James Wickersham, on September 28th, 1908, tendered his resignation as Judge for the Third Judicial District in the Interior of Alaska. He had been appointed to that position by President William McKinley in 1900. That year, he ran for the delegate position for the District of Alaska and won the election and began serving in […]
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 […]
On September 12th, 1922 (some sources cite the 13th), the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines was dedicated in Fairbanks. It is the farthest north institute of higher learning, the first college to be created in Alaska, and the last grant college to be established in the United States. The college was established five […]
