Menu Menu. Home Milestones Purchase of Alaska, Milestones: — For more information, please see the full notice. Purchase of Alaska, The purchase of Alaska in marked the end of Russian efforts to expand trade and settlements to the Pacific coast of North America, and became an important step in the United States rise as a great power in the Asia-Pacific region. They will occupy the islands for nearly a year.
Aleuts taken prisoner will be held in Japanese camps for the duration of the war. July During this month, aided by the good working conditions, the Army Corps of Engineers picks up the pace, and builds more miles of highway. August 31, An article in Time magazine heralds the construction underway in Alaska and brings the project to the attention of Americans.
October 25, At 4 p. Civilian contractors managed by the Public Roads Administration continue their work on the more substantial highway. November 20, The Alaska Highway is officially opened to military traffic as the first truck makes the trek from Whitehorse to Fairbanks. A ceremony at Soldiers Summit is part of a wartime propaganda effort.
In reality, work on the road will continue. July The Japanese, weakened by the turning tide of war in the Pacific, evacuate the Aleutians. During this time, railroads, airfields and roads have been modernized. The military presence in Alaska is increased dramatically, and by the civilian population of Alaska will reach ,, up from 72, in A referendum passes, with 9, Alaskans voting for statehood and 6, against. In order to reduce future American claims to the Highway, the Canadian government repays the U.
However, the Korean War interrupts the legislative process, and the statehood bill will be forced to the back burner until The first U.
Egan, the president of the Constitutional Convention. Alaskans send Ralph J. Rivers, a former territorial attorney general, as their U. The Congressional delegation still cannot vote, but the group lobbies in Washington, D.
May 28, The U. House of Representatives passes the Alaska statehood bill. June 30, The U. Senate passes the Alaska statehood bill. A week later, on July 7, President Dwight Eisenhower will sign the bill into law. August 26, Alaskans head to the polls in a special election to affirm their wish for statehood. With heavy voter turnout, Alaskans approve of becoming a state by a six to one margin.
January 3, Alaska is officially proclaimed the 49th U. More than 25 percent of the state's land is titled to the Alaskan government. Each year, about , people make the trek across the Alaska Highway. Hunreds of thousands of visitors visit the Alaska Highway each year.
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Her work helped lay the foundation for modern codebreaking today. I n the summer of , hundreds of wildfires raged across the Northern Rockies. History Vault. How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland. Alaska Becomes 49th State. Tougher in Alaska: Coffee. Why the Purchase of Alaska Was Far From 'Folly' The treaty enlarged the United States by , square miles, an area more than twice the size of Texas, all for the bargain price of around two cents an acre.
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