The original purpose and architects of Ranikot Fort are unknown. Despite the fact that a prehistoric site of Amri is nearby, there is no trace of any old city inside the fort and the present structure has little evidence of prehistoric origins.It is located 30 km southwest of small town Sann,Sindh.
Alaska officially became the 49th state on January 3,1959. View the Alaska Statehood Act from the National Archives collection. Alaskans elect a governor and a lieutenant governor to four-year terms.
Alaska had a population of about 58,000 in 1916 when Wickersham, now Delegate to Congress, introduced Alaska's first statehood bill. It failed due to lack of interest on the part of Alaskans; not even President Harding's 1923 visit to the Territory could create sustained widespread interest in statehood.