Alaska

This Day in Alaska History-September 3rd, 1941

By Alaska Native News on Sep 3, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

This day, September 3rd, marks the day in 1941 that nine officers and 221 enlisted men arrived in Nome to protect the Marks Army Airfield, named after Major Jack S. Marks, a pilot from Ladd Army Airfield who died in the Aleutians. The field was completed and opened in July of that […]

This Day in Alaska History-September 1st, 1906

By Alaska Native News on Sep 1, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

It was on this day, September 1st, 1906, that Roald Amundsen arrived in Nome aboard the sailing vessel Gjoa. Amundsen had just completed a traverse of the Northwest Passage. It was the first such traverse recorded in history. His feat took three years, which began when he left Oslofjord on June […]

This Day in Alaska History-August 31, 1953

By Alaska Native News on Aug 31, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

This Day in Alaska History-August 30th, 1915

By Alaska Native News on Aug 30, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History