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Alaskan History

  • Vitus Bering

    Vitus Bering

    Unfortunatly he got lost and he and 28 other members died with him because of Scurvy.
  • Alaka Gets Bought

    Alaka Gets Bought

    Russia owned Alaska for a long time. And then the United States bought Alaska from Russia.
  • Gold

    Gold

    Thousands of people come to Alaska to search for gold. They were called the Ninety-Eighters.
  • Capital moves

    Alaska's capital moves from Sitka to Juneau.
  • RailRoad

    RailRoad

    They wanted to connect the harbors in the south to the mining and coal fields in the center of the state.
  • Were In!!

    Were In!!

    YAAYY!! Alaska becomes the 49 state!!!
  • Japanese Invasion

    Japanese Invasion

    It's 1964 and the Japanese invade the Aleutian Islands.
  • Earthquake!!

    Earthquake!!

    The Good Friday earthquake strikes.
  • Dino Track!

    Dino Track!

    A track from a 70- million- year- old dinosaur is found in Denali Natinal Park!
  • Woman Govenor!

    Woman Govenor!

    Alaska's first female govenor takes office. Just for your info the lady is Sarah Palin.