This Day in History: United States takes possession of Alaska after purchasing it from Russia for $7.2 million (about two cents an acre) on this day in 1867. Here are some interesting facts about Alaska:
John Carpenter’s 1982 horror classic "The Thing", although set in Antarctica, was filmed in Alaska.
Alaska has more coastline than the other 49 states combined.
The coldest temperature recored there is -80 F, and Alaska actually reached 100 F in 1915.
Alaska has some weird moose-specific laws. You are not allowed to push a moose from a plane, view a moose from a plane, or give a moose a beer. It is illegal to whisper in someone’s ear while they are moose hunting in Alaska.
Seventeen of the 20 highest mountain peaks in the U.S. are in Alaska.
Alaska has more than 100 volcanoes.
Alaska has the most serial killers.
Alaska’s capital city, Juneau, is the only U.S. capital that is not accessible by road. It can only be reached by plane or boat.
Alaska is the largest state in the union (1/5 of the entire USA and twice the size of Texas).
The Northern Lights can be seen in Fairbanks 243 days a year.
In Alaska, there is approximately 1 bear to every 21 people.
A couple of the Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian making Alaska the most western state AND the most eastern state.
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