15 years after the “Bone Dry” Act became law in the territory of Alaska in 1918, it was repealed on March 23rd, 1933, by Governor George A Parks. Alaskans passed the “BoneDry” law in 1916, and it took effect on January 1st, 1918, a full two years before the U.S. prohibition. It banned the […]
It was on March 22nd, ten days after the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Alaska, that Anchorage Mayor Ethan Berkowitz issued an “Emergency Hunker Down Order,” and it took effect in Alaska’s largest metropolitan area in Southcentral Alaska. While that was the first officially recognized order in the state, rural communities throughout […]
It was on this day, March 21st, 1913, that territorial Governor Walter Eli Clark signed the Shoup Women’s Sufferage Bill giving women the right to vote in the territory of Alaska. The Shoup Women’s Sufferage Bill was the first law passed by the first Territorial Legislature, and was passed a full seven years before […]
On March 20th, 1985, musher Libby Riddles would cement herself in Alaska history when she took first place in the Iditarod dogsled race. Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, she lived with her parents in St Joseph. Just before her 17th birthday while attending Apollo High School in St. Cloud, she saw her first sprint race […]