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US Navy will apologize for 1882 bombardment of Angoon, Murkowski says

An apology for the bombardment that destroyed Angoon in 1882 will be offered by the U.S. Navy, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said while appearing with a dance group from the Tlingit village at Celebration on Friday. The attack when the Navy opened fire on and burned the village, leaving few structures intact, and resulting in the […]