Northwest History. Aviation 8. Arctic Nights, United States.

Two Months' Darkness Is Broken At Barrow. TWO MONTHS' DARKNESS IS BROKEN AT BARROW BARROW, Alaska, Jan. 22. (/P) —The long arctic night was broken at America's farthest north settlement at 12 noon (10 a. m., Pacific standard time) today. All of Barrow awaited the phenomenon. Eskimos s...

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Language:English
Published: 1937
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Summary:Two Months' Darkness Is Broken At Barrow. TWO MONTHS' DARKNESS IS BROKEN AT BARROW BARROW, Alaska, Jan. 22. (/P) —The long arctic night was broken at America's farthest north settlement at 12 noon (10 a. m., Pacific standard time) today. All of Barrow awaited the phenomenon. Eskimos sat upon housetops to see who would be the first to see the sun. The two small children of Master Sergeant and Mrs. Stanley Morgan clapped their hands for joy. They had been in darkness for two months.