August 14th, 1906
This Day in Alaska History-August 12th, 1916
With the passage of the Organic Act of 1916, hunting on the Kenai Peninsula was brought to a halt and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, C. F. Martin, announced in a letter published in Alaska newspapers on August 12th, 1916 that hunting would cease until August 1st, 1918. The ruling prohibited the hunting of Mountain […]
This Day in Alaska History-August 11th, 1900
The Nome Daily Chronicle, touting itself as the “Only Illustrated Paper in Alaska,” on August 11th, 1900, printed its first edition as a daily paper. The paper’s circulation as a daily was very short-lived, within a month, the paper discontinued daily circulation and only published once a week. By November, the paper discontinued publication as […]
This Day in Alaska History-August 10th, 1728
On August 10th, the people of St. Lawrence Island celebrate St. Lawrence Day, named for the day that Danish explorer, under the flag of Russia, Vitus Bering, visited the island on August 10th, 1728. According to history, St Lawrence Island is the first place in Alaska visited by Europeans. Bering did not set foot on […]