Agattu, Attu, and Kiska, Alaska are the only parts of North America occupied by Japanese troops during World War II.
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Alaska's Constitution was adopted in 1956 and became effective in 1959 making it the 49th state.
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Alaska is the United State's largest state and is over twice the size of Texas. Measuring from north to south the state is approximately 1,400 miles long and measuring from east to west it is 2,700 miles wide.