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Alaska was sold to the United States on October 18, 1867

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Gold was found in 1896.

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A diphtheria epidemic hit Nome in 1925.

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Two of Alaska's commodities at the time copper and fish witnessed a price drop during the great depression in 1926 and this greatly disabled the economy.

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Japanese invaded Kiska and Attu Islands in 1942.

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Oil and natural gas were found in the 1950s

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A tsunami with heights of 1720 feet occurred in Lituya Bay, Alaska on the night of July 9, 1958

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Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.

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the first governor was William A. Egan and they were elected in 1970.

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The Iditarod was founded in March 3, 1973 by Joe Redington, Sr.

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The Iditarod's  Trail Sled Dog Race first ran to Nome in 1973, after two short races on part of the Iditarod Trail in 1967 and 1969.

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The Iditarod reason is mistaken for the serum run in 1925 because it follows the same path on some parts.