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| Author: | JCT [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Alaska |
- Purchased by the United States from Russia in July 1867 for $7.2 million, to mixed approval. - 736,732 people are estimated to live in Alaska, up from 710,231 in 2010 Census. (Slightly less than the city of Charlotte, NC) - At 660,000 square miles, Alaska is slightly larger than twice the size of Texas, larger than France, Spain, and Portugal combined. Only 17 countries in the world are larger than Alaska. - Gold was discovered in Alaska in 1896. - Several Aleutian islands invaded and occupied by Japanese troops between June 1942 and August 1943. - U.S. statehood was approved on July 7, 1958, and Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959 (7 1/2 months before Hawaii). - Enormous 9.2 magnitude earthquake on March 27, 1964 killed 133 people, caused Tsunamis in Northwest. - Each Alaskan resident receives a check from the Alaska Permanent Fund from state owned mineral resources. This year's check was $2,072. |
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| Author: | brot4britu [ Wed Nov 25, 2015 3:25 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska |
Happy days for Erin (Granddaughter) Iain and LIAM !! Go Sharks--That's his team name !!! Our Gal Sarah as Gov was very instrumental in getting this done-- My take on her--She should have stayed as Alaska's Gov--The rest so-so |
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