One hundred and fifty-nine years ago, Alaska was formally transferred from Russia to the United States after it was purchased from Russia for the sum of $7.2 million on March 30th, 1867. It took several months for commissioners to arrive in the territory of Alaska to formally transfer ownership. And so, on October 18th, 1867, […]
Tent — Palat’kaaq, PaRat’kaaq Akgua’aqu palat’kaami qawarciqua. – I am going to sleep in the tent tonight. Kodiak’s archaeological sites indicate that the island’s first residents built tents. In some places, a selection of shallow post holes around a simple stone hearth suggest the use of temporary or even portable structures. In others, more […]
Two sounding rockets will launch from Poker Flat Research Range as early as this week on separate missions studying some of the smallest particles in space and the deaths of stars. A NASA mission will study how cosmic dust forms, and a University of Colorado Boulder mission will seek to learn more about dying stars. […]
“These waivers have nothing to do with our national security, and everything to do with sucking up to Vladimir Putin,” said US Sen. Richard Blumenthal. President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that waived new sanctions on Russia that were set to take effect thanks to bipartisan legislation signed into law by the […]