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on july 13th 1728 virtus bering set sail to north america but the wether was bad and he went to the bering strait insted but couldn't make it to shore or see the land that well because of the storm

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on 4/9/1867 the senate approved the purchase of Alaska meaning the u.s.a now owns it and they bought it with 7.2 millon in gold

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on august 1st 1925 somone in Some became sick with diptheria and it was spreading to children all over the town killing nearly 10000 people

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on march 27nd 1964 there was a 9.2 magnatude earthquake killing nearly 120 people

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on march 27nd 1964 there was a earthquake that wiped out towns and destoyed building in Alaska and the after math of the earthquake made the economy drop majorly costing nearly 2.3 billion

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on march 3rd 1968 oil was discovered while gold mining and then there was plans to make oil lines

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on august 1968 crude oil prices drop by 70% this was a big problem for Alaska because oil makes up a big part of Alaska's economy

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On March 3rd 1978 people wait for the opening of the iditarod and The start of a new sport

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on March 3rd, 1978 the race started and took 20 days for Dick Wilmarth to win the first Ididarod race

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on March 23, 1989 Exxon valdez hit a reef spilling over 11 million gallons of crude oil across 1500 miles of land

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on March 23, 1989 After massive crude oil spill the economy dropped due to a loss of 11 million gallons of crude oil and 18 million dollars in repair and the replacement of the oil

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on 15, 2021 Dallas survey ties Mitch survey his dad for most iditarod wins only taking him 7 days to finish the 140 mile race

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this helped them to grow stronger because of the hardship like the oil spill earthquake and the virus this pushed them them through life wile helping them grow