U.S. President Donald Trump has mentioned Alaska dozens of times on his Truth Social platform, but there is no evidence he ...

The United States purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867 for $7.2 million, securing access to the Pacific northern rim and ...

A brief history of how Alaska became part of the United States: Russia sold it in 1867 for $7.2 million, a deal considered to ...

The sale of Alaska to the United States triggered a good ... Chicago Evening Journal, April 1, 1867 "The paltry sum of $7,000,000 for a country nearly eight times as large as this state [Illinois ...

Florida" because of the chilly ice cream that's cold like Alaska (likely inspired by the 1867 purchase) and warm toasted meringue that's hot like Florida. His rendition and clever name stuck when ...