-
Tsar Peter commissioned a naval expedition to explore Pacific waters north and east of Kamchatka. It would inaugurate the Alaskan fur trade.
-
Bering's voyage laid the basis for Russian claims to Alaska and opened the Russian-Alaskan fur trade.
-
-
Founded on Alaska's Kodiak Island
-
New Archangel ( now known as Sitka) founded
-
John Veniaminov opened a bilinguel school in which both Russian and Aluet were taught.
-
-
United States buys Alaska for $7.2 million, about 2 cents per acre.
-
Alaska Commercial Company won bid for Pribilof breeding grounds for a sealing monopoly to halt the decline of the seals.
-
-
-
The act provided for a district governor appointed by the president. It created a foundation of civil law and also provided for public education.
-
Jackson worked to bring schools to all parts of Alaska while trying to protect young Natives within the law and to prepare them for modern times through education.
-
-
-
Leads to the founding of Fairbanks
-
Juneau prospered, and was established as Alaska's capital in 1906 when the government was transferred from Sitka. It's the only state capital which borders a foreign country.
-
Natives can now get land under the restricted title.
-
ANB was founded in Juneau by Tlingit and Tsimshian leaders
-
-
-
-
An 8.6 earthquake hit in Valdez lasting for 4 minutes. It is the largest recorded earthquake in North America causing fires, tsunamis and land damage.
-
Oil discovered in Prudhoe Bay. This remains one of the largest oil fields in North America.
-
Natives fight from having their land being sold and taken away from them. Natives win the case and awarded 44 million acres of land and $1 billion. The government also agreest o have 1/3 of the state's land set aside only for national forests.
-
Created to ensure long term benefits from oil revenues
-
Exxon Valdez oil tanker spilled 11 million gallons of oil into the Prince William Sound, which 2 days later began spreading along 1300 miles of shoreline.