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Bering
Bering's second expedition, with Georg Wilhelm Steller aboard, the first naturalist to Expadition visit Alaska -
Discovery of Alaska
Europeans finally discover Alaska. July 15 -
exploration of the Arctic Ocean
Captain james Cookof England explores the Arctic Ocean -
The first settlement
First white settlement in Alaska on Kodiak Island, established by Grigorii Shelikov -
Russian Director
Aleksandr Branov becomes director of Russian settlement. -
First orthodox church
First Russian Orthodox Church is established in Kodiak -
Massacre
Tlingit Indians massacre 20 Russian and up to 130 Aleut workers at old sitka. -
smallpox
The Dena'ina Population Decimated by smallpox. -
Eskimo Mission School
First mission school for the Eskimowas established at Nushagak by Russian-Greek -
Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon established