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These articles on Oregon-related subjects have been featured on Wikipedia's homepage in the '''[[WP:DYK|Did You Know]]''' section for the best new articles. See [[Template talk:Did you know|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 [[Wikipedia:GA|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 [[Portal:Oregon|Oregon Portal]]'s DYK section [[Portal:Oregon/DYK/Prep|here too]] in an empty slot near the bottom.

==DYK hooks==

====2025====
*... that '''[[Daniel J. Malarkey|a president of the Oregon Senate]]''' crawled along a ledge of the State Capitol to access an unsecured window of the absent governor's office to place bills on his desk? 1/11 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[KMUN|an Oregon radio station]]''' stayed on the air through [[Great Coastal Gale of 2007|a major windstorm]] even though a tree fell into its studios? 1/25 <!-- Sammi Brie -->
*... that the least populous of '''[[List of cities in Oregon|Oregon's cities]]''' has three people? 3/29 <!-- SounderBruce -->
*... that '''[[Sharon Wylie]]''' has served in the state legislatures of both Oregon and Washington? 4/5 <!-- SounderBruce -->
*... that '''[[Dennis Walker (banker)|Dennis Walker]]''' acquired millions of dollars worth of [[sports memorabilia]] before being investigated for [[racketeering]] and selling unregistered [[Certificate of deposit|certificates of deposit]] by the [[Oregon Attorney General]]? 5/6 <!-- Jon698 -->
*... that the [[Oregon Garden]] obtained the '''[[Gordon House (Silverton, Oregon)|Gordon House]]''' because of a misunderstanding? 5/8 <!-- Epicgenius -->

====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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[LaVonne Griffin-Valade]]''', the [[Oregon Secretary of State]], has published four [[crime fiction]] novels? 1/23 <!-- Muboshgu -->
*... that 25 years after an attempt to [[exploding whale|explode a whale]] went awry, '''[[KATU (TV)|the Oregon TV station]]''' that filmed it regularly fielded requests for its footage? 1/26 <!-- Sammi Brie -->
*... that [[Oregon]] state senator '''[[William Kuykendall]]''' was a physician who founded the first hospital in [[Eugene, Oregon]]? 3/23 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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, Oregon|Oregon City]] just three years apart? 11/6 <!-- Orygun -->

====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 <!-- Orygun -->
* ... that '''[[Bit House Saloon]]'''{{`s}} menu featured [[Rocky Mountain oysters]]? 3/16 <!-- Another Believer -->
*... that it has been a goal of [[Oregon]] state senator '''[[Bill Hansell]]''' to get the potato officially designated as the state vegetable? 3/17 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Linn County, Oregon|Linn County]] clerk '''[[Del Riley (clerk)|Del Riley]]''' established [[Vote-by-mail_in_Oregon|Oregon's vote-by-mail system]], now used as the only voting method in the state? 3/23 <!-- 127(point)0(point)0(point)1 -->
*... that the '''[[Bishopcroft|bishop of Oregon's residence in Portland]]''' once had a private chapel, a ballroom, and a wine cellar? 4/25 <!-- Bking64, Pbritti -->
*... that '''[[John C. Carson]]''' built the first sidewalk in [[Portland, Oregon]]? 5/5 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Cathy Whims]]''' has opened several restaurants in [[Portland, Oregon]], including the [[Nostrana (restaurant)|Nostrana]], which has been described as "Portland's capital of the [[Negroni]]"? 5/10 <!-- Another Believer, Etriusus, Onegreatjoke -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the founding manager of '''[[KAGI|an Oregon radio station]]''' named it after his wife's former name? 9/14 <!-- Sammi Brie -->
*... that during [[World War&nbsp;I]], '''[[Roy W. Ritner]]''' was elected unopposed to the [[Oregon State Senate]] while serving with the [[American Red Cross]] in France? 10/9 <!-- Orygun -->

====2022 (11 hooks)====
*... that the completion of '''[[Interstate 205 (Oregon–Washington)|Interstate&nbsp;205]]''' in Oregon was delayed to mitigate air and noise pollution for a jail that closed a few months later? 1/7 <!-- SounderBruce -->
*... that shortly after getting married in 1875, '''[[Robert A. Emmitt]]''' crossed the [[Cascade Range|Cascade Mountains]] driving a cattle herd while his wife led a pack horse that carried their possessions? 2/7 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Extraordinary Writ -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Jack Morris (American football)|Jack Morris]]''', who set [[Oregon Ducks football]] records in single-season scoring and consecutive successful [[Conversion (gridiron football)|conversions]], also won three state titles in [[hurdling]]? 6/14 <!-- Bloom6132 -->
*... that after serving as [[List of presidents of the Oregon State Senate|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that women- and minority-owned businesses built the '''[[Frequent Express]]''' high-capacity bus line in [[Portland, Oregon]]? 9/17 <!-- Truflip99 -->
*... that '''[[Earle M. Chiles]]''', a businessman and philanthropist from [[Portland, Oregon]], was also a senator of the board of [[Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich|Ludwig Maximilian University]] in [[Munich]], Germany? 9/28 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that after serving as [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|the speaker]] of the [[Oregon Territorial Legislature|Oregon Territory House of Representatives]], '''[[Lafayette Cartee]]''' moved to the [[Idaho Territory]] where he became a well-known [[Horticulture|horticulturalist]]? 10/27 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in 1858, when Congress delayed its decision on [[Oregon]] statehood, '''[[Nathaniel H. Gates]]''' became the last Speaker of Oregon’s [[Oregon Territorial Legislature|Territorial House of Representatives]]? 12/10 <!-- Orygun -->

====2021 (18 hooks)====
*... that [[Oregon]] state representative '''[[John H. Carkin]]''' was unanimously elected [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker of the Oregon House]] in 1927, with support from all [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] House members as well as his fellow [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]? 1/3 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that former [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives]] '''[[Frank J. Van Dyke]]''' was born in [[Penang]], [[Straits Settlements]], [[British Malaya]], in 1907? 2/6 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that during the [[Great Depression]], '''[[Ernest R. Fatland]]''' led an organization that helped [[Oregon]]ian farmers reduce their mortgage payments and other debts to save their farms from [[foreclosure]]? 3/14 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the owner of Oregon radio station '''[[KLOO (AM)|KLOO]]''' offered $10,000 to anyone who could bring an extraterrestrial lifeform to the station's studios? 4/16 <!-- Sammi Brie -->
*... that [[Chemeketa Community College]] president emeritus '''[[Gretchen Schuette]]''' once [[Abseiling|rappelled]] from a roof at an annual State of the College address? 4/23 <!--Grand'mere Eugene-->
*... that '''[[Virgil Conn]]''' was a member of the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon Legislature]] during the 1897 session that failed to organize due to the lack of a [[quorum]]? 4/27 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the unfinished '''[[Interstate 405 (Oregon)|Interstate&nbsp;405]]''' was used to mark the border between two of Oregon's congressional districts? 5/25 <!-- SounderBruce -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Ira F. M. Butler|Ira F.&nbsp;M. Butler]]''' was [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] in the last session of the [[Oregon Territorial Legislature]] prior to statehood? 6/30 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Obed Dickinson]]''', an abolitionist pastor in Oregon in the mid-1800s, was pressured into resigning for advocating for racial equality? 7/18 <!-- Bridges2Information -->
*... that '''[[Hayden Bridge (Springfield, Oregon)|Hayden Bridge]]''' is the oldest intact bridge in the US state of Oregon? 8/12 <!-- Tyrone Madera -->
*... that '''[[Robert McLean (minister)|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[William M. King]]''', who was born in [[Connecticut]], lived and worked in [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio]], and [[Missouri]] before becoming the third [[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives]]? 10/8 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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&nbsp;II? 10/29 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[David Kennedy (advertising)|David Kennedy]]''', co-founder of the agency that came up with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]'s ''[[Just Do It]]'' campaign, was once gifted 50 pairs of [[Levi Strauss & Co.|Levi's]] denims by his employees? 11/11 <!-- Ktin -->
*... 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 <!-- Theleekycauldron -->
*... that former [[Oregon]] legislator '''[[William A. Massingill|William Massingill]]''' died while attending a [[boxing]] match? 12/1 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the only remaining artifact in the [[ghost town]] of '''[[Fremont, Oregon]]''', is a [[Juniperus occidentalis|juniper]] stump notched with steps that women travelers used to mount horses in a modest fashion? 12/20 <!-- Orygun -->

====2020 (8 hooks)====
*... that '''[[Sitka Sedge State Natural Area]]''', a pristine estuary in Oregon, almost became a golf course? 2/8 <!-- Grand'mere Eugene -->
*... that the '''[[MAX Light Rail]]''' system in [[Portland, Oregon]], includes [[Washington Park station (TriMet)|North America's deepest transit station]], at {{cvt|260|ft}} below ground? 4/11 <!-- Truflip99 -->
*... that [[Oregon House of Representatives|Oregon state representative]] '''[[J. Patrick Metke]]''' flew [[Lockheed Ventura|two-engine Navy bombers]] on anti-submarine patrols during World War II? 5/19 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the [[Portland Streetcar]]'s '''[[Loop Service]]''' enabled the production of the first U.S.-built [[Tram|streetcar]]s in nearly 60 years? 6/11 <!-- Truflip99 -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Raymie -->
*... that senator '''[[William H. Strayer (Oregon legislator)|William H. Strayer]]''' was the only [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] in the [[Oregon State Senate]] in 1931? 9/14 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->

====2019 (18 hooks)====
*... that even though the '''[[Baker City Tower|Baker Hotel]]''' ''(pictured)'' was nearly fully booked during the filming of the 1969 musical film ''[[Paint Your Wagon (film)|Paint Your Wagon]]'', it closed shortly thereafter? 1/16 <!-- MB -->
*... that in 1947, state representative '''[[Rose M. Poole]]''' was part of a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] majority in the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] that outnumbered [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] 58 to 2? 1/18 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the [[Truman Wesley Collins Legal Center|law center]] at [[Willamette University]] is named in honor of [[Oregon]] businessman and philanthropist '''[[Truman W. Collins]]'''? 2/14 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Portland, Oregon|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 <!-- Truflip99 -->
*... that '''[[Byron A. Stover]]''' was an American football [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] and forestry major at [[Ohio State University]] before moving to [[Oregon]] to become a successful businessman and state legislator? 3/13 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Vanamonde93 -->
*... that '''[[James F. Short]]''' served as director of the [[Oregon Department of Agriculture]] under four governors? 4/6 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[brown trout]] in the vicinity of '''[[Cline Falls]]''' can reach {{cvt|20|in|cm}} in length and weigh as much as {{cvt|8|lb}}? 5/26 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that when the state of [[Oregon]] created [[Deschutes County, Oregon|Deschutes County]] in 1916, '''[[Harvey H. DeArmond]]''' was appointed as the county's first [[district attorney]]? 6/25 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that Portland's '''[[MAX Blue Line]]''' ''(train pictured)'' was built as a result of [[Highway revolts in the United States|freeway revolt]]s in the 1970s? 7/11 <!-- Truflip99, SJ Morg -->
*... that [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]'s '''[[NS Line]]''' opened in 2001 as the first newly built [[Tram|streetcar]] line in the United States in 50 years to use modern vehicles? 7/18 <!-- Truflip99, SJ Morg -->
*... that American [[collage]] artist '''[[Eunice Parsons]]''', who turns 103 today, is the last of the "Northwest Matriarchs of Modernism"? 8/4 <!-- Grand'mere Eugene -->
*... that in 1982, '''[[Brooks Resources]]''', originally a subsidiary of the '''[[Brooks-Scanlon Lumber Company]]''', donated {{convert|135|acre|ha}} to help [[Donald M. Kerr (conservationist)|Donald Kerr]] establish the [[High Desert Museum]] near [[Bend, Oregon]]? 8/18 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Charity Lamb]]''' was the first woman convicted of murder in the [[Oregon Territory]]? 8/24 <!-- SamCordes -->
*... that '''[[Dorothy Olsen]]''' was one of only 12 American women certified for night flight in World War II? 8/26 <!-- RoySmith -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that businessman '''[[Delford M. Smith]]''' acquired the ''[[Hughes H-4 Hercules|Spruce Goose]]'' for the [[Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum]] in [[McMinnville, Oregon]]? 11/13 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that an owner of radio station '''[[KPRB (Oregon)|KPRB]]''' sold it to devote himself to his duties as the fire chief of [[Redmond, Oregon]]? 11/21 <!-- Raymie -->

====2018 (17 hooks)====
*... that along with [[Mount Defiance (Oregon)|Mount Defiance]] and [[Mount Bailey (Oregon)|Mount Bailey]], '''[[Diamond Peak (Oregon)|Diamond Peak]]''' is one of the few [[andesite|andesitic]] [[shield volcano]]s in the [[Cascade Range]]? 1/17 <!-- Ceranthor -->
*... that former [[Oregon]] state legislator '''[[Hazen A. Brattain]]''' died a month after completing a seven-month world tour? 1/18 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that gold was discovered on '''[[Cline Buttes]]''' in central [[Oregon]] in 1904, but proved uneconomic to mine? 1/24 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Summer Lake Hot Springs]]''' bathhouse ''(pictured)'', built in 1928, is a timber and tin structure with a {{convert|15|x|30|ft|m|adj=on}} bathing pool inside? 2/12 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Hariboneagle927, SJ Morg -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in 2016, [[Oregon]]’s legislative '''[[Oregon Emergency Board|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Organ Grinder Restaurant]]'''{{`s}} Wurlitzer pipe organ included such effects as a submarine dive alarm? 6/17 <!-- 78.26 -->
*... that [[Oregon]] rancher '''[[Bill Brown (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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Interstate 84 in Oregon|Interstate 84]]''' is the longest freeway in [[Oregon]] and the only one to traverse the state from west to east? 7/7 <!-- SounderBruce -->
*... 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 <!-- MarginalCost -->
*... that [[Cline Falls State Scenic Viewpoint|Cline Falls]] and [[Cline Buttes]] in [[Central Oregon]] are named after pioneer dentist '''[[Cass A. Cline]]'''? 7/19 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that during World War II, future [[Oregon]] state senator '''[[Gordon W. McKay]]''' participated in the [[Battle of Tarawa]] as a [[Seabee]]? 8/27 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Les Joslin (author)|Les Joslin]]''' wrote a book detailing the history and architecture of 75 [[United States Forest Service]] ranger stations in 12 western states? 12/5 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Joan Acker]] and [[Miriam M. Johnson|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 <!-- Grand'mere Eugene -->

====2017 (23 hooks)====
*... that the [[Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission]] selected ''Listening for Coyote'' by '''[[William L. Sullivan (author)|William L. Sullivan]]''' as one of the 100 most significant books in Oregon history? 1/25 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Knope7 -->
*... that during '''[[2016 Manzanita tornado|an October 2016 tornado]]''' in [[Manzanita, Oregon|Manzanita]], Oregon ''(damage pictured)'', the local branch of the [[National Weather Service]] issued a record ten [[tornado warning]]s in a single day? 2/7 <!-- Cyclonebiskit -->
*... that the fossil [[tupelo]] '''''[[Nyssa spatulata]]''''' was described from seeds found in Oregon? 3/1 <!-- Kevin -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in 1945, Lieutenant '''[[James B. Thayer]]''' and his platoon liberated the Gunskirchen Lager [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]], saving thousands of Jewish and political prisoners from starvation? 3/13 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in [[Portland, Oregon]], an '''[[John Outhouse|outhouse, or john]]''', played a seminal role in public education?  4/1 <!-- Margalob -->
*... that arriving penniless in Oregon in 1903, '''[[Harley J. Overturf]]''' financed his education at the [[University of Oregon]] by filing a [[Timber Culture Act|timber claim]] and selling the property for a profit? 5/3 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Maile66 -->
*... that the '''[[Ramellogammarus similimanus|Stumptown scud]]''', a crustacean endemic to the [[Portland metropolitan area]], looks like a "cross between a [[prawn]] and a [[Armadillidium vulgare|potato bug]]"? 5/21 <!-- 78.26 -->
*... that '''[[Albert H. Densmore|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 (politics)#Usage|speaker pro tempore]]? 6/29 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the first county courthouse for [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], was built on {{convert|20|acre|ha}} donated by '''[[Mark W. Bullard]]''' in 1876? 7/26 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Robert Lee Burns]]''', a reformed convict from [[Oregon]], was the subject of an interstate extradition battle between Oregon and California? 7/29 <!-- Premeditated Chaos -->
*... that Harry Traver's '''[[Jazz Railway]]s''', '''[[Sesquicentennial Cyclone]]''', and '''[[Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters]]''' (including the notorious '''[[Cyclone (Palisades Amusement Park)|Palisades Park Cyclone]]''', '''[[Zip (roller coaster)|Oaks Park Zip]]''', [[Crystal Beach Cyclone]], and [[Lightning (Revere Beach)|Revere Beach Lightning]]) all included rapidly undulating "Jazz Track" ''(diagram pictured)''? 8/1 <!-- IronGargoyle -->
*... that an '''[[Cockstock Incident|argument over a horse]]''' led to a law banning all black settlers from [[Oregon]] in 1844? 8/15 <!-- Owlsmcgee -->
*... that '''[[Henry Semon]]''' lost his seat in the [[Oregon House of Representatives|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the [[mobile library]] '''[[Street Books]]''' uses [[library card]]s but does not set or enforce due dates? 8/30 <!-- Michael Barera -->
*... that the bell of the '''[[First Presbyterian Church (Portland, Oregon)|First Presbyterian Church]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was cast from Civil War [[cannon]]s? 9/7 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that an '''[[Oregon black exclusion laws|1844 Oregon law]]''' required all slaves to be freed—and all freed slaves to leave Oregon? 9/11 <!-- Owlsmcgee -->
*... that before becoming a state representative and state senator, '''[[George H. Merryman|George Merryman]]''' served as a ship's doctor on a commercial steamship traveling between [[Portland, Oregon]] and the [[Far East]]? 9/19 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in August 2017, the '''[[Cinder Butte Fire]]''' ''(pictured)'' threatened important [[archaeological site]]s in [[Central Oregon]]? 10/13 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that during the summer of 2017, the '''[[Milli Fire]]''' burned over {{convert|24000|acre|km2}} of forest land in Oregon, much of it in the [[Three Sisters Wilderness]] area? 10/26 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that on the day '''[[Horace P. Belknap]]''' was interred in 1936, [[Oregon Military Department|National Guard]] inductions were suspended in [[Central Oregon]] because all the local medical examiners were attending his funeral? 12/13 <!-- Orygun -->

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====2016 (28 hooks)====
*... that a father and son received the death penalty for the '''[[Woodburn bank bombing]]''', which accidentally killed two policemen? 1/17 <!-- Citicat -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that armed groups have '''[[Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge|occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]]''' since January 2, 2016? 1/28 <!-- LavaBaron -->
*... that in December 1869 an employee of the '''[[Alert (sternwheeler 1865)|''Alert'']]''' committed suicide by jumping overboard into the [[Willamette River]] after being released from an [[insane asylum]]? 2/10 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that the [[unfinished creative work|proposed sculpture]] '''''[[Rebirth (sculpture)|Rebirth]]''''', projected as a deer with a human child's face, was meant to represent "the interaction between the nearby [[Riparian zone|riparian forest]] and the people living in [[Oak Grove, Oregon|Oak Grove]]"? 2/16 <!-- Another Believer -->
*... that '''[[Boyd R. Overhulse|Boyd Overhulse]]''' was unanimously elected [[List of Presidents of the Oregon State Senate|President of the Oregon Senate]] just 11 days after taking his senate seat in 1957, the first [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to hold that position in 79 years? 2/22 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[W. Lair Thompson]]''', the [[List of Presidents of the Oregon State Senate|President of the Oregon Senate]], lost his re-election bid in 1916 by one vote?  2/29 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Grand'mere Eugene -->
*... that '''[[Charles A. Cogswell]]''' was the first attorney to practice law in [[Lakeview, Oregon|Lakeview]], [[Oregon]]? 4/11 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the McBride Creek bridge ''(pictured)'' of the '''[[Columbia and Nehalem Valley Railroad]]''' was built from horizontal logs? 4/26 <!-- NearEMPTiness -->
*... that the '''[[United States National Bank Building|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  <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that in 2015, the [[Oregon Department of State Lands]] closed '''[[Crump Lake (Oregon)|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 <!-- Orygun -->
* ... that the '''[[Bank of California Building (Portland)|Bank of California Building]]''' in downtown [[Portland, Oregon]], has been described as being in the style of an Italian Renaissance [[Palace#Italy|palazzo]]? 5/19  <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that '''[[Sawyer's]]''', known for making the [[View-Master]], was at one time the second-largest U.S. manufacturer of [[slide projector]]s? 6/15  <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that while living in England, American artist '''[[Robert Hess (artist)|Robert Hess]]''' learned to paint in the style of [[John Constable]] and was influenced by the sculptures of [[Henry Moore]]? 6/19 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Biketown]]''', the new [[bicycle-sharing system]] for [[Portland, Oregon]], was named by its corporate sponsor, [[Nike, Inc.]]? 7/19 <!-- SounderBruce -->
*... that the '''[[Goodwillie–Allen House]]''', an [[American Craftsman]]-style bungalow, is the oldest building in [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], [[Oregon]]?  7/27 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that a committee of eight [[Portland, Oregon]], residents purchased the '''[[Madison Street Bridge (Portland, Oregon)|Madison Street Bridge]]''' in 1891 for over $3.8 million in 2015 dollars? 9/17 <!-- Another Believer, SJ Morg; nom Jsayre64 -->
*... that '''[[Hazel P. Heath]]''' paid children to pick wild berries for her jam and jelly business? 9/17 <!--Grand'mere Eugene-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Edward A. Geary]]''' was unanimously elected [[Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives]] by his Republican and Democrat peers? 10/26 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that photographer '''[[Sally Bush]]''' bought a [[Baker Motor Vehicle|1909 Baker electric car]] and drove it just once, through the front window of a local pharmacy? 11/20 <!--Grand'mere Eugene-->
*... 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 [[Spoiler effect|siphon votes]] from the Democratic candidate? 11/27 <!--MB298 -->
*... that in 1880, '''[[Stephen P. Moss (Oregon politician)|Stephen P. Moss]]''' and [[Charles A. Cogswell]] founded the ''[[Lake County Examiner]]'' to advocate their Democratic political views in southern [[Oregon]]? 11/30 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Glass Buttes]]''' is a mountain group in central [[Oregon]] named for the large deposits of [[obsidian]] found on their slopes? 12/23 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Joan Acker]] and [[Miriam M. Johnson|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 <!--Grand'mere Eugene -->
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====2015 (27 hooks)====
*... that construction of the '''[[Sisters High School (historic)|Old Sisters High School]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Sisters, Oregon|Sisters]], [[Oregon]], was partially funded by the U.S. government as a [[Public Works Administration]] project in 1939? 1/1 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that with a weight of 19{{nbsp}}g (0.67{{nbsp}}oz) and a length of 140{{nbsp}}mm (5.5{{nbsp}}in) the '''[[creeping vole]]''' (''Microtus oregoni'') is the smallest in [[Oregon]]? 1/4 <!-- Gaff -->
*... that former [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] [[defensive end]] '''[[Bill Swancutt]]''' broke school records in [[quarterback sacks|sacks]] and [[tackles for loss]], and went on to become a [[financial advisor]]? 1/11 <!-- Staceydolxx -->
*... that '''[[Fullbright (company)|Fullbright]]''' shared a house while making 2013 video game ''[[Gone Home]]'', which later won "Best Debut" from the [[10th British Academy Video Games Awards|2014 BAFTA]] and [[Game Developers Choice Awards|GDC Awards]]? 1/22 <!-- Czar-->
*... that a [[fire lookout]] station has been located on '''[[Hager Mountain]]''' since 1915? 2/8 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that with a 20 million year fossil record, '''''[[Acer chaneyi]]''''' has the longest fossil record of the Western North American maples? 2/8 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that '''[[Blalock, Oregon]]''', was inundated by rising waters after the [[John Day Dam]] was constructed? 2/24 <!-- Valfontis, 78.26 -->
*... that the [[High Desert Museum]] near [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]] in central [[Oregon]] was founded by '''[[Donald M. Kerr (conservationist)|Donald M. Kerr]]'''? 3/27 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that Rogue Ales' '''[[Rogue Beard Beer|Beard Beer]]''' was reported to be a hoax when it was introduced on [[April Fools' Day]] in 2013? 4/7 <!-- Brianhe, Dennis Bratland, Cloudz679 -->
*... that in 1961, [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]] outnumbered [[Republican Party (United States)|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad]]''' operates a [[steam locomotive]] that was once operated by the [[McCloud Railway]]? <!-- Rich gitsch, nom 78.26 --> 7/11
*... that '''[[Aaron Novick]]''' was one of the inventors of the [[chemostat]]? 7/11 <!-- Hawkeye7 -->
*... that in 1933, '''[[Warner B. Snider]]''' was a delegate to [[Oregon]]'s convention that voted to repeal the [[Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Eighteenth Amendment]] and end [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]] in the United States? 7/20 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Ali Wallace]]''', [[Miss Oregon]] 2015, is the daughter of '''[[Tamara Fazzolari]]''', Miss Oregon 1987? 7/30 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that '''[[Danijela Krstić]]''' is the first [[Miss Oregon]] who was born outside of the United States? 8/27 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Miss Oregon]] 2013 '''[[Allison Cook (Miss Oregon)|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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that in 1849, [[Captain (United States O-3)|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Nichole Mead]]''' was named [[Miss Oregon]] 2012 after titleholder '''[[Rachel Berry (Miss Oregon)|Rachel Berry]]''' could not prove when she moved to Oregon? 9/16 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Miss Oregon]] 2007 '''[[Kari Virding]]''' saw her first Miss Oregon pageant when she was just eight years old? 9/21 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Miss Oregon]] 2009 '''[[CC Barber]]''' was raised by her grandmother? 9/24 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Conifer -->
*... that two [[wildfire]]s, the '''[[Lava Fire]]''' and the '''[[Barry Point Fire]]''', burned large areas of [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]] during the summer of 2012? 10/9 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in 1867, [[United States Army]] scouts fought a battle with a band of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] on the eastern slope of '''[[Crane Mountain]]''' in south-central Oregon?  10/28 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] occupied sites throughout the '''[[East Lake Abert Archeological District]]''' for approximately 11,000 years? 12/21 <!-- Orygun -->
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====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 (state)|Washington]]? 1/5 <!-- VQuakr / Gilliam -->
*... that '''[[The Dalles Mint]]''' in [[Oregon]] helped stop a fire? 1/7 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], politician '''[[Katie Eyre Brewer]]''' was honored for helping to save a heart attack victim's life by performing [[Cardiopulmonary resuscitation|CPR]]? 1/8 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Robert V. Short]]''', a tailor by training, was a member of the [[Oregon Constitutional Convention]]? 1/19 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Burt K. Snyder]]''' was a five-term state representative from [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], who also served for many years as a trustee for the [[Bernard Daly Educational Fund]]? 1/30 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[1993 Klamath Falls earthquake]]''' was the strongest to hit Oregon in recorded history? 2/3 <!-- EagerToddler39 -->
*... that the Island of '''[[Lake Billy Chinook]]''' contains one of the United States' last remaining undisturbed communities of two native vegetation types? 2/4 <!-- Smithers -->
*... that '''[[Nils Ahlstrom House|a two-story railroad worker's home]]''' was built for only $800 in 1888? 2/4 <!-- EagerToddler39 -->
*... that '''[[St. Charles Medical Center&nbsp;– Madras]]''', the only hospital in [[Jefferson County, Oregon]], is licensed for 36 beds but uses only 25 of them?  2/5 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Oregon Public Broadcasting]] praised '''''[[The Oregon Desert]]''''' for blending scholarly [[natural science]] writing with [[cowboy]] humor? 2/7 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Salt Creek (Middle Fork Willamette River)|Salt Creek]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a freshwater stream in [[Oregon]] named for [[Brine spring|salt springs]] along its banks? 2/23 <!-- Jsayre64 -->
*... that '''[[Conner Mertens]]''' was the first active [[college football]] player to publicly [[coming out|come out]] about his sexuality? 2/27 <!-- Bagumba -->
*... that the founder of '''[[Pensole|Pensole Footwear Design Academy]]''' worked for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], but has offered classes in partnership with [[Adidas]]? 3/1 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that [[college baseball]] player '''[[Ben Wetzler]]''' was suspended by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] for "something that reportedly happens all the time"? 3/4 <!-- Muboshgu -->
*... that '''[[Megan Rapinoe]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the first soccer player, male or female, to score a rare [[Corner kick#Scoring a goal direct from a corner|Goal Olimpico]] at the [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]? 3/11 <!-- Hmlarson -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue]]''' in the [[Portland metropolitan area]] is the second largest fire department in [[Oregon]]? 3/22 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Jinkinson -->
*... that the '''[[Pine Tavern]]''' ''(pictured)'' was founded in 1936 and is now the oldest restaurant in the city of [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], [[Oregon]]? 3/24 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the first novel written on the [[West Coast of the United States]] may have been that by '''[[Margaret Jewett Smith Bailey|"Ruth Rover"]]''' ''(title page pictured)''? 3/28 <!-- Valfontis -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that when [[California Interscholastic Federation]] ruled '''[[Kameron Chatman]]''' ineligible for [[Varsity team|varsity]] basketball competition, he played [[junior varsity]]? 4/2 <!-- TonyTheTiger -->
*... that '''[[Elliott Corbett Memorial State Recreation Site]]''' is a {{convert|63|acre|adj=on}} [[wilderness]] [[park]] located along the southern [[caldera]] rim of [[Blue Lake Crater]] in the [[Cascade Mountains]] of [[Central Oregon]]? 4/3 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Lewis and Clark Exposition dollar]]''' is the only US coin with two "heads" sides? 4/6 <!-- Wehwalt, nom Crisco 1492 -->
*... 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 <!-- Muboshgu -->
*... that former [[Hillsboro, Oregon]] mayor '''[[Miller M. Duris]]''' had six daughters whose first names all started with the letter "[[C]]"? 4/15 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that salmon canning magnate '''[[Frank M. Warren, Sr.|Frank M. Warren]]''', the only first-class passenger from Oregon to perish in the sinking of the ''Titanic'', played for one of the '''[[Pioneer Base Ball Club (Oregon)|first baseball teams in Portland]]'''? 4/15 <!-- Valfontis -->
*... that the "Sol" in '''[[Sol Republic]]''' is an acronym for "soundtrack of life"? 4/16 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Catlow Valley (Oregon)|Catlow Valley]]''' ''(pictured)'' is a [[graben]] depression covering {{convert|1300|sqmi|km2}} between two fault block mountains, [[Hart Mountain]] and [[Steens Mountain]], in southeastern [[Oregon]]? 4/22 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- 78.26 -->
*... 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 <!-- EagerToddler39 -->
*... that the '''[[Shriners Hospital for Children (Portland)|Shriners Hospital for Children]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]] underwent a $70 million expansion that reduced the number of beds at the hospital? 5/6 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the bell from '''[[Oregon City College]]''' was given to what is now [[Linfield College]] after the former was dissolved? 5/15 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Ann Hunt and Elizabeth Hamel]]''' hold the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] as the longest separated twins to be reunited? 5/18 <!-- I am One of Many -->
*... that in 1927, while he was [[List of Presidents of the Oregon State Senate|President of the Oregon State Senate]], '''[[Henry L. Corbett]]''' served as acting [[Governor of Oregon]] twice? 5/19 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that as a teenager, [[Courtney Love]] performed at '''[[Mary's Club]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], Oregon? 5/28 <!-- Another Believer, Oceanh-->
*... 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 <!-- GenQuest  -->
*... that [[List of Chief Justices of the Oregon Supreme Court|chief justice]] [[Thomas Balmer]] was once the managing partner of American [[law firm]] '''[[Ater Wynne]]'''? 6/10 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[the Oregonian Building]]''', completed in 1892 in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], Oregon, was the first [[steel-framed]] skyscraper west of Chicago? 6/16 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that the fire bell for '''[[Forest Grove Fire and Rescue]]''', [[Oregon]], used to be kept at the [[Tualatin Academy|Old College Hall]] on the campus of the local college? 7/1 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Arthur Tuck]]''' singlehandedly won the [[Oregon]] [[high school]] [[track and field]] team championship for [[Redmond High School (Oregon)|Redmond High School]] by winning seven individual events and placing second in another? 7/3 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[fossil]]s of 23 [[mammal]] species including [[Columbian mammoth|mammoth]], [[dire wolf]], [[giant ground sloth]], [[Bison antiquus|pre-historic bison]], [[camel]], and [[horse]] have been found at '''[[Fossil Lake (Oregon)|Fossil Lake]]''' in south central [[Oregon]]? 8/17 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in 1929, Solomon and Hattie Chandler donated land to the state of [[Oregon]] for a park, now called '''[[Chandler State Wayside]]'''? 8/18 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that after the ship '''[[Favorite (steamboat)|''Favorite'']]''' was sunk at its moorings in [[Oregon]], it was refloated within days? 8/25 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that during World War II, an island in southern [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Gerber Reservoir]]''' ''(pictured)'' was used as a military [[bombing range]]?  8/25 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center]]''' in [[Gresham, Oregon]], did not get a permanent [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI machine]] until 2001? 8/25 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that [[stage coach]]es on the '''[[Drain-Coos Bay stage line]]''' in [[Southern Oregon]] traveled on the beach? 8/26 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that the [[sternwheeler]] '''[[Eva (sternwheeler)|''Eva'']]''' illegally hauled [[dynamite]] through [[Southern Oregon]], in boxes labeled as containing [[bacon]]? 8/26 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that the sternwheeler '''[[Telegraph (sternwheeler 1914)|''Telegraph'']]''' twice collided with the rival ''Charm'' in 1915? 8/27 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that in 1909 the owner of the '''[[Wolverine (motor vessel)|''Wolverine'']]''' claimed the ''Coquille'' intentionally rammed his boat, but the [[Steamboat Inspection Service]] subsequently suspended the captains of both vessels? 8/28 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Margaret Fritsch]]''' was the first woman to be licensed as an architect in Oregon? 9/12 <!-- 97198 -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Tumalo State Park]]''' in central [[Oregon]] was created in 1954 to preserve a portion of the [[Deschutes River (Oregon)|Deschutes River]] where scenic [[basalt]] cliffs flank the river? 10/3 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Redmond–Bend Juniper State Scenic Corridor]]''' serves as a buffer of natural [[High Desert (Oregon)|high desert]] habitat along [[U.S. Route 97]] between the cities of [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]] and [[Redmond, Oregon|Redmond]] in central [[Oregon]]? 10/7 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Three Sisters (Oregon)|Three Sisters]]''' ''(pictured)'' in Oregon are part of a [[complex volcano]]? 10/12 <!-- Ceranthor, Jsayre64, Oceanh -->
*... that '''[[Todd Lake (Oregon)|Todd Lake]]''' in the [[Deschutes National Forest]] of [[Oregon]] is well known for its summer [[wildflower]]s display? 10/15 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that at 1034 letters, '''[[Howard Bergerson]]'''{{`s}} poem "Edna Waterfall" was once recognized as the world's longest English [[palindrome]]? 10/18 <!-- Psychonaut -->
*... that the '''''[[Dispatch (sternwheeler)|Dispatch]]''''' sternwheeler carried as many as 400 passengers over two hours downriver from [[Coquille, Oregon|Coquille]] to [[Bandon, Oregon]], to attend baseball games there? 11/6 <!-- Mtsmallwood, Aboutmovies -->
*... that the historic '''[[Elk Lake Guard Station]]''' in Oregon's [[Deschutes National Forest]] was converted into a [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]] information center in 2001? 11/27 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the pond at '''[[Westmoreland Park]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was planned to be used as an ice rink during winter? 12/10 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Gaff -->
*... that '''''[[Bucko]]''''' by [[Erika Moen]] and [[Jeff Parker (comics)|Jeff Parker]] was published as a [[webcomic]] before being published as a physical [[graphic novel]]? 12/13 <!-- Cirt, George Ho-->
*... that the albums '''''[[Satellite Kite]]''''' and '''''[[Instruments of Mercy]]''''' earned [[Beautiful Eulogy]] a status as one of the most innovative [[hip hop music|hip-hop]] acts in [[Portland, Oregon]]? 12/14 <!-- 3family6 -->
*... that the '''[[Camas pocket gopher]]''' ''(pictured)'' has been described as "morose and savage", yet can be tamed in captivity? 12/28 <!-- Gaff -->
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====2013 (39 hooks)====
*... that '''[[Sonrise Church]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], is housed in a former [[Toshiba|Toshiba Ceramics America]] facility? 1/8 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Kentucky]] native '''[[Morton M. McCarver]]''' ''(pictured)'' helped found [[Burlington, Iowa]], and [[Linnton, Portland, Oregon|Linnton, Oregon]], before helping draft the [[Constitutional Convention (California)|California Constitution]] and founding [[Tacoma, Washington]]? 1/31 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that within the '''[[Paleontology in the United States|United States]]''', '''[[Prehistory of the United States|dinosaur fossils]]''' ''(example pictured)'' '''[[History of paleontology in the United States|have been found]]''' in '''[[Paleontology in Alabama|Alabama]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Alaska|Alaska]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Arizona|Arizona]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Arkansas|Arkansas]]''', '''[[Paleontology in California|California]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Colorado|Colorado]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Connecticut|Connecticut]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Delaware|Delaware]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Georgia|Georgia]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Idaho|Idaho]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Iowa|Iowa]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Kansas|Kansas]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Louisiana|Louisiana]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Maryland|Maryland]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Minnesota|Minnesota]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Mississippi|Mississippi]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Missouri|Missouri]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Montana|Montana]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Nebraska|Nebraska]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Nevada|Nevada]]''', '''[[Paleontology in New Jersey|New Jersey]]''', '''[[Paleontology in New Mexico|New Mexico]]''', '''[[Paleontology in New York|New York]]''', '''[[Paleontology in North Carolina|North Carolina]]''', '''[[Paleontology in North Dakota|North Dakota]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Oregon|Oregon]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]''', '''[[Paleontology in South Carolina|South Carolina]]''', '''[[Paleontology in South Dakota|South Dakota]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Tennessee|Tennessee]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Texas|Texas]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Utah|Utah]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Virginia|Virginia]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Washington, D.C.|Washington, D.C.]]''', and '''[[Paleontology in Wyoming|Wyoming]]''', but not in '''[[Paleontology in Florida|Florida]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Hawaii|Hawaii]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Illinois|Illinois]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Indiana|Indiana]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Kentucky|Kentucky]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Maine|Maine]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Michigan|Michigan]]''', '''[[Paleontology in New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Ohio|Ohio]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Vermont|Vermont]]''', '''[[Paleontology in Washington|Washington]]''', '''[[Paleontology in West Virginia|West Virginia]]''', or '''[[Paleontology in Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]'''? 2/7 <!-- Abyssal-->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]-based '''[[Omega Morgan]]''' used [[Dawn (brand)|Dawn]] dishwashing liquid to move the [[Sellwood Bridge]]? 2/8 <!--  Pdxjourno, Aboutmovies -->
*... that as a high school senior, '''[[Jordan Poyer]]''' was named the [[Oregon]] player of the year in both baseball and football? 2/16 <!--  PM800 -->
*... that '''[[Ryan Allen (American football)|Ryan Allen]]''' twice won the [[Ray Guy Award]] as the best college football punter? 2/17 <!--  PM800 -->
*... 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 <!-- Epeefleche --> 
*... that the fossil [[yew]] '''''[[Taxus masonii]]''''' was described from fifteen fossils collected from 1942 to 1989? 4/12 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that '''[[Ezra Meeker]]''' ''(pictured)'' traveled the [[Oregon Trail]] by [[bullock cart|ox cart]] in 1852, and crossed the United States by airplane in 1924 at age 93? 4/18 <!-- Wehwalt -->
*... that the '''[[Whitehorse Ranch]]''' in southeast [[Oregon]] voluntarily removed its [[cattle]] from {{convert|50000|acre|km2}} of its [[Bureau of Land Management|BLM]] grazing allotment for three years to allow [[Drainage basin|watershed]] and [[Riparian zone|riparian]] areas to recover? 4/23 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the historic '''[[Siskiyou Pass]]''' is within a mile of '''[[Siskiyou Summit]]''', the highest elevation on [[Interstate 5]]? 6/4 <!-- Nvvchar, Rosiestep -->
*... 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 <!-- WWB -->
*... that current [[Oregon State Beavers|Oregon State]] athletic director '''[[Bob De Carolis]]''' coached the [[Michigan Wolverines softball]] team from 1981 to 1984? 7/25 <!-- Cbl62 -->
*... that '''[[Clarence Chesterfield Howerton]]''', aka Major Mite ''([[:File:Clarence "Major Mite" Howerton.jpg|pictured]])'', was billed as the world's smallest man? 8/28 <!-- Matty.007 -->
*... that the original office for '''[[The Bulletin (Bend)|''The Bulletin'']]''', the first newspaper in [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], [[Oregon]], was in a cabin located on the banks of the [[Deschutes River (Oregon)|Deschutes River]]? 9/4 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Derrick Cave]]''' in northern [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], was designated as a [[nuclear fallout shelter]] in the 1960s? 9/14 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the extinct [[sumac]] '''''[[Rhus rooseae]]''''' was described from fossils over 35 million years old? 9/26 <!-- Kevmin-->
*... that '''[[Rick Bay]]''' has served as COO of the [[New York Yankees]], president of the [[Cleveland Indians]], athletic director at [[Ohio State Buckeyes|Ohio State]] and [[Oregon Ducks|Oregon]], and wrestling coach at [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]]? 9/27 <!-- Cbl62 -->
*... that the extinct genus '''''[[Paleopanax]]''''' is one of the oldest reliable records for the ginseng family? 9/28 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... 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 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that Oregon judge '''[[Harl H. Haas, Jr.]]''' used to help babysit [[Rush Limbaugh]]? 10/5 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Raemer Schreiber]]''' was responsible for the development of [[NERVA|nuclear rocket propulsion]]? 10/12 <!-- Hawkeye7-->
*... that before a drought caused '''[[Hart Lake (Oregon)|Hart Lake]]''' to dry up, the [[United States Fish and Wildlife Service]] captured and relocated rare [[Warner sucker]]s, re-introducing them when water returned to the lake? 10/18 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in 1959 [[Sprint (running)|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 <!-- David Straub -->
*... that the world's first [[cable television]] system was installed in 1948 in [[Astoria, Oregon]], using an antenna on the roof of the '''[[John Jacob Astor Hotel|Hotel Astoria]]''' ''(pictured)''? 11/1 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that the [[Tigard, Oregon|City of Tigard]] in Oregon started '''[[Tigard Public Library|a public library]]''', but didn't fund it? 11/6 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the '''[[World Trade Center, Portland|World Trade Center]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]] ''(pictured)'', was evacuated in 2001 due to the [[September 11 attacks]]? 11/16 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Gert Boyle]]''' is "one tough mother"? 11/21 <!-- Patapsco913, Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Ray Hatton]]''', a college professor from [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], [[Oregon]], was inducted into the [[USA Track and Field]] [[Masters (athletics)|Masters]] Hall of Fame in 2001? 11/22 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Oregon)|Portland VA Hospital]]''' has a {{convert|660|ft|adj=on}} long pedestrian bridge that is the longest of its type in North America? 11/24 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the original owner of the '''[[Albert S. Sholes House]]''' worked with [[Edward Schulmerich]], whose [[Edward Schulmerich House|house]] was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places? 11/26 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Visitor7, Aboutmovies -->
*... that nuns sought donations in saloons to build the first '''[[St. Anthony Hospital (Pendleton, Oregon)|St. Anthony Hospital]]''' in [[Pendleton, Oregon]]? 12/18 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the hip-hop group '''[[Beautiful Eulogy]]''' experiments with other music styles such as [[folk music|folk]], [[electronic music|electronic]], [[hymn tune]]s, and [[contemporary worship music]]? 12/21 <!-- 3family6 -->
*... that the '''[[Picture Rock Pass Petroglyphs Site|Picture Rock Pass Petroglyphs]]''' ''(diagram pictured)'' in [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], were probably created during the [[Clovis culture|Clovis]] or Stemmed Point period between 7,500 and 12,000 years ago? 12/22 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Providence Milwaukie Hospital]]''' was originally private but became a community facility only three years after construction? 12/27 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
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====2012 (54 hooks)====
*... that the [[Miocene]] maple '''''[[Acer latahense]]''''' is most similar in appearance to the living [[Acer rufinerve|Honshū maple]]? 1/3 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that '''[[Portland Fire Station No.&nbsp;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 <!-- Finetooth, Prioryman -->
*... that the [[gooseneck barnacle]] '''''[[Pollicipes polymerus]]''''' ''(several pictured)'' will become [[Sterility (physiology)|sterile]] if there are no others within {{convert|20|cm|0|abbr=on}}? 2/13 <!-- Cwmhiraeth -->
*... that the '''[[Calochortus coxii|crinite mariposa lily]]''' is found only on [[serpentine soil]]s of the [[Klamath Mountains]] in [[Douglas County, Oregon]]? 2/20 <!-- IceCreamAntisocial, Rcej -->
*... that the '''[[Standard Plaza]]''' was the largest office building in [[Oregon]] when it opened in 1963? 2/28 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Eliza Barchus]]''' ''(pictured)'', who was widely recognized for her paintings of the [[Cascade Range]] volcanoes, sold many [[postcard]]s of her work to augment her income? 3/9 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that while the city of [[Wilsonville, Oregon]], was incorporated in 1969, it did not have a '''[[Wilsonville Public Library|library]]''' until 1982? 3/14 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that in '''''[[Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox]]''''', a [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|court]] in [[Oregon]], United States, held that a [[blog]]ger was not a member of the media? 3/16 <!-- Xxiao ucb -->
*... that after the '''[[Oregon and California Railroad Revested Lands|O&C Lands]]''' were revested to the United States government, 18 [[List of counties in Oregon|Oregon counties]] received federal payments that may have ended in 2012? 3/16 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that an estimated 100 million wildflower and grass seeds were spread at '''[[Graham Oaks Nature Park]]''' before it opened to the public? 3/18 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the '''[[Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Passenger Station|Nevada–California–Oregon Railway Station]]''' in [[Lakeview, Oregon]], was built in 1912 for $15,000? 3/31 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center]]''' ''([[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]] clinic pictured)'' started in a garage and now has over US$20 million in annual revenue? 4/16 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the '''[[Shute Park Aquatic & Recreation Center]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], was built for {{nowrap|$2.5 million}} but remodeled and expanded at a cost of {{Nowrap|$9 million}}? 4/26 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the deepest lake dammed by [[sand dune]]s along the coast of the U.S. state of [[Oregon]] is '''[[Woahink Lake]]'''? 4/28 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that '''[[Grafton Tyler Brown]]''' was the first [[African American]] artist to document California and the Pacific Northwest? 4/30 <!-- SarahStierch-->
*... that while serving as [[List of mayors of Portland, Oregon|mayor of Portland, Oregon]], '''[[Allen G. Rushlight]]''' once climbed inside the city [[crematory]] to repair it? 5/3 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that '''[[Suttle Lake (Oregon)|Suttle Lake]]''', a natural lake on the eastern slope of the [[Cascade Range]] of [[Oregon]], has [[brown trout]] weighing up to {{convert|10|lbs|kg}}? 5/10 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that '''[[Eriogonum niveum|snow buckwheat]]''' and [[Eriogonum heracleoides|parsnipflower buckwheat]] were used by [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] to treat diarrhea? 5/21 <!-- IceCreamAntisocial -->
*... that '''[[J. A. Chapman]]''', a 19th-century mayor of [[Portland, Oregon]], died after driving his buggy into a telephone wire? 5/27 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]-based '''[[MathStar]]''', a [[fabless semiconductor company]], raised {{dollar sign|USD|lk=on}}137 million, but never made a profit before ceasing to exist? 6/25 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that '''[[Ellen Rosenblum]]''' is the first woman ever to serve as [[Oregon Attorney General]]? 6/30 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that mature specimens of the edible '''[[Kalapuya brunnea|Oregon brown truffle]]''' ''(pictured)'' have an odor similar to [[Camembert]] cheese? 7/8 <!-- Sasata -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]'s minor league '''[[Hillsboro baseball stadium|baseball stadium]]''' is scheduled to be built in less than one year? 7/13 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that one of the reasons the vocals in "[[Louie Louie]]" are so slurred is because singer '''[[Jack Ely]]''' wore braces? 7/24 <!-- Editorofthewiki -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that although fishing for stocked [[trout]] is allowed in Oregon's '''[[Antelope Reservoir]]''', eating the catch is not advisable? 7/30 <!-- Finetooth -->
*... 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 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... 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 <!-- LauraHale -->
*... that as of August 2, '''[[Dan Straily]]''' led all American [[professional baseball]] [[pitchers]] in [[strikeout]]s for 2012? 8/5 <!-- Muboshgu-->
*... that two decades after a former bank building became the new '''[[Astoria City Hall]]''', in [[Astoria, Oregon]], the '''[[Astoria City Hall (old)|old city hall]]''' became the first home of the [[Columbia River Maritime Museum]]? 8/8 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that the '''[[Portland (steam tug 1947)|''Portland'']]''', a restored 1947 [[sternwheeler]] based in [[Portland, Oregon]], was the last steam-powered [[tugboat]] built in the United States? 8/17 <!-- Name Omitted, SJ Morg -->
*... that the '''[[Wallowa County Courthouse]]''' ''(pictured) ''in northeastern [[Oregon]] is a massive [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] style building with [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne architectural elements]] in some exterior features? 8/22 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Portland State Vikings football under Jerry Glanville|during the tenure of Jerry Glanville]]''', [[Portland State Vikings football|Portland State]] set a [[NCAA Division I Football Championship|Football Championship Subdivision]] record for most points scored in a loss against [[Weber State Wildcats football|Weber State]] in 2007? 9/1 <!-- Patriarca12 -->
*... that the recently discovered '''''[[Trogloraptor]]''''' of [[Oregon]] gave its name to an ancient [[family (biology)|family]] of [[Troglobite|cave-dwelling]] [[spider]]s with [[raptorial|hook-like]] feet ''([[:File:Trogloraptor marchingtoni, female tarsus of leg IV.jpg|pictured]])''? 9/3 <!-- Obsidian Soul -->
*... that the music of Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, and Arnold Schoenberg inspired jazz-guitarist '''[[Ralph Patt]]''' to invent [[major thirds tuning|major-thirds tuning]]? 9/3 <!-- Kiefer.Wolfowitz --> 
*... that the '''[[clouded salamander]]''' stayed at home in [[Oregon]] while the '''[[wandering salamander]]''' travelled by [[Bark (botany)|bark]] from [[California]] to [[Vancouver Island]]? 9/5 <!-- Cwmhiraeth -->
*... that the '''[[Hillsboro Tribune|''Tribune'']]''' covering [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], is [[Pamplin Media Group]]'s first new paper in a decade? 9/18 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the extinct plant species '''''[[Eucommia jeffersonensis]]''''' and '''''[[Eucommia rolandii]]''''' were both described from fossils in 1997? 9/22 <!-- Kevmin-->
*... that one-term [[Oregon State Legislature|state legislator]] '''[[John Gurley Flook]]''' wrote the bill in 1868 to establish a [[Land-grant university|land-grant]] agricultural college, which grew and became today's [[Oregon State University]]? 9/29 <!-- Carrite/PFHLai -->
*... that '''[[First & Main]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was the first new office tower in Portland's downtown in ten years? 10/13 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Amanda Marshall (attorney)|Amanda Marshall]]''' was nominated in {{nowrap|November 2010}} to become the [[United States Attorney]] for the District of Oregon, but did not take the position until {{nowrap|October 2011}}? 10/18 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], based '''[[Hillsboro Hops|Hops]]''' minor league baseball team is the first professional sports team to be named after the [[Hops|beer ingredient]]? 11/2 <!-- JaMikePA, Aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that baseball's '''[[Salem Senators]]''' once tried to use a convicted murderer incarcerated at the [[Oregon State Penitentiary]] in a game? 11/9 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that samples of '''[[lunar basalt 70017|moon rock]]''' and lunar dust soil from the '''[[Apollo 11 lunar sample display|Apollo 11]]''' and '''[[Apollo 17 lunar sample display|Apollo 17]]''' missions, mounted on wooden plaque displays especially for '''[[Brazil lunar sample displays|Brazil]]''', '''[[Canada lunar sample displays|Canada]]''', '''[[Cyprus lunar sample displays|Cyprus]]''', '''[[Honduras lunar sample displays|Honduras]]''', '''[[Ireland lunar sample displays|Ireland]]''', '''[[Malta lunar sample displays|Malta]]''', '''[[Netherlands lunar sample displays|Netherlands]]''', '''[[Nicaraguan lunar sample displays|Nicaragua]]''', '''[[Norway lunar sample displays|Norway]]''', '''[[Romania lunar sample displays|Romania]]''', '''[[Spain lunar sample displays|Spain]]''', and '''[[Sweden lunar sample displays|Sweden]]''', plus the states of '''[[Alaska lunar sample displays|Alaska]]''', '''[[Arkansas lunar sample displays|Arkansas]]''', '''[[California lunar sample displays|California]]''', '''[[Colorado lunar sample displays|Colorado]]''', '''[[Delaware lunar sample displays|Delaware]]''', '''[[Hawaii lunar sample displays|Hawaii]]''' ''(pictured)'', '''[[Illinois lunar sample displays|Illinois]]''', '''[[Missouri lunar sample displays|Missouri]]''', '''[[Nebraska lunar sample displays|Nebraska]]''', '''[[New Jersey lunar sample displays|New Jersey]]''', '''[[New Mexico lunar sample displays|New Mexico]]''', '''[[New York lunar sample displays|New York]]''', '''[[North Carolina lunar sample displays|North Carolina]]''', '''[[Oregon lunar sample displays|Oregon]]''', and '''[[West Virginia lunar sample displays|West Virginia]]''', were later reported missing by many of the recipients? 11/17 <!-- Doug Coldwell, 7&6=thirteen, JoannaSerah -->
*... that the board of directors for [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]-based '''[[Eid Passport]]''' has included [[Thomas H. Collins]], [[Merrill McPeak]], and [[Tom Ridge]]? 11/21 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Carol Lee Flinders]]''', coauthor of the "renowned countercultural cookbook" ''[[Laurel's Kitchen]]'', has also written books on spirituality, mysticism, and feminism? 11/22 <!-- Presearch -->
*... that '''[[Cal Young]]''', the first head coach of the [[Oregon Ducks football]] team, was born in a log cabin? 11/26 <!-- Cbl62-->
*... that inmates at '''[[Oregon State Penitentiary]]''', a maximum-security prison, once operated the world's largest flax [[scutching]] plant? 11/30 <!-- Groupuscule -->
*... that '''[[Ridgeview High School (Redmond, Oregon)|Ridgeview High School]]''' in [[Redmond, Oregon]], has classroom space for jewelry making? 12/4 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the publisher for the [[Forest Grove, Oregon]]-based [[News-Times (Forest Grove)|'''''News-Times''''']] newspaper thinks the launch of the competing '''''[[Forest Grove Leader]]''''' is part of a battle over coverage in nearby [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]]? 12/10 <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*... that the Miocene [[maple]] '''''[[Acer traini]]''''' may be the same species as the living [[Douglas Maple]] ''(fruits pictured)''? 12/23 <!-- Kevmin-->
*... that the [[trout]] population in '''[[Mann Lake]]''' was once threatened by [[goldfish]], prompting the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to intervene? 12/28 <!-- Finetooth-->

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====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 <!-- orygun -->
*... that [[Oregon]] judge '''[[Jack Landau (judge)|Jack Landau]]''' attended two different Benjamin Franklin High Schools? 1/15 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Oregon]] politician '''[[Michael Dembrow]]''' helped to create the Cascade Festival of African Films? 1/16 <!-- another believer-->
*... that it took the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] less than three months to '''[[Department of Interior v. Klamath Water Users Protective Assn.|decide a case]]''' concerning an exemption to the [[Freedom of Information Act (United States)|Freedom of Information Act]] in 2001? 1/18 <!-- Lord Roem-->
*... 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 <!-- jsayre64 -->
*... that while [[Oregon wine|Oregon]]'s [[Willamette Valley AVA|Willamette Valley]] is known primarily for [[Pinot noir]], '''[[Cristom Vineyards]]''' in the [[Eola-Amity Hills AVA|Eola-Amity Hills]] has been growing [[Syrah]] since 2002? 1/28 <!-- Camw, Agne27-->
*... that the two largest [[Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir]] trees in the [[United States]] survived the '''[[B&B Complex Fires]]''' ''(pictured)'' that burned {{convert|90769|acre|km2}} of forest in the [[Cascade Range]] of [[Oregon]]? 1/29 <!-- orygun -->
*... that '''[[McCants Stewart]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first [[African American]] [[lawyer]] in [[Oregon]], was the son of an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Liberia|Liberian Supreme Court]]? 1/29 <!-- Bobak -->
*... that the '''[[Faces of Meth]]''' project shows before-and-after images documenting physical deterioration caused by [[methamphetamine|meth]] use? 2/1 <!-- Viriditas-->
*... 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 <!-- Esprqii-->
*... that [[Bill Bowerman]], a coach for the '''[[Oregon Ducks track and field]]''' team, created the first [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] prototype shoe by pouring rubber into his wife's [[waffle iron]]? 3/3 <!-- Cluskillz-->
*... that '''[[Al Mar Knives]]''' was the first knife factory to sell a production knife for more than $US100? 2/14 <!-- Mike Searson-->
*... 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 <!-- Racepacket-->
*... that [[Steens Mountain]] ''(pictured)'' in southeastern [[Oregon]] is named in honor of [[United States Army]] Major '''[[Enoch Steen]]''', who crossed the mountain pursuing a [[Paiute people|band of Indians]] in 1860? 3/20 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the video for [[industrial rock]] band [[KMFDM]]'s new song "'''[[Krank (song)|Krank]]'''" was simultaneously shot in [[Hamburg]], [[Seattle]], and [[Portland, Oregon]]?' 3/20 <!-- Torchiest-->
*... 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 <!-- Valfontis -->
*... that in '''[[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1990|Oregon's 1990 U.S. Senate election]]''', incumbent [[Mark Hatfield]]'s opponent in the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[primary election|primary]] was best known for having spent 40 days [[tree sitting]] to protest [[old-growth forest|old-growth]] logging? 4/13 <!-- Esprqii-->
*... that someone was once stabbed at the '''[[Sunset Esplanade]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], for complimenting an [[Oakland Raiders]] hat? 4/14 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Pistol River]]''' received its name after James Mace lost his [[pistol]] in it in 1853? 4/14 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that while building a wagon road along '''[[Union Creek (Rogue River)|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 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that the '''[[Chapman Swifts]]''', a flock of [[Vaux's Swift]], inspired a [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], community to raise over [[United States dollar|US$]]60,000 for a new school heating system so the birds could have the old [[chimney]] to roost? 4/14 <!-- EncMstr-->
*... 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 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- OCNative -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that most of the remaining [[Sequoioideae|redwood]]s in [[Oregon]] are in the '''[[Winchuck River]]''' watershed? 4/22 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that in 1919, the Pacific Coast Parks Association named [[Portland, Oregon]]{{'s}} '''[[Laurelhurst Park]]''' the "most beautiful park" on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]]? 4/29 <!-- another believer-->
*... that solar panels provide part of the power for [[electric vehicle]] charging stations at [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]'s '''[[Hillsboro Intermodal Transit Facility|Intermodal Transit Facility]]'''? 5/5 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''''[[Rabboni (steam tug)|Rabboni]]''''' was the first regular tugboat to work the [[Columbia Bar|bar at the mouth of the Columbia River]]? 5/8 <!-- Mtsmallwood, aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Bicentennial Park (Hillsboro)|Bicentennial Park]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], partly commemorates the city's centennial? 5/14 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... that serial killer '''[[Richard Laurence Marquette]]''' was the first person to be an eleventh name on the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]'s [[FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives by year, 1961#Richard Laurence Marquette|Ten Most Wanted Fugitives]] list? 5/19 <!-- Beeblebrox-->
*... that the '''[[Classic Aircraft Aviation Museum]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], once bought a [[fighter aircraft|fighter jet]] from a [[car dealership]]? 5/21 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Robert W. Chandler]]''' bought the ''[[Bend Bulletin]]'' newspaper from [[Robert W. Sawyer]] in 1953 with only a [[United States dollar|US$]]6,000 down payment? 5/31 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Eugene Linden (conductor)|Eugene Linden]]''' [[Hitchhiking|hitchhiked]] from [[Portland, Oregon]], to [[Tacoma, Washington]], at age 21 to establish the Tacoma Philharmonic? 6/2 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that newspaper editor '''[[William Thompson (journalist)|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 <!-- Jorgenev-->
*... that [[Public transport|transit service]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], in the 1960s was provided solely by [[privately held company|privately owned companies]], with '''[[Rose City Transit]]''' in the city proper and the '''[[Blue Bus lines (Oregon)|"Blue Bus" lines]]''' in the suburbs? 6/12 <!-- SJ Morg-->
*... 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 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that the '''[[Heryford Brothers Building]]''' in [[Lakeview, Oregon|Lakeview]], Oregon, cost $100,000 to construct in 1913, and is still one of the most important commercial buildings in the city? 6/22 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that in '''[[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1966|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 <!-- Esprqii-->
*... that Oregon-based '''[[Povey Brothers Studio]]''' was known as the "[[Louis Comfort Tiffany|Tiffany]] of the [[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]]" for their stained glass [[:File:Old St Peters Church rose window - The Dalles Oregon.png|''(rose window pictured)'']]? 6/26 <!-- Valfontis -->
*... 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 <!-- Jsayre64 -->
*... that '''[[Benjamin Wistar Morris, III]]''' designed the [[Wells Fargo Building (Portland, Oregon)|first skyscraper]] in [[Portland, Oregon]]? 7/6 <!-- Valfontis -->
*... that when '''[[Jeff Mellinger]]''', the last active-duty draftee in the [[United States Army|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 <!-- Ktr101-->
*... that the '''[[Tuber oregonense|Oregon white truffle]]''' is a major component of the diet of [[Northern flying squirrel]]s? 7/14 <!-- Sasata-->
*... 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 <!-- jsayre64 -->
*... that '''[[Orange Phelps]]''', later mayor of [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], opened the first movie theater in that city in 1908? 7/26 <!-- aboutmovies-->
*... that the 103-year-old '''[[Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'' is one of only two surviving [[swing bridge|swing-span bridges]] in the [[Portland metropolitan area]]? 8/2 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that the '''[[Tumblebug Complex Fire]]''' burned {{convert|14570|acres|ha}} of [[Willamette National Forest]] land in Oregon in 2009? 8/3 <!-- jsayre64 -->
*... that after a boiler explosion aboard the sternwheeler '''''[[Sarah Dixon (sternwheeler)|Sarah Dixon]]''''', survivors had to row four miles (6.4 km) to find medical assistance? 8/4 <!-- Mtsmallwood -->
*... that '''[[Bitar Mansion]]''' ''(pictured)'' is the most expensive home ever sold in [[Neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon#Southeast|Southeast Portland]], Oregon? 8/5 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that the '''[[North Bank Depot Buildings]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], were built in 1908 as terminals for the [[Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway]]? 8/9 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that the '''[[Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1|BNSF Railway Bridge 5.1]]''' ''(pictured)'', in [[Portland, Oregon]], which once had the world's longest [[Swing bridge|swing span]], was converted in 1989 to one of the world's highest [[Vertical-lift bridge|vertical-lift]] spans? 8/13 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... 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 <!-- Smithers7 -->
*... that '''[[Rex Putnam]]''' had a longer tenure as [[Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction]] than did any other superintendent in history? 8/26 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that the houseboat '''[[Vallejo (ferry)|''Vallejo'']]''', made an icon of [[San Francisco Bay Area|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 <!-- Peteforsyth -->
*... that in 1854, '''[[Charles S. Drew]]''' ''(pictured)'' was appointed quartermaster general of the Oregon territorial militia by [[Democratic party (United States)|Democratic]] governor [[John Wesley Davis|John W. Davis]], but was removed from office when he joined the [[Know Nothing|Know-Nothing]] Party? 9/5 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... 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 <!-- Gamaliel -->
*... that '''[[Mei-Ann Chen]]''' was the first woman to win the Malko Competition, the "world's most prestigious prize for young [[Conducting|conductors]]"? 10/2 <!-- Another Believer -->
*... that the '''[[Portland Youth Philharmonic]]''', the oldest youth [[orchestra]] in the United States, has had only five [[Conducting|conductors]] since its establishment in 1924? 10/2 <!-- Another Believer -->
*... that [[Democratic Party (United States)|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Lomatium erythrocarpum|redfruit desertparsley]]''' is a wild carrot found only on the [[Blue Mountains (Oregon)|Blue Mountains]] of [[Oregon]]? 10/23 <!-- IceCreamAntisocial -->
*... that although the '''[[Calochortus umpquaensis|Umpqua Mariposa lily]]''' is rare, up to 800,000 grow on Ace Williams Mountain in [[Oregon]]? 10/24 <!-- IceCreamAntisocial -->
*... that the '''[[Kalmiopsis fragrans|North Umpqua kalmiopsis]]''' ''(pictured)'' was, for over 50 years, thought to be a form of the floral species ''[[Kalmiopsis leachiana]]''? 10/25 <!-- IceCreamAntisocial -->
*... that '''[[Frank L. Roberts]]''' served in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] with his daughter and two of his wives? 11/16 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that the '''[[Yale Union Laundry Building]]''' was built with [[Renaissance Revival architecture|Italian Revival]] and [[Egyptian Revival architecture|Egyptian Revival]] architecture in [[Portland, Oregon]], in 1908? 11/28 <!-- Finetooth, Jsayre64-->
*... 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 (Oregon)|Lake of the Woods]]''' ''(pictured)'' near the crest of the [[Cascade Range]] in southern [[Oregon]]? 12/3 <!--  Orygun -->
*... that anarchists from the '''[[Whiteaker, Eugene, Oregon|Whiteaker]]''' neighborhood of [[Eugene, Oregon]] played a key role in organizing [[black bloc]] tactics during the [[World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999 protest activity|1999 Seattle World Trade Organization Conference]]? 12/3 <!-- Mark Arsten -->
*... that in '''''[[Wildwood (novel)|Wildwood]]''''' by [[The Decemberists]]' [[Colin Meloy]] and [[Carson Ellis]], "bespectacled, bike-riding, [[Gramophone record|vinyl]]-browsing, [[Akira Kurosawa|Kurosawa]]-referencing" [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] kids save a baby kidnapped by a [[List of collective nouns|murder]] of crows? 12/18 <!-- Dennis Bratland -->
*... that the extinct, [[Miocene]] age, [[maple]] '''''[[Acer browni]]''''' ranged from southern [[Oregon]] to the north shore of the [[Haida Gwaii]]? 12/18 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that the extinct [[Miocene]] age [[maple]] '''''[[Acer smileyi]]''''' has been classified as closely related to the living '''''[[Acer nipponicum]]''''' ''(pictured)''? 12/22 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that the [[early Oligocene]] [[maple]], '''''[[Acer ashwilli]]''''', is known from only eight places in Oregon? 12/25 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that the [[Eocene]] maple '''''[[Acer clarnoense]]''''' is not found in the [[Clarno Formation]] even though the species was named after it? 12/28 <!-- Kevmin -->
*... that [[Oregon]] politician '''[[Shawn Lindsay]]''' proposed a law in response to the acquittal of [[Casey Anthony]] in Florida? 12/29 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that the optometry and [[Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry|dental]] schools of the defunct '''[[North Pacific College]]''' are still operating 65 years after the college closed? 12/31 <!-- aboutmovies -->
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====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 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that '''[[1938–39 Oregon Ducks men's basketball team]]''' player Bobby Anet broke the [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA Tournament]] trophy during the championship game, which Oregon won? 1/4 <!-- Giants2008 -->
*... that '''[[Lincoln Hall (Portland, Oregon)|Lincoln Hall]]''' at [[Portland State University]] was used as classroom space for several years despite being condemned? 1/6 <!-- tedder -->
*... that the [[pine]] trees for which the community of '''[[Pine Grove, Hood River County, Oregon|Pine Grove, Oregon]]''', was named were cut down in 1957? 1/6 <!-- katr, tedder -->
*... that 1930s [[NFL]] [[fullback (American football)|fullback]] '''[[Mike Mikulak|"Iron Mike" Mikulak]]''' got his nickname because he wore a metal chest protector over his [[pectus carinatum|protuding sternum]]? 1/7 <!-- Esprqii  -->
*... that approximately 6,000 years ago in central Oregon, [[Lava Butte]] exploded, and eventually created '''[[Benham Falls]]'''? 1/9 <!-- Smithers7 -->
*...  that '''[[same-sex marriage under United States tribal jurisdictions]]''' has been allowed in the [[Coquille Indian Tribe|Coquille Tribe]] of Oregon despite the state's [[Oregon Ballot Measure 36 (2004)|defense of marriage amendment]]? 1/9 <!-- Gidonb -->
*... that the '''[[John Tigard House]]''' in [[Tigard, Oregon]], was moved and is still listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]? 1/17 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that attorney '''[[William Lair Hill]]''' [[Codification (law)|codified]] the laws of both the [[U.S. state|states]] of [[Oregon]] and [[Washington (state)|Washington]]? 1/26 <!-- pete, aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Concordia University (Portland, Oregon)|Concordia University]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], is opening a '''[[Concordia University School of Law|law school]]''' in [[Boise, Idaho]]? 1/31 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[One Main Place (Portland, Oregon)|One Main Place]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was reportedly sold in 2010 for {{dollarsign|USD}}12&nbsp;million less than it was purchased for in 2006? 2/4 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... 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 <!-- orygun -->
*... that on August 24, 2009, an [[Algal bloom|algae bloom]] hit '''[[Wickiup Reservoir]]''', dubbed as [[Oregon]]'s best fishing for [[brown trout]]? 2/5 <!-- Smithers7 -->
*... that a son of the first settlers of '''[[Mountaindale, Oregon]]''', later was mayor of [[East Portland, Oregon|East Portland]]? 2/9 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Wayne Morse]] won the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary in an attempt to reclaim his Senate seat in the '''[[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1974|1974 Oregon United States Senate election]]''' but died prior to the general election? 2/10 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that the people of Stipp, Oregon, renamed their town [[Macleay, Oregon|Macleay]] for [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] merchant and banker '''[[Donald Macleay]]''' after he donated money for a school? 2/13 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that two [[school board]] members of the '''[[Sheridan School District (Oregon)|Sheridan School District]]''' faced a recall in 1985 after [[Religion and sexuality|religious leaders objected]] to them living together as an unmarried couple? 2/13 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Bela S. Huntington]]''' was elected to the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] in 1897, but the legislature never [[19th Oregon Legislative Assembly|organized in 1897]] and he never served during another session? 2/14 <!-- Eino81, aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Big Butte Springs]]''', located in the '''[[Big Butte Creek]]''' watershed, produces {{convert|26000000|USgal|L}} of [[drinking water]] a day that serves 115,000 residents {{convert|30|mi|km}} away in the [[Rogue Valley]]? 2/19 <!-- little mountain 5 -->
*... 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 <!-- finetooth -->
*... that despite being the oldest [[covered bridge]] in [[Lane County, Oregon]], the '''[[Mosby Creek Bridge]]''' still remains open to traffic? 2/22 <!-- Smithers7 -->
*... 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 <!-- Tedder -->
*... that the '''[[Tiller Ranger Station]]''' in southern [[Oregon]] served as the administrative headquarters for five different [[Umpqua National Forest]] ranger districts? 2/26 <!-- orygun -->
*... that '''[[Levi L. Rowland]]''' worked as a professor at the [[Oregon]] [[Willamette University College of Medicine|medical school]] he was still attending? 3/2 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that, to stay above [[Dexter Reservoir|the reservoir]] the Dexter Dam would make, the '''[[Lowell Bridge]]''', in [[Lowell, Oregon]], was raised about {{convert|6|ft|m}} in 1953? 3/3 <!-- Smithers7 -->
*... that [[Oregon Public Broadcasting]]'s popular '''[[Oregon Field Guide]]''' has featured topics ranging from [[mountain unicycling]] to [[invasive species]]? 3/4 <!-- tedder, steven walling -->
*... that '''[[Mary Nolan (politician)|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 <!-- halvorsen brian -->
*... 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 <!-- finetooth -->
*... that [[Portland, Oregon]]'s '''[[Jamison Square]]''' features "goofy tiki totems" by [[Kenny Scharf]] and has become an urban water park for children? 3/6 <!-- Another Believer, Tedder -->
*... that '''[[Lake Abert]]''' in [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], covers {{convert|57|sqmi|km2}} and is teeming with [[brine shrimp]], but has no fish? 3/7 <!-- orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- finetooth -->
*... that '''[[Director Park]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], was designed by [[Laurie Olin]], who also designed [[Bryant Park]] in [[New York City]]? 3/12 <!-- Another Believer, Tedder -->
*... that the [[Portland Winterhawks]] were the first US team to compete for Canada's [[Memorial Cup|national junior hockey championship]] at the '''[[1982 Memorial Cup]]''', and the first to win it the '''[[1983 Memorial Cup|following year]]'''? 3/13 <!-- Resolute -->
*... 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 <!-- ChildofMidnight -->
*... that the '''[[South Park Blocks]]''' ''(pictured)'' have been called the "extended family room" of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], as [[Pioneer Courthouse Square]] is known as the city's "living room"? 3/14 <!-- Another Believer, Tedder -->
*... 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 <!-- Another Believer, Tedder -->
*... that the '''[[Admiral Apartments]]''', built in 1909, had "sporting girls" (prostitutes) operating out of it by 1913? 3/15 <!-- Tedder -->
*... that '''[[Sylvester C. Simpson]]''' was the first [[Oregon Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] in Oregon and worked to get a book authored in part by his brother selected as the state's [[Basal reader|reader]]? 3/16 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Frank Dekum]]''', a 19th-century banker in [[Portland, Oregon]], and president of the German Songbird Society, imported [[Thrush (bird)|thrush]]es, [[starling]]s, [[nightingale]]s, and other German songbirds to Oregon? 3/17 <!-- finetooth -->
*... that [[Oregon House of Representatives|Oregon House Representative]] '''[[Nancy Nathanson]]''' taught tap dancing for several years? 3/22 <!-- halvorsen brian -->
*... that the '''[[Alkali Lake Chemical Waste Dump]]''' in [[Oregon]] contains 25,000 [[55-gallon drum|drums]] of chemical waste, dumped in 1969 by a predecessor of [[Bayer CropScience]]? 3/23 <!-- Duff, Tedder -->
*... that a 1996 [[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]] magazine map of the [[United States]] labeled the '''[[High Desert (Oregon)|High Desert]]''' region of southeast [[Oregon]] ''(pictured)'' as the ''Great Sandy Desert''? 3/26 <!-- orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Billy Hathorn -->
*... that '''[[Blazed Alder Creek]]''', which supplies part of the drinking water for [[Portland, Oregon]], was named for a {{convert|24|in|cm|adj=on}} blazed (marked) alder tree used as a benchmark for early watershed surveys? 3/27 <!-- finetooth -->
*... that [[Ada Louise Huxtable]] called [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Keller Fountain Park]]''' "one of the most important [[Urban open space|urban spaces]] since the [[Renaissance]]"? 3/28 <!-- Another Believer, Tedder -->
*... that the '''[[Jacob Kamm House]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was built with wooden siding and [[Quoin (architecture)|quoining]] to imitate stone? 3/29 <!-- Tedder -->
*... that the world's northernmost grove of [[Sequoia|Redwood]] trees is located in the '''[[Chetco River]]''' watershed and includes specimens reaching over {{convert|300|ft|m}} tall? 3/31 <!-- little mountain 5 -->
*... that '''[[Orchard Park (Oregon)|Orchard Park]]''' has the first [[disc golf]] course in a [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], park? 4/3 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that steamboat and railway investor '''[[Jacob Kamm]]''' started out as a [[printer's devil]] and died after being hit by a bicyclist? 4/3 <!-- Tedder -->
*... that interest in several primaries for the '''[[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1980|1980 United States Senate election in Oregon]]''' was diminished partly due to the [[1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens|eruption of Mount St. Helens]]? 4/4 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that '''[[Bag & Baggage Productions]]''' staged the first professional, outdoor showing of a [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] play in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]? 4/5 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that the [[turret]]ed '''[[Johan Poulsen House]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]]'s [[Brooklyn, Portland, Oregon|Brooklyn neighborhood]] was built in 1891 and owned by a lumber magnate and a "[[doughnut]] king"? 4/9 <!-- Tedder -->
*... that in choosing between the names ''Portland'' and ''Boston'', '''[[Francis Pettygrove]]''' ''(pictured)'' and [[Asa Lovejoy]], the founders of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] in the U.S. state of [[Oregon]], settled the question by a [[coin flipping|coin toss]]? 4/10 <!-- finetooth-->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Cannabis Tax Act]]''' proposes that two percent of proceeds from the sale of [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] promote industrial [[hemp]] [[biodiesel]], [[Natural fiber|fiber]], [[Protein (nutrient)|protein]] and [[Hemp oil|oil]]? 4/13 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that after he was re-elected in '''[[United States Senate election in Oregon, 1992|Oregon's 1992 U.S. Senate election]]''', [[Bob Packwood]] endorsed his defeated rival [[Les AuCoin]] for [[United States Secretary of the Interior|U.S. Secretary of the Interior]]? 4/15 <!-- TimeClock871, Esprqii -->
*... that the '''[[Maritime Fur Trade]]''' helped [[New England]] transform from an agrarian to an industrial society? 4/22 <!-- pfly -->
*... that after retiring from politics, Oregon [[United States Senate|U. S. Senate]] candidate '''[[Rick Bauman]]''' organized [[Bicycle touring|bicycle tours]], including Cycle Vietnam, the first-ever American-led bicycle tour of [[Vietnam]]? 4/22 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that two teenagers built [[booby trap]]s inspired by [[Rambo (film series)|''Rambo'']] at a park in the '''[[Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District]]''' in [[Oregon]]? 4/24 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Oregon State University]]'s first standalone '''[[The Valley Library|library]]''' ''([[:File:The Valley Library OSU.png|current library pictured]])'' was not opened until 1918 even though the school was [[History of Oregon State University|established in 1868]]? 5/1 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that the '''[[Hillsboro Symphony Orchestra]]''' of [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], once used an owl from the [[Oregon Zoo]] in a concert? 5/2 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that the historic '''[[Unity Ranger Station]]''' in northeastern [[Oregon]] has had a 60 foot high [[fire lookout tower]] (''[[:File:Unity Ranger Station lookout tower.jpg|pictured]]'') with a built in water tank located on the compound since 1938? 5/11 <!-- orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Emerald Valley Golf Club]]''' in [[Creswell, Oregon]], was once owned by a timber products company and later by [[Arnold Palmer]]? 5/18 <!-- orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Gilchrist State Forest]]''' is the first new state forest in [[Oregon]] since 1948? 6/10 <!-- tesscass, aboutmovies -->
*... that in 1944 the '''[[Summer Lake Wildlife Area]]''' became the first wildlife refuge in [[Oregon]] specifically established to preserve [[wetland]] habitat? 6/11 <!-- orygun -->
*... that '''[[Ana River]]''' ''(pictured)'' in south-central [[Oregon]] flows almost its entire 7&nbsp;mile (11&nbsp;km) course within the boundaries of the [[Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife]]’s [[Summer Lake Wildlife Area]]? 6/16 <!-- orygun -->
*... that during an 1864 expedition to resupply Army posts in eastern [[Oregon]], Captain '''[[John M. Drake]]''' discovered [[fossil]]s in the area that is now the [[John Day Fossil Beds National Monument]]? 6/20 <!-- orygun -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]-based '''[[ClearEdge Power]]''' used to be known as [[Quantum leap|Quantum Leap]] Technology? 6/27 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Huber's]]''' bills itself as the oldest restaurant in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]]? 7/2 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that the '''[[Chetco (tribe)|Chetco]]''' ''(pictured)'' were once one of the largest [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes on the southern coast of [[Oregon]], but now only about 40 of their descendants remain? 7/3 <!-- ruhrfisch-->
*... 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 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that '''[[Radio23]]''', a radio station based out of [[Portland, Oregon]], provides an international artistic platform for home broadcasters around the world? 7/7 <!-- Aspland11/MC10 -->
*... that '''[[Arizona Beach State Recreation Site]]''' is not in the [[U.S. State]] of [[Arizona]] but rather in [[Oregon]]? 7/9 <!-- Dincher -->
*... that [[Brigadier general (United States)|Brigadier General]] '''[[James Jackson (US Army officer)|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 <!-- AJCham? -->
*... that the [[music venue]] '''[[Wonder Ballroom]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], was originally built in 1914 for the [[Ancient Order of Hibernians]]? 7/16 <!-- Another Believer-->
*... that '''[[Wally Johansen]]''', a starting guard on the [[1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship team]] in 1939, later became president of the [[Oregon State Bar]]? 7/16 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that at its peak, the historic '''[[James Cant Ranch Historic District|James Cant Ranch]]''' ''(pictured)'' in [[Oregon]] occupied {{convert|11,000|acres}} and sent 500–600 cattle to market each year? 7/20 <!-- orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Billyboy01, aboutmovies -->
*... that on July 19, 2010, '''[[Rich Cho]]''' became the first [[Asian American]] [[General manager#Sports teams|general manager]] in [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] history when he was hired by the [[Portland Trail Blazers]]? 7/30 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that the historic '''[[P Ranch]]''' in [[Oregon]], owned by cattle baron [[Peter French]], covered {{convert|140000|acre|km2}} and required 500 miles of [[barbed wire]] fence for protection? 8/20 <!-- orygun -->
*... that [[Oregon]]-based '''[[Electro Scientific Industries]]''' worked with [[Nike, Inc.]] to get a law passed that effectively prevents the neighboring city of [[Beaverton, Oregon|Beaverton]] from annexing either company's property? 8/21 <!-- EncMstr, SJ Morg, aboutmovies -->
*... that more than 50 rivers and creeks on the '''[[list of longest streams of Oregon]]''' are at least {{convert|40|mi|km}} long? 9/2 <!-- finetooth-->
*... that [[Michael Eisner]] credited research economist '''[[Harrison Price]]''' with being "as much responsible for the success of the [[The Walt Disney Company|Walt Disney Co.]] as anybody except [[Walt Disney]] himself"? 9/1 <!-- Alansohn -->
*... that [[Oregon]] cattle baron [[Peter French]] was murdered near the '''[[Sod House Ranch]]''' in 1897? 9/14 <!-- orygun -->
*... that when asked his profession in testimony before the [[House Un-American Activities Committee]], poet '''[[George Hitchcock (poet)|George Hitchcock]]''' responded, "I am a gardener. I do underground work on plants"? 9/14 <!-- alansohn and bongomatic -->
*... 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 <!-- Halvorsen brian -->
*... that part of the bed of the '''[[Dry River (Crooked River)|Dry River]]''' in central [[Oregon]] is used as a hiking trail? 9/20 <!-- finetooth-->
*... that '''[[Silver Creek (Harney County, Oregon)|Silver Creek]]''' flows through a canyon near [[Riley, Oregon]], with over {{convert|200|ft|m|-1|adj=on}} tall walls? 9/21 <!-- littlemountain5-->
*... that the radio station '''[[KOHI]]''', in [[Columbia County, Oregon]], broadcasts a late-night radio program dealing with [[paranormal]] topics? 9/24 <!-- Stonemason89 -->
*... that a [[pit-house]] discovered near '''[[Trout Creek (Deschutes River)|Trout Creek]]''' is at least 5,000 years old? 9/23 <!-- littlemountain5-->
*... that [[Jordan Valley, Oregon]], is the only permanently inhabited population center along '''[[Jordan Creek (Owyhee River)|Jordan Creek]]'''? 9/23 <!-- finetooth-->
*... that one-third of the structures in [[Heppner, Oregon|Heppner]] were swept away by '''[[Willow Creek (Columbia River)|Willow Creek]]''' in a [[flash flood]] on {{Nowrap|June 14}}, 1903, killing 247 people in the "most deadly natural disaster in Oregon's recorded history"? 9/24 <!-- littlemountain5-->
*... that '''[[Fifteenmile Creek (Columbia River)|Fifteenmile Creek]]''' is {{convert|54|mi|km|0|lk=on}} long? 9/24 <!-- littlemountain5-->
*... that the [[Wal-Mart]] brand of women's clothing '''[[White Stag (clothing)|White Stag]]''' was originally a company that manufactured [[downhill skiing]] apparel in [[Portland, Oregon]], in the 1930s? 9/26 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... that an irrigation dam [[dam failure|failed]] on '''[[Bully Creek (Malheur River)|Bully Creek]]''' in 1925, flooding the city of [[Vale, Oregon]], with {{convert|3|ft|m|0}} of water and causing [[United States dollar|US$]]500,000 in damage? 9/27 <!-- littlemountain5-->
*... 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 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that '''[[Rodolph Crandall]]''' replaced his brother-in-law as mayor of [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]? 9/29 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Oregon]] cattle baron '''[[William M. Hanley|Bill Hanley]]''' died in 1935 after attending ''Bill Hanley Day'' at the [[Pendleton Round-Up]]? 10/4 <!-- orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Great Flood of 1862]]''' inundated or swept away towns, mills, dams, flumes, houses, fences, and domestic animals in [[Oregon]], [[California]], [[Utah Territory|Nevada]], and [[New Mexico Territory|Arizona]]? 10/7 <!-- Asiaticus-->
*... that the '''[[Double-O Ranch Historic District]]''' in [[Harney County, Oregon|Harney County]], [[Oregon]], was once owned by cattle baron [[William "Bill" Hanley|Bill Hanley]] and is now part of the [[Malheur National Wildlife Refuge]]? 10/17 <!-- orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Quadzilla99-->
*... that approximately 8% of commuters in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] '''[[Cycling in Portland, Oregon|bike to work]]''', the highest proportion of any major [[United States]] city? 10/22 <!-- Reinthal -->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Maneuver]]''' involved over 100,000 [[United States Army]] troops? 10/30 <!-- orygun -->
*... that '''''[[West Shore (magazine)|West Shore]]''''', a magazine published from 1875 to 1891 in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], was well known for its illustrations of scenery, architecture, and commerce of the [[Pacific Northwest]]? 11/15 <!-- orygun -->
*... that with a death toll of 247 people, the '''[[Heppner Flood of 1903]]''' ''[[:File:Heppner Flood.jpg|(pictured)]]'' remains the deadliest natural disaster in [[Oregon]], and the third deadliest [[flash flood]] in the entire [[United States]]? 11/29 <!-- littlemountain5-->
*... 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 <!-- SJ Morg -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], based '''[[Acumed]]''', a medical device company, once built a motorcycle that included [[titanium]] body parts? 12/18 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that [[Oregon]] entrepreneur '''[[Norm Winningstad]]''' helped found [[Floating Point Systems]], [[Thrustmaster]], and [[Lattice Semiconductor]]? 12/20 <!-- aboutmovies -->
*... that former [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon Duck]] and [[Detroit Lions|Detroit Lion]] '''[[George Christensen]]''' co-founded a multinational manufacturing company with factories in France, Japan, Canada and the United States? 12/28 <!-- Cbl62 -->
*... 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 <!-- Esprqii‎, Orygun‎, Valfontis‎, Tedder, Another Believer-->
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====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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Kelley Point Park|Kelly Point]]''', where the [[Willamette River]] meets the [[Columbia River]] in Oregon, was part of the former Pearcy Island? 1/4/2009 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that students from '''[[Tualatin Valley Junior Academy]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Ring of Fire handbell choir performed at both [[inauguration]]s of [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]] in 2001 and 2005? 1/7/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies, nom Njcraig-->
*... that '''[[David Logan (Oregon politician)|David Logan]]''', onetime mayor of [[Portland, Oregon]], studied law under later [[U.S. President]] [[Abraham Lincoln]]? 1/9/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Edward D. Hamilton]]''' was appointed as the [[Oregon Secretary of State|Secretary of the Oregon Territory]] after later U.S. President [[Abraham Lincoln]] declined the position? 1/15/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that after three years as a back-up, [[college football]] [[quarterback]] '''[[David Johnson (American football)|David Johnson]]''' threw for 46 [[touchdown]]s in 2008 and led [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane|Tulsa]] to an 11–3 record? 1/16/2009 <!-- Strikehold-->
*... that '''[[Lucien Heath]]''', the first [[Oregon Secretary of State]], later served in the [[California State Assembly]]? 1/17/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Joseph K. Gill|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that with hundreds of '''[[List of Oregon birds|birds found in the state]]''', [[Oregon]] ranks fifth in the United States in terms of avian [[species diversity]]? 1/20/2009 <!-- Steven Walling-->
*... that '''[[Magnolia Park (Hillsboro, Oregon)|Magnolia Park]]''' was the first park in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], to include a recreational [[Splash pad|water fountain]]? 1/24/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that in 1865, a party led by Captain '''[[Franklin B. Sprague]]''' of the [[1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment|1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry]] descended an {{convert|800|ft|adj=on}} [[caldera]] wall to become the first explorers to reach the shore of [[Crater Lake]]? 1/24/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that one-time [[List of Speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the Oregon House of Representatives '''[[Charles B. Moores]]'''{{'}} uncle, father, and grandfather all served in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon Legislature]], while his son served in the [[Washington State Legislature|Washington Legislature]]? 1/28/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that in 2005, Gov. [[Ted Kulongoski]] signed a bill making [[Oregon]] the first U.S. state to '''[[Controlled substances in Oregon|require prescriptions for cold medicines]]''' containing [[pseudoephedrine]], a key ingredient used to make [[methamphetamine]]? 1/28/2009 <!-- Peregrine Fisher‎ -->
*... that '''[[Providence Newberg Medical Center]]''' in [[Oregon]] was the first hospital in the United States to earn a Gold [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED certification]]? 1/29/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that no one knows the age of the '''[[Greaser Petroglyph Site|Greaser Petroglyphs]]''' located in eastern [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], but they could be up to 12,000 years old? 1/30/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Willow Creek/Southwest 185th Avenue Transit Center|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that American [[wine]] writer '''[[Matt Kramer (wine writer)|Matt Kramer]]''' coined the definition of ''[[terroir]]'' as a wine's "somewhereness"? 2/7/2009 <!-- Murgh-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Grschott, nom Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Henry Weinhard]]''', a [[Brewing|brewer]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], offered to pump free [[beer]] into the [[Skidmore Fountain]] when it was dedicated? 2/20/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Wayne L. Morse United States Courthouse|Morse U.S. Courthouse]]''' in [[Eugene, Oregon]], was the first new federal courthouse to earn a [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certification and the first U.S. courthouse featured at the [[Venice Biennale of Architecture]]? 2/20/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Willow Prairie Cabin]]''' in [[Oregon]]'s [[Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest]], built by a [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]] crew in 1924, is a popular horse camp? 2/22/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Reedville Creek Park]]''' had the first [[skatepark]] in a [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], park when it opened in 2003? 2/27/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum]]''' in [[Prineville, Oregon|Prineville]], [[Oregon]], was opened in 1971 and is housed in the historic [[Crook County Bank Building]]? 3/1/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Native Americans in the United States|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 <!-- Alansohn -->
*... that the '''[[Umpqua Bank Plaza]]''', a high-rise in [[Portland, Oregon]], remained named for a failed [[Savings and loan association|savings and loan]] for 15 years until adopting the present moniker? 3/3/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the 2001 [[New York Times Best Seller list|best seller]] '''''[[Germs: Biological Weapons and America's Secret War]]''''' includes the case in which followers of [[Osho]] sprayed [[salmonella]] onto [[salad bar]]s in [[The Dalles, Oregon]]? 3/6/2009 <!-- Rosiestep-->
*... that the '''[[Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge]]''' in [[Oregon]] is one of only ten urban [[National Wildlife Refuge]]s in the United States? 3/7/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the brick walls in the historic '''[[Balch Hotel]]''' in [[Dufur, Oregon|Dufur]], [[Oregon]], are {{convert|18|in}} thick and keep the hotel's interior rooms cool during the hot summer months? 3/8/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[William G. Hare]]''', his father [[William D. Hare]], and his son John all served in the [[Oregon State Senate]]? 3/9/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that doctor and politician '''[[Orlando Plummer]]''' had the first telephone in [[Portland, Oregon]], installed at his drug store? 3/10/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of '''[[toonlet]]''' has also worked on ''[[The Sims]]'', ''[[SimCity]]'' and ''[[Spore (2008 video game)|Spore]]''? 3/12/2009 <!-- Steven Walling-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that a [[United States Forest Service|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Dan & Dave]]''' both won [[Olympic medal]]s, but lost their endorsement deal? 3/15/2009 <!-- Kuyabribri-->
*... that the small farming community of '''[[Laurelwood, Oregon]]''', was the site of four [[execution-style murder]]s in the 1970s ordered by the [[Hells Angels]]? 3/17/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Laurelwood Academy]]''' moved to [[Eugene, Oregon]], after 103 years in [[Laurelwood, Oregon]], but did not change its name? 3/23/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] occupied the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]] around the '''[[Rogue River Ranch]]''' over 9,000&nbsp;years before European settlers arrived?  3/24/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that judge and [[Willamette University College of Law|law school]] dean '''[[George G. Bingham]]''' was once the coroner for [[Yamhill County, Oregon]]? 3/24/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[George A. Steel]]''' was elected as [[Oregon State Treasurer]] after his company went bankrupt? 3/28/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Whisky Creek Cabin]]''', built about 1880, is the oldest remaining mining cabin along the [[National Wild and Scenic River|wild and scenic]] section of the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]] in southwest [[Oregon]]? 3/28/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'' once described [[radio station]] KSLM (now '''[[KVXX]]''') in [[Salem, Oregon]], as "a barricade holding questionable [[radio advertisement|advertising material]] from the ears of listeners"? 3/29/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Oregon]] radio station '''[[KBZY]]''' is the [[flagship station]] for the [[Salem-Keizer Volcanoes]] of the [[Northwest League of Professional Baseball]]? 3/30/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Oregon]] attorney '''[[Parish L. Willis]]''' was sued for [[fraud]] over his investment in the [[Hot Lake Hotel|Hot Lake Sanatorium Company]], now listed as a [[National Register of Historic Places|historic place]]? 4/2/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[KZZR]]''' and [[sister station]] '''[[KQHC]]''' are the only two [[radio station]]s with [[Burns, Oregon]], as their [[community of license]]? 4/3/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that '''[[KCKX]]''', known as "Ondas de Gozo", is the first [[Spanish-language]] [[Christian radio]] station in the state of [[Oregon]]? 4/5/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[radio station]] KTIL in [[Tillamook, Oregon]], was renamed '''[[KMBD]]''' in honor of [[talk show]] host Mildred Berkey Davy? 4/7/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that former '''[[KGBR]]''' [[disc jockey]] Tom Lyons advised his son against a career in [[radio broadcasting|radio]] by saying "Sell [[cocaine|coke]], [[arms trafficking|run guns]] ... but don't ever go into radio."? 4/8/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[sister station]]s '''[[KTIX]]''', '''[[KUMA (AM)|KUMA]]''', '''[[KUMA-FM]]''', and '''[[KWHT]]''' share a single [[radio studio|studio building]] at the west end of [[Eastern Oregon Regional Airport]]? 4/11/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that '''[[Thomas Van Scoy]]''' was the president of three&nbsp;universities, but only [[Willamette University|Willamette]] still exists? 4/12/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that ten&nbsp;days after a [[heart attack]] and surgery, [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], mayor '''[[Tom Hughes (Oregon politician)|Tom Hughes]]''' helped demolish a building? 4/12/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[rockhounds]] come to the '''[[Ochoco Mountains]]''' in central [[Oregon]] to look for [[thunderegg]]s? 4/12/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Roaring River Wilderness]]''' near [[Mount Hood]] in Oregon has trees that are 1,000&nbsp;years old?  4/13/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[radio station]]s '''[[KGAL]]''' and '''[[KSHO]]''' are celebrating [[Oregon]]'s [[sesquicentennial]] with a year-long series of historical [[vignette (literature)|vignettes]]? 4/13/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that a student at the [[University of Portland]] won [[US$]]3 for suggesting the new name of the student newspaper, [[The Beacon (University of Portland)|'''''The Beacon''''']]? 4/14/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[syndicated radio show]] host "[[Delilah Rene|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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that '''[[Waldschmidt Hall]]''' at the [[University of Portland]] in [[Oregon]] is the oldest building on campus, and older than the school? 4/17/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[KHSN]]''', one of [[Oregon]]'s first [[Radio broadcasting|radio stations]], began [[broadcasting]] in 1928? 4/17/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that the defunct '''[[Portland University]]''' in [[Oregon]] had only one&nbsp;[[Waldschmidt Hall|building]], so the [[school book]]store was a nearby [[general store]]? 4/18/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[George Whitaker (Oregon educator)|George Whitaker]]''', president of [[Willamette University]] in [[Oregon]], banned talking between boys and girls at the school? 4/18/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the original [[United States Forest Service|Forest Service]] ranger’s cabin at '''[[Allison Ranger Station]]''' in the [[Ochoco Mountains]] of [[Oregon]] was built in 1911? 4/18/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that three-[[term of office|term]] member of the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] Paul E. Walden worked at [[radio broadcasting|radio station]] '''[[KODL]]''' for 27&nbsp;years? 4/23/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that after [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] '''[[Charles H. Turner (attorney)|Charles Turner]]''' investigated illegal activities in the 1980s at [[Rajneeshpuram]], [[Oregon]], high-ranking followers of [[Osho|Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] [[1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot|plotted to assassinate him]]? 4/23/2009 <!-- Cirt-->
*... that [[Congressman]] [[Greg Walden]], former owner of [[radio station]] '''[[KIHR]]''' in [[Hood River, Oregon]], began his career in [[radio broadcasting|broadcasting]] as the station's [[janitor]]? 4/26/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Oregon]] politician '''[[Edward Schulmerich]]'''{{`}}s former [[Edward Schulmerich House|home]] is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]? 4/27/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the [[Fault-block|fault block]] that forms the main ridgeline of the '''[[Pueblo Mountains]]''' in southeastern [[Oregon]] is tilted at a 45&nbsp;degree angle? 4/29/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Daniel Gault]]''' worked as a teacher, newspaper editor, and postmaster, and served in the [[Oregon House of Representatives]]? 4/30/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Brian McMenamin]]''' graduated with a degree in [[political science]], but is co-owner of the [[McMenamins]] chain of [[brewpub]]s? 5/2/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that in '''''[[Breaking the Spell: My Life as a Rajneeshee and the Long Journey Back to Freedom|Breaking the Spell]]''''', the author discusses how she helped plan an [[1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot|assassination plot]] against a [[United States Attorney|U.S. Attorney]] while at [[Osho|Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]]'s [[Commune (intentional community)|commune]] in [[Rajneeshpuram]], [[Oregon]]? 5/2/2009 <!-- Cirt-->
*... that '''[[Hamby Park]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], is named after the owner of a [[Chevrolet]] car dealership? 5/3/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Ki-a-Kuts Falls]]''' in [[Oregon]] were named after the last chief of the [[Atfalati]] band of Native Americans? 5/4/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that when the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]] eroded [[andesite|andesitic]] lava in the [[Rogue Valley]] it created the '''[[Upper and Lower Table Rock]]''' geologic formation? 5/4/2009 <!--ZabMilenko, Little Mountain 5, nom: AM-->
*... 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 <!-- Katr, ZabMilenko, Orygun, Doncram, nom AM-->
*... that [[environmentalist]]s and [[ranchers]] worked with the [[Bureau of Land Management]] to restore [[riparian]] areas in the '''[[Trout Creek Mountains]]''' of southeastern [[Oregon]]? 5/5/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Wes Schulmerich]]''' turned down an offer to play football for [[Knute Rockne]] at [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], later becoming a [[Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball player]]? 5/6/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that Leroy E. "Ed" Parsons, co-founder of KVAS (now '''[[KKEE]]''') in [[Astoria, Oregon]], created the one of the [[Cable television in the United States#History and regulation|first cable television system]]s in the United States? 5/7/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that staff at '''[[KLYC]]''' in [[McMinnville, Oregon]], reported a [[paranormal]] "presence" in the [[radio station]]'s previous studio building? 5/8/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[radio station]] '''[[KSWB (AM)|KSWB]]''' in [[Seaside, Oregon]], was originally owned by [[Jerden Records]] founder Jerry Dennon and American folk group [[The Brothers Four]]? 5/9/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that in 1867, the '''[[Oregon Iron Company]]''' became the first company to smelt [[pig iron]] west of the [[Rocky Mountains]]? 5/10/2009 <!-- Esprqii  -->
*... that "The Cowboy Culture Center" is a weekly three-hour block of [[cowboy poetry]] and [[western music (North America)|western music]] on [[radio station]] '''[[KNND]]''' in [[Cottage Grove, Oregon]]? 5/10/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that '''[[Humbug Mountain]]''' is one of the tallest [[mountain]]s in [[Oregon]] to rise directly from the [[ocean]]? 5/11/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5-->
*... that, unable to sell the [[radio station]] and facing financial difficulties, '''[[KORC]]''' in [[Waldport, Oregon]], went [[dark (broadcasting)|dark]] on [[April Fool's Day]] 2009? 5/11/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[radio station]] '''[[KBCH]]''' chose its [[call sign]] to represent the "20 Miracle Miles" of [[beach]]es in [[Lincoln County, Oregon]]? 5/13/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that [[Oregon]] radio station '''[[KKRB]]''' won ''[[New Music Weekly]]'' magazine's "Adult Contemporary Radio Station of the Year" [[New Music Awards|New Music Award]] in 2006, 2007, and 2008? 5/14/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that the [[Summit (topography)|summit]] of '''[[Mount Scott (Oregon)|Mount Scott]]''' is the highest point in [[Crater Lake National Park]]? 5/17/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5-->
*... that '''[[Tom Bunn]]''' served in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly]] at the same time as his older brothers [[Stan Bunn|Stan]] and [[Jim Bunn|Jim]]? 5/17/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the site of '''[[Riddle Ranch]]''' in eastern [[Oregon]] was a Native American settlement for over 1,000&nbsp;years? 5/18/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Stan Bunn]]''' ran for Congress in [[Oregon's 1st congressional district]] while his brother [[Jim Bunn|Jim]] ran for re-election in [[Oregon's 5th congressional district]]? 5/19/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that former fur trader '''[[Michel Laframboise]]''' helped found [[Fort Astoria]] and later operated a [[Historic ferries in Oregon|ferry]] across the [[Willamette River]]? 5/20/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- tedder, nom AM-->
*... that the previous owners of '''[[KWVR (AM)|KWVR]]''' in [[Enterprise, Oregon]], actually lived at the [[radio station]] until they sold it in 2008? 5/22/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that from 1956 to 1986, [[radio station]] '''[[KYKN]]''' in [[Keizer, Oregon]], was called "KGAY"? 5/24/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that listeners in the [[Klamath Falls, Oregon]], area know [[radio station]] '''[[KRAT (defunct)|KRAT]]''' as "The Rat"? 5/27/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that after 14 years above an [[ambulance]] company, '''[[KDCQ]]''' in [[Coos Bay, Oregon]], relocated its [[radio studio]]s to a former [[buffet restaurant]]? 5/29/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... 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 <!-- Stonemason89-->
*... that a 1970s [[weather forecast]] of "low [[goat]] pressure" on [[radio station]] '''[[KRSB-FM|KRSB]]''' in [[Roseburg, Oregon]], was a sure sign of [[rain]] ahead? 5/31/2009 <!-- Dravecky -->
*... that '''[[Alvin T. Smith]]''' was the first [[postmaster]] of the first post office in [[Washington County, Oregon]]?  5/31/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that in 1987 the Elk Creek Dam's construction on '''[[Elk Creek (Rogue River)|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 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that the railroad station in '''[[Dilley, Oregon]]''', was built 23 years after the [[Oregon Central Railroad|railroad]] reached the community? 6/2/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Lost Forest Research Natural Area|Lost Forest]]''' in [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], is an isolated stand of [[Ponderosa pine]] separated from the nearest pine forest by forty miles of arid [[High Desert (Oregon)|high desert]]? 6/8/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]] [[linebacker]] '''[[Casey Matthews]]''' is the son, grandson, brother, and nephew of [[National Football League]] players? 6/10/2009 <!-- Strikehold-->
*... that the '''[[Manning–Kamna Farm]]''' near [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], has ten buildings that were included in the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including a [[Outhouse|privy]]? 6/12/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Pilot Rock (Jackson County, Oregon)|Pilot Rock]]''' is one of the oldest [[volcano|volcanic]] formations in the [[Cascade Range]]? 6/17/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5‎-->
*... that '''[[Alphonso Boone]]''', grandson of [[Daniel Boone]], started a [[Boones Ferry|ferry]] in [[Oregon]] that ran from 1847 until 1954? 6/22/2009 <!-- Katr, Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Socrates Hotchkiss Tryon, Sr.|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 <!-- Finetooth, Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Freeman Fitzgerald]]''' played [[American football|football]] with [[Knute Rockne]] and once [[strikeout|struck out]] 19 batters in a [[baseball]] game? 6/24/2009 <!-- Cbl62-->
*... that due to rapids on the [[Rogue River (Oregon)|Rogue River]], [[mule]]s had to be used to transport mail to the post office at '''[[Illahe, Oregon]]'''? 6/25/2009 <!-- Finetooth, Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Sacajawea Peak]]''' is the highest point in the [[Wallowa Mountains]] and the sixth highest peak in [[Oregon]]? 6/26/2009 <!-- Pfly, Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Wilsonville Memorial Park]]''' is both the oldest and largest park in [[Wilsonville, Oregon]], and includes a barn built in 1901? 6/29/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Prewitt-Allen Archaeological Museum]]''' in [[Salem, Oregon]], has a [[mummy]] of a 3,500 year-old [[falcon]]? 7/6/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that in 1975 [[professional wrestling|professional wrestlers]] '''[[Sandy Parker]]''' and Jean Antoine had the first legal women's wrestling match in Oregon in 50&nbsp;years? 7/10/2009 <!-- Nikki311-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]-based '''[[RadiSys]]''' was founded by former employees of [[Intel Corporation|Intel]] and 20&nbsp;years later purchased a division of Intel? 7/14/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the now defunct '''[[Heritage Christian School (Oregon)|Heritage Christian School]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], once held a [[Chariot racing|chariot race]]? 7/19/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Pete-->
*... that the '''[[O'Kane Building]]''' in [[Bend, Oregon|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 City|New York]] bound ship? 7/26/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that when the '''[[Applegate River]]''' was [[dam]]med in 1980, the resulting [[Applegate Lake|lake]] completely submerged the town of [[Copper, Jackson County, Oregon|Copper]]? 7/29/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5 -->
*... that '''[[Felix Hathaway]]''' helped construct the [[Star of Oregon (ship)|first American-built ship]] in what is now the state of [[Oregon]]? 7/30/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the historic '''[[N. P. Smith Pioneer Hardware Store]]''' is the oldest wood-frame structure that still exists in downtown [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], [[Oregon]]? 8/4/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that water from the '''[[Little Applegate River]]''' was used in the [[hydraulic mining|mine]] in '''[[Sterlingville, Oregon|Sterlingville]]''', the largest hydraulic mine in [[Oregon]] and possibly the entire [[western United States]]? 8/6/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5 -->
*... that '''[[Frederick Van Voorhies Holman]]''' is credited with giving the [[nickname]] "Rose City" to [[Portland, Oregon]]? 8/8/2009 <!-- Finetooth -->
*... that '''[[Bruce Shorts]]''', head [[American football|football]] coach at [[University of Nevada, Reno|Nevada]] and [[Oregon Ducks football|Oregon]], was described in 1904 as "the best coach west of the [[Mississippi River]]"? 8/9/2009 <!-- Cbl62 -->
*... that the largest [[water slide]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]] is '''[[Thrill-Ville USA]]''' in the city of [[Turner, Oregon|Turner]]? 8/11/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that when the '''[[New Redmond Hotel]]''' opened, it was billed as [[Oregon]]'s finest hotel east of the [[Cascade Mountains]] with rooms from {{dollarsign}}1 per day? 8/11/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Charles Boyd Homestead Group|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Babette March]]''', the first [[List of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue cover models|cover model]] of the ''[[Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue]]'', became a farmer in [[Canada]] and is now an artist, entrepreneur and chef in [[Halfway, Oregon|Halfway]], Oregon? 8/17/2009 <!-- TonyTheTiger -->
*... 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 <!-- Imaginesuccess-->
*... that '''''[[Branchinecta lynchi]]''''', a [[vulnerable species]] of [[fairy shrimp]], can be found in [[vernal pool]]s around '''[[Agate Lake]]'''? 8/20/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5 -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Town Center Park]]''' was the first park in [[Wilsonville, Oregon]], USA, with an [[fountain|interactive water feature]] when it was added in 2005?  8/23/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that a single bucket of water was used to extinguish a [[Multiple-alarm fire|three-alarm fire]] at the '''[[Edith Green - Wendell Wyatt Federal Building]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], USA? 8/31/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... the about a third of the population of '''[[Sheridan, Oregon]]''', are criminals? 9/1/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Lewis A. McArthur|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], native '''[[Rick Dancer]]''' announced he was running for [[Oregon Secretary of State]] while on air working for [[KEZI]]? 9/9/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], based '''[[Beyond Words Publishing]]'''{{`}}s first book retailed for over US{{dollarsign}}2,000, with one copy presented as a gift to the [[Emperor of Japan|Japanese Emperor]]? 9/10/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Shirley Huffman]]''', the first female [[Hillsboro, Oregon|mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon]], worked to change the [[Municipal corporation|city's charter]] to allow her more time in office? 9/11/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Oregon PHL/DEQ Laboratories|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Chorale]]''' based in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], USA has performed five [[concert tour|tours]] in Europe? 9/16/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the [[gambrel roof|gambrel-roofed]] '''[[David and Maggie Aegerter Barn]]''' is the only [[Linn County, Oregon]] [[barn]] featuring [[overhang (architecture)|overhang]] on all sides? 9/18/2009 <!-- Doncram and 46%-->
*... that over the course of his 44&nbsp;year career as a writer and editor with the [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]] [[The Bulletin (Bend)|''Bulletin'']], '''[[Phil Brogan]]''' trained numerous young [[journalist]]s including [[Tom McCall]], who later became governor of [[Oregon]]? 9/19/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Finetooth -->
*... that the city of [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], asked residents to donate their used [[Christmas tree]]s for planting at '''[[Turner Creek Park]]'''? 9/20/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[City View Charter School|City View]]''' was the first [[charter school]] in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], when it opened in 2004? 9/20/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that only 1% of students attending '''[[Oregon Connections Academy]]''' live within the school district? 9/21/2009 <!-- tedder -->
*... that '''[[Miriam Sakewitz]]''' had 88 dead bunnies in her freezers at her home in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]? 9/21/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the land for '''[[53rd Avenue Park]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], was purchased from exercise equipment maker [[Soloflex]]? 9/22/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Binford & Mort]]''' publishing company in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], was once the largest book publisher in the [[Northwestern United States]]? 9/23/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Oregon]] [[Republican Party of the United States|Republican]] state senator '''[[Jeannette Hamby]]''' made several trips to [[Nicaragua]] and supported the [[socialism|socialist]] [[Sandinista National Liberation Front|Sandinistas]]? 9/24/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that actor [[Bret Harrison]]'s first role was in ''[[Our Town]]'' at the '''[[Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]]? 9/24/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that a [[weir]] built to aid fish traveling up a [[fish ladder]] in '''[[Little Butte Creek (Rogue River)|Little Butte Creek]]''' was destroyed just three months later? 9/24/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5 -->
*... that [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], based '''[[Norm Thompson Outfitters]]''' was started with an ad in ''[[Field & Stream]]'' magazine? 9/25/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Chief Kno–Tah]]''' statue in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], was designed to incorporate features of [[Chief Joseph]]? 9/26/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 [[national trade union center|labor federation's]] history? 9/27/2009 <!-- Tim1965 -->
*... that the '''[[First Presbyterian Church of Redmond|First Presbyterian Church]]''' of [[Redmond, Oregon|Redmond]], [[Oregon]], is the city's oldest church? 9/28/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that [[Buster Keaton]] built a [[trestle bridge]] near '''[[Culp Creek, Oregon]]''', just to burn it down for [[The General (1927 film)|a movie]]? 9/29/2009 <!-- Katr67, Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Wilsonville railroad bridge]]''' in [[Oregon]] does not need to be [[paint]]ed? 10/1/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Stone Bridge and the Oregon Central Military Wagon Road|Stone Bridge]]''' near [[Hart Mountain]] in [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], is completely underwater? 10/3/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Jensen Arctic Museum]]''' in [[Monmouth, Oregon]], is the only museum on the [[West Coast of the United States|West Coast]] other than in [[Alaska]] that focuses solely on [[Arctic]] culture? 10/7/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 of the United States|West Coast]]? 10/14/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the cliffs of [[Hart Mountain]] tower 3,600 feet above the floor of [[Oregon]]’s '''[[Warner Valley]]''' ''(pictured)''? 10/23/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that '''[[Cooper Mountain Nature Park]]''' in [[Oregon]] is located on an [[extinct volcano]]? 10/24/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Katr67-->
*... that '''[[Frank H. Schwarz]]'''{{`s}} [[mural]]s for the [[Oregon State Capitol]], including ''[[Lewis and Clark Expedition|Lewis and Clark]] at [[Celilo Falls]]'' ''(pictured)'', were painted in [[New York]] and sent across the continent for installation? 10/29/2009 <!-- Katr67-->
*... that the [[Portland, Oregon]], landmark '''[[Made in Oregon sign]]''' ''(pictured)'' originally advertised a brand of sugar? 10/29/2009 <!-- Esprqii, Katr67-->
*... 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 <!-- Geraldk-->
*... that [[Tabitha Brown]] ''(pictured)'' was recognized as one of [[Oregon]]'s '''[[List of Oregon state symbols|state symbols]]''' for her assistance in founding [[Tualatin Academy]]? 11/2/2009 <!-- Another Believer -->
*... that [[Lake County, Oregon|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the '''[[Rogue Valley Medical Center]]''' in [[Medford, Oregon|Medford]], [[Oregon]], receives patients from as far as {{convert|200|mi|km}} away? 11/7/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5 -->
*... that figure skater [[Tonya Harding]] was once treated at '''[[Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center]]''' in [[Oregon]] for injuries from an assault? 11/14/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Eugene Saturday Market]]''' in [[Eugene, Oregon|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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... 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 '''[[Kaiser Westside Medical Center|Westside Medical Center]]''' at that same location? 11/15/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Oregon]] pioneer '''[[Joseph Hamilton Lambert]]''' developed the Lambert cherry? 11/16/2009 <!-- Katr67-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the defunct '''[[Hill Military Academy]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], was a party to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|U.S. Supreme Court]] case of ''[[Pierce v. Society of Sisters]]''? 11/20/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[United Streetcar]]''' of [[Oregon]] is currently the only American company building modern [[tram|streetcars]] ''(pictured)''? 11/22/2009 <!-- SJ Morg-->
*... that [[Oregon]] pioneer '''[[Robert Crouch Kinney]]''' [[Reading law|read law]] under [[Serranus Clinton Hastings]], but never practiced law? 11/27/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Oregon]] doctor '''[[Augustus C. Kinney]]''' lived in [[Astoria, Oregon|Astoria]], but died in [[Oakland, California]], and was buried in [[Salem, Oregon]]? 11/27/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[John W. Reynolds (Oregon attorney)|John W. Reynolds]]''' was admitted to practice law in [[Oregon]] before he graduated from [[University of Michigan Law School|law school]]? 11/30/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Oregon]] pioneer and politician '''[[Frederick Waymire]]''' was compared to [[Davy Crockett]]? 12/1/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Cleveland S. Rockwell]]''' ''(pictured)'' used the sketches he made during [[Topography|topographical]] survey expeditions for the [[United States Coast and Geodetic Survey]] as the basis for his [[Landscape art|landscape]] [[watercolor]] and [[oil painting]]s? 12/5/2009 <!-- Orygun -->
*... that the size of '''[[Fish Lake (Jackson County, Oregon)|Fish Lake]]''' in [[Oregon]], [[United States|USA]], taking water over the [[Cascade Range|Cascade Divide]] via the '''[[Cascade Canal]]''' from nearby '''[[Fourmile Lake]]''', is now three times larger than it was before 1902? 12/5/2009 <!-- Little Mountain 5 -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Harry V. Gates]]'''{{'}} former ranch became the [[Crooked River Ranch, Oregon|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Dundee Lodge|Fred and Esther Dundee House]]''' in [[Oregon]] was built for [[race car]] driver Fred Dundee? 12/22/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that after removal of a dam that blocked their migration for nearly a century, [[salmon]] and [[Rainbow trout|steelhead]] returned in 2009 to the '''[[Little Sandy River (Oregon)|Little Sandy River]]''' in [[Oregon]]? 12/23/2009 <!-- Finetooth-->
*... that the '''[[Peace Candle of the World]]''', a 50-foot candle-like structure in [[Scappoose, Oregon|Scappoose]], [[Oregon]], is decorated with [[Christmas lights]] every [[Christmas and holiday season|holiday season]]? 12/25/2009 <!-- Hunter Kahn -->
*... that '''[[Caroline Duby Glassman]]''', who was born and raised in [[Oregon]], was the first woman on the [[Maine Supreme Judicial Court|Maine Supreme Court]]? 12/26/2009 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the 1927 '''[[Weatherly Building]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]] was owned by an ice cream magnate? 12/28/2009 <!-- ChildofMidnight, tedder -->
*... that the '''[[Oriental Theatre (Portland)|Oriental Theatre]]'''{{`s}} chandelier ''(ceiling pictured)'' in [[Portland, Oregon]], United States, contained 3,000 light bulbs and weighed {{convert|2000|lb|kg}}? 12/29/2009 <!-- ChildofMidnight, tedder -->
*... 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 <!-- Doncram -->
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====2008 (158 DYKs)====
*...that '''[[Ade Schwammel]]''' of the [[Oregon State Beavers football|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 <!-- Jeepin22 -->
*...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 <!-- Mtsmallwood -->
*...that [[Freestyle swimming|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 <!--created by Njcraig, nom by Alansohn-->
*...that a large coastal defense gun was temporarily installed at Oregon's scenic '''[[Cape Perpetua]]''' during [[World War II]]? 1/20 <!--created by Orygun, nom by EncMstr-->
*...that [[United States|American]] swimmer '''[[Nancy Merki]]''' began swimming at age 8 after contracting [[poliomyelitis|polio]], and set three national swimming records at age 13? 1/22 <!--Esprqii-->
*...that '''[[Biglow Canyon Wind Farm]]''' is the largest planned [[wind farm]] in the U.S. state of [[Oregon]]? 2/1 <!--COTW, nom AM-->
*...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 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the first '''[[Hillsboro Public Library]]''' that opened in 1914 was the only [[Carnegie library]] built in [[Washington County, Oregon]]? 2/9 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the '''[[Owyhee Dam]]''' near [[Adrian, Oregon]], was the tallest [[Arch-gravity dam|dam of its type]] in the world when it was completed in 1932? 2/10 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...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 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that judge '''[[Michael W. Mosman]]''' was involved in [[U.S. Supreme Court]] justice [[Lewis F. Powell]]'s voting to uphold [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]'s [[sodomy law]] in ''[[Bowers v. Hardwick]]'' while working as his [[law clerk]]? 2/14 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the first [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9|Douglas DC-9]] jet airliner to [[aviation accidents and incidents|crash]] was [[West Coast Airlines]] '''[[West Coast Airlines Flight 956|Flight 956]]''' in 1966? 2/16 <!--Trashbag-->
*...that U.S. politician '''[[William Waldo (Oregon politician)|William Waldo]]''' served as a county judge in [[Oregon]] after his [[John B. Waldo|younger brother]] served on the [[Oregon Supreme Court]]? 2/18<!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that [[Oregon]] judge '''[[William Ball Gilbert|William Gilbert]]''' opposed [[Joseph McKenna]]'s nomination to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] after the two had served together on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals]]? 2/19 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that [[The Oregonian|''Oregonian'']] newspaper co-founder '''[[William W. Chapman|William Chapman]]''' served in the first session of the [[Oregon Territorial Legislature]] and was [[Iowa Territory]]'s first delegate to the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]]? 2/19 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that '''[[Hiram Straight]]''' was the foreman of the [[jury]] in [[Oregon City, Oregon]], that sentenced five [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native Americans]] to hang for the [[Whitman Massacre]]? 2/23 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the current configuration of '''[[Sun Pass State Forest]]''' in [[Oregon]] was the result of a land swap between the state government and the [[United States Forest Service|federal forest service]]?  2/29 <!--Orygun-->
*...that author [[Ken Kesey]] taught a course at the [[University of Oregon]] where he and thirteen students [[Collaborative fiction|collaboratively wrote]] '''''[[Caverns (novel)|Caverns]]'''''? 3/1 <!--JayHenry-->
*...that much of '''[[Glencoe, Oregon]]''', was relocated to the new town of [[North Plains, Oregon|North Plains]] after the railroad bypassed the old town? 3/2 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that in the post-[[WWII]] era, the '''[[Zidell Companies|Zidell]]''' [[family business]] based in [[Portland, Oregon]] became the largest [[shipbreaking]] operation in the [[U.S.]]? 3/2 <!--Gatoclass-->
*...that '''[[Malheur Reservation]]''' in [[Oregon]] was set aside for [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] in 1872 and opened to [[European American]] settlement by [[Ulysses S. Grant]] in 1876? 3/7 <!--created by MaxwellPerkins, nom by Katr67-->
*...that [[Dr. Demento]], a [[deejay|DJ]] specializing in novelty songs and parodies, got his start at '''[[KRRC (FM)]]''', the student-run radio station of [[Reed College]]? 3/9 <!--Pete-->
*...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 <!--created by Aboutmovies, nom by Pete-->
*...that [[Portland Trail Blazers]] guard '''[[Brandon Roy]]''' won the 2007 [[NBA Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]] by a near-unanimous vote despite missing almost a third of his first [[2006-07 NBA season|season]] in the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] due to injuries? 3/13 <!--Pete-->
*...that most of the land that makes up the '''[[Santiam State Forest]]''' today was acquired by [[Oregon]] authorities because of [[Tax lien|delinquent taxes]] or purchases at minimal costs prior to [[foreclosure]] during the [[Great Depression]]? 3/14 <!-- Orygun-->
*...that '''[[Salem First United Methodist Church]]''' is the tallest building in [[Salem, Oregon]] and is also the oldest [[Methodism|Methodist]] church west of the [[Rocky Mountains]]? 3/15 <!-- Katr67 -->
*...that the '''[[Mitchell Recreation Area]]''' near [[Bly, Oregon|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 <!-- Orygun, nom by AM-->
*...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<!-- Esprqii -->
*...that a 1970 bomb caused $170,000 worth of damage at '''[[Portland City Hall|City Hall]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]], but no one was ever arrested for the crime? 3/17 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that '''[[Johnson Creek (Willamette River)|Johnson Creek]]''', one of the few free-flowing streams in the [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] area, overflowed its banks 37 times between 1971 and 2006? 3/19 <!--Finetooth, nom Pete-->
*...that [[Eugene, Oregon]]'s '''''[[The Register-Guard]]''''' is the second largest newspaper in [[Oregon]]? 3/19 <!--COTW-->
*...that a group in [[Forest Grove, Oregon]] posed nude for a calendar to raise funds to buy the '''[[Alvin T. Smith House]]'''? 3/19 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the '''[[Central Library (Portland, Oregon)|Central Library]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]] was one of the first libraries in the United States to feature an [[open plan]] design? 3/19 <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...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 <!--Northwesterner1-->
*...that '''[[Sinnott Memorial Observation Station]]''' is a sheltered viewpoint built into the [[caldera]] cliff {{convert|900|ft}} above [[Crater Lake]] in [[Oregon]]? 3/25 <!-- Orygun-->
*...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 [[batting average|bat]] over .400 for a season? 3/27 <!-- Esprqii -->
*...that [[Oregon State University|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 Baseball|major league]] game? 3/28 <!-- Wizardman -->
*...that [[Isaac R. Moores|'''Isaac Moores, Sr.''']] served in the [[Oregon Territorial Legislature]], with his son [[Isaac R. Moores, Jr.|'''Isaac Moores, Jr.''']] later serving in the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon State Legislature]]? 3/29 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that the practices of the '''[[Followers of Christ (Oregon church)|Followers of Christ]]''' church in Oregon, which include [[faith healing]] and forbid [[therapy|medical treatment]], prompted a 1999 state law making parents liable if their children are harmed by a lack of treatment? 3/31 <!-- nom by Pete, written by EngineerScotty -->
*...that the '''[[Hatfield Government Center (MAX station)|Hatfield Government Center]]''' light rail station in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], was the busiest on the Westside MAX extension within a year of opening? 4/2 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that the '''''[[Colonel Wright (sternwheeler)|Colonel Wright]]''''' was the first [[steamboat]] to run on the [[Snake River]]? 4/3 <!-- Mtsmallwood. Note that original hook made Oregon connection clearer: ...that the Colonel Wright was the first steamboat to operate on the Columbia River above The Dalles in the mid 1800s? -->
*...that '''[[Luis Palau]]''', an evangelical minister based in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]], has collaborated with government leaders in Portland and neighboring cities, and 500 [[Christian]] pastors, to rally volunteers to address [[homelessness]]? 4/3 <!-- Peteforsyth -->
*...that leaders in [[Lake Oswego, Oregon|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 <!-- Esprqii -->
*...that '''[[Comfort Station No. 68|Comfort Stations No. 68]]''' and '''[[Comfort Station No. 72|No. 72]]''' in the '''[[Rim Village Historic District]]''' of [[Oregon]], listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places|U.S. National Register of Historic Places]] in 1988, are [[public restroom]]s built in the 1930s? 4/10 <!-- Triple-DYK by Orygun -->
*...that the '''''[[Shoshone (Snake River sternwheeler)|Shoshone]]''''' was the first of only two [[steamboat]]s to be brought down through [[Hells Canyon]], North America's deepest [[gorge]], to the lower [[Snake River]]? 4/11 <!-- Mtsmallwood -->
*...that '''[[Josiah Failing]]''' became the [[list of mayors of Portland, Oregon|fourth mayor]] of [[Portland, Oregon]] less than three years after moving there from [[New York City]]? 4/11 <!-- Pete-->
*...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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that [[film producer]] '''[[Neil Kopp]]''' stood in as a [[location scout]], [[location manager]], [[assistant director]] and [[grip (job)|grip]] while filming ''[[Old Joy]]''? 4/12 <!-- Redl@nds597198-->
*...that '''[[Brad Avakian]]''', [[Oregon]]'s recently appointed [[Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries|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 <!-- Pete-->
*...that '''[[Frank Morse (Oregon politician)|Frank Morse]]''' once [[outsourcing|outsourced]] the research for a speech on [[globalization]] to a company in [[India]]? 4/17 <!-- Pete-->
*...that the headquarters for [[Crater Lake National Park]] are in the '''[[Munson Valley Historic District]]''' near the summit of the [[Cascade Mountains|Cascades]] where average annual snowfall is 533 inches (1,354 cm)? 4/18<!--Orygun -->
*...that even though his predecessor was a [[Oregon Republican Party|Republican]], [[Democratic Party of Oregon|Democrat]] '''[[Kurt Schrader]]''' faced no Republican opponent in his 2002 run for the [[Oregon State Senate]]? 4/20 <!-- Esprqii & Pete-->
*...that the southern terminus of the [[Westside Express Service|first suburb to suburb commuter rail]] in the United States is '''[[Wilsonville Station]]''' in [[Oregon]]? 4/20 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that '''[[Richard Devlin]]''', the majority leader of the [[Oregon State Senate]], has faced [[Oregon Republican Party|Republican]] [[Bob Tiernan]] three times, in races for two offices? 4/20 <!-- Esprqii & Pete-->
*...that '''[[John Dick (basketball)|John Dick]]''', the high scorer in the [[1939 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship]], would later command the [[United States Navy|U.S. Navy]] [[supercarrier]] [[USS Saratoga (CV 60)|USS ''Saratoga'']]? 4/22 <!--Esprqii-->
*...that [[Oregon State Senate|state senator]] '''[[Larry George]]''' sued Senate President [[Peter Courtney]] in an attempt to prevent an experimental session of the [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|Oregon Legislature]]? 4/22 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that the '''[[Ellsworth Street Bridge]]''' in [[Albany, Oregon]], was designed by [[Conde McCullough]] who was both a bridge engineer and an attorney? 4/25 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Boone Bridge]]''' is named for [[Daniel Boone]]'s grandson, who operated the first [[Boones Ferry|river crossing at that location]]? 4/25<!-- Aboutmovies-->
*...that the '''[[Capitol Center (Oregon)|Capitol Center]]''' has been the tallest commercial building in [[Salem, Oregon]], since its completion in 1926? 4/29 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!--Elkman-->
*... that '''[[Rim Drive]]''' in [[Oregon]], a scenic [[highway]] cited by the [[American Automobile Association]] as one of the ten most beautiful roads in the [[United States|U.S.]], is a 33-mile loop that follows the [[caldera]] rim around [[Crater Lake]]? 5/3<!--Orygun -->
*... that [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Warrior Rock Light]]''' operated uneventfully for 80 years until it was struck by a barge in 1969? 5/5 <!-- EncMstr -->
*... 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 <!--Orygun -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Esprqii-->
*... that '''[[Bert E. Haney|Bert Haney]]''' lost an election to the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]], but was later confirmed by the Senate for a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]]? 5/14 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Korean War Memorial]]''' was not built until nearly 50 years after the [[Korean War]] began? 5/19 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Thomas Garrigus]]''' of [[Oregon]] was a silver medalist for the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team at the [[1968 Summer Olympics|Summer Games in Mexico City]]? 5/19 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Wallowa-Whitman National Forest]]''' in [[Oregon]] is home to a small population of [[wolverine]]s, which are rare within the United States? 5/20 <!-- Northwesterner1 -->
*... that eleven [[President of the United States|U.S. presidents]] stayed at the '''[[Portland Hotel]]''', a [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne-style]], [[Châteauesque]] hotel which opened in [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] in 1890? 5/20 <!-- Katr, nom by PFHLai -->
*... that '''[[Henry Failing]]''' won his second term as [[List of mayors of Portland, Oregon|mayor]] of [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[Oregon]] with only five dissenting votes? 5/20 <!-- Pete -->
*... that '''[[Samuel B. Huston]]''' switched counties and political parties between two elections to the [[Oregon State Senate]]? 5/23 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*.. that in the [[Primary (election)|primaries]] for the '''[[Oregon gubernatorial election, 2002|2002 Oregon gubernatorial election]]''', candidates included one who called himself the "flying governor"? 5/26 <!-- Davewild -->
*... that the '''[[Coffee Creek Correctional Facility]]''' is the only women's [[prison]] in [[Oregon]]? 5/28 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[First Regiment Armory Annex|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 <!-- Tedder, Esprqii-->
*... that [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Collier Memorial State Park]]''' has a [[logging]] museum with equipment dating back to 1880 including ox-drawn "[[skidder|high wheel]]s", steam-powered "[[donkey engine]]s", and antique [[saw mill]] machinery? 6/2 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that the 1974 film '''''[[Lost in the Stars (film)|Lost in the Stars]]''''', set in [[apartheid]]-era [[South Africa]], was actually shot in [[Oregon]]? 6/2 <!-- Ecoleetage-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Samuel H. Boardman State Scenic Corridor]]''' contains a {{convert|367|acre|ha|adj=on}} land gift made in 1950 by Borax Consolidated, and this was the first non-domestic donation to the [[Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|Oregon Parks commission]]?  6/4 <!-- EncMstr -->
*... that [[Oregon]]'s '''[[Devils Punch Bowl State Natural Area]]''' has a naturally eroded bowl carved in the rock by swirling ocean waves? 6/4 <!-- EncMstr -->
*... that although [[Portland, Oregon]]'s 140-mile (225&nbsp;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 <!-- EncMstr -->
*... 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 <!-- Esprqii-->
*... that '''[[Helen J. Frye]]''' was the first woman to serve on [[Oregon]]'s [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|sole federal district court]]? 6/10 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Albert E. Tozier|Albert Tozier]]''' rang the bell at a church in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], on New Year's Eve for 64 straight years? 6/11 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Hillsboro Central/3rd Avenue Transit Center (MAX station)|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the [[basalt]] underlying the '''[[Columbia Plateau (ecoregion)|Columbia Plateau ecoregion]]''' in [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Oregon]] can be up to {{convert|2|mi|km|0}} thick? 6/21 <!-- Northwesterner1-->
*... that most of the [[Sitka spruce]] in the '''[[Coast Range (ecoregion)|Coast Range ecoregion]]''' of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] and [[Oregon]] has been [[logging|logged]] and replaced with [[Coast Douglas-fir|Douglas-fir]] plantations? 6/21 <!-- Northwesterner1-->
*... that plants in some parts of the '''[[Klamath Mountains (ecoregion)|Klamath Mountains ecoregion]]''' in [[Southern Oregon]] and [[Northern California]] have evolved to grow in potentially toxic and nutrient-poor [[serpentine soil]]s? 6/22 <!-- Northwesterner1-->
*... that invasive [[cheatgrass]] has replaced native [[bunch grass]]es across much of the '''[[Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion)|Northern Basin and Range ecoregion]]''' in the northwestern [[United States]]? 6/22 <!-- Northwesterner1-->
 *... that [[irrigation|irrigation canals]] in the [[Treasure Valley]] and [[Magic Valley]] have dramatically transformed the '''[[Snake River Plain (ecoregion)|Snake River Plain ecoregion]]''' in southern [[Idaho]]? 6/22 <!-- Northwesterner1-->
*... that the [[Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills (ecoregion)|Pumice Plateau]] in the '''[[Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills (ecoregion)|Eastern Cascades Slopes and Foothills ecoregion]]''' of [[Southern Oregon]] is covered by a thick layer of [[volcanic ash]] from [[Mt. Mazama]]? 6/22 <!-- Northwesterner1-->
*... that the [[Oregon]] '''[[Imnaha Guard Station]]''' is one of the few [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]] guard stations that have been occupied almost every summer since 1939? 7/4 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that the '''[[Fair Complex/Hillsboro Airport|Fair Complex MAX station]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], has a [[weather vane]] made with five [[Model aircraft|model airplanes]]? 7/17 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[C.W. Bergstrom]]''' was the last [[professional wrestler]] to ever hold the [[NWA Pacific Northwest Heavyweight Championship]]? 7/22 <!--Sceptre-->
*... that the '''[[Quatama/Northwest 205th Avenue|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[philanthropist]] '''[[Lorry I. Lokey|Lorry Lokey]]''' has donated [[United States dollar|US$]]132&nbsp;million to the [[University of Oregon]]? 7/29 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the Laurel Valley Store in '''[[Laurel, Oregon]]''', opened in 1893 and is still in use? 7/31 <!-- davidmooreinfo, Aboutmovies-->
*...that the '''[[Seventy-fourth Oregon Legislative Assembly]]''', convening from 2007 to 2008, was the first since 1989 in which the [[Democratic Party of Oregon|Democratic party]] controlled both houses of the state's legislature? 8/1 <!-- Pete-->
*... that '''[[Salem Hospital (Oregon)|Salem Hospital]]''' has the busiest [[emergency room]] in the state of [[Oregon]]? 8/2 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that residential lots in the '''[[Drake Park Neighborhood Historic District]]''' of [[Bend, Oregon|Bend]], [[Oregon]]—with views of the [[Deschutes River (Oregon)|Deschutes River]] and the [[Cascades Mountains]]—originally sold for [[US$]]100 to US$250? 8/7 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that '''[[Andy Tillman]]''' was the first [[North American]] [[llama]] [[selective breeding|breeder]] to win top honors at a major [[South American]] llama and [[alpaca]] show? 8/16 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the 12-story '''[[Lincoln Center (Oregon)|Lincoln Tower]]''' is the tallest building in [[Washington County, Oregon]]? 8/26 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Metolius Springs]]''' in [[Oregon]] produces 50,000 gallons/[[minute|s]], enough to make the [[Metolius River]] one of the largest spring-fed rivers in the [[United States|US]]? 8/28 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!-- Bobert G, nom AM-->
*... that '''[[Willamette Valley Medical Center]]''' in [[McMinnville, Oregon]], is the only hospital in the [[county seat]] of [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill County]]? 9/3 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Philadelphia Phillies]] prospect '''[[Andrew Carpenter (baseball)|Andrew Carpenter]]''' pitched a [[perfect game]] against the [[Fort Myers Miracle]] in {{mlby|2007}}? 9/3 <!-- Killervogel5-->
*... that the '''''[[Statesman Journal]]''''' is the second oldest newspaper in [[Oregon]]? 9/11 <!-- COTW, nom AM-->
*... that '''[[Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon)|Temple Beth Israel]]''' in [[Eugene, Oregon]] was attacked by [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazi]] members of the [[Volksfront]] in 1994 and 2002? 9/16 <!-- Jayjg-->
*... 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 <!-- Cirt-->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Nursery Company]]''' founded the town of [[Orenco, Oregon]] in 1908 to house its [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] immigrant workers? 9/18 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that the [[Portland, Oregon]] [[theatre|theater]] company '''[[Portland Center Stage]]''' was started as a branch of the [[Oregon Shakespeare Festival]]? 9/18 <!-- Cirt-->
*... that '''[[Bridgeport Village (Oregon)|Bridgeport Village]]''', a shopping center in [[Washington County, Oregon]], was built on the site of a former rock [[quarry]]? 9/21 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Oregon Civic Justice Center]]''' at the [[Willamette University College of Law|Willamette Law School]] was dedicated exactly 96 years after the building was first opened as a [[Carnegie library]]? 9/22 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
... 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 <!--Maury Markowitz-->
*... that [[jökulhlaup]]s, glacial bursts, from [[Oregon]]'s '''[[White River Glacier (Oregon)|White River Glacier]]''' on [[Mount Hood]] have washed out a highway six times since 1926?  9/24 <!-- EncMstr -->
*... that after filing to run for a seat on the [[Oregon Supreme Court]], judge '''[[Jason Lee (Oregon judge)|Jason Lee]]''' had two cases decided against his interests in the same court before withdrawing? 9/29<!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Goodpasture Bridge|Goodpasture Covered Bridge]]''' ''(pictured)'' spanning the [[McKenzie River (Oregon)|McKenzie River]] near [[Vida, Oregon|Vida]], [[Oregon]] is decorated for the [[Christmas]] season? 10/2 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Oregon State Senate|Oregon State Senator]] '''[[Laurie Monnes Anderson]]''' is a first cousin of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' creator [[Matt Groening]]? 10/6 <!-- Esprqii-->
*... that '''[[Minthorn Hall]]''' in [[Newberg, Oregon]], is the oldest building on the campus of [[George Fox University]]? 10/8 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Legacy Meridian Park Hospital]]''' in [[Tualatin, Oregon]], was built when the city had only 750 residents? 10/9 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that two companies with the name '''[[Oregon Central Railroad]]''' both claimed the same federal [[land grants]]? 10/12 <!-- NE2-->
*... that the '''[[Art Building (Willamette University)|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<!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Chuck Riley (Oregon politician)|Chuck Riley]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s original opponent for the [[Oregon legislative elections, 2008|November 2008 election]] was disqualified for living in the wrong [[Oregon House of Representatives|Oregon House District]]? 10/23 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Apple Valley Airport (Oregon)|Apple Valley Airport]]''' near [[Buxton, Oregon]], was built by [[Portland, Oregon]] TV personality [[Ramblin' Rod Anders]]? 10/30 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[Joseph C. Hare]]''', [[American]] [[politician]] and lumberman, has a railroad station, railroad stop, and [[Hares Canyon|valley]] all named after him? 11/9 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the historic ranger's residence in the '''[[Clackamas Lake Ranger Station Historic District]]''', no longer needed by [[park ranger]]s, is now used mainly by recreational visitors? 11/9 <!-- Orygun-->
*... that [[Pacific University]]'s first building at its '''[[Pacific University Health Professions Campus|Health Professions Campus]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon]], attained [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] gold status in 2007? 11/10 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the [[National Register of Historic Places|historic]] '''[[Charles Shorey House]]''' mixes both [[gambrel]] and [[gable]] roofs? 11/11 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that men from the '''[[1st Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment]]''' were the first explorers to climb down the {{convert|800|ft|adj=on}} [[caldera]] wall to reach the shore of [[Crater Lake]]? 11/12<!-- Orygun-->
*... that after a [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|federal jury]] in [[Portland, Oregon]] decided against the defendant in '''''[[Byron v. Rajneesh Foundation International]]''''', an inner circle of [[Osho|Rajneesh]] followers plotted to murder the plaintiff? 11/14 <!-- Cirt-->
*... that U.S. federal judge '''[[Malcolm F. Marsh|Malcolm Marsh]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s father and uncle both served as presidents of the [[Oregon State Bar]]? 11/15 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Alansohn-->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that '''[[List of Portland Trail Blazers head coaches|four Portland Trail Blazers head coaches]]''' have spent their entire [[National Basketball Association]] coaching careers with the Trail Blazers? 11/22 <!-- SRE.K.A.L.24-->
*... 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 <!-- Emk4ever, nom AM -->
*... 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 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!-- Emk4ever, nom AM -->
*... that following his team's loss in the '''[[1965 Rose Bowl]]''', [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State Beavers]] football coach [[Tommy Prothro]] was hired as head coach at [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]], where he led the team to victory in the [[1966 Rose Bowl|following year's Rose Bowl]]? 11/28 <!-- Esprqii -->
*... 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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that [[Westside Express Service|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the "Old Perpetual" geyser at '''[[Hunter's Hot Springs (Oregon)|Hunter's Hot Springs]]''' in [[Lake County, Oregon|Lake County]], [[Oregon]], releases a plume of near-boiling water 50 to 60&nbsp;feet (15–18&nbsp;m) into the air every 90&nbsp;seconds? 12/9 <!-- Orygun-->
*... 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 <!--Sasata-->
*... that [[Liz Heaston]] was the first woman to score points in a [[College football|college football game]] when she kicked two extra points for the '''[[Willamette Bearcats]]''' in 1997? 12/12 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Finetooth‎-->
*... that during construction of the church that now houses the '''[[Glenn & Viola Walters Cultural Arts Center|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 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that the '''[[Audubon Society of Portland]]''', [[Oregon]], [[USA]], rehabilitates 3,500&nbsp;animals and has over 20,000&nbsp;hours volunteered each year? 12/21<!-- EncMstr-->
*... that '''[[Francis A. Chenoweth]]''' served as speaker of both the [[Oregon House of Representatives]] and the [[Washington House of Representatives]]? 12/22<!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that in 1973, [[Oregon]] became the '''[[Cannabis in Oregon|first state to decriminalize]]''' the possession of small amounts of [[marijuana]] in the [[United States]]? 12/22 <!-- Another Believer, Peregrine Fisher-->
*... that the '''[[Oregon State Beavers men's basketball]]''' team is coached by [[Craig Robinson (basketball coach)|Craig Robinson]], brother-in-law of US President-elect [[Barack Obama]]? 12/23 <!-- VegaDark, nom Wizardman -->
*... that '''[[Charles S. Moore]]''' served as [[county judge]] for [[Klamath County, Oregon|Klamath, Oregon]], [[USA]], after his father had served as the first judge there? 12/23 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... 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 <!-- Finetooth‎-->
*... that [[Oregon]] politician '''[[Ralph Carey Geer]]'s''' grandson, [[Homer Davenport]], was a [[Editorial cartoonist|political cartoonist]]? 12/27 <!-- Aboutmovies-->
*... that five former members of the '''[[Portland Trail Blazers accomplishments and records|Portland Trail Blazers]]''' have been inducted into the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]]?  12/28 <!-- Dabomb87, Chrishomingtang-->
*... that '''[[Alcohol in Oregon|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 [[Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|18th Amendment]]? 12/30 <!-- Pete, Peregrine Fisher‎-->
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====2007 (87 DYKs)====
*...that the '''[[1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game]]''' resulted in the biggest overcome [[Spread betting|point spread]] in [[college football]] history when the [[Oregon State Beavers football|Beavers]] beat the [[Washington Huskies football|Huskies]], 21-20? [[January 9]] [[2007]]<!-- VegaDark -->
*...that '''[[Joseph Ingraham]]''', an [[United States|American]] sailor who discovered several of the [[Marquesas Islands]], was lost at sea in 1800? [[March 9]] [[2007]]<!--aboutmovies -->
*...that '''[[William P. Bryant]]''' presided over the first [[Criminal procedure|criminal trial]] in what is now the [[U.S. state]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]]? [[March 10]] [[2007]]<!--aboutmovies -->
*...that "urban [[Native Americans in the United States|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]]<!--Jmabel-->
*...that the '''[[Hallie Ford Museum of Art]]''' in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], [[Oregon]], is the third largest museum in the state - and [[Yahoo!]] Travel's tenth best thing to do in Salem? [[March 25]] [[2007]]<!--aboutmovies -->
*...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]]<!--aboutmovies -->
*...that [[bat]]s comprise about 20% of all [[mammal]] species found in the '''[[Central Oregon Coast Range]]''' ''([[:Image:CentralOrCoastRange.jpg|pictured]])''? [[April 19]] [[2007]]<!--article created by Aboutmovies, nominated by howcheng-->
*...that in 1961 the '''[[Portland Buckaroos]]''' hockey team beat the [[Seattle Totems]] in the [[Western Hockey League (minor pro)|Western Hockey League]] championship to win the [[Lester Patrick Cup]] in its first season of existence? [[April 22]] [[2007]] <!--Created by Sprkee, nominated by Aboutmovies-->
*...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]]<!--article created by Aboutmovies, nominated by howcheng-->
*...that the '''[[Portland Power (basketball)|Portland Power]]’s''' [[Natalie Williams]] was the leading scorer in the [[American Basketball League (1996-1998)|ABL]] during the 1997 to 1998 season? [[April 23]] [[2007]]<!--Created by Sprkee, nominated by Aboutmovies-->
*...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 [[Subsequent Nuremberg Trials|war crimes]] after [[World War II]]? [[April 24]] [[2007]]<!--Aboutmovies -->
*...that '''[[Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club]]''' was the site of [[Tiger Woods]]’ record third consecutive [[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|amateur championship]]? [[April 25]] [[2007]]<!--Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!--Aboutmovies -->
*...that in 1927, [[Oregon]] congressman '''[[Maurice E. Crumpacker]]''' drowned in [[San Francisco Bay]] after claiming he had been poisoned? [[May 5]] [[2007]] <!--Created by Sprkee, nominated by Aboutmovies-->
*...that in [[1851]], '''[[Hugh O'Bryant]]''' was elected the first mayor of [[Portland, Oregon]] by a mere four votes? [[May 6]] [[2007]] <!-- Duckblazer -->
*...that '''[[Pokey Allen]]''', former head coach of the [[Portland State Vikings]] football team, appeared in television commercials threatening to have himself [[human cannonball|shot out of a cannon]] into the backyards of anyone not buying season tickets? [[May 19]] [[2007]] <!--Sprkee-->
*...that '''[[Betty Roberts]]''' was the first woman to serve on [[Oregon Supreme Court|Oregon's Supreme Court]]? [[May 21]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that [[alpine skiing|alpine skier]] '''[[Jean Saubert]]''' won one-third of all medals earned by the entire [[United States at the 1964 Winter Olympics|United States]] Olympic team at the [[1964 Winter Olympics]]? [[May 22]] [[2007]] <!--Sprkee-->
*...that '''[[Vortex I]]''', which took place in [[Oregon]] in 1970, remains the only state-sponsored [[rock festival]] in [[United States]] history? [[May 22]] [[2007]] <!--article by EngineerScotty, nom by Katr67-->
*...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]] <!--Sprkee-->
*...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]] <!--Sprkee-->
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*...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]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that '''[[L.L. "Stub" Stewart Memorial State Park]]''' is the first new full-service [[state park]] in [[Oregon]] since 1972? [[June 6]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the oldest state government building in the US state of [[Oregon]], the 1914 '''[[Oregon Supreme Court Building|Supreme Court Building]]''' in [[Salem, Oregon|Salem]], has a stained glass skylight in the shape of the State seal? [[June 24]] [[2007]]<!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that the first teacher and practicing doctor in [[Portland, Oregon]], '''[[Ralph Wilcox]]''' killed himself with a [[Deringer]] pistol while at work at the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|federal court]]? [[July 4]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...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]] <!--Sprkee-->
*...that the '''[[Oregon Coast Range]]''' was created by a [[forearc]] basin along the [[Pacific Ocean]]? [[July 5]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that '''[[Charles A. Johns]]''' went from being a [[Judge|justice]] on the [[Oregon Supreme Court]] to a justice on the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] in 1921? [[July 7]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that under the '''[[Organic Laws of Oregon|First Organic Laws of Oregon]]''', the de facto constitution of the [[Provisional Government of Oregon|Provisional Government]], women could get [[Marriage|married]] at the age of 14? [[July 20]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that of the sixty delegates to the '''[[Oregon Constitutional Convention]]''', ''(Oregon Territory Seal pictured)'' thirty-four were [[farmer]]s, while eighteen were [[lawyer]]s, including three justices of the [[Oregon Supreme Court]]? [[July 26]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that [[John Beckett (football)|'''John Beckett''']] is the only [[American football]] player to have been the [[captain (sports)|team captain]] for two different [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] teams: the [[University of Oregon]] in 1917 and [[Mare Island Naval Shipyard|Mare Island]] in 1918? [[July 27]] [[2007]] <!--Sprkee-->
*...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]] <!--BlueLotas-->
*...that '''[[St. Paul Roman Catholic Church (St. Paul, Oregon)|St. Paul Roman Catholic Church]]''' in [[St. Paul, Oregon]] is the oldest brick building in the [[Pacific Northwest]]? [[August 6]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that while working for the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] attorney '''[[Jacob Tanzer]]''' worked on the case that led to the movie ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''? [[August 6]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that in 1904, '''[[H. Chandler Egan]]''' won the [[United States Amateur Championship (men's golf)|U.S. Amateur golf championship]], and was a member of both the [[NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships|U.S. college  championship]] and the [[gold medal]]-winning [[Golf at the 1904 Summer Olympics|United States Olympic golf team]]s? [[August 7]] [[2007]] <!--Sprkee-->
*...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 [[Initiative and referendum|ballot measure]]? [[August 7]] [[2007]] <!--Aboutmovies-->
*...that '''[[Eighteenmile Island]]''' is the only privately owned island in the [[Columbia River]]? [[August 10]] [[2008]] <!-- W.marsh -->
*...that Oregon's '''[[Salmon River (Clackamas County, Oregon)|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]] <!-- EncMstr -->
*...that a [[clock tower]] added to the old '''[[Washington County Courthouse (Oregon)|Washington County Courthouse]]''' in 1891 did not have a working clock? [[August 20]][[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that the '''[[Weinhard Brewery Complex|Weinhard Brewery]]''' managed to survive [[prohibition]] by producing [[near-beer]], [[root beer]] and [[syrup]], which were marketed as "Gourmet Elixirs"? [[August 23]][[2007]] <!-- Ajbenj -->
*...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]] <!-- Sprkee -->
*...that a portion of the money used to purchase land for the publicly owned '''[[Noble Woods Park]]''' in [[Hillsboro, Oregon|Hillsboro]], [[Oregon]], came from private pledges? [[September 7]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that judge '''[[Otto Richard Skopil, Jr.]]''' was nominated to the federal [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|district court]] by a Republican U.S. President and to the federal [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit|court of appeals]] by a Democratic President? [[September 9]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that ''[[The Simpsons]]''’ creator [[Matt Groening]]’s father was a founding director of the '''[[American Advertising Museum]]''' in [[Portland, Oregon]]? [[September 11]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that though '''[[Theodore Thurston Geer]]''' was the tenth [[Governor of Oregon|Oregon Governor]], he was the first native [[Oregon]]ian to serve in that office? [[September 13]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that '''[[Thomas Milton Gatch]]''', an [[Ohio]]an [[educator]] and [[politician]], was the first president of [[Oregon State University]] to hold a [[doctorate degree]]? [[September 18]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that the 371-acre '''[[Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge]]''' provides nesting for 1.2 million [[seabird]]s—more than [[California]] and [[Washington (state)|Washington]] combined? [[September 19]][[2007]] <!-- EncMstr -->
*...that '''[[Spec Keene]]''''s [[Willamette University]] [[American football|football]] team was stranded in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|Honolulu]] for two weeks following Japan's [[Attack on Pearl Harbor|attack on Pearl Harbor]]? [[September 19]][[2007]] <!-- Sprkee -->
*...that '''[[Samuel Parker (Oregon politician)|Samuel Parker]]''' was a lawmaker in the [[Provisional Government of Oregon|Provisional]], [[Oregon Territory|Territorial]], and [[Oregon Legislative Assembly|State]] governments of [[Oregon]]? [[September 20]][[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that missionary '''[[Josiah Lamberson Parrish|Josiah Parrish]]''' drove the first spike for the [[Oregon and California Railroad]], and had a land dispute reach the [[United States Supreme Court|U. S. Supreme Court]]? [[September 21]][[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- EncMstr -->
*...that after Oregon's '''[[Point Adams Light]]house''' changed colors to reduce confusion, it caused a ship to run aground in 1881? [[September 22]][[2007]] <!-- EncMstr -->
*...that long-time [[University of Oregon]] [[Athletics (track and field)|track]] coach '''[[Bill Hayward]]''' also played [[lacrosse]] for the world champion Ottawa Capitals? [[September 26]][[2007]] <!-- Sprkee -->
*...that [[Oregon]] pioneer '''[[Levi Scott (pioneer)|Levi Scott]]''' is the namesake for a town, a valley, and a mountain, as well as the [[Mount Scott (Oregon)|highest peak]] in [[Crater Lake National Park]]? [[October 1]][[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that gold was first discovered in [[Oregon]] in 1850 in the [[Illinois River (Oregon)|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]] <!-- Peregrine Fisher -->
*...that the '''[[Hillsboro Civic Center]]''' was only the second [[city hall]] in America to earn an [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]] Gold certification from the [[United States Green Building Council|U.S. Green Building Council]]? [[October 8]][[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that the '''[[Hillsboro Police Department|Hillsboro Police]]''' were the first law enforcement agency in [[Oregon]] to collect [[demographics|demographic]] statistics from traffic stops to combat [[racial profiling]]? [[October 11]][[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]] has a '''[[Rail transport in Oregon|rail network]]''' of over 2,400 miles? [[October 12]] [[2007]] <!-- EngineerScotty-->
*...that the [[murder]] of '''[[Michael Francke]]''' while he was [[Oregon Department of Corrections|at work]] became the basis of the movie ''[[Without Evidence]]''?  [[October 17]] [[2007]]<!--EngineerScotty-->
*...that former [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] mayor '''[[Frank Ivancie]]''' was defeated in his run for re-election by a [[Bud Clark|local tavern owner with no prior political experience]]? [[October 17]] [[2007]]<!--EngineerScotty-->
*...that the '''[[Rose Quarter]]''' sports and entertainment complex in [[Portland, Oregon]] was constructed in the [[parking lot]] of the [[Memorial Coliseum (Portland)|Memorial Coliseum]]? [[October 29]] [[2007]]<!--EngineerScotty-->
*...that '''[[Joseph Robertson (dean)|Joe Robertson]]''', Dean of [[Oregon Health and Science University]], lives on a [[houseboat]]? 10/31 <!-- Archtransit -->
*...that '''[[Hare Field]]''' was the first all-weather high school [[American football|football]] field in [[Oregon]]? [[November 1]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that '''[[Elijah White]]'s''' only two children drowned in separate instances in [[Oregon Country]] during 1838? [[November 7]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that [[Cornelius, Oregon]] is named after pioneer '''[[Thomas R. Cornelius]]''', who served in the both the [[Oregon Territorial Legislature|Territorial]] and [[Oregon State Senate|State legislatures]]? [[November 8]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that '''[[Don Durdan]]''' was selected as the [[most valuable player]] of [[college football]]'s [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] in 1942, and six years later, won a professional [[basketball]] championship with the [[Portland Indians]]?  [[November 11]] [[2007]] <!-- Sprkee -->
*...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]] <!-- EncMstr -->
*...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 E. Wilson|Albert Wilson]]''' became the first American merchant to open a store in [[Astoria, Oregon]]? [[November 19]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Cirt -->
*...that the '''[[Gus J. Solomon United States Courthouse|Solomon Courthouse]]''' has twice served as a post office, and was the setting for a courtroom scene in [[The Hunted (2003 film)|''The Hunted'']]? [[November 25]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that seven followers of [[Osho|Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh]] were convicted for being part of a 1985 '''[[1985 Rajneeshee assassination plot|assassination plot]]''' to [[murder]] the [[United States Attorney]] for the [[United States District Court for the District of Oregon|District of Oregon]]? [[December 2]] [[2007]] <!-- Cirt -->
*...that the '''[[Platypus Trophy]]''', awarded to the winner of the [[Civil War (college football game)|Civil War]] [[college football]] game between [[University of Oregon|Oregon]] and [[Oregon State University|Oregon State]], was lost for more than 40 years before being found in a closet in 2005? [[December 3]] [[2007]] <!-- Sprkee -->
*...that the tallest commercial building in [[Salem, Oregon]] was commissioned by '''[[Thomas A. Livesley]]'''? [[December 6]] [[2007]] <!-- Awotter -->
*...that [[Portland General Electric]] CEO '''[[Peggy Y. Fowler]]''' is blind in one eye? [[December 9]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that '''[[George K. Gay]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house was the first brick house in [[Oregon]] and served as the boundary marker between [[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill]] and [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk]] counties? [[December 16]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...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]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that the community of '''[[West Union, Oregon]]''', has the oldest [[Baptist]] church west of the [[Rocky Mountains]]? [[December 22]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that as [[Oregon State University]] athletic director, '''[[Percy Locey]]''' agreed to play the 1942 [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] at the opposing team's home field due to the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]]? [[December 23]] [[2007]] <!-- Created by Jeepin22, nominated by Esprqii -->
*...that '''[[Ava Helen Pauling]]''', an [[United States|American]] [[human rights]] activist and wife of [[Nobel Prize|Nobel]] [[List of Nobel laureates|laureate]] [[Linus Pauling]], was a three-time national [[vice president]] of the [[Women's International League for Peace and Freedom]]? [[December 25]] [[2007]] <!-- Trevor.Sandgathe -->
*...that before becoming the [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|Judge Advocate General]] of the [[United States Navy]], '''[[Thomas Leigh Gatch]]''' was awarded two [[Navy Cross]]es? [[December 27]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
*...that [[Oregon State University]]’s '''[[O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory|Wave Research Laboratory]]''' has the world’s largest [[tsunami]] simulator? [[December 28]] [[2007]] <!-- Aboutmovies -->
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====2006 (8 hooks)====
*...that a wooden grain elevator is the only building still operational in '''[[Boyd, Oregon]]'''? [[December 16]] [[2006]]<!--J-M-->
*...that the '''[[Oregon Department of State Lands|Department of State Lands]]''' is one of [[Oregon]]'s oldest [[government agency|government agencies]]? [[December 16]] [[2006]]<!--J-M-->
*...that [[United States|U.S.]] [[judge]] '''[[Charles Crookham]]''' held a mock [[funeral service|funeral]] for [[Roman numerals]] when they were retired from use in state [[pleading]]s? [[December 15]] [[2006]]<!--J-M-->
*...that '''[[Canyon live oak]]''' [[acorn]]s were a [[Native American]] [[staple food]]? 11/29 <!-- Anlace -->
*...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]] <!-- VegaDark -->
*...that '''[[Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge]]''' supports the largest surviving population of the endangered [[Fender's blue Butterfly]] which feeds upon the threatened [[Lupinus sulphureus|Kincaid's lupine]]? 7/8
*...that the [[physician]] '''[[Marie Equi]]''' became an [[anarchism|anarchist]] after being attacked by [[police]], while she was [[picketing]] during a [[Strike action|strike]] supported by the [[Industrial Workers of the World]]? [[February 1]] [[2006]] <!-- Owen-->
*...that [[amateur wrestling]] [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist '''[[Robin Reed]]''' could pin every member of the [[1924]] United States Olympic wrestling team, despite being in the second lowest [[Wrestling weight classes|weight class]]? [[January 30]] [[2006]] <!-- VegaDark -->

====2005====
*..that '''[[Nobuo Fujita]]''' of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] conducted the only [[war]]time [[bomb]]ing on the [[continental United States]] in [[1942]]? 10/17
*...that the two [[dam]]s and [[lake|reservoir]] that form the '''[[Bull Run Hydroelectric Project]]''' will be decommissioned in [[2008]] due to the rising costs of meeting [[environmental law]]s? 11/10

====2004====
* ...that '''[[Oregon Ballot Measure 51 (1997)|Oregon Ballot Measure 51]]''', if it had passed, would have repealed [[Oregon|Oregon's]] [[Oregon Ballot Measure 16 (1994)|Death with Dignity Act]]? [[March]] [[2004]]<!-- not sure when it ran, or how to find out...see [[Wikipedia:Recent additions 3]]. Also note both pages moved. -Pete -->
*...that the '''[[Great Basin tribes]]''' of [[North America]] originated the [[Ghost Dance]] movement? 6/18
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