1853 Solomon Northup, author of the memoir “Twelve Years a Slave, is freed after 7 illegal years in slavery with aid of Washington Hunt, Governor of New York

FDR closed the Post Office until her term expired

The Continental Congress publishes the “Tory Act” resolution on January 2, 1776, which describes how colonies should handle those Americans who remain loyal to the British and King George.

The act called on colonial committees to indoctrinate those “honest and well-meaning, but uninformed people” by enlightening them as to the “origin, nature and extent of the present controversy.” The Congress remained “fully persuaded that the more our right to the enjoyment of our ancient liberties and privileges is examined, the more just and necessary our present opposition to ministerial tyranny will appear.”

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November 13, 2009

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…INCREASED THREAT OF LANDSLIDES CONTINUES TODAY IN WESTERN WASHINGTON…

Heavy rains have come to an end over Western Washington this morning. The amount of rain in the past few days has put extra pressure on soil instability, leading to an increased threat of landslides. The threat will continue through today. The break in the steady rain will reduce the threat Thursday.

For more information about current conditions, visit http://www.weather.gov/seattle, select Hydrology, and then scroll down for the links to the landslide information pages.

For more information on landslides, visit the website for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources landslide geologic hazards at: http://bit.ly/2mtA3wn