Alaska's History by Ethan Edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw About the economy, disasters, foundation/government, and Iditarod. en-us 2021-04-13 14:57:25 UTC 2021-04-13 15:56:34 UTC hello@padlet.com http://www.flagdesk.com/images/pages/alaska-flag.jpg Becoming a state ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412352081 Alaska became the 49th state on January 3, 1959.]]> 2021-04-13 15:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412352081 Buying Alaska ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412373570 Alaska was sold to the United States on October 18, 1867

]]> 2021-04-13 15:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412373570 Striking gold ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412430262 Gold was found in 1896.]]> 2021-04-13 15:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412430262 A epidemic ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412443546 A diphtheria epidemic hit Nome in 1925.]]> 2021-04-13 15:22:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412443546 Great depression ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412464340 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.

]]> 2021-04-13 15:25:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412464340 Japan strikes ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412493519 Japanese invaded Kiska and Attu Islands in 1942.

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

    • ]]>     2021-04-13 15:37:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412526656     Iditarod ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412555342 The Iditarod was founded in March 3, 1973 by Joe Redington, Sr.]]> 2021-04-13 15:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412555342 First race ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412574874 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.]]> 2021-04-13 15:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412574874 Wrong reason ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412593477 The Iditarod reason is mistaken for the serum run in 1925 because it follows the same path on some parts.]]> 2021-04-13 15:49:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412593477 the first governor ethan_edens https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412621689 the first governor was William A. Egan and they were elected in 1970.]]> 2021-04-13 15:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/ethan_edens/h0nm7kyn2fb2eviw/wish/1412621689