1741-1867 By QuiannaSosa Sep 24, 1741 Europeans discover Alaska Sep 17, 1742 First Fur Seal Sighting Sep 18, 1778 The Artic Ocean is explored Sep 18, 1784 First School In Alaska Sep 18, 1795 First Russian Orthodox Church In Kodiak Sep 18, 1818 Russia Assumes Authority of Alaska Sep 18, 1835 U.S & England Gain Trading Privileges Sep 18, 1847 Fort Yukon established Sep 18, 1853 Oil Seeps In Cook Inlet Sep 18, 1857 Coal Mining Begins On The Kenia Penninsula Sep 18, 1861 Gold Discovered On The Sitka River Sep 24, 1867 The "Sale" of Alaska