Hundreds of residents from remote Alaska Native villages are being airlifted after a storm battered their communities

More than 2,000 people are being evacuated after remnants of a typhoon slammed western Alaska, killing at least one person, destroying homes, and isolating several villages.

The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.

On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States completed its purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, taking possession of the territory from Russia.

After the remnants of a typhoon devastated villages in western Alaska, Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked President Trump for federal help in the recovery process.

On October 18, 1867, the United States bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Russia was seeking to sell the land to prevent potential loss to Britain in the event of war, while the United States aimed to expand its territory and influence in the Pacific.

Trump reportedly threatened to walk out after Putin veered into a sprawling history lecture during his Alaska meeting The post Putin’s Off-the-Rails Medieval History Ramble Sent Trump Over the Edge in Alaska: Report first appeared on Mediaite.

Donald Trump arrived in Alaska expecting to strike a deal with Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Instead, the Russian president rejected his proposal outright — and launched into a lengthy historical lecture.

State Historian Katherine Ringsmuth said the exhibit is meant to help celebrate America’s 250th anniversary in a unique way.

Digital archivists have been capturing forgotten visions of Alaska history by digitizing aging VHS tapes for nearly two years.