Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
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President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
After an expedition heading North, the Russian navigator and captain, Alexei Chirikov, spotted Southeast Alaska and sent his men to explore.
American pioneer aviator Noel Wien founded Alaska's first airline, Wien Alaska Airlines Inc.
Lituya Bay megatsunami.
Oil tanker 'Exxon Valdez' runs aground in Prince William Sound, Alaska.
