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Bering's First Voyage
Vitus Bering's first voyage upon which he discovered the Bering Strait between Russia and Alaska -
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Cook's Third Voyage
Captain James Cook's thrid voyage upon which he discovers the Hawaiian islands and part of the Aleutian Chain -
First Permanent Russian Settlement
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Baranov Becomes First Governor of Alaska
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Purchase of Alaska
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Alaska Gold Rush (Klondike)
Gold discovered in the Yukon brought hundreds of thousands of prospecters into the state -
Territorial Organic Act
An official government act that changed the District of Alaska into the Territory of Alaska -
Japaese Attack on Attu Island in WWII
The Empire of Japan attacks Attu Island in the Aleutian Chain during WWII -
The Anit-Discrimination Act
An act outlawing discrimination towards Natives in Alaska, now known as Elizabeth Peratrovich Day -
Constitutional Convention
55 delegates met at the University of Alaska (Fairbanks) to form a constitutional convention in order to lobby in Washington DC for statehood -
Alaska Becomes a State
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Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Established
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Anchorage Earthquake
A magnitude 9.2 earthquake strikes Anchorage in which minor damage reached as far as California -
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Signed by President Nixon, the act was an attempt to reconcile land disputes within Alaska concerning Alaska Natives -
Alaska Permanent Fund Established
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
An act signed by President Carter that added 43,585,000 acres of new parkland in Alaska