Seward's Folly
On March 30, 1867, the U.S. signed a treaty buying Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million — mocked at the time as "Seward's Folly."
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The Day the Earth Moved for Five Minutes
On March 27, 1964, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake shook Alaska for nearly five minutes — the most powerful ever recorded in North America.
The Night Prince William Sound Turned Black
Just after midnight on March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef, spilling nearly 11 million gallons of crude into Alaska's pristine waters.
The 49th Star: Alaska Becomes a State
On January 3, 1959, President Eisenhower signed the proclamation admitting Alaska to the Union as the 49th state, ending one of the longest statehood fights in American history.