Rufus, the Polar Bearhound.

 

It was the days before genetic / DNA testing, so no-one is really sure what Rufus was. 

The story is that he just turned up in Fairbanks, Alaska, and was adopted by the local vet. Some said that he was a chunky, albino Golden Retriever, while others said that he was a freaky progeny of a Polar Bear and a Norwegian Elkhound.

Before there could be any scientific investigation, Rufus wandered off and was last seen on a plane to Wisconsin.

Bonus - Chinese netizens try to pad their Olympic stats with Taiwan's medals

Bonus 2 - Climate change prediction from 1912

Miss Liberty Welcomes Alaska and Hawaii

Slide is dated August 1959, and that matches up with the admission of Hawaii and Alaska into the United States. Cute picture, eh?

Bonus - Sportsmanship

Bonus 2 - A King's Intimate Confidant.

David Lee MacLeary, cap uniform, Alaska 1953

Well, that's who the slide says it is, so who am I to disagree.

The snowy scene seems appropriate when the US is suffering from extreme weather.

Bonus - 10 Awesome Ancient Philosophers History Forgot

Ummm Alaska?

Tedious Tuesday, and another so-so slide that teeters between being boring and being an accurate representation of a remote corner of the world.

Obviously, it can be both.

From the colourfulness of the buildings, my thought is Iceland or similar Scandinavian areas. However, knowing how little Americans travelled in the fifties, I reckon it may be of Alaska.

Bonus - Ah.  So it's not just me... (CFB)