This Week in History

July 17, 1913, hundreds had gathered to attend the Potlatch Days Festival in Seattle. All was celebratory until that evening. Around 9 pm, a fistfight broke out among military personnel and civilians. A day later, July 18th, a full-blown riot broke out. It happened at Pioneer Square where Annie Miller, a suffragist was speaking to a small group. This was close to the offices of the Industrial Work...