Histories of Anchorage (first of two parts): In summer 1923, Warren G. Harding departed on an expansive tour that included the first trips to Alaska and Canada by a sitting president.

President Warren G. Harding (with walking stick) stands beside his wife (in cape) before Mendenhall Glacier on July 10, 1923. To Mrs. Harding’s side is Alaska Territorial Gov. Scott Bone (with ...

President Warren G. Harding’s historic 1923 “Voyage of Understanding” visit to Alaska shortly before his untimely death is well documented. He drove the golden spike to celebrate the ...

It was 100 years ago today – August 2, 1923 – when President Warren G. Harding suddenly died. He was in San Francisco, on the tail end of a cross-country promotional tour that had taken him as ...

During the summer of 1923, President Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Harding did what many do during the warmer months: They decided to take a road trip. The couple, along with a ...

Harding's train becomes Christmas ornament -- but not Harding's Alaska train. Sections. Alaska News Politics Opinions Sports Talk to us Opens in new window. Get our free newsletters. Subscribe; ...

This dark-horse candidate became the sixth president to die in office. WARREN G. Harding was born on Nov. 2, 1865, in Corsica, Ohio. He had brief career stints as an insurance salesman, a teacher a… ...

Warren G. Harding (middle row, with hat) and his wife, Florence Harding, in Metlakatla, Alaska, in July 1923 Public domain via Wikimedia Commons. Harding had ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — President Warren G. Harding drove a golden spike into the final coupling of the Alaska Railroad more than a century ago, a ceremonial act that marked the launch of a ...

Warren G. Harding – the 29th president of the United States – was born Nov. 2, 1865. He served only two years in office from 1921 to 1923 because of his untimely death but his scandal-r… ...

It was 100 years ago today August 2, 1923 when President Warren G. Harding suddenly died. He was in San Francisco, on the tail end of a cross-country promotional tour that had taken him as ...