Magazines vs Journals. A magazine is a periodical aimed at the general public, which contains news, opinion and personal narratives. Journals are scholarly periodicals aimed at researchers or specialists. One can come across many differences between a journal and a magazine.
Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th states of the USA only after world war two. What was their sovereign status before that? ALASKA was a Russian colony from 1744 until the USA bought it in 1867 for $7,200,000. It was made a state in 1959. Hawaii was a kingdom until 1893 and became a republic in 1894. It then ceded itself to the USA in 1898 and became a state in 1959. Kyra Ings, Devizes, Wiltshire (dmi@praxis.co.uk) IMMEDIATELY before Hawaii achieved statehood in 1959, it was a Territory of the US.
Alaska-quarter.jpg. Alaska became the 49th state in 1959. The Alaska commemorative quarter features a grizzly bear with the state fish (salmon), the north star (see Alaska state flag and motto) and caption: The Great Land (public domain image on Wikipedia).he King Cove Dancers-from one of the five last remaining Eastern Aleut villages still in existence; photo Â© Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, & Economic Development (used by permission). Edit Origin of Alaska Page. Add Media for Origin of Alaska Add a New Page.