Cruises On Sale - History of Alaska

And Aleuts, inuit and Yupik Eskimos, the Native American population included Inupiaq. Of the pre-Columbian population reached the Americas, if not all, it was via this route that most. Alaska was first populated by humans who came across from Asia via the Bering Land Bridge.

The names of some Spanish settlements such as Cordova and Valdez survive to this today. Spanish ships also explored the coast and made some settlements during the 18th century. Although the first Russian settlement was founded only in 1784, alaska became a Russian colony in 1744. The first Europeans to reach Alaska came from Russia.

Alaska was granted territorial status in 1912. It was called the District of Alaska, between 1884 and 1912. The area was initially called the Department of Alaska, after the purchase. Which is still commemorated as "Alaska day", 1867, and raised the American flag on October 18th, took possession of the territory. The U.S. 000, 200, a treaty purchasing Alaska from Imperial Russia for US$7, senate approved. And the U.S, secretary of State William Seward urged. U.S, which created the unified dominion of Canada, following the British North America Act of 1867.

This was the only area within the current borders of the United States to have been occupied by enemy forces during the war. Agattu and Kiska) were occupied by Japanese troops, three of the outer Aleutian Islands (Attu, during World War II.

Alaska became a US state, 1959, on January 3rd.

And causing tsunamis which destroyed several towns and villages, hit Alaska killing 131 people, known as the "Good Friday Earthquake" or "Great Alaska Earthquake", a major earthquake, 1964, on March 27th.