Gavel to Gavel Alaska

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


The day in Alaska history for September 2:
1935The first Douglas Bridge, connecting Juneau and Douglas Island, was opened with a parade of cars.
1939The resignation of John Troy as Governor of Alaska was announced by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ernest Gruening was appointed as his replacement.
1949The U.S. Budget Bureau increased the maximum per diem for federal employees travelling in Alaska from $8 to $11 a day.
1969Lathrop High School in Fairbanks closed an hour after opening on the first day of the school year when computerized class lists failed to arrive. 1500 students had no idea what classes they were in.
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