Prospect Creek Camp in Alaska recorded -80°F, making it the coldest temperature recorded in US history.
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President Bill Clinton lifted the Alaskan oil exports ban.
The largest US underground bomb was detonated on Amchitka Island, a remote Alaskan island.
A 9.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Alaska.
Alaska Airlines started operating.
Alaska became the 49th State to join the United States of America.
