Wikipedia:WikiProject Oregon/DYK

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These articles on Oregon-related subjects have been featured on Wikipedia's homepage in the Did You Know section for the best new articles. See Did you know? for nominating criteria and to nominate any new articles. Generally, only new articles from within the past 7 days are eligible, as well as stub articles that have been expanded at least five-fold in the last 7 days and articles promoted to good article status in the last 7 days. If an article you wrote or nominated that is within the scope of WikiProject Oregon was listed on the main page (you will receive a notice on your talk page) please add the "hook" to the list below and add the date it was featured. Also add your user name in a hidden comment. Feel free to add your Oregon-related DYK to the Oregon Portal's DYK section here too in an empty slot near the bottom.

DYK hooks

2024

... that while George C. Brownell played no part in the Oregon land fraud scandal, a published cartoon (pictured) showed him as the "Pretty Moth" that flew too close to the land fraud limelight? 1/16
... that LaVonne Griffin-Valade, the Oregon Secretary of State, has published four crime fiction novels? 1/23
... that 25 years after an attempt to explode a whale went awry, the Oregon TV station that filmed it regularly fielded requests for its footage? 1/26
... that Oregon state senator William Kuykendall was a physician who founded the first hospital in Eugene, Oregon? 3/23
... that Frederick Prigg and his predecessor as secretary of the Provisional Government of Oregon were both doctors who drowned in a river at Oregon City just three years apart? 11/6

2023

... that in 1943, it took the Oregon State Senate 45 ballots to elect William H. Steiwer as president of the senate over fellow Republican Dorothy McCullough Lee? 2/9
... that Bit House Saloon's menu featured Rocky Mountain oysters? 3/16
... that it has been a goal of Oregon state senator Bill Hansell to get the potato officially designated as the state vegetable? 3/17
... that Linn County clerk Del Riley established Oregon's vote-by-mail system, now used as the only voting method in the state? 3/23
... that the bishop of Oregon's residence in Portland once had a private chapel, a ballroom, and a wine cellar? 4/25
... that John C. Carson built the first sidewalk in Portland, Oregon? 5/5
... that Cathy Whims has opened several restaurants in Portland, Oregon, including the Nostrana, which has been described as "Portland's capital of the Negroni"? 5/10
... that Gus C. Moser served five 4-year terms in the Oregon State Senate, including two non-consecutive 2-year periods as senate president, to which post he was elected unanimously in 1917? 6/18
... that future state senator William T. Vinton was sent to jail for contempt of court when he refused to sign a city paving contract, but was later vindicated by an Oregon Supreme Court decision? 8/24
... that the founding manager of an Oregon radio station named it after his wife's former name? 9/14
... that during World War I, Roy W. Ritner was elected unopposed to the Oregon State Senate while serving with the American Red Cross in France? 10/9

2022 (11 hooks)

... that the completion of Interstate 205 in Oregon was delayed to mitigate air and noise pollution for a jail that closed a few months later? 1/7
... that shortly after getting married in 1875, Robert A. Emmitt crossed the Cascade Mountains driving a cattle herd while his wife led a pack horse that carried their possessions? 2/7
... that in Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Oregon, decided 110 years ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the initiative process? 2/19
... that when John Emmitt was traveling to the Oregon Territory in 1852 along the Oregon Trail, two of his three children died of cholera and were buried along the route? 2/28
... that Saint Rose Catholic Church was moved from the ghost town of Fleetwood, Oregon, to the Fort Rock Valley Historical Homestead Museum in 1988? 4/4
... that Jack Morris, who set Oregon Ducks football records in single-season scoring and consecutive successful conversions, also won three state titles in hurdling? 6/14
... that after serving as President of the Oregon State Senate, Brady L. Adams founded BearFest in Grants Pass, Oregon, which featured playful fiberglass bear statues placed around the town? 6/17
... that women- and minority-owned businesses built the Frequent Express high-capacity bus line in Portland, Oregon? 9/17
... that Earle M. Chiles, a businessman and philanthropist from Portland, Oregon, was also a senator of the board of Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany? 9/28
... that after serving as the speaker of the Oregon Territory House of Representatives, Lafayette Cartee moved to the Idaho Territory where he became a well-known horticulturalist? 10/27
... that in 1858, when Congress delayed its decision on Oregon statehood, Nathaniel H. Gates became the last Speaker of Oregon’s Territorial House of Representatives? 12/10

2021 (18 hooks)

... that Oregon state representative John H. Carkin was unanimously elected Speaker of the Oregon House in 1927, with support from all Democratic House members as well as his fellow Republicans? 1/3
... that former Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Frank J. Van Dyke was born in Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya, in 1907? 2/6
... that during the Great Depression, Ernest R. Fatland led an organization that helped Oregonian farmers reduce their mortgage payments and other debts to save their farms from foreclosure? 3/14
... that the owner of Oregon radio station KLOO offered $10,000 to anyone who could bring an extraterrestrial lifeform to the station's studios? 4/16
... that Chemeketa Community College president emeritus Gretchen Schuette once rappelled from a roof at an annual State of the College address? 4/23
... that Virgil Conn was a member of the Oregon Legislature during the 1897 session that failed to organize due to the lack of a quorum? 4/27
... that the unfinished Interstate 405 was used to mark the border between two of Oregon's congressional districts? 5/25
... that American legislator Uriah F. Abshier rescued his son from an 1894 Christmas Eve fire in Silver Lake, Oregon, that killed 43 people, including his wife? 5/31
... that Ira F. M. Butler was Speaker of the House of Representatives in the last session of the Oregon Territorial Legislature prior to statehood? 6/30
... that Obed Dickinson, an abolitionist pastor in Oregon in the mid-1800s, was pressured into resigning for advocating for racial equality? 7/18
... that Hayden Bridge is the oldest intact bridge in the US state of Oregon? 8/12
... that Robert McLean served as a missionary in Chile for six years before moving to Oregon, where he founded two churches and was elected to the state legislature? 8/25
... that William M. King, who was born in Connecticut, lived and worked in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Missouri before becoming the third speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives? 10/8
... that in 1943, the United States Army conducted a large-scale battle near Stauffer, Oregon, as part of the Oregon Maneuver training exercise preparing troops for combat in World War II? 10/29
... that David Kennedy, co-founder of the agency that came up with Nike's Just Do It campaign, was once gifted 50 pairs of Levi's denims by his employees? 11/11
... that when Oregon journalist Larry Smyth was asked who he thought would win presidential elections, he invariably replied "the man who gets the most votes"? 11/22
... that former Oregon legislator William Massingill died while attending a boxing match? 12/1
... that the only remaining artifact in the ghost town of Fremont, Oregon, is a juniper stump notched with steps that women travelers used to mount horses in a modest fashion? 12/20

2020 (8 hooks)

... that Sitka Sedge State Natural Area, a pristine estuary in Oregon, almost became a golf course? 2/8
... that the MAX Light Rail system in Portland, Oregon, includes North America's deepest transit station, at 260 ft (79 m) below ground? 4/11
... that Oregon state representative J. Patrick Metke flew two-engine Navy bombers on anti-submarine patrols during World War II? 5/19
... that the Portland Streetcar's Loop Service enabled the production of the first U.S.-built streetcars in nearly 60 years? 6/11
... that Kessler R. Cannon, who later became an Oregon state representative, interviewed Oregon pioneers for his popular 15 Minute Histories radio program broadcast on KBND in the 1950s? 7/14
... that a "self-proclaimed public avenger" cut down the tower of Oregon television station KVDO-TV in 1976 to protest its sale to the state government? 8/14
... that senator William H. Strayer was the only Democrat in the Oregon State Senate in 1931? 9/14
... that lumberman-turned-newspaper-publisher Wesley O. Smith served two terms in the state legislature, representing what are now six large counties in central Oregon? 10/26

2019 (18 hooks)

... that even though the Baker Hotel (pictured) was nearly fully booked during the filming of the 1969 musical film Paint Your Wagon, it closed shortly thereafter? 1/16
... that in 1947, state representative Rose M. Poole was part of a Republican majority in the Oregon House of Representatives that outnumbered Democrats 58 to 2? 1/18
... that the law center at Willamette University is named in honor of Oregon businessman and philanthropist Truman W. Collins? 2/14
... that Portland's MAX Red Line light rail, initially planned decades into the future, was built ahead of other projects because of an unsolicited proposal by Bechtel? 2/25
... that Byron A. Stover was an American football letterman and forestry major at Ohio State University before moving to Oregon to become a successful businessman and state legislator? 3/13
... that Ursula K. Le Guin once rejected an offer from Hayao Miyazaki to adapt her Earthsea series for the screen, but changed her mind after watching Miyazaki's film My Neighbor Totoro? 3/30
... that James F. Short served as director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture under four governors? 4/6
... that brown trout in the vicinity of Cline Falls can reach 20 in (51 cm) in length and weigh as much as 8 lb (3.6 kg)? 5/26
... that when the state of Oregon created Deschutes County in 1916, Harvey H. DeArmond was appointed as the county's first district attorney? 6/25
... that Portland's MAX Blue Line (train pictured) was built as a result of freeway revolts in the 1970s? 7/11
... that Portland's NS Line opened in 2001 as the first newly built streetcar line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles? 7/18
... that American collage artist Eunice Parsons, who turns 103 today, is the last of the "Northwest Matriarchs of Modernism"? 8/4
... that in 1982, Brooks Resources, originally a subsidiary of the Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company, donated 135 acres (55 ha) to help Donald Kerr establish the High Desert Museum near Bend, Oregon? 8/18
... that Charity Lamb was the first woman convicted of murder in the Oregon Territory? 8/24
... that Dorothy Olsen was one of only 12 American women certified for night flight in World War II? 8/26
... that former Oregon state representative Ole W. Grubb and his wife had nine children of their own and cared for about 160 foster children? 9/17
... that businessman Delford M. Smith acquired the Spruce Goose for the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon? 11/13
... that an owner of radio station KPRB sold it to devote himself to his duties as the fire chief of Redmond, Oregon? 11/21

2018 (17 hooks)

... that along with Mount Defiance and Mount Bailey, Diamond Peak is one of the few andesitic shield volcanos in the Cascade Range? 1/17
... that former Oregon state legislator Hazen A. Brattain died a month after completing a seven-month world tour? 1/18
... that gold was discovered on Cline Buttes in central Oregon in 1904, but proved uneconomic to mine? 1/24
... that the Summer Lake Hot Springs bathhouse (pictured), built in 1928, is a timber and tin structure with a 15-by-30-foot (4.6 m × 9.1 m) bathing pool inside? 2/12
... that Asa Miller, one of only two athletes competing for the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Olympics, was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and still lives there? 2/18
... that during the American Civil War, Barney Prine made money by running races against fellow soldiers in the 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment? 3/27
... that in 1844, Thomas D. Keizur was elected captain of the Oregon Rangers, the first militia unit authorized and formed in the Oregon Country? 4/20
... that in 2016, Oregon’s legislative Emergency Board provided $2 million to reimburse state and local agencies for costs resulting from the armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge? 5/4
... that the Organ Grinder Restaurant's Wurlitzer pipe organ included such effects as a submarine dive alarm? 6/17
... that Oregon rancher Bill Brown, known as the "Horse King of the West", often wrote checks on newspaper margins and soup can labels—which bankers would cash without question? 6/19
... that Interstate 84 is the longest freeway in Oregon and the only one to traverse the state from west to east? 7/7
... that during the Petticoat Revolution, Laura Starcher became mayor of Umatilla, Oregon, while keeping her candidacy a secret from her husband—the current mayor—until the afternoon of election day? 7/18
... that Cline Falls and Cline Buttes in Central Oregon are named after pioneer dentist Cass A. Cline? 7/19
... that during World War II, future Oregon state senator Gordon W. McKay participated in the Battle of Tarawa as a Seabee? 8/27
... that the Oregon Military Museum has more than 14,000 artifacts in its collection, including 50 vehicles, 750 weapons, and 5 military aircraft? 10/29
... that Les Joslin wrote a book detailing the history and architecture of 75 United States Forest Service ranger stations in 12 western states? 12/5
... that Joan Acker and Miriam Johnson of the Center for the Study of Women in Society found that "Do you shave your legs?" was the question most strongly correlated to identifying with feminism? 12/31

2017 (23 hooks)

... that the Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission selected Listening for Coyote by William L. Sullivan as one of the 100 most significant books in Oregon history? 1/25
... that Carolyn B. Shelton became the first female governor in the United States when she spent a weekend as acting governor of Oregon in 1909? 1/27
... that during an October 2016 tornado in Manzanita, Oregon (damage pictured), the local branch of the National Weather Service issued a record ten tornado warnings in a single day? 2/7
... that the fossil tupelo Nyssa spatulata was described from seeds found in Oregon? 3/1
... that during the American Civil War, William V. Rinehart served as an officer in both the 1st Oregon Volunteer Cavalry Regiment and 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment? 3/3
... that in 1945, Lieutenant James B. Thayer and his platoon liberated the Gunskirchen Lager concentration camp, saving thousands of Jewish and political prisoners from starvation? 3/13
... that in Portland, Oregon, an outhouse, or john, played a seminal role in public education? 4/1
... that arriving penniless in Oregon in 1903, Harley J. Overturf financed his education at the University of Oregon by filing a timber claim and selling the property for a profit? 5/3
... that the McLoughlin Promenade (pictured) sits on a bluff in Oregon that was occupied by the Molala people thousands of years before the arrival of settlers of European ancestry? 5/17
... that the Stumptown scud, a crustacean endemic to the Portland metropolitan area, looks like a "cross between a prawn and a potato bug"? 5/21
... that Al Densmore was 24 years old when he took his seat in the Oregon House of Representatives, and just four years later his House peers elected him speaker pro tempore? 6/29
... that the first county courthouse for Lake County, Oregon, was built on 20 acres (8.1 ha) donated by Mark W. Bullard in 1876? 7/26
... that Robert Lee Burns, a reformed convict from Oregon, was the subject of an interstate extradition battle between Oregon and California? 7/29
... that Harry Traver's Jazz Railways, Sesquicentennial Cyclone, and Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters (including the notorious Palisades Park Cyclone, Oaks Park Zip, Crystal Beach Cyclone, and Revere Beach Lightning) all included rapidly undulating "Jazz Track" (diagram pictured)? 8/1
... that an argument over a horse led to a law banning all black settlers from Oregon in 1844? 8/15
... that Henry Semon lost his seat in the Oregon legislature when he accepted a position on the state's agriculture board, but was reappointed to the legislature after resigning from the board? 8/16
... that the mobile library Street Books uses library cards but does not set or enforce due dates? 8/30
... that the bell of the First Presbyterian Church (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, was cast from Civil War cannons? 9/7
... that an 1844 Oregon law required all slaves to be freed—and all freed slaves to leave Oregon? 9/11
... that before becoming a state representative and state senator, George Merryman served as a ship's doctor on a commercial steamship traveling between Portland, Oregon and the Far East? 9/19
... that in August 2017, the Cinder Butte Fire (pictured) threatened important archaeological sites in Central Oregon? 10/13
... that during the summer of 2017, the Milli Fire burned over 24,000 acres (97 km²) of forest land in Oregon, much of it in the Three Sisters Wilderness area? 10/26
... that on the day Horace P. Belknap was interred in 1936, National Guard inductions were suspended in Central Oregon because all the local medical examiners were attending his funeral? 12/13

2016

2016 (28 hooks)

... that a father and son received the death penalty for the Woodburn bank bombing, which accidentally killed two policemen? 1/17
... that while Ben Musa served as an Oregon state senator, his wife was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives, representing approximately half of his senate district? 1/20
... that armed groups have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge since January 2, 2016? 1/28
... that in December 1869 an employee of the Alert committed suicide by jumping overboard into the Willamette River after being released from an insane asylum? 2/10
... that the proposed sculpture Rebirth, projected as a deer with a human child's face, was meant to represent "the interaction between the nearby riparian forest and the people living in Oak Grove"? 2/16
... that Boyd Overhulse was unanimously elected President of the Oregon Senate just 11 days after taking his senate seat in 1957, the first Democrat to hold that position in 79 years? 2/22
... that W. Lair Thompson, the President of the Oregon Senate, lost his re-election bid in 1916 by one vote? 2/29
... that Jay H. Upton, a private in the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Spanish–American War, later became President of the Oregon State Senate? 3/24
... that LaVerne Krause, who started the printmaking program at the University of Oregon, had previously exhibited her paintings for sale in a beauty parlor and a tavern? 3/29
... that Charles A. Cogswell was the first attorney to practice law in Lakeview, Oregon? 4/11
... that the McBride Creek bridge (pictured) of the Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad was built from horizontal logs? 4/26
... that the U.S. National Bank Building (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, features stained-glass windows by Povey Brothers Studio in its board room and illustrations in bronze relief on its doors? 5/15
... that in 2015, the Oregon Department of State Lands closed Crump Lake to the public because drought had reduced the lake’s water level exposing the lakebed to looting by cultural artifact hunters? 5/16
... that the Bank of California Building in downtown Portland, Oregon, has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo? 5/19
... that Sawyer's, known for making the View-Master, was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of slide projectors? 6/15
... that while living in England, American artist Robert Hess learned to paint in the style of John Constable and was influenced by the sculptures of Henry Moore? 6/19
... that Biketown, the new bicycle-sharing system for Portland, Oregon, was named by its corporate sponsor, Nike, Inc.? 7/19
... that the Goodwillie–Allen House, an American Craftsman-style bungalow, is the oldest building in Bend, Oregon? 7/27
... that when he served in the Oregon House of Representatives, Denton G. Burdick (pictured) represented a district that was nearly the size of Pennsylvania? 8/27
... that a committee of eight Portland, Oregon, residents purchased the Madison Street Bridge in 1891 for over $3.8 million in 2015 dollars? 9/17
... that Hazel P. Heath paid children to pick wild berries for her jam and jelly business? 9/17
... that in 1920, Irvin S. Cobb, a writer for The Saturday Evening Post, organized a hunting trip to Oregon looking for a lava bear specimen? 9/22
... that Edward A. Geary was unanimously elected Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives by his Republican and Democrat peers? 10/26
... that photographer Sally Bush bought a 1909 Baker electric car and drove it just once, through the front window of a local pharmacy? 11/20
... that 2016 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mark Callahan once ran for the Oregon House of Representatives under the Green Party label in order to siphon votes from the Democratic candidate? 11/27
... that in 1880, Stephen P. Moss and Charles A. Cogswell founded the Lake County Examiner to advocate their Democratic political views in southern Oregon? 11/30
... that Glass Buttes is a mountain group in central Oregon named for the large deposits of obsidian found on their slopes? 12/23
... that Joan Acker and Miriam Johnson of the Center for the Study of Women in Society found that "Do you shave your legs?" was the question most strongly correlated to identifying with feminism? 12/31

2015

2015 (27 hooks)

... that construction of the Old Sisters High School (pictured) in Sisters, Oregon, was partially funded by the U.S. government as a Public Works Administration project in 1939? 1/1
... that with a weight of 19 g (0.67 oz) and a length of 140 mm (5.5 in) the creeping vole (Microtus oregoni) is the smallest in Oregon? 1/4
... that former Oregon State defensive end Bill Swancutt broke school records in sacks and tackles for loss, and went on to become a financial advisor? 1/11
... that Fullbright shared a house while making 2013 video game Gone Home, which later won "Best Debut" from the 2014 BAFTA and GDC Awards? 1/22
... that a fire lookout station has been located on Hager Mountain since 1915? 2/8
... that with a 20 million year fossil record, Acer chaneyi has the longest fossil record of the Western North American maples? 2/8
... that Blalock, Oregon, was inundated by rising waters after the John Day Dam was constructed? 2/24
... that the High Desert Museum near Bend in central Oregon was founded by Donald M. Kerr? 3/27
... that Rogue Ales' Beard Beer was reported to be a hoax when it was introduced on April Fools' Day in 2013? 4/7
... that in 1961, Democrats outnumbered Republicans in the Oregon State Senate 20 to 10, but majority leader Alfred H. Corbett did not get enough votes to be elected its President? 5/7
... that in 1943 several airplanes landed on the highway near C. W. E. Jennings' store in Valley Falls, Oregon, and taxied up to the store's gas pump to refuel? 6/2
... that the Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad operates a steam locomotive that was once operated by the McCloud Railway? 7/11
... that Aaron Novick was one of the inventors of the chemostat? 7/11
... that in 1933, Warner B. Snider was a delegate to Oregon's convention that voted to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment and end prohibition in the United States? 7/20
... that Ali Wallace, Miss Oregon 2015, is the daughter of Tamara Fazzolari, Miss Oregon 1987? 7/30
... that Danijela Krstić is the first Miss Oregon who was born outside of the United States? 8/27
... that Miss Oregon 2013 Allison Cook wore cow print boots and a dress covered in Tillamook Cheese wrappers at the Miss America 2014 "Show Us Your Shoes" parade? 8/28
... that Miss Oregon 2014 Rebecca Anderson wore shoes with tiny bicycles atop the laces at the Miss America 2015 "Show Us Your Shoes" parade? 9/1
... that Miss Oregon Stephenie Steers wore a swimsuit and cap made from recycled bicycle tire inner tubes in the 2011 Miss America Parade? 9/3
... that in 1849, Captain William H. Warner led a survey party into the upper Pitt River area of northeastern California, but was killed in an ambush just south of the Oregon border? 9/9
... that Nichole Mead was named Miss Oregon 2012 after titleholder Rachel Berry could not prove when she moved to Oregon? 9/16
... that Miss Oregon 2007 Kari Virding saw her first Miss Oregon pageant when she was just eight years old? 9/21
... that Miss Oregon 2009 CC Barber was raised by her grandmother? 9/24
... that the James Beard Public Market will be located near the former site of the Portland Public Market, which was the largest supermarket in the United States when it was built in 1933? 10/1
... that two wildfires, the Lava Fire and the Barry Point Fire, burned large areas of Lake County, Oregon during the summer of 2012? 10/9
... that in 1867, United States Army scouts fought a battle with a band of Native Americans on the eastern slope of Crane Mountain in south-central Oregon? 10/28
... that Native Americans occupied sites throughout the East Lake Abert Archeological District for approximately 11,000 years? 12/21

2014

2014 (70 hooks)

... that the tsunami fish (pictured) drifted thousands of miles on a ghost ship wrecked by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami before being discovered on the coast of Washington? 1/5
... that The Dalles Mint in Oregon helped stop a fire? 1/7
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, politician Katie Eyre Brewer was honored for helping to save a heart attack victim's life by performing CPR? 1/8
... that Robert V. Short, a tailor by training, was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention? 1/19
... that one of the Hillsboro Fire Department's earliest pieces of equipment was previously used in Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon, and Albany, Oregon? 1/20
... that Burt K. Snyder was a five-term state representative from Lake County, Oregon, who also served for many years as a trustee for the Bernard Daly Educational Fund? 1/30
... that the 1993 Klamath Falls earthquake was the strongest to hit Oregon in recorded history? 2/3
... that the Island of Lake Billy Chinook contains one of the United States' last remaining undisturbed communities of two native vegetation types? 2/4
... that a two-story railroad worker's home was built for only $800 in 1888? 2/4
... that St. Charles Medical Center – Madras, the only hospital in Jefferson County, Oregon, is licensed for 36 beds but uses only 25 of them? 2/5
... that Oregon Public Broadcasting praised The Oregon Desert for blending scholarly natural science writing with cowboy humor? 2/7
... that after serving six terms in the Oregon House of Representatives and running for governor in 1978, Roger E. Martin became a lobbyist at the Oregon State Capitol? 2/16
... that Salt Creek (pictured) is a freshwater stream in Oregon named for salt springs along its banks? 2/23
... that Conner Mertens was the first active college football player to publicly come out about his sexuality? 2/27
... that the founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy worked for Nike, but has offered classes in partnership with Adidas? 3/1
... that college baseball player Ben Wetzler was suspended by the National Collegiate Athletic Association for "something that reportedly happens all the time"? 3/4
... that Megan Rapinoe (pictured) is the first soccer player, male or female, to score a rare Goal Olimpico at the Olympic Games? 3/11
... that Dick Magruder was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives at the age of 23 and came within one vote of being elected speaker before he was killed in a farm accident at the age of 31? 3/13
... that Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue in the Portland metropolitan area is the second largest fire department in Oregon? 3/22
... that Oregon governor Ted Kulongoski demanded that George H. Taylor, head of the Oregon Climate Service, stop representing himself as the "Oregon State Climatologist"? 3/22
... that the Pine Tavern (pictured) was founded in 1936 and is now the oldest restaurant in the city of Bend, Oregon? 3/24
... that the first novel written on the West Coast of the United States may have been that by "Ruth Rover" (title page pictured)? 3/28
... that Washington County Fire District 2 in Oregon began as the Hillsboro Rural Fire Protection District and is now headed by the Hillsboro Fire Department's chief? 4/2
... that when California Interscholastic Federation ruled Kameron Chatman ineligible for varsity basketball competition, he played junior varsity? 4/2
... that Elliott Corbett Memorial State Recreation Site is a 63-acre (25 ha) wilderness park located along the southern caldera rim of Blue Lake Crater in the Cascade Mountains of Central Oregon? 4/3
... that the Lewis and Clark Exposition dollar is the only US coin with two "heads" sides? 4/6
... that following the death of Major League Baseball pitcher Steve Bechler, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the use of ephedra? 4/6
... that former Hillsboro, Oregon mayor Miller M. Duris had six daughters whose first names all started with the letter "C"? 4/15
... that salmon canning magnate Frank M. Warren, the only first-class passenger from Oregon to perish in the sinking of the Titanic, played for one of the first baseball teams in Portland? 4/15
... that the "Sol" in Sol Republic is an acronym for "soundtrack of life"? 4/16
... that Catlow Valley (pictured) is a graben depression covering 1,300 square miles (3,400 km²) between two fault block mountains, Hart Mountain and Steens Mountain, in southeastern Oregon? 4/22
... that the success of Larry Wagner's composition Whistler's Mother-in-Law led to a permanent rift between Paul Whiteman and himself? 4/23
... that Morris H. Whitehouse designed several Oregon buildings which made it to the National Register of Historic Places list, including the Conro Fiero House-turned-restaurant? 4/25
... that the Shriners Hospital for Children in Portland, Oregon underwent a $70 million expansion that reduced the number of beds at the hospital? 5/6
... that the bell from Oregon City College was given to what is now Linfield College after the former was dissolved? 5/15
... that Ann Hunt and Elizabeth Hamel hold the Guinness World Record as the longest separated twins to be reunited? 5/18
... that in 1927, while he was President of the Oregon State Senate, Henry L. Corbett served as acting Governor of Oregon twice? 5/19
... that as a teenager, Courtney Love performed at Mary's Club in Portland, Oregon? 5/28
... that the seemingly unremarkable Catt family – father Ronald "Scott" Catt and his children, Hayden and Abigail – pulled off several bank robberies in Oregon and Texas? 6/7
... that chief justice Thomas Balmer was once the managing partner of American law firm Ater Wynne? 6/10
... that the Oregonian Building, completed in 1892 in Portland, Oregon, was the first steel-framed skyscraper west of Chicago? 6/16
... that the fire bell for Forest Grove Fire and Rescue, Oregon, used to be kept at the Old College Hall on the campus of the local college? 7/1
... that Arthur Tuck singlehandedly won the Oregon high school track and field team championship for Redmond High School by winning seven individual events and placing second in another? 7/3
... that a piece of carpet installed at 400 SW Sixth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, in 1959 was said at that time to be the largest that had ever been laid in the Pacific Northwest? 7/10
... that Paul G. Risser served as president of Miami University and Oregon State University as well as chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education? 7/17
... that when the town of Lakeview, Oregon, was destroyed by fire in 1900, staff of the Lake County Examiner saved enough equipment and material to publish a special edition the next day? 8/4
... that fossils of 23 mammal species including mammoth, dire wolf, giant ground sloth, pre-historic bison, camel, and horse have been found at Fossil Lake in south central Oregon? 8/17
... that in 1929, Solomon and Hattie Chandler donated land to the state of Oregon for a park, now called Chandler State Wayside? 8/18
... that after the ship Favorite was sunk at its moorings in Oregon, it was refloated within days? 8/25
... that during World War II, an island in southern Oregon's Gerber Reservoir (pictured) was used as a military bombing range? 8/25
... that Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center in Gresham, Oregon, did not get a permanent MRI machine until 2001? 8/25
... that stage coaches on the Drain-Coos Bay stage line in Southern Oregon traveled on the beach? 8/26
... that the sternwheeler Eva illegally hauled dynamite through Southern Oregon, in boxes labeled as containing bacon? 8/26
... that the sternwheeler Telegraph twice collided with the rival Charm in 1915? 8/27
... that in 1909 the owner of the Wolverine claimed the Coquille intentionally rammed his boat, but the Steamboat Inspection Service subsequently suspended the captains of both vessels? 8/28
... that Margaret Fritsch was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in Oregon? 9/12
... that Whychus Creek, a perennial stream that flows through Sisters State Park, has its headwaters in the Three Sisters Wilderness area of Oregon? 9/30
... that Tumalo State Park in central Oregon was created in 1954 to preserve a portion of the Deschutes River where scenic basalt cliffs flank the river? 10/3
... that the Redmond–Bend Juniper State Scenic Corridor serves as a buffer of natural high desert habitat along U.S. Route 97 between the cities of Bend and Redmond in central Oregon? 10/7
... that the Three Sisters (pictured) in Oregon are part of a complex volcano? 10/12
... that Todd Lake in the Deschutes National Forest of Oregon is well known for its summer wildflowers display? 10/15
... that at 1034 letters, Howard Bergerson's poem "Edna Waterfall" was once recognized as the world's longest English palindrome? 10/18
... that the Dispatch sternwheeler carried as many as 400 passengers over two hours downriver from Coquille to Bandon, Oregon, to attend baseball games there? 11/6
... that the historic Elk Lake Guard Station in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest was converted into a Forest Service information center in 2001? 11/27
... that the 30-member Oregon Mandolin Orchestra is modeled on the traditional mandolin orchestras that were popular in the United States during the 19th century? 12/9
... that the pond at Westmoreland Park in Portland, Oregon, was planned to be used as an ice rink during winter? 12/10
... that in the event of a severe flood, the gray-tailed vole will abandon its complex network of tunnels and head for high ground? 12/12
... that Bucko by Erika Moen and Jeff Parker was published as a webcomic before being published as a physical graphic novel? 12/13
... that the albums Satellite Kite and Instruments of Mercy earned Beautiful Eulogy a status as one of the most innovative hip-hop acts in Portland, Oregon? 12/14
... that the Camas pocket gopher (pictured) has been described as "morose and savage", yet can be tamed in captivity? 12/28

2013

2013 (39 hooks)

... that Sonrise Church in Hillsboro, Oregon, is housed in a former Toshiba Ceramics America facility? 1/8
... that Kentucky native Morton M. McCarver (pictured) helped found Burlington, Iowa, and Linnton, Oregon, before helping draft the California Constitution and founding Tacoma, Washington? 1/31
... that within the United States, dinosaur fossils (example pictured) have been found in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Wyoming, but not in Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, New Hampshire, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, or Wisconsin? 2/7
... that Hillsboro, Oregon-based Omega Morgan used Dawn dishwashing liquid to move the Sellwood Bridge? 2/8
... that as a high school senior, Jordan Poyer was named the Oregon player of the year in both baseball and football? 2/16
... that Ryan Allen twice won the Ray Guy Award as the best college football punter? 2/17
... that National Football League player Geoff Schwartz didn't start playing football until age 13, because his parents wanted him to study for his Bar Mitzvah? 3/20
... that the fossil yew Taxus masonii was described from fifteen fossils collected from 1942 to 1989? 4/12
... that Ezra Meeker (pictured) traveled the Oregon Trail by ox cart in 1852, and crossed the United States by airplane in 1924 at age 93? 4/18
... that the Whitehorse Ranch in southeast Oregon voluntarily removed its cattle from 50,000 acres (200 km²) of its BLM grazing allotment for three years to allow watershed and riparian areas to recover? 4/23
... that the historic Siskiyou Pass is within a mile of Siskiyou Summit, the highest elevation on Interstate 5? 6/4
... that the Terwilliger curves, a six-lane section of Interstate 5 in Portland, Oregon, had an average of 100 car accidents per year between 1995 and 2005? 7/23
... that current Oregon State athletic director Bob De Carolis coached the Michigan Wolverines softball team from 1981 to 1984? 7/25
... that Clarence Chesterfield Howerton, aka Major Mite (pictured), was billed as the world's smallest man? 8/28
... that the original office for The Bulletin, the first newspaper in Bend, Oregon, was in a cabin located on the banks of the Deschutes River? 9/4
... that in 1899, the Roba Ranch in Central Oregon had one of its sheep camps burned, the result of a range war between cattlemen and sheepherders? 9/5
... that Derrick Cave in northern Lake County, Oregon, was designated as a nuclear fallout shelter in the 1960s? 9/14
... that the extinct sumac Rhus rooseae was described from fossils over 35 million years old? 9/26
... that Rick Bay has served as COO of the New York Yankees, president of the Cleveland Indians, athletic director at Ohio State and Oregon, and wrestling coach at Michigan? 9/27
... that the extinct genus Paleopanax is one of the oldest reliable records for the ginseng family? 9/28
... that the 1983 Oregon State vs. Oregon football game (often referred to as "The Toilet Bowl") was the last NCAA Division I college football game to end in a scoreless tie? 10/2
... that Oregon judge Harl H. Haas, Jr. used to help babysit Rush Limbaugh? 10/5
... that Raemer Schreiber was responsible for the development of nuclear rocket propulsion? 10/12
... that before a drought caused Hart Lake to dry up, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service captured and relocated rare Warner suckers, re-introducing them when water returned to the lake? 10/18
... that in 1959 sprinter Roscoe Cook of the University of Oregon beat Olympic gold medalist Bobby Morrow and world record holder Ray Norton in the 100 metres and tied the world record? 10/26
... that the world's first cable television system was installed in 1948 in Astoria, Oregon, using an antenna on the roof of the Hotel Astoria (pictured)? 11/1
... that the City of Tigard in Oregon started a public library, but didn't fund it? 11/6
... that the attorney who owned the M.E. Blanton House in Aloha, Oregon, lost an appeal over a road project that removed part of the house's yard? 11/12
... that the World Trade Center in Portland, Oregon (pictured), was evacuated in 2001 due to the September 11 attacks? 11/16
... that Gert Boyle is "one tough mother"? 11/21
... that Ray Hatton, a college professor from Bend, Oregon, was inducted into the USA Track and Field Masters Hall of Fame in 2001? 11/22
... that the Portland VA Hospital has a 660-foot (200 m) long pedestrian bridge that is the longest of its type in North America? 11/24
... that the original owner of the Albert S. Sholes House worked with Edward Schulmerich, whose house was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places? 11/26
... that George H. Otten completed the landscaping plan for the Oregon State Capitol mall and was responsible for the placement of Timberline Lodge? 12/1
... that nuns sought donations in saloons to build the first St. Anthony Hospital in Pendleton, Oregon? 12/18
... that the hip-hop group Beautiful Eulogy experiments with other music styles such as folk, electronic, hymn tunes, and contemporary worship music? 12/21
... that the Picture Rock Pass Petroglyphs (diagram pictured) in Lake County, Oregon, were probably created during the Clovis or Stemmed Point period between 7,500 and 12,000 years ago? 12/22
... that Providence Milwaukie Hospital was originally private but became a community facility only three years after construction? 12/27
... that students need to enter a lottery to attend Beaverton Health & Science School, a public school that was rated as below average by the state of Oregon? 12/31

2012

2012 (54 hooks)

... that the Miocene maple Acer latahense is most similar in appearance to the living Honshū maple? 1/3
... that Portland Fire Station No. 7, built in Portland, Oregon in 1927, was the last of many firehouses designed by Lee Gray Holden, who died of a stroke while visiting it? 1/6
... that the gooseneck barnacle Pollicipes polymerus (several pictured) will become sterile if there are no others within 20 cm (8 in)? 2/13
... that the crinite mariposa lily is found only on serpentine soils of the Klamath Mountains in Douglas County, Oregon? 2/20
... that the Standard Plaza was the largest office building in Oregon when it opened in 1963? 2/28
... that Eliza Barchus (pictured), who was widely recognized for her paintings of the Cascade Range volcanoes, sold many postcards of her work to augment her income? 3/9
... that while the city of Wilsonville, Oregon, was incorporated in 1969, it did not have a library until 1982? 3/14
... that in Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox, a court in Oregon, United States, held that a blogger was not a member of the media? 3/16
... that after the O&C Lands were revested to the United States government, 18 Oregon counties received federal payments that may have ended in 2012? 3/16
... that an estimated 100 million wildflower and grass seeds were spread at Graham Oaks Nature Park before it opened to the public? 3/18
... that the Nevada–California–Oregon Railway Station in Lakeview, Oregon, was built in 1912 for $15,000? 3/31
... that Oregon's Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center (Hillsboro clinic pictured) started in a garage and now has over US$20 million in annual revenue? 4/16
... that the Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, was built for $2.5 million but remodeled and expanded at a cost of $9 million? 4/26
... that the deepest lake dammed by sand dunes along the coast of the U.S. state of Oregon is Woahink Lake? 4/28
... that Grafton Tyler Brown was the first African American artist to document California and the Pacific Northwest? 4/30
... that while serving as mayor of Portland, Oregon, Allen G. Rushlight once climbed inside the city crematory to repair it? 5/3
... that Suttle Lake, a natural lake on the eastern slope of the Cascade Range of Oregon, has brown trout weighing up to 10 pounds (4.5 kg)? 5/10
... that snow buckwheat and parsnipflower buckwheat were used by Native Americans to treat diarrhea? 5/21
... that J. A. Chapman, a 19th-century mayor of Portland, Oregon, died after driving his buggy into a telephone wire? 5/27
... that Hillsboro, Oregon-based MathStar, a fabless semiconductor company, raised US$137 million, but never made a profit before ceasing to exist? 6/25
... that in 1971, Governor Tom McCall gave the James G. Blaine Society a boost when he invited tourists to come visit Oregon, but then added "for heaven's sake don't stay"? 6/26
... that Ellen Rosenblum is the first woman ever to serve as Oregon Attorney General? 6/30
... that mature specimens of the edible Oregon brown truffle (pictured) have an odor similar to Camembert cheese? 7/8
... that Hillsboro, Oregon's minor league baseball stadium is scheduled to be built in less than one year? 7/13
... that one of the reasons the vocals in "Louie Louie" are so slurred is because singer Jack Ely wore braces? 7/24
... that LaCrosse Footwear was founded in La Crosse, Wisconsin, is based in Portland, Oregon, and is being bought by a Tokyo-based company? 7/24
... that although fishing for stocked trout is allowed in Oregon's Antelope Reservoir, eating the catch is not advisable? 7/30
... that the Astoria Riverfront Trolley (pictured), which runs along the Columbia River in Astoria, Oregon, uses a 1913 trolley car acquired from an art museum in Texas? 7/30
... that Australian 1500 metre runner Zoe Buckman is one of ten University of Oregon alumni selected to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics? 8/2
... that as of August 2, Dan Straily led all American professional baseball pitchers in strikeouts for 2012? 8/5
... that two decades after a former bank building became the new Astoria City Hall, in Astoria, Oregon, the old city hall became the first home of the Columbia River Maritime Museum? 8/8
... that the Portland, a restored 1947 sternwheeler based in Portland, Oregon, was the last steam-powered tugboat built in the United States? 8/17
... that the Wallowa County Courthouse (pictured) in northeastern Oregon is a massive Romanesque style building with Queen Anne architectural elements in some exterior features? 8/22
... that during the tenure of Jerry Glanville, Portland State set a Football Championship Subdivision record for most points scored in a loss against Weber State in 2007? 9/1
... that the recently discovered Trogloraptor of Oregon gave its name to an ancient family of cave-dwelling spiders with hook-like feet (pictured)? 9/3
... that the music of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Arnold Schoenberg inspired jazz-guitarist Ralph Patt to invent major-thirds tuning? 9/3
... that the clouded salamander stayed at home in Oregon while the wandering salamander travelled by bark from California to Vancouver Island? 9/5
... that the Tribune covering Hillsboro, Oregon, is Pamplin Media Group's first new paper in a decade? 9/18
... that the extinct plant species Eucommia jeffersonensis and Eucommia rolandii were both described from fossils in 1997? 9/22
... that one-term state legislator John Gurley Flook wrote the bill in 1868 to establish a land-grant agricultural college, which grew and became today's Oregon State University? 9/29
... that First & Main in Portland, Oregon, was the first new office tower in Portland's downtown in ten years? 10/13
... that Amanda Marshall was nominated in November 2010 to become the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, but did not take the position until October 2011? 10/18
... that the Hillsboro, Oregon, based Hops minor league baseball team is the first professional sports team to be named after the beer ingredient? 11/2
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, native Colt Lyerla played running back and linebacker in high school, but now plays at the tight end position for the Oregon Ducks football team? 11/4
... that baseball's Salem Senators once tried to use a convicted murderer incarcerated at the Oregon State Penitentiary in a game? 11/9
... that samples of moon rock and lunar dust soil from the Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 missions, mounted on wooden plaque displays especially for Brazil, Canada, Cyprus, Honduras, Ireland, Malta, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Norway, Romania, Spain, and Sweden, plus the states of Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii (pictured), Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and West Virginia, were later reported missing by many of the recipients? 11/17
... that the board of directors for Hillsboro, Oregon-based Eid Passport has included Thomas H. Collins, Merrill McPeak, and Tom Ridge? 11/21
... that Carol Lee Flinders, coauthor of the "renowned countercultural cookbook" Laurel's Kitchen, has also written books on spirituality, mysticism, and feminism? 11/22
... that Cal Young, the first head coach of the Oregon Ducks football team, was born in a log cabin? 11/26
... that inmates at Oregon State Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison, once operated the world's largest flax scutching plant? 11/30
... that Ridgeview High School in Redmond, Oregon, has classroom space for jewelry making? 12/4
... that the publisher for the Forest Grove, Oregon-based News-Times newspaper thinks the launch of the competing Forest Grove Leader is part of a battle over coverage in nearby Hillsboro? 12/10
... that the Miocene maple Acer traini may be the same species as the living Douglas Maple (fruits pictured)? 12/23
... that the trout population in Mann Lake was once threatened by goldfish, prompting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to intervene? 12/28

2011

2011 (74 DYKs)

... that David Shirk, owner of the historic David L. Shirk Ranch in southeastern Oregon, killed an employee of cattle baron Peter French over a land claim? 1/1
... that Oregon judge Jack Landau attended two different Benjamin Franklin High Schools? 1/15
... that Oregon politician Michael Dembrow helped to create the Cascade Festival of African Films? 1/16
... that it took the U.S. Supreme Court less than three months to decide a case concerning an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act in 2001? 1/18
... that the Oregon Portage Railroad was the first railroad in Oregon, and had the first locomotive in the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon Pony? 1/22
... that while Oregon's Willamette Valley is known primarily for Pinot noir, Cristom Vineyards in the Eola-Amity Hills has been growing Syrah since 2002? 1/28
... that the two largest Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir trees in the United States survived the B&B Complex Fires (pictured) that burned 90,769 acres (367.33 km²) of forest in the Cascade Range of Oregon? 1/29
... that McCants Stewart (pictured), the first African American lawyer in Oregon, was the son of an Associate Justice of the Liberian Supreme Court? 1/29
... that the Faces of Meth project shows before-and-after images documenting physical deterioration caused by meth use? 2/1
... that an aborted family picnic was a major contributing factor that drove Harry Lonsdale to found his company, Bend Research, in Oregon instead of California? 2/13
... that Bill Bowerman, a coach for the Oregon Ducks track and field team, created the first Nike prototype shoe by pouring rubber into his wife's waffle iron? 3/3
... that Al Mar Knives was the first knife factory to sell a production knife for more than $US100? 2/14
... that the University of Redwood is fiction based on a copying of the entire Reed College website, raising concerns that it could be used to collect admission application fees fraudulently? 3/4
... that Steens Mountain (pictured) in southeastern Oregon is named in honor of United States Army Major Enoch Steen, who crossed the mountain pursuing a band of Indians in 1860? 3/20
... that the video for industrial rock band KMFDM's new song "Krank" was simultaneously shot in Hamburg, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon?' 3/20
... that the citizens of Verboort, Oregon, produce 15 tons of sausage and 2,000 pounds of sauerkraut for the community's annual sausage and sauerkraut festival? 3/31
... that in Oregon's 1990 U.S. Senate election, incumbent Mark Hatfield's opponent in the Republican primary was best known for having spent 40 days tree sitting to protest old-growth logging? 4/13
... that someone was once stabbed at the Sunset Esplanade in Hillsboro, Oregon, for complimenting an Oakland Raiders hat? 4/14
... that the Pistol River received its name after James Mace lost his pistol in it in 1853? 4/14
... that while building a wagon road along Union Creek, Francis M. Smith and John M. Corbell rediscovered Crater Lake, the deepest lake in the United States and one of the clearest in the world? 4/14
... that the Chapman Swifts, a flock of Vaux's Swift, inspired a Portland, Oregon, community to raise over US$60,000 for a new school heating system so the birds could have the old chimney to roost? 4/14
... that former Hillsboro, Oregon, mayor Harry T. Bagley worked to get a conviction overturned from a trial his brother George R. Bagley presided over? 4/15
... that Oregon Court of Appeals Judge David Schuman finished second in the North American speed skating finals in the 220-yard competition at the age of 17? 4/21
... that after The Redmond Spokesman won University of Oregon's Hal E. Hoss trophy for the best weekly newspaper in Oregon three times in five years, the award was retired and given to The Spokesman's publisher? 4/22
... that most of the remaining redwoods in Oregon are in the Winchuck River watershed? 4/22
... that in 1919, the Pacific Coast Parks Association named Portland, Oregon's Laurelhurst Park the "most beautiful park" on the West Coast? 4/29
... that solar panels provide part of the power for electric vehicle charging stations at Hillsboro, Oregon's Intermodal Transit Facility? 5/5
... that the Rabboni was the first regular tugboat to work the bar at the mouth of the Columbia River? 5/8
... that Bicentennial Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, partly commemorates the city's centennial? 5/14
... that serial killer Richard Laurence Marquette was the first person to be an eleventh name on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list? 5/19
... that the Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum in Hillsboro, Oregon, once bought a fighter jet from a car dealership? 5/21
... that Robert W. Chandler bought the Bend Bulletin newspaper from Robert W. Sawyer in 1953 with only a US$6,000 down payment? 5/31
... that Eugene Linden hitchhiked from Portland, Oregon, to Tacoma, Washington, at age 21 to establish the Tacoma Philharmonic? 6/2
... that newspaper editor Col. William Thompson won his 1871 shootout with a rival newspaper editor despite sustaining severe gunshot wounds, including a bullet lodged behind his eye, and a beating from a cane? 6/9
... that transit service in Portland, Oregon, in the 1960s was provided solely by privately owned companies, with Rose City Transit in the city proper and the "Blue Bus" lines in the suburbs? 6/12
... that more than 4,000 people rallied in Portland, Oregon, for Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an assault on a gay couple? 6/19
... that the Heryford Brothers Building in Lakeview, Oregon, cost $100,000 to construct in 1913, and is still one of the most important commercial buildings in the city? 6/22
... that in Oregon's 1966 U.S. Senate election, each party's candidate had a position on the Vietnam War that was in direct opposition to the prevailing view of his own party? 6/24
... that Oregon-based Povey Brothers Studio was known as the "Tiffany of the Northwest" for their stained glass (rose window pictured)? 6/26
... that the tracks of the Oregon and Northwestern Railroad are well preserved, even though they weren't well-built and they have been flooded by Malheur Lake? 6/27
... that Benjamin Wistar Morris, III designed the first skyscraper in Portland, Oregon? 7/6
... that when Jeff Mellinger, the last active-duty draftee in the U.S. Army from the Vietnam War era, received his draft papers, he thought that they were written to him by then-President Richard Nixon? 7/11
... that the Oregon white truffle is a major component of the diet of Northern flying squirrels? 7/14
... that the Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad main line in Oregon was damaged by storms three times, then finally abandoned due to repair costs? 7/21
... that Orange Phelps, later mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, opened the first movie theater in that city in 1908? 7/26
... that the 103-year-old Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge (pictured) is one of only two surviving swing-span bridges in the Portland metropolitan area? 8/2
... that the Tumblebug Complex Fire burned 14,570 acres (5,900 ha) of Willamette National Forest land in Oregon in 2009? 8/3
... that after a boiler explosion aboard the sternwheeler Sarah Dixon, survivors had to row four miles (6.4 km) to find medical assistance? 8/4
... that Bitar Mansion (pictured) is the most expensive home ever sold in Southeast Portland, Oregon? 8/5
... that the North Bank Depot Buildings in Portland, Oregon, were built in 1908 as terminals for the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway? 8/9
... that the BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1 (pictured), in Portland, Oregon, which once had the world's longest swing span, was converted in 1989 to one of the world's highest vertical-lift spans? 8/13
... that after largemouth bass were illegally placed into Davis Lake, it gained a reputation as one of the best bass lakes in Oregon? 8/15
... that Rex Putnam had a longer tenure as Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction than did any other superintendent in history? 8/26
... that the houseboat Vallejo, made an icon of Bay Area culture by artist Jean Varda and philosopher Alan Watts in the 1960s, originally served as a passenger ferry in Portland, Oregon in the 1870s? 8/31
... that in 1854, Charles S. Drew (pictured) was appointed quartermaster general of the Oregon territorial militia by Democratic governor John W. Davis, but was removed from office when he joined the Know-Nothing Party? 9/5
... that, 66 years after it opened as a department store, the 1910 Olds, Wortman & King building (pictured) became the first indoor shopping mall in downtown Portland, Oregon? 9/5
... that when children's book illustrator Clare Turlay Newberry purchased a $500 ocelot for a live drawing model, The New York Times headline read "Still A Lot For Ocelot"? 9/6
... that Mei-Ann Chen was the first woman to win the Malko Competition, the "world's most prestigious prize for young conductors"? 10/2
... that the Portland Youth Philharmonic, the oldest youth orchestra in the United States, has had only five conductors since its establishment in 1924? 10/2
... that Democrat Harry D. Boivin was elected Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives at the age of 33, becoming the youngest person ever to hold that office? 10/4
... that the redfruit desertparsley is a wild carrot found only on the Blue Mountains of Oregon? 10/23
... that although the Umpqua Mariposa lily is rare, up to 800,000 grow on Ace Williams Mountain in Oregon? 10/24
... that the North Umpqua kalmiopsis (pictured) was, for over 50 years, thought to be a form of the floral species Kalmiopsis leachiana? 10/25
... that Frank L. Roberts served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly with his daughter and two of his wives? 11/16
... that the Yale Union Laundry Building was built with Italian Revival and Egyptian Revival architecture in Portland, Oregon, in 1908? 11/28
... that the historic Lake of the Woods Ranger Station was built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps at the north end of Lake of the Woods (pictured) near the crest of the Cascade Range in southern Oregon? 12/3
... that anarchists from the Whiteaker neighborhood of Eugene, Oregon played a key role in organizing black bloc tactics during the 1999 Seattle World Trade Organization Conference? 12/3
... that in Wildwood by The Decemberists' Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, "bespectacled, bike-riding, vinyl-browsing, Kurosawa-referencing" Portland kids save a baby kidnapped by a murder of crows? 12/18
... that the extinct, Miocene age, maple Acer browni ranged from southern Oregon to the north shore of the Haida Gwaii? 12/18
... that the extinct Miocene age maple Acer smileyi has been classified as closely related to the living Acer nipponicum (pictured)? 12/22
... that the early Oligocene maple, Acer ashwilli, is known from only eight places in Oregon? 12/25
... that the Eocene maple Acer clarnoense is not found in the Clarno Formation even though the species was named after it? 12/28
... that Oregon politician Shawn Lindsay proposed a law in response to the acquittal of Casey Anthony in Florida? 12/29
... that the optometry and dental schools of the defunct North Pacific College are still operating 65 years after the college closed? 12/31

2010

2010 (110 DYKs)

... that the Little Zigzag River begins on Zigzag Glacier, flows down Little Zigzag Canyon, over Little Zigzag Falls, and enters the Zigzag River upstream of Zigzag, Oregon? 1/1
... that 1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team player Bobby Anet broke the NCAA Tournament trophy during the championship game, which Oregon won? 1/4
... that Lincoln Hall at Portland State University was used as classroom space for several years despite being condemned? 1/6
... that the pine trees for which the community of Pine Grove, Oregon, was named were cut down in 1957? 1/6
... that 1930s NFL fullback "Iron Mike" Mikulak got his nickname because he wore a metal chest protector over his protuding sternum? 1/7
... that approximately 6,000 years ago in central Oregon, Lava Butte exploded, and eventually created Benham Falls? 1/9
... that same-sex marriage under United States tribal jurisdictions has been allowed in the Coquille Tribe of Oregon despite the state's defense of marriage amendment? 1/9
... that the John Tigard House in Tigard, Oregon, was moved and is still listed on the National Register of Historic Places? 1/17
... that attorney William Lair Hill codified the laws of both the states of Oregon and Washington? 1/26
... that David Thomas Lenox (pictured) was the captain of the first wagon train on the Oregon Trail to travel all the way to Oregon? 1/26
... that Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, is opening a law school in Boise, Idaho? 1/31
... that One Main Place in Portland, Oregon, was reportedly sold in 2010 for US$12 million less than it was purchased for in 2006? 2/4
... that the pioneer wagon route known as the Applegate Trail, opened in 1846 by Jesse Applegate, crossed the southern end of the Goose Lake Valley on the way to southern Oregon? 2/4
... that on August 24, 2009, an algae bloom hit Wickiup Reservoir, dubbed as Oregon's best fishing for brown trout? 2/5
... that a son of the first settlers of Mountaindale, Oregon, later was mayor of East Portland? 2/9
... that Wayne Morse won the Democratic primary in an attempt to reclaim his Senate seat in the 1974 Oregon United States Senate election but died prior to the general election? 2/10
... that the people of Stipp, Oregon, renamed their town Macleay for Portland merchant and banker Donald Macleay after he donated money for a school? 2/13
... that two school board members of the Sheridan School District faced a recall in 1985 after religious leaders objected to them living together as an unmarried couple? 2/13
... that Bela S. Huntington was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1897, but the legislature never organized in 1897 and he never served during another session? 2/14
... that Big Butte Springs, located in the Big Butte Creek watershed, produces 26,000,000 US gallons (98,000,000 L) of drinking water a day that serves 115,000 residents 30 miles (48 km) away in the Rogue Valley? 2/19
... that the Arlington Club, a private club organized by business and banking leaders in Portland, Oregon, excluded women from membership for 123 years before admitting them in 1990? 2/22
... that despite being the oldest covered bridge in Lane County, Oregon, the Mosby Creek Bridge still remains open to traffic? 2/22
... that the Amalgamated Sugar Company, the second-largest polluter of sulfur dioxide in Oregon in 1995, marketed its White Satin sugar as "Oregon's Own and Only Sugar"? 2/23
... that the Tiller Ranger Station in southern Oregon served as the administrative headquarters for five different Umpqua National Forest ranger districts? 2/26
... that Levi L. Rowland worked as a professor at the Oregon medical school he was still attending? 3/2
... that, to stay above the reservoir the Dexter Dam would make, the Lowell Bridge, in Lowell, Oregon, was raised about 6 feet (1.8 m) in 1953? 3/3
... that Oregon Public Broadcasting's popular Oregon Field Guide has featured topics ranging from mountain unicycling to invasive species? 3/4
... that Mary Nolan voted in favor of Senate Concurrent Resolution 22 that recognizes the service of United States Merchant Marine veterans during World War II? 3/4
... that in 1881, George Washington Weidler, owner of Willamette Steam Mills and Manufacturing Company, became the first person to sell electric lighting in Portland, Oregon? 3/5
... that Portland, Oregon's Jamison Square features "goofy tiki totems" by Kenny Scharf and has become an urban water park for children? 3/6
... that Lake Abert in Lake County, Oregon, covers 57 square miles (150 km²) and is teeming with brine shrimp, but has no fish? 3/7
... that a 70-foot waterfall prevents salmon and other migratory fish from swimming upriver beyond the first 0.4 miles of the South Fork Clackamas River in the U.S. state of Oregon? 3/7
... that Director Park in Portland, Oregon, was designed by Laurie Olin, who also designed Bryant Park in New York City? 3/12
... that the Portland Winterhawks were the first US team to compete for Canada's national junior hockey championship at the 1982 Memorial Cup, and the first to win it the following year? 3/13
... that John Virginius Bennes's architectural work included the Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City, Oregon, and at least 35 buildings on the Oregon State University campus? 3/13
... that the South Park Blocks (pictured) have been called the "extended family room" of Portland, as Pioneer Courthouse Square is known as the city's "living room"? 3/14
... that Portland, Oregon's Tanner Springs Park was described as "a sort of cross between an Italian piazza and a weedy urban wetland with lots of benches"? 3/14
... that the Admiral Apartments, built in 1909, had "sporting girls" (prostitutes) operating out of it by 1913? 3/15
... that Sylvester C. Simpson was the first Superintendent of Public Instruction in Oregon and worked to get a book authored in part by his brother selected as the state's reader? 3/16
... that Frank Dekum, a 19th-century banker in Portland, Oregon, and president of the German Songbird Society, imported thrushes, starlings, nightingales, and other German songbirds to Oregon? 3/17
... that Oregon House Representative Nancy Nathanson taught tap dancing for several years? 3/22
... that the Alkali Lake Chemical Waste Dump in Oregon contains 25,000 drums of chemical waste, dumped in 1969 by a predecessor of Bayer CropScience? 3/23
... that a 1996 National Geographic magazine map of the United States labeled the High Desert region of southeast Oregon (pictured) as the Great Sandy Desert? 3/26
... that the tragic death of Bonnie McCarroll at the 1929 Pendleton Round-Up led to the cancellation of women's bronc riding from rodeo competition? 3/26
... that Blazed Alder Creek, which supplies part of the drinking water for Portland, Oregon, was named for a 24-inch (61 cm) blazed (marked) alder tree used as a benchmark for early watershed surveys? 3/27
... that Ada Louise Huxtable called Portland, Oregon's Keller Fountain Park "one of the most important urban spaces since the Renaissance"? 3/28
... that the Jacob Kamm House (pictured) in Portland, Oregon, was built with wooden siding and quoining to imitate stone? 3/29
... that the world's northernmost grove of Redwood trees is located in the Chetco River watershed and includes specimens reaching over 300 feet (91 m) tall? 3/31
... that Orchard Park has the first disc golf course in a Hillsboro, Oregon, park? 4/3
... that steamboat and railway investor Jacob Kamm started out as a printer's devil and died after being hit by a bicyclist? 4/3
... that interest in several primaries for the 1980 United States Senate election in Oregon was diminished partly due to the eruption of Mount St. Helens? 4/4
... that Bag & Baggage Productions staged the first professional, outdoor showing of a Shakespeare play in Hillsboro, Oregon? 4/5
... that the turreted Johan Poulsen House in Portland, Oregon's Brooklyn neighborhood was built in 1891 and owned by a lumber magnate and a "doughnut king"? 4/9
... that in choosing between the names Portland and Boston, Francis Pettygrove (pictured) and Asa Lovejoy, the founders of Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon, settled the question by a coin toss? 4/10
... that the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act proposes that two percent of proceeds from the sale of cannabis promote industrial hemp biodiesel, fiber, protein and oil? 4/13
... that after he was re-elected in Oregon's 1992 U.S. Senate election, Bob Packwood endorsed his defeated rival Les AuCoin for U.S. Secretary of the Interior? 4/15
... that the Maritime Fur Trade helped New England transform from an agrarian to an industrial society? 4/22
... that after retiring from politics, Oregon U. S. Senate candidate Rick Bauman organized bicycle tours, including Cycle Vietnam, the first-ever American-led bicycle tour of Vietnam? 4/22
... that two teenagers built booby traps inspired by Rambo at a park in the Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District in Oregon? 4/24
... that Oregon State University's first standalone library (current library pictured) was not opened until 1918 even though the school was established in 1868? 5/1
... that the Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra of Hillsboro, Oregon, once used an owl from the Oregon Zoo in a concert? 5/2
... that the historic Unity Ranger Station in northeastern Oregon has had a 60 foot high fire lookout tower (pictured) with a built in water tank located on the compound since 1938? 5/11
... that the Emerald Valley Golf Club in Creswell, Oregon, was once owned by a timber products company and later by Arnold Palmer? 5/18
... that the Gilchrist State Forest is the first new state forest in Oregon since 1948? 6/10
... that in 1944 the Summer Lake Wildlife Area became the first wildlife refuge in Oregon specifically established to preserve wetland habitat? 6/11
... that Ana River (pictured) in south-central Oregon flows almost its entire 7 mile (11 km) course within the boundaries of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Summer Lake Wildlife Area? 6/16
... that during an 1864 expedition to resupply Army posts in eastern Oregon, Captain John M. Drake discovered fossils in the area that is now the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument? 6/20
... that Hillsboro, Oregon-based ClearEdge Power used to be known as Quantum Leap Technology? 6/27
... that Huber's bills itself as the oldest restaurant in Portland, Oregon? 7/2
... that the Chetco (pictured) were once one of the largest Native American tribes on the southern coast of Oregon, but now only about 40 of their descendants remain? 7/3
... that, in 2004, Portland City Grill became Oregon's first restaurant to make Restaurants & Institutions magazine's list of the "top 100 highest-grossing independent restaurants" in the United States? 7/6
... that Radio23, a radio station based out of Portland, Oregon, provides an international artistic platform for home broadcasters around the world? 7/7
... that Arizona Beach State Recreation Site is not in the U.S. State of Arizona but rather in Oregon? 7/9
... that Brigadier General James Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor twenty years after his actions in the pursuit of Chief Joseph following the Battle of the Clearwater in 1877? 7/9
... that the music venue Wonder Ballroom in Portland, Oregon, was originally built in 1914 for the Ancient Order of Hibernians? 7/16
... that Wally Johansen, a starting guard on the first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship team in 1939, later became president of the Oregon State Bar? 7/16
... that at its peak, the historic James Cant Ranch (pictured) in Oregon occupied 11,000 acres (4,500 ha) and sent 500–600 cattle to market each year? 7/20
... that Oregon judge Marco A. Hernandez has been nominated to serve in the federal courts by both presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama? 7/24
... that on July 19, 2010, Rich Cho became the first Asian American general manager in NBA history when he was hired by the Portland Trail Blazers? 7/30
... that the historic P Ranch in Oregon, owned by cattle baron Peter French, covered 140,000 acres (570 km²) and required 500 miles of barbed wire fence for protection? 8/20
... that Oregon-based Electro Scientific Industries worked with Nike, Inc. to get a law passed that effectively prevents the neighboring city of Beaverton from annexing either company's property? 8/21
... that more than 50 rivers and creeks on the list of longest streams of Oregon are at least 40 miles (64 km) long? 9/2
... that Michael Eisner credited research economist Harrison Price with being "as much responsible for the success of the Walt Disney Co. as anybody except Walt Disney himself"? 9/1
... that Oregon cattle baron Peter French was murdered near the Sod House Ranch in 1897? 9/14
... that when asked his profession in testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee, poet George Hitchcock responded, "I am a gardener. I do underground work on plants"? 9/14
... that catcher Rocky Gale made his professional baseball debut with the Eugene Emeralds, a team that he watched while growing up in the area? 9/18
... that part of the bed of the Dry River in central Oregon is used as a hiking trail? 9/20
... that Silver Creek flows through a canyon near Riley, Oregon, with over 200-foot (60 m) tall walls? 9/21
... that the radio station KOHI, in Columbia County, Oregon, broadcasts a late-night radio program dealing with paranormal topics? 9/24
... that a pit-house discovered near Trout Creek is at least 5,000 years old? 9/23
... that Jordan Valley, Oregon, is the only permanently inhabited population center along Jordan Creek? 9/23
... that one-third of the structures in Heppner were swept away by Willow Creek in a flash flood on June 14, 1903, killing 247 people in the "most deadly natural disaster in Oregon's recorded history"? 9/24
... that Fifteenmile Creek is 54 miles (87 km) long? 9/24
... that the Wal-Mart brand of women's clothing White Stag was originally a company that manufactured downhill skiing apparel in Portland, Oregon, in the 1930s? 9/26
... that an irrigation dam failed on Bully Creek in 1925, flooding the city of Vale, Oregon, with 3 feet (1 m) of water and causing US$500,000 in damage? 9/27
... that after winning a Pulitzer Prize at The Oregonian, Wallace Turner went on to The New York Times where he covered the murder of Harvey Milk? 9/29
... that Rodolph Crandall replaced his brother-in-law as mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon? 9/29
... that Oregon cattle baron Bill Hanley died in 1935 after attending Bill Hanley Day at the Pendleton Round-Up? 10/4
... that the Great Flood of 1862 inundated or swept away towns, mills, dams, flumes, houses, fences, and domestic animals in Oregon, California, Nevada, and Arizona? 10/7
... that the Double-O Ranch Historic District in Harney County, Oregon, was once owned by cattle baron Bill Hanley and is now part of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge? 10/17
... that Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Halberstam's book The Breaks of the Game was listed as one of the best sports books ever written by Sports Illustrated? 10/22
... that approximately 8% of commuters in Portland, Oregon bike to work, the highest proportion of any major United States city? 10/22
... that the Oregon Maneuver involved over 100,000 United States Army troops? 10/30
... that West Shore, a magazine published from 1875 to 1891 in Portland, Oregon, was well known for its illustrations of scenery, architecture, and commerce of the Pacific Northwest? 11/15
... that with a death toll of 247 people, the Heppner Flood of 1903 (pictured) remains the deadliest natural disaster in Oregon, and the third deadliest flash flood in the entire United States? 11/29
... that Bill Naito (pictured), who abruptly left Portland, Oregon at age 16 to avoid Japanese-American internment during World War II, later became one of the city's most esteemed business and civic leaders? 12/3
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, based Acumed, a medical device company, once built a motorcycle that included titanium body parts? 12/18
... that Oregon entrepreneur Norm Winningstad helped found Floating Point Systems, Thrustmaster, and Lattice Semiconductor? 12/20
... that former Oregon Duck and Detroit Lion George Christensen co-founded a multinational manufacturing company with factories in France, Japan, Canada and the United States? 12/28
... that during World War I the United States Army recruited over 28,000 soldiers for the Spruce Production Division, which harvested Sitka spruce in the Pacific Northwest? 12/31

2009

2009 (212 DYKs)

... that Francis S. Hoyt, the first President of Willamette University in Oregon, USA, graduated from Wesleyan University, a school his father helped to found? 1/1/2009
... that Winlock W. Steiwer founded the first bank in Wheeler County, Oregon, after he had pled guilty during the Oregon land fraud scandal? 1/3/2009
... that Kelly Point, where the Willamette River meets the Columbia River in Oregon, was part of the former Pearcy Island? 1/4/2009
... that students from Tualatin Valley Junior Academy's Ring of Fire handbell choir performed at both inaugurations of U.S. President George W. Bush in 2001 and 2005? 1/7/2009
... that David Logan, onetime mayor of Portland, Oregon, studied law under later U.S. President Abraham Lincoln? 1/9/2009
... that the Lloyd Baron Rhododendron Garden in Rood Bridge Park includes some 550 varieties of rhododendron, the official flower of the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, USA? 1/13/2009
... that Edward D. Hamilton was appointed as the Secretary of the Oregon Territory after later U.S. President Abraham Lincoln declined the position? 1/15/2009
... that after three years as a back-up, college football quarterback David Johnson threw for 46 touchdowns in 2008 and led Tulsa to an 11–3 record? 1/16/2009
... that Lucien Heath, the first Oregon Secretary of State, later served in the California State Assembly? 1/17/2009
... that Philip Leget Edwards, the first teacher in what became the U.S. state of Oregon, later served in the legislatures of Missouri and California? 1/18/2009
... that the Bernard Daly Educational Fund, established in 1922, has provided over 2,000 college scholarships to students from communities in Lake County, Oregon? 1/18/2009
... that J. K. Gill started a bookstore in Portland, Oregon, in 1870 that grew to a chain of 63 stores before the company folded in 1999? 1/20/2009
... that with hundreds of birds found in the state, Oregon ranks fifth in the United States in terms of avian species diversity? 1/20/2009
... that Magnolia Park was the first park in Hillsboro, Oregon, to include a recreational water fountain? 1/24/2009
... that in 1865, a party led by Captain Franklin B. Sprague of the 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry descended an 800-foot (240 m) caldera wall to become the first explorers to reach the shore of Crater Lake? 1/24/2009
... that one-time Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives Charles B. Moores' uncle, father, and grandfather all served in the Oregon Legislature, while his son served in the Washington Legislature? 1/28/2009
... that in 2005, Gov. Ted Kulongoski signed a bill making Oregon the first U.S. state to require prescriptions for cold medicines containing pseudoephedrine, a key ingredient used to make methamphetamine? 1/28/2009
... that Providence Newberg Medical Center in Oregon was the first hospital in the United States to earn a Gold LEED certification? 1/29/2009
... that the Hawthorn Farm rail station in Hillsboro, Oregon, has a piece of art that indicates the wind's direction by using lights and sounds? 1/30/2009
... that no one knows the age of the Greaser Petroglyphs located in eastern Lake County, Oregon, but they could be up to 12,000 years old? 1/30/2009
... that the Willow Creek Transit Center in Oregon has artwork with a reading theme for a planned library branch nearby that was never built? 1/31/2009
... that American wine writer Matt Kramer coined the definition of terroir as a wine's "somewhereness"? 2/7/2009
... that inmates at the Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution in Pendleton, Oregon, manufacture Prison Blues brand jeans and other denim garments that are sold throughout the United States? 2/11/2009
... that the Belletable House, now located at the Fort Rock Valley Historical Homestead Museum, is thought to be the largest home built in the Fort Rock Valley during the area's homestead era? 2/12/2009
... that Monroe Sweetland was the first Democrat elected to represent Clackamas County, Oregon, in the Oregon House of Representatives in 20 years? 2/17/2009
... that the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon, is the biggest of its kind in the Pacific Northwest? 2/17/2009
... that Henry Weinhard, a brewer in Portland, Oregon, offered to pump free beer into the Skidmore Fountain when it was dedicated? 2/20/2009
... that the Morse U.S. Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon, was the first new federal courthouse to earn a LEED Gold certification and the first U.S. courthouse featured at the Venice Biennale of Architecture? 2/20/2009
... that Willow Prairie Cabin in Oregon's Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, built by a Forest Service crew in 1924, is a popular horse camp? 2/22/2009
... that Reedville Creek Park had the first skatepark in a Hillsboro, Oregon, park when it opened in 2003? 2/27/2009
... that the A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum in Prineville, Oregon, was opened in 1971 and is housed in the historic Crook County Bank Building? 3/1/2009
... that Native American activist Robert Robideau was acquitted in the 1975 shooting deaths of two FBI agents, for which his cousin Leonard Peltier was later convicted and is serving two life sentences? 3/2/2009
... that the Umpqua Bank Plaza, a high-rise in Portland, Oregon, remained named for a failed savings and loan for 15 years until adopting the present moniker? 3/3/2009
... that the 2001 best seller Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War includes the case in which followers of Osho sprayed salmonella onto salad bars in The Dalles, Oregon? 3/6/2009
... that the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge in Oregon is one of only ten urban National Wildlife Refuges in the United States? 3/7/2009
... that the brick walls in the historic Balch Hotel in Dufur, Oregon, are 18 inches (460 mm) thick and keep the hotel's interior rooms cool during the hot summer months? 3/8/2009
... that William G. Hare, his father William D. Hare, and his son John all served in the Oregon State Senate? 3/9/2009
... that doctor and politician Orlando Plummer had the first telephone in Portland, Oregon, installed at his drug store? 3/10/2009
... that the CEO of toonlet has also worked on The Sims, SimCity and Spore? 3/12/2009
... that Benjamin Franklin Burch, a teacher at the first school in Polk County, Oregon, was a member of the Oregon Constitutional Convention and President of the Oregon State Senate? 3/12/2009
... that a U.S. Forest Service district ranger lived in a tent for eight years while waiting for a residence to be built at the Rand Ranger Station? 3/12/2009
... that Oregon politician Medorem Crawford's son was the first white American male born on the west side of the Willamette River? 3/15/2009
... that John D. Boon's former store and former home in Salem, Oregon, are both on the National Register of Historic Places? 3/15/2009
... that Dan & Dave both won Olympic medals, but lost their endorsement deal? 3/15/2009
... that the small farming community of Laurelwood, Oregon, was the site of four execution-style murders in the 1970s ordered by the Hells Angels? 3/17/2009
... that Laurelwood Academy moved to Eugene, Oregon, after 103 years in Laurelwood, Oregon, but did not change its name? 3/23/2009
... that Native Americans occupied the Rogue River around the Rogue River Ranch over 9,000 years before European settlers arrived? 3/24/2009
... that judge and law school dean George G. Bingham was once the coroner for Yamhill County, Oregon? 3/24/2009
... that George A. Steel was elected as Oregon State Treasurer after his company went bankrupt? 3/28/2009
... that one year after a fire damaged Lausanne Hall at Willamette University, the dormitory had to be evacuated due to a suspicious package? 3/28/2009
... that the Whisky Creek Cabin, built about 1880, is the oldest remaining mining cabin along the wild and scenic section of the Rogue River in southwest Oregon? 3/28/2009
... that the Christian Science Monitor once described radio station KSLM (now KVXX) in Salem, Oregon, as "a barricade holding questionable advertising material from the ears of listeners"? 3/29/2009
... that Oregon radio station KBZY is the flagship station for the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes of the Northwest League of Professional Baseball? 3/30/2009
... that Oregon attorney Parish L. Willis was sued for fraud over his investment in the Hot Lake Sanatorium Company, now listed as a historic place? 4/2/2009
... that KZZR and sister station KQHC are the only two radio stations with Burns, Oregon, as their community of license? 4/3/2009
... that KCKX, known as "Ondas de Gozo", is the first Spanish-language Christian radio station in the state of Oregon? 4/5/2009
... that radio station KTIL in Tillamook, Oregon, was renamed KMBD in honor of talk show host Mildred Berkey Davy? 4/7/2009
... that former KGBR disc jockey Tom Lyons advised his son against a career in radio by saying "Sell coke, run guns ... but don't ever go into radio."? 4/8/2009
... that in 1986 KWVR-FM of Enterprise, Oregon, became the smallest-market radio station to win a Gracie Award from the American Women in Radio and Television? 4/9/2009
... that sister stations KTIX, KUMA, KUMA-FM, and KWHT share a single studio building at the west end of Eastern Oregon Regional Airport? 4/11/2009
... that Thomas Van Scoy was the president of three universities, but only Willamette still exists? 4/12/2009
... that ten days after a heart attack and surgery, Hillsboro, Oregon, mayor Tom Hughes helped demolish a building? 4/12/2009
... that rockhounds come to the Ochoco Mountains in central Oregon to look for thundereggs? 4/12/2009
... that the Roaring River Wilderness near Mount Hood in Oregon has trees that are 1,000 years old? 4/13/2009
... that radio stations KGAL and KSHO are celebrating Oregon's sesquicentennial with a year-long series of historical vignettes? 4/13/2009
... that a student at the University of Portland won US$3 for suggesting the new name of the student newspaper, The Beacon? 4/14/2009
... that syndicated radio show host "Delilah" got her start in radio reporting local news and sports on KDUN in Reedsport, Oregon, while still in junior high school? 4/14/2009
... that the owner of a radio station in Corvallis, Oregon, had the station's legal call sign changed to KEJO to honor his late daughter, Emily Jo? 4/15/2009
... that Waldschmidt Hall at the University of Portland in Oregon is the oldest building on campus, and older than the school? 4/17/2009
... that KHSN, one of Oregon's first radio stations, began broadcasting in 1928? 4/17/2009
... that the defunct Portland University in Oregon had only one building, so the school bookstore was a nearby general store? 4/18/2009
... that George Whitaker, president of Willamette University in Oregon, banned talking between boys and girls at the school? 4/18/2009
... that the original Forest Service ranger’s cabin at Allison Ranger Station in the Ochoco Mountains of Oregon was built in 1911? 4/18/2009
... that three-term member of the Oregon House of Representatives Paul E. Walden worked at radio station KODL for 27 years? 4/23/2009
... that after U.S. Attorney Charles Turner investigated illegal activities in the 1980s at Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, high-ranking followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh plotted to assassinate him? 4/23/2009
... that Congressman Greg Walden, former owner of radio station KIHR in Hood River, Oregon, began his career in broadcasting as the station's janitor? 4/26/2009
... that Oregon politician Edward Schulmerich's former home is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? 4/27/2009
... that the fault block that forms the main ridgeline of the Pueblo Mountains in southeastern Oregon is tilted at a 45 degree angle? 4/29/2009
... that Daniel Gault worked as a teacher, newspaper editor, and postmaster, and served in the Oregon House of Representatives? 4/30/2009
... that Brian McMenamin graduated with a degree in political science, but is co-owner of the McMenamins chain of brewpubs? 5/2/2009
... that in Breaking the Spell, the author discusses how she helped plan an assassination plot against a U.S. Attorney while at Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh's commune in Rajneeshpuram, Oregon? 5/2/2009
... that Hamby Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, is named after the owner of a Chevrolet car dealership? 5/3/2009
... that Ki-a-Kuts Falls in Oregon were named after the last chief of the Atfalati band of Native Americans? 5/4/2009
... that when the Rogue River eroded andesitic lava in the Rogue Valley it created the Upper and Lower Table Rock geologic formation? 5/4/2009
... that the tugboat that towed log rafts across Upper Klamath Lake to the Algoma lumber mill in Algoma, Oregon, is now on display in the Collier Memorial State Park logging museum? 5/5/2009
... that environmentalists and ranchers worked with the Bureau of Land Management to restore riparian areas in the Trout Creek Mountains of southeastern Oregon? 5/5/2009
... that Wes Schulmerich turned down an offer to play football for Knute Rockne at Notre Dame, later becoming a Major League Baseball player? 5/6/2009
... that Leroy E. "Ed" Parsons, co-founder of KVAS (now KKEE) in Astoria, Oregon, created the one of the first cable television systems in the United States? 5/7/2009
... that staff at KLYC in McMinnville, Oregon, reported a paranormal "presence" in the radio station's previous studio building? 5/8/2009
... that radio station KSWB in Seaside, Oregon, was originally owned by Jerden Records founder Jerry Dennon and American folk group The Brothers Four? 5/9/2009
... that in 1867, the Oregon Iron Company became the first company to smelt pig iron west of the Rocky Mountains? 5/10/2009
... that "The Cowboy Culture Center" is a weekly three-hour block of cowboy poetry and western music on radio station KNND in Cottage Grove, Oregon? 5/10/2009
... that Humbug Mountain is one of the tallest mountains in Oregon to rise directly from the ocean? 5/11/2009
... that, unable to sell the radio station and facing financial difficulties, KORC in Waldport, Oregon, went dark on April Fool's Day 2009? 5/11/2009
... that radio station KBCH chose its call sign to represent the "20 Miracle Miles" of beaches in Lincoln County, Oregon? 5/13/2009
... that Oregon radio station KKRB won New Music Weekly magazine's "Adult Contemporary Radio Station of the Year" New Music Award in 2006, 2007, and 2008? 5/14/2009
... that the summit of Mount Scott is the highest point in Crater Lake National Park? 5/17/2009
... that Tom Bunn served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly at the same time as his older brothers Stan and Jim? 5/17/2009
... that the site of Riddle Ranch in eastern Oregon was a Native American settlement for over 1,000 years? 5/18/2009
... that Stan Bunn ran for Congress in Oregon's 1st congressional district while his brother Jim ran for re-election in Oregon's 5th congressional district? 5/19/2009
... that former fur trader Michel Laframboise helped found Fort Astoria and later operated a ferry across the Willamette River? 5/20/2009
... that the officers’ mess hall at Camp Abbot military training center was built by the Army Corps of Engineers in 1944, and is now the "Great Hall" at Sunriver Resort? 5/20/2009
... that Robert Lindahl, the recording engineer on The Kingsmen's famous version of "Louie Louie", lost his job as a disc jockey for KBKR because he refused to empty the Oregon station's chemical toilet? 5/21/2009
... that a student at Clatskanie Middle/High School organized a statewide food drive in Oregon that earned the student a national award? 5/21/2009
... that the previous owners of KWVR in Enterprise, Oregon, actually lived at the radio station until they sold it in 2008? 5/22/2009
... that the same month Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Oregon, announced a plan for the next 20 years, they announced they intended to merge with Providence Health & Services? 5/23/2009
... that from 1956 to 1986, radio station KYKN in Keizer, Oregon, was called "KGAY"? 5/24/2009
... that listeners in the Klamath Falls, Oregon, area know radio station KRAT as "The Rat"? 5/27/2009
... that after 14 years above an ambulance company, KDCQ in Coos Bay, Oregon, relocated its radio studios to a former buffet restaurant? 5/29/2009
... that the University of Oregon's Pacifica Forum hosted a lecture in which the speaker referred to Martin Luther King Jr. as a "moral leper and a communist dupe"? 5/30/2009
... that a 1970s weather forecast of "low goat pressure" on radio station KRSB in Roseburg, Oregon, was a sure sign of rain ahead? 5/31/2009
... that Alvin T. Smith was the first postmaster of the first post office in Washington County, Oregon? 5/31/2009
... that in 1987 the Elk Creek Dam's construction on Elk Creek was halted due to a court injunction issued over a lawsuit designed to protect salmon and other migratory fish from the effects of the dam on the river? 5/31/2009
... that the railroad station in Dilley, Oregon, was built 23 years after the railroad reached the community? 6/2/2009
... that Lost Forest in Lake County, Oregon, is an isolated stand of Ponderosa pine separated from the nearest pine forest by forty miles of arid high desert? 6/8/2009
... that Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews is the son, grandson, brother, and nephew of National Football League players? 6/10/2009
... that the Manning–Kamna Farm near Hillsboro, Oregon, has ten buildings that were included in the National Register of Historic Places, including a privy? 6/12/2009
... that Pilot Rock is one of the oldest volcanic formations in the Cascade Range? 6/17/2009
... that Alphonso Boone, grandson of Daniel Boone, started a ferry in Oregon that ran from 1847 until 1954? 6/22/2009
... that Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon's land claim was logged for firewood to be used in a foundry by the Oregon Iron Company, but is now the Tryon Creek State Natural Area? 6/23/2009
... that Freeman Fitzgerald played football with Knute Rockne and once struck out 19 batters in a baseball game? 6/24/2009
... that due to rapids on the Rogue River, mules had to be used to transport mail to the post office at Illahe, Oregon? 6/25/2009
... that the district office at the Bly Ranger Station in south central Oregon was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1937 at a cost of $1,700? 6/26/2009
... that Sacajawea Peak is the highest point in the Wallowa Mountains and the sixth highest peak in Oregon? 6/26/2009
... that Wilsonville Memorial Park is both the oldest and largest park in Wilsonville, Oregon, and includes a barn built in 1901? 6/29/2009
... that the Prewitt-Allen Archaeological Museum in Salem, Oregon, has a mummy of a 3,500 year-old falcon? 7/6/2009
... that in 1975 professional wrestlers Sandy Parker and Jean Antoine had the first legal women's wrestling match in Oregon in 50 years? 7/10/2009
... that Zigzag district office was built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and is one of nineteen historic buildings at the Zigzag Ranger Station in Oregon's Mount Hood National Forest? 7/14/2009
... that Hillsboro, Oregon-based RadiSys was founded by former employees of Intel and 20 years later purchased a division of Intel? 7/14/2009
... that the now defunct Heritage Christian School in Hillsboro, Oregon, once held a chariot race? 7/19/2009
... that Frances Fuller Victor, an influential writer of history and fiction, was initially uncredited for her major contributions to historian Hubert Howe Bancroft's monumental work, The History of the West? 7/19/2009
... that the O'Kane Building in Bend, Oregon, was built for Hugh O’Kane who, as a boy, came to the United States illegally from Ireland by stowing away on a New York bound ship? 7/26/2009
... that when the Applegate River was dammed in 1980, the resulting lake completely submerged the town of Copper? 7/29/2009
... that Felix Hathaway helped construct the first American-built ship in what is now the state of Oregon? 7/30/2009
... that Thomas B. Kay was elected as the Oregon State Treasurer four times and served in the office longer than anyone else in Oregon history? 8/1/2009
... that the historic N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware Store is the oldest wood-frame structure that still exists in downtown Bend, Oregon? 8/4/2009
... that water from the Little Applegate River was used in the mine in Sterlingville, the largest hydraulic mine in Oregon and possibly the entire western United States? 8/6/2009
... that Frederick Van Voorhies Holman is credited with giving the nickname "Rose City" to Portland, Oregon? 8/8/2009
... that Bruce Shorts, head football coach at Nevada and Oregon, was described in 1904 as "the best coach west of the Mississippi River"? 8/9/2009
... that the largest water slide in the U.S. state of Oregon is Thrill-Ville USA in the city of Turner? 8/11/2009
... that when the New Redmond Hotel opened, it was billed as Oregon's finest hotel east of the Cascade Mountains with rooms from $1 per day? 8/11/2009
... that the Charles Boyd Homestead is a group of three buildings that were once part of a pioneer ranch that supplied beef to logging crews in Central Oregon? 8/16/2009
... that Babette March, the first cover model of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, became a farmer in Canada and is now an artist, entrepreneur and chef in Halfway, Oregon? 8/17/2009
... that the Oregon Bach Festival is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary under the direction of its founder, German conductor Helmuth Rilling? 8/19/2009
... that Branchinecta lynchi, a vulnerable species of fairy shrimp, can be found in vernal pools around Agate Lake? 8/20/2009
... that the Milton Odem House is one of the best examples of a Streamline Moderne style residence found in the state of Oregon? 8/22/2009
... that Town Center Park was the first park in Wilsonville, Oregon, USA, with an interactive water feature when it was added in 2005? 8/23/2009
... that a single bucket of water was used to extinguish a three-alarm fire at the Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in Portland, Oregon, USA? 8/31/2009
... the about a third of the population of Sheridan, Oregon, are criminals? 9/1/2009
... that Lewis A. "Tam" McArthur paid to have his book, Oregon Geographic Names, published in 1928 and that the book is still in print today? 9/4/2009
... that Faith Bible High School in Hillsboro, Oregon, closed for a day after a student received a threatening message on AOL Instant Messenger? 9/8/2009
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, native Rick Dancer announced he was running for Oregon Secretary of State while on air working for KEZI? 9/9/2009
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, based Beyond Words Publishing's first book retailed for over US$2,000, with one copy presented as a gift to the Japanese Emperor? 9/10/2009
... that Shirley Huffman, the first female mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, worked to change the city's charter to allow her more time in office? 9/11/2009
... that the Oregon Geographic Names Board was established by Governor George Chamberlain in 1908 to assist the United States Board on Geographic Names in naming geographic features within the state of Oregon? 9/12/2009
... that the State of Oregon laboratories for health and environmental quality used to be located in an old parking garage before moving to a new facility in Hillsboro, Oregon? 9/15/2009
... that the Oregon Chorale based in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA has performed five tours in Europe? 9/16/2009
... that the gambrel-roofed David and Maggie Aegerter Barn is the only Linn County, Oregon barn featuring overhang on all sides? 9/18/2009
... that over the course of his 44 year career as a writer and editor with the Bend Bulletin, Phil Brogan trained numerous young journalists including Tom McCall, who later became governor of Oregon? 9/19/2009
... that Hayden Bridge, a covered bridge on the National Register of Historic Places, had to be repaired in 2006 after a logging truck crashed into it? 9/20/2009
... that the city of Hillsboro, Oregon, asked residents to donate their used Christmas trees for planting at Turner Creek Park? 9/20/2009
... that City View was the first charter school in Hillsboro, Oregon, when it opened in 2004? 9/20/2009
... that only 1% of students attending Oregon Connections Academy live within the school district? 9/21/2009
... that Miriam Sakewitz had 88 dead bunnies in her freezers at her home in Hillsboro, Oregon? 9/21/2009
... that Gordon Faber, as mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon, once carried an ax while wearing an executioner's hood to an employee's performance review? 9/22/2009
... that the land for 53rd Avenue Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, was purchased from exercise equipment maker Soloflex? 9/22/2009
... that the Binford & Mort publishing company in Hillsboro, Oregon, was once the largest book publisher in the Northwestern United States? 9/23/2009
... that Oregon Republican state senator Jeannette Hamby made several trips to Nicaragua and supported the socialist Sandinistas? 9/24/2009
... that actor Bret Harrison's first role was in Our Town at the Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre in Hillsboro, Oregon? 9/24/2009
... that a weir built to aid fish traveling up a fish ladder in Little Butte Creek was destroyed just three months later? 9/24/2009
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, based Norm Thompson Outfitters was started with an ad in Field & Stream magazine? 9/25/2009
... that the Chief Kno–Tah statue in Hillsboro, Oregon, was designed to incorporate features of Chief Joseph? 9/26/2009
... that as of 2009, Liz Shuler is the first woman and youngest person to hold the position of AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer, and the highest-ranking woman in the labor federation's history? 9/27/2009
... that the First Presbyterian Church of Redmond, Oregon, is the city's oldest church? 9/28/2009
... that Buster Keaton built a trestle bridge near Culp Creek, Oregon, just to burn it down for a movie? 9/29/2009
... that the Wilsonville railroad bridge in Oregon does not need to be painted? 10/1/2009
... that the Stone Bridge near Hart Mountain in Lake County, Oregon, is completely underwater? 10/3/2009
... that the Jensen Arctic Museum in Monmouth, Oregon, is the only museum on the West Coast other than in Alaska that focuses solely on Arctic culture? 10/7/2009
... that the United States Army's Camp Warner in south central Oregon was so cold that on several occasions the camp's entire detachment of soldiers had to walk in circles all night to keep from freezing? 10/14/2009
... that the Van Buren Street Bridge in Oregon is the last movable-span truss bridge constructed by the pin connection method located on the West Coast? 10/14/2009
... that the cliffs of Hart Mountain tower 3,600 feet above the floor of Oregon’s Warner Valley (pictured)? 10/23/2009
... that Cooper Mountain Nature Park in Oregon is located on an extinct volcano? 10/24/2009
... that Lookingglass, Oregon, became nationally famous in the 1970s when a parking meter for horses was installed in front of the general store? 10/27/2009
... that Frank H. Schwarz's murals for the Oregon State Capitol, including Lewis and Clark at Celilo Falls (pictured), were painted in New York and sent across the continent for installation? 10/29/2009
... that the Portland, Oregon, landmark Made in Oregon sign (pictured) originally advertised a brand of sugar? 10/29/2009
... that by the time their lands were ceded to the United States in the Kalapuya Treaty of 1855, only 400 Kalapuya Native Americans remained, the rest having died of disease or armed conflict? 10/30/2009
... that Tabitha Brown (pictured) was recognized as one of Oregon's state symbols for her assistance in founding Tualatin Academy? 11/2/2009
... that Lake County, Oregon's Warner Lakes and their associated wetlands (pictured) offer numerous recreational opportunities but have relatively few visitors because of their remote location? 11/3/2009
... that the Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Oregon, receives patients from as far as 200 miles (320 km) away? 11/7/2009
... that figure skater Tonya Harding was once treated at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center in Oregon for injuries from an assault? 11/14/2009
... that the Eugene Saturday Market in Eugene, Oregon, is the oldest weekly open-air crafts market in the United States and is attended by 3,000 and 5,000 people every week? 11/14/2009
... that Kaiser Permanente sold some land it owned in Hillsboro, Oregon after deciding not to build a hospital there, only to later begin building their Westside Medical Center at that same location? 11/15/2009
... that Oregon pioneer Joseph Hamilton Lambert developed the Lambert cherry? 11/16/2009
... that Fort Harney, a United States Army outpost in eastern Oregon, was officially designated as a fort in April 1879 and then abandoned in June 1880? 11/18/2009
... that the defunct Hill Military Academy in Portland, Oregon, was a party to the U.S. Supreme Court case of Pierce v. Society of Sisters? 11/20/2009
... that United Streetcar of Oregon is currently the only American company building modern streetcars (pictured)? 11/22/2009
... that Oregon pioneer Robert Crouch Kinney read law under Serranus Clinton Hastings, but never practiced law? 11/27/2009
... that Oregon doctor Augustus C. Kinney lived in Astoria, but died in Oakland, California, and was buried in Salem, Oregon? 11/27/2009
... that John W. Reynolds was admitted to practice law in Oregon before he graduated from law school? 11/30/2009
... that Oregon pioneer and politician Frederick Waymire was compared to Davy Crockett? 12/1/2009
... that Cleveland S. Rockwell (pictured) used the sketches he made during topographical survey expeditions for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey as the basis for his landscape watercolor and oil paintings? 12/5/2009
... that the size of Fish Lake in Oregon, USA, taking water over the Cascade Divide via the Cascade Canal from nearby Fourmile Lake, is now three times larger than it was before 1902? 12/5/2009
... that Hillsboro, Oregon, politician William H. Wehrung worked on both the Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition and the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition? 12/13/2009
... that Harry V. Gates' former ranch became the Crooked River Ranch in Eastern Oregon and his former house in Hillsboro, Oregon, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places? 12/18/2009
... that the planned Shepherds Flat Wind Farm in Oregon is expected to be the world's biggest wind farm on land when completed? 12/20/2009
... that the Fred and Esther Dundee House in Oregon was built for race car driver Fred Dundee? 12/22/2009
... that after removal of a dam that blocked their migration for nearly a century, salmon and steelhead returned in 2009 to the Little Sandy River in Oregon? 12/23/2009
... that the Peace Candle of the World, a 50-foot candle-like structure in Scappoose, Oregon, is decorated with Christmas lights every holiday season? 12/25/2009
... that Caroline Duby Glassman, who was born and raised in Oregon, was the first woman on the Maine Supreme Court? 12/26/2009
... that the 1927 Weatherly Building in Portland, Oregon was owned by an ice cream magnate? 12/28/2009
... that the Oriental Theatre's chandelier (ceiling pictured) in Portland, Oregon, United States, contained 3,000 light bulbs and weighed 2,000 pounds (910 kg)? 12/29/2009
... that out of 700 U.S. Forest Service buildings in Oregon and Washington built by New Deal programs, the Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin is the only one crafted of stone and logs? 12/31/2009

2008

2008 (158 DYKs)

...that Ade Schwammel of the Oregon Agricultural College football team was part of the 1933 "Pyramid Play", where a player stood on the shoulders of two others to block a kick, a ploy since banned? 1/3
...that the Cascade Locks and Canal, completed in 1896 to allow the steamboats of the Columbia River to bypass the Cascades Rapids, were submerged in 1938, when the Bonneville Dam was constructed? 1/11
...that freestyle swimmer Kim Peyton, a gold medalist at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, won a gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games at age 14 and set three U.S. swimming records at ages 9 and 10? 1/13
...that a large coastal defense gun was temporarily installed at Oregon's scenic Cape Perpetua during World War II? 1/20
...that American swimmer Nancy Merki began swimming at age 8 after contracting polio, and set three national swimming records at age 13? 1/22
...that Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is the largest planned wind farm in the U.S. state of Oregon? 2/1
...that Oregon judge William G. East ordered Robert F. Kennedy to explain why the U.S. government should not pay a private attorney his fees who was ordered to defend a criminal defendant? 2/1
...that the first Hillsboro Public Library that opened in 1914 was the only Carnegie library built in Washington County, Oregon? 2/9
...that the Owyhee Dam near Adrian, Oregon, was the tallest dam of its type in the world when it was completed in 1932? 2/10
...that the first bank in Oregon was co-founded by William S. Ladd who had previously built the first brick building in Portland, Oregon? 2/11
...that judge Michael W. Mosman was involved in U.S. Supreme Court justice Lewis F. Powell's voting to uphold Georgia's sodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick while working as his law clerk? 2/14
...that the first Douglas DC-9 jet airliner to crash was West Coast Airlines Flight 956 in 1966? 2/16
...that U.S. politician William Waldo served as a county judge in Oregon after his younger brother served on the Oregon Supreme Court? 2/18
...that Oregon judge William Gilbert opposed Joseph McKenna's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court after the two had served together on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals? 2/19
...that Oregonian newspaper co-founder William Chapman served in the first session of the Oregon Territorial Legislature and was Iowa Territory's first delegate to the U.S. Congress? 2/19
...that Hiram Straight was the foreman of the jury in Oregon City, Oregon, that sentenced five Native Americans to hang for the Whitman Massacre? 2/23
...that the current configuration of Sun Pass State Forest in Oregon was the result of a land swap between the state government and the federal forest service? 2/29
...that author Ken Kesey taught a course at the University of Oregon where he and thirteen students collaboratively wrote Caverns? 3/1
...that much of Glencoe, Oregon, was relocated to the new town of North Plains after the railroad bypassed the old town? 3/2
...that in the post-WWII era, the Zidell family business based in Portland, Oregon became the largest shipbreaking operation in the U.S.? 3/2
...that Malheur Reservation in Oregon was set aside for Native Americans in 1872 and opened to European American settlement by Ulysses S. Grant in 1876? 3/7
...that Dr. Demento, a DJ specializing in novelty songs and parodies, got his start at KRRC (FM), the student-run radio station of Reed College? 3/9
...that the Willamette Collegian, the college newspaper of Willamette University in Oregon, was named an all-star publication by the National Pacemaker Awards a record 16 times in a row? 3/11
...that Portland Trail Blazers guard Brandon Roy won the 2007 Rookie of the Year Award by a near-unanimous vote despite missing almost a third of his first season in the NBA due to injuries? 3/13
...that most of the land that makes up the Santiam State Forest today was acquired by Oregon authorities because of delinquent taxes or purchases at minimal costs prior to foreclosure during the Great Depression? 3/14
...that Salem First United Methodist Church is the tallest building in Salem, Oregon and is also the oldest Methodist church west of the Rocky Mountains? 3/15
...that the Mitchell Recreation Area near Bly, Oregon, is the only location in the continental United States where Americans were killed during World War II as a direct result of enemy action? 3/15
...that quarterback Jack Crabtree of the Oregon Ducks football team was named Most Valuable Player of the 1958 Rose Bowl even though his team lost the game? 3/16
...that a 1970 bomb caused $170,000 worth of damage at City Hall in Portland, Oregon, but no one was ever arrested for the crime? 3/17
...that Johnson Creek, one of the few free-flowing streams in the Portland, Oregon area, overflowed its banks 37 times between 1971 and 2006? 3/19
...that Eugene, Oregon's The Register-Guard is the second largest newspaper in Oregon? 3/19
...that a group in Forest Grove, Oregon posed nude for a calendar to raise funds to buy the Alvin T. Smith House? 3/19
...that the Central Library in Portland, Oregon was one of the first libraries in the United States to feature an open plan design? 3/19
...that Joseph Canyon was named after Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce tribe, who was born in a cave at the mouth of the canyon? 3/22
...that Sinnott Memorial Observation Station is a sheltered viewpoint built into the caldera cliff 900 feet (270 m) above Crater Lake in Oregon? 3/25
...that Artie Wilson, who hit .402 in 1948 with the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues, is often considered the last professional major league baseball player to bat over .400 for a season? 3/27
...that Oregon State athletic director Percy Locey claimed that the Philadelphia Athletics stole John Leovich from the college, yet he ended up playing only one major league game? 3/28
...that Isaac Moores, Sr. served in the Oregon Territorial Legislature, with his son Isaac Moores, Jr. later serving in the Oregon State Legislature? 3/29
...that the practices of the Followers of Christ church in Oregon, which include faith healing and forbid medical treatment, prompted a 1999 state law making parents liable if their children are harmed by a lack of treatment? 3/31
...that the Hatfield Government Center light rail station in Hillsboro, Oregon, was the busiest on the Westside MAX extension within a year of opening? 4/2
...that the Colonel Wright was the first steamboat to run on the Snake River? 4/3
...that Luis Palau, an evangelical minister based in Portland, Oregon, has collaborated with government leaders in Portland and neighboring cities, and 500 Christian pastors, to rally volunteers to address homelessness? 4/3
...that leaders in Oswego, Oregon petitioned the United States Board on Geographic Names to change the name of the town's Sucker Lake to Oswego Lake? 4/7
...that Comfort Stations No. 68 and No. 72 in the Rim Village Historic District of Oregon, listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1988, are public restrooms built in the 1930s? 4/10
...that the Shoshone was the first of only two steamboats to be brought down through Hells Canyon, North America's deepest gorge, to the lower Snake River? 4/11
...that Josiah Failing became the fourth mayor of Portland, Oregon less than three years after moving there from New York City? 4/11
...that Charles Starr and Bruce Starr were the first father and son tandem to serve at the same time in the Oregon State Senate? 4/12
...that film producer Neil Kopp stood in as a location scout, location manager, assistant director and grip while filming Old Joy? 4/12
...that Brad Avakian, Oregon's recently appointed Labor Commissioner, previously worked as a civil rights attorney, and was honored by two unions during his time in the Oregon Legislative Assembly? 4/15
...that Frank Morse once outsourced the research for a speech on globalization to a company in India? 4/17
...that the headquarters for Crater Lake National Park are in the Munson Valley Historic District near the summit of the Cascades where average annual snowfall is 533 inches (1,354 cm)? 4/18
...that even though his predecessor was a Republican, Democrat Kurt Schrader faced no Republican opponent in his 2002 run for the Oregon State Senate? 4/20
...that the southern terminus of the first suburb to suburb commuter rail in the United States is Wilsonville Station in Oregon? 4/20
...that Richard Devlin, the majority leader of the Oregon State Senate, has faced Republican Bob Tiernan three times, in races for two offices? 4/20
...that John Dick, the high scorer in the first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship, would later command the U.S. Navy supercarrier USS Saratoga? 4/22
...that state senator Larry George sued Senate President Peter Courtney in an attempt to prevent an experimental session of the Oregon Legislature? 4/22
...that the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany, Oregon, was designed by Conde McCullough who was both a bridge engineer and an attorney? 4/25
...that Oregon's Boone Bridge is named for Daniel Boone's grandson, who operated the first river crossing at that location? 4/25
...that the Capitol Center has been the tallest commercial building in Salem, Oregon, since its completion in 1926? 4/29
... that the Failing Office Building in Portland, Oregon is named after a mayor of Portland and built by a locally prominent architecture firm? 5/2
... that Rim Drive in Oregon, a scenic highway cited by the American Automobile Association as one of the ten most beautiful roads in the U.S., is a 33-mile loop that follows the caldera rim around Crater Lake? 5/3
... that Oregon's Warrior Rock Light operated uneventfully for 80 years until it was struck by a barge in 1969? 5/5
... that the United States Forest Service and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife partnered with the Paisley, Oregon community to restore the Chewaucan River habitat for native redband trout? 5/9
... that after being found not guilty of murdering her ex-husband, Mary Leonard became the first woman in Oregon allowed to practice law? 5/13
... that prior to his election to the Oregon State Senate, Rick Metsger was best-known as a sportscaster for a Portland, Oregon television station? 5/14
... that Bert Haney lost an election to the U.S. Senate, but was later confirmed by the Senate for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit? 5/14
... that the Oregon Korean War Memorial was not built until nearly 50 years after the Korean War began? 5/19
... that Thomas Garrigus of Oregon was a silver medalist for the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team at the Summer Games in Mexico City? 5/19
... that the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon is home to a small population of wolverines, which are rare within the United States? 5/20
... that eleven U.S. presidents stayed at the Portland Hotel, a Queen Anne-style, Châteauesque hotel which opened in Portland, Oregon in 1890? 5/20
... that Henry Failing won his second term as mayor of Portland, Oregon with only five dissenting votes? 5/20
... that Samuel B. Huston switched counties and political parties between two elections to the Oregon State Senate? 5/23
.. that in the primaries for the 2002 Oregon gubernatorial election, candidates included one who called himself the "flying governor"? 5/26
... that the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility is the only women's prison in Oregon? 5/28
... that the Portland Armory in Portland, Oregon was the first building on the National Register of Historic Places to achieve a Platinum Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification? 6/1
... that Oregon's Collier Memorial State Park has a logging museum with equipment dating back to 1880 including ox-drawn "high wheels", steam-powered "donkey engines", and antique saw mill machinery? 6/2
... that the 1974 film Lost in the Stars, set in apartheid-era South Africa, was actually shot in Oregon? 6/2
... that the Missoula floods deposited a 40-ton rock atop a 250-foot tall hill at what is now the Erratic Rock State Natural Site in Oregon? 6/2
... that Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor contains a 367-acre (149 ha) land gift made in 1950 by Borax Consolidated, and this was the first non-domestic donation to the Oregon Parks commission? 6/4
... that Oregon's Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area has a naturally eroded bowl carved in the rock by swirling ocean waves? 6/4
... that although Portland, Oregon's 140-mile (225 km) long greenway system, the 40 Mile Loop, is far from complete, it has been described as "one of the most creative and resourceful greenway projects" in the U.S.? 6/5
... that Mel Krause lost his job as head coach of the University of Oregon's baseball team when the university cut its century-old baseball program in 1981? 6/10
... that Helen J. Frye was the first woman to serve on Oregon's sole federal district court? 6/10
... that Albert Tozier rang the bell at a church in Hillsboro, Oregon, on New Year's Eve for 64 straight years? 6/11
... that the Hillsboro Central light rail station had the only library located at a mass transit station in the western U.S. when it opened? 6/12
... that the basalt underlying the Columbia Plateau ecoregion in Washington and Oregon can be up to 2 miles (3 km) thick? 6/21
... that most of the Sitka spruce in the Coast Range ecoregion of Washington and Oregon has been logged and replaced with Douglas-fir plantations? 6/21
... that plants in some parts of the Klamath Mountains ecoregion in Southern Oregon and Northern California have evolved to grow in potentially toxic and nutrient-poor serpentine soils? 6/22
... that invasive cheatgrass has replaced native bunch grasses across much of the Northern Basin and Range ecoregion in the northwestern United States? 6/22

*... that irrigation canals in the Treasure Valley and Magic Valley have dramatically transformed the Snake River Plain ecoregion in southern Idaho? 6/22

... that the Pumice Plateau in the Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion of Southern Oregon is covered by a thick layer of volcanic ash from Mt. Mazama? 6/22
... that the Oregon Imnaha Guard Station is one of the few U.S. Forest Service guard stations that have been occupied almost every summer since 1939? 7/4
... that the Fair Complex MAX station in Hillsboro, Oregon, has a weather vane made with five model airplanes? 7/17
... that C.W. Bergstrom was the last professional wrestler to ever hold the NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship? 7/22
... that the Quatama Station light rail stop in Hillsboro, Oregon, includes a piece of art based on an arrangement created by a Japanese Macaque at the Oregon National Primate Research Center? 7/24
... that philanthropist Lorry Lokey has donated US$132 million to the University of Oregon? 7/29
... that the Laurel Valley Store in Laurel, Oregon, opened in 1893 and is still in use? 7/31
...that the Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly, convening from 2007 to 2008, was the first since 1989 in which the Democratic party controlled both houses of the state's legislature? 8/1
... that Salem Hospital has the busiest emergency room in the state of Oregon? 8/2
... that residential lots in the Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District of Bend, Oregon—with views of the Deschutes River and the Cascades Mountains—originally sold for US$100 to US$250? 8/7
... that Andy Tillman was the first North American llama breeder to win top honors at a major South American llama and alpaca show? 8/16
... that the Venetian Theatre in Hillsboro, Oregon, was renamed as the Town Theater in 1956 only to be renamed again as the Venetian in 2008? 8/22
... that the 12-story Lincoln Tower is the tallest building in Washington County, Oregon? 8/26
... that Metolius Springs in Oregon produces 50,000 gallons/s, enough to make the Metolius River one of the largest spring-fed rivers in the US? 8/28
... that McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in Springfield, Oregon, was founded due to occasional flooding that cut off access to the only area hospital? 8/31
... that Willamette Valley Medical Center in McMinnville, Oregon, is the only hospital in the county seat of Yamhill County? 9/3
... that Philadelphia Phillies prospect Andrew Carpenter pitched a perfect game against the Fort Myers Miracle in 2007? 9/3
... that the Statesman Journal is the second oldest newspaper in Oregon? 9/11
... that Temple Beth Israel in Eugene, Oregon was attacked by neo-Nazi members of the Volksfront in 1994 and 2002? 9/16
... that the Portland, Oregon magazine Portland Monthly was founded in 2003 and by 2006 was the seventh-largest city magazine in the United States? 9/16
... that the Oregon Nursery Company founded the town of Orenco, Oregon in 1908 to house its Hungarian immigrant workers? 9/18
... that the Portland, Oregon theater company Portland Center Stage was started as a branch of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival? 9/18
... that Bridgeport Village, a shopping center in Washington County, Oregon, was built on the site of a former rock quarry? 9/21
... that the Oregon Civic Justice Center at the Willamette Law School was dedicated exactly 96 years after the building was first opened as a Carnegie library? 9/22

... that Columbia Aircraft successfully converted the famed Lancair IV to a fixed-gear general aviation aircraft, but was purchased by Cessna in 2007 after stiff competition from the Cirrus SR22? 9/23

... that jökulhlaups, glacial bursts, from Oregon's White River Glacier on Mount Hood have washed out a highway six times since 1926? 9/24
... that after filing to run for a seat on the Oregon Supreme Court, judge Jason Lee had two cases decided against his interests in the same court before withdrawing? 9/29
... that the Goodpasture Covered Bridge (pictured) spanning the McKenzie River near Vida, Oregon is decorated for the Christmas season? 10/2
... that the Willamette Law Review offices are housed in a former Carnegie library re-dedicated in a ceremony featuring U.S. Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg? 10/3
... that Oregon State Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson is a first cousin of The Simpsons creator Matt Groening? 10/6
... that Minthorn Hall in Newberg, Oregon, is the oldest building on the campus of George Fox University? 10/8
... that Legacy Meridian Park Hospital in Tualatin, Oregon, was built when the city had only 750 residents? 10/9
... that two companies with the name Oregon Central Railroad both claimed the same federal land grants? 10/12
... that the Art Building (pictured) is the third oldest building at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, but has been on campus longer than all but one other building? 10/12
... that the Oregon State Bar was the first bar association in the U.S. to provide complete access to all attorney records it keeps, but only after a lawsuit? 10/13
... that Chuck Riley's original opponent for the November 2008 election was disqualified for living in the wrong Oregon House District? 10/23
... that the Apple Valley Airport near Buxton, Oregon, was built by Portland, Oregon TV personality Ramblin' Rod Anders? 10/30
... that Joseph C. Hare, American politician and lumberman, has a railroad station, railroad stop, and valley all named after him? 11/9
... that the historic ranger's residence in the Clackamas Lake Ranger Station Historic District, no longer needed by park rangers, is now used mainly by recreational visitors? 11/9
... that Pacific University's first building at its Health Professions Campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, attained LEED gold status in 2007? 11/10
... that the historic Charles Shorey House mixes both gambrel and gable roofs? 11/11
... that men from the 1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment were the first explorers to climb down the 800-foot (240 m) caldera wall to reach the shore of Crater Lake? 11/12
... that after a federal jury in Portland, Oregon decided against the defendant in Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International, an inner circle of Rajneesh followers plotted to murder the plaintiff? 11/14
... that U.S. federal judge Malcolm Marsh's father and uncle both served as presidents of the Oregon State Bar? 11/15
... that John Trudeau established the Britt Festival in Oregon in 1962, the first of its kind in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S., and now a four-month long celebration of music and musical theater? 11/16
... that the historic Wayne Morse Farm in Eugene, Oregon, was the home of Wayne Morse who represented Oregon in the United States Senate from 1944 until 1968? 11/17
... that in 2007, Vicki Berger played a major role in amending the Oregon Bottle Bill, which her own father had created 36 years earlier? 11/19
... that four Portland Trail Blazers head coaches have spent their entire National Basketball Association coaching careers with the Trail Blazers? 11/22
... that after a plane crash killed the Governor of Oregon and the next two people in line for that office, the new governor's first act was to appoint Earl T. Newbry as Secretary of State? 11/23
... that the Lava River Cave (entrance pictured) in Newberry National Volcanic Monument is the longest known uncollapsed lava tube in Oregon, U.S.? 11/25
... that Howard C. Belton lost the election to become the Oregon State Treasurer in 1948, only to be appointed to the same office 12 years later? 11/28
... that following his team's loss in the 1965 Rose Bowl, Oregon State Beavers football coach Tommy Prothro was hired as head coach at UCLA, where he led the team to victory in the following year's Rose Bowl? 11/28
... that Loyal B. Stearns served in the Oregon House of Representatives after his father served there, but before his father served in the Oregon State Senate? 12/5
... that commuter rail stop Hall/Nimbus Station in Oregon includes artwork that features movable heads shaped like a pumpkin and a blue-colored skull? 12/8
... that the "Old Perpetual" geyser at Hunter's Hot Springs in Lake County, Oregon, releases a plume of near-boiling water 50 to 60 feet (15–18 m) into the air every 90 seconds? 12/9
... that the "noble polypore" (mushroom species Bridgeoporus nobilissimus) was the first fungus to be listed as endangered by any private or public agency in the United States? 12/9
... that Liz Heaston was the first woman to score points in a college football game when she kicked two extra points for the Willamette Bearcats in 1997? 12/12
... that Fairview Creek in Oregon was once a tributary of the Columbia River, but was diverted to the Columbia Slough in the early 20th century? 12/15
... that during construction of the church that now houses the Walters Cultural Arts Center in Hillsboro, Oregon, the church was given all the rock they needed for US$1,000 as long as they hauled it away? 12/16
... that the Audubon Society of Portland, Oregon, USA, rehabilitates 3,500 animals and has over 20,000 hours volunteered each year? 12/21
... that Francis A. Chenoweth served as speaker of both the Oregon House of Representatives and the Washington House of Representatives? 12/22
... that in 1973, Oregon became the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana in the United States? 12/22
... that the Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team is coached by Craig Robinson, brother-in-law of US President-elect Barack Obama? 12/23
... that Charles S. Moore served as county judge for Klamath, Oregon, USA, after his father had served as the first judge there? 12/23
... that the Little Blitzen River is a tributary of Oregon's Donner und Blitzen River and part of the first redband trout reserve in the United States? 12/26
... that Oregon politician Ralph Carey Geer's grandson, Homer Davenport, was a political cartoonist? 12/27
... that five former members of the Portland Trail Blazers have been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame? 12/28
... that Oregon banned alcohol twice before the rest of America: once prior to statehood, from 1844 to 1845, and then again in 1915, four years before passage of the 18th Amendment? 12/30

2007

2007 (87 DYKs)

...that the 1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game resulted in the biggest overcome point spread in college football history when the Beavers beat the Huskies, 21-20? January 9 2007
...that Joseph Ingraham, an American sailor who discovered several of the Marquesas Islands, was lost at sea in 1800? March 9 2007
...that William P. Bryant presided over the first criminal trial in what is now the U.S. state of Washington? March 10 2007
...that "urban Indian" activist Bernie Whitebear was the brother of groundbreaking health care administrator Luana Reyes and of sculptor, curator and memoirist Lawney Reyes? March 15 2007
...that the Hallie Ford Museum of Art in Salem, Oregon, is the third largest museum in the state - and Yahoo! Travel's tenth best thing to do in Salem? March 25 2007
...that Katherine Ann Power, a fugitive from justice for 23 years before turning herself in, was treated for depression while on the run in Oregon by Courtney Love's mother? April 13 2007
...that bats comprise about 20% of all mammal species found in the Central Oregon Coast Range (pictured)? April 19 2007
...that in 1961 the Portland Buckaroos hockey team beat the Seattle Totems in the Western Hockey League championship to win the Lester Patrick Cup in its first season of existence? April 22 2007
...that in 2000, Willamette Industries, Inc. was fined a then-record $11.2 million by the United States Environmental Protection Agency for violations of the Clean Air Act? April 23 2007
...that the Portland Power’s Natalie Williams was the leading scorer in the ABL during the 1997 to 1998 season? April 23 2007
...that James T. Brand of the Oregon Supreme Court was the presiding judge for most of the Judges' Trial, in which 10 German lawyers and judges were convicted of war crimes after World War II? April 24 2007
...that Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club was the site of Tiger Woods’ record third consecutive amateur championship? April 25 2007
...that Gatke Hall, a former post office, was moved completely intact on rollers down a city street over a six month period in 1938 to its new home at Willamette University? April 30 2007
...that in 1927, Oregon congressman Maurice E. Crumpacker drowned in San Francisco Bay after claiming he had been poisoned? May 5 2007
...that in 1851, Hugh O'Bryant was elected the first mayor of Portland, Oregon by a mere four votes? May 6 2007
...that Pokey Allen, former head coach of the Portland State Vikings football team, appeared in television commercials threatening to have himself shot out of a cannon into the backyards of anyone not buying season tickets? May 19 2007
...that Betty Roberts was the first woman to serve on Oregon's Supreme Court? May 21 2007
...that alpine skier Jean Saubert won one-third of all medals earned by the entire United States Olympic team at the 1964 Winter Olympics? May 22 2007
...that Vortex I, which took place in Oregon in 1970, remains the only state-sponsored rock festival in United States history? May 22 2007
...that William R. Ellis served as mayor of two Iowa cities before being elected to represent Oregon in the United States Congress? May 29 2007
...that Hjalmar Hvam came up with the design for the world's first safety ski bindings while recovering from a skiing injury in the hospital? June 5 2007
...that Oregon Governor Oswald West sent his personal secretary Miss Fern Hobbs to Copperfield, Oregon, to shut down illegal activities and impose martial law in 1914? June 5 2007
...that L.L. "Stub" Stewart Memorial State Park is the first new full-service state park in Oregon since 1972? June 6 2007
...that the oldest state government building in the US state of Oregon, the 1914 Supreme Court Building in Salem, has a stained glass skylight in the shape of the State seal? June 24 2007
...that the first teacher and practicing doctor in Portland, Oregon, Ralph Wilcox killed himself with a Deringer pistol while at work at the federal court? July 4 2007
...that in 1970, University of Oregon head baseball coach Don Kirsch fell to his death out of a second-story window at Stanford University Medical Center? July 5 2007
...that the Oregon Coast Range was created by a forearc basin along the Pacific Ocean? July 5 2007
...that Charles A. Johns went from being a justice on the Oregon Supreme Court to a justice on the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1921? July 7 2007
...that under the First Organic Laws of Oregon, the de facto constitution of the Provisional Government, women could get married at the age of 14? July 20 2007
...that of the sixty delegates to the Oregon Constitutional Convention, (Oregon Territory Seal pictured) thirty-four were farmers, while eighteen were lawyers, including three justices of the Oregon Supreme Court? July 26 2007
...that John Beckett is the only American football player to have been the team captain for two different Rose Bowl teams: the University of Oregon in 1917 and Mare Island in 1918? July 27 2007
...that an image of Tesslynn O'Cull, a child abuse victim who was murdered by her stepfather at the age of two, was used in the Stop the Abuse poster for Oregon? August 6 2007
...that St. Paul Roman Catholic Church in St. Paul, Oregon is the oldest brick building in the Pacific Northwest? August 6 2007
...that while working for the Department of Justice attorney Jacob Tanzer worked on the case that led to the movie Mississippi Burning? August 6 2007
...that in 1904, H. Chandler Egan won the U.S. Amateur golf championship, and was a member of both the U.S. college championship and the gold medal-winning United States Olympic golf teams? August 7 2007
...that Oregon Supreme Court justice George Van Hoomissen wrote the decisions for both the most cited case of that court and the controversial overturning of a voter approved ballot measure? August 7 2007
...that Eighteenmile Island is the only privately owned island in the Columbia River? August 10 2008
...that Oregon's Salmon River is the only river in the 48 contiguous U.S. states to be a protected National Wild and Scenic River along its entire length? August 15 2007
...that a clock tower added to the old Washington County Courthouse in 1891 did not have a working clock? August 20 2007
...that the Weinhard Brewery managed to survive prohibition by producing near-beer, root beer and syrup, which were marketed as "Gourmet Elixirs"? August 23 2007
...that University of Oregon athletic director Leo Harris gained the right to use Donald Duck as the school's mascot through an informal handshake deal he made with Walt Disney in 1947? August 27 2007
...that a portion of the money used to purchase land for the publicly owned Noble Woods Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, came from private pledges? September 7 2007
...that Isaac Homer Van Winkle served for 23 years as Oregon Attorney General, the longest of any attorney general in the state’s history? September 8 2007
...that judge Otto Richard Skopil, Jr. was nominated to the federal district court by a Republican U.S. President and to the federal court of appeals by a Democratic President? September 9 2007
...that The Simpsons’ creator Matt Groening’s father was a founding director of the American Advertising Museum in Portland, Oregon? September 11 2007
...that though Theodore Thurston Geer was the tenth Oregon Governor, he was the first native Oregonian to serve in that office? September 13 2007
...that Thomas Milton Gatch, an Ohioan educator and politician, was the first president of Oregon State University to hold a doctorate degree? September 18 2007
...that the 371-acre Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge provides nesting for 1.2 million seabirds—more than California and Washington combined? September 19 2007
...that Spec Keene's Willamette University football team was stranded in Honolulu for two weeks following Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor? September 19 2007
...that Samuel Parker was a lawmaker in the Provisional, Territorial, and State governments of Oregon? September 20 2007
...that missionary Josiah Parrish drove the first spike for the Oregon and California Railroad, and had a land dispute reach the U. S. Supreme Court? September 21 2007
...that Oregon's Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge was the first National Wildlife Refuge established west of the Mississippi River and will be a hundred years old next month? September 21 2007
...that after Oregon's Point Adams Lighthouse changed colors to reduce confusion, it caused a ship to run aground in 1881? September 22 2007
...that long-time University of Oregon track coach Bill Hayward also played lacrosse for the world champion Ottawa Capitals? September 26 2007
...that Oregon pioneer Levi Scott is the namesake for a town, a valley, and a mountain, as well as the highest peak in Crater Lake National Park? October 1 2007
...that the namesake for Hondo Dog Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, won an award for valor just weeks before being killed in the line of duty? October 2 2007
...that NW Natural in Portland, Oregon was the first gas company in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States when it started in 1859? October 4, 2007
...that gold was first discovered in Oregon in 1850 in the Illinois Valley near Cave Junction, Oregon, the same valley in which a 17 pound gold nugget was found, the largest in Oregon history? October 5 2007
...that the Hillsboro Civic Center was only the second city hall in America to earn an LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council? October 8 2007
...that the Hillsboro Police were the first law enforcement agency in Oregon to collect demographic statistics from traffic stops to combat racial profiling? October 11 2007
...that the U.S. state of Oregon has a rail network of over 2,400 miles? October 12 2007
...that the murder of Michael Francke while he was at work became the basis of the movie Without Evidence? October 17 2007
...that former Portland mayor Frank Ivancie was defeated in his run for re-election by a local tavern owner with no prior political experience? October 17 2007
...that the Rose Quarter sports and entertainment complex in Portland, Oregon was constructed in the parking lot of the Memorial Coliseum? October 29 2007
...that Joe Robertson, Dean of Oregon Health and Science University, lives on a houseboat? 10/31
...that Hare Field was the first all-weather high school football field in Oregon? November 1 2007
...that Elijah White's only two children drowned in separate instances in Oregon Country during 1838? November 7 2007
...that Cornelius, Oregon is named after pioneer Thomas R. Cornelius, who served in the both the Territorial and State legislatures? November 8 2007
...that Don Durdan was selected as the most valuable player of college football's Rose Bowl in 1942, and six years later, won a professional basketball championship with the Portland Indians? November 11 2007
...that Oregon's longest covered bridge is the Office Bridge and is the only one west of the Mississippi River with a sidewalk? November 16, 2007
...that Seattle, Washington businessman Herman Sarkowsky was a co-founder of both the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland Trail Blazers? November 18, 2007
...that in 1846 Albert Wilson became the first American merchant to open a store in Astoria, Oregon? November 19 2007
...that the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Yasui v. United States and its companion case Hirabayashi v. United States that curfews for a minority group were constitutional during war time? November 22 2007
...that the 1984 Rajneeshee bioterror attack was the first bioterrorism attack in the United States, and one of only two confirmed terrorist uses of biological weapons to harm humans? November 23 2007
...that the Solomon Courthouse has twice served as a post office, and was the setting for a courtroom scene in The Hunted? November 25 2007
...that American federal judge James Alger Fee ruled in 1942 that Minoru Yasui lost his U.S. citizenship after Yasui had worked for the Japanese consulate until the attack on Pearl Harbor? November 27 2007
...that seven followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh were convicted for being part of a 1985 assassination plot to murder the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon? December 2 2007
...that the Platypus Trophy, awarded to the winner of the Civil War college football game between Oregon and Oregon State, was lost for more than 40 years before being found in a closet in 2005? December 3 2007
...that the tallest commercial building in Salem, Oregon was commissioned by Thomas A. Livesley? December 6 2007
...that Portland General Electric CEO Peggy Y. Fowler is blind in one eye? December 9 2007
...that George K. Gay's house was the first brick house in Oregon and served as the boundary marker between Yamhill and Polk counties? December 16 2007
...that Hallie Ford made the largest donation in the history of Willamette University in 2006, and the largest donation ever to a cultural group in Oregon in 2007? December 21 2007
...that the community of West Union, Oregon, has the oldest Baptist church west of the Rocky Mountains? December 22 2007
...that as Oregon State University athletic director, Percy Locey agreed to play the 1942 Rose Bowl at the opposing team's home field due to the attack on Pearl Harbor? December 23 2007
...that Ava Helen Pauling, an American human rights activist and wife of Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, was a three-time national vice president of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom? December 25 2007
...that before becoming the Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy, Thomas Leigh Gatch was awarded two Navy Crosses? December 27 2007
...that Oregon State University’s Wave Research Laboratory has the world’s largest tsunami simulator? December 28 2007

2006 and Earlier

2006 (8 hooks)

...that a wooden grain elevator is the only building still operational in Boyd, Oregon? December 16 2006
...that the Department of State Lands is one of Oregon's oldest government agencies? December 16 2006
...that U.S. judge Charles Crookham held a mock funeral for Roman numerals when they were retired from use in state pleadings? December 15 2006
...that Canyon live oak acorns were a Native American staple food? 11/29
...that at 7'3" (2.21 m), Swede Halbrook became the tallest person to ever play college basketball when he joined the Oregon State Beavers in 1954? September 13 2006
...that Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge supports the largest surviving population of the endangered Fender's blue Butterfly which feeds upon the threatened Kincaid's lupine? 7/8
...that the physician Marie Equi became an anarchist after being attacked by police, while she was picketing during a strike supported by the Industrial Workers of the World? February 1 2006
...that amateur wrestling Olympic gold medalist Robin Reed could pin every member of the 1924 United States Olympic wrestling team, despite being in the second lowest weight class? January 30 2006

2005

..that Nobuo Fujita of the Imperial Japanese Navy conducted the only wartime bombing on the continental United States in 1942? 10/17
...that the two dams and reservoir that form the Bull Run Hydroelectric Project will be decommissioned in 2008 due to the rising costs of meeting environmental laws? 11/10

2004

...that Oregon Ballot Measure 51, if it had passed, would have repealed Oregon's Death with Dignity Act? March 2004
...that the Great Basin tribes of North America originated the Ghost Dance movement? 6/18

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