Alaska officially became a state 92 years after the transaction, in January 1959, making it the 49th state. Hawaii became the ...

That there were and why — from June 3, 1942, to Aug. 15, 1943 — is the story told in “ On American Shores: The Aleutian Islands Campaign,” a changing exhibit on view at the National WWII ...

A little-known creek in the Aleutian Islands in Alaska had been officially named “Nazi Creek” for 80 years — until this week. Following a campaign by a local advocate, the creek was given a new name ...

An Unangax̂ Elder is bringing the history of her home island to light through a new online zine that highlights the forced ...

It is the first time that shipwrecks from this particular conflict have been studied in depth. The battle involved Japan's invasion of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska during World War II.

Object Details Author Wilson, Kenneth F. 1943- Richardson, Jeff 1970- Chadwick, Jerah Dickrell, Jeff Contents Unangan, the seasiders : a culture shaped by three worlds -- The devastation of World War ...

A U.S. squad armed with guns and hand grenades closes in on Japanese holdouts entrenched in dugouts during World War II on Attu Island, Alaska, in June 1943. (U.S. Army via AP, File) ...

Small waterway, named in line with alphabetical scheme when US recaptured Kiska Island from Japanese, now called Kaxchim ...