alaska became a territory of the united states in 1867.
alaska became a territory of the united states in 1867.
when did alaska become a territory of the united states?
1867
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the territory of alaska or alaska territory was an organized incorporated territory of the united states from august 24, 1912, until alaska was granted statehood on january 3, 1959. the territory was previously the department of alaska, 1868-1884; and the district of alaska, 1884-1912.









































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passage of the 1899 criminal code which, among other things, included a tax on liquor, led to increased calls for alaskan representation in congress, and the debate finally ended on august 24, 1912, when the alaska district became an organized, incorporated territory of the united states.
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in 1956, donald keyhoe asked ruppelt to join to serve as an adviser to the national investigations committee on aerial phenomena (nicap) . ruppelt had recently suffered a heart attack, and declined keyhoe's offer. ruppelt's book indicates that ruppelt held some dim views of keyhoe and his early writings; ruppelt stated that while keyhoe generally had his facts straight, his "interpretation" of the facts was another question entirely. he thought keyhoe often sensationalized the material and accused keyhoe of "mind reading" what he and other officers were thinking.
edward j. ruppelt