On September 13th, 1955, 55 delegates were elected to attend a special Alaska constitutional convention at UAF’s Student Union Building (later named Constitution Hall) The number of delegates elected, 55, was chosen to mirror the 55 delegates that went to Philadelphia to create the original Constitution between May 25 and September 17, 1787. Frank Peratrovich, a Southeastern […]
Almost 49,000 voters made their way to 297 polling places in the territory of Alaska on August 26th,1958. The voters cast their votes for a proposition in a six-to-one margin in the special election to approve statehood for the territory. The turnout was so tremendous that in many of the polling places, the ballot supply […]
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, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that he appointed veteran prosecutor Jack Smith as special counsel for two ongoing federal investigations involving former President Donald Trump, just days after Trump announced his reelection bid. “Based on recent developments, including the former president’s announcement that he is a candidate for president in the next […]