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 mammal in space was a Rhesus monkey named Albert II, launched by the US on 14 June 1949 in a captured German V-2 rocket. His rocket reached an altitude of 134 Km but â¦ he died on impact after a parachute failed during the return to Earth.he first mammal to orbit the earth was the dog Laika on November 3 1957 in the Soviet satellite Sputnik 2. which was not designed for her retrieval. Unfortunately Laikia died about six hours after launch.