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June 18, 1846: Oregon Treaty Ratified by the Senate

June 18, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The Oregon Treaty, which established the border between British held Canada and the United States of America, was ratified by the U.S. Senate on June 18, 1846.

Negotiated by the James K. Polk administration, some American interests (including the Polk presidential campaign in 1844) demanded the border be established at 54° 40′, but the end result was the 49th parallel. Neither the British nor the USA had the stomach, at the moment, for more war.

Map credit: Map by Matthew Trump, used under Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0 license.

May 14, 2011: First Portland-Seattle “Derby” of the MLS Era

May 14, 2011 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The Portland Timbers travel north today, May 14, 2011, to face the Seattle Sounders for the first time in regular season Major League Soccer play.

The rivalry dates to 1975, when the Portland Timbers joined the NASL. The teams have faced each other upwards of 60 times since then (by some counts this is the 75th matchup), in various leagues and competitions. The game today has no doubt received more media coverage than any previous match.

Previews and intrigue:

Match Preview: Timbers @ Seattle by Kelly McLain at Timbers Insider
Game 9: Seattle Sounders v Portland Timbers by mao at Portland Timbers at The Offside
It’s derby week in Timbers country by Kip Kesgard at OregonLive.com
We Are The Rose City by xanderkale at Slide Pass Rule
The Timbers Road Myth by xanderkale at Slide Pass Rule
The Main Event by Nevets at Soccer Watcher
Rivalry Week: Portland’s map to success by Ryan Gates at Stumptown Footy
Timbers-Sounders rivalry matches take on special meaning by Paul Danzer at The Columbian
Timbers and Sounders kick off MLS rivalry Saturday in Seattle by Rachel Bachman at The Oregonian
Portland Timbers look to reverse road woes against Seattle by Geoffrey C. Arnold at The Oregonian
Timbers, Sounders prepare to open MLS rivalry by Anne M. Peterson, AP Sports Writer
MatchDay Preview: MLS finally gets a taste of Sounders-Timbers at PortlandTimbers.com
MLS’s old-fashioned derby by Jeff Carlisle at ESPN.com
The Great Hipster Soccer Showdown by Hannah Karp at The Wall Street Journal

January 26, 1700: The Great Cascadia Earthquake

January 26, 2011 by Dave Knows 1 Comment

The largest earthquake ever known to occur in the continental United States struck at approximately 9 p.m. on January 26, 1700.

Around magnitude 9, the megathrust Cascadia earthquake rocked the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which encompasses a 600 mile long swath of coast from Vancouver, BC to Northern California.

During the five minute long earthquake the shores lurched 50 to 60 feet westward, reshaping the coast and possibly triggering the Bonneville Slide.

One thing we know with more certainty is that the earthquake triggered a huge tsunami, which in addition to slamming the coast, also traveled across the ocean and devastated the Pacific coast of Japan. Evidence of the January 26, 1700 date includes the oral tradition of the Native Americans who lived in the earthquake area, studies of tree rings, and most importantly for pinpointing the date, written records from Japan of the tsunami’s impact.

January 5, 1846: No More Sharing Oregon With Britain

January 5, 2011 by Dave Knows 2 Comments

Oregon Country is what a huge swath of the Pacific Northwest was called by the USA back in the first half of the 19th century (the British called it Columbia District). For decades the British and the USA disputed where, exactly, the borders should be drawn. The Brits thought maybe it should be somewhere near Northern California, whereas the USA thought perhaps it should be up near the Yukon.

But then, on January 5 in 1846 the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for an end to sharing the region with Britain.

Arguably the US claim was strongest south of the Columbia River, but for various political and economic reasons the push was on to make the 49th parallel the border, which is where the modern day border with Canada is. The Brits weren’t that interested in fighting another war, and the 49th parallel was quite a bit lower than up near the 54th parallel, where some Americans thought the line should be. So they compromised in 1846 with the Oregon Treaty.

Credit: Oregon Country map by Wikipedia user Kmusser. Used under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.

The Launch of CASCADIA.FM

October 10, 2010 by Dave Knows Leave a Comment

The groundbreaking PDX.fm internet radio network is no more, but that’s not bad news. CASCADIA.fm is here, starting Monday, October 11 2010.

Now, maybe you didn’t get the memo – probably because we didn’t send one out (we’d rather be working on making good Internet radio than writing stupid memos), but if you want to know why we changed, what’s different, or how it affects everyone involved, we suggest that you listen to the Friday, October 8th episode of Suck It™ – all will become clear.

You really should listen to that broadcast, but here’s the thumbnail: Robert and Sabrina thank the listeners and explain that in all likelihood your favorite show is still on the air. The difference is that the station, and audience is growing. Cascadia.fm bills itself as The Next Generation of Independent, Talk Radio and has expanded its reach to Seattle, Vancouver B.C. and beyond. A Cascadia.fm application is forthcoming, which will make listening to and interacting with the show hosts easier, and in May 2011 Cascadia.tv will launch.

The most popular shows, like iPhoneSlutz, continue on the air at CASCADIA.FM. Suck It™, Unibash Radio, Cort and Fatboy, Legion of News, Don’t Panic Portland, and Exceptional Women NW continue as daily programs. The Life Portlandic is now The Life Cascadia, and a new weekly show, Evening Submission, kicks off Friday, October 15 2010 at 8pm. The full broadcast schedule is up at Cascadia.fm.

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