#OnThisDay in 1990. San Juan County commissioners approved an ordinance, creating a land bank to acquire and preserve open space and conservation areas. historylink.org/File/11052

#OnThisDay in 2001, Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler signed a new contraceptive-coverage rule, which required insurers to cover birth control in prescription-drug plans issued for state policyholders. historylink.org/File/10418

#OnThisDay in 1891, Washington State Normal School (later CWU) opened in Ellensburg. historylink.org/File/5093

#OnThisDay in 1899, Carnation condensed milk was first manufactured in Kent. historylink.org/File/1608

#OnThisDay in 1909, union members and supporters paraded through downtown Seattle to celebrate Labor Day and protest the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition's Seattle Day. historylink.org/File/8776

#OnThisDay in 1921, Sam Hill dedicated his Peace Arch at Blaine. historylink.org/File/5224

#OnThisDay in 1926, Al Faussett rode over Eagle Falls on the Skykomish River in Snohomish County in a homemade boat. historylink.org/File/8385

#OnThisDay in 1942, Seattle inventor Frank Hobbs was awarded an army contract for prefabricated Pacific huts. historylink.org/File/9430

#OnThisDay in 1966, Seattle Community College opened its doors to 11,000 students at 13 campuses. historylink.org/File/3362

#OnThisDay in 1968, the Jimi Hendrix Experience played the Seattle Center Coliseum. historylink.org/File/21124

Today's #NewAtNoon looks at the life of Dr. Victor Capron - physician, farm owner, businessman, Friday Harbor town council member and mayor, state legislator, San Juan County health officer, and state epidemiologist. historylink.org/File/23067

#OnThisDay in 1968, rumors of white students beating African American students prompted armed Black Panthers to visit Rainier Beach High School. historylink.org/File/2293

#OnThisDay in 1972, mandatory busing of Seattle middle school students began. historylink.org/File/3942

#OnThisDay in 1990. Federal District Judge William Dwyer ruled that the Metro Council was unconstitutional. historylink.org/File/2705

#OnThisDay in 1996, ACT Theatre staged Cheap, the first show in Seattle's Kreielsheimer Place. historylink.org/File/10066

#OnThisDay in 1885, white and Native American hop pickers attacked Chinese workers in Squak (Issaquah). Our essay includes a verbatim account of the event given in 1887 by George W. Tibbetts, an anti-Chinese hop farmer and merchant. historylink.org/File/2746

#OnThisDay in 1899, Alfred Hamilton shot and killed attorney David M. Woodbury in Anacortes. Hamilton was later hanged at the Whatcom County Courthouse -- the last legal execution to occur in Washington outside the state penitentiary at Walla Walla. historylink.org/File/10004

75 years ago today, fire destroyed the Big Four Inn, 25 miles east of Granite Falls. historylink.org/File/8543

#OnThisDay in 1951, two City of Seattle employees lost their jobs for refusing to sign a loyalty oath. historylink.org/File/4225

#OnThisDay in 1982, in order to fund Farmland Preservation Program, the King County Council adopted the Conservation Futures Tax. historylink.org/File/10047