THE GARRISON ITSELF, meanwhile, was in chaos. When the attack began, only about 750 soldiers were in the fort; most of the others were on leave or quartered in nearby villages. The besieged soldiers tumbled into the fort from the roof and told of planes with no engines appearing silently out of the night sky.
When did Alaska become a state? Alaska was formally recognized by the U.S. as one of its states on the third day of January in 1959. To know more about the history of the place, it is best to look at the important events that happened in the state from the 1700s to the 1900s.
How was Alaska founded? In 1958 Congress passes Alaska Statehood Act conveying ownership of 104 million acres and in 1959 Alaska is admitted to the Union as the 49th state, and William A. Egan become â¦ s Alaska's first governor.