Seward's Day, also a state holiday, commemorates the signing of the treaty to purchase Russian claims in North America, signed March 30, 1867. It is observed on the last Monday in March. Alaska ...

William H. Seward in 1851, while a U.S. senator from New York (Library of Congress) William H. Seward regarded the purchase of Alaska as his greatest achievement and Alaskans are prone to agree.

Mocked as “Seward’s Folly” and “Andrew Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden”, the purchase of Alaska from Russia turned out to be one of the greatest real estate deals in the history of the ...

Today marks the anniversary of one of the most controversial land deals in American history: the Alaska Purchase or Seward's Folly. On October 18, 1867, the United States took possession of Alaska ...

The original Alaska Purchase is commemorated every year on October 18, ... Critics of the deal nicknamed it “Seward’s Folly,” “Seward’s Icebox,” and Johnson’s “Polar Bear Garden.” ...

What if William H. Seward never purchased Alaska? Seward vs. the Soviets: Auburn show stages an alternate history of the Cold War, Alaska purchase Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

The event commemorated Seward's negotiation for the purchase of Alaska in 1867. Some saw the 150-year-old purchase of the territory from Russia as a mistake at the time, famously referring to it ...

The $250,000 statue unveiled in 2017 depicts Seward holding the 1867 Treaty of Cession, which authorized the sale of the Alaska Territory to the U.S. from the Russian Empire.

Mocked as “Seward’s Folly” and “Andrew Johnson’s Polar Bear Garden”, the purchase of Alaska from Russia turned out to be one […] (WHTM) On October 18, 1867, ...

The original Alaska Purchase is commemorated every year on October 18, ... Critics of the deal nicknamed it “Seward’s Folly,” “Seward’s Icebox,” and Johnson’s “Polar Bear Garden.” ...