With an estimated 298,192 residents in 2016,[7] it is Alaska's most populous city and contains more than 40 percent of the state's total population; among the 50 states, only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city.
NOVEMBER 3, 1957: The Soviet Union sent the first living creature into space on this day in 1957 after a dog was rocketed into orbit. Laikaâs arrival on board Sputnik II delighted science fans - but angered animal lovers and humiliated the Americans, who at that time were yet to send up even a satellite.
The first animals to be sent into space intentionally (not including any viruses or microbes on any of the surfaces of previous space launches) were fruit flies. These were on â¦ board a v2 rocket, sent into space in 1947.The first mammal in space was a rhesus monkey called albert 2, which was also sent in a v2 rocket on June 14 1949.