This Day in Alaska History-February 9th, 1907
How George Washington Ignited a Political Firestorm Over Thanksgiving
Painting of George Washington with his family, wife Martha, and her grandchildren, by artist Edward Savage. In September 1789, members of America’s first Congress approached the nation’s first president, George Washington, and asked him to call for a national Thanksgiving. That seemingly benign request ignited a furor in Congress over presidential powers and states’ rights. […]
November 22nd, 1922
This Day in Alaska History-October 10th, 1915
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