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Videos (13)
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Andrew Johnson and Alaska
Andrew Johnson and AlaskaVideo Clip (2:08)
Video Clip (2:08)
Andrew Johnson's deal for the purchase of Alaska was initially mocked, but has since proven to be a monumental bargain for the nation.
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Alaska Becomes 49th State
Alaska Becomes 49th StateVideo Clip (1:06)
Video Clip (1:06)
In a History Rewind video, Alaska celebrates the long awaited grant of statehood with an enthusiastic celebration. Alaska will become the nation's forty-ninth state and, by far, the largest.
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Jewel Recalls Living in Alaska
Jewel Recalls Living in AlaskaVideo Clip (2:30)
Video Clip (2:30)
In this States video clip - Jewel on Alaska: Jewel shares some secrets about Alaska and the Alaskan lifestyle, Alaskan slang, the "lower 48" and Homer, Alaska. This video clip is courtesy of The History Channel.
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Tougher in Alaska: Aviation
Tougher in Alaska: AviationVideo Clip (4:03)
Video Clip (4:03)
With three-thousand rivers and 30-thousand lakes around Alaska seaplanes are the most efficient mode of transportation.
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Tougher in Alaska: Braving the Elements
Tougher in Alaska: Braving the ElementsVideo Clip (1:07)
Video Clip (1:07)
In this Tougher in Alaska video clip, we take a look at just how cold it is in Alaska year round. Learn about unfrozen snow and how the weather can cause hypothermia. You won't want to miss this exciting video about the cold and frigid weather.
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Tougher in Alaska: Dugout Canoe
Tougher in Alaska: Dugout CanoeVideo Clip (4:00)
Video Clip (4:00)
In this Tougher in Alaska video clip, watch as host Geo Beach talks to a master carver as he creates a traditional dug out canoe from a fallen spruce tree. Get introduced to the type of tools involved and what the canoe would have been used for.
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Tougher in Alaska: Conex
Tougher in Alaska: ConexVideo Clip (2:17)
Video Clip (2:17)
In this Tougher in Alaska video clip, watch as host Geo Beach takes a look at a conex, or large metal shipping container, that someone has turned into a temporary living area.
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Tougher in Alaska: Flocking to the Arora
Tougher in Alaska: Flocking to the AroraVideo Clip (3:59)
Video Clip (3:59)
In this Tougher in Alaska video clip, we meet some Japanese tourists. Learn why so many Japanese people trek it out to the rough Alaskan terrain with the belief that going to the Northern Lights will make new children smarter.
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Tougher in Alaska: Trick My Ride
Tougher in Alaska: Trick My RideVideo Clip (2:35)
Video Clip (2:35)
In this Tougher in Alaska video clip, we get to see some of the supreme specialty trucks that were built to drive on the rough terrain in Alaska. Check out this exciting video that takes you for a ride until the end... You won't be disappointed.
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Tougher in Alaska: Geo the Firefighter
Tougher in Alaska: Geo the FirefighterVideo Clip (1:02)
Video Clip (1:02)
In this Tougher in Alaska video clip, we join Geo and learn some things about fighting fires in Alaska. Check out how hard this job is and how it puts an emotional toll on one. You need to see this great video clip on fire fighting.
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History of Alaskan Trucking
History of Alaskan TruckingVideo Clip (3:02)
Video Clip (3:02)
George and Cody talk about the men who paved the way for Alaskan Ice Road Truckers.
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The Alcan Highway
The Alcan HighwayVideo Clip (3:40)
Video Clip (3:40)
The Alcan Highway connected the Alaskan wilderness to the lower 48 states for the first time.
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Truckers on Alaska
Truckers on AlaskaVideo Clip (1:31)
Video Clip (1:31)
The new road is more challenging than ever. Find out what the truckers think about Alaska.
Photo Galleries (1)
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Alaska
Alaska(13 Photos)
13 Photos
View pictures from the state of Alaska on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state.
Speeches & Audio (2)
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Deadly Earthquake Rocks Alaska
Deadly Earthquake Rocks AlaskaAudio Clip (1:41)
Audio Clip (1:41)
After President Lyndon Johnson declared Alaska a major disaster area, a news report tallies the damage resulting from the strongest earthquake in American history, which jolted southern Alaska on March 27, 1964, and measured 8.4 on the Richter scale.
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Eisenhower Proclaims Alaska the 49th State
Eisenhower Proclaims Alaska the 49th StateAudio Clip (1:04)
Audio Clip (1:04)
On January 3, 1959, President Eisenhower presides over the ceremony welcoming the territory of Alaska into the Union as the 49th and largest state.
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