding Morning News — Tribune Broadcasting's local morning news show format usually seen on Tribune's CW and Fox affiliates, such as WPIX in New York City, New York ; WGN in Chicago, Illinois ; KTLA in Los Angeles, California ; KCPQ in Seattle, Washington ; and WXIN in Indianapolis, Indiana ; though this format has also been used on non-Tribune owned Fox and CW stations ( e. g. ; Fox 25 Morning News on KOKH in Oklahoma City ) under a more generic title form

** 42 points – Seattle 42, Philadelphia 0 – December 5, ( largest margin of victory by an MNF road team )

** 82 points – Dallas 43, Seattle 39 – December 6,

** Chicago Bulls win 4 games to 2 over the Seattle SuperSonics, after a record-breaking 72-10 regular season.

** Kentucky wins 84-72 over Seattle

** 21 October – Showbox: Seattle, Washington

** 19 September – The Showbox SODO: Seattle, Washington

** Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

** In Washington, the City of Seattle employs Marshals in their Municipal Court, with the senior officer holding the title of Chief Marshal and the subordinate officers being Deputy Marshals.

** Spans Lake Washington in Washington State, carrying State Route 520 from Seattle to Medina.

** Spans Lake Washington in Washington State, carrying Interstate 90 traffic eastbound from Seattle to Mercer Island.

** Spans Lake Washington in Washington state, carrying Interstate 90 traffic westbound from Mercer Island to Seattle.

** The Seattle SuperSonics, for Fred Brown.

** Major sports championship since the 49ers win in Super Bowl XXIX.

** If O plays a corner or side-middle first, X is guaranteed to win:

** France defeats Italy 2-1 after extra time in the final of the European Championships, becoming the first team to consecutively win the World Cup and European Championships.

** Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to win public office.

** The Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 107 to win the National Basketball Association finals four games to two.

** Spain beats the Soviet Union 2 – 1 to win the 1964 European Nations Cup.

** The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the visiting New York Yankees, 7 – 5 to win the World Series in 7 games ( 4 – 3 ), ending a long run of 29 World Series appearances in 44 seasons for the Bronx Bombers ( also known as the Yankee Dynasty ).

** Harold Wilson becomes British Prime Minister after leading the Labour Party to a narrow election win over the Tory government of Sir Alec Douglas-Home, which had been in power for 13 years and had four different leaders during that time.

** John Paxson's 3-point shot in Game 6 of the NBA Finals helps the Chicago Bulls secure a 99 – 98 win over the Phoenix Suns, and their third consecutive championship.

** Ohio State defeats USC in the Rose Bowl to win the national title for the 1968 season.

** Judith Keppel, first person to win £ 1, 000, 000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

** The Ultimate Warrior defeats Hulk Hogan to win the WWF Championship in a Title for Title, winner takes all match at WrestleMania VI in front of nearly 68, 000 at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario

** First round of the Bulgarian Constitutional Assembly election sees the Bulgarian Socialist Party win a majority.

** Steffi Graf defeats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario in the longest ever women's final at the French Open, to win her 19th Grand Slam title.

** U. S. presidential election, 1996: Democratic incumbent Bill Clinton defeats Republican challenger Bob Dole to win his second term.

** The New York Islanders win their first Stanley Cup, from a goal by Bobby Nystrom in overtime of game six of the Stanley Cup playoffs's final round.

** Swedish pop group ABBA win the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with Waterloo.

** The New Jersey Devils sweep the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win their first Stanley Cup in the lock-out shortened season.

** Czechoslovakia beats West Germany 5 – 3 on penalties to win Euro 76, when the game had ended 2 – 2 after extra time.

** In French regional elections, the conservative Rally for the Republic and the centre-right Union for French Democracy win in a landslide, capturing 20 of 22 metropolitan regional presidencies.

** Denmark beats Germany 2 – 0 to win the 1992 UEFA European Football Championship at Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg, Sweden.

** West Germany beats the Soviet Union 3 – 0 to win Euro 72.

** The Pittsburgh Steelers win their first ever post-season NFL game, defeating the Oakland Raiders 13 – 7, on a last second play that becomes known as The Immaculate Reception.

** The Minnesota Twins win the World Series against the Atlanta Braves.

** North-West Rebellion – Battle of Cut Knife: Cree and Assiniboine warriors win their largest victory over Canadian forces.