The ferry Kalakala begins daily service on Seattle-Bremerton run. UW rowing scull wins gold medal at Olympics in Berlin. Bonneville Dam dedicated. President Roosevelt visits the Olympic Peninsula, favors a national park. Legislation creating Olympic National Park is signed into law.
Work starts on the Lake Washington Floating Bridge.
Hitler and Stalin sign non-aggression pact. With workforce of 7,000, Grand Coulee Dam is rushed toward completion.