This article is about
Alaska's history from 1912 to 1959, when the Alaska Territory was an organized, incorporated territory of the United States. For other periods of Alaskan history before statehood, see
Russian Alaska (1740s-1867),
Department of Alaska (1867-1884), or
District of Alaska (1884-1912). The passing of the Criminal Code, a tax on liquor among other things, in
1899 heightened the cry for Alaskan representation in Congress, and the debate finally ended on
August 24,
1912, when the Alaska Territory became an organized, incorporated territory of the United States.
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