Alaska Day

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Explorers first discovered Alaska in 1741 when Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering spotted land on a voyage from Siberia.	Image: Vitus_Jonassen_Bering (image/jpg)
Russian whalers and fur traders from Kodiak Island established the first settlement in Alaska in 1784.	Image: kodiak-island.gif (image/gif)
In 1867 United States Secretary of State William H. Seward offered Russia $7,200,000, for Alaska. This became known as 'Sewards Folly'	Image: William_H._Seward (image/jpg)
Alaska accounts for 25% of the oil produced in the United States. Image: Alaska-oil (image/jpg)	Image: alaska (image/jpg)
The state of Rhode Island could fit into Alaska 425 times.	Image: rhode-island (image/jpg)
The fishing and seafood industry is the state's largest private industry employer. Image: alaska-fishing-2 (image/jpg)	In fact, most of America's salmon, crab, halibut, and herring come from Alaska. Image: alaska-fishing (image/jpg)
The Alaska state motto is North to the Future.	Image: alaska_flag (image/jpg)

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	Created by Brad Hegarty over 9 years ago