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Histories of Alaska: Owned and operated by the Kimura family, the Spenard restaurant was replete with Japanese traditions, including seven rooms built in Japan and reassembled in Anchorage.

A DNA test conducted by modern researchers pinpointed exactly what was on the menu that evening in New York City.

While the Garden of Eatin’ became a longstanding favorite, the sushi restaurant Kioi — featuring future celebrity chef Nobu Matsuhisa — had a brief existence on the Anchorage dining scene.

Histories of Alaska: Distributed to states after the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, Alaska wasn’t the only place that had difficulty holding onto the rocks.

Histories of Alaska: More than 350 people were on board but only a Chesapeake Bay retriever was able to escape the wreckage and swim safely to shore.

Histories of Anchorage: The old Anchorage Parking Authority made a mistake when it provoked Linny Pacillo in the mid-1990s.

Histories of Alaska: David Newton Boyer was serious about the undertaking, selling parcels off his Anchor Point homestead to fund the collection of troops he called Volunteer Independent Pioneers.

Histories of Alaska: Disney’s new film “Togo” gets important stuff right about desperate run to Nome in 1925. Not the least of which: Balto is limited to seconds on screen.

Histories of Alaska: The wave that struck Lituya Bay on July 9, 1958, was an estimated 1,720 feet at its highest point.

Commemorating Juneteenth will give residents a day to think about the future that we want while remembering the inequities of the past.