Gavel to Gavel Alaska

Coverage of the Alaska Legislature, the Administration, and the Alaska Supreme Court

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The day in Alaska history for May 17:
1884The first Alaska Organic Act was approved, creating a district government for the northern possession.
1906The U.S. Congress passed the Native Allotment Act .
1927Pilot Ed Young flew the first air mail from Anchorage to Nome .
1945The first long distance call from Fairbanks was made.
1949President Harry Truman put the Alaska Statehood Bill in his "Top Ten" priority list.
1979The Udall-Anderson "d-2" bill passed the U.S. House by a margin of 268-157, due to a highly organized environmental coalition and a determined Carter administration.
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