[DOC] [TLE] Alaska - Wikipedia [PAR] Alaska is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the Americas. The 
Canadian ... Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least 
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America. [DOC] [TLE] List of mountain peaks of the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Of these 100 summits, 53 are located in Colorado, 23 in Alaska, 14 in California, 
five in Wyoming, two in Hawaii, and... [DOC] [TLE] Alaska - U.S. States - HISTORY.com [PAR] The largest state (in area) of the United States, Alaska was admitted to the union 
as the ... that is now Alaska from the late 1700s until 1867, when it was 
purchased by U.S. ... At 20,320 feet, Mt. McKinley is the tallest mountain in North 
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tallest mountain in North America has long been known to Alaskans ... Act. The 
state changed the name of the park's tallest mountain to Denali at ... The 
mountain was named for McKinley before he became president, by gold... [DOC] [TLE] Alaska and Hawaii - 50 Years of Statehood - English Online [PAR] In 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became the last two states to join the USA. ... 
Seventeen of the tallest mountains of the US are situated in Alaska, including 
Mount ... because of the recession people are not travelling as much as they did 
before. [DOC] [TLE] The State of Alaska - An Introduction to the Last Frontier from ... [PAR] An introduction to Alaska that includes information about how the state got its 
name, ... Texas, California and Montana combined, became the 49th state in the 
union. ... and Aleuts for centuries, Alaska was not explored by Europeans until 
1741. ... with the inscription "Land of the Midnight Sun;" "Dog Musher with Denali 
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the food and fuel is spent on lower elevations, ... Anchorage, Alaska (CNN) To 
hear the White House describe Alaska, the state has become the... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of Alaska's History - Alaska Public Lands Information Centers [PAR] Alaska's modern history is very short; it was not discovered by the developed 
world until halfway ... Bering explored the western coast of Alaska until he was 
shipwrecked and died on .... The lobbying of the Alaska Statehood Committee 
and the passionate ... A massive 9.2 magnitude earthquake - the largest North 
American... [DOC] [TLE] Mt McKinley will now be called by its traditional Alaskan name ... [PAR] Aug 30, 2015 ... Obama officially renames the country's highest peak from Mount McKinley to its ... 
met with opposition from those in Ohio, the home state of the 25th president. .... 
Besides the mountain named in his honor before he became... [DOC] [TLE] Alaskans Celebrate 50 Years of Statehood | IIP Digital [PAR] Jan 2, 2009 ... Alaska celebrates the 50th anniversary of statehood January 3. ... In the state's 
largest city, Anchorage, more than 2,000 are expected to attend an anniversary 
gala. ... People on skis on a snowy mountain trail (AP Images) ... had approved 
the measure a month before and President Eisenhower had already... [DOC] [TLE] United States of America - encyclopedia article - Citizendium [PAR] Oct 6, 2013 ... The highest point in the contiguous United States is Mount Whitney, at 4421 m ... 
The state of Alaska consists of a coastal strip west of British ... However, Spanish 
attempts to colonize Florida were unsuccessful until an expedition in 1565 .... 
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Question: Until Alaska became a state, this mountain was the U.S.A.'s tallest
Answer: Mount Whitney