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Historian tells the story behind Alaska Day

...they called it Seward's Folly, Seward's Icebox, Andrew Johnson's Polar Bear Garden.This was signed, I think...night, and the next Tuesday morning, the president Andrew Johnson signs the contract. Everybody in the cabinet was...

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This Day in History

In Alaska In 1867, the Alaska Purchase Treaty was proclaimed by President Andrew Johnson. In 1884, the town of Bethel was named by Moravian missionaries who were establishing a mission there. In 1940, the Pan American...

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In Alaska In 1867, the Alaska Purchase Treaty was proclaimed by President Andrew Johnson. In 1884, the town of Bethel was named by Moravian missionaries who were establishing a mission there. In 1940, the Pan American...

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This Day in History

In Alaska Sound off on the important issues at In 1867, the Alaska Purchase was ratified by President Andrew Johnson. In 1958, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Alaska Statehood Bill by a vote of 208 to 166. In 1979, Susan Butcher...

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This Day in History

In Alaska Sound off on the important issues at In 1867, the Alaska Purchase Treaty was proclaimed by President Andrew Johnson. In 1884, the town of Bethel was named by Moravian missionaries who were establishing a mission there. In 1940...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/062006/sta_20060620016.shtml
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This Day in History

In Alaska, in the Nation and the World Sound off on the important issues at In Alaska In 1867, President Andrew Johnson ratified the Alaska Purchase. In 1958, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Alaska Statehood Bill by...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/052807/sta_20070528008.shtml
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This Day in History

...World Sound off on the important issues at In Alaska In 1867, the Alaska Purchase Treaty was proclaimed by President Andrew Johnson. In 1884, the town of Bethel was named by Moravian missionaries who were establishing a mission there. In 1940...

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This Day in History

...000 people. In the nation In 1851, Isaac Singer was granted a patent on his sewing machine. In 1867, President Andrew Johnson sparked a move to impeach him, as he defied Congress by suspending Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. In 1898...

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Olympian Flora wins 50k freestyle

...final races of the U.S. Cross Country Championships. Flora, of Anchorage, pulled away from Olympic teammate Andrew Johnson of Greensboro, Vt., to win in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 9.0 seconds. Johnson was second in 2:08.31.4. Erik...

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This Day in History

...scheduled Pan American air express flight from Seattle to Juneau landed at Auke Bay. In the nation In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, months after the fighting had stopped.

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