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This Day in Alaska History-March 29, 1867

By Alaska Native News on Mar 29, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

It was on March 29th, 1867, that the stirrings began that would change this great northern land into the territory then state of Alaska. It was on this day that the Russian minister to the U.S., Eduard Andreevich Stoeckl, rushed to Secretary of State William H. Seward to bring him important news from […]

This Day in Alaska History-March 4th

By Alaska Native News on Mar 4, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

On March 4th, in the United States Congress, the Alaska Railway bill was signed by all conferees and turned over to both houses of congress. While the act stated ports on the southern coast were eligible for railway terminus, only two looked to be adequate, Cordova and Seward. But, conferees also submitted a […]

This Day in Alaska History-January 5th, 1985

By Alaska Native News on Jan 5, 2026 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History

This Day in Alaska History-December 15th, 1914

By Alaska Native News on Dec 15, 2025 Featured, This Day in Alaskan and U.S. History