query: when did alaska become a part of the united states

pos: Alaska part of the economy. The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" () was introduced in the Russian colonial period when it was used to refer to the Alaska Peninsula. It was derived from an Aleut-language idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland. Literally, it means "object to which

pos: United States congressional delegations from Alaska United States congressional delegations from Alaska These are tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Ernest Gruening was elected to the Senate on October 6, 1955 for the 84th Congress but did not take the oath of office and was not accorded senatorial privileges, Alaska not yet being admitted as a state. From May 17, 1884 to August 24, 1912, Alaska was designated as the District of Alaska. From then to January 3, 1959, it was the Alaska Territory. , there are no former members of the U.S. House of

pos: Alaska Statehood Act Alaska Statehood Act The Alaska Statehood Act () was signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on July 7, 1958, allowing Alaska to become the 49th U.S. state on January 3, 1959. From 1867 to 1884 Alaska was considered to be a military district of the United States of America under the control of the federal government. Alaskans had sought statehood since as early as the 1920s, though this vision was not realized until the decade after World War II. In 1884, the government passed the Organic Act which allowed for Alaska to become a judicial district as well as a

pos: Alaska part of the economy. The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959. The name "Alaska" () was introduced in the Russian colonial period when it was used to refer to the Alaska Peninsula. It was derived from an Aleut-language idiom, which figuratively refers to the mainland. Literally, it means "object to which

neg: 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska his best performance in this state, but did not receive nearly as much support as Ed Clark did in the previous election. 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan (R-California) with almost two-thirds of the popular vote against Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) with 29.9%. Reagan ultimately won the national vote, winning re-election. Alaska

neg: Castro District, San Francisco California, was busy conducting business in the San Francisco Bay Area and Alaska – from the late 19th to the early 20th century –, both places had considerably large Finnish settlements. As the Governor of Russian America from 1858 to 1864, Finnish Johan Hampus Furuhjelm helped pave way for the American Alaska purchase, just like Gustave Niebaum did as the Consul of Russia for the United States in San Francisco in 1867 (at the time Finland was an autonomous Grand Duchy of Russia), when Alaska became part of the United States of America. During his governorship of Russian America, Furuhjelm

neg: 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2008 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 2008, as part of the 2008 United States presidential election held throughout all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Voters chose 3 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Republican nominee John McCain with a 21.5% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 17 news organizations considered this a state McCain would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. Democratic nominee Barack Obama did, however,

neg: 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska The 2004 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 2, 2004 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives, various state and local elections, and the presidential election of that year. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski of Anchorage, sought election to her first full term after being appointed to serve out the rest of her father's unexpired term when he resigned in December 2002 to become Governor of Alaska. Her main challenger was Democratic former

neg: History of the Jews in Alaska War II brought a number of Jewish GIs to the Fairbanks area, the Blooms acted as “unofficial chaplains” and opened their home to many service members. Leopold David became the first mayor of Anchorage after it was legally incorporated in 1920. In 1939, Ernest Gruening was appointed governor of the Alaska Territory, a position he held until 1953. Often called "the father of Alaskan statehood", he lobbied and advocated intensely for Alaska to become a state. When it did, he became its first senator, elected to the United States Senate on November 25, 1958. In 1906, Russian-Jewish immigrant and Fairbanks

neg: Alaska Natives Natives are in some respects treated separately by the government from other Native Americans in the United States. This is in part related to their interactions with the US government in a different historic period than indigenous peoples in the colonies and early federal period. Europeans and Americans did not have sustained encounters with the Alaska Natives until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when many were attracted to the region in gold rushes. The Alaska Natives were not allotted individual title in severalty to land under the Dawes Act of 1887 but were instead treated under the Alaska

neg: History of slavery in Alaska United States Constitution which took effect on December 18, 1865. When Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867, slavery became illegal in Alaska. In 1903 there were still documented cases of slavery in the territory. Aleutian girls could be purchased by wealthy families to do the housework, and were often not allowed to participate in child play or become educated. These girls tended to come from the Atta Islands. From 1911 until the passage of the Fur Seal Act in 1966, the inhabitants of the Pribilof Islands were governed directly by employees of the United States federal government,

neg: Hawaii Democratic Revolution of 1954 took place from February 1 to June 6 and ended the campaign. Statehood for Hawaii failed to gain much support in Congress until 1953 when the United States House of Representatives passed a statehood bill (which did not become law). Burns attempted to collaborate with Alaska, which was also pressing to become a state. Burns came under scrutiny by anti-communist Southern Democrats over the role of the Communist Party. Another factor against statehood was a strong possibility of a non-white senator and their opposition to racial segregation. Back in Hawaii, 93% of the population voted in support of statehood. When

neg: Ferry, Alaska Ferry, Alaska Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Denali Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 33 at the 2010 census, up from 29 in 2000. Ferry is located in northern Denali Borough at (64.064392, -148.997000), along the Nenana River. The George Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3) runs through the CDP, leading north to Anderson and south to Healy. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Ferry CDP has a total area of , all of it land. Ferry first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear again until 1990 when

neg: Gustave Niebaum Russia) — when Alaska was purchased to become part of the United States. During his Russian America governorship, Furuhjelm also put an end to the hostilities with the indigenous peoples of Alaska, and he succeeded in abolishing the Alaskan "Ice Treaty" with San Francisco. According to a contract which had been signed, Russian America had to deliver a certain amount of ice to San Francisco at a fixed price. The problem was that the product melted down on the way to the warmer climates. The ice contract became very awkward for the Russian colony. Furuhjelm arranged for a new contract

neg: Arctic policy of the United States Arctic policy of the United States The Arctic policy of the United States refers to the foreign policy of the United States in regard to the Arctic region. In addition, the United States' domestic policy toward Alaska is part of its Arctic policy. Since March 30, 1867 (when the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire), the United States of America has been one of the eight Arctic nations and one of the five Arctic Ocean littoral countries. The United States has been a member of the Arctic Council since its inception in 1996 and assumed the Chairmanship (from

neg: Capstone Program Capstone Program The Capstone Program was a United States government-funded aviation safety program for the state of Alaska, primarily focusing on rural areas of the state. This joint effort – between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Alaska Pilot's Association, commercial operators, the University of Alaska, MITRE Corporation, some avionics manufacturers and individual pilots – cut the accident rate in the eastern part of Alaska by around 40%. The program ran from 1999 until 2006, when the FAA integrated it into the national automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS–B) program. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by

neg: Amchitka intended to become a restricted access wildlife preserve. Amchitka Amchitka (; ) is a volcanic, tectonically unstable island in the Rat Islands group of the Aleutian Islands in southwest Alaska. It is part of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. The island is about long, and from wide. The area has a maritime climate, with many storms, and mostly overcast skies. Amchitka was populated for more than 2,500 years by the Aleut people, but has had no permanent population since 1832. The island has been part of the United States since the Alaska Purchase of 1867. During World War II,

neg: Cohoe, Alaska Cohoe, Alaska Cohoe is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,364, up from 1,168 in 2000. Cohoe is located at (60.301277, -151.295952). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (3.99%) is water. Cohoe first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It did not appear again until 1990 when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the census of 2000, there were 1,168 people, 445 households,

neg: Tanana Athabaskans toboggans by hand, using dogs solely for hunting and as pack animals. Dogs sometimes were used to drive the moose into the fence and snares. Historically, the Tanana Athabaskan people did not think of themselves as living in "tribes," a relatively recent term connected with political recognition by the U.S. government. Alaska Native tribal entities for Tanana Athabaskans are recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs: The Alaska Native Regional Corporations of Tanana Athabaskans were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). The Tanana Chiefs Conference is a traditional

neg: Alaska Wild raise equity capital by selling common stock in the newly formed corporation. On Friday May 5, 2006, Weatherholt made his plan public when a press release was sent to the Alaska media outlets announcing his plans for bringing a professional indoor football team to Alaska. The Alaska Wild team name was selected as part of a "Name the Team" contest hosted by APS. Over 1,500 names were submitted online by football fans across the United States and Canada. United States Air Force TSgt Deryl Morse submitted the winning team name. Morse was on hand to accept a family four-pack season

neg: Hollis, Alaska Hollis, Alaska Hollis is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 112, down from 139 in 2000. Hollis is located at (55.484404, -132.715921). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (2.15%) is water. Hollis has an oceanic climate (Köppen "Cfb"). Hollis first appeared on the 1960 U.S. Census as an unincorporated community. It did not appear again until 1990, when it was made a census-designated place (CDP). As of the

neg: Alaska Highway routes through the region, has been published each year. The community Wonowon, British Columbia, is named by its location at mile 101, spoken "one-oh-one". The portion of the Alaska Highway in Alaska was planned to become part of the United States Numbered Highway System, and to be signed as part of U.S. Route 97. In 1953, the British Columbia government renumbered a series of highways to Highway 97 between the U.S. border at Osoyoos, U.S. 97's northern terminus, and Dawson Creek. In 1964, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) approved an extension U.S. 97 from the

neg: St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Juneau, Alaska) St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Juneau, Alaska) The St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Juneau, Alaska, United States, was built in 1893 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America Russians did not settle in the Juneau area while this territory was a Russian colony (1784–1867). Nor did the Russian Orthodox Church send missionaries to Juneau when the mining settlement started in 1881. But the Orthodox Church became strongly established here through the efforts of the local Tlingit leaders. In 1890, the Taku

neg: 1988 United States presidential election in Alaska 1988 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1988 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 8, 1988. All 50 states and the District of Columbia, were part of the 1988 United States presidential election. Alaska voters chose 3 electors to the Electoral College, which selected the president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent United States Vice President George H. W. Bush of Texas, who was running against Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis. Bush ran with Indiana Senator Dan Quayle as Vice President, and Dukakis ran with Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen. Alaska weighed in for this

neg: Alaska Army National Guard Alaska Army National Guard The Alaska Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Along with the Alaska Air National Guard, it makes up the Alaska National Guard. Alaska Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to receive all United States military awards. The Alaska Guard also bestows a number of state awards for local services rendered in or to the state of Alaska. In 2006, the Alaska

neg: History of United States foreign policy in 1867, in part as a way to meet the American challenge without depending on British armed forces. The U.S. looked the other way when Irish activists known as Fenians tried and failed badly in an invasion of Canada in 1871. The Fenians movement collapsed from its own incompetence. The arbitration of the Alabama Claims in 1872 provided a satisfactory reconciliation; The British paid the United States $15.5 million for the economic damage caused by Confederate warships purchased from it. Congress did pay Russia for the Alaska Purchase in 1867, but otherwise rejected proposals for any major expansions, such as

neg: 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska Bush. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson. It was also the last time a Republican only won the state of Alaska by a single digit margin of victory. With 28.43% of the popular vote, Alaska would prove to be Perot's second strongest state after Maine. 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice

neg: 2014 United States Senate election in Alaska to Alaskan Independence just before the filing deadline, withdrew from the race on September 2 and endorsed Dan Sullivan. The Alaskan Independence Party did not name a replacement nominee before the deadline for them to do so had passed. Begich and Sullivan participated in a televised debate regarding fisheries on August 27, 2014 at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Another televised debate concerning natural resources was held on October 1 in Kodiak, Alaska. 2014 United States Senate election in Alaska The 2014 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska the popular vote, Alaska would prove to be Ford's fifth strongest state in the 1976 election after Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nebraska. Libertarian candidate Roger MacBride also had his strongest showing in Alaska, which would continue to provide a base of votes for the new party. 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald

neg: Mildred Stratton Wilson remained a collaborator at NMNH, but her work took her to Alaska, where she was the Territorial Entomologist with the United States Army Corps of Engineers. She became consulting biologist for the Arctic Health Research Center in 1951. She was affiliated with them until 1967, when they moved the center to Fairbanks, Alaska. While she was there she did not receive a salary but did get a new microscope, postal privileges, and support to make collections in Alaska. In 1955, Wilson was the first Alaskan resident to be awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship. She published her research regularly in scientific journals,

neg: United States congressional delegations from Alaska Representatives from Alaska's at-large congressional district who are currently living at this time. The most recent representative to die was Howard Wallace Pollock (1967-1971) on January 9, 2011. , there are three former U.S. Senators from the U.S. State of Alaska who are currently living at this time, one from Class 2 and two in Class 3. United States congressional delegations from Alaska These are tables of congressional delegations from Alaska to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Ernest Gruening was elected to the Senate on October 6, 1955 for the 84th Congress but did not

neg: 1960 United States presidential election in Alaska 1960 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1960 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent Vice-President Richard Nixon (R-California) with 50.9% of the popular vote against U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) with 49.1%. Kennedy ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Nixon. This was the very first presidential election that Alaska participated in. With statehood, Alaska was given three votes in the

neg: 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R-California) with 58.1% of the popular vote against George McGovern (D-South Dakota) with 34.6%. Although Alaska has only voted Democratic once, which was for Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, during the state’s first four presidential elections Alaska was no more Republican than the nation at-large:

neg: 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Alaska as of Election Day. According to the Alaska Division of Election voter turnout was about 60.8%, 318,608 ballots were cast out of 528,761 voters. Alaska had 3 electors in 2016; all of them voted for Donald Trump for president and Mike Pence for vice president. The electors were: 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose electors to

neg: Bethel, Alaska both learned Yup'ik, which greatly enhanced their effectiveness as missionaries. He made Yup'ik the language of the Moravian Church in the community and region, and helped translate scripture into the people's language. The missionaries moved Bethel from Mamterillermiut to its present location on the west side of the Kuskokwim River. A United States post office was opened in 1905. Alaska Natives in this area have had a long Christian history, in part from Russian Orthodox, Catholic and Moravian influence. As in many Alaska Native villages, Christian tradition has become interwoven with the people's original culture. Development came to the area

neg: Afognak, Alaska the population departed. It did not appear on the 1970 census, but did in 1980 as an Alaskan Native Village designation. It has not reported separately since. The original area that included Afognak is now mostly within the CDP of Aleneva. Afognak was located on the southwestern shore of Afognak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It is located three miles north of Kodiak Island. Afognak, Alaska Afognak (; also Ag'waneq in Alutiiq) was an Alutiiq village on the island of Afognak in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska, United States. It was located on Afognak Bay on the southwest

neg: Alaska boundary dispute Alaska boundary dispute The Alaska boundary dispute was a territorial dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom, which then controlled Canada's foreign relations. It was resolved by arbitration in 1903. The dispute existed between the Russian Empire and Britain since 1821, and was inherited by the United States as a consequence of the Alaska Purchase in 1867. The final resolution favored the American position, and Canada did not get an all-Canadian outlet from the Yukon gold fields to the sea. The disappointment and anger in Canada was directed less at the United States, and more at the British

neg: 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska had his strongest showing in Alaska and set the record for the best performance of a Libertarian Presidential candidate on a statewide level. He also beat Independent candidate John B. Anderson in this state despite Anderson winning more votes than Clark nationally. 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Ronald Reagan (R–California) with 54.3% of the

neg: 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1992 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the 1992 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President George H.W. Bush (R-Texas) with 39.4% of the popular vote over Governor Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) with 30.2%. Bush won Alaska by a margin of 9.2%. Businessman Ross Perot (I-Texas) finished in third, with 28.4% of the popular vote. Clinton ultimately won the national vote, defeating incumbent President

neg: 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote. With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved to be Dole's fifth strongest state in the

neg: 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska 1996 election after Utah, Kansas, Nebraska and Idaho. 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1996 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Senator Bob Dole (R-KS), with Dole winning 50.80% to 33.27% over President Bill Clinton (D) by a margin of 17.53%. Billionaire businessman Ross Perot (Reform-TX) finished in third, with 10.9% of the popular vote. With 50.8% of the popular vote, Alaska proved

neg: Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines is a major United States airline headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, within the Seattle metropolitan area of the state of Washington. It is the fifth-largest airline in the United States when measured by fleet size, scheduled passengers carried, and number of destinations served. Alaska, together with its regional partners, operates a large domestic route network, primarily focused on connecting cities on the West Coast of the United States to over one hundred destinations in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Costa Rica, and Mexico. Alaska Airlines is not a member of any of the three major

neg: 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska election when Alaska has ever voted for a Democratic candidate, partially due to Johnson’s landslide victory throughout the rest of the country (except for the Deep South and Goldwater’s home state), and partially because during its first four presidential elections Alaska was not anomalously Republican relative to the nation at-large, which the state would become and remain very strongly from 1976 onwards. Indeed, despite Johnson’s landslide, Alaska came out of the 1964 election as 4.63 percent more Democratic than the nation at-large on a two-party basis. At a more local level, all boroughs and census areas voted for Johnson, and

neg: Ketchikan, Alaska Ketchikan, Alaska Ketchikan ( ; ) is a city in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska, United States, the southeasternmost city in Alaska. With a population at the 2010 census of 8,050, it is the fifth-most populous city in the state, and tenth-most populous community when census-designated places are included. The surrounding borough, encompassing suburbs both north and south of the city along the Tongass Highway (most of which are commonly regarded as a part of Ketchikan, albeit not a part of the city itself), plus small rural settlements accessible mostly by water, registered a population of 13,477 in that same

neg: Diocese of Western Canada and Alaska the Anglican Church in North America outside the United States and Canada. It was decided to extinct the diocese, due to his small size, and to incorporate her at the Diocese of Mid-America, as the Convocation of the West and Western Canada, of which is now a member. Charles Dorrington become an Assisting Bishop for Canada and Cuba at his new diocese. Diocese of Western Canada and Alaska The Diocese of Western Canada and Alaska is a former diocese of the Reformed Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church in North America, currently part of the Diocese of Mid-America, with the

neg: 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska ran under the American Independent Party ticket. While Alaska would prove to be Schmitz's second strongest state after Idaho, he failed to equal the success of George Wallace’s campaign in the previous election. 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1972 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 1972, as part of the 1972 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Richard Nixon (R-California) with 58.1% of the popular vote against George McGovern (D-South Dakota)

neg: 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1976 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2, 1976, as part of the 1976 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Gerald Ford (R-Michigan) with 57.9% of the popular vote against Jimmy Carter (D-Georgia) with 35.7%. Carter ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Ford and becoming the next President. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson. With 57.9% of

neg: 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1980 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 4, 1980, as part of the 1980 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Ronald Reagan (R–California) with 54.3% of the popular vote against incumbent President Jimmy Carter (D–Georgia) with 26.4%. Reagan ultimately won the national vote, defeating Carter and becoming the next President. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in 1964 for Lyndon B. Johnson. Libertarian candidate Ed Clark

neg: 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1984 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 1984, as part of the 1984 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Ronald Reagan (R-California) with almost two-thirds of the popular vote against Walter Mondale (D-Minnesota) with 29.9%. Reagan ultimately won the national vote, winning re-election. Alaska has only voted Democratic once, and that was in the 1964 election for Lyndon B. Johnson. Libertarian candidate David Bergland also had

neg: 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2016 United States presidential election in Alaska was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine. Alaska voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic presidential nomination in caucuses on

neg: United States Virgin Islands Every year Transfer Day is recognized as a holiday, to commemorate the acquisition of the islands by the United States. US citizenship was granted to the inhabitants of the islands in 1927. The US dollar was adopted in the territory in 1934 and from 1935 to 1939 the islands were a part of the United States customs area. Water Island, a small island to the south of St. Thomas, was initially administered by the US federal government and did not become a part of the United States Virgin Islands territory until 1996, when of land was transferred to the territorial

neg: Rampart Dam available, "Alaska did not possess a competitive advantage". He concluded by saying that the project was "not economically efficient". Because of arguments like these, the common belief among informed observers outside Alaska was that the project was designed to benefit Alaska alone, and thus could almost be considered "foreign aid." An editorial in "The New York Times" summed up non-Alaska opinions when it asked if the dam project was "the world's biggest boondoggle". Owing to increasing public pressure, in June 1967, United States Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall announced he was strongly opposed to the dam, citing economic and

neg: Voter ID laws in the United States the polls. The identification document did not have to include a picture; any document with the name of the voter sufficed. In 1970, Hawaii joined in requiring ID, and Texas a year later. Florida was next in 1977, and Alaska in 1980 to become the first five states in the United States to request identification of some sort from voters at the polls. In 1999, Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore attempted to start a pilot program that required voters to show IDs at the polls. His initiative was blocked by Democrats and the NAACP, and was stopped by court order. His

neg: Mike Gravel 2008 presidential campaign Mike Gravel 2008 presidential campaign The 2008 presidential campaign of Mike Gravel, former Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives and United States Senator from Alaska began on April 17, 2006 when he declared his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2008 election, in a speech to the National Press Club. His campaign gained an Internet following and national attention due to outspoken debate appearances during 2007, but consistently showed little support in national polls. In the 2008 Democratic caucuses and primaries, he did not win any delegates. Out of the eight candidates

neg: Chickaloon, Alaska of the population were living below the poverty line. The Ya Ne Dah Ah School teaches the Ahtna Athabaskan language as a part of its curriculum. Chickaloon, Alaska Chickaloon ("Nay’dini’aa Na’" in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 272 at the 2010 census, up from 213 in 2000. The Alaska Native people of Chickaloon are a mixture of Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabaskan. Chickaloon is located at (61.793994, -148.482733). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total

neg: 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 31.0% margin of victory. Green party nominee Ralph Nader had his best performance here in 2000, obtaining over 10% of the vote. Al Gore received 28% of the vote. Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in Alaska his percentage for the nation at-large, but nonetheless his third-greatest outside antebellum slave states and Oklahoma behind 13.25 percent in Nevada and 12.55 percent in Idaho. 1968 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1968 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Richard Nixon (R-California) with 45.3 percent of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D-Minnesota) with 42.6 percent. Nixon ultimately won

neg: 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney: 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2000 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 31.0% margin of victory. Green party nominee Ralph Nader had his best performance here in 2000, obtaining over 10% of the vote. Al Gore received

neg: Geography of Alaska Geography of Alaska Alaska is one of two U.S. states not bordered by another state; Hawaii the other. Alaska has more ocean coastline than all of the other U.S. states combined. About of Canadian territory separate Alaska from Washington State. Alaska is thus an exclave of the United States that is part of the continental U.S. but is not part of the contiguous U.S. Alaska is also the only state, other than Hawaii, whose capital city is accessible only via ship or air, because no roads connect Juneau to the rest of the continent. The state is bordered by Yukon

neg: The Diller Hotel until 1897 when gold was found in Alaska and Seattle had become known as the "Gateway to Alaska" for miners and workers to and from Alaska. The Klondike Gold Rush not only was responsible for the major growth the Seattle as a city but also helped many businesses including the Diller Hotel. In 1916, Washington State declared a prohibition policy which resulted in the ban of the sale of alcohol statewide; this was three years earlier than the United States passed the Eighteenth Amendment and entered the Prohibition Era which lasted from 1919 to 1933. As a result to the

neg: 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1964 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 3, 1964, as part of the 1964 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Texas) with 65.9% of the popular vote against U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater (R-Arizona) with 34.1%. Johnson won the national vote as well, defeating Goldwater and serving a full term after finishing the assassinated John F. Kennedy’s term. This is the first and only presidential

neg: Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act The Alaska Mental Health Enabling Act of 1956 (Public Law 84-830) was an Act of Congress passed to improve mental health care in the United States territory of Alaska. It became the focus of a major political controversy after opponents nicknamed it the "Siberia Bill" and denounced it as being part of a communist plot to hospitalize and brainwash Americans. Campaigners asserted that it was part of an international Jewish, Roman Catholic or psychiatric conspiracy intended to establish United Nations-run concentration camps in the United States. The legislation in its original form was sponsored by

neg: Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 it its present-day borders. Nebraska Territory was admitted to the US as the 37th state, Nebraska. Canada was formed from three provinces of British North America: the Province of Canada, which was split into the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, and the colonies of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. At this time, though, Canada did not become independent according to the modern meaning of the word. The Statute of Westminster 1931 made Canada much closer to being independent, but not completely. The United States purchased Alaska from Russia; it was designated the Department of Alaska, and corresponds, except for a

neg: Alaska the action of the sea is directed". Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States and has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the Eastern Hemisphere. Alaska is the only non-contiguous U.S. state on continental North America; about of British Columbia (Canada) separates Alaska from Washington. It is technically part of the continental U.S., but is sometimes not included in colloquial use; Alaska is not part of the contiguous U.S., often called "the Lower 48". The capital city, Juneau, is situated on the mainland of the North American continent

neg: Old Style and New Style dates equivalent. A 12th skipped Julian leap day in 1800 changed its start to 6 April. It was not changed when a 13th Julian leap day was skipped in 1900, so the tax year in the United Kingdom still begins on 6 April. The European colonies of the Americas adopted the change when their mother countries did. In Alaska, the change took place after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Friday, 6 October 1867 was followed by Friday, 18 October. Instead of 12 days, only 11 were skipped, and the day of the week was repeated on successive days, because

neg: 1960 United States presidential election in Alaska Electoral College. This has continued to be the case to the present day. Alaska's electors in 1960 were: 1960 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1960 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent Vice-President Richard Nixon (R-California) with 50.9% of the popular vote against U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) with 49.1%. Kennedy ultimately won the national vote however, defeating Nixon. This was

neg: 1968 United States presidential election in Alaska 1968 United States presidential election in Alaska The 1968 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 5, 1968, as part of the 1968 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by Richard Nixon (R-California) with 45.3 percent of the popular vote against incumbent Vice President Hubert Humphrey (D-Minnesota) with 42.6 percent. Nixon ultimately won the national vote as well, defeating Humphrey and becoming the next President. Former Governor George Wallace (D-Alabama) ran under the far-right American Independent Party ticket, which

neg: Adoption of the Gregorian calendar when a 13th Julian leap day was skipped in 1900, so the tax year in the United Kingdom still begins on 6 April. The European colonies of the Americas adopted the change when their mother countries did. In 1752, the British colonies (which as stated above adopted the New Style calendar in that year) extended as far west as the Appalachian Mountains. New France and New Spain had adopted the new calendar in 1582. In Alaska, the change took place after the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. Friday, 6 October 1867 was followed by Friday, 18 October. Instead of

neg: 2014 Alaska gubernatorial election 2014 Alaska gubernatorial election The 2014 Alaska gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Alaska, concurrently with the election of Alaska's Class II U.S. Senate seat, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Governor Sean Parnell ran for re-election to a second full term in office, but incumbent Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell did not; he ran unsuccessfully in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate. Primary elections were

neg: 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan. Prior to the election, 17 news organizations considered this a state Romney would win, or

neg: 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska to the Nevada Republican caucuses, 2012, the results of the presidential preference poll will be used to directly and proportionately apportion 24 national convention delegates among the candidates. Another 3 super delegates are unbound and not determined by the caucus results. 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2012 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Alaska voters chose three electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President

neg: Alaska Army National Guard into the pervasive problem of sexual misconduct and the organizational culture and command climate that condoned and promoted it. In January 2017, the Alaska Army National Guard included the following units: Alaska Army National Guard The Alaska Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the Alaska Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. Along with the Alaska Air National Guard, it makes up the Alaska National Guard. Alaska Army National Guard units are trained and equipped as part of the United States Army. The same ranks and insignia are used and National Guardsmen are eligible to

neg: Anchorage, Alaska Mountains on the east form a boundary to development, but not to the city limits, which encompass part of the wild alpine territory of Chugach State Park. The city's sea coast consists mostly of treacherous mudflats. Newcomers and tourists are warned not to walk in this area because of extreme tidal changes and the very fine glacial silt. Unwary victims have walked onto the solid seeming silt revealed when the tide is out and have become stuck in the mud. The two recorded instances of this occurred in 1961 and 1988. According to the United States Census Bureau, the municipality

neg: Political status of Puerto Rico the United States Constitution () allows for Congress to "dispose of" Puerto Rico and allow it to become independent of the U.S. (in the same way as the Philippines did in 1945) or, under the authority of the Admissions Clause (Art. IV, Sec. 3, cl. 1) for it to be admitted as a state of the United States (with a vote of Congress in the same way that Alaska and Hawaii were admitted in 1958 and 1959 respectively). Since Congress must approve of any political status change for Puerto Rico, some argue that "congressional agreement to the options [on a

neg: Bills in U.S. Congress regarding the political status of Puerto Rico Bills in U.S. Congress regarding the political status of Puerto Rico The Territories Clause of the United States Constitution () allows for Congress to "dispose of" Puerto Rico and allow it to become independent of the U.S. (in the same way as the Philippines did in 1945) or, under the authority of the Admissions Clause (Art. IV, Sec. 3, cl. 1) for it to be admitted as a state of the United States (with a vote of Congress in the same way that Alaska and Hawaii were admitted in 1958 and 1959 respectively). Since Congress must approve of any political

neg: Montague Island (Alaska) Montague Island (Alaska) Montague Island lies in the Gulf of Alaska at the entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska. The island has a land area of 790.88 km² (305.36 sq mi), making it the 26th largest island in the United States. As of the 2000 census, Montague did not have a permanent resident population, making it at that time the largest uninhabited island in the United States. Since then, the 2010 abandonment of the Coast Guard station on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, which at 344.7 square miles is larger than Montague Island, causes Attu to claim that title.

neg: Sparrevohn Air Force Station Sparrevohn Air Force Station Sparrevohn Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-15, LRR ID: A-06) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. The ground control intercept (GCI) station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Sparrevohn AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force

neg: Kotzebue Air Force Station Kotzebue Air Force Station Kotzebue Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-24, LRR ID: A-12) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located south of Kotzebue, Alaska. The ground control intercept (GCI) station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Kotzebue AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force

neg: Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Cape Newenham Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-05, LRR ID: A-09) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Togiak, Alaska. The radar surveillance station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Cape Newenham AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States

neg: Murphy Dome Air Force Station Murphy Dome Air Force Station Murphy Dome Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-02, LRR ID: A-02) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-northwest of Fairbanks, Alaska. The control center station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Murphy Dome AFS was a continental defence radar station constructed to provide the United States Air

neg: Tatalina Air Force Station Tatalina Air Force Station Tatalina Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-10, LRR ID: A-05) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of McGrath, Alaska. The ground control intercept (GCI) station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was redesignated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the 611th Air Support Group, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. Tatalina AFS was a continental defense radar station constructed to provide the United States Air Force

neg: History of slavery in Alaska History of slavery in Alaska The history of slavery in Alaska is different from that of the other states that comprise the United States of America. Whereas the continental United States mostly saw enslavement of Africans brought across the Atlantic Ocean, in Alaska indigenous people, and some whites, enslaved indigenous people from other tribes. The Haida and Tlingit tribes held slaves. In Russian Alaska, the "Promyshlenniki" forced Aleut and Alutiiq men to hunt sea otters as part of the Maritime fur trade, taking their women and children hostage. Slavery was abolished in all states under the Thirteenth Amendment to the

neg: Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska Orthodox Church in America Diocese of Alaska The Diocese of Alaska is a diocese of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). Its territory includes parishes, monasteries, and missions located in Alaska. The diocesan chancery is located in Anchorage. The Diocese was founded when Alaska was part of Russia and is one of the oldest in the United States. The Church of the Holy Ascension (1826), which belongs to the Diocese, is one of the oldest American churches. Altogether, twenty-three churches are listed on the National Register of Historic Places; thirty churches are considered National Historic Landmarks. As of 2013, the

neg: 2004 United States presidential election in Alaska 2004 United States presidential election in Alaska The 2004 United States presidential election in Alaska took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Alaska was won by incumbent President George W. Bush by a 25.6% margin of victory. Prior to the election, all 12 news organizations considered this a state Bush would win, or otherwise considered as a safe red state. It has voted for a Republican presidential nominee in every presidential election since statehood, except for

neg: Northern Tier (United States) 1960s. Moving east to west (as the majority of population did), such states include: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The terms Upper Midwest and North Country, New York are related to this term. Northern Tier (United States) The Northern Tier is the northernmost part of the United States, along the border with Canada (including the border on the Great Lakes). It can be defined as the states that border Canada (excluding Alaska), but historians include all of New England in the Northern

neg: History of British Columbia by ship from Victoria to San Francisco, then by train to Ottawa or Washington in just 24 days. With the gold now gone, most of the American miners had left, and the economic future did not look promising unless B.C. could join the very rapidly growing, rich economies of the Pacific states. While American residents of British Columbia celebrated the United States' purchase of Alaska in 1867, having American territory to their north and south caused British residents' fears for the future of their colony to grow. Alaska was part of American Secretary of State William H. Seward's plan to

neg: Pearse Canal Pearse Canal Pearse Canal is a channel or strait forming part of the Canada–United States border at the southern end of the Alaska Panhandle and adjacent to the mouth of Portland Inlet. It is on the northwest side of Wales and Pearse Islands, which are in British Columbia, Canada, and forms part of the southwestern edge of Misty Fjords National Monument in Alaska, United States. The southwest entrance to the strait is between Phipp Point and Maie Point, both in Alaska. The strait was named by Captain Daniel Pender in 1868 as part of surveying of the coast, in association

neg: Cape Lisburne Air Force Station airstrip, now the Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport and provide maintenance and support when needed to maintain the radar system. Cape Lisburne Air Force Station Cape Lisburne Air Force Station (AAC ID: F-07, LRR ID: A-19, DEW ID: LIZ-1) is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located west-southwest of Point Barrow, Alaska. The radar surveillance station was closed on 1 November 1983, and was re-designated as a Long Range Radar (LRR) site as part of the Alaska Radar System. Today, it remains active as part of the Alaska NORAD Region under the jurisdiction of the

neg: Territories of the United States Island. With the exception of Washington DC, a special type of territory called a federal district, no incorporated organized territory has existed since 1959, when both Alaska and Hawaii were granted Admission to the Union. Many incorporated unorganized territories became incorporated organized territories or states. For example, when the eastern part of the incorporated organized territory called Minnesota became the state of Minnesota in 1858, the western part became part of an unorganized territory. Later, that became a part of the Dakota Territory, out of which two states and some parts of other states were created. California was part of

neg: Territories of the United States on stamps parts of Arizona and New Mexico. With the Gadsden Purchase, the contiguous territory which would become the "lower forty-eight" contiguous states of the United States was complete. The Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition commemorated the nation's northwest territory on the 10th anniversary of the 1897 Klondike Gold rush and the 40th anniversary of the 1867 Alaska Purchase. Delayed from 1907 to 1909 to avoid competing with the Jamestown Exposition. Secretary of State William H. Seward is shown. He negotiated the $8 million purchase of Alaska from Russia. The popular press in 1867 referred to the purchase as "Seward's Folly," but by 1909 the

neg: History of Mobile, Alabama History of Mobile, Alabama Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 and remained a part of New France for over 60 years. During 1720, when France warred with Spain, Mobile was on the battlefront, so the capital moved west to Biloxi. In 1763, Britain took control of the colony following their victory in the Seven Years War. Following the American Revolutionary War, Mobile did not become a part of the United States, as it was part of territory captured by Spain from Great Britain in 1780. Mobile first became a part of the United States

neg: Montague Island (Alaska) clean-up began on 22 May 2012, funded by The Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation. Montague Island (Alaska) Montague Island lies in the Gulf of Alaska at the entrance to Prince William Sound, Alaska. The island has a land area of 790.88 km² (305.36 sq mi), making it the 26th largest island in the United States. As of the 2000 census, Montague did not have a permanent resident population, making it at that time the largest uninhabited island in the United States. Since then, the 2010 abandonment of the Coast Guard station on Attu Island in the Aleutian Islands, which at 344.7

neg: Capstone Program project into the national Automatic Dependent Surveillance – Broadcast (ADS–B) program. Capstone Program The Capstone Program was a United States government-funded aviation safety program for the state of Alaska, primarily focusing on rural areas of the state. This joint effort – between the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Alaska Pilot's Association, commercial operators, the University of Alaska, MITRE Corporation, some avionics manufacturers and individual pilots – cut the accident rate in the eastern part of Alaska by around 40%. The program ran from 1999 until 2006, when the FAA integrated it into the national automatic dependent surveillance – broadcast (ADS–B)

neg: 1992 United States presidential election in Idaho is the last election in which Bonner County, Clearwater County, Lewis County, and Benewah County, Idaho gave a plurality to a Democratic presidential candidate. With 27.05% of the popular vote, Idaho would prove to be Perot's fourth strongest state after Maine, Alaska and Utah. This election the second of only two elections since Idaho's statehood in which it did not vote the same as neighboring Montana, the other being its first election 100 year prior. 1992 United States presidential election in Idaho The 1992 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1992, as part of the

neg: Skwentna, Alaska Skwentna, Alaska Skwentna is a census-designated place (CDP) on Iditarod Trail in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 37, down from 111 in 2000. Skwentna is located at (61.879482, −151.266455). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.54%) is water. As with much of South Central Alaska, Skwentna has a subarctic climate (Köppen "Dfc"), with long, cold, snowy winters and short, warm summers, although, as is more

neg: Chickaloon, Alaska Chickaloon, Alaska Chickaloon ("Nay’dini’aa Na’" in Ahtna Athabascan) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. It is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 272 at the 2010 census, up from 213 in 2000. The Alaska Native people of Chickaloon are a mixture of Ahtna and Dena'ina Athabaskan. Chickaloon is located at (61.793994, -148.482733). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (1.05%) is water. Chickaloon first appeared on the 1930 U.S. Census as an unincorporated village. It appeared again

neg: Seward Highway the 1964 Alaska earthquake, about of the Seward Highway sank below the high water mark of Turnagain Arm; the highway and its bridges were raised and rebuilt in 1964-66. The highway was designated a National Forest Scenic Byway by the United States Forest Service on September 8, 1989. Later, the State of Alaska added it to the State Scenic Byway system on January 29, 1993. The final designation was added on June 15, 2000, when the Seward Highway was named an All-American Road as part of the National Scenic Byway program by the United States Secretary of Transportation. The length

neg: St. Jacob's Church (Napaskiak, Alaska) St. Jacob's Church (Napaskiak, Alaska) St. Jacob's Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Napaskiak, Alaska, United States. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has a plan, extended out from an original building length, from when it was built sometime in the early 1900s. The western part of the building was added in two stages over the course of the 20th century, and was done to closely match the properties of the existing structure. The second addition added a

neg: St. Jacob's Church (Napaskiak, Alaska) vestibule area and a small bell tower topped by an Orthodox onion dome. The building is clad in novelty siding. St. Jacob's Church (Napaskiak, Alaska) St. Jacob's Church is a historic Russian Orthodox church in Napaskiak, Alaska, United States. Now it is under Diocese of Alaska of the Orthodox Church in America It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It has a plan, extended out from an original building length, from when it was built sometime in the early 1900s. The western part of the building was added in two stages over the course of

neg: Territories of the United States most of Kansas, Wyoming, and Montana, and parts of Colorado and Minnesota, effectively became an unorganized territory. U.S. territories tend to have infrastructure and telecommunications inferior to the United States mainland; for example, American Samoa's Internet speed was found to be slower than several Eastern European countries. Poverty rates are also higher in the territories than in the states. Territories have always been a part of the United States. According to federal law, the term "United States", when used in a geographical sense, means "the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands". Since