<P> The Territory of Alaska or Alaska Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 24 , 1912 , until January 3 , 1959 , when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Alaska . The territory was created as the District of Alaska on May 17 , 1884 . </P>
<P> The Territory of Alaska or Alaska Territory was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from August 24 , 1912 , until January 3 , 1959 , when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Alaska . The territory was created as the District of Alaska on May 17 , 1884 . </P>
when did alaska become a territory of the united states
when did alaska become a territory of the united states
January 3 , 1959
January 3 , 1959