Did You Know These Facts About Alaska?
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Did you know Alaska was once part of Russia?
That's right, the United States purchased the land that would become the 49th state from the Russian Empire nearly 158 years ago for 7.2 million dollars.
Alaska Day is celebrated every year to commemorate its official transfer on October 18th, 1867.
And Alaska isn't just the largest US state, it's also the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost.
Did you know?
That's right, the state's Alleutian Islands extend so far west, they're east.
They crossed the 180th meridian, putting them in the Eastern Hemisphere.
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