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*'''1880:''' First Federal Census in this territory, especially enumerated. | *'''1880:''' First Federal Census in this territory, especially enumerated. | ||
*'''1884:''' Congress passed the first Organic Act, providing a governor and federal courts for Alaska. May 17, 1867 Alaska became a territory. | *'''1884:''' Congress passed the first Organic Act, providing a governor and federal courts for Alaska. May 17, 1867 Alaska became a territory. | ||
*'''1896:''' The Klondike gold strike started a rush to the Canadian Yukon Territory. Gold was discovered at Nome in 1899 and at Fairbanks in 1902. The gold rush brought over 50,000 | *'''1896:''' The Klondike gold strike started a rush to the Canadian Yukon Territory. Gold was discovered at Nome in 1899 and at Fairbanks in 1902. The gold rush brought over 50,000 persons into the region. | ||
*'''3 January 1959:''' Alaska became a state. | *'''3 January 1959:''' Alaska became a state. | ||
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===Websites=== | ===Websites=== | ||
*[http://vilda.alaska.edu/index.php Alaska's Digital Archives] | *[http://vilda.alaska.edu/index.php Alaska's Digital Archives] - presents a wealth of historical photographs, albums, oral histories, moving images, maps, documents, physical objects, and other materials from libraries, museums and archives throughout the state. | ||
*[http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-history.htm Alaska's History] | *[http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-history.htm Alaska's History] | ||
*[http://www.akhistorycourse.org/ Alaska's History and Cultural Studies] | *[http://www.akhistorycourse.org/ Alaska's History and Cultural Studies] | ||
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