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The Bering Strait!
In 1728, a Danish explorer named Vitus Bering sailed through what is now the Bering Strait. -
England Exploration!
In 1778, England sent explorer Captian James Cook to Alaska. He made maps of Alaska that were used for the next hundred years. -
First Russian Colony in the U.S.!
Russia's first colony in Alaska, let alone the U.S., was founded in 1784 at Three Saints Bay. One tribe, the Tlingit tribe, was very angry, causing a battle in 1804. -
Sold!
In 1867, Russia finally gave up Alaska. Russia had to choose between Canada and the U.S., and Russia did not like Canada, so they sold it to the U.S. for $7.2 million- or about 2 cents per acre! -
Klondike Gold Rush!
Gold was discovered in Alaska by George Carmack and Skookum Mason. Tents turned into cities overnight! -
Alaska Railroad!
The first railroad in Alaska was called the Alaska Railrod. It begins in Seward and ends in Fairbanks. -
Statehood at Last!
During World War II, many people traveled to Alaska searching for safety. Demand for statehood began to grow, so at last Alaska became a state; the 49th state. -
The Good Friday Earthquake!
On the Good Friday of 1964, a horrible earthquake shook Alaska; it's measurment on the Richter scale (a scale that measures the strength of an earthquake) being 9.2, and the highest measurment possible is 10.0! -
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill!
An Exxon Corporation oil tanker hit a reef in Prince William Sound, spilling 11 million gallons of oil and killing animals. -
Dinosaurs in Alaska?
A track from a three-toed dinosaur was found in July, 2005. It was found in Denali National Park, estimated to be 70 million years old.
