Goodwill Games Open in Seattle On this day, in 1990 Ted Turner's Goodwill Games conceived as an apolitical alternative to the Olympics, the games promise international goodwill through competition take place in Washington state. July 20, 1990 Sport: General Trivia Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine