MAR 31, 25.. HAVASU CHOIR.. SEWARD’S DAY IN ALASKA.. VIETNAM MEMORIAL..

By Cap Chastain March 31, 2025 Alaska, Lake Havasu Choir, Veterans, Vietnam No Comments

Yesterday, Patti and I attended “A Stroll Down Broadway” with the Lake Havasu Choir.

We published a Post on Google Blogspot about our “Stroll Down Broadway”. If you would like to read it, please click onto the below link.

https://bobbacaps.blogspot.com/2025/03/mar-30-25.html

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SEWARD’S DAY IN ALASKA..

Thank You NATIONAL TODAY / NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR..

Seward’s Day, which falls on the last Monday in March and takes place on March 31 this year, is named for then-Secretary of State William H. Seward, who was responsible for the purchase in the first place. This legal holiday (in Alaska) commemorates the day the Alaska Purchase treaty was signed. This day shouldn’t be confused with National Alaska Day, however, which marks the formal transfer of control of Alaska from Russia to the U.S.

A long long time ago — around the 18th century — Alaska was owned by the Russians. Then came the Crimean War. Fought for the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land (a part of the Ottoman Empire), Russia fought against the alliance of France, the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom, and Sardinia, and lost. Reeling from this, Russian Tsar Alexander II started exploring options to raise money for the country. He turned his gaze towards Alaska. Not only had the sea otter population vastly declined, but Alaska would also prove to be very difficult to defend in the event of a future war. Especially since the British forces were based out of neighboring Canada.

IF you want to read more, much, MUCH more, please click onto the below link.

https://nationaltoday.com/sewards-day/