In an example of migrant labor disputes in Alaska, on November 6th, 1907, 23 Alaskans as well as 23 Mexican laborers who had been brought to Alaska for railroad work, were arrested in Seattle as they returned from working on the railroad, laying track in treacherous terrain where they had faced severe weather, isolation, and […]
On March 6th, 1973, The man who would serve longer than anyone else in the House of Representatives, Don Young won the special election that sparked 49 years seated in the U. S. Legislature. He was re-elected 24 times. The March 1973 special election had to be held as the winner, Nick Begich, […]
