Gus Messerschmidt immigrated from Germany and trained as a baker in California before founding the San Francisco Bakery in Juneau …
History
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On July 4, 1884, “The Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World” was presented to Levi P. Morton (the U.S. minister …
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Kodiak Natives (Alutiiqs) traditionally hunted bears for food, and bears were commercially hunted for their hides throughout the 1800s.
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Union Oyster House in Boston began serving food in 1826 and continues to this day.
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Born in 1899, Mary Joyce lived more than a few lifetimes in her 77 years and she spent nearly five …
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On June 7, 1913, Walter Harper, Harry Karstens, Hudson Stuck and Robert Tatum made history as the first men to …
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Margaret (Mardie) Murie grew up in a log cabin in Alaska where her love for the environment and crusade on …
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Congress repealed Alaska’s prohibition laws in 1899 and in 1900, W.Y. Egan received the first liquor license for his “Bar …
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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences student Kyle Atkins-Weltman unearthed a major discovery.
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Teenage runaway Robert Stroud spent his adolescence in Alaska, landing in the capital where he sold peanuts to survive.