Alaska's Timeline

By kit4d

  • Vitus Bering is sailing

    Vitus Bering sails through the Bering Strait.

  • Europeans see land

    Europeans arrive at Alaska.

  • The first Russian colony

    The first Russian colony is named Three Saints Bay which is now today is Kodiak.

  • Russia sells Alaska

    Russia sells Alaska to the United States of America.

  • Capital changes

    The capital changes from Sitka to Juneau, Alaska.

  • Japan invades Alaska

    Japanese people invade the Aleutian Islands.

  • Alaska becomes a state

    In 1959 Alaska became a state

  • An Earthquake happens

    On Good Friday, an earthquake happened. It was very big.

  • Oil Spill

    The Exxon Valdez spills oil in the Prince William Sound.

  • Dinosaur tracks found

    In Denali National Park, a 70 million year old dinosaur tracks were found.