History

May 14 2018
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Because the Japanese had the advantage of time, the Americans attacked with quadruple the force — more than 12,000 soldiers. (Alaska State Library, Aleutian/Pribilof Project Collection, ASL-P233-V111)

Veterans reflect on cost of reclaiming U.S. soil 75 years after Battle of Attu

By | Aleutians, History, Military

Seventy-five years ago, Japan and the United States were locked in one of the bloodiest battles fought on American soil: the Battle of Attu. In 1943, American troops were streaming into Alaska in preparation for one of the deadliest battles of World War II. One year earlier, Japanese soldiers had bombed Dutch Harbor, seized Attu Island and took the Alaska Native people who lived there as prisoners of war.

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Apr 02 2018
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The austere Iditarod checkpoint, with just two major shelter structures, and tents or converted out buildings set up for Iditarod. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)

Alaska ghost town all that remains of historic Iditarod

By | History, Iditarod, Outdoors

For 46 years, the Iditarod Sled Dog Race has traced a thousand-mile path from Anchorage or Willow up to Nome. But the original route actually started in Seward, and only existed for a few year’s time — the product of gold rushes, boom towns and a creeping interest by the federal government.

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Mar 29 2018
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Theater featuring Juneau’s real histories plays this weekend only

By | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, History, Juneau, KRNN, KXLL, Southeast

 After years of preparation, and months of interviews and rehearsals, “Aan Yátx’u Sáani: Noble People of the Land,” opens tonight at the Juneau Arts and Culture Center. The multimedia theatrical presentation features five people with histories in the Juneau’s…

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