| Year |
What |
| 1742 |
Russian hunters (promysloviki) crossed the Bering sea. Emel'ian Basov and his crew spent
1742 - 1743 on Bering Island.
|
| 1745 |
Mikhail Nevodchikov reached Attu (Aleutian islands). He was the first to hunt
on lands which later become part of the United States.
|
| 1784 |
A permanent settlement was build on Kodiak Island by Gregor Shelikov.
|
| 1799 |
Gregor Shelikov created and directed the Russian-American Company. The Tsar
gave a complete monopoly over all Russian activities in North America to that company.
|
| 1806 |
An own flag was granted to the Russian-American Company.
The first russian ship passed the Golden Gate.
|
| 1812 |
Ivan Kuskov build Fort Rossiya for Russia of Fort Ross. Two blockhouses were surrounded
by a wooden palisade, secured by cannons. In later days a village of about 60 or 70
buildings was errected outside of the palisade. Even some women lived there.
|
| 1824 |
A chapel was added
|
| 1841 |
John Sutter aquired Fort Ross. Earlier the Russians tried to sell it to the Mexicans.
They left the site in the same year. The arms and other valuables were transported
to Fort Sutter in the Sacramento Valley.
|
| 1867 |
Alaska was purchased from Russia by the U.S. for $ 7,200,000 and formally transferred
on October 18.
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