In March 1867, Secretary of State William Seward negotiated a deal with Russian Minister to the US Edouard de Stoeckl to purchase “Russian America” for $7.2 million – or $113 million in ...

The 150th anniversary of the U.S. takeover of Alaska may or may not be a time of celebration, but it should be a time for reconciliation.

On this day in 1867, United States Secretary of State William Seward signs a deal acquiring Alaska, an agreement that was ridiculed by some as “Seward’s Folly” and opposed in the House.

The Alaska purchase is a prime example. [Alaska purchase is just one reason Seward is one of the most important men in U.S. history] The purchase was negotiated and signed in March 1867, ...

William Henry Seward, the man who engineered the nation’s purchase of Alaska in 1867 and who served as Secretary of State from 1861-1869, was born in Florida, N.Y. on May 16, 1801.

CNN stated that the 1867 purchase of Alaska by the United States "didn't work out so well" in an analysis article outlining potential problems if the U.S. pursued the purchase of Greenland. "One ...

In March 1867, the U.S. purchased Alaska. This igloo-shaped, torched-meringue dessert came as a fringe benefit. Was it a sweet flash of genius, political satire — or maybe a bit of both?

Wednesday marks the 150th anniversary of the US taking possession of Alaska following the 1867 purchase of the territory from Russia. Posted 2017-10-18T18:02:15+00:00 - Updated 2017-09-21T19:02:32 ...