Timeline of Alaska

By larissa.hine
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    Russian Orthodoxy is introduced

    Russian Orthodox missionaries introduce Russian Orthodoxy to various parts of Alaska, and encourage bilingual education and literacy.

  • Russia discovers Alaska

    Vitus Bering led Russian explorers to Alaska, and set sight on Alaskan mainland.

  • Spain Arrives in Alaska

    Spanish Explorers (such as Bruno de Hereto) come to southern Alaska

  • Veniaminoff arrives in Alaska

    Father Ivan (Ioann) Veniaminov arrives in Alaska

  • Alaska Treaty

    The United States and Russia signed a treaty whereby the USA purchased Alaskan lands from Russia

  • Sheldon Jackson arrives

    Sheldon Jackson arrives in Alaska and begins work there

  • General Agent of Education

    Sheldon Jackson appointed General Agent of Education in Alaska
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    Klondike Gold Rush

    Klondike Gold Rush

  • Statehood

  • Good Friday Earthquake

  • Oil on the North Slope

    Oil was discovered on the North Slope of Alaska, in the Prudhoe Bay Area

  • Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act passed

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Native_Claims_Settlement_Act
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    Pipeline Construction

    The Trans Alaska Pipeline System was constructed.

  • Permanent Fund Established

    Permanent Fund/PFD established

  • Exxon Valdez

    Exxon Valdez tanker runs aground on Bligh Reef