Alaska is a fascinating state, being the largest in the Union. It’s also a geographical phenomenon, being the country’s ...

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, according ...

Alaska was controversially purchased by the US from Russia in 1867. Critics called the transaction "Seward's Folly" after William Seward, the US secretary of state. Alaska was officially made the ...