KTOO: Gavel to Gavel Alaska

Coverage of the Alaska Legislature, the Administration, and the Alaska Supreme Court

Recent Audio Streams:
Joint Armed Services Committee - 6/25/09 2:00 pm
Senate Resources Committee - 6/23/09 2:00 pm
House Resources Committee - 6/23/09 9:00 am
House Special Committee on Energy - 6/17/09 5:00 pm
Health Care Caucus - 6/17/09 12:00 pm
Alaska Supreme Court Oral Arguments - 6/11/09 11:06 am

Alaska Flag Day is Thursday, July 9, 2009
Honoring the creation and design of the official flag of the state by Benny Benson and its importance as a symbol of the state.

Benny Benson
Photo: Alaska State Library - PCA 01-1921

The day in Alaska history for July 3:
1900	Captain Frank Tuttle of the revenue cutter Bear reported that a measles epidemic had killed many Eskimos along the western coast of the Seward Peninsula.
1913	The first airplane flight in Alaska was made by Captain J.V. Martin at Fairbanks.
1950	The Liberty Bell reproduction was dedicated in front of the Federal Building in Juneau, now the Capitol Building.
1986	The port for the Red Dog Zinc Mine near Kotzebue was dedicated.
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Gavel to Gavel Alaska is a service of KTOO-TV Juneau and provides live and taped coverage of the Alaska Legislature, the Administration and the Alaska Supreme Court. Gavel to Gavel Alaska is copyrighted and subject to licensure. The service may not be used for commercial or political purposes. Major funding is provided by the People of the Community of Juneau.