Alaska
- Aleut: 'alakshak' meaning 'peninsula'
- Vicinity: Far North, between Canada and Russia
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1959/01/03 | Dwight D Eisenhower | US President | President Dwight D Elsenhower signs the proclamation admitting Alaska as the 49th state of the union. By executive order the new 49 star national flag did not become the official ensign until July 4th of that year. | Alaska Statehood |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge |
| Physiographic Features | Type | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutian Islands | Archipelago |
|
| Alexander Archipelago | Archipelago |
| Particulars for Alaska: | |
|---|---|
| Locale Type | US State |
| Data | |
|---|---|
| Demonym: | Alaskans |
| Motto: | North to the Future |
| Population: | 722718 |
| Vicinage | Type | AsNotedIn |
|---|---|---|
| Aleutians East Borough | Borough | |
| Aleutians West Borough | Borough | |
| Anchorage Borough | Borough | |
| Bethel Census Area | Census Area | |
| Bristol Bay Borough | Borough | |
| Denali Borough | Borough | |
| Dillingham Census Area | Census Area | |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Borough | |
| Haines Borough | Borough | |
| Hoonah-Angoon | Census Area | |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Borough | |
| Ketchikan Gateway Borough | Borough | |
| Kodiak Island Borough | Borough | |
| Lake and Peninsula Borough | Borough | |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Borough | |
| Nome Census Area | Census Area | |
| North Slope Borough | Borough | |
| Northwest Arctic Borough | Borough | |
| Petersburg Census Area | Census Area | |
| Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area | Census Area | |
| Sitka Borough | Borough | |
| Skagway Borough | Borough | |
| Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | Census Area | |
| Valdez-Cordova Census Area | Census Area | |
| Wade Hampton Census Area | Census Area | |
| Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area | Census Area |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Face and Other Stories | Short Story Collection |
|
Jack London | Subienkow had travelled a long trail of bitterness and horror, homing like a dove for the capitals of Europe, and here, farther away than ever, in Russian America, the trail ceased. |
| Passage to Juneau (book) | Travelogue | |||
| The Gold Rush | Film | Charles Chaplin | Setting | |
| The Thing from Another World | Film | Christian Nyby Charles Lederer | Setting |
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