Asunta Ng, a Hong Kong immigrant, founds the Seattle Chinese Post, now called the Northwest Asian Weekly. In Seattle, the P-I begins a joint operating agreement with the Times. Sally Ride is the first American woman in space. Rosalynn Sumners of Edmonds is world figure-skating champ. Indira Gandhi is assassinated.
Researchers publish first report on secondhand smoke.
Geraldine Ferraro is first woman to run for U.S. vice president. West Seattle Bridge completed. The Reagan administration tries to trade arms sales with Iran for U.S. hostages in Lebanon. Seattle teachers stage a 19-day strike. Seattle's clam man, Ivar Haglund, dies.