Today, October 18, is Alaska Day. The holiday commemorates the day in 1867 when Russian emissaries officially handed Alaska over to the United States. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner has posted a classic editorial from its archives which was originally published to recognize the holiday two years after statehood. It vividly reminded Alaska Beat just how much has changed in Alaska, and how quickly. Read it for yourself, here.
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