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Alaska: A JACKPOT full of oil and gold, here’s how US bought it from Russia
In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn’t just a simple deal? It’s a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation’s ambitions.
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On This Day in 1959, Alaska—One of America’s Riskiest Investments—Became the 49th State in the Union
When U.S. Secretary of State William Seward purchased Alaska from Russia in 1867, he negotiated a price of $7.2 million—about $153 million today—for almost 600,000 square miles of territory ...
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Alaska in the 1940s
Most of the white inhabitants of Alaska were trappers or miners. Since 1867, when the United States purchased the colony of Alaska from Russia, fortune-seekers had migrated to the territory ...
The Economist23d
An American purchase of Greenland could be the deal of the century
On January 7th the president-elect declined to rule out using military might or economic warfare in his pursuit of Greenland ...
Golden spike that completed the Alaska Railroad is up for auction
Two Alaska institutions are making a bid to bring home a golden spike that was driven into the ground more than a century ago to mark the completion of the Alaska Railroad ...
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Alaska: A JACKPOT full of oil and gold, here's how US bought it from Russia
In 1867, the US purchased Alaska from Russia for just USD 7.2 million! But did you know this wasn't just a simple deal? It's a story of politics, power struggles, and a nation's ambitions.