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Alaska is discovered
Aleksei Chirikov and Vitus Bering Expedition...discover Alaska. -
Kodiak Island is settled
The first Russians were part of Russia's internal migration.
During the eighteenth century, Russian traders and missionaries crossing Siberia reached Alaska, which became a colony of the Russian Empire. By 1784 the first permanent Russian settlement was founded on Kodiak, a large island off the Alaskan coast. -
Abolishment of Slavery
The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery -
Alaska was purchased
On March 30th, 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward agreed to purchase Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Seward knew that he could increase the size of the U.S. by 20%. -
Alaska: laws and federal court
Congress provided laws and a federal court for Alaska. -
Alaskan Gold Rush
The Klondike Gold Rush, sometimes referred to as the Yukon Gold Rush, drew people from all over the world to Dawson City in the Klondike region of north-western Canada after gold was discovered there on August 16, 1896 -
The Alaskan border is established
U.S. Secretary of State John Hay and British Ambassador Herbert created a joint commission to establish the Alaskan border. -
Alaskan Railroad
The Alaskan Railroad was completed. -
Japan bombs Dutch Harbor
Japan bombs Dutch Harbor; invades Attu and Kiska in the Aleutian Islands.The Japanese base at Kiska in the Aleutian Islands was raided by American bombers.
Pioneer Service Road (Alaska-Canada Military Highway) is built between February 14th and September 24th from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska.
Whittier Tunnel completed -
Alaska became a state
It was purchased in 1867, became a Territory in 1912 and the 49th US State in 1959. -
Alaska admitted to the Union
Statehood: The Date that Alaska was admitted to the Union - January 3, 1959. Alaska was the 49th State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - " North To The Future -
Alaska...hit by an earthquake
Mar 27, Good Friday, Valdez, Alaska, was rocked by an 8.6 earthquake, the largest ever recorded in North America. It lasted 4 minutes and was followed by tsunamis and fires and 32 people were killed. Survivors moved 4 miles west to solid bedrock and rebuilt the town. This earthquake is forever dubbed the "Good Friday" Earthquake. -
Alaska: more money...more people
Prudhoe Bay Lease Sale provides $900 million in lease bonuses to state treasury. In this year, Alaska's population totals 295,000. -
Alaska's state sport was established
Dog mushing was established as Alaska's state sport. -
The Alaskan Dispute
The Alaska boundary dispute was a territorial dispute between the United States and Canada. It was resolved by arbitration in 1903. The dispute had been going on between the Russian and British Empires since 1821, and was inherited by the United States as a consequence of the Alaska Purchase in 1867. The final resolution favored America and not Britain.
