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.
When did the United States buy Alaska? The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, for the sum of $ 7.2 million USD. Secretary of State William Seward accepted the terms of sale on March 30, and the Sen â¦ ate approved the treaty on April 9, 1867.The formal transfer was on October 12, 1867.he United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, for the sum of $ 7.2 million USD.