This Week In Alaska History: US Purchases Alaska from Russia for $7.2 Million A Great Week In The History Of The Great Land 6/20-6/27 June 20, 1867: U.S. President Andrew Johnson Announces Alaska Purchase June 21, 1905: Midnight Sun Baseball Game Tradition Begins in Fairbanks June 22, 1942: Japanese Forces Bomb Dutch Harbor in World War II June 23, 1912: Novarupta Eruption Continues, Largest Volcanic Event of the 20th Century June 24, 1741: Vitus Bering’s Expedition Sights A

This Week In Alaska History June 13, 1994: Exxon Valdez Disaster Blamed on Recklessness in Anchorage Jury Verdict June 14, 1913: Princess Sophia Strikes Sentinel Island Reef near Juneau June 15, 1929: First Non-Stop Flight from Seattle to Juneau Completed June 17, 1969: Matanuska-Susitna Valley Designated as Disaster Area After Flooding June 18, 1903: U.S. Senator W.P. Dillingham Arrives in Sitka June 19, 1900: Military Department of Alaska Established To Support Gold Rush

Alaska Means Business takes a look at the news-making events in Alaska over the years, decades, centuries, and millennia.