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(10-18-2020 02:45 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  It's Alaska Day. The purchase of Alaska by William Seward from Russia.

Correct! The purchase was made in March 1867, but the formal transfer and raising of the U.S. flag did not occur until October 18th. Alaska Day is a state holiday in Alaska, which will be observed tomorrow.