This week in Alaska History: On March 21, 1913 Governor Walter E. Clark signed House Bill No. 2, giving Alaskan women the right to vote. Women’s Suffrage In the West and East For nearly 150 years, from the Declaration of Independence until the adoption of the 19th Amendment on August 26, 1920, the right to vote had been denied to most women throughout the United … [Read more...]
This Week In Alaskan History: Vern Tejas
This Week In Alaskan History: On March 7, 1988 Vern Tejas became the first person to complete a solo winter ascent of Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. Tejas and His 1988 Solo Climb During his solo climb, Vern Tejas had to dig a snow cave for survival. He waited out a blizzard that had overcome him in the cave before returning to safety. Tejas and the Seven … [Read more...]
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