The Seattle Symphony also recorded a version in the 1980s of Gershwin's original score, before he made numerous edits resulting in the score as we hear it today.

Arguments made by legal experts stated influence on art style is not copyright infringement. Glass warfare from the website of the St. Petersburg TimesThe Seattle Times: Local News: Glass artist Chihuly's lawsuit tests limits of copyrighting art, a 2005 article from The Seattle Times ; Chihuly settled the lawsuit independently with Rubino initially, and later Kaindl as well. Chihuly, rival glass artist settle dispute a 2006 article from The Seattle Times

After the death of Ray Wallace in 2002, following a request by Loren Coleman to Seattle Times reporter Bob Young to investigate, the family of Wallace went public with claims that he had started the Bigfoot phenomenon with fake footprints ( made from a wooden foot-shaped cutout ) left in Californian sites in 1958.

Following what was becoming familiar annual speculation, Clemens unexpectedly appeared in the owner's box at Yankee Stadium on May 6,, during the seventh-inning stretch in a game against the Seattle Mariners, and made a brief statement: " Thank y'all.

The Los Angeles hardcore punk band Black Flag's 1984 record My War, on which the band combined heavy metal with their traditional sound, made a strong impact in Seattle.

" In the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, The Seattle Times made note of grunge-influenced groups emerging in Seattle, including Post Stardom Depression, The Valley, and The Weapons.

Repertory theatre with mostly changing casts and longer running plays, perhaps better classed as " provincial " or " non-profit " theatre, has made a big come-back, in cities such as Little Rock, AR, Washington, DC, Minneapolis, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Houston, Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Buffalo, and Seattle.

On June 22, 2007, Griffey made his first return to Seattle after his trade to the Reds.

Many of the fans in attendance made signs professing their gratitude and adoration toward him with quotes such as: " The House that Griffey Built ", " Seattle ♥ Junior ", and " Griffey we miss you.

The Nuggets made NBA history in Game 5, upsetting Seattle in overtime 98 – 94.

Although the Spurs avoided any major deals, they still made a mid-season trade to acquire Kurt Thomas from Seattle.

Also in 1856, the USS Massachusetts was sent from Seattle to nearby Port Gamble, where indigenous raiding parties made up of Haida ( from territory claimed by the British ) and Tongass ( from territory claimed by the Russians ) had been attacking and enslaving the Coast Salish people there.

In their first playoffs since 2000, the Mercury made quick work of the Seattle Storm in the first round, blowing them out in two games ( Game 1: 101 – 84, Game 2: 95 – 89 ).

Seattle was made the county seat on January 11, 1853.

Anti-globalization activists made headlines around the world in 1999, when they forced the Seattle WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999 to end early with direct action tactics.

The club made Sub Pop a powerful force in the Seattle scene, and effectively made the label's name synonymous with the music of the Seattle area — much in the same way Motown Records was to Detroit — and helped to secure the label's cash flow.

Australian women have made an even bigger impact in the US Women's National Basketball Association, with Lauren Jackson captaining the Seattle Storm, and the Australian women's basketball team have won three silver and one bronze medal at the Olympics.

After discussions with the small company Microsoft, IBM decided to use 86-DOS ( QDOS ), a CP / M-like operating system that a Seattle area computer company had made for its own hardware.

However, some of the more successful American League teams of recent memory, including the 2002 Anaheim Angels, the 2001 Seattle Mariners and the 2005 Chicago White Sox have experienced their success in part as a result of playing " small ball ," advancing runners through means such as the stolen base and the related hit and run play.

In April 1994, Cobain committed suicide in their Seattle home.

Seattle shoegaze act The Sight Below filmed the 2008 video for their track Further Away at Deception Pass, with Deception Island's scenic imagery prominently featured.

Seattle grunge band Mudhoney named a song on their 1993 EP Five Dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew " Deception Pass.

The 36 other passengers were informed that their arrival in Seattle would be delayed because of a " minor mechanical difficulty.

The Seattle Art Museum offers the Gwendolyn Knight and Jacob Lawrence Fellowship, a $ 10, 000 award to " individuals whose original work reflects the Lawrences ' concern for artistic excellence, education, mentorship and scholarship within the cultural contexts and value systems that informed their work and the work of other artists of color.

The Vikings played their first game at the Metrodome in a preseason matchup against the Seattle Seahawks on August 21, 1982 in a game Minnesota won, 7 – 3.

After winning their first game, against the Seattle Seahawks, two weeks later, the team went on a four-game winning streak to bring their record to an even 4 – 4.

The Living Computer Museum of Seattle, Washington maintains a 2065 running TOPS-10, which is available to interested parties via telnet upon registration ( at no cost ) at their website.

Larry Bowa, Pete Rose, and Mike Schmidt wore this maroon batting jersey in place of their road jersey during the 1979 All-Star Game in Seattle.

In 1994, the Presidents signed with the tiny Seattle label PopLlama Records and released their self-titled debut in the following year.

Seattle, Washington remains under U. S. control by treaty as a city-state enclave, and most game materials are set there and assume campaigns will use it as their setting.

Seattle has won seven division titles in their franchise history: the 1988 and 1999 AFC West titles, and the 2004 – 2007 and 2010 NFC West titles.

The jerseys matched their new sister team, the expansion Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer who wear green jerseys with blue pants.

As of the 2011 season, the Seattle Seahawks have competed in 36 NFL seasons, dating back to their expansion year of 1976.

The Raiders only allowed a combined total of 24 points in their playoff victories over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38 – 10, and the Seattle Seahawks ( who had beaten the Raiders twice during the regular season ), 30 – 14.

The Dolphins gained 405 yards of total offense in their 31-10 playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks, and over 500 yards as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45-28, in the AFC Championship Game.

North Seattle Community College and South Seattle Community College opened their doors in 1970, whereupon Seattle Community College was renamed Seattle Central Community College.

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

** The Seattle Seahawks play their first football game.

The San Juan Islands get less rainfall than Seattle, about to the south, due to their location in the rain shadow of Olympic Mountains to the southwest.

In the 1930s, musician and inventor Paul Tutmarc from Seattle, Washington, developed the first electric string bass in its modern form, a fretted instrument designed to be held and played horizontally.

After defeating the Boston Red Sox in the Division Series and the Seattle Mariners in the ALCS, Cleveland clinched a World Series berth, for the first time since 1954.

Seattle and Cleveland met in the first round of the playoffs, however the Mariners won the series 3-2.

* In the first story arc of Dynamite Entertainment's revamp of Vampirella, a villainous vampire named Le Fanu inhabits the basement of a Seattle nightclub named Carmilla.

The Marlins ' first manager was Rene Lachemann, a former catcher who had previously managed the Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers, and who at the time of his hiring was a third base coach for the Oakland Athletics.

In 1991, the NFL announced plans to add two teams, its first expansion since the 1976 addition of the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

After Hubbard's father Harry rejoined the Navy, his posting aboard the USS Oklahoma in 1921 required the family to relocate to the ship's home ports, first San Diego, then Seattle.

The book takes place first at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington ( near Seattle ) and then Silicon Valley ( near San Francisco ).

* Speaker series ( co-sponsored with NSS Seattle ) every first Sunday of the month at 7pm in the Red Barn classroom at the Museum of Flight.

His first internationally recognized design, was the Pacific Science Center and its iconic arches, constructed by the City of Seattle for the 1962 World's Fair.

No credible offers surfaced from Seattle interests at first, however.

The first West Coast punk scenes emerged in San Francisco, with the bands Crime and The Nuns, and Seattle, where the Telepaths, Meyce, and The Tupperwares played a groundbreaking show on May 1.

" On February 1, 2008, 107. 7-The End ( a Seattle radio station ) played the first single from the Presidents ' new album, title " Mixed Up S. O. B.

On April 29,, Clemens became the first pitcher in history to strike out 20 batters in a nine-inning major league game, against the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park.

The first symphonic concert on the internet took place at the Paramount Theater in Seattle, Washington on November 10, 1995.

In 1898, the school was named Seattle College after both the city and Chief Seattle, and it granted its first bachelor's degrees 11 years later.

The largest and first known pre-high school league was started in 1993 by Mary Lowry, Joe Bisignano, and Jeff Jorgenson in Seattle, Washington.

In 1969, the American League expanded when the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots, were admitted to the league prompting the expansion of the post-season for the first time since the creation of the World Series.

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

* January 5 – Typhoid fever breaks out in a Seattle jail, the first of two typhoid outbreaks in the USA during the year.

* July 17 – The Klondike Gold Rush begins when the first successful prospectors arrive in Seattle.