Seattle-owned Diablo Dam is completed on the Skagit River. Denny Hill Regrade is completed. The Casino Pool Room opens in Pioneer Square, first Seattle establishment catering to gays. Empire State Building is dedicated in New York City.
Japan invades Manchuria.
Seattle voters recall Mayor Frank Edwards. Boeing Field begins operation. Defending Prohibition, King County Sheriffs Department breaks down a 25-gallon still on Capitol Hill. Stalin launches purges in Communist Party which will eventually claim 8 to 10 million lives by starvation and execution. Seattle swimmer Helene Madison wins three gold medals at Olympic Games in Los Angeles.