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.
You are here. Alaska was a territory of the United States before it became a state. In the early days of the country, before the U.S. constitution was written Congress had worked out a territorial system for the areas such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Country or Alaska that wanted to be part of the United States.