Welcome to "An Alaskan Moment" A "moment" is a measure of time... 90 seconds. "An Alaskan Moment" lasts a little longer. Sometimes twice as much. ####################################################### This week in Alaska History: May 31, 1977 - The final weld was completed on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. June 1, 1909 - The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition opened in Seattle on what is now the campus of the University of Washington. June 2, 1840 - The British flag replaced the Russian flag over Fort Dionysius and the Hudson's Bay Company changed the name to Fort Stikine. In 1868 the name was changed to Fort Wrangell and the American flag was raised. June 3, 1942 - Japanese planes from two carriers bombed Fort Mears at Dutch Harbor and fighter planes strafed the fort, the Navy station, and Unalaska village. Twenty-five soldiers and sailors were killed. The Japanese made a second attack the following day. In all, 44 were killed and 71 were wounded in the two attacks. June 4, 1741 - Vitus Bering and Alexi Chirikov sailed from Kamchatka an a voyage that resulted in the Russian discovery of Alaska. June 5, 1915 - The Anchorage Times published its first issue. June 6, 1914 - A government survey party landed at Ship Creek, Cook Inlet, to begin surveying a railroad to Fairbanks. The camp they established later became the town of Anchorage. This week in Alaska History compiled by Robert N. DeArmond of Sitka
Courtesy of the Alaska Historical Society ####################################################### "An Alaskan Moment" is produced at Aleutian Peninsula Broadcasting in Sand Point apradio.org Music by Paul Holmberg With help from NAMES OF FOLKS WHO READ HISTORY & POETRY. And especially you, the supporters of Public Radio. ####################################################### Now for your poem. Today's poem is found in the book "Hunger & Dreams: The Alaskan Women's Anthology", edited by Patricia Monaghan. Published by Fireweed Press in Fairbanks, 1983. BEGIN POEM ####################################################### Today's poem is found in the book "A Good Crew: An Alaskan Men's Anthology", edited by Roland Wilbert and Larry Laraby. Published by Fireweed Press in Fairbanks, 1986. BEGIN POEM