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The history of Alaska dates back to the Upper Paleolithic period (around 14,000 BC), when foraging groups crossed the Bering land bridge into what is now western Alaska. At the time of European contact by the Russian explorers , the area was populated by Alaska Native groups.
The Territory of Alaska or Alaska Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from August 24, 1912, [1] until Alaska was granted statehood on January 3, 1959. The territory was previously Russian America , 1784–1867; the Department of Alaska , 1867–1884; and the District of Alaska , 1884–1912.
This is a list of the individual Alaska year pages. In 1959, the United States admitted the Alaska as the 49th U.S. state , establishing the State of Alaska. [ 1 ]
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; ... Timeline of Anchorage, Alaska This page was last edited on 30 December 2023, at 00:34 (UTC). ...
Alaska is more than twice the size of the second-largest U.S. state (Texas), and it is larger than the next three largest states (Texas, California, and Montana) combined. Alaska is the seventh largest subnational division in the world. If it was an independent nation, it would be the 18th largest country in the world; almost the same size as Iran.
On Oct. 18, 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago was officially opened (it could only ...
Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History, originally published as Chronological Chart of Ancient, Modern and Biblical History is a wallchart which graphically depicts a Biblical genealogy alongside a timeline composed of historic sources from the history of humanity from 4004 BC to modern times.
Native American history of Alaska (6 C, 60 P) Natural history of Alaska (8 C, 8 P) O. Defunct organizations based in Alaska (3 C) P. Political history of Alaska (8 C ...