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Alaska History

By rgilmore317

  • Finding Gold

    Finding Gold
    Thousands arive in Alaska to search for gold.

  • Edward Hariiman

    Edward Hariiman
    Railroad tycoon Edward Hariiman leads expedition to Alaska.

  • Alaska Railroad

    Alaska Railroad
    Congress authorizes the construction of the Alaska railroad.

  • Becoming A State

    Becoming A State
    Alaska becomes the 49th state.

  • The Japanese

    The Japanese
    The Japanese invade Alaska during World War II.

  • Earthquake

    Earthquake
    The Good Friday earthquake strikes Alaska. It was the most powerful recorded earthquake in North American history. It had a magnitude of 9.2.

  • Price of Oil

    Price of Oil
    The price of oil drops, hurting lots of families.

  • Oil Spill

    Oil Spill
    The Exxon Valdez oil spill does great damage in Prince William Sound

  • Mount Spurr

    Mount Spurr
    Mount Spurr erupts. It kept erupting for 3 hours

  • Piplines

    Piplines
    The Trans Alaska-pipeline is done.