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In 1986 Mount Augustine erupted near Anchorage.
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4th Ave.
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Holy Family Cathedral
800 W 5th Ave., Anchorage, ALASKA 99501
Parish established 1915
Church built 1940
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4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
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1953 - June 25 - The temperature at Anchorage soared to 86 degrees, their hottest reading of record.
The Weather Channel
June 25, 1953- 1953 - December 11 - KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station
historyorb.com - 1955 - December 28-29 - Anchorage, AK, was buried under 17.7 inches of snow in 24 hours, a record for that location.
The Weather Channel 
Postcard- 1964 - 21 DEAD, 83 MISSING IN FRIDAY'S EARTHQUAKE. PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATE AT OVER $350-MILLION.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - As Alaskans toiled to dig out from the rubble of Friday's great earthquake, Civil Defense officials listed new casualty...Read MORE... 
Downtown Anchorage, Alaska
Postcard- 1966 - AT LEAST 14 DEAD AFTER HOTEL FIRE AT ANCHORAGE. BOILER ROOM EXPLOSION SUSPECTED.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - At least 14 persons, two of them women, died Monday in an early morning fire that destroyed the two-story, 33-room Lane...Read MORE... - 1968 - May 15 - A tornado touched down southwest of Anchorage, AK. It was the second of just three tornadoes reported in Alaska since 1950.
WeatherForYou.com - 1986 - Mount Augustine erupted near Anchorage.
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
4th Ave.
Postcard
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Holy Family Cathedral
800 W 5th Ave., Anchorage, ALASKA 99501
Parish established 1915
Church built 1940
Source: Google maps
Photograph
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
4th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska
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Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Downtown Anchorage, Alaska
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History, News and Stories of Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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Life in Early Anchorage
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1953 - June 25 - The temperature at Anchorage soared to 86 degrees, their hottest reading of record.
The Weather Channel
June 25, 1953
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1953 - December 11 - KTVA TV channel 11 in Anchorage (CBS) becomes Alaska's 1st TV station
historyorb.com
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1955 - December 28-29 - Anchorage, AK, was buried under 17.7 inches of snow in 24 hours, a record for that location.
The Weather Channel
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1964 - 21 DEAD, 83 MISSING IN FRIDAY'S EARTHQUAKE. PROPERTY DAMAGE ESTIMATE AT OVER $350-MILLION.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - As Alaskans toiled to dig out from the rubble of Friday's great earthquake, Civil Defense officials listed new casualty... Read MORE...
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1966 - AT LEAST 14 DEAD AFTER HOTEL FIRE AT ANCHORAGE. BOILER ROOM EXPLOSION SUSPECTED.
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) - At least 14 persons, two of them women, died Monday in an early morning fire that destroyed the two-story, 33-room Lane... Read MORE...
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1968 - May 15 - A tornado touched down southwest of Anchorage, AK. It was the second of just three tornadoes reported in Alaska since 1950.
WeatherForYou.com
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1986 - Mount Augustine erupted near Anchorage.
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