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.
By December 1958, the Americans had sent a living creature into space and in May 1959 monkeys Able and Baker became the first animals to survive the trip. Yet these early American achievements were eclipsed on April 12, 1961 when the Soviet Union put the first human, Yuri Gagarin, into space.