Alaska on a map Alaska is often referred to as: The Last Frontier “Alaska State Flag Song” Is the State Song of Alaska

Vitus Bering (1681–1741), Danish explorer for the Russians, the first European to reach Alaska. Alaska had a Flag Designing Contest, in 1926, which the winners flag would become the states official flag. Benny Benson was 13 years old when he won.

When, why, and who first founded Alaska. Vitus Bering (1681–1741), Danish explorer for the Russians, the first European to reach Alaska. In the 1700’s

The history of Alaska The first people came to Alaska about 15,000 years ago following herd animals across the Bering Land Bridge. The Amerind migration group continued south to populate all of the Americas. The second migration across the Bering Land Bridge brought the Na-Dene and Eskimo-Aleut. They arrived in Alaska about 12,000 BP and moved through the north to populate Alaska and Canada. The most recent ice age ended and sea levels rose to cover the Bering Land Bridge, isolating the American populations. New data from the fossil record revealed the first permanent settlements in the high arctic areas appeared 4,000-3,500 years ago. Obsidian artifacts dating from 4,000-1,000 years before present have provided concrete evidence of transcontinental interaction between Siberia and Alaska. In 1728, Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer, discovered the Bering Strait between Asia and North America. In 1741, A Russian expedition led by Vitus Bering, along with George Steller, made the first "discovery" of Alaska, landing near what today is Kayak Island. In 1778, Captain James Cook sailed into what is now the Cook Inlet. Captain Cook continued to sail up the western coast of Alaska, through the Bering Strait, and entered into the Arctic Ocean but was forced to turn back due to ice blocking the way. In 1780, a Japanese whaling ship ran aground near the western end of the Aleutian Islands. Rats from the ship reached the nearest island giving it the name "Rat Island." In 1784, the first Russian settlement in Alaska was established on Kodiak Island at Three Saints Bay.

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