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The annual Alaska Day event commemorates the 157th anniversary of the transfer of land from Russia to the United States in Sitka

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The annual Alaska Day event commemorates the 157th anniversary of the transfer of land from Russia to the United States in Sitka

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – October 18th has special meaning for Alaska since lands that now comprise the state of Alaska were officially sold from Russia to the United States in Sitka in 1867. In October 1867, commissioners arrived in Sitka and the formal surrender began with the raising of the flag at Fort Sitka. U.S. […]