1975 - Alaska Legislature appropriates funds to initiate purchase and installation of 100 satellite earth stations for establishment of statewide satellite communications network. 1976 - Natural gas pipeline proposals filed. An amended settlement earmarking more money for restoration work in Prince William Sound wins judicial approval. Alaska's Tommy Moe brings home Olympic gold in downhill ski competitions. Joe Vogler's body is discovered buried off Chena Hot Springs Road near Fairbanks.
Voters defeat the latest proposal to move the Alaska capital away from Juneau.
MarkAir faces bankruptcy while ticket holders are stranded and employees all over the state are laid off. Villagers from Alatna return to a newly rebuilt village after being one of several Koyukuk River communities washed out by fall floods in 1994. 1996 - A federal judge rules against the State of Alaska in a case brought by Governor Hickel and continued by Governor Knowles over the state's interpretation of how the Alaska Statehood Act affects the federal government's management of federal lands in the state. U.S. Congress lifts the ban on exportation of Alaska crude oil. One of the most devastating fires in state history destroys homes and property in the South Central area near Big Lake.